Here’s a picture you don’t see every day - damage to the ‘San Francisco’ after running aground on January 8th.

Edmunds.com has released their list of Top 10 Sound Systems in Cars Over $30,000 for 2005. A few items from that list, and in no particular order, are quoted below:-

Acura RL (Bose)

“Worlds ahead of the old RL in both driving dynamics and technology, the 2005 model features a standard 5.1 surround sound Bose system [...]

Solterra - from Blacksmith Studios - is one of the first 3D pocket pc games that takes advantage of the Dell Axim X50v, and its 2700G graphics chip.
The game is still in beta, but the graphics look good…

Regarding the Dell Axim X50v PDA itself, Trusted Reviews has a very positive review of it, which they [...]

Name-off is a nice low-tech privacy protection device from a company called inf. design office.
Its a kind-of paper-punch with very small holes. You position it over names, amounts of money, credit card numbers and other such personal information on paper documents, and then punch away.
For when you can’t get to the shredder.

Many have made, and some have disputed, the assertion that the first MP3 player was the Diamond Multimedia Rio PMP300.
Now, CNET has an article stating that the world’s 1st MP3 player was, in fact, the Eiger Labs MPMan…beating out the Rio PMP300 by a few months back in 1998.

…Adds fuel to the controversy of [...]

M-LAW’s Wacky Warning Label Contest winners are:-

A toilet brush that warns users “Do not use for personal hygiene”

A scooter for children that warns “This product moves when used”

A a digital thermometer that says “Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally”

An electric hand blender that warns “Never remove food or other items from [...]

The Apple iPod shuffle has been out for less than 2 weeks, and has garnered some mixed opinions:- CNET Reviews is saying that 57% of user ratings are positive, and 43% are negative …. of 664 reviewers.
PC Magazine gives the iPod shuffle 4 stars out of 5, whereas PC World gives it 3.5 out of [...]

Dr. Michio Kaku , physics prof at CUNY, proposes to survive past the end of the universe in his new book Parallel Worlds. The premise is repeated in a Prospect Magazine article entitled Escape from the Universe, and in yesterday’s WSJ, in an article entitled “Huddled Up With LISA”.

The basic idea is:-
This [...]

If you’re a 3 Hong Kong mobile subscriber, you can now sign up for Hong Kong’s first and only 3G Mobile Betting Service. 3G customers will be able to watch horse races live via their video mobile phones, see real-time odds and results, and place bets on horse races, as well as buy lottery tickets. [...]

The newly-announced KDL-S32A10 is part of the ‘Happy Vega’ family of LCD TVs.
The main features of the ‘Happy Vega’ product line are the small thickness (less than 4 inches), large viewing angle (110o), and a picture brightness of 500cd/m2.