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Iphone vs. Android vs. Blackberry
1 year ago
Here is a very funny comic strip brought to you by CsectionComics. It shows how smartphone users see each other and how smartphone users see 2g phone users.
A Very Nintendo Holiday
1 year ago
Thanks to leaked scans of Sears Black Friday printed ad, new colors of the Nintendo DSi has been scheduled for released for a limited time this holiday season. This seasonal bundle will include either a green or a red Nintendo DSi, and a Mario Party DS game. A very nice deal for this coming More >
The First Windows/Android Dual OS Tab: The ViewSonic ViewPad 10
1 year ago
by Narvin Seegoolam
in Tech
As with everyone and their mother, electronics manufacturer ViewSonic has entered the tablet race. Although the tablet market seems like it is being flooded with the same technology over and over, ViewSonic throws a new innovation into the mix that can possibly be a game-changer. I give you More >
Logitech’s Solar Powered Keyboard
1 year ago
by Narvin Seegoolam
in Tech
Logitech has just released its newest innovation, the K750, which is the world’s first wireless solar-powered keyboard. The keyboard has integrated solar panels on the top and when fully charged, can run for up to 3 months without a recharge. The K750 also has an on/off switch and an indicator More >
Actroid-F
1 year ago
by Erika Palisoc
in Tech
This isn’t your typical femme bot. Remember back in 2005 when they came out with the original Actroid, the secretary bot? Well we now have in front of us, Actroid-F, Kokoro. Co. Ltd’s latest creation: a nurse bot. She can mimic the facial expressions and movements of the operator with great More >
Playstation Phone Pics Unveiled
1 year ago
Engadget has revealed some pictures of the prototype for the new Sony Ericsson’s new PlayStation Phone. It appears to be a successor of the original PSP systems, and it will have Android 3.0 Gingerbread OS and a custom PlayStation Marketplace for buying and downloading games. The PlayStation Phone More >
Take On The Machine – A Challenge to Hackerspaces
1 year ago
“Hackers” may have more or less disappeared from mainstream news, but the culture is well alive and it may even be active in your city. Scattered around the globe are clubs called hackerspaces where the philosophy is to make, break, and learn. Do-It-Yourself projects are taken into a whole new More >
PSP2 Is on Its Way
1 year ago
Around the time of Tokyo Game Show, Sony apparently held private meeting at it’s offices in Tokyo to show off the PSP2.
Several sources have confirmed this rumor to sites like Kotaku that the PSP2 does include the previously rumored touch panel as part of its hardware package. The touch pad is More >
Run Over Bad Guys in Your Very Own Call of Duty: Black Ops Jeep Wrangler
1 year ago
Forget the Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition with the night vision goggles or the Halo: Reach Legendary Edition with it’s cool statue. Call of Duty: Black Ops is destroying the competition in swag by bringing us the limited edition Black Ops Jeep Wrangler, which is in fact, the same vehicle that More >
Sitting and Playing the Kinect Is Now Possible!
1 year ago
The cool thing about the Kinect, Microsoft’s answer to motion technology, is the fact that there are no needs for controllers. Your body is the controller. But there has been worries about the new Microsoft technology when testing the game while sitting down. The Kinect wouldn’t be able to read More >
Nerds With Projectors Create Awe-Inspiring Animation On Old Clock Tower
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Tech
This is the 600-year-old clock tower in Prague that was transformed into an entirely new kind of art by nerds with two projectors. What can nerds do? A lot of cool stuff, apparently. This kind of art is called “video mapping”. In the video, the projections give the illusion that the bricks of the More >
Disc-free Netflix Finally Comes to PS3 Next Week
1 year ago
Alright you PlayStation 3 owners, it’s the news you all have been waiting for. It’s been a long time, but Netflix has announced that next week on Monday, October 18, you can finally watch Netflix with the PS3 without a disc. Hurray for the 21st century!
Not only will you get a chance to stream More >
The Google HDTV by SONY, Say WHAT!?
1 year ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Tech
SONY and Google have teamed up to make our lives much more interactive then ever before. This time the two giants are handling business through the boob tube! Today SONY announced that it will be selling 24″ ($599.99), 32″ ($799.99), 40″ ($999.99), and 46″ ($1,399.99) televisions, HDMI, built-in More >
Hey, You Got Fallout In My Army
1 year ago
The army is basically getting their own Fallout 3 wrist-mounted Pip Boy, which is being tested at Fort Dix in New Jersey. It came in really handy in Fallout 3, letting me know when some of my limbs weren’t working properly; though I suppose in real life you don’t need to be notified when you’ve More >
3DS Won’t Have as Much Battery Life as DS
1 year ago
The 3Ds is coming out next year for all regions and will offer so many upgrades, compared to the DS and DSi. It includes 3D picture taking with its 2 cameras, 3D gameplay, wireless game support (even when system is on standby mode) and still give you the ability to use your original DS games. But More >
You Know Where You Are? You in the Jungle Baby and You Gonna Die! Introducing the Panasonic Jungle
1 year ago
It’s been about 17 years since Panasonic launched the 3DO gaming system and now they’re back to try their hand at the console market again. Panasonic calls it the Jungle and it’s targeted for the MMO-type player. What’s interesting about the device is that it will be a mobile cloud gaming system. More >
T-Mobile G2 with Google Phone Preview
1 year ago
by Kenny Kong
in Tech
Back in October of 2008, the T-Mobile Google G1 was released in the U.S. with the U.K. release following not too long after. The G1 was the grand daddy of all Android phones and the one of the few good smart phones for its time. Now T-Mobile is bringing us the G1’s successor in the T-Mobile G2 with More >
New Logitech Wireless Headset for Console Gaming
1 year ago
Cranking up the audio is key to immerse yourself into a video game. This can be a challenge if you play late at night or share a room with another person. Gaming headsets are your best solution.
Logitech recently announced their new F540 wireless headset designed to work with both the PS3 and More >
Cool New Light Cycle-Like Tron Mouse
1 year ago
From Razer comes this cool new licensed mouse for the upcoming film Tron Legacy. The mouse has the distinct look of Tron and it can also leave a trail on the Mouse Pad like a Light Cycle. The mouse has unique Tron sounds that respond to your movement and there’s even a power up sound. It’s pretty More >
Heard Around the Galaxy, and the Internet too: Star Wars Goes 3D in 2012!
1 year ago
Yup. George Lucas is at it again. This time he is re-re-re-releasing the entire Star Wars series in 3D. First were three, then there were the original three re-released. Then there were three more released. Now we have the honor, prestige, and oath to once again visual conceive all six
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Toshiba to Reveal a 3D TV with No Need for 3D Glasses
1 year ago
by Chris Del Castillo
in Tech
Toshiba has announced that it will showcase its newest bit of technology next week, which is a glasses-free 3D television that will revolutionize the way you watch TV and play games. With companies like Sony and Samsung leading the 3D revolution, it comes at a large cost.
A high quality Samsung 3D More >
“R2-D2, It Is You!” The DROID R2-D2
1 year ago
by Narvin Seegoolam
in Tech
Being a Star Wars fan, I like seeing when companies that don’t normally do themed products come out with special edition out of the norm stuff. A good case in point is the Star Wars shoe and apparel line from Adidas. That has to be one of the coolest things I’ve seen a company do that doesn’t More >
Introducing the Blackberry Playbook Tablet
1 year ago
by Narvin Seegoolam
in Tech
Research in Motion (RIM), who are the makers of Blackberry, have decided to jump into the tablet race with their new “Playbook” tab. The main competition that the Playbook will have is the Ipad and the Samsung Galaxy tab. The tablet will be roughly the same size as the Galaxy at 7 inches, in which More >
Raytheon Develops Iron Man-Like Exoskeleton
1 year ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Tech
Some of the techies over at the major defense systems corporation Raytheon have created a robotic exoskeleton called the XOS 2. The XOS 2 can lift over 200 and plow through wood like nobodies business. So the smart guys over at Raytheon decide it was a good idea to hand over the controls to Iron More >
Thin Screen Display That Can Twist and Bend
1 year ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Tech
Those Taiwanese are a clever bunch. A company in Taiwan, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), has been working on a light, flexible and thin display that can be twisted, folded, rolled, and bended. And since these are light, using them for tablets makes a lot of sense, since it won’t More >
