The Private Cloud is a patented rocking bed by German designer Manuel Kloker. They don't tell the price, but it is real. You buy it.Source- http://gizmodo.com/351219/private-cloud-is-a-rocking-bed-both-w...
Internet services in India and Middle East disrupted
Internet services have been disrupted throughout the country on Thursday following a major international cable breakdown in the Mediterranean sea.Nearly, 50-60% capacity remained down in the country following the damage of SEA-ME-We 3 and SEA-ME-WE 4 cables that connects Mumbai to East Coast of the USA and the UK."The...
Category ›
Industry News
,
technology news
BMW M3 v/s Mercedes C63 AMG in Fifth Gear
In this Fifth Gear segment, Jason Plato and Tiff Needell pit the BMW M3 and Mercedes C63 AMG against each other at Silverstone.The latest round of the battle between BMW and Mercedes has resulted in the release of the new M3 and C63 AMG cars. Both are very fast and represent great value for true German performance. The...
The PX-3600 gaming console: Part CVIII. Keepin' it real fake
We're pretty certain middle schoolers across the world have sketched this exact console 10,000 times, but that still doesn't make it right.Via- [Engadget]...
Garmin nuvifone- A full-fledged GSM HSDPA smartphone
Today, Garmin whipped out the nuvifone, a full-fledged GSM HSDPA smartphone built on its own operating system with GPS navigation at its core—but e-mail and web browsing close to its heart, and a camera built in too. No pricing or carrier announcement has been made yet, though its likeliest compatible network is AT&T...
Sony's game division finally turns a profit -- sells 4.9M PS3s in Q3
After bleeding red for months, Sony's games division finally turned a profit last quarter. Sony sold 4.9 million PS3s last quarter after slashing console prices, boosting game titles, and cutting production costs internally.Of course, we're sure Wii shortages aren't hurting Sony's bottom line either. Sony did lower its...
Blu-ray ahead in 2008 race, HD DVD price cuts are "useless resistance"
Gartner, the fat lady of research firms, is singing HD DVD's swan song this morning. Hiroyuki Shimizu, Principal Research Analyst in Japan, says in Gartner's Semiconductor DQ Monday Report that, "Gartner believes that Toshiba's price-cutting may prolong HD DVD's life a little, but the limited line-up of film titles will...
Arkanoid game demo
In Arkanoid, "the player controls the "Vaus", a space vessel that acts as the game's "paddle" which prevents a ball from falling from the playing field, attempting to bounce it against a number of bricks."The ball striking a brick causes the brick to disappear. When all the bricks are gone, the player goes to the next...
Category ›
Entertainment
,
Games
LEGO Brick 50 Years of Building Frenzy and Curiosities
The LEGO brick turns 50 at exactly 1:58 p.m. today, January 28, 2008. This timeline shows these 50 years of building frenzy by happy kids and kids-at-heart, all the milestones from the LEGOLAND themed sets to TECHNIC and MINDSTORMS NXT, as well as all kinds of weird curiosities about the most famous stud-and-tube couple...
Skyfire browser for Windows Mobile is game changing, does Flash
The Skyfire browser is set to finally bring PC-like browsing to your Windows Mobile device with crazy speeds and support for all manner of embedded content. Sure, there are ways to get Youtube and other mobile video content through proxy sites that convert on the go or with other 3rd-party applications, but this puppy...
Amazon MP3 store to spread DRM-free love global in 2008
In perhaps the biggest threat to Apple's global dominance of digital music, Amazon just announced the international rollout of Amazon MP3. Right, the on-line storefront offering DRM-free music from all four major labels. That's 3.3 million songs (priced at $0.99 or less) from over 270k artists encoded in 256kbps MP3 files...
Crowd-monitoring humanoid helps lost mall patrons
This humanoid is apparently allowed to run amok at Universal Citywalk Osaka as the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute tests out its ability to interpret signals from cameras, sensors and RFID readers and determine which patrons are thoroughly lost.When it recognizes a stumped individual, it wheels over, confirms...
Qtrax Promises Legal P2P Music Sharing Service, the Impossible
Qtrax, a new P2P music sharing service. Here's the skinny: The service is free, completely. Qtrax offers an unlimited service. It is supported by the four major labels, as well as smaller, niche music groups, and that means it will have a start-up music library of over 25 million songs. That is about four times bigger...
Category ›
Entertainment
,
Music gadgets
New Devil May Cry 4 (Xbox 360 / PS3) Gameplay Footage
Devil May Cry 4 for the Xbox 360 / PS3 "present two separate difficulty levels for players to test their skills with."For newcomers to the series, the Human setting should offer a challenge but help ease players into monster killing. For veterans of the franchise, however, the Devil Hunter setting should present more than...
Rollable keyboard exudes simplicity
There are plenty of outfits out there looking to snap up your loose change in exchange for a pre-built rollup keyboard, but if you just can't stand that 'board that came bundled in with your last pre-fab PC, we think there's a better alternative. Apparently, all you have to do is remove the inner membrane from an unwanted...
NSFW Video: Topless/Bottomless Dreamcast
If you enjoyed the original topless Wii video or the more recent, even hotter sequel, then you are probably the type to get a kick out of this semi-nude rendition of Samba de Amigo on the classic Sega Dreamcast.Source- http://gizmodo.com/349303/very-nsfw-video-toplessbottomless-dreamc...
Super Smash Bros. Brawl "Challenger Approaching" Part 2
Unlike its predecessor, "level evolution looks to be a huge focus this time around, and it works wonderfully, as our free-for-all fights were not only about person vs. person survival, but also a constant battle for an ever-changing position against a world that didn't seem to want us there."My personal favorite as far...
Wii Virtual Console getting Sega Master System games
Its latest Virtual Console addition: the Sega Master System. That's right, if you happen to be nostalgic for a certain Z80A kind of action -- and you live in Japan -- you need only look to Nintendo's cash-cow for help. Starting this February, you can play Fist of the North Star and the hallucination-inducing Fantasy Zone...
Category ›
Entertainment
,
Games
Build Your Own Apple Store
If you have been thinking about remodeling your home, and you just can't get enough of the atmosphere your neighborhood Apple Store, oobject has tracked down 24 items that you will need to get the job done. Sure, it will cost an absolute fortune, but I'm sure that there is at least one well-to-do hardcore Apple fanboy...
Amazing Star Wars Force Unleashed (PS3) Footage
This latest clip "showcases the triple-play of Havok physics, Pixelux's Digital Molecular Matter, and NaturalMotion's Euphoria, showing how the three technologies are combining to make Star Wars: The Force Unleashed."Surely it's a massive, irrational intrusion into Star Wars canon, but when you compare it to Soulcalibur...
Category ›
Entertainment
,
Games
Patent granted on smartphones, everyone sued
What would you do if the US patent office gave you the go-ahead on a far-reaching, non-specific application filed for a "mobile entertainment and communication device"? If your answer was that you would immediately draw up lawsuits against almost every major electronics manufacturer that even looked at a smartphone funny,...
Category ›
Industry News
,
technology news
10 iPhone Videos Examples that Making People Crazy
The iPhone is a popular gadget, there is no doubt about it. As with all popular gadgets, people tend to get a little overenthusiastic. This enthusiasm can take multiple forms—like waiting in line for days to get the product, dressing up like the gadget for Halloween, selling cheap knockoffs or completely ridiculous accessories,...
Next-Gen HDTV is So Clear- Watch the pics
Fast moving images at that resolution will probably cause motion sickness according to the eggheads at Japan's NHK who are developing the technology. Adding to the practical issues the format will face is that there's no real way to cram that many lines of resolution into a display any smaller than 60 inches, and even...
$306 Million Bill Gates Gives Away in Charity
Apparently money has burned quite the hole in Bill Gates' philanthropic pocket, as during this week's World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Gates pledged $306 million in grants to fund farming in in poor/developing countries through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. To the audience he said:If we are serious about...
Category ›
Industry News
Sony mylo 2 on sale
All five of you who have been waiting patiently for Sony to upgrade its mylo Personal Communicator should be pleased to learn that the revised internet tablet has finally gone on sale at SonyStyle. With its high-res 3.5-inch touchscreen, 1GB of storage, and improved Flash support, the $299 mylo 2 does indeed offer a number...
Flying Stick Camera: Rub It Between Your Palms
Photographers interested in taking endless shots of themselves with their arms outstretched will surely love this flying stick camera concept from designer Tsunho Wang. Just "rub the stick" between your palms and use the built up energy to send the camera whizzing into the air. Once airborne, the camera will automatically...
Category ›
Electronic gadgets
,
Entertainment
Xbox goes profitable, almost like a grown-up business
After years of watching Microsoft chase billions of dollars into the bottomless pit that has been its Xbox Entertainment and Devices Division, the company is finally, as predicted, returning with some loot -- $524 million in income over the past six months, compared to $423 million in losses over the same period last year....
World's Thinnest Production TV- Sharp Says
The new Sharp AQUOS X series are only 1.35 inches deep, which is thinner than their old IFA bags and, according to Sharp, makes them the world's thinnest LCD televisions in production. All of them have full high definition resolution at 37, 42 and 47 inches. What is Sharp thinning trick this time? Among other things, all...
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 5 Minutes of New Gameplay Footage
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, "the fighter runs not only in 480p and 16:9 widescreen modes, but it does so at a spectacular 60 frames per second, never once disturbed."The title's exceptionally varied and clean, sharp environments are bombarded by never-ending particle explosions and other effects while characters jump around...
Microsoft Vista One Year Vulnerability Report
Like an evil pope preparing to capture the Holy Land, Jeff Jones, Microsoft's self-proclaimed "Security Guy" (and Microsoft Director) just published the Vista One Year Vulnerability Report. As you can see from the graph above, JJ's methodology concludes that Microsoft's Vista easily bests the first year vulnerabilities...
Wrong Number Generator Makes Dialing Exciting
If you really want to screw with someone, put this Wrong Number Generator on their landline. When your victim (wife) tries to make a call, it'll screw up some digits and randomly dial someone. Better yet, it only does this 75% of the time, meaning that it'll let them dial the right number 25% of the time—which allows them...
The Greatest iPhone Webapp Ever
Maxim Magazine isn't usually known for their software engineering efforts (though I know for a fact that software engineers love them despite of this), but their iPhone weather checker takes the cake. And by cake, we mean boobs. Lots of boobs. Every time you refresh your weather, you'll get a new "hometown hottie" from...
Category ›
Entertainment
,
Industry News
Apple crippling OS X debugging tool to protect iTunes DRM?
It looks like the cat-and-mouse game of DRM exploits is starting to inflict some collateral damage -- the DTrace debugging tool built into Leopard is apparently locked out of iTunes and any other app that opts-out. Reasons aren't clear, but it sure looks like Apple is trying to keep interested parties from seeing the inner...
Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceships That'll Take Passengers Up in 2009
Virgin Galactic is on track to start launching commercial space flights in 2009, and they just announced their new spaceship designs. SpaceShipTwo is the spaceship that'll actually go into space, while White Knight Two is the plane that'll bring it up high enough to launch itself away. SpaceShipTwo will be able to tote...
Palm retail stores to close by month's end
Oh Palm, things just seem to be going from bad to worse. After your recent (and repeated) Palm OS II delays and employee layoffs, you really should be due for some good news -- but that's not the case today. According to a member of the TreoCentral forums who cites "sources," Palm will be folding all but its airport-based...
Category ›
Entertainment
,
Industry News
MacBook Air Reviews
Three MacBook Air reviews are in from USA Today, Newsweek and the WSJ. The first two reviews are both fairly positive, with caveats, but the WSJ's reads slightly less so.USA Today: USA Today's Ed Baig summarizes with this verdict: "Given the compromises, I don't expect anyone to use Air as their only computer. But it is...
Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360 / PS3)
IGN reviews EA's Burnout Paradise, which is now available on the Xbox 360 and PS3 platforms. The game was rated very highly to say the least.Here's the bottom line: Criterion has once again delivered a racing experience that can best be described as controlled chaos, one where even crashing is immensely rewarding.Source-...
YouTube in South Korea
YouTube, the world's most popular online video-sharing website, launched a localised service in South Korea Wednesday to capitalise on the country's fast-growing user-created content market.Sakina Ariswala, head of YouTube's international operation, said it has secured content from local companies for its Korean operation...
American Airline's WiFi will cost $10-$13
As everybody know, American Airlines is prepping in-flight WiFi in addition to, uh, anti-missile systems. Good news on the former, pricing is set. Good if $10 WiFi for flights less than three-hours or $12.95 for longer flights excites your fiscal sweet-spot like it does American's.Rollout will begin this summer on AA's...
Category ›
Entertainment
,
Industry News
BMW M3 Convertible in 2009
BMW's all-new 2009 M3 convertible is powered by a "V-8 displacing 4.0 litres and developing maximum output of 309 kW/420 hp; maximum torque is 400 Nm/295 lb-ft at 3,900 rpm and maximum engine speed 8,400 rpm." Check out the video also-BMW's new M3 Convertible was supposed to be unveiled in March, but several leaked photos...
Disney puts Nintendo DS to use as interactive tour guide
The DS has already proven some of its versatility by ordering food and dishing out replays at Safeco Field, and it looks like Disney's set to expand those non-gaming capabilities even further, with it now testing a system that turns the handheld into an interactive tour guide.Dubbed the Disney Magic Connection, the app...
Fox's Legal iTunes DVD Rip Works Great, Wastes Plastic
Amid all of the MacBook Air hullabaloo, you might have forgotten about the Apple announcement that Fox would begin providing "free" iTunes versions of programs via DVD. The first release was Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest, a Star Wars parody.You pop in the special Digital Copy disc, and on a Mac, a window automatically...
Mortal Kombat 2 Game News
In Mortal Kombat II -- released in 1993, the characters "have a less digitized and more hand-drawn look to them than in the first game."One of the greatest fighters of all time was good on the home consoles but there's nothing like playing it in the arcades... with a mod chip.Source- http://www.techeblog.com/index.php...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
