A piece of computer and science fiction history will go on auction next month: An early Macintosh computer, which belonged to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. The computer, with the serial number F4200NUM0001, was a gift to Roddenberry from Apple.
What will they think of next? Panasonic has developed a Transformer-like electronic bed that converts to a wheelchair while the person is in it. Is that a TV, too? It looks like there’s a TV mounted into the top of the frame. Yes, it is a TV. But not just any TV.
The floodgates have burst – or at least sprung far bigger leaks than before – and the in-the-wild shots of HTC’s upcoming super-smartphone are proliferating.
Filed under: Software, Cool tools, Friday FavoriteMy Friday favorite is SpamSieve. We have mentioned it a few times previously, but since it has recently been updated to version 2.76 I wanted to sing its praises again. It's the best way I've found to deal with spam.
Searching for a fun way to break up the workday? Or a killer office prank to play on your favorite co-worker? Look no further: Christy Canida selects several of the best office-themed projects from the deep DIY coffers of Instructables, where she directs community and marketing.
It's Park(ing) Day, the one-day event where people turn parking spots into temporary public parks all over the world. We love the state of exception this creates, like Core-fave Alissa Walker on Sunset Boulevard this morning, waiting for a couple of baby goats and blogging. (more...
Section: Communications, Cellphones, SmartphonesPalm announced it will no longer make Windows Mobile devices. Instead it will concentrate on its new webOS. Their current offering, the Palm Pre, runs it and has generated both praise and criticism. Most love the OS itself but are...
Mobile broadband this last year has started to become quite popular. The ability to put a SIM card in a compatible laptop, or use a USB dongle has allowed people on the move to connect to the internet where ever they can pick up a 3G mobile phone signal.
Carrier T-Mobile will be the first in the UK to offer Novatel Wireless’ “Intelligent Mobile Hotspot”, the MiFi 2352, which SlashGear reviewed back in June.
Filed under: Accessories, Enterprise, SoftwareEven though the iPhone, in its several iterations, is most likely the smartphone of choice for the discerning Mac user, that doesn't mean Mac users choose the iPhone exclusively.
Here is good news for those who have pre-order the highly anticipated Nokia N86 8MP. The dual-slider phone is now available for purchase in the US market. It is no longer a pre-order on Amazon. Priced at $468.99, the Nokia N86 is actually Nokia’s new imaging flagship.
Quick, grab something—anything, it doesn’t matter! Now drop everything! 2K Games has just announced the release date of BioShock 2: February 9, 2010. That’s the same day Zeno was crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire!
Yamaha has introduced the SoundGadget “PSG-01S” and Projectphone “PJP-25URS”, both Skype-certified speakerphones with high-quality voice and audio. Yamaha plans to begin shipments in September 2009 to Europe and the United States. PSG-01S is a personal speakerphone designed specially for Skype.
UK-based Lok8u (Get it? Locate you?) is a GPS-enabled wristwatch meant to be worn by children. The watch also features a built-in cell signal, too, which enables location information to be relayed rapidly to parents while waiting for the GPS chip to get its bearings or when there’s no line-of-sight...
Many hard core gamers prefer to play their favorite games on the PC using a headset or headphones rather than using speakers. This is because the headphones allow you to hear more of the nuances of the in-game sound and some gamers feel they can hear where their enemy is.
Griffin Technology has recently announced their newest pair of headphone sets, the MyPhones. With an integrated volume limiter that will allegedly offer protection against hearing loss, the new headphones are the latest in the respected Griffin line.
LaCie announced the latest versions of its Portable DVD±RW Drive, design by Sam Hecht. Now with a sleek black finish, the award-winning LaCie Portable DVD±RW includes new multimedia burning solutions, allowing users to piece together sophisticated movie, music, and photo projects in a matter of...
ASUS launched the innovative HP-100U personal Dolby home theater set. Comprising a gorgeous, lab-tuned pair of headphones, a Xonar U1 external audio device and a high quality array microphone, the HP-100U is the total audio solution for discerning listeners who brook no compromise when it comes to...
We recently received a Bluetrek X3 bluetooth headset for review to test how it performs. The Bluetrek X3 is described as being splash proof, shock proof and dust resistant. It is designed to be rugged allowing it to be used in various weather conditions and still function correctly.
MSI has been launching lots of new notebooks over the last few days and today the company has announced a new notebook called the X410. The X410 is a new addition to the X-Slim 14-inch notebook family. The thin little notebook promises good performance with the latest AMD ultrathin platform.
For a while, we heard a lot about femtocells and how they were going to save us from the dregs of poor cellular signals indoors and in underserved areas.
Intel's upcoming Core i7 four-core parts for notebooks, nicknamed Clarksfield, should be much faster per clock cycle compared to their existing Core 2 Quad counterparts based on tests published today.
The story goes like this: A TownHall Investment Research director was quoted by Barron's as saying that Sprint is seeing almost a 50% return rate on the BlackBerry Tour primarily because of trackball issues.