DigitalLifeTV

I liked TechTV a lot when it was on and I was very upset when it was absorbed by G4. Where on TV could I find my nerd fix? It looks like the answer isn’t on the TV but on the Internet. DigitalLife TV is hosted by TechTV alumni Patrick Norton and Robert Heron host a weekly program on all sorts of high tech gadgets and computer stuff. A sample from the current show notes follows:

# Jim Louderback shows us how to roll your own NAS (that’s Network Attached Storage) box.
# If you’re looking for NAS kits check out the ADS NAS Drive Kit, the Server Elements NASLite, or just go to the NASLite Sourceforge page.
# Lance Ulanoff on robots: VEX Robotics Design System, and the DARPA Grand Challenge Preview.
# Ripping vinyl to MP3.
# The BitPim cell phone data tool… a nifty tool for getting data in and out of your cell phone.
# And, as always, your questions!

Pretty well rounded to me!

DigitalLifeTV

Like the Sony Librie But Better

Hanlin eBook Model V2

Sweet! A low powered high contrast electronic paper display (EPD) ebook reader without all that pesky DRM crap.
It will read the following formats:

PDF Viewer, WOLF Viewer(WOLF File Format:convert from txt,htm,DOC ,PDF,Excel,PPT,Images,mp3 ets),HTML Viewer,TXT Viewer

Looks quite similar to the one from Sony, except that the Hanlin is a little shy on buttons .I have wondered why the Librie has a keyboard if everything is pretty much read only on them. Annotations perhaps?
So, I wonder if I can get one of these on my next trip to Bangkok…

[via Boing Boing]
Hanlin eBook Model V2

SharpUX-MF40CL “Miracle” Series

Talk about all your eggs in one basket!

-USB or network connectivity
-Printer
-Fax
-Copier
-Scanner
-PDF creation
-Scan to emai
-Document feeder
-Cordless phone base station
-Memory card slot
-PictBridge
-Synchronizing with a mobile phone

It might only work in Japan (I think the landline phone standards are a bit different there) but still, it would be an amazing chunk of technology to have in your home office.

Sharp’s kitchen sink

Buy OSx86 Retail… in Bangkok

Hee, nice to see that I’ll still have a fun time looking (yes, just looking) at all the pirated software in Bangkok on my next visit.
Looks like the local boys have been quick to see a void and fill it by offering a ‘retail version’ of OSx86 for 300Baht (apx $7US). I bet they get a lot of pissed off people coming back telling the pirates that is dosen’t work on their computers. I wonder if they get a refund of store credit…

OSx86 Project – Buy OSx86 Retail… in Bangkok