November 14, 2008
Wii Fit
Wow. Apparently this guy from Gizmodo has been using Wii Fit for six months. And this is what happens afterward: "Let me tell you something about eating in my family. It was always my job, as directed by all grandparents, to finish not only everything on my plate, but everything on the entire table. This was the first habit to go, since this is the exact opposite of what you want to be doing wh...
October 15, 2008
Energy Star Setting Consumption Guidelines For Game Consoles
Energy Star is finally prepared to set guidelines on energy consumption for these devices. In order earn an Energy Star seal of approval, manufacturers will have to use less than one watt during 'off' mode, and less than 5 watts in standby. The devices must also automatically power down after sitting idle for an hour. Furthermore, any set-top box and DVD/Blu Ray/Movie playback functions have to co...
October 15, 2008
Asus Returns to Its Roots the $300 Eee PC 701SDX
There have been signs Asus might be returning the thoroughly cheaper notebook roots. EeePCNews.de has shots of what they think is the new $300 Eee PC 701SDX. This seven-inch Eee isn't a whole lot different from past models, it's just got a slightly updated chassis and dumps the integrated webcam to cut costs.
October 15, 2008
Next Xbox Will Upgrade Xbox 360 Games to Look Amazing, Use New Controller Features
Xbox Evolved says that the next Xbox (720 or Next, whatever) won't just be backward-compatible with games, it'll be forward-compatible.Forward-compatibility would mean that games made for the 360 will be able to take full advantage of the next Xbox's muscle to look more amazing and like that generaation—not just cleaner textures and higher resolutions, but better frame rate, draw distance, t...
October 15, 2008
Nokia Announces Touch Screen N - Series Phone
After Nokia set its first touchscreen phone, the 5800 XpressMusic,they will be launching a new touchscreen smart phone for the N-series, wedged neatly between the iPhone and Blackberry Storm. "We will have a lot of touch screen phones coming up, including an N-series device very soon," Nokia India's Marketing Director Devinder Kishore said. Although official details and release dates have yet to b...
October 15, 2008
Why Does the MacBook Pro Have Two Graphics Cards?
The biggest update to the new MacBooks—on the inside anyway—is their graphical muscle, which has been hooked up with some Barry Bonds-level steroids. Apple ditched Intel's crummy integrated graphics and chipset (basically the traffic controller between the processor and everything else) entirely, opting for a new one from Nvidia that combines the chipset and a GPU on a single chip̵...
October 15, 2008
All the New MacBook Details
Yesterday, Apple revealed new additions to the MacBook family: The totally redesigned aluminum 15" MacBook Pro and 13" MacBook, plus a slightly revamped MacBook Air and white plastic MacBook, "value" priced at $1000. Apple also showed off the long-awaited iSight-endowed Cinema Display monitors. Here's a rundown of the keynote and the announcements: The News • MacBook Pro announcement and...
October 13, 2008
Windows Mobile Running on an iPhone
It appears that a Norwegian developer by the name of Erik Kristiansen has actually managed to pull off Windows Mobile running on an iPhone. The video of the OS is booting on a 3G is convincing enough, but the extremely bizarre exchange between this "reporter" and Kristiansen at the myPhone2008 conference is enough to bring its validity into question. We shall find out soon enough—Kristainsen...
October 12, 2008
Drop-Down, Rotating 103-Inch Plasma Screen Video
A 103″ plasma in itself is pretty baller. Add a drop-down and 180-degree rotation system and we’re talking about a whole different level of cool. As the video above shows, the 500-pound plasma descends from a soffit (overhang) and can then be rotated up to 180 degrees once in the viewing position. Perfect for concealing a big screen in your formal room and making your TV visible from...
October 06, 2008
Walmart Unwittingly Sells iPod Nano Knockoff as Actual iPod
Reader Mitchel Jones noticed something seriously wrong with the iPod display at his local Walmart. Was there another new iPod Nano? Has Apple finally abandoned its iconic wheel? The answer, as deduced by Mitchel himself, is much more depressing: retail fraud. It wouldn't make sense for Walmart to be in any kind of dealings with a company like Friendship Star International Limited, whose knockof...
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