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Cobra Electronics microTALK Two-Way Radios "Cobra Electronics introduces its latest microTALK Two-Way Radios. The user-friendly, premium two-way radios include four high-power models. The first true 3 Watt, 22 channel radio, the PR 4000 WX provides X(3) Power technology that enables users to stay connected for up to a 7 mile range. The PR 3000 DX provides X(2) Power technology that, driven by 2 Watts of power, delivers up to a 6 mile range. The PR 350 WX and PR 240 both offer up to a 5 mile range. In addition to the four high-power models, the entry-level PR 135 offers 22 channels with 38 privacy codes and up to a 2 mile range." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Cobra Electronics, Rubberduck, Xantrex, Digital Innovations, Auravision, and Lexar Media in News. |
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Wristlinx 2-Way Wristwatch Communicator "The Wristlinx 2-Way Wristwatch Communicator is the only wristwatch - 2way radio available to date. It provides: Up to a 1.5-Mile Range; Digital Watch; 22 Channels - Channels 1-14 FRS Channels 15-22 GMRS; VOX (Voice Activated); Backlit LCD Display; Call Alert; Channel Scan; Electronic Volume Control; Rechargeable Battery; and more." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from XAct Communication, ArialPhone Corp., Belkin Corp., Wave Industries, Interactive Media Corporation, Ulead, MacEase, and Blue Squirrel in News. |
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Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus "Born into a family of the world’s greatest thieves, Sly is given, on his eighth birthday, the Thievius Raccoonus, a family heirloom that is passed down from generation to generation containing all of their best-kept secrets and thieving techniques. Later that evening, a gang of ruthless villains broke into his harmonious home. As Sly watched, the intruders overpowered his father, as they stole the Thievius Raccoonus splitting it five ways and each taking a piece of this legacy with them. Ten years later, Sly is out to steal the Thievius Raccoonus back and reclaim what is rightfully his. He enlists the help of his gadget genius pal Bentley, and his big eager friend Murray, and the trio embark on a quest to restore honor to the family’s name." This is the plot behind Sony Computer Entertainment’s new action, adventure game for the PlayStation 2 called Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. Click here to read the full review. Also, new announcements from C. Crane Company, Mascot Metropolitan, DiscFit, NovaStor, and Microsoft in News. |
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Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who helped to bring success to NewTechReview in 2002. Many new plans are in the works for 2003, and I hope you'll continue visit us over the next year so that you can be a part of them. Peace to everyone and here's to a great new year! All my best, Scott |
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FuXion Genie MP3 Encoder/Decoder Player "Perception Digital introduced the FuXion Genie portable MP3 encoder/decoder player. The player comes with a built-in MP3 encoding function and a built-in FM radio. It weighs a mere 39 grams and is the size of a cigarette lighter. Uniquely equipped with its MP3 encoding technologies, the FuXion Genie allows users to compress any external audio source or FM program from its built-in radio into MP3 with the touch of a button." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Perception Digital, TEAC America, Blue Squirrel, eHelp, and LapLink in News. |
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Season's Greetings I wish all NewTechie's out there a happy, healthy, and wonderful holiday season. May peace, joy, and love fill your spirits, and may Santa bring you all the techy toys you wished for this year. :-) Happy Holidays! Scott |
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Top 100 Products of 2002 "It never fails. The year in technology always stacks up like this: There’s the bottom, which is packed with half-baked ideas and badly conceived devices. There’s the middle, where it’s so crowded you’ll find only room for improvement. And then there’s the top, where it’s lonely and there’s only room for one—or in this case, 100. Find out what CNET editors picked as the crème de la crème of tech in 2002." Click here to read this CNET article. Also, new announcements from Broderbund, Activision, Jaleco Entertainment, ATI Technology, Macromedia, Belkin, CE Software, and Caelo Software in News. |
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New Microsoft SideWinder Products "Microsoft SideWinder smokes the competition with a sporty new red skin and heats up your favorite games with lightning fast response and realistic feedback effects. Toast the competition with the Force Feedback Wheel in racing games like RalliSport Challenge, or set the sky ablaze with the legendary Force Feedback 2 joystick in flight simulators such as Strike Fighters: Project 1." Click here for more info. Also, new announcements from Microsoft, Yamaha, Macromedia, Midway Sports, Jaleco Entertainment, and G-Lock Software in News. |
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Horizons Beta Test "Game developer and publisher, Artifact Entertainment, has opened registration for beta tests of its highly anticipated PC title, Horizons. An initial beta test will commence later this month with qualifying participants. Eventually the testing will be opened up to include additional gamers in order to test the title with various hardware configurations." Click here for more info. Also, new announcements from Kingston, THQ, Ulead, Software Shelf, O'Reilly, GarageGames, and DVCreators in News. |
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The X-Arcade Solo "The X-Arcade Solo provides a life-like arcade experience at the touch of your fingers with hand constructed arcade design and indestructible arcade-grade parts. The X-Arcade Solo's unique electronic design interfaces with a PC, XBOX, Gamecube, Apple, Playstation One, 2 or Dreamcast." Click here for more info. Also, new announcements from XGAMING, DVCreators, Majesco, Activision, Codemasters, and No Starch Press in News. |
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Yuclid Digital Media Console "The console connects directly to the television and supports a full range of digital media applications such as watching and recording TV; playing games; playing DVDs, CDs, or MP3s; and watching movies on-demand from the Internet. The console can be customized and expanded as necessary, thereby enabling one device for all home entertainment requirements." Click here for more info. Mad Catz MC2 MicroCON Wheel "Based on the same 'micro' concept of the previously launched MicroCON controllers, the Mad Catz MC2 MicroCON wheel is a compact version of the Mad Catz MC-2, the other most powerful and realistic racing wheel available from Mad Catz. The MicroCON wheel offers unparalleled style and comfort for gamers with smaller hands or gamers seeking a more compact controller. The wheel is available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube." Click here for more info. Also, new announcements from Yuclid, Mad Catz, Extensis, BillP Studios, and Keyspan in News. |
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BloodRayne "It’s pre-World War II and you are Agent BloodRayne. The Nazis are searching the world for powerful occult artifacts in order to bring Germany into a new age of domination. As the heroin, it is your duty to travel through the eerie swamps of Louisiana, to Argentina and Germany to prevent the Nazis from releasing creatures of unfathomable terror onto the world in their unwavering quest for the artifacts. But you are no ordinary heroin. You are a Dhampir; a product of your human mother’s rape by your vampire father. Born with the incredible powers of a vampire without all the weaknesses, you work for the Brimstone Society helping to hunt down and destroy supernatural threats. This is the plot behind Majesco’s new action, thriller game called BloodRayne." Click here to read my entire review. |
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Choosing The Right Broadband Access "Who makes your broadband Internet choices? Is it eenie, meanie, miney, or mo? If so, you need to check out CNET's guide to the facts and fiction about cable and DSL Internet access. Get the straight dope on each of these two choices and read CNET's high-speed battle royale to see which is CNET's winner." Click here to read this CNET article. Also, new announcements from ADS Technologies, Ulead Systems, Infogrames, Wildform, and IMSI in News. |
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irock! BLiNG CD/MP3/FM Player "The versatile BLiNG plays MP3 CDs (CD-R and CD-RW), standard audio CDs and includes an FM radio tuner to allow users to enjoy music in their preferred format. The irock! BLiNG enables users to carry 150 MP3 songs on one CD and offers up to 15 hours of continuous playback." Click here for more info. Also, new announcements from First International Digital, Intuit, Keyspan, Visioneer, Macromedia, McGraw-Hill/Osborne, and O'Reilly in News. |
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WormCam For Game Boy Advance "Whether you're traveling by sleigh or by car this holiday season, Nyko Technologies introduces a great way to capture the fun and play video games on the road. Available at most major retailers, the WormCam is the first color digital camera for Nintendo Game Boy Advance. From the creators of the innovative WormLight, which spawned the portable lighting category, the WormCam attaches easily to the top of the Game Boy Advance allowing users to take, view and edit color pictures directly on the screen." Click here for more info. Also, new announcements from Nyko Technologies, Ubi Soft, Sierra Entertainment, TDK Mediactive, Activision, Acclaim, Electronic Arts, and Mad Catz in News. |
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Digital Photo Fun for the Holidays "What if you could create customized digital photo collections instantly? Scopeware Vision offers a new way to organize your holiday pictures for easy searching and easy viewing. The software is available for free download at www.scopeware.com." Also, new announcements from Macromedia, O'Reilly, Act Labs, Digital Leisure, Activision, Midway Games, ScreenTime Media, and McGraw-Hill/Osborne in News. |
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Xbox Live vs. PS2 Online "If it's simply performance and features, Xbox Live has this thing sewn up. The Xbox's Microsoft-controlled, broadband-only online gaming service is definitely more sophisticated and reliable than Sony's seemingly ad hoc options. But since the PS2 is the top-selling console on the market right now, there are sure to be many more PlayStation fans out there ready to get their game on." Click here to read this CNET article. Also, new announcements from Midway Games, Namco, Rock Star Games, Jaleco Entertainment, Activision, Universal Interactive, and Majesco in News. |
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HP iPAQ Pocket PC h1910 "The thinnest and lightest Pocket PC on the market, the iPAQ h1910 has 64 MB RAM, a secure digital (SD) expansion slot for additional storage, a removable slim battery and a synchronization cable. This model is powered by Microsoft Windows for Pocket PC 2002 and the 200-MHz Intel X-Scale PXA250 applications processor for accelerated multimedia and security." Click here for more info. Also, new announcements from HP, Datexx, GE Consumer Products, Shecom, iRiver America, O'Reilly, Symantec, and McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media in News. |
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Cindy Smart "Cindy Smart is the first interactive talking doll on the market that can actually see. Cindy Smart is an educational doll that can see, process information, speak, and interact with children. Within Cindy is an advanced 16-bit microprocessor that stores a 650-word vocabulary, allowing for months of unrepeated play. State-of-the-art voice recognition technology permits Cindy to interact with children, instructing them in spelling, math, shapes, colors and even foreign languages. As Cindy teaches them, they can also teach Cindy, allowing both to learn simultaneously." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Essential Reality, Toy Quest, Ubi Soft, Midway Games, Disney Interactive, Agetec, Activision, and Her Interactive in News. |
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Breaking The 3Ghz Barrier "Desktop processors reached another milestone with the release of Intel's 3.06GHz Pentium 4. Surpassing the 3GHz mark is significant--Intel's is the first chip to do so--but the new P4 represents more than just a jump in raw processing speed. The 3.06GHz P4 is also the first desktop chip to include Intel's new Hyper-Threading technology." Click here to read this CNET article. Also, new announcements from Dell, Sony Electronics, ATI Technologies, Veo, NVU Editions, Ulead, and McGraw-Hill/Osborne in News. |
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Unreal Tournament 2003 Deathmatch Challenge "The online tournament, beginning December 12, 2002, will pit contestants against each other in one-on-one elimination games of Unreal Tournament 2003. The sole survivor will win the grand-prize while three runners-up will each receive a RADEON 9700 PRO board." Click here for more info. Also, new announcements from Agetec, Electronic Arts, Midway Games, AKA Acclaim, S2 Games, Microsoft, and Activision in News. |
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Cray Inc. Announces Cray X1 System "The world's most powerful supercomputer product, the new product is available with up to 52.4 trillion calculations per second (teraflops) of peak computing power and 65.5 terabytes of memory. U.S. list pricing starts at about $2.5 million." I don't think Santa will be bringing me one of these any time soon. :-) Click here for more info. Also, new announcements from MiTAC International Corp., NVIDIA, Pinnacle Systems, 321 Studios, GlobalSCAPE, Intuit, and McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media in News. |
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Xbox Live Special Feature "The editors over at GameSpot give you a comprehensive look at Microsoft's new online service and the games supported by it." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Atari/Infogrames, Sony Computer Entertainment America, TDK Mediactive, Prima Games, AKA Acclaim, and Belkin in News. |
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HP Media Center PCs "The HP Media Center PC delivers a convergence computing experience that's smart and seamless on the outside but rather lightweight underneath. Probable causes: Microsoft's attractive yet immature multimedia OS and some hardware design decisions that run counter to the needs of the Media Center's target audience--dorm-room denizens and other space-constrained technophiles." Click here to read the CNET article. Also, new announcements from Adaptec, Identity Restoration, ArialPhone, McGraw-Hill/Osborne, Microsoft Game Studios, Midway, and Disney Interactive in News. |
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RalliSport Challenge Tournament "RalliSport Challenge introduces a unique partnership with iGames computer centers, giving gamers and racing fans across the county a chance to participate in a nation-wide tournament to determine the best PC racer. The competition runs from November 15-24 and will take place at more than 100 iGames centers nationwide. Prizes include the opportunity to become a beta tester for Microsoft Game Studios, copies of RalliSport Challenge for the PC, other Microsoft PC titles." For complete tournament rules and information, click here. Also, new announcements from Activision/id Software, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Infogrames, Konami, Universal Interactive, and Kemco in News. |
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Windows Movie Maker 2 For Windows XP "Microsoft released the beta version of Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP, a new and completely redesigned video editing feature of the XP operating system. Using state-of-the-art technology, Windows Movie Maker 2 offers dramatic improvements for Windows XP customers to remove the complexity and confusion from home video editing." Click here to download the free beta. Also, new announcements from Other World Computing, Data Translation, Belkin, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media, and Right Seat Software in News. |
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Xitel's New Pro HiFi-Link "Consumers can digitally connect their computers to their home stereo systems for exceptional sound using the new Pro HiFi-Link from Xitel. DVD surround sound, Internet radio, streaming audio and MP3s can now be digitally played from a PC to a home receiver, amplifier, or portable boombox for music that sounds more alive, vibrant and natural." Click here for more info. Also, new announcements from Xitel, Toon Boom, Konami, Crave Entertainment, Enix, Infogrames, Acclaim, and Activision in News. |
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Spider-Man DVD "The journey of 'Spider-Man,' from comic book to celluloid began in 1962 when the character first appeared in the final issue of the failing 'Amazing Fantasy' comic book. It was such a hit that 'Amazing Fantasy' was renamed 'Amazing Spider-Man' and reappeared in 1963. Since then, the web of 'not for the faint of heart' readers, fans and collectors worldwide has grown into making 'Spider-Man' one of the most popular superheroes among the young, old, women and men. And now, 40 years later, with great power and great responsibility, the tale of 'Spider-Man' jumps from the screen into the home on DVD and VHS for the whole family to enjoy." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Sony Pictures, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Activision, McGraw-Hill/Osborne, Microsoft, Midway, and Codemasters in News. |
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Media Center PCs In The Spotlight "The new computers are made by HP and run the new Windows XP Media Center Edition, a derivation of Microsoft's flagship operating system. The Windows XP hybrid sports a second interface for accessing digital media features, including a digital video recorder (DVR) for recording TV shows to the computer's hard drive." Click here for more info. Also, new announcements from Mad Catz, Midway, Infogrames, Got Game Entertainment, O'Reilly, Aladdin, Black Label Games, and Enix in News. |
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Logitech Z-680 Premium 5.1 Multimedia Speaker System "Logitech announced the flagship 5.1 speaker system in its award winning Z-Series family, the Logitech Z-680. The Z-680 comes equipped with Dolby Digital and DTS hardware decoding for true 5.1 digital sound. These speakers make it possible to bring THX-certified home theater surround sound to multiple platforms, by enabling simultaneous use with PCs, video game consoles, DVD players and portable audio players." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Logitech, Rockstar Games, Sony Computer Entertainment, TDK Mediactive, Broderbund, and O'Reilly in News. |
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