September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As absurd as it might seem to dock a 9.7-inch tablet atop what amounts to a glorified boom box, let’s be real: the iPad’s meek speakers are easily outclassed by its capability to swallow gigabytes worth of music and high-quality video content. Sure enough, iPad-compatible docks are swiftly becoming a thing now, and Philips is jumping head-first into the market with its Fidelio DS8550. Oh, but there’s more than meets the eye here — it’s not just a speaker with a giant slot in front for a 30-pin... [Read the full story]
September 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A glance at the T-Mobile Vairy Touch and you’ll be forgiven for thinking that it’s a HTC Touch. The good news is that this phone will only set you back about $75. While the device might physically look like a HTC Touch, the user interface is absolutely different. In terms of hardware, the touchscreen is reportedly quite good, albeit it takes quite a bit of pressure to activate, which is often a common problem with cheaper resistive displays. Would you pick one of these over a HTC device Permalink: T-Mobile... [Read the full story]
September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As the October 26 release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 draws near, LucasArts has confirmed a cut in its internal development staff — much care about it did just prior to the launch of the first Force Unleashed in 2008. Talking to Gamasutra, the publisher presented the downsizing as “reorganizing its teams to superior address the needs of the internal studio.” “Unfortunately, this means adjusting staffing,” it stated, adding, “LucasArts continues to be committed to creating a... [Read the full story]
May 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Ever since news aggregators emerged on the web, they’ve been aiming to provide recommendations for the ideal news to read. The trend has recently resurfaced with new tools, user feedback and communities, all of which provide an ample amount of data that can be used to infer certain things about the popularity of a given news item. NewsGator’s on the web RSS Reader, which includes FeedDemon and NetNewsWire under its umbrella, has teamed up with SenseArray to provide suggestions to its users. SenseArray filters through... [Read the full story]
September 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Japanese gamers, specifically male ones, are downright obsessed with ‘Love Plus.’ In case you’ve never heard of it, ‘Love Plus’ is a dating simulator in which players get a virtual pet girl to chat up and (hopefully) kiss. The DS title is getting the sequel treatment, ‘Love Plus +,’ and, to promote the new installment, Konami created an augmented reality iPhone app. The app allows users to interact and take photos with their digital love interests at 13 “romantic” spots... [Read the full story]
August 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Raise a glass, and fill up your ride, too. Rightly so, the Scots (purveyors of some of the world’s finest spirits) have found a way to power automobiles with leftover whiskey. According to the BBC News, researchers at Edinburgh Napier University used the delicious distilled drink’s byproducts to create biobutanol, a fuel that’s 30-percent more efficient than ethanol and can be put straight into a gas tank without any engine modifications. Each year, Scotland’s whiskey industry throws away about... [Read the full story]
August 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We might as well learn to love 3-D, because Fujifilm (and nearly every other manufacturer) isn’t going to hold back on the tech. Fujifilm is giving 3-D cameras another go in September by releasing the FinePix Real 3D W3, which captures 3-D AVI pics and videos at a high-def quality resolution of 720p. Why would consumers buy this camera when Fujifilm’s first 3-D camera, the FinePix Real 3D W1, was a bust Aside from the upgraded specs, the W3 (priced at $499) is about $100 cheaper than its predecessor. More importantly,... [Read the full story]
The enterprising youngster you see above had a dream. A dream to become like his superhero, Spiderman, who isn’t real. Nobody really believed him or thought his ideas... [Read more]
Ever since news aggregators emerged on the web, they’ve been aiming to provide recommendations for the ideal news to read. The trend has recently resurfaced with new tools,... [Read more]