adaptor

Photos: Asia's top ten MP3 players

News Weaknesses: Stiff keys; bothersome sync adaptor; thicker than the iPod. Weaknesses: No extras included, such as a dock, AV cables, or a power adaptor; poor battery life for video; slight delay when playing video; no guarantee that your non-iTunes...

3 July 2006, 10:24

News.blog: iPod surgery in a flash

News One DIYer has figured out a way to remove his iPod's hard drive and replace it with an adaptor that can accommodate plug-in flash memory cards. He took two iPods, a 40GB photo model and a 20GB regular model, and replaced the hard drives with a...

4 April 2007, 8:58

News.blog: Asus Eee Box details released

News Media card reader supporting: SD, SDHC, Mini SD, (microSD through adaptor); MMC, MMC plus, MMC4.x, RS MMC, RSMMC4.x (MMC mobile through adaptor); MS, MS PRO Word got out a little early yesterday morning regarding Asus's small Eee Box, which will be...

Tags: hard drive, box, linux, lan

3 June 2008, 9:47

Microsoft unzips Zune details

News It includes an AV output cable, Zune dock, a wireless remote, Zune sync cable and AC adaptor. The $99 Zune Travel Pack includes earphones, a Zune dual-connect remote, a gear bag, sync cable and AC adaptor.

29 September 2006, 10:11

Your TV is killing the planet

News Anything that comes with an external power source, such as an adaptor or charger, can also bloat energy bills. On the power adaptor front, the agency introduced Energy Star specifications earlier this year and has been working with mobile phone...

23 November 2005, 9:34

Apple steps up iPod accessories 'tax'

News Apple included such an adaptor with the recently introduced iPod nano. Apple has also pledged to include an adaptor with its players that will let them fit into any products built around that universal well.

19 October 2005, 8:41

Sony confirms new PlayStation 2, PSP models

News The latest iteration of the hardware -- which has sold over 120 million units internationally in its seven-plus years on the market -- will be available in three colours (black, white and silver) and have a built-in AC adaptor.

Tags: psp, entertainment, pack, man

7 November 2007, 8:59

BT trials motion-sensing tech for laptops

News The system is essentially a small adaptor that connects to a mobile device via the USB port, and allows the user to manipulate menus and applications simply by moving or tilting their machine. BT is trialling a motion-sensing technology for use...

30 April 2007, 9:03

New Nikon cameras print through Wi-Fi

News Nikon will sell an adaptor for around £30 in October that can connect the cameras to printers equipped with PictBridge technology. Nikon has unveiled what it says are the world's first built-in Wi-Fi-enabled digital cameras to hit the market.

2 September 2005, 9:34

USB flash memory card developed

News The card will initially come with an adaptor to fit standard MMC slots, although the MMCA hopes that future electronic devices will have slots to accept miCards directly. A flash memory card standard which promises removable media that can be...

6 June 2007, 10:06

Photos: Nintendo Wii swings into action

News The console contains wireless Internet connections with IEEE 802.11b/g, or with a USB 2.0 LAN adaptor. Nintendo says its newly named Wii console is about the width of three stacked DVD cases and will play single- or double-layered 120mm optical...

10 May 2006, 10:38

Dell to recall over 4 million batteries

News If they have one of the affected units, consumers are advised to eject the battery from the laptop after powering down and continue using the laptop with its AC power adaptor, the CPSC said. Dell and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission plan...

15 August 2006, 11:25

HSPDA comes to ultra-portable laptops

News These newer computers tend to lack traditional PC card slots, opting instead for smaller ExpressCard slots and USB connectivity -- meaning users have previously had to use a cumbersome adaptor for their PC cards.

3 August 2006, 9:39

News.blog: Strike three for the MacBook?

News Others say they have to unplug the power adaptor and reinstall the battery to get it to power up. It's only been a couple of months since Apple released its MacBook line, but there have already been three significant product complaints.

2 August 2006, 10:27

AOL and Microsoft prepare VoIP services

News AOL said its TotalTalk service will include such features as a built-in dialling pad for PC-to-phone calls and a telephone terminal adaptor, or broadband router, to connect traditional telephones to a cable or DSL modem.

21 September 2005, 8:56