Full FeedDell’s offering a free Xbox 360 with XPS M1730 notebook
Dell is currently offering a free Xbox 360 Elite bundle with certain customizations of their XPS M1730 laptop. Nice, huh? Yeah, well the only customization that offers this lucrative deal is the highest, $3000, package.
When you buy the laptop, you get a nice string of Xbox related accessories. Those included are a pair of faceplates and two games. That checks in at around a $400 value, which is a great offer for those already considering a new laptop purchase and without an Xbox or even those wishing to make a quick buck (or four hundred) on eBay.
For those of you fortunate enough to be able to drop three grand on a laptop, you get a nice bonus as well, this offer is available through July 24, 2008.
Product [Dell]
RelatedTiVo gains YouTube support
With the new 9.4 TiVo software update, it seems that everybody’s favorite DVR has gained YouTube support. This brings up the total YouTube compatible devices to, uh, very high. Subscribers of TiVo’s HD and Series 3 devices will get the update as soon as the next few days, and as late as the next few weeks. Like the iPhone, YouTube on the TiVo is in the H.264 codec, meaning the TiVo Series 2 (which only supports MPEG-2) cannot use the YouTube application.
Check out the video (hosted on YouTube, where else?) below.
Read [ZatzNotFunny]
RelatedSamsung i8510 packs 8 megapixels of goodness
In a world still without the iPhone, two years ago, Samsung had announced a cell phone with a gargantuan 8 megapixel camera, and just a few months ago, the thinnest 8 megapixel cellphone module. Today, it looks like Samsung is finally ready to make 8 megapixel cameras the standard in their mobile phones, with their new device, the i8510.
RIP Olevia; Syntax-Brillian Corp files for bankruptcy
The Tempe, Arizona based Syntax-Brillian Corp has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, after weak sales and numerous other problems. The corporation, formed when Syntax Group and Brillian Corp merged, is the parent of the Olevia brand of LCD TVs, which will no longer be produced. Syntax-Brillian’s assets were worth $175.7 million, but their debts totaled $259.4 million. Shares of the company have plummeted 91% over the past year. Certain assets will be sold to a new company, Olevia International Group LLC. The company’s digital camera brand, Vivitar, will also be sold. Syntax-Brillian’s stock was worth 46 cents on Monday.
Read [Reuters]
RelatedDenon unveils AH-NC732 noise-canceling headphones
Today, Denon, longtime audio goliath, has announced its first pair of noise-canceling headphones. They may be a bit late to the bandwagon, but the headphones sports a frequency response of 5Hz-28,000Hz, an impedance of 40Ω and a maximum power input of 100mW. For those not so electrically knowledgeable, this essentially means the headphones are purportedly very good and can cut outside noise by 99%. Only one triple A battery is necessary for 40 hours of noise cancellation goodness.
The AH-NC732 will cost $350 in Japan, but look out for this set to be available in other areas in the short term future.
Via [CrunchGear]
RelatedDrobo 2 revealed, Firewire added
You remember Drobo, right? The “robot” that stores your data, from Data Robotics. Well, its been over a year since its launch, and the makers of Drobo have decided to give their product a little update. Today, the “Drobo 2” has been announced, featuring not one, but two Firewire 800 ports. The device also added a more powerful processor to support the Firewire ports and a quieter case fan. Data Robotics claims that the Firewire ports allow for two times the data transfer speeds, blowing other competitors out of the water. However, the Drobo still lacks any sort of Ethernet/Wi-Fi connectivity.
You can still get the Drobo for the same $500 price tag, and $900 gives you two 1TB drives; $1,300 gives you four 1TB drives. If you don’t care for Firewire, the original Drobo is selling (until stock runs out) for $350 or $750, and $1,075 — empty or bundled with either two 1TB or four 1TB drives, respectively.
Via [CrunchGear]
RelatedLG Chocolate 3 for Verizon Wireless release date, pricing details
We told you about the LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560), but since then, a pricing scale and release date have since surfaced. To recap quickly, the 3rd edition of LG’s high selling Chocolate will be wrapped in a clamshell form factor, unlike the previous two iterations which were candybar-styled. The LG Chocolate 3 will have 1GB of internal memory, with up to 8GB of additional space through microSD cards. The phone’s external display is 1.76-inch (176x220) and the internal display is 2.2-inch with a QVGA resolution. Other features include a 2-megapixel camera, 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo speakers, Bluetooth (with stereo support). Finally, the Chocolate 3 will have an FM transmitter, so you can listen to your music on any FM radio.
The price is expected to be $129 after $50 rebate with a 2-year contact, $199 after $50 rebate with a 1-year contract, and $299 at full retail price. The LG Chocolate 3 will drop on July 14th and will be available exclusively for Verizon. Keep reading for more pictures.
Netflix opts to keep profiles
As you can see from the message to all Netflix users above, the movie rental giant is keeping the profile feature on their world famous service. When Netflix announced they were removing this feature, nerds around the world rioted. When I say rioted, I mean purchased a domain name and began an internet petition. A topic which should sound familiar right about now, if you are following the Rogers/iPhone scandal. The protest also expanded to emails and phone calls, which shows the gravity of the situation for users. However, not only have the nerds won, but Netflix’s cred will only skyrocket from here on out.
Read [Download Squad]
RelatedGoogle puts Gmail back in the lab
Google is genuine proof that companies do listen to their patrons. Google has thrown some Labs features back into Gmail, features that are experimental and may or may not be added to the “final” version of Gmail. The entire Labs idea is to harness the creativity of the Google staff.
Thirteen Labs features have recently been added to Gmail, all available to enable or disable in the Settings menu. The thirteen features are: Quick Links, Superstars, Pictures in chat, Fixed with font, Custom keyboard shortcuts, Mouse gestures, Signature tweaks, Random signatures, Custom date format, Muzzle, Old Snakey, Email Addict, Hide unread counts.
All of those are, more or less, self explanatory, but if you’re confused head over to your Gmail inbox and click “Settings.” A neat little feedback is even provided, so Google knows what you like and don’t like.
Hopefully, Google continues this updating of their software; all their apps are in beta after all.
Read [Gmail Blog]
RelatedWestern Digital unveils Scorpio Black hard drives for notebooks
Western Digital has taken the wraps off their new Scorpio Black notebook hard drive lineup. The 2.5-inch drives range from 80 up to 320GB in capacity, providing a wide variety for every type of laptop user. The drives spin at a speedy 7,200RPM and sport 16MB of cache. Both of these things in conjunction, provide for speedy drive in just about any situation. The entire Scorpio Black lineup connects through a 3GB/s SATA connection.
This large, quick data storage device is brought to you by WD’s IntelliSeek and SecurePark Technologies. IntelliSeek uses optimal seek speeds for lower power consumption. SecurePark parks the read/write heads during low power idle mode. There are two versions of the drives; those with and those without free-fall sensors, which lock up the drive when immediate impact or a free-fall is detected in order to better protect your data. The Scorpio Black hard drives top out at $250 for the 320GB model.
Via [SlashGear]
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