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Amazon Offering Free Movie Stream With Disc Purchase

2009-12-11T21:08:00.001-08:00

Amazon is trying to put another nail in the coffin of brick and mortar outlets like Best Buy by offering some of its DVD and Blu-ray discs with a free Amazon Video On Demand copy of the film. The Disc+ On Demand program only covers 300 of Amazon's stable of over 300,000 DVDs, but it does include hits like 'Ghostbusters,' 'Ken Burns: National Parks,' and 'Dr. Strangelove.'
After purchasing an eligible DVD or Blu-ray, the On Demand copy will immediately appear in your Video Library,Source: Switched RSS Feed

Emo Teen Uses YouTube To Fight Back Against 'Juggalo' Bully

2009-12-11T21:07:00.001-08:00

The Internet and social networking may have given bullies a new venue through which to torment their targets, but what they often forget is that it has also given their victims a new avenue through which to seek recourse. Alexis Xanders realized this and took video someone had recorded of her being harassed, and ultimately punched in the face, and posted it on YouTube and CNN's iReport. The footage of the 15-year-old being stalked by group of significantly larger students drew enoughSource: Switched RSS Feed

Japanese Man Marries Virtual Girlfriend

2009-12-02T21:25:00.001-08:00

Last week, we told you about a new video game called 'Love Plus' that has swept Japanese men off their feet. The Nintendo DS game allows men to court and woo an array of virtual women. If they're lucky, the pretend players even get to "kiss" them. Well, one guy was apparently so, um, successful at it, that he has now decided to wed his 2-D girlfriend.
The man, known only as Sal9000, tied the knot with Nene Anegasaki during a 'Meet: Japan' event at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. AsSource: Switched RSS Feed

Crazy On the Outside Movie Trailer; Tim Allen’s Directorial Debut

2009-12-02T21:24:00.001-08:00

Tim Allen must have a lot of friends in Hollywood. Otherwise, I have no idea how he could convince so many great actors to show up in his atrocious looking directorial debut, Crazy on the Outside. Allen stars as a man who spent three years in jail, and is now out trying to reconnect with his family and piece his life back together. Truly, the plot is a work of sheer originality. The film is written by writing team Judd Pillot and John Peaslee, who’ve both worked together on sitcoms likeSource: SlashFilm RSS Feed

Gift Guide: 9 Luxurious Apple Accessories [TheAppleBlog]

2009-12-01T20:54:00.003-08:00

Whether you’re hunting for presents for an Apple-adoring friend, or a treat for yourself, this gift guide will help you procure some of the most exclusive items available.

Browsing through this gift guide you’ll find a handpicked selection of some of the most luxurious Apple-related items from across the globe. There’s something for everyone, from a handmade iPod case and chic designer MacBook sleeve for her, to a solar powered iPod dock and OS X-themed photo frame Source: GigaOM Network RSS Feed

Mazda Looks Into EVs

2009-12-01T20:54:00.001-08:00

You might call it jumping on the bandwagon, but a car company that has been conspicuous by its absence in the electric vehicle game, Mazda, has finally thrown its hat into the ring. After Tesla, Fisker and Aptera threw down the gauntlet, and it was picked up by major players like Nissan, Ford and Chevrolet, it was only a matter of time before Mazda had to get into the game.

The basis for Mazda’s look into EVs is the Demios, otherwise known as the Mazda 2, a car that has been a bigSource: Autopia RSS Feed

Moshi Voice Control Travel Alarm Clock – Review

2009-11-29T23:15:00.003-08:00

I reviewed the Moshi Voice Controlled Alarm Clock a few weeks back and was rather impressed. It really works and makes setting the time or the alarm as easy as speaking. Love it! Well, turns out the company also has a travel alarm clock that uses the same voice technology.

Here is a look.

… [visit site to ]

Moshi Announces Voice Control Travel Alarm Clock
Moshi Voice Response Alarm Clock – Review
Moshi Voice Response Alarm Clock –Source: Gear Diary RSS Feed

Stolen iPhones Show Up In Russia?

2009-11-29T23:15:00.001-08:00

A couple of days ago we reported about 4,000 iPhones that were stolen from a Belgium company. The police lost track of the thieves and the devices were never found. Touch My Apps reports that the units are currently being activated in Russia.

They are sold to local distributers by packs of 100 units.

However, customers might be in for a big surprise.

Apple and Interpol are in possession of all serial numbers of the stolen iPhones and any attempt to log on Apple serversSource: iPhone News Updated RSS Feed

Amazon Unloads AT&T Phones for a Penny

2009-11-28T16:32:00.003-08:00

The crazy retail deals are still going strong today here in the U.S. During my daily check of Amazon for the MP3 special of the day, I noticed the e-tailer is offering any AT&T phone for a penny today. There’s also no activation fee, which saves $36 — personally, I think the fee should go away from the entire industry, but that’s another matter. As expected, you’ll need a new two-year service account for the deal, which expires at the end of the day. That means existing AT&T customersSource: jkOnTheRun RSS Feed

Return to Alderaan in Star Wars: The Old Republic

2009-11-28T16:32:00.001-08:00

Bioware has revealed the planet of Alderaan will be one of the environments for players to explore in the upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic. Before it was reduced to an asteroid field by the Death Star, Alderaan was a planet known for its natural beauty and peace. Thankfully, a bloody civil war begins, giving gamers plenty of stuff to viciously click on.
Honestly, while we're excited to see the planet again, we also can't help but be a little sad. Like watching the movieSource: Houstonist RSS Feed

Macs Reduced by $100 to $200 at Best Buy

2009-11-23T20:31:00.003-08:00

It’s fairly difficult to find a sale on Apple notebooks on desktops. Apple rarely discounts their computing line and online resellers usually require a rebate if and when they offer a worthwhile discount. But last year, I took advantage of a preemptive Black Friday sale at Best Buy — that’s when I picked up my unibody 13″ MacBook with a $150 discount over Apple’s pricing. There was no rebate and I walked out of the store with MacBook in hand.

Sure enough the same deal are in Source: jkOnTheRun RSS Feed

Black Friday deals roundup: Walmart, Target and NewEgg

2009-11-23T20:31:00.001-08:00

We suspect this will be the final round of Black Friday ad leaks -- you know, considering that Black Friday is but a few days away -- but it seems as if the gadget world has saved the best (or at least the biggest) for last. As usual, we're not spotting any major steals that'd be worth lining up a dozen hours in advance for, but the $78 Blu-ray player and $10 BD films from Wally World may be worth paying your neighbor to snag for you. Check 'em all out below... if you dare.

Black Friday deals roundup: Walmart, Target and NewEgg originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP G71t 2.1GHz Dual-core 17.3″ LED Laptop – Today’s GearSponsor Deal

2009-11-23T13:36:00.003-08:00

Sometimes you want a notebook as thin and light as possible. As a result you are willing to trade off on things like screen size and power. Other times, however, you need something as big and powerful as possible. That’s where today’s GearSponsor deal comes in.

This HP G71t 2.1GHz Dual-core 17.3″ LED Laptop is just $474.99 (plus shipping) after $100 off and a 5% Coupon. It has a Dual-Core … [visit site to ]

HP Pavilion dv6t – 16-inch Core 2 Due 2.13GHZSource: Gear Diary RSS Feed

Samsung Omnia II announced for Verizon, available starting December 2

2009-11-23T13:36:00.001-08:00

Verizon’s Samsung Omnia II i920 is now finally official, as Samsung Mobile has announced that the smartphone would be available via the largest US carrier starting December 2.

Just like the Android-powered Motorola Droid, Samsung Omnia II costs $199.99 with a 2-yr contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate.

As you probably already know, the Omnia II runs Windows Mobile 6.5 and has many nice features, including a 3.7 inch AMOLED touchscreen display, Opera 9.5, DNSeSource: Unwired View RSS Feed

Flurry launches AppCircle to help apps get discovered

2009-11-19T17:31:00.002-08:00

With 100,000 apps in Apple’s AppStore, it has become ridiculously hard to get an app discovered. At any given time, perhaps 100 apps are easy to find on the featured apps or top apps lists. That’s why analytics startup Flurry is launching a new platform, AppCircle, whose aim is to get iPhone and iPod Touch apps noticed.

The platform is a natural extension of the analytics business that has become very popular. With AppCircle, Flurry can offer something valuable to developers. And,Source: VentureBeat RSS Feed

Army mapping drone fires mile-long lasers

2009-11-19T17:31:00.001-08:00

The Army has a new laser-based 3D mapping robot, one that can create imagery of a surrounding area using, yes, lasers. It uses a mirror-based LIDAR system that "bounces a laser off a rapidly rotating mirror and gleans environmental information from how long it takes for each pulse to bounce back." Oh, OK!

What's really good about this for the Army is that it does what normally requires a $100,000 setup for about 1/5th of the cost. And what saves the Army money saves taxpayers money, atSource: DVICE RSS Feed

Dell Adamo XPS Now Selling for $1,799

2009-11-19T14:41:00.003-08:00

That’s right, the world’s thinnest notebook that Xavier checked out on video the other day is now available through Dell for $1,799. Though it’ll take some time to ship; I just tried adding one to the cart and the preliminary ship date is listed as 12/24/09, which is more than a month from now. Maybe they are really building these things as you order them… who knows. You can’t customize any of the hardware of the Adamo, but I would say this is understandable considering that theySource: notebooks.com RSS Feed

MySpace Picks Up Imeem

2009-11-19T14:41:00.001-08:00

Imeem, which was able to declare itself "the first and only social networking service to secure licenses from all four major music companies" about two years ago, now appears to be folding. Reports indicate that MySpace is set to acquire the business for a rather piddling amount.
Imeem was once a fairly successful organization. In addition to sealing the music company deals, it'd earned the backing of Sequoia Capital (which funded Apple, Yahoo, Google, and YouTube over the years), andSource: WebPro News RSS Feed

Debunking the Big Brain Myth

2009-11-18T14:12:00.003-08:00

Just because we’ve got bigger brains doesn’t mean we’ve got a leg up on the rest of the animal kingdom, concludes new research from Queen Mary, University of London, and Cambridge University. Researchers claim that with the aid of computer generated models, they have determined even remarkably small sized brains are capable of consciousness—with as little as a few hundred nerve cells doing the job.

Apparently, size doesn’t matter so much as we’d like to think. TheSource: Geeks are Sexy RSS Feed

Bebo’s Abuse Button: Should Facebook and MySpace Follow Suit?

2009-11-18T14:12:00.001-08:00

Social network Bebo which has seen a rapid decline in popularity but is still one of the biggest such services around, has added a tiny but important new feature: a button that helps children report abuse or bullying.

The button is called the CEOP Report button, (CEOP stands for UK’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre), if you click on it, you’ll get advice and help about issues such as child abuse (but also viruses and hacking), as well as details on how to informSource: Mashable RSS Feed

Weekend Thrifting: Hitting the Vectrex Jackpot

2009-11-16T13:14:00.003-08:00

This week’s thrifting adventures happened mostly by proxy.

In the middle of recording another exciting installment of Game|Life The Video, I got a rare midday phone call from my parents in Connecticut. It had to be urgent.

“Chris,” said my mom, skipping the preliminaries. “Do you have a minute to talk to Dad?” I did.

“We’re at a Goodwill,” he said, “and there’s a Vectrex here.”

“Oh,” I said. I had never had much luck with Vectrex stuff.Source: Game|Life RSS Feed

Lotus Europa Down On The Los Angeles Street [Down On The Street Bonus Edition]

2009-11-16T13:14:00.001-08:00

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Today has become a British Car DOTS-O-Rama Sunday!

Most of us could go a lifetime and never see a Europa outside of a car show or vintage race, but Plecostomus found a nice one in El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula, otherwise known as Los Angeles. Here's what he had to say:

I found aSource: Jalopnik RSS Feed

The Next Big Thing: Datsun 710 Theme Song [Music]

2009-11-15T18:14:00.001-08:00

Sometimes a car speaks to you, and what it says moves you so profoundly that you must burst into song! Such was the case with the Datsun 710 and BABE Rally veteran Timothy Hansen.

Mr. Hansen is also the guy who sold a running '72 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 4.5 to a LeMons racer for 500 bucks, so that we might have a Roten Sau shoving those boring E30s and RX-7s into the perceptual background noise. OK, here's "710" for your dancing enjoyment:

Source: Jalopnik RSS Feed

Grab Your Beta Invites To Wasabi, Netvibe’s Powerful New Stream Reader

2009-11-15T18:13:00.001-08:00

We recently reviewed Wasabi, Netvibes’ powerful new stream reader which consolidates news feeds, blogs, Twitter and Facebook streams, email, and more in an extremely manageable interface. The site entered private beta recently and we have 200 invites for TechCrunch readers. To get an invite, visit Wasabi and enter the code “WASABITC.”

As we wrote earlier, Netvibes CEO Freddy Mini demonstrated parts of Wasabi at our first Realtime CrunchUp in July. In addition to the traditional Source: TechCrunch.com RSS Feed

The Apple Store: An Unsung Hero

2009-11-14T21:19:00.003-08:00

Apple previewed its Upper West Side store in New York yesterday. Besides welcoming the media into the company’s latest example of retail minimalism taken to its logical extreme, Apple Senior VP Ron Johnson talked retail.

Glass and stone enclose 8,500 square feet of retail space on street level, topped with a glass ceiling 45 feet above, and with a glass spiral staircase leading to the floor below. According to Gothamist, which has some really nice photos, theSource: The Apple Blog RSS Feed

Apple Gives iPhone Developers App Status Tracker

2009-11-14T21:19:00.001-08:00

The iPhone maker tries to assuage critics by providing new insight into the approval process, while a Facebook coder defects.

Apple is taking a step toward shining some light on its iPhone application vetting process by providing a new way for app developers to track the status of programs they’ve submitted to the company’s App Store.

Developers can now view the progress of submitted iPhone apps at Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Dev Center Web site as it goes through the reviewSource: iPhone News Updated RSS Feed

B&W Reveals MM-1 High-fidelity USB PC Speakers

2009-11-13T21:44:00.001-08:00

Shrinkage from silky smooth sound seller Bowers and Wilkins makes the sibilant news today. They have compressed their enormous high fidelity Zeppelin speakers for iPod into a size that is just right to accompany a laptop. The B&W MM-1 speakers are fueled by USB for both digital audio and power. The speakers have B&W's signature sound processing system handling all of the audio creation from digital source. This removes the problem of low quality on-board sound systems tainting theSource: Everything USB RSS Feed

This Week in Mobile Tech Manor #65: Free Speech

2009-11-13T21:44:00.000-08:00

It’s Friday morning and that means it’s the end of another week at Mobile Tech Manor. It’s been a week of bittersweet happenings here in the Kendrick household, and I’ll share that with you. I am not writing this column as usual, I am actually dictating it. My renewed interest in dictation was triggered by a fair bit of time I spent with the Tablet PC. Join me in Mobile Tech Manor and I’ll share my week with you.

Personal affairs

I don’t often get into personal Source: jkOnTheRun RSS Feed

Announcing Product Listing Ads

2009-11-12T14:15:00.003-08:00

Each day we see many users come to Google.com to research products and find where to buy them. To better serve these users, we've been testing a new feature of AdWords called Product Listing Ads. Product Listing Ads works with an advertiser's Google Merchant Center account to serve highly targeted ads that include richer product information directly in the ad itself - including product image, price, and merchant name. Starting today, U.S. users searching on Google.com may begin to see ProductSource: Inside AdWords RSS Feed

Leko - the Ikea car

2009-11-12T14:15:00.001-08:00

Is Ikea planning to branch into automobile manufacture?
A microsite for the mysterious Leko suddenly appeared linked from the Ikea France site. It features a rotating car covered with cloth and a designer called Christophe Grazs talking about it in French. I have no idea what he's talking about but I can proabbaly get my brother-in-law to tell what he is going on about.
It has generated a fair amount of interest but seems a lot of people are not taking it seriously.
ISource: Auto Blog - Auto Lah RSS Feed

God endorses marriage equality

2009-11-11T22:09:00.003-08:00

With God's help and your support, this battle can be won.
-- Gary Randall, February 23, 2009

With few votes left to count and Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed reporting an ever-increasing approval percentage for Referendum 71 (currently 53.1% to 46.9%), it is clear that the Washington electorate has APPROVED Referendum 71. Washington is the first state in the nation to approve full domestic partnerships at the ballot box. Starting December 3, 2009, when the law challenged Source: Pam's House Blend RSS Feed

Audiosurf, PGR and other games added to Zune HD with latest update

2009-11-11T22:09:00.001-08:00

Okay, so the Zune HD didn't get off to the greatest start as a portable gaming platform, but we're willing to let bygones be bygones should the device's most recent patch be as amazing as it sounds on paper. A recent press release has announced that firmware update 4.3 adds six free games to the Zune Marketplace: PGR: Ferrari Edition, Lucky Lane Bowling, Vans Sk8: Pool Service, Piano, Checkers and Audiosurf: Tilt.
The press release does explain that, yes, you'll have to watch a shortSource: Houstonist RSS Feed

New Alice in Wonderland Poster

2009-11-10T21:56:00.001-08:00

Walt Disney Pictures has released the first of three new theatrical banners for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Want to see more? Disney is asking fans to join The Disloyal Subjects of the Mad Hatter on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MadHatterSubjects) to “help prepare his army!” Apparently The Mad Hatter is giving his army the first look at exclusive images, but “you have to follow his orders to receive them.” Of course, these images already leaked and were posted on /Film over theSource: SlashFilm RSS Feed

MSI's 770-G45 AM3 motherboard detailed

2009-11-10T21:56:00.000-08:00

MSI is currently finishing up work on a third AMD 770-based AM3 motherboard, the 770-G45 so more info about it has started to pop up. The new 770/SB710-powered product has a black PCB, the APS (Active Phase Switching) PWM control technology, it supports AM3 Phenom II and Athlon II processors, and includes four DDR3-1600 memory slots.
MSI's board also boasts two PCI-Express x16 slots enabling CrossFireX setups, six SATA 3.0 Gbps ports, Gigabit Ethernet, 7.1 channel audio (integrated),Source: TechConnect Magazine RSS Feed

Anyone can have their name in the credits of 'Paranormal Activity'

2009-11-09T17:38:00.003-08:00

Paramount Home Entertainment has started a new website which will allow fans of the film Paranormal Activity to have their names in the credits of the film when it is released on DVD and Blu-ray next year.
The site, ParanormalActivityProject.com is open until November 9th at midnight and anyone who registers will have their name shown at the end of the credits of the film.
ÂThe success of Paranormal Activity would not have been possible without the million-plus fans who went to Source: AfterDawn.com RSS Feed

Hasbro toys Star Wars diorama contest

2009-11-09T17:38:00.001-08:00

Hasbro is having a contest to see who can build the best Star Wars diorama using "at least five 3 3/4" Hasbro Star Wars figures and or vehicles." Submissions are open until November 16. See the official rules (.pdf). [via Geekologie]

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It’s Official. EA Acquires Playfish for $400 Million.

2009-11-09T15:39:00.003-08:00

Electronic Arts has acquired Facebook gamesmaker Playfish for up to $400 Million.

Playfish Ltd. is a British based developer of free to play casual social games primarily popular on the likes of Facebook and MySpace, Bebo and the iPhone, among others.

The deal will bring a smile to many a game developer who have rested their laurels on social gaming becoming a mature business. With this, we’re likely to see either IPO’s or acquisitions in the not so distant future.

Source: The Next Web RSS Feed

GetDeb.net Repository Makes Newer Ubuntu Apps Easily Available [Linux]

2009-11-09T15:39:00.001-08:00

GetDeb’s web site has long been the go-to spot for Ubuntu (and Debian, and Mint) users to grab the latest copies of software not yet released by their official repositories. Now GetDeb makes it even easier with a repository.

By adding GetDeb’s repository to your Linux system, you’ll get access to pre-compiled .deb packages as soon as they’re available on GetDeb’s site. That means apps like the GIMP graphics editor, Songbird, and other software that hits a major releaseSource: TechBlogger RSS Feed

No joke: Large Hadron Collider shut down by speck of bread

2009-11-08T19:59:00.001-08:00

Here's one for the books. CERN's Large Hadron Collider has once again been shut down. No catastrophic helium leak or failing magnets this time. The culprit? A speck of bread, which officials believe was originally part of a larger baguette. To make it all the more ridiculous, it's thought that the piece of bread was dropped into the works by a bird.

The morsel found its way into the doomsday device's outdoor machinery, sparking a temperature differential that triggered an automaticSource: DVICE RSS Feed

Nokia’s Booklet 3G netbook to be available with Best Best on November 15

2009-11-08T19:59:00.000-08:00

Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Broadband Cards, Mobile, Computers, Laptops, Netbooks, Wireless

Courtesy of a Best Buy Reward Zone member advertisement, we now know that the Nokia Booklet 3G will be available as of November 15. Which is of course much nicer than the previous time frame of sometime during the holidays.

For those interested, the Booklet 3G will set you back $299.99, but that price does required a two year commitment. Otherwise, those looking to makeSource: Gadgetell RSS Feed

Saygus V1 Coming Soon

2009-11-07T00:16:00.003-08:00

I was chatting with a friend on Google IM about the Droid, and out of the corner of my eye I saw a message come through Twitter from @jbqueru (@jbqueru is an Android developer with Google) regarding the Saygus V1. The V1 promises a lot of what the Droid does … plus video calling! It also is equipped with a 5 megapixel camera and a slide out keyboard similar to the Droid; it even looks a lot like the Droid. … [visit site to ]

Motorola Droid release detailsSource: Gear Diary RSS Feed

The Buzz: Social Media Revolution

2009-11-07T00:16:00.001-08:00

In the past five years, technology has played a major part in influencing the way we functions, even in the least mechanical of human behaviors--like socializing. Today, ScienceBloggers are taking a close look at how the social media explosion is affecting the world. On The Primate Diaries, Eric Michael Johnson reports on anthropologist Stefana Broadbent's surprising theory suggesting that social media is "promoting greater intimacy between people." Abel Pharmboy of Terra SigillataSource: Page 3.14 RSS Feed

Microsoft Soft Launch New MSN.com Home Page

2009-11-05T19:43:00.001-08:00

It has been reported that MSN.com is rolling uot a new version over time. You can preview the new version at http://preview.msn.com.

I never knew that more than 1/3 of all Internet users worldwide visit MSN every month. 400 million people per month. Thats nearly as good as Yahoo’s 600 million and killing AOL’s 80 million. But still, it’s the most popular Internet portal that no one actually ever goes to.

In the new version everything is a lot cleaner andSource: Crenk.com RSS Feed

Klipsch ProMedia speakers rock the wireless

2009-11-05T19:43:00.000-08:00

Klipsch announced their new ProMedia 2.1 speakers today. Designed for use with a laptop system in mind, these THX-certified speakers are totally mostly wireless.

So by mostly wireless, I mean that you still need to provide power. The subwoofer and speakers will need to be plugged in to work, just not into your computer. You will need to stick a dongle into your USB port however. This sounds ideal for a laptop user or college student, since you can bring your computer back to theSource: CrunchGear RSS Feed

What You Need to Know About the Droid

2009-11-05T12:09:00.003-08:00

Verizon Wireless launches the Motorola Droid this Friday (as if you hadn’t heard), and the carrier is opening “many” of its 2,000 retail outlets early (7 a.m. or 8 a.m. local time) to accommodate what it hopes is a rush of new customers. Call your local store for hours if you’re interested in being among the first to get your hands on the gadget. Meanwhile, here are a few other things you should keep in mind if you’re considering going Droid:

The phone will sell forSource: GigaOM RSS Feed

Forklift FAIL Results in $150K Damage, Chaos in Vodka Warehouse

2009-11-05T12:09:00.001-08:00

Filed under: Audio/Video, Car Tech

There are fails. And then there are fails.
In the following video (after the break), taken by a surveillance camera, a worker on a forklift tries earnestly to move boxes around a vodka warehouse in Moscow. (Ed. Note: Way to propagate Russian stereotypes, Moscow.) Epic calamity ensues. With one swerve of the wheel, he singlehandedly turns the place into a Jenga game gone horribly wrong. Incredibly, the guy walked away with only minor injuries,Source: Switched RSS Feed

Caribbean 1500 Rally using Google Earth once again

2009-11-03T15:52:00.003-08:00

As they have in years past, the Caribbean 1500 Sailing Rally is doing some cool stuff with Google Earth to help showcase their event, which begins today around noon EST.

They're using Magnatrax.net to help track the position of every boat and they have a variety of boat classes that you can track -- Cruising, "Bahamas Fleet", Rally Class 1/2 and Racing Class 3/4. Choose the one you want, then click the "Google Earth" link in the lower left corner. They show the current position of eachSource: Google Earth Blog RSS Feed

A look at a future of the social web

2009-11-03T15:52:00.001-08:00

Brian Solis writes a thought-provoking post about how he sees the future of the social web, prompted by a Forrester report of the same name published in April.

Forrester’s research examined what’s happening in the context of what they describe as the five eras of the social web that began over a decade ago and continues through 2014. Their arguments on how the web is developing and evolving is nicely illustrated in this graphic from their report: how the five eras overlap and howSource: The Next Web RSS Feed

Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself) with your iPhone

2009-11-02T17:44:00.003-08:00

Adult Swim's Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself), a browser game about using the tools in your office to end your apparently miserable cubicle-bound life, can now be played on the go. Artificial Life, Inc. has ported the morbid action-puzzle game to iPhone and iPod Touch, which means that you can now kill yourself with one finger!*
The iPhone game, like the original, gives you an office building full of potentially deadly office furniture and supplies, and five minutes to punish yourselfSource: Houstonist RSS Feed

Nintendo Considering 3G For Next DS?

2009-11-02T17:44:00.001-08:00

In an interview with the Financial Times, Nintendo are considering adding free 3G to the next DS system. They propose adding an addition fee to the cost of the unit in order to provide this service.

“Only people who can pay thousands of yen a month [in mobile phone subscriptions] can be iPhone customers. That doesn’t fit Nintendo customers because we make amusement products. In reality, if we did this it would increase the cost of the hardware, and customers would complain aboutSource: WiiNintendo.net RSS Feed

Virtual goods, real money — our video of day one of Virtual Goods Summit

2009-10-30T20:25:00.001-07:00

Here’s our video of the first day of the Virtual Goods Summit in San Francisco. Virtual goods in games and social apps have taken off and revenues are expected to hit $1 billion in 2009. Yesterday, speakers at the “university day” talked about the basics of virtual goods and how to best integrate them into games and social networks. Hundreds of attendees are expected to hit the sold-out event again today. Check out the video below, as well as our preview interview with Norwest’s Tim Source: VentureBeat RSS Feed

Dress your iPhone for the holidays

2009-10-30T20:24:00.001-07:00

I know that it’s barely Halloween and a month from Thanksgiving, but if you have been wondering what to dress your iPhone in for the holidays, I have something for you… They are Christmas inspired covers from Brando. There are five different styles that feature Santa, snowmen, Christmas trees … [visit site to ]

Filed in categories: News, Spotlight Gadgets, iPhone related

Tagged: Cover, iPhone

Dress your iPhone for the holidays originally appeared on The GadgeteerSource: TechBlogger RSS Feed

Zong announces expansion of its mobile payments business

2009-10-29T20:30:00.003-07:00

Zong is expanding its mobile payment service in hopes of reaching a larger mass market of people who could find it convenient paying for items in games or other applications with their mobile phones instead of credit cards.

Today, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company is announcing Zong+, a new service that will exist alongside Zong’s original service, which uses cell phone carriers to fulfill mobile payments. By contrast, Zong+ does not use the carriers to handle billing and itSource: Venture Beat RSS Feed

Nintendo DSi LL two jumbo 4.2-inch screens

2009-10-29T20:30:00.001-07:00

Nintendo announced that the “Nintendo DSi LL” will go on sale starting November 21st, 2009, at a retail price of 20,000 en, including tax (about $220). The DSi LL will’ve two supersized 4.2" screens, with the LL standing for large size, that help the device be more functional as a mobile internet device, a music player. Like the DSi, the DSi LL gets an SD slot, but lacks the Gameboy Advance slot that the DS Lite has. Other input/output slots include the DS Card Slot, AC Source: D' Technology Weblog RSS Feed

MapQuest Teams Up with HauntWorld for Haunted House Search

2009-10-27T21:59:00.002-07:00

If you like to be terrified, then the days and weeks leading up to Halloween are for you. One of Halloween's favorite traditions is the Haunted House and if you need help finding ones in your area, MapQuest has come to the rescue.

They've teamed up with HauntWorld to provide a Haunted House search. Simply go to MapQuest.com and either type in a city or zoom in to a city. Click the ghost icon on the On Map Search Tool. Ghost icons will appear on the map indicating the location ofSource: Search Engine Watch Blog RSS Feed

Renault Twingo V8 Trophy Picks Up Where Clio V6 Left Off [Custom Cars]

2009-10-27T21:59:00.001-07:00

Remember the Renault Clio V6? Well Lazareth has taken the basic concept of sticking a big engine in the back seats of a little car one step further with a tinier Twingo and a bigger, Range Rover-sourced V8.

Mounting a 180 HP 3.5-liter Range Rover V8 in a custom subframe in the rear of a Renault Twingo, French customizer Lazareth has turned the most utilitarian of superminis-headlights were optional when the car first went on sale in 1992-into a supercar eater. Virtually everythingSource: Jalopnik RSS Feed

Sprint Palm Pixi price and release date announced: $99.99 starting November 15

2009-10-26T13:57:00.003-07:00

Sprint and Palm have just announced that the Palm Pixi (the world’s second webOS smartphone) would be available in the US starting November 15.

The price of Palm Pixi will be a rather attractive one: $99.99 with a 2-yr contract agreement, after a $50 instant rebate and a $100 mail-in rebate.

Customers will be able to buy the Pixi online, in Sprint stores, via telesales (at 1-800-SPRINT1), or from Best Buy, Wal-Mart and RadioShack.

As you probably already know, the Pixi Source: Unwired View RSS Feed

Ekahau T301W Wristband

2009-10-26T13:57:00.001-07:00

In this age, people normally use a cell phone to track their child. Although this is sometimes a savvy decision, some parents are finding that their child is either losing their mobile phone or abusing the phone. The Ekahau T301W wristband uses a Wi-Fi technology to pinpoint a child’s location information to a parent. The Ekahau T301W wristband is small and waterproof which makes it even more attractive.

The Ekahau T301W wristband is not a GPS system, although it is similar. Source: Gadgettastic RSS Feed

facial recognition tech helps tvs save power

2009-10-25T17:17:00.003-07:00

This new technology from Hitachi automatically detects when you’re actually watching your television, then shuts the display off whenever you’re not looking.

By using advanced facial recognition technology, the monitor can tell when your eyes are on the TV screen, and keeps it turned on only when you’re actually watching. Jump to the 45 second mark on the video below to see an early prototype of the technology in action (or watch the whole thing to see some other cool HitachiSource: technabob RSS Feed

Muybridge Zoetrope papercraft

2009-10-25T17:17:00.001-07:00

Grant Thomas, of Making Visual Narratives, pointed us to this free, printable papercraft Zoetrope, featuring the famous motion photos of Eadweard Muybridge.

Free Printable Papercraft Eadweard Muybridge Zoetrope

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This is no phone; it's an ultrasound machine

2009-10-23T13:55:00.003-07:00

This is the GE VScan portable ultrasound machine. Yes, it looks almost exactly like a flip phone, but you can't make any calls on it.

Instead, it's designed to make giving ultrasounds cheaper and easier, reducing the number of referrals and improving diagnoses. Because more doctors will be able to have these things, they'll be able to use them instead of sending patients elsewhere. Also, they can carry one in their purse in case they really need to do an ultrasound on the go, whichSource: DVICE RSS Feed

Automatic image index-maker software

2009-10-23T13:55:00.001-07:00

Our own Matt Mets put me onto this program called Montage from the open-source ImageMagick suite. Shown above is Matt's image "Things in my kitchen," and here is the command line to Montage that produced it:

montage +frame +shadow +label -tile 10x8 -borderwidth 1 -background white -bordercolor white -geometry 200x133 *.jpg stuff.jpg

As you can see, Montage takes all the work out of combining a bunch of individual images into an array of images, dealing automatically with allSource: MAKE: Blog RSS Feed

It’s not just Microsoft. Google and Twitter agreement reached.

2009-10-22T17:47:00.003-07:00

We posted news earlier of Microsoft’s announcement to integrate Twitter search into its search engine Bing.

We, as many of you, were under the assumption this would be exclusively a Microsoft-Twitter agreement, giving the Redmond company a distinct advantage over its competitors, namely Google. We were all wrong and we’re back to square one…Google is in on the action too as Google’s Marissa Mayer announces:

“At Google, our goal is to create the most comprehensive,Source: The Next Web RSS Feed

Archos Archos 9 PC Tablet Gains Release [Archos 9 Intel Atom Z Powered PC Tablet Hits Stores at £449.99]

2009-10-22T17:47:00.001-07:00

I am sure that by now you are more than familiar with Archos, a French computer maker that has launched quite a few of interesting Internet Tablets over the years. And since today is Microsoft’s Windows 7 day, the company took the opportunity to announce the Archos 9 PCTablet officially.
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Harmonix calls for an encore in Gibson patent case

2009-10-21T15:21:00.003-07:00

The patent suit brought by Gibson against Harmonix and other parties related to Guitar Hero and Rock Band was stayed due to the US Patent and Trademark Office deciding to reexamine the patent. According to Patent Arcade, Harmonix and a group of retailers have asked a Tennessee court to continue proceedings -- of the case against them.
Why is Harmonix engaging in this seemingly self-destructive (but not in the cool rock star way) behavior? When the USPTO looked into the patent again, it Source: Houstonist RSS Feed

Samsung Computers Gain Instant-On Technology in 2010 [jkOnTheRun]

2009-10-21T15:21:00.001-07:00

Chalk up another win for the folks at Phoenix Technologies. The company known for its efforts in the BIOS arena inked a deal to use Phoenix Hyperspace on Samsung mobile computers starting in 2010. In the press release, Samsung’s PC division executives say:

“As the world’s fastest growing vendor in the ultra mobile computing market, Samsung is committed to bring to market innovative technology solutions that simplify consumers’ lives. Working with Phoenix, we plan to deliver to Source: GigaOM Network RSS Feed

Sakaguchi: unannounced Mistwalker project in 'finishing stage'

2009-10-20T13:23:00.001-07:00

In late April, Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi mentioned on his blog that he was working on a new project, while showing off the totally sweet Lego truck he made in his spare time. Now he's got an update on this mysterious game -- and an update on his Lego modeling.
In the latest blog post, Sakaguchi said, "I am working hard on a new project. Now we are being rushed into the 'finishing' stage. No matter what, I will make it really good...." And judging by the tiny surfingSource: Houstonist RSS Feed

Blue Screen of Death Belt Buckle

2009-10-20T13:22:00.000-07:00

Ladies and Gentlegeeks, behold! Here is what could possibly be the ultimate in geek fashion: The BSOD belt!

Currently priced at $16.95 at Geek Gone Chic, you too can now sport your very own BSOD error message for all to see. The belt fabric is made out of a cotton/acrylic blend, and the clam style closure buckle is in metal, with the BSOD picture in front sealed under a gloss finish to protect it from abuse.

[BSOD Belt @ Geek Gone Chic]

BSOD: Blue Screen ofSource: Geeks are Sexy RSS Feed

Mysterious HTC Android phone spied, might lean the way of the Dragon

2009-10-19T23:33:00.003-07:00

In an almost perfect world, this spy shot would be of the rumored HTC Dragon, reminiscent of the HD2 with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and packing the latest version of Android / Sense UI -- in a more perfect world, this would all have been confirmed last week and in our hands today delivered via unicorn express, but that's obviously not happening. Still, there's something new and exciting about this device, but we're grasping at straws beyond the handful of pics The Unlockr managed toSource: Engadget RSS Feed

QUE e-Reader with Large Touchscreen, Powered by B&N

2009-10-19T23:33:00.001-07:00

It must be national e-book day and nobody told me. Early this morning we heard about the dual-screen reader from Spring Design and now the folks at Plastic Logic have outed the QUE proReader. And by “outed,” I mean pre-announced — the official debut of the QUE isn’t until the Consumer Electronics Show in January of 2010. That’s when we’ll get some hands-on time with the 8.5″ by 11″ e-book that’s only a third of an inch thick. The Barnes & Noble online store will provideSource: jkOnTheRun RSS Feed

The Realistic Digital Slot Car Raceway

2009-10-19T17:44:00.003-07:00

The common slot cars are controlled by a single button that can variablly control the speed of the car dependend on how hard you press it. The aim is to get around the track repeatidly as fast as you can without being thrown off on a corner.

A new version of the classic slot cars have been made and it’s called The Realistic Digital Slot Car Raceway. The difference here is that you have to do more than just drive around the track repeatidly. In this version you have to drive aroundSource: Gadget Venue RSS Feed

‘Alex’, An Android-Powered, Dual Screen E-Book Reader

2009-10-19T17:44:00.001-07:00

It used to be that “convergence” meant putting two different (but hopefully complementary) devices into the same case. Scratch that. This still happens today, as proved by the Alex, a long box with an e-book reader in one end and an Android-powered cellular device in the other. The dual-screen device, from a company called Spring Design, is like a Pop-Tart with jelly in one end and baloney in the other.

The Alex (we have no idea about that name) aims to strike a balance between theSource: Gadget Lab RSS Feed

1991 Alfa Romeo 164 L [Down On The Street]

2009-10-18T14:58:00.003-07:00

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. You don't see many 1990s Alfa Romeos on the island.

Actually, you don't see many Alfas on the island, period; our last one was this '65 Giulia SS, which we last winter. Before that, we had this 164 L- a '91, just like today's car. What are the odds?
Alfa Romeo stopped selling cars in North America in 1995, and it was pretty clear to Source: Jalopnik RSS Feed

Pretty Emblems And Engines From The Island That Rust Forgot [Car Shows]

2009-10-18T14:58:00.001-07:00

While most of you know my city for its street-parked old cars, Alameda also boasts plenty of high-buck-type show cars. Once a year, they take over the island's main drag.

Organized by the refreshingly old-school gearheads at Lee Auto Supply, the Park Street Auto Show always brings in the usual crop of really cool shoebox Chevies, first-gen Camaros and Mustangs, and so on; while we all like those cars, we've seen enough of them in the context of car shows that I think a singleSource: Jalopnik RSS Feed

Open Web Awards for Social Media: 30,000+ Nominations and Counting

2009-10-17T17:16:00.002-07:00

Mashable’s Open Web Awards: Social Media Edition, which aims to find the very best people and apps in social media, is off to a flying start. We’ve received over 30,000 nominations for more than 13,000 unique companies, apps and individuals.

Next week, we’ll begin highlighting interesting nominees here on Mashable, helping the social media leaders of 2009 get heard, regardless of whether you get through to the next round. In the meantime, be sure to submit your nominations atSource: Mashable RSS Feed

New Trailer for Acclaimed Claymation Film Mary and Max

2009-10-17T17:16:00.001-07:00

When the claymation film Mary and Max premiered at Sundance in January, it was met with great acclaim. (It’s currently at 95% at Rottentomatoes.) The film marks the feature debut of Adam Elliot, who won an Oscar with his short film Harvie Krumpet. It tells the story of an unlikely friendship. Mary is a young Australian girl with no friends. She becomes penpals with Max, an aging and obese man from New York who has a great number of neurosis and insecurities. The film’s style is a bitSource: SlashFilm RSS Feed

Wes Anderson Speaks About ‘Directing Via Email’ Controversy on Fantastic Mr Fox

2009-10-15T16:37:00.003-07:00

It is unfortunate that the impending release of Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox has been overshadowed to some extent by the controversy over his directing technique for the film. A few weeks ago, word came out that Tristan Oliver, the film’s director of photography, was less than impressed with Anderson’s choice to remain away from set much of the time. The initial storm was minor, but blew up more in the last few days after the LA Times ran an article featuring some incendiary quotes Source: SlashFilm RSS Feed

Let’s push not pull — Collecta turns to XMPP for real-time APIs

2009-10-15T16:37:00.001-07:00

Real-time search engine Collecta is turning to XMPP, the instant messaging protocol also powering Google Wave, in its efforts to court outside developers into creating new applications for its results.

The company, which already bases its core architecture on XMPP, is releasing a second set of application programming interfaces using the protocol today. One of about a dozen startups racing to offer the best search results from what’s just been published on the web, Collecta pullsSource: Venture Beat RSS Feed

MOG Over Promises And Under Delivers With New Music Service

2009-10-14T12:05:00.003-07:00

Here’s the next contestant in the never ending stream of music services, each of which, inevitably, slide into financial disaster at some point. Music service MOG says they’ll launch MOG All Access by Thanksgiving this year. It’s an on demand music streaming and Internet radio service that will cost $5 per month. The four major labels – Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Music Group and EMI Music are on board, plus thousands of indie labels via IODA and BeggarsSource: TechCrunch.com RSS Feed

Opera Turns Your Computer Into a Server

2009-10-14T12:05:00.001-07:00

Update:Opera has released the beta version of Opera Unite in Opera 10.10 beta.
Original Article:Today Opera has released a product (as promised), which it claims reinvents the web. That may seem like an exaggerated statement, but it's an interesting concept nonetheless.
The product is called Opera Unite, and it is available at labs.opera.com. What Opera Unite does, is basically turn your computer into both a client and a server. It eliminates the need for third-party servers.

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Eufloria (AKA Dyson) Comes Out Next Week, 25% Off Through Direct2Drive Preorder

2009-10-13T20:28:00.003-07:00

Eufloria is a fascinating take on the RTS genre which gives you control over automated "mining robots" that you in turn use to colonize an asteroid belt. As the game itself is inspired by organic plant-like biological processes, your grow your units through tree-esque structures and direct them like seeds to progress from asteroid to asteroid. I am a huge fan of procedurally generated content and Eufloria features the concept heavily. Originally titled Dyson, the game has won numerous indie Source: GayGamer.net RSS Feed

Abrams' Star Trek Film on a Flash Drive

2009-10-13T20:28:00.001-07:00

Abrams' version of Star Trek is credited as a wildly successful reboot of the sci-fi series, despite of some weird plot holes. Now that the film will be released on physical media (i.e. DVD and Blu-ray) on November 17th. At the same time, a limited quantity will also be made available for fans who would love to own a digital copy of the movie on a flash drive that resembles the signature Starfleet communicator badge.

The individually numbered flash badge has 4GB, but only 1GBSource: Everything USB RSS Feed

Inno3D GeForce GT220 and GeForce 210 released

2009-10-12T20:48:00.003-07:00

Today is the launch date of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 and GeForce 210, two new 40nm GPUs with DirectX 10.1 support, these cards replace the GeForce 9500 GT and GeForce 8400 GS. The first company to inform us about their new graphics cards is Inno3D. Their GeForce GT 220 has 48 stream processors, 625MHz GPU, 1360MHz shaders, 128-bit memory bus and 1GB memory. The GeForce 210 on the other hand has just 16 stream processors, a 589MHz core, 1402MHz shaders, 64-bit memory bus and 512MB of DDR2 or Source: DV Hardware RSS Feed

Bi-Plane Pilot Does Best Maverick Impression Atop Blue Angel [Planelopnik]

2009-10-12T20:48:00.001-07:00

Sean Tucker flying his Oracle Challenger bi-plane inverted over U.S. Marine Corps Major Nathan Miller, flying a F/A-18 Blue Angel, over this weekend's San Francisco Fleet Week. No word whether Tucker's attempt at "communicating" resulted in any birds being flipped.

Photo Credit: Ben Margot/AP Photo

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New in the Maker Shed: Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction

2009-10-10T17:26:00.003-07:00

In Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction toy designer John Austin provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for building 35 devices include catapults, slingshots, minibombs, darts, and combustion shooters. Once you've built your armory, the author provides plans for a Top Secret Concealing Book to hide your stash, as well as targets for shooting practice. Never let your personal space go undefended again!

We've come a long way from the Peashooter Era: with the advent of modernSource: MAKE: Blog RSS Feed

Garmin Forerunner 310XT Review

2009-10-10T17:26:00.001-07:00

I’m an avid bike rider and attend the good old gym on a regular basis. One thing I’ve long failed to do is keep track of my workouts – I don’t even have a little black book to record my mileage or ’sets’ completed. Enter the Garmin Forerunner 310XT.

The Forerunner 310XT is Garmin’s first fully fledged GPS watch to offer not only a myriad of workout and tracking options, but is waterproof up to 50m. Aesthetically it’s a bit on the large side, but that lends itself to aSource: Gadget Review RSS Feed

Tweetmeme Adds Analytics To Make Sense Of Twitter Links

2009-10-07T19:45:00.003-07:00

As Twitter grows, with an estimated 50 million+ live accounts, it is increasingly becoming an important source of traffic for many Websites. But getting a handle on how much traffic it is actually delivering, where it is coming from, and the viral nature of that traffic is a real challenge. Today, “social media experts” everywhere can rejoice because Tweetmeme is launching Tweetmeme Analytics, which offers a full dashboard showing how many times a link has been tweeted, retweeted, andSource: TechCrunch.com RSS Feed

Kohjinsha PA and PM series hands-on (video)

2009-10-07T19:45:00.001-07:00

Dual-panel netbooks weren't the only takeaway from Kohjinsha's CEATEC booth, as the company also had on hand a pair of sleek MIDs. Both lightweight, Windows XP-powered touchscreen portables, the PA boasted a 4.8-inch swivel display with 1024 x 600 resolution, a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 with 512MB RAM, a 32GB SSD , and a sleek industrial design. The PM is actually a bit old hat now, living a double life as the mbook M1. Still, both had very responsive screens and decent front-mount cameras,Source: Engadget RSS Feed

QNX CAR showcased at Adobe MAX

2009-10-06T20:24:00.003-07:00

Adobe’s on a roll, putting flash into all kinds of devices. Expect lots of announcements this week as the Adobe MAX Conference gets underway. For example, over the weekend, news reports said that Adobe would extend flash to just about every phone in the market – except iPhone. The message is that with Flash 10.1, content that had previously only been available to desktop browsers will now be accessible on handheld devices.

The less talked about impact of Adobe’s plans is thatSource: Alec Saunders RSS Feed

What's The Best Police Car? [Question Of The Day]

2009-10-06T20:24:00.001-07:00

In honor of the debut of the new Chevy Caprice police car we're resurrecting a favorite question. With the new cars on patrol, what's the best police car?

Previously, we'd answered the BC3 Mustang police cruiser from the 1980s in Texas DPS highway patrol black/brown/white livery. But then we saw the Victoria Police Divisional Van, which is a Holden VE Omega ute with a custom bed that combines the best features of an El Camino with the necessary space requirements of a car. Throw in a Source: Jalopnik RSS Feed

Adobe Announces Upcoming Flash Player 10.1 for Mobile Devices and PCs

2009-10-05T21:24:00.003-07:00

Adobe today unveiled Adobe Flash Player 10.1 software for smartphones, smartbooks, netbooks, PCs and other Internet-connected devices. A public developer beta of the browser-based runtime is expected to be available for Windows Mobile, Palm webOS and desktop operating systems including Windows, Macintosh and Linux later this year. Public betas for Google Android and Symbian OS are expected to be available in early 2010. Flash Player 10.1 is the first consistent runtime release of the Open Source: SlashPhone RSS Feed

HTC Touch HD2 gets spec'd, rumored for T-Mobile UK

2009-10-05T21:24:00.001-07:00

By all accounts, HTC's shooting to create the be-all, end-all king of the Windows Mobile dominion with its mighty Leo / HD2 / Touch HD2 / whatever it's called -- and a comprehensive list of specs published over on xda-developers would certainly back up that statement. Notable items on the list include the previously known 1GHz MSM8250 (that's a Snapdragon, by the bye), full HSPA with up to 7.2Mbps on the downlink, a stunning 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive display (allegedly with multitouch supportSource: Engadget RSS Feed

‘Power Loader’ exoskeleton suit

2009-10-03T15:53:00.003-07:00

Engineers from Activelink, a Kyoto-based subsidiary of Panasonic, are hoping to turn science fiction into reality with a powerful robotic exoskeleton suit that gives its operator superhuman strength.

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The so-called “Power Loader” suit — which takes its name from the fictional hydraulic exoskeleton suit appearing in the sci-fi classic “Aliens” (1986) — is built on an aluminum-alloy frame and weighs 230 kilograms (500 lbs). Described as a “dual-arm powerSource: Remove The Labels RSS Feed

Softkinetic to launch Silhouette gesture-control game

2009-10-03T15:53:00.001-07:00

Softkinetic makes software necessary to convert body gestures captured by cameras into controls for video game systems. That’s a nascent market whose surface has only been scratched by the Sony EyeToy and the Nintendo Wii. So Brussels, Belgium-based Softkinetic is now launching its own game to stimulate the market for gesture-controlled games

The strategy is a shift for Softkinetic, which previously focused on making the middleware software for gesture-control systems. It also hasSource: VentureBeat RSS Feed

Samsung R519 Notebook Review, Specs, Deals and Pictures

2009-09-30T21:35:00.001-07:00

The Samsung R519 blends performance with affordability and offers a feature set a buyer would look for in a mid range laptop. The Samsung R519 is powered by an Intel 2.16GHz Pentium Dual Core processor and has 2GB RAM.

Graphics are supplied by an Intel GMA X4500M video card, and the Samsung R519 packs in a large 250GB hard drive. The 15.6 inch SuperBright Gloss LCD display combines with embedded 4-Watts stereo speakers and SRS 3D sound effects.

Other features include WiFi,Source: Cheap Laptops RSS Feed

BlackBerry Desktop Manager Hitting the Mac Oct. 2 [TheAppleBlog]

2009-09-30T21:35:00.000-07:00

We reported earlier that BlackBerry would be delivering its Desktop Manager software for Mac in September of this year. Keen readers will note that, in fact, that was not the case, since it is now the last possible day for that software to appear, and that software isn’t coming.

It is, however, going to arrive just a little outside of the originally announced release window. On Oct. 2, which is this Friday, BlackBerry customers who are also Mac users will finally beSource: GigaOM Network RSS Feed

Preview: Tweetie 2 Takes The Best iPhone Twitter App And Ups The Sex Appeal

2009-09-29T18:54:00.003-07:00

There is absolutely no shortage of Twitter apps available for the iPhone. But in my mind (and the minds of many others) one stands above all the rest: Tweetie. And while the app has undergone several small tweaks since it was first released last year, a big time revamp is about to hit: Tweetie 2.

We’ve been testing out of the app for a few weeks now, and I’m happy to report that it’s the Tweetie you know and love, but better.

Maybe you’ve seen some tweets from users in Source: TechCrunch.com RSS Feed

Orbis Finally Adds Bracket to Ring Flash Adapter

2009-09-29T18:54:00.001-07:00

Enlight has finally gotten around to making a mounting bracket for its neat-o Orbis ring flash adapter. The Orbis is one of several plastic circles designed to redirect the light from the strobe you already own and give it that distinctive, flat and shadowless light characteristic of specialist purpose built ring units.

One of these, the Ray Flash, clamps on to your strobe while it sits up in the hotshoe. Neat, but also wobbly and huge. The Orbis was always a neater solution but youSource: Gadget Lab RSS Feed

HTC Hero In Da House [jkOnTheRun]

2009-09-27T19:14:00.003-07:00

At Mobile Tech Manor gadgets even show up on Sunday, and today it’s the cool, new HTC Hero from Sprint. The Hero is the phone based on Android that has the HTC Sense user interface. The Hero only landed 30 minutes ago so I haven’t spent much time with it. I have to admit the interface is very sweet.

How did the Hero arrive on a Sunday, you ask? I received an email this morning from the person who bought my home over a year and a half ago. The email stated a box had arrived for me aSource: GigaOM Network RSS Feed

Zoe Keating: Web Fame that Actually Translated to a Career

2009-09-27T19:14:00.001-07:00

Just like Web 2.0 start-ups have been spending much of 2009 trying to figure out how to turn users and community into revenues, so too have the last few years’ crop of Internet celebrities been trying to figure out how to make a business out of those over-used buzz words “their personal brands.”

Think of all the online fame that’s been created in the last few years amid this hype of the Web democratizing celebrity. Now try to name how many of them crossed over to mainstreamSource: TechCrunch.com RSS Feed