Apple and Sony, like peas in an iPod

Funny huh? We knew something was a tad too familiar with those Sony DSC-T2 Cyber-shot cameras announced yesterday. Now, Engadget Japanese reveals why. Those pictures are official, un-doctored press shots from both Apple and Sony. The former (and we mean former) comes courtesy of archive.org since it's been supplanted by Apple's new nano. Of course, Apple's no saint in these matters either. Flattery at its finest, eh? Sony, like.no.other.

 

[Via Engadget Japanese]

Eighties Flashback: Make a MIXA Tape

Sometimes I miss the eighties: big hair, Cyndi Lauper, Rainbow Brite, Jem...That's why I'm thankful for the MIXA Tape: a USB cassette tape that brings me back to those cheesy times. Oh yeah, and it lets me store up to 1 GB of data. What's neat about the MIXA Tape is that each one is customizable. Choose a black or white cassette tape; design the sleeve by uploading photos from your computer, Flickr, or use the pre-made ones; give it a name; make the label; and buy it for £19.99 ($40 USD)! Now that's truly outrageous!

 

[via Everything USB]

Griffin Starts Shipping Evolve Speakers

Remember those Griffin Evolve speakers we previewed, back in May? The damned things have been mocking me at every tradeshow I've been to since. Starting today, they'll begin mocking me from store shelves. I'm still waiting for the official PC Magazine review, due out soon, but every time I see the things, I'm pretty sure that I'm going to be $350 poorer in the near future.

 

The Evolve ships with a base that serves as both an iPod dock and a charging station for the unit's two speakers. Once charged, the speakers can be detached from the unit and will work wirelessly up to 100 feet, through walls. They should get up to ten hours on a single charge.

 

Additional speakers can be purchased and piggy-backed onto the system, though I think the two it comes with will be more than enough to fill my tiny Queens apartment.

Haiku Review: Mondo Mint Digital Music Station

Minty-fresh sound is
transmitted wirelessly...
but not usefully.

 

--Tim Gideon

Acoustic Research ARWH1 headset looks familiar for being a world's first

Oh, Qualcomm, how soon you forget. Just a few months after the Lubix UBHS-PH2 Bluetooth headset became the world's first device to ship with Qualcomm's MEMS display tech, the big Q is at CTIA touting the Acoustic Research ARWH1 headset as the first device with such a display to hit the market -- even though it's just a rebrand of the exact same Lubix headset. Sneaky! Expect to see the AR version in stores this November for $99.