Keith Shaw’s Cool Tools Alert
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By George, it’s a cool iPod stereo
Keith is very impressed with Chestnut Hill Sound’s George iPod stereo system, particularly the full-featured, ZigBee-powered remote control.
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FlipStart PC debuts after three years of development
Does a product that has been three years in the making (more if you count development time) have any viability in a world where everything is measured in Internet time? We’ll find out on March 27 when FlipStart Labs ships its FlipStart PC to customers.
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All this multimedia, and Wi-Fi too
Archos this week launched the Archos 704-WiFi portable multimedia player, the latest device in its line of devices aimed at doing everything. The company is now taking pre-orders for the $549.99 device at its Web site, with final availability by the end of March.
Tell your GPS where you want to go
If you felt odd listening to a voice in a box giving you driving directions, imagine how odd you’ll feel when you can start talking back to the device. Magellan this week introduced its Maestro series of portable navigation devices (three in total), with one model (the Maestro 4050, pictured) featuring voice command functionality.
SanDisk launches 8GB SD cards for new digital cameras
Just when you feel like you’ve got the highest capacity for your storage card, along comes a storage vendor with the next level. SanDisk today launched the 8GB SanDisk Ultra II SDHC (SecureDigital High Capacity) card, which can store more than 4,000 high-resolution photos, or up to 15 hours of MPEG-4 video.
JVC launches new in-ear noise-canceling headphones
This week’s Cool Tools Video Show highlights two new noise-canceling headphones, just as JVC announced the latest version of its in-ear noise canceling headphones.
