How The iPad Is Becoming My New Favorite Home-Entertainment Device
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Notion Ink Adam Gets Blessed, Will Launch With Android 2.2 Froyo Not Gingerbread
It's not often you see a new tablet surrounded by flowers and bearing a pair of bananas and a rose, but Notion Ink are leaving…
Read MoreHTC EVO 4G Android 2.2 Update Now Available, Adds Plenty
Yesterday, we told you that HTC and Sprint had managed to get everything squared away with the Android 2.2 update, and sure enough, it looks…
Read MoreMotorola Droid Upgrading To Android 2.2 Next Week
We'll just go ahead and say it: Android 2.2 is just about to be on everything. And it looks like, unlike the previous updates to…
Read MoreBest Buy To Offer Cheaper Xbox 360 Special Edition Bundles Starting August 1st
When it comes to the special edition consoles, they aren't cheap. Then again, they're special, and they include more in the box than you'd normally…
Read MoreRAPUDA Robotic Arm Aides Those With Disabilities
Even if those in the know are constantly watching the next batch of robot announcements to look for any signs of a robotic apocalypse, sometimes…
Read MoreXtraordinary Adventures Will Take You Into Space For $95,000
Privatized space travel isn't a thing of the future anymore. At least, not as far into the future as it used to be. With air/spacecraft…
Read MoreSnowflake Speakers Shown Off, We Want Them
In today's market, there are plenty of home audio solutions. There's even more that let you plug in your iPod Touch or iPhone. Basically, they're…
Read MoreLuxurite Introduces 82-Inch Glass TV
Want a big TV? How about a ridiculously big TV? At 82-inches, the size of this TV is probably too big, but then again --…
Read MoreRIM BlackPad Announced In November, Still Called BlackPad
Well, there you have it. Just a couple of days ago RIM was outed for landing the BlackPad domain name. And while we were secretly…
Read MoreSteve Ballmer: iPad Competition Is Coming
The tech industry isn't just about one product. It's about that product, and the products that emerge to compete. We see it every day, but…
Read MoreSony PS3 Firmware v3.41 Restricting New Hard Drive Installation
When the PlayStation 3 gets updated, and something not-so-nice happens, it's usually something that many would consider big enough to scratch their head in confusion.…
Read MoreSamsung Cetus Outed By Bluetooth SIG, 4-Inch Windows Phone 7 Handset
Samsung's first Windows Phone 7 device just broke cover, thanks to the Bluetooth SIG. And, just as we had imagined it would be, it's a…
Read MorePanasonic Updates Toughbook Permanent Display Removable Computer
You might be wondering exactly what a permanent display removable Toughbook is. Next time you see a police car look for its computer, this is…
Read MoreRedbox Now Renting Blu-Ray In Many Areas
Years ago, there were movie rental places all over my town. Then Blockbuster came in and put everyone out of business but one store. Over…
Read MoreXtraordinary Adventures Taking Reservations For LYNX Suborbital Space Ride
I am betting that a common geek theme among many of us out there is that we wanted to be astronauts when we were little.…
Read MoreSpace Invader Couch Is Perfect For Your Retro Game Room
Back in the day, I had a few favorite video games that I played on my Atari. I would often move from Pac Man to…
Read MoreGreen Umbrella Drying Concept Waters Plants
It does not rain that much in the drought prone part of Texas where I live. When it does, it rains a lot in a…
Read MoreViper SmartStart App Lands On Android Devices
A remote starting system for your car can be a great thing if you live in very cold or very hot climates. Using remote start…
Read MoreDuracell Portable Universal Netbook Charger Is Under $50
I bet there are many people out there who would like to have two chargers for their netbook. With two chargers, you can leave one…
Read MoreSamsung Intensity II Lands At Verizon
Verizon Wireless has announced that it has landed a new and budget priced feature phone built around messaging from Samsung. The device is called the…
Read MoreAtomic9 Debuts Bluetooth Wristband Speakerphone
Over the last year there have been a lot of new wrist phones debut on the market. These phones put all the parts of typical…
Read MoreAMD Takes Market Lead In Discrete GPUs From NVIDIA
AMD and NVIDIA are the only two companies who are in the consumer discrete graphics card market in a big way. There are some other…
Read MoreHTC EVO 4G For Sprint Updating To Android 2.2 Beginning August 3rd
Sprint has apparently done what many thought impossible: finished testing on Android 2.2 for the EVO 4G, before the end of the year. In fact,…
Read MorePlayStation Move Starter Pack Features 9 Demos In The UK
While we consider the truth behind a recent rumor of a smaller hard drive bundled together with PlayStation's Move motion-based controller, we're now hit with…
Read More5 Gadgets That Changed My World, Part 2
This is part 2 of my column on gadgets that changed the world for me. These aren't necessarily gadgets that changed the world, not even…
Read MoreEwee-PT Takes The Glamor Out Of The Segway
If you've wanted a Segway, but thought it looked too "flashy" for you, then here's what you've been waiting for. It's the "little sister" of…
Read MoreVerizon LTE USB Modem Images Break Cover
As we inch closer to 2011, or more accurately, the end of 2010, Verizon's plans to burst into the 4G market get closer and closer.…
Read More125-Piece Puzzle Becomes Functioning Single-Shot Pistol
If you own a handgun, or any kind of firearm for that matter, you probably have it safely secured somewhere in your home. Probably behind…
Read MoreHRP-2 Promet Takes Robot Baby Steps Over Uneven Terrain
Considering the multitude of robots we feature here over the weeks, it's good to see one that's still at its most basic, starting at its…
Read MoreParrot AR.Drone Available For Preorder Now, Ships September 3rd For $299
Parrot's AR.Drone is one of the greatest pieces of gadgetry and tech we've played with in awhile, and that goes beyond our love for flying…
Read MoreBest Buy Connect Service Inks Deal With Clearwire To Offer 4G
Just over a month ago, we told you that Clearwire had their sights set on installing WiMAX modems into a bunch of Intel Core-based notebooks,…
Read MoreNintendo 3DS Availability And Price Will Be Announced On September 29th, Nintendo Announces
This is a good way to start your Nintendo news for the day. In a move that may seem confusing to some, Nintendo has come…
Read MoreiFixit Tears Down Apple Magic Track Pad
We posted up our review of the Apple Magic Trackpad this week and though the device was pretty darn cool. If you are one of…
Read MoreCreative Launches X-Fi MB2 Software On Asus Gaming Mainboards First
Creative has announced that it is launching new software for mainboards to give gamers better sound quality with onboard audio solutions. The new software is…
Read MoreMotorola Rambler Lands At Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile has announced that it will be getting the Motorola Rambler handset aimed at the user who sends lots of text messages. The handset…
Read MoreBest Buy Offers Free ZAGG Side Shield To iPhone 4 Shoppers
Best Buy Mobile has announced that anyone who purchased an iPhone 4 or buys the smartphone going into the future from Best Buy will be…
Read MoreNintendo Kicked In The Wii, Posts Net Loss For Fiscal Q1
Nintendo reported its financials for its fiscal Q1 this week and posted a significant loss for the quarter. The quarter spanned April through June for…
Read MoreSteampunk Flash Drive Is Massive And Expensive
It's been a while since we featured anything in the old meets new style steampunk is famous for. Today we spied this cool looking flash…
Read MoreMagneto, Your Coffee Table Is Ready
If you can look around the cheesy 60's wood grain finish of the Float coffee table this may be the single greatest piece of furniture…
Read MoreEspresso Machine Made From Concrete Sounds Gross
I'm not a coffee drinker, but until my wife has a few cups I don’t even like to look at her lest she smite me…
Read MoreApple Conducts Probe Into iPhone 3G iOS4 Issues
Apple fans still rocking the iPhone 3G and 3GS who were fast to grab up the new iOS 4 operating system when it was made…
Read MoreGeeks Strap Nexus One/Arduino SmallSat To Rocket And Launch Miles Into Atmosphere
Geeks and scientists are getting closer and closer to being able to launch personal satellites each year and eventually we will be able to put…
Read MoreC.R.A.B. Robot Is Sort Of Like Robocop With Gas
The Cybernetic Autonomous Remote Barricade or C.R.A.B. is one design concept that will never be. The concept will never make it not so much because…
Read MoreEvatran Plugless Power Proximity Charging For EVs Rocks
The two major issues that we often hear when we talk about electric vehicles is that they have a driving range that is too short…
Read MoreConcept Arm Sling Is What Tron Would Wear After Light Cycle Accident
I have never broken a bone despite the fact that I was always doing something stupid as a kid like jumping off the roof. My…
Read MoreOWC Offers RAM Upgrades For New iMac
If you plan on ordering one of the new updated iMac computers that Apple unveiled this week, you can save yourself a bit of green…
Read MoreDIY Wearable Computer Uses Beagleboard & Wireless Keyboard
Perhaps it makes us unbearably geeky, but we do have more than a soft spot for wearable computers. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately for what little…
Read MoreAmazon Kindle Unveils New Models: $189 3G Model, $139 WiFi-Only
Well, sure enough, it turns out that something did come from the Amazon Kindle selling out, with no sign of any restocking happening. Because Amazon…
Read MoreToshiba REGZA ZG1 & F1 3DTV Models Announced, Heading To Japan
The 3D movement isn't going anywhere any time soon, and as long as the TVs that power that technology in our living rooms start lowering…
Read MoreEmpire Brands Wicked Audio Line Expands With Chill, Reverb & Tour Headphones
You can never have enough options when it comes to headphones. Especially ones that look strikingly different, the first time you ever see them. That's…
Read MoreRIM Lands BlackPad.com, Tablet Rumors Heat Up
It's been a little bit of time since we last heard a rumor about the (supposedly) inevitable tablet from Research In Motion, so now's as…
Read MoreNZXT Phantom Full Tower Chassis Unveiled, Available This September
Remember how NZXT said they weren't going out of business? Looks like they were telling the truth, because the company has just announced a brand…
Read MoreHitachi Brings Minority Report To Life
Motion controlled computers aren't as fresh or new as they were a year ago, but that doesn't mean that when we see cool technology being…
Read MoreR4 Cards Banned In The UK, Nintendo Rejoices
If you're not a fan of homebrew applications, or getting paid software for free, then an R4 card may not be something you're familiar with.…
Read MoreRanger Walking Robot Walks 14.3 Miles To Beat Distance Record
Apparently, all those other robot designs have been wrong. It actually takes four legs to actually make it any kind of distance, or to stay…
Read More5 Gadgets That Changed My World, Part 1
In the spirit of fellow SlashGear columnist Michael Gartenberg, who recently published his own list of "5 Gadgets That Changed The World For Me," I…
Read MoreAnybots QB Telepresence Robot On Sale Now For $15k
It looks, we have to admit, a whole lot like a frisbee stuck on top of a Segway, but it's actually Anybots' latest telepresence robot,…
Read MoreGoogle Shopping For Social Games For "Google Me" Facebook Rival?
Google's supposed plans to take on Facebook are being picked over again, with the rumored "Google Me" project being connected with online casual game studios Playdom,…
Read MoreSamsung HMX-E10 Swivelling 1080p HD Pocket Camcorder Outed
Samsung's second imaging product of the morning is the HMX-E10 camcorder, a point-and-shoot model capable of Full HD video and packing a 270-degree swivelling lens.…
Read MoreArkhippo Concept Makes The iPhone Fat
Back in the early days of mobile phones my dad had one of those fat brick phones. I remember the call quality was bad, but…
Read MoreSafari 5.0.1 Released: New Extensions Add Feature Flexibility
After the iMac and Mac Pro hardware updates yesterday, Apple has turned its attentions to software today with a new version of their Safari browser.…
Read MoreT-Mobile Teaser Site May Be For Blaze Handset
T-Mobile slapped up a new teaser site this week that is for a mystery device that sports HSPA+ connectivity. BGR dug down into that teaser…
Read MoreWarhammer Case Mod Is Best Evah!
If there were an award for the best case mod in the history of case mods, the person who designed this Warhammer Dreadnought case would…
Read MoreAn Android Shirt Calvin Can Be Proud Of
I bet no matter where you live you have run across one of those stickers on someone's car that shows Calvin from Calvin and Hobbs…
Read MoreApple Offers Up iOS 4.1 Beta 2 For Devs
It wasn’t too long ago that the iOS 4 update went live for users of Apple devices to download. We have also seen a beta…
Read MorePanasonic Unveils New BDT100 Full HD 3D Blu-Ray Player
Panasonic has announced the addition of a new full 3D HD video player to its lineup. The new player is the DMP-BDT100. The BDT100 will…
Read MoreAT&T Calls Dibs On Premier Windows Phone 7 Vendor Title
Last week we mentioned that AT&T had reportedly ordered up about eight million Windows Phone 7 handsets. That is a lot of handsets given that…
Read MoreHP Updates EliteBook 8740W With New NVIDIA GPU
HP has updated that cool EliteBook 8740W notebook computer that we talked about before with a new GPU offering from NVIDIA. The new GPU option…
Read MoreSharp LR388G9 Chip Supports Dual Screen Mobile Devices
We have all seen the concepts and products that have two screens rather than a screen and a keyboard. There have been several of them…
Read MoreBlueAnt Q2 Bluetooth Headset Now Available
BlueAnt has a bunch of Bluetooth headsets and hands free kits that it has been offering for a long time. I have played with a…
Read MoreSuper Talent Unveils New UltraDrive MX Dual Interface SSD
Super Talent has unveiled a new SSD that has a unique feature. The SSD is called the UltraDrive MX and has a new dual interface…
Read MoreApple Magic Trackpad And Multi-Touch Trackpad Gets Update 1.0
Apple unveiled its new Magic Trackpad yesterday. The $70 accessory adds a trackpad that supports gestures to your desktop similar to the multi-touch gesture trackpads…
Read MoreHDC-SDX1 Is World's Lightest Full HD Consumer Camcorder That Doubles As Video Chat Webcam
Panasonic has pulled the wraps off another new camcorder that can act as a webcam and records video in full HD resolution. The company claims…
Read MoreCompact Panasonic HM-TA1 Camcorder Is A HD Camcorder And Webcam In One
Panasonic is on a roll today with all sorts of new gear that it is unveiling for the first time. The company has a new…
Read MorePanasonic Announces New 3D Lens For Lumix G Micro System
The Panasonic Lumix G series of micro four thirds cameras are very cool little cameras. The G series camera shoots images with the quality of…
Read MorePanasonic HDC-SDT750 3D Camcorder Official: $1,400 In October
Panasonic has made good on its promise to unveil a consumer-level 3D camcorder - though we did catch a glimpse of it on Monday -…
Read MoreDell Streak $550 Price Posted Then Pulled
Looks like whoever's running Dell's servers needs to drink less coffee. After first announcing that the 5-inch Dell Streak Android tablet would go on sale…
Read MoreAT&T And RIM Event Scheduled For August 3rd, New Device And OS6 Showcased?
Sure enough, here's the invite. Research In Motion and AT&T are apparently teaming up to bring some big news to the industry, and they've chosen…
Read MoreIntel Photonics Link Brings 50Gbps Data Transfers To Reality
Yes, that says 50Gbps. But, that's not all the good news. Today, Intel unveiled their brand new module that will revolutionize, if not completely blow…
Read MoreSanDisk Cruzer Blade USB Flash Drive Weighs As Much As A Penny
Smaller is better -- that must be the slogan that SanDisk is banking on with the creation of the Cruzer Blade, which takes small to…
Read MoreSony Move $349 Bundle Rumored, Offers Smaller Hard Drive
It wouldn't be a normal day if we didn't have some kind of rumor about an already announced product. Thankfully, we've got this new rumor…
Read MoreREEM-H1 Robot Will Roll Around In Hotels And Museums, Maybe
Pal Robotics have created the REEM-H1 prototype, a robot that's designed to function within the service industry. Specifically, they believe it will be a great…
Read MoreGrace Digital Tuner Wireless Radio & Media Player Announced, Available Now
You've probably got some means of playing music in your house. Whether it's an old-school CD player (is that already "old-school?"), or your iPod connected…
Read MoreMoshi Kitchenette Brings All Your Appliances Together
If you've got an apartment that has more than one bedroom, or it's anything bigger than a studio, then you probably won't need this (unless…
Read MoreUS Dell Streak On Sale July 28th [Update: Pre-Sale Is Back]
We were only talking about the US version of the Dell Streak this morning, and now comes news that the 5-inch Android tablet will go…
Read MoreVulkano Place-Shifting DVR Hits Preorder
Monsoon Multimedia are taking preorders for their Vulkano set-top box, which the company reckons can replace not only your TiVo but your Slingbox and Roku…
Read MoreApple Magic Trackpad Official: $69 Multitouch Peripheral
Apple's new Magic Trackpad brings to desktop users something they've been enviously eyeing up from their mobile counterparts for some time now: multitouch gestures. Basically…
Read MoreNVIDIA Fermi-Based Quadro Pro Graphics Cards Outed, Plus 3D Vision Pro
NVIDIA has outed its latest Fermi-based cards, the NVIDIA Quadro Plex 7000 array, and Quadro 6000, Quadro 5000 and Quadro 4000 GPUs, targeting graphics professionals…
Read MoreE-Noa Interpad Tegra 2 Android Tablet Spotted [Updated With Video]
A new Tegra 2 based tablet, the Interpad, has debuted from German firm E-Noa, and unlike most of the concepts we see it has a…
Read MoreWarpia Easy Dock Wireless Laptop Docking Station Available To Purchase
Warpia has announced its latest wireless docking station for laptop computers is now shipping. The device is called simply the Warpia Easy Dock and it…
Read MoreCanada's Unlocked iPhone 4 Gets Priced
With Canada one of the seventeen additional countries set to get the iPhone 4 this coming Friday, Apple has confirmed that eager buyers won't actually…
Read MoreApple 27-Inch LED Cinema Display Official: $999 From August
Apple's last update of the day is a new 27-inch LED Cinema Display, the bigger sibling to the existing 24-inch model. Packing 2560 x 1440…
Read MoreiMac Gets Core i3, i5 & i7 Update, New Apple Magic Trackpad
As expected, Apple has updated its iMac line to include Intel's Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 processors, and they've also outed their Magic…
Read MoreApple Battery Charger Claims Lowest "Vampire Draw"
Looks like we spoke too soon when we said the new 27-inch LED Cinema Display was Apple's last new product of the morning; they've also…
Read MoreUSB-Powered UVmini Toothbrush Sanitizer For The Mobile Germ Freak
There is nothing hokey about killing germs and bacteria using UV light. This technique is used in hospitals all around the world to kill airborne…
Read MoreSynaptics 10.1-Inch ClearPad 7200 Series Multitouch Panels Target Win7 & Android Slates
Synaptics has announced its play for the tablet touchscreen market, with the new ClearPad 7200 Series of capacitive touch-panels. Available in sizes up to 10.1-inches,…
Read MoreMac Pro Gets Dual-Hexacore Intel Xeon Upgrade
It's not just new iMacs that Apple have outed this morning; the company has also announced updates to its Mac Pro range with the much-anticipated quad-…
Read MoreRambus Wins Patent Infringement Ruling And Kicks NVIDIA In The GPUs
Rambus doesn't really build much these days, the company is more a tech firm specializing in patents and suing people to get them to pay…
Read MoreJuicy Couture Mini Bear Speakers For Your MP3 Player
I have seen some strange speakers for your MP3 player and iPod over the years. The new Mini Bear Speakers from Juicy Couture are among…
Read MoreHyperMac Stand Holds Your iPad And Gives It More Run Time
If you like to use your iPad a lot while sitting at a desk or table you have undoubtedly realized that looking down at the…
Read MoreChinavision Abyss Watch Don't Need No Stinkin' Hands
We like our weird and strange watches around there, even if most of us don’t wear watches. I haven’t had a watch on my wrist…
Read MoreAAXA M1 Limited Micro Projector Hits Pre-Order
In December of 2009, we talked about the AAXA M1 micro projector with its paltry 66 lumens of brightness and $359 price tag. The thing…
Read MoreEngineers Burn Off Sewage Using Rocket Science
I think that most of us tend to expect rocket science to be used on things like rockets. The science behind the tech has many…
Read MoreThumbplay Music Offers Offline Play For Android And Blackberry
Thumbplay is a cloud-based music service for smartphones like the Blackberry and Android devices. The service allows the user to save albums and playlists and…
Read MoreHTC Offers Handsets In China Under Its Own Brand
HTC in the grand scheme of things in the smartphone world hasn't been offering handsets under its own brand here in the US for that…
Read MoreAcer Debuts New Aspire Predator AG7750 Gaming Desktop In Canada
Acer has been peddling its black and orange Predator gaming desktops for a while now. The cases tend to have wild designs that look cool…
Read MoreApple Store Is Down: New Mac Pro, iMac And Magic Trackpad Incoming?
We've been keeping an eye on the Apple Store all morning, and sure enough it's been taken offline for "updating". There's been no shortage of…
Read MoreAcer S1 Ultra-Thin Displays Debut
Acer has debuted a new line of displays for computers that are ultra-thin and have green features to save power and take up less space…
Read MoreToshiba Tosses New SFF HDDs At High-End Markets
Toshiba has announced a new line of small form factor HDDs that are aimed at different high-end markets. Three new HDD series were unveiled specifically…
Read MoreVirgin Media Wires Welsh Village For Fiber Optic Broadband Using Electric Poles
Virgin Media has made a bold promise in the UK of offering 100Mbps broadband speeds to half the homes in the UK by the middle…
Read MoreHTC SLCD Desire Gets AMOLED, Super AMOLED & LCD Comparison [Video]
HTC's confirmation yesterday that going forward they would be using both AMOLED and Super LCD (SLCD) displays for their smartphones so as to ease supply…
Read MoreQi Wireless Charging Standard Finalized; First Products Could Drop Fall 2010
Wireless charging is one step closer to cross-platform ubiquity, with the news that the Wireless Power Consortium - which counts among its members such manufacturers…
Read MoreUS Dell Streak: No T-Mobile 3G Confirmed, Android 2.1 Gets Video Demo
It comes as no surprise, but Dell has confirmed that the Streak that's expected to launch in the US imminently is only certified for AT&T,…
Read MoreAugen Gentouch 78 $149 Android Tablet Headed To Kmart
Kmart and tablets may not usually be associated - well, not electronic tablets, anyway - but the retailer seems keen to change all that with…
Read MoreSony Extend Official Licensing Program To Lifestyle Products
Ever wanted a pair of PlayStation branded thermal underpants, or perhaps some PSP-themed slippers? Sony Japan has announced that it's extending the Official Licensing Program…
Read MoreApple: Despite DMCA, Jailbreaking Will Void Your Warranty
After yesterday's landmark DMCA ruling, all eyes were on Apple to see how the company would respond now that jailbreaking and unlocking devices is explicitly…
Read MoreMy Favorite Dentist
On the night my son was born, I was a couple hundred miles away, hurtling north on the New Jersey turnpike trying to get home…
Read MoreDMCA Updated: Jailbreaking, Unlocking And Fair-Use DRM Bypassing Are Allowed
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) has been seen as a double-edged sword by many, offering small content producers a legitimate way to defend themselves…
Read MoreMotorola 10-Inch Android 3.0 Tablet Tipped For November
Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar isn't just talking about BlackBerry tablets these days, he's also heard whisperings of Motorola getting into the sizeable slate…
Read MoreiMac Stock Shortages Continue Ahead Of Tipped Range Refresh
Speculation of an imminent iMac refresh continues apace, with AppleInsider hearing that some Apple stores are reporting low or non-existent stock of both 21.5- and 27-inch…
Read MoreMac Mini Gets The Colorware Treatment
Colorware has been splashing its paint about again, and come up with this: a custom version of Apple's Mac mini. All the usual hues are…
Read MoreSprint Palm Pixi Gets WiFi Transplant From Pre Plus [Video]
The absence of WiFi from Sprint's Palm Pixi was all the more galling when Verizon's version, the Pixi Plus, went on sale with its extra…
Read MoreCool Camera App Puts Historical Scenes Into Modern Pics
Every year as people travel for work and vacations millions of photos are taken in places where important events happened in history. A cool new…
Read MoreCrazy Helmets Look Like Brains, Boobs, Butts, And Bald Heads
If the zombie hoards ever invade and you need to protect your cranium whilst simultaneously tricking them into thinking eating your helmet is really eating…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Spreads This Friday: 17 More Countries On July 30th
Apple would hate for you to forget their roll-out plans for the iPhone 4, and so they're just sent out a quick reminder that as…
Read MoreGet Android On Your Desktop With These Steps
If you are a big Android fan and having the OS on your smartphone isn’t enough for you, you can get it on your netbook…
Read MoreMSI GT660R Gaming Notebook Launches In US
MSI makes some very nice computers in all sorts of categories form netbooks to full gaming notebooks with high-end hardware. The latest high-end notebook from…
Read MoreDell Offers Power Supply And BIOS Updgrade To Studio XPS 1645 Owners
If you are one of the notebook users who purchased a Dell Studio XPS 1645 notebook computer and had issues with throttling when running CPU…
Read MoreLG Display Can't Meet Apple Demand Yet May Cut Production
When the demand for components like LCD screens that go in Apple products like the iPad is so high that Apple can’t build enough and…
Read MoreAndroid PlayStation Emulator Demo Surfaces
I bet there are lots of people out there who have memories of playing games on the first generation PlayStation. At the time the consoles…
Read MoreProps From Lost Being Auctioned Off
Lost was a cool show, though it did get a bit tedious after the first few seasons. Now that the show is over all the…
Read MoreDanish Inspired Table PC Looks Like The 60's
If you liked that coffee table that was filled with circuit boards and other components last week, we have the perfect end tables to go…
Read MoreCups Made From Jell-O Are Perfect For Summer Picnics
Jell-O is the ubiquitous desert that is a staple at all sorts of institutions raging from the elementary school cafeteria to the old folks home.…
Read MoreG.Skill Unveils 48GB DDR3 RAM Kit
G.Skill has announced the launch of a new RAM kit that packs in a whopping 48GB of DDR3 RAM operating at 1900MHz. The RAM kit…
Read MorePanasonic Consumer 3D HDC-SDT750 Camcorder Leaks
Last Thursday we mentioned that there were rumors of a new 3D consumer focused camcorder coming to market from Panasonic. That camcorder was mostly an…
Read MoreAugust 9th Acer Stream Launch Official
Acer's Stream Android 2.1 smartphone has just got an official UK launch date, though it's a little later than the previous August 3rd release tipped.…
Read MoreSamsung Haven Headed To Verizon For The Basic Phone Crowd
There are lots of people out there who don’t want a fancy Android phone or any other smartphone for that matter. These folks want a…
Read MoreAMD Offers Beta OpenGL Driver For 3D Internet
AMD has announced that it has a new beta driver available for download. The new driver is ATI Catalyst 10.7 beta for OpenGL ES 2.0.…
Read MoreActive Media Products Debuts DOM Flash Module For Servers And Embedded Systems
Active Media Products has announced a new storage solution for servers and embedded systems that don’t need much storage space and need to save as…
Read MoreThecus Unveils Network Video Recording Solutions
Thecus has unveiled a new line of networked video recording solutions for video surveillance and other video recording applications. The new NVR solutions are offered…
Read MoreHTC Make Super LCD For Desire And Nexus One Official
HTC has announced that it will be using Super LCD (SLCD) displays in its smartphones later in the summer, in response to the shortage of…
Read MoreVodafone Axe Samsung H2 Development; Vodafone 360 To Be Platform Agnostic
Vodafone UK has axed its standalone range of Samsung-made Vodafone 360 devices, according to Mobile Industry Review, though the carrier's various 360 services will continue…
Read MoreDell Streak Meets Logitech DiNovo Mini Keyboard In Perfect Peripheral Pairing
If ever there was a pairing just crying out for a loving mod, this is it. StreakSmart - who, as the name suggests, are singularly…
Read MoreHTC Windows Phone 7 Smartphone Spotted On Way To Verizon?
It's turning into an HTC morning, with another leaked smartphone from the company that, unlike the HTC Vision, runs Microsoft's Windows Phone 7. The unnamed…
Read MoreT-Mobile G1 Blaze Aka HTC Vision Spotted Again
Having seen the HTC Vision in the wild, flaunting its QWERTY keyboard and broad 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen, it's now time for some carrier love. A…
Read MoreSlashGear Week In Review - Week 29 2010
It's that time again, welcome to this week's edition of the Week in Review. If you are set to go to school this fall Livescribe…
Read MoreNokia N8 "Coming Soon" Claims T-Mobile UK
It's close to two months since Vodafone UK told us that the Nokia N8 was "coming soon", but there's still no sign of an official…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Antenna Drops Signal 90% On Contact Versus 25% Of Rivals Claim German Testers
Once you start talking about scientific testing, you can't really be too surprised when other scientists step in and try to replicate your results. Apple…
Read MoreHP Focus On webOS, Eschew Windows Phone 7
Microsoft's list of confirmed Windows Phone 7 partners saw HP conspicuously absent, and now we know the reason why. In an interview with CNBC, HP…
Read MoreApple Target DROID X In New Antenna Test
It looks like Apple intend to continue using their elaborate signal testing equipment to test more and more rival smartphones and highlight their respective antenna…
Read MoreForrester: iPad Doesn't Behave Like Other Consumer Devices
Before the launch of the iPad -- you know, that magical and revolutionary tablet device from Apple? Before it released onto the world, there were…
Read MoreIndia's $35 Tablet Based On AllGo Systems' Design, Specifications Revealed?
Remember that $35 tablet unveiled earlier today in India? There weren't a lot of details actually unveiled at the event where the tablet, or maybe…
Read MoreCTA Assault Rifle PS3 Controller Unveiled, Costs $65 [Video]
CTA and their video game accessories are no stranger to these parts. Truth be told, we generally show them off because of the over-the-top nature.…
Read MoreMad Catz Announces $500 Worth Of Flight Simulator Goodness
We're not sure if there's still a huge market for flight simulators. It's been awhile since we've even seen anything come on the radar about…
Read MoreSony's Blue-Violet Laser Will Bring 20x More Capacity Than Blu-Ray
You didn't think Blu-ray would get left behind in the transition to new, upgraded things, did you? No? Good. Because Sony's already hard at work…
Read MoreEA: Nintendo's 3DS Is Magical And Incredibly Cool
Out of all the many video game companies out there, EA's COO John Schappert is one of the most outspoken individuals you can find. Which,…
Read MoreAir Force Believes Drones Can Be As Adaptable As Human Pilots
Unmanned aircraft are getting quite a bit of attention lately, but that's not a bad thing. Even if they are, essentially, a pretty basic and…
Read MoreApple iPad Sales Hindered By Display Shortages
Apple's iPad is moving off the store shelves. Both on the digital front, and in the brick-and-mortar locations all over the world. It's a hot…
Read MoreFree iPhone 4 Case Round-Up
Apple are offering a choice of difference iPhone 4 cases as part of their free program to address the so-called Antennagate issue, with a new…
Read MoreApple iPhone 4 Press Conference This Friday: We'll Be Liveblogging
Apple has announced it will be holding a press conference on Friday, July 16th 2010, and we're guessing the company will be taking to the…
Read MoreFree iPhone 4 Cases Not Due Until September 1st
You don't look a gift horse in the mouth, the old saying goes, but if you were hoping Apple's offer of a free case would…
Read MoreLenovo IdeaPad Y560d 3D Notebook On Sale Now
Lenovo's 3D-capable notebook, the IdeaPad Y560d, has gone up for sale through the company's webstore. Priced at $1,399 - $200 more than initially expected, and…
Read MoreinPulse Smartwatch One Step Closer To Release
It's taking a while, but the inPulse smartwatch for BlackBerry handsets is one step closer to commercial launch, with the news that the components have…
Read MoreiOS4 Bluetooth Problems Reported: Patchy Connections & Shoddy Audio?
How's your Bluetooth? We didn't notice any issues with the Bluetooth performance when we reviewed the iPhone 4, but it looks like others haven't been…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Case Program Launches: Bumper, Belkin, Griffin, Incase & Speck Cases Up For Grabs
The white iPhone 4 may not be available until later in 2010, but what Apple can give you now is a free case for your…
Read MoreFrontFace Turns Windows UI Tablet-Centric For Happier Fingers
Microsoft has done its best (arguably) to make Windows more finger-friendly in its various iterations, but the OS still falls short of dedicated tablet-centric platforms…
Read MoreWhite iPhone 4 Now Not Due Until "Later This Year"
Having promised last week that the white iPhone 4 would launch at the end of this month, Apple are having to take the embarrassing step…
Read MoreMicrosoft License ARM Chip Tech
Chipset designer ARM has announced that Microsoft is licensing its architecture, signifying a greater interest on the part of the software giant into the processors…
Read MoreUmbrella Dryer Concept Does Just What You Think
We all get caught out in the rain on occasion and have to break out the umbrella. I know at my house when the umbrella…
Read MoreAndroid Fans Can Get Collectible Android Figures
If you are a big fan of the Android OS and like the little green robot figure that serves as the logo, you can get…
Read MoreStandivarius Aero Laptop Stand Is Thin And Very Lightweight
Standivarius has a new laptop stand that is crazy thin and light making it very portable. The stand is called the Aero, weighs only 135g,…
Read MoreDell Settles With SEC For $100M Over Alleged Omissions Prior To Fiscal 2008
Dell had previously announced that it had set up a reserve in the amount of $100 million that would possibly be used to settle a…
Read MoreMagicJack Femtocell To Be Sold With A Mobile Partner
We have talked about the MagicJack VoiP dongle on more than a few occasions around here. The company has merged with VoIP company VocalTec Communications…
Read MoreLG Can't Keep Up With Apple's Screen Demand
Apple is selling iPads and iPhones in huge numbers but shortages have plagued the device. If Apple were able to offer enough devices to meet…
Read MoreDIY Fart Detecting Remote Control
This DIY hack is gross and funny all at the same time. A guy on Instructables going by Schmidt has posted up a how to…
Read MoreRazer Gives Up Slightly Less Vague Launch Date For Tron Peripherals
About this time last month, I mentioned that Razer had a very cool Tron Legacy gaming keyboard that it was showing off. At the time…
Read MoreAT&T Claims WiFi Network Usage Grew To More Than 68M Connections In Q2
One of the ways that AT&T is trying to reduce some of the workload on its mobile data network is by trying to get some…
Read MoreOnkyo HT-S9300THX Home Theater System Is 3D Ready And THX Certified
Onkyo's latest attempt to get us all listening to surround sound has emerged, in the shape of the world's first 3D-ready and THX certified integrated…
Read MoreOWC Shows Off Multi-Mount Holds Two SSDs In A Single Optical Bay
OWC (Other World Computing) has announced a new and interesting adapter system that allows you to expand the storage space inside your computer even if…
Read MoreWindows Phone 7 Devices From Dell, ASUS, LG, HTC & Samsung Confirmed; HTC Salsa, Swing & Tango All Spotted In ROMs
Now that KIN is kaput, all eyes are on Windows Phone 7 and the partners Microsoft has lined up for their heavily updated smartphone OS.…
Read MoreApple iMac Refresh Rumors Resurface: USB 3.0, CPU Updates And Possible Touchscreen?
The iMac refresh rumors continue to bubble, with the latest being stock shortage warnings apparently made to Apple's direct and indirect sales channels. Apple Insider…
Read MoreKIN Cost Microsoft Over $240m And Ate Up Xbox Profits
Decent financial performance aside, there was one thorn in Microsoft's paw during the company's results call and that was the KIN write-off. With the handsets…
Read MoreApple Bumper Refunds Start
Whether a free Bumper is enough to salve your iPhone 4 concerns is one question; a more pertinent one, perhaps, is when this free Bumper…
Read MoreXbox 360 Limited Edition Halo: Reach Bundle Unveiled
If the new Xbox 360 redesign tickles your fancy but the gloss black casing leaves you afraid of fingerprints, you probably need Microsoft's new Xbox…
Read MoreIndian Government's $35 Tablet Unveiled
Now this is curious; having only been mentioning the Indian government's "$10 laptop" the other day, the Human Resources Minister of the Union of India, Shri…
Read MoreHP: Palm Name Could Remain As Sub-Brand
Mark Hurd, HP's CEO, made a comment to the Frankfurter Allgemeine about the future of the Palm name, and truth be told, we're not at…
Read MoreHP Slate Headed For Enterprise Customers, Not Mass Market
Well, there you have it. We've been riding the HP Slate roller-coaster for quite some time now, with our fingernails firmly clamped in our teeth.…
Read MoreWhy Physical Keyboards Are Still Relevant
With the DROID X sold out, Apple’s iPhone 4 continuing to capture headlines, and the touchscreen market booming, it’s quickly becoming clear that the virtual…
Read MoreAutonomous Glider Can Land On A Wire
When it comes to unmanned aircraft, there's pretty much plenty to choose from. And that's not even counting the many that the armed forces have…
Read MoreMicrosoft Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings
A couple of days ago, Apple announced their fiscal quarterly earnings, and the results pretty much blew everyone away. Apple broke records, their own, and…
Read MoreSafari's AutoFill Could Be Potentially More Dangerous Than Helpful
It's never a good thing when a good idea goes bad. Especially one that's been part of something else for quite awhile. In this case,…
Read MoreThis Two-Person Submarine Costs $2 Million
When it comes to playing on the water, having a yacht is still one of the best ways (and most obvious) to tell everyone in…
Read MoreWestern Digital My Passport Essential External 500GB Hard Drives Getting Limited Edition Designs
Were you waiting to get your new WD My Passport Essential external hard drive? Did you think that the standard black, silver, and white models…
Read MoreReal Invisibility Cloak Bends Ultra-Violet Light
We'll just come right out and say it: we want an invisibility cloak. And, as much as we'd love to have one right now, we…
Read MoreMiniguru Keyboard Axed, Not Coming To Retail
At the beginning of the year, we showed you a concept for a new keyboard, called the Miniguru. With plenty of features to make typing…
Read MoreMicrosoft's Steve Ballmer Could Face Mutiny In Nine Months
If you're a fan of Microsoft, you have your reasons. Whether or not Steve Ballmer, the tech giant's current CEO, has anything to do with…
Read MoreCompliant Shading Enclosure Auto-Cools Buildings With Sun-Powered Windows
As architects try to reduce the amount of energy spent on air conditioning, high-tech electrochromatic glass products that sandwich LCD layers and are dimmable are…
Read MoreAcer Stream Due August 3rd Tips UK Retailer
Acer's Stream Android 2.1 smartphone went into a stealth mode of sorts after its official launch at the end of May, but UK retailer Expansys…
Read MoreAT&T Activate 3.2m iPhones In Q2 2010; Apple To Blitz iPad/iPhone 4 Waiting Lists This Weekend?
There's no doubting that there has been huge demand for the iPhone 4 and the iPad, and that Apple are having trouble keeping both devices…
Read MoreMicrosoft "Be What's Next" Tagline Revealed At MGX [Video]
Microsoft has used its MGX conference to launch a new tagline for the company, "Be What's Next", and they've illustrated it with some slick new…
Read MoreVerizon DROID X Gets Rooted
It's only just been on sale for a week - and has spent the past few days out of stock - but already the Motorola…
Read MoreShuttle XPC Barebone SH55J2 SFF PC Content With Core i3, i5 And i7 CPUs
Shuttle's latest small-form-factor PC has been unveiled, and the XPC Barebone SH55J2 manages to offer compatibility with Intel's Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7…
Read MoreASUS Xonar Xense Soundcard & Sennheiser PC350 Headphones Promise Superlative Gaming Audio
ASUS has outed its latest soundcard, together with a partnership with audio manufacturer Sennheiser, and the two companies reckon their Xonar Xense system is the…
Read MoreCircuit Board Table Is Geek Furniture Gold
I bet that most fans of computers and tech have a ton of old computers and gadgets packed away in the attic or garage. If…
Read MoreRanger Charger Has Cable Managers That Look Like Toy Army Men
I really hate it when the cable from my mouse puts so much weight on the mouse that it moves when I take my hand…
Read MoreAT&T Order 8m Windows Phone 7 Handsets?
While our opinion of Windows Phone 7 was somewhat mixed, it looks like AT&T are a whole lot more enthusiastic about the new smartphone OS.…
Read MoreNew Toradex Colibri Module Squeezes Tegra 2 Computer Onto SODIMM-Sized Board
We might still be waiting for the first Tegra 2 tablets to arrive, but computer module specialist Toradex are looking to put NVIDIA's next-gen chipset…
Read MoreLucidPort Unveils New USB302 USB To SATA Bridge Chip
A company called LucidPort has announced a new USB 3.0 to SATA bridge controller that claims to be the lowest power-consuming chip of its kind…
Read MoreNokia Q2 Finances Revealed: Profit Down But Smartphone Sales Up
Nokia's financial results for the second quarter of 2010 are out, and it's a mixed bag. Despite the doomsday predictions, sales of Nokia devices -…
Read MoreQualcomm Works With Medical Platform Asia For 3G Wireless Health Care Modules
Qualcomm and Medical Platform Asia (MedPA) have announced that an agreement has been signed that will have the two firms working together to provide medical…
Read MorePanasonic 3D Viera RT2B 3D TV Gets Blu-Ray And HDD Recording
3D TVs are flooding the market, though consumer adoption of the sets is still rather slow going. As the sets get more features, they do…
Read MoreSamsung And Toshiba Support Standardized NAND Spec For Fast DDR Memory
Samsung and Toshiba are both putting their weight behind a new standardized NAND specifications for high performance applications. The new NAND toggle DDR 2.0 specification…
Read MoreSharkoon Combines A Geeks Love For Golf With PC Cooling
When it comes to computer hardware, there are lots of non-traditional products out there that are intended to serve a specific function, but do it…
Read MoreUnlocked Dell Streak Release Imminent
Dell has announced that its Streak Android MID is set to arrive in the US in unlocked form later this month, though the company is…
Read MoreVIA Tosses AMOS-5000 Series Embedded PCs Onto Market
VIA has gobs of hardware that it offers for just about every use you can imagine. The company is big into embedded PCs and other…
Read MorePanasonic 3D Consumer Camcorder Due For Late July Unveil
Panasonic are preparing to unveil a consumer-level 3D camcorder, tipped as being the first to the market by a big-name manufacturer. The company is yet…
Read MoreLIVE Xbox 360 Versus PC Tournament Plans Canned By Microsoft?
Microsoft has apparently scuppered plans to allow PC and Xbox 360 gamers to take each other on, using the company's LIVE service to connect titles…
Read MoreNetflix PS3 Disc-Free Update Coming; Hulu Plus Is "A Direct Competitor"
Netflix are promising an update to their PS3 streaming client sometime within the next three months, complete with a new UI that's loaded onto the…
Read MoreFLO TV Up For Sale As Qualcomm Look To Cut Loose Mobile TV
Qualcomm may still be storming ahead with their Snapdragon mobile chipsets and wireless modules, but poor old FLO TV isn't bringing home the bacon. The…
Read MoreMicrosoft Starting The Windows Phone 7 Love At Home
You can't accuse Microsoft employees of not drinking the Kool-Aid, or at least their employer making sure there are plenty of jugs of it about.…
Read MoreBrother AiRScouter AR Retina Scanning Display Demonstrated
Brother has been showing off its latest head-mounted display, and while the Brother AiRScouter can't exactly be described as discreet, if you could put up…
Read MoreThe Daily Slash: July 21st 2010
It's the middle of the week already, but we're studiously counting down the days until the end of the month. There are going to be…
Read MoreiPhone Heading To T-Mobile Before Verizon?
Apparently there's still some room for a rumor mill about the iPhone 4 and T-Mobile to exist. That's good. We hate it when our mills…
Read MoreQualcomm Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results
Qualcomm has come forward and announced their very own third quarter fiscal results, which ended June 27th. While the numbers may not be as staggering…
Read MoreFits.me Is A Shape-Shifting Mannequin
Have you ever purchased some clothing online? Have you ever purchased clothing online that you had never tried on before? If so, or if not,…
Read MoreSkype Updated For iOS4
The applications just keep on coming for iOS4, and there's no slowing them down. Today's app is one you might have heard of: Skype. Yep,…
Read MoreAT&T Comments On Dropped Call Statistics
When Steve Jobs stood on stage last week and explained what was happening with the iPhone 4's antenna (or, the whole mobile industry, if you…
Read MoreHP TouchSmart tm2 Adds Core i5 Processor To List Of Features, Available Now
Back in May, there was a pretty robust rumor making its way around the Internet, saying something to the extent that the HP TouchSmart tm2…
Read MoreFloBi Shows Robots Can Have Feelings Too
No, not real feelings. Thankfully. But, at least they can try. Meet FloBi, a robot head that's specifically designed to show a wide range of…
Read MoreMicrosoft And Epic Games Let You Decide The Fate Of Carmine In Gears Of War 3 For Charity
Gears of War is by far one of the most popular video game titles on the planet. It's a success, in every sense of the…
Read MorePlextor PX-B120U USB-Powered External Blu-Ray Drive Costs Only $100
Getting a Blu-ray player now-a-days isn't the hardest thing in the world, but it can still be one of the more expensive things you do.…
Read MoreGoogle Nexus One Officially Sold Out From Store
We heard a couple of days ago that the Nexus One, the first "superphone," was going to meet its end within the official Google Phone…
Read MoreFroyo Roundup: DROID 2 To Launch With Android 2.2; Updates For Galaxy S And Vodafone Nexus One Dated
Lashings of Froyo rumor over the past twenty-four hours, with talk of Android 2.2 headed to various high-end handsets. First off, spyshots have tipped the…
Read MoreGaikai Cloud-Gaming Service Gets Intel Cash To Put Mass Effect In Your Browser
Looks like OnLive could have some competition in the form of Gaikai, another cloud-computing service that promises performance gaming without a console. Unlike OnLive, which…
Read MoreFlipboard Digital iPad Magazine Auto-Curates Twitter & Facebook Content
Twitter is abuzz with talk of Flipboard, the latest news reader for the iPad and another attempt to pull curated content down onto Apple's slate.…
Read MoreVerizon "Entourage" Ereader Duo Due September
Here's an odd one. Verizon are already tipped to be offering at least one 10.1-inch tablet later in 2010, and are name-checked as the potential…
Read MoreHP Slate 500 Windows 7 Tablet Product Page Spotted
HP's tablet intentions continue to be slowly fleshed out, with the latest being a new product listing for the HP Slate 500 (product code XB830PA)…
Read MoreEKING Multitouch MID Gets Render Outing
It's been a while since we've heard a peep out of EKING, but the company is back with a new UMPC/MID, at least in render…
Read MoreNokia N97 Mini Gets Apple "Antennagate" Testing
Nokia may rue the day they jumped on the Antennagate bandwagon and pointed out that they'd always prioritize signal performance over aesthetics. The company's N97…
Read MoreT-Mobile USA HSPA+ Network Overtakes Rivals With 4G Speed Reach
"You snooze, you lose" may not be the most eloquent way of putting it, but Sprint CEO Dan Hesse knows that the longer it takes…
Read MoreWindows Phone 7 Technical Preview
Tensions must be high at Microsoft. The recent embarrassment of the short-lived KIN project has left all eyes on Windows Phone 7, not only to…
Read MoreVerizon's LTE Reportedly Planned To Launch November 15th In 30 Markets
According to some sources speaking with Engadget, it looks like Verizon is moving right ahead with their 4G plans, and sticking right to their schedule.…
Read MoreProjector Ring Is A Truly Unique One Of A Kind Item
When you get married, you want everything to be special for you and your partner. And while the dress may be unique, the wedding itself…
Read MoreApple Reports Third Quarter Results
Well, it's about that time of the year. And, while Apple's busy releasing all sorts of hit products like the iPad and iPhone 4, it's…
Read MoreMicrosoft And MovieTickets.com To Bring Movie Ticket Purchases To Xbox LIVE
You've secretly wanted it. It's been one of those things you've been pining for, maybe even subconsciously, ever since you signed up for Xbox LIVE.…
Read MoreGemei GM2000 eReader Gives You Color Or E-Ink Options
When it comes to eReaders, you probably already have your favorite picked out. Either that, or you've just completely passed over the market and decided…
Read MoreSanyo PLV-HF10000L Projector Due In November, Not For Your Living Room
When it comes to projectors, the smaller they come, the more attention they've been getting over the last few months. Those pico projectors are all…
Read MoreMP3Tunes And Roku Team Up To Bring Your Music Out Of The iTunes Library
Let's face it. There's plenty of folks out there that love iTunes, but don't have an iPod, or some other iDevice. Not that there's a…
Read MoreEdge Tech 32GB DiskGO Mini & DiskGo Backup Flash Drives Make Your Keyring Make Sense
When you look at your keyring right now, what do you see? (Of course, you have to have a keyring for this little test to…
Read MoreXbox 360 4GB Confirmed; Kinect Priced At $149.99
Leaked last week, Microsoft has just officially confirmed the upcoming Xbox 360 4GB, the replacement to the 360 Arcade. Priced at $199.99 and set to…
Read MoreOtterBox Defender Series For iPhone 4 Promises Ruggedness & No Antenna Glitches
As two sheets of glass in a sandwich with a thin metal band, the iPhone 4 isn't exactly the most rugged smartphone we've seen. Happily…
Read MorePogoplug Biz Targets Business Sharing With Sober New Chassi
We were big fans of the second-gen Pogoplug when we reviewed it back in April, and now the company has outed a business-centric version, the…
Read MoreLagoa Multiphysics Engine Demo Looks Painfully Real [Video]
Physics engines aren't the sort of thing you'd normally find us writing about here on SlashGear; maybe the odd mention in a video card write-up,…
Read MoreSamsung 1TB Spinpoint MT2 Outed
Samsung's first 1TB 2.5-inch mobile hard-drive has begun shipping, offering another capacious option for mobile users who refuse to sacrifice on space. The Samsung Spinpoint…
Read MoreHP PalmPad Dual-Mode Multitouch Display With Active Pen Input Tipped
Having seemingly gained a name, HP's PalmPad webOS based tablet is now gradually getting fleshed out with hardware capabilities, too. According to The Examiner, their…
Read MoreHTC Droid Incredible And Motorola DROID X Stock Delayed Until August
Oh, the irony. Verizon, having offered HTC Droid Incredible customers the chance to switch their order of the short-supply smartphone to the new Motorola DROID…
Read MoreWiiLeanback Wiimote Hack For YouTube Leanback Released [Video]
If the idea of controlling YouTube Leanback with your Wiimote appeals, and you've been waiting for the app to enable it since we gave you…
Read MoreToshiba Smart Pad Tablet Prototype Shown; Due Before October 2010
Back when we got our first glimpse of the Toshiba Libretto W100 and the Android-based AC100, what we didn't get to see was a prototype…
Read MoreiPad iOS4 Upgrade Fee Tipped; EULA Would Seem To Suggest Otherwise
Some iPad confusion this morning, as reports out of Stuff.tv suggest that Apple may be planning to charge iPad owners a fee to upgrade their…
Read MoreASUS Eee Pad EP101TC Ditches Windows, Flips To Android 3.0
Bad news for Microsoft, with the word that ASUS have dropped Windows 7 Embedded Compact for their Eee Pac EP101TC touchscreen slate in favor of…
Read MoreDECE UltraViolet Cross-Platform DRM "Digital Locker" Unveiled; Apple Conspicuously Absent
The DECE (Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem) has announced its plans for cross-platform DRM that would allow digital content like movies to be stored in the…
Read MoreSharp Ereaders & Ebook Service Coming This Year; Verizon Deal Tipped
Sharp has announced plans to launch a Kindle rival, complete with both ebook distribution services and ereader devices. At a press event in Japan, the…
Read MoreSharp DoCoMo LYNX SH-10B Android MID Hits Japan This Month
It looks like Sharp are playing the field when it comes to carrier partnerships for their IS01 Android-based MID. Having already been picked up by…
Read MoreLenovo LePad Android Tablet Due For Q4 Chinese Release
Lenovo plan to push out an Android tablet in China by the end of 2010, according to Liu Jun, senior vice president for Lenovo Group…
Read MoreProjected Pong Puts Your Flat Into The Gameplay [Video]
"Show me a person who does not love Pong," Descartes once said, "and I will show you a person with no soul." Heady words indeed…
Read MoreiBooks v1.1.1 Update Adds Audio/video Book Support
We can't imagine Apple is quite seeing the storming sales success that Kindle is right now, but the company has just pushed out a new…
Read MoreKindle Sales Surge; Ebooks Eclipse Hardcovers
Amazon may have been pushed into lowering the price of their Kindle ebook reader after Barnes & Noble laid down the gauntlet with their nook…
Read MoreNokia CEO Facing Axe Over iPhone Struggles
Nokia could be looking for a new CEO, according to the latest rumors finding their way to the WSJ, with current exec Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo tipped…
Read MoreThe Daily Slash: July 19th 2010
Is it Monday already? Wait, that can't be how that saying goes. Anyway, welcome to tonight's edition of The Daily Slash, we're glad to have…
Read MoreRIM BlackBerry 9800 Shows Signs Of A Death Grip Issue
At Apple's event the other day, Steve Jobs went out of his way to tell the world, or at least everyone watching, why the iPhone…
Read MoreApple And AT&T: A Rocky Road
Wired recently released what some might call one of the most exposing pieces ever written. Why? Because it's tearing open what an entire industry has…
Read MoreParrot's Philippe Starck Zikmu 'In Color' Wireless Speakers Go On Sale
Parrot has updated its distinctive Zikmu speaker range with a new selection of colors together with an improved software client that boosts remote iPod functionality.…
Read MoreDIY Iron Man-Like Arm Mounted Light Weapon Brings The Movies To Life
No, you aren't going to be able to blow away angry robots with this thing, but you will be able to give your friends, or…
Read MoreConcept Wall-Mounted Washing Machine Probably Too Good To Be True
This is probably one of those concepts that, unfortunately, won't ever make it past the concept stage. As big, bulky, and loud as our current…
Read MoreJoybond Watermelon Cooler Is Real, We're Not Sure Why
You can't help but laugh at this thing. Because there's a part of you, somewhere deep inside your head, that thinks that maybe this is…
Read MoreLockheed Martin HULC Exoskeleton Given Go-Ahead For Testing
As we look at the stage of war, we're forced to accept that while soldiers will always be needed on the ground, that doesn't mean…
Read MoreSamsung Planning To Launch New And Unbreakable Plastic AMOLED Panels In 2 Years
AMOLED is one of the hottest display types out there, so much so that some handsets out there you can't even buy because they're selling…
Read MoreApple Magic Trackpad Clears The FCC
When the Magic Trackpad was revealed back in the beginning of June, there were some high hopes. An external trackpad for desktops is a pretty…
Read MoreHP Files For PALMPAD Trademark, webOS Slate Gets A Name?
A file for a trademark doesn't necessarily mean that a device is up and coming, or that the name itself will actually get used on…
Read MoreZune Pass Subscriptions Jumping Over To The UK?
For one lucky UK-based resident, the Zune Pass snuck up on him. As many of us out there know, the Zune HD isn't available in…
Read MoreLG W63D Display, CF3D Projector & R590 Laptop All Pack 3D Support
It's obviously 3D day today, because no sooner do ASUS push out a 3D-capable LCD display but LG get into the game with a trio…
Read MoreASUS Bamboo U33 And U53 Notebooks Pack Core i5 And NVIDIA Optimus
ASUS UK have outed a pair of new notebooks in their Bamboo series, with the U33 and U53 both clad in a mixture of brushed…
Read MoreNetflix Canadian Launch Confirmed For This Fall
These happy, smiling people, you won't be surprised to hear, are Canadians. The reason they're so happy is that Netflix has promised to bring streaming…
Read MoreMotorola i1 Set To Crash Onto Sprint On July 25th
Sprint has finally announced availability and pricing for their new, ruggedized Android smartphone, the Motorola i1. Set to land on the Nextel network come July…
Read MoreBudget Tool Concept Maps Energy Use With Physical Bar Chart
Smart energy meters are great for helping people conceptualise their use of energy in real-time, rather than being faced with a nebulous bill every quarter,…
Read MoreBlackBerry 9800 Slider Video Demos: OS 6, Browser & Media Menu
The more we see RIM's upcoming BlackBerry 9800 touchscreen slider, the more impressed we are. In the latest batch of videos to sneak out to…
Read MoreHumane Reader $20 Information Repository Targets The Destitute & Disconnected
Remember the so-called "$10 laptop" project the Indian government was spearheading early last year, that turned out to be a basic standalone storage brick? Something…
Read MoreiPad Hits Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand And Singapore This Friday
Apple has confirmed the next batch countries which will see availability of the iPad, with Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand…
Read MoreAMD Ontario Ultraportable CPU Set For Q4 2010 Release
AMD's Ontario processor for ultraportables and netbooks should see a release in Q4 2010, according to company CEO Dirk Meyer. Speaking after AMD's financial results…
Read MoreDual Wired/wireless Xbox Controller Patent Application Spotted
Microsoft has applied for a patent on a dual-mode Xbox gaming controller that could seamlessly switch between wired and wireless modes mid-gameplay. According to the…
Read MoreSeagate GoFlex Home NAS Promises Easy Media-Sharing
Seagate has outed its latest addition to the GoFlex family of removable storage, the Seagate GoFlex Home, a media and backup NAS designed for domestic…
Read MoreAugen The Book LCD Ereader On Sale For Bargain $90 [Update: Reviewed!]
Augen's oddly named "The Book" ereader has gone on sale, eschewing E Ink in favor of a color LCD display in a Kindle-style casing. Available…
Read MoreSamsung Dismiss Apple Antenna Claims: "Reception Problems Have Not Happened"
They don't seem quite as mad as RIM's co-CEOs were, but Samsung certainly aren't willing to let Apple have the final say when it comes…
Read MoreNo 1080p 3D PS3 Gaming Confirms Sony
Sony has confirmed that 3D gaming on the PS3 will be limited to 720p HD, rather than full 1080p HD, by virtue of the nature…
Read MoreADATA S596 Turbo SSD Promises 260MB/s Read Rate
Not all SSDs are created equal, and ADATA reckon their new S596 Turbo pulls ahead of the crowd by virtue of it being the first…
Read More3.2GHz Intel Core I7-970 Hexacore CPU Goes On Sale
The six-core Intel Core i7-970 processor we've been waiting to hit the Mac Pro has shown up for sale at Newegg, priced at a not-inconsiderable…
Read MoreNexus One Shipments Dry Up
Depressing news if you've been saving up for an unlocked Google Nexus One, with the search giant announcing that, as of this weekend, they've received…
Read MoreASUS VG236H 3D Display Packs Full HD 1080p And 120Hz Refresh
ASUS' latest 3D-capable display, the ASUS VG236H, has arrived, and it certainly ticks all the right spec sheet boxes. A 23-inch LCD panel supporting Full…
Read MoreVerizon DROID 2 And FiveSpot Global MiFi Spotted; New BlackBerries Incoming Plus 10.1-Inch Tablet
A cluster of Verizon leaks this morning, with fresh sightings of the carriers' upcoming Motorola DROID 2 QWERTY-blessed Android smartphone together with details on a…
Read MoreLivescribe Echo Smartpen Boosts Storage, Slims Size; Artist Features Due This Fall [Video]
Livescribe has outed their latest digital pen, the Livescribe Echo Smartpen, and as well as slimming down from its Pulse predecessor it also has more…
Read MoreNokia Kinetic Concept Sits Up To Get Your Attention
Man's best friend (and woman's, too, for that matter) is now their cellphone - dogs are so awfully 20th century - and designer Jeremy Innes-Hopkins'…
Read MoreSlashGear Week In Review - Week 28 2010
It was a busy week in tech with lots of new announcements and gear showing up during the week. Early in the week Android App…
Read MoreVerizon's Unsold KIN Being Returned Today; Websales Frozen
If you were still harboring desires for a Microsoft KIN of your own, act fast. According to two sources speaking to WMExperts, Verizon are freezing…
Read MoreAT&T Samsung Captivate On Sale Today
Another day, another Galaxy S family smartphone available in the US market. Samsung continues its rollout - so that's where all the Super AMOLED displays…
Read MoreInside Apple's Antenna Design And Test Labs
Hardly had our liveblog finished when Apple sprung the second half of their iPhone 4 antenna event, the "show" companion to Steve Jobs' presentation "tell".…
Read MoreApple: Antenna Problem Is Real, Offers Free Cases
Time to stop the speculation. Over the course of the last 22 days, we've heard from every angle of the Internet that the iPhone 4…
Read MoreRIM: "Apple's Attempt To Draw RIM Into Apple's Self-Made Debacle Is Unacceptable"
We couldn't imagine RIM, HTC and Samsung would be too keen on being held up as similar antenna sufferers during yesterday's iPhone 4 press conference,…
Read MoreApple's July 16th Press Conference Now Available To Watch
So, you didn't get a chance to make it over to the press conference that Apple held today? That's a real shame. Then, hopefully you…
Read MoreBoxee Box By D-Link Rolls Off Production Line [Video]
The first Boxee Box by D-Link has turned up, though it's on Boxee's own desks rather than out in the wild. Not expected to launch…
Read MoreConsumer Reports: Free iPhone Bumper Isn't Good Enough
Consumer Reports got a few name-checks at yesterday's Apple conference, in fact the independent reviewers even managed to get onto Steve's big screen with their…
Read MoreNokia: We Prioritize Antenna Over Aesthetics
Steve Jobs had his time on stage today, and in the process, managed to not only clarify Apple's position on "antennagate," but also call out…
Read MoreApple iPad USB Cable The Second To Melt
It's been eight days since we reported that a defective USB cable, which connected to the iPhone 4, got so hot that it actually caught…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Prototype Warrant Withdrawn
In a day filled with Apple and iPhone 4 news, we are still surprised that this one managed to pop up. Today, it was revealed…
Read MoreApple: Every Option Considered, But Recall Not At The Top Of The List
When something as massive as an antenna issue hits the Internet, you can imagine that every option has already been considered by the masses. And…
Read MoreiPhone 4 In White Launching At The End Of July
When the iPhone 4 was announced, there were two version: the black model, and the white one. Of course, right at the start people had…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Liveblog About To Begin!
There's only 20 minutes to go until Apple's iPhone 4 press conference, and the SlashGear liveblog engine is warmed up and raring to go. Join…
Read MoreMotorola Deny eFuse Android Bricking Intent
After speculation earlier this week that the eFuse technology used in their Android handsets could lead to bricked phones, Motorola has spoken out to clarify…
Read MoreMotorola XT720 Tipped For July 19th UK Launch
Motorola's Milestone XT720, the 3.7-inch keyboard-free sequel to the European Motorola Milestone, is set to hit the UK on Monday July 19th according to retailer…
Read MoreMac Pro & iMac Refresh: USB 3.0 & Faster FireWire Tipped For Back-To-School Season
All eyes may be on the iPhone 4 right now (or, more accurately, on its chubby little signal strength meter and whereabouts your fingers are…
Read MoreVoIP Roundup: Mobile SIP Providers On Trial
The VoIP landscape has changed over the years, with many providers evolving into more than just the desk-phone VoIP we used to know. VoIP companies…
Read MoreCambrionix B2 32 Port USB Charger Outed; Charge-&-Sync Models In Pipeline
You don't have to be a gadget reviewer to end up with more than a handful of devices that all require USB charging, and finding…
Read MoreASUS MARS II Dual-GTX 480 Video Card Leaks
ASUS is working on a dual-GPU graphics card codenamed the ASUS MARS II, pairing two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 chips. The MARS II follows the…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Press Event Liveblog In 4hrs!
Four hours to go before Apple takes the stage at their Cupertino headquarters for a hastily-called press conference to discuss the iPhone 4, and that…
Read MoreVerizon DROID, DEVOUR And Tour 9630 All Axed?
A Verizon leak has tipped various smartphones as reaching end-of-life status, including the Motorola DROID and its less-endearing sibling the Motorola DEVOUR. Droid Forums received…
Read MoreBlackBerry 9800 Slider Replacement Parts Tip Imminent Debut
RIM are yet to officially confirm the BlackBerry 9800 slider, despite us having seen it in various leaked photoshoots and videos, but already you can…
Read MoreBrother Introduces Batteries That Charge By Vibration
I always think of printers where I hear the name Brother. The company makes a lot more than that though and it has unveiled some…
Read MoreXbox 360 Slim Takes Top Sales Spot In June
About this time last month when the Xbox 360 redesign went official and grabbed the unofficial title Xbox 360 Slim, many of us knew that…
Read MoreSharp BDXL 100GB Blu-Ray Discs Land In Japan
We mentioned last month at the BDXL specifications for 100GB and 128GB Blu-ray discs had been finalized. Sharp is the first company to offer media…
Read MoreNokia C6-01 Turns Up In Netherlands
Nokia has been peddling the C6 mobile phone for a while now in its white form factor with a 5MP camera. A new updated version…
Read MoreAcer Climbs Into Number Two Spot In Q2 For Global PC Shipments
Acer has been saying for a long time that it has plans to be number one in the global PC market. Most of us have…
Read MoreSilverStone Unveils Sugo SG07 Mini-ITX PC Case
SilverStone has been making computer cases for years and has a history of making some very nice cases. The company is back with its latest…
Read MoreWhite iPhone 4 Spotted At London Apple Store?
Most people are expecting Apple to take on the iPhone 4 reception issues at their press conference later today, but there are signs that the…
Read MoreCeiva Snap Now Supports Android
Digital picture frames are fantastic devices. They make it easy to show off all of those images that you take with your digital camera and…
Read MoreSynology DiskStation DS411+ And RackStation RS810+ Promise Superlative Speed
Synology has announced its latest network-attached storage offerings, the standalone DiskStation DS411+ and the rack-mounted RackStation RS810+ and RS810RP+. Targeted at high-end home users or…
Read MoreQuirky Unveils Tilt iPhone 4 Case
I really like most of the stuff that the Quirky design community designs and then turns into a real product. Most of the stuff from…
Read MoreiBUYPOWER Updates Liquid Cooling System In LAN Warrior II SFF PC
I mentioned back in May that iBUYPOWER had launched a new small form factor gaming PC called the LAN Warrior II. The gaming rig uses…
Read MoreiPad iOS 3.2.1 Update Promises WiFi Fix, Adds Bing
It's not just the iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G that have seen an iOS update; both flavors of the iPad have also been treated to…
Read MoreiPhone Signal Tweaks Compared; iOS 4.0.1 Quietly Fixes Exchange Support Too
We love a good colored diagram here at SlashGear, and so this comparison chart showing just how Apple has changed iPhone signal strength bar mapping…
Read More"iPhone DSLR Prototype" Mounts Canon EF Lenses, Enrages Purists
Want a guaranteed, sure-fire way to enrage DSLR enthusiasts? Call your custom-crafted iPhone 4 mount that allows you to use interchangeable lenses an "iPhone DSLR…
Read MoreApple, Google And RIM All Palm Suitors Tips Insider
Numerous companies were tipped as potential suitors for Palm prior to HP sealing the deal, but according to BusinessInsider the roster includes heavyweights Apple, Google…
Read MoreApple Deny Engineer's iPhone 4 Antenna Warning
Apple has denied Bloomberg's report that the company's chief antenna engineer informed Steve Jobs and the rest of management that the iPhone 4's design would…
Read MoreFirefox Home For iPhone & iPod Touch Hits App Store
The cynic might say that Mozilla heavily previewed their Firefox Home app for iOS back in May so that, should Apple reject it, they could…
Read MoreiOS 4.0.1 Released To Fix iPhone 4, 3GS And 3G Signal Meter
Apple's promised iOS4 update has been pushed out for the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G. iOS 4.0.1 apparently "improves the formula to determine…
Read MoreAvoiding The Social
The range of people I know who have completely ignored Facebook sometimes astonishes me almost as much as its explosive growth. Some of the most…
Read MoreiPhone 4 "Internal Bumper" Fix In Works Tips Analyst
While most have dismissed the idea of a full recall for the iPhone 4 over the ongoing antenna issue, Rodman Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar still…
Read MoreUS Senator Demands Apple "Public Commitment" To Fixing iPhone 4
We've heard from engineers, co-founders and Apple themselves; all we needed was a US senator to step into the iPhone 4 furore, and Democratic New…
Read MoreWozniak On iPhone 4: "It's Like The AT&T Dead Zone Has Been Extended"
In the run up to Apple's iPhone 4 press conference tomorrow the last thing they needed was more bad publicity about the fourth-gen smartphone's poor…
Read MoreHTC Desire HD Gets Rumored Specs Ahead Of Q4 Debut?
Rumored specifications for the so-called HTC Desire HD, formerly tipped as the HTC Ace, have emerged, with one UK retailer suggesting the handset will arrive…
Read MoreApple Engineer Gave iPhone 4 Antenna Warning In 2009
Apple management were apparently warned more than six months ago that the iPhone 4's external antenna design could lead to reception issues, Bloomberg has heard…
Read MoreFaceTime To Use Apple ID & Email For iPod Touch & iPad Users?
Details on how Apple will apparently handle FaceTime video calls to devices such as the iPod touch, iPad and desktop systems which lack a phone…
Read MoreDROID X Bootloader Block Bricks Phones On Motorola's Orders
ROM-fondlers beware; Motorola aren't just frowning on unofficial firmware being loaded on devices like the DROID X, DROID 2 and future Android smartphones, they're actively…
Read MoreGetac Rugged V100 Tablet Gets Core i7 Update
Getac has updated its ruggedized convertible tablet PC, the Getac V100, with a 1.2GHz Intel Core i7 processor. That, the company claims, is good enough…
Read MoreHarmon Kardon Soundsticks III: Minor Update To Design Classics
It's been ten years since Harmon Kardon unveiled their iSub 2000 jellyfish-like subwoofer and Soundsticks speakers, and so any update to the venerable line has…
Read MoreAT&T Dell Streak Due Monday July 19th?
According to the latest rumors leaking out to BGR, AT&T are planning to launch the US-spec version of the Dell Streak on Monday July 19th.…
Read MoreOpera Mobile 10.1 For Symbian S60 Hits First Beta
Opera has announced that the first beta for Opera Mobile 10.1 is ready for testing and feedback. The new beta is for Symbian S60 devices…
Read MoreTag-Heuer Offers Glasses For Night Driving Using Squadra Night Vision Optics
I am familiar with the Tag-Heuer brand as the maker of some really cool watches. I didn’t know the company also made glasses. The company…
Read MoreMaster Mind Software Controls WoW With Thought
Jedi Mind has been making thought control software for a while now that promises to let you control things like your mouse using only your…
Read MoreNetflix Lands More Streaming Rights To Warner Bros. TV Shows
Netflix is constantly bulking up its streaming offerings. It’s getting to the point now that a streaming subscription deal is very appealing to many TV…
Read MoreHP Delays Android Tablet Plans
We all know with the success of the iPad that hoards of other tablet computers are coming to market. HP is working on several tablets…
Read MoreGE Offers iPhone App To Find Mood Lighting For Your Room
I'm not one to go for mood lighting. In my house, lights are usually on or off. I can understand that some folks like the…
Read MorenetTalk Unveils netTalk Duo VoIP Device
We have talked about netTalk before when the company unveiled its TK6000 VoIP device back in February. The company has a new VoIP device that…
Read MoreApple Set To Debut 11.6-Inch MacBook Air And New iPod Touch?
It has been a bit quiet on the Apple rumor front of late with all the talk of recalls and reception issues with the iPhone…
Read MoreLogitech Z506 Surround Sound Speakers Are $99
Logitech has a ton of speakers to suit all sorts of needs. They have 2.0 speakers all the way to full surround sound systems. The…
Read MoreWicked Lasers Puts Cease And Desist Letter From Lucasfilm On eBay
About this time last month that really sweet laser from Wicked Lasers called the Spyder III Pro Arctic laser turned up and at the time…
Read MoreRoad SMS Augmented Reality Messaging App Video Demo
Samsung has taken it upon itself to rescue avid Android texters from the dangers of sturdy street furniture with Road SMS, a free download that…
Read MoreCheating Is Institutional
When I was a High School teacher, I pulled a stunt that went against every gut instinct I had, though I wasn't sure why. I…
Read MoreSamsung Vibrant Hits T-Mobile USA For $200
It's not just the DROID X bringing some big-screen Android action to store shelves today. T-Mobile USA has pushed the Samsung Vibrant - their version…
Read MoreSony HX909 And LX900 3D-Capable HDTVs Now Shipping
Sony's 3D HDTV ranges have begun shipping, with panels ranging in size from 46- to 60-inches. The Sony HX909 is the smallest, at 46-inches, supporting…
Read MoreSanDisk 32GB microSDHC Launches Alongside DROID X
We've been waiting for SanDisk's capacious 32GB microSDHD card for some time, and the company has decided to launch it alongside the Motorola DROID X.…
Read MoreiOS4.1 Beta Fattens Signal Bars But iPhone 4 Antenna Issue Remains
Apple has pushed out their latest iOS beta to its developer community, iOS4.1, and the question everybody is asking is whether it includes the promised…
Read MoreVerizon DROID X Hits Virtual Shelves For $200
CDMA Android lovers, prepare your credit cards. Motorola's marvellous DROID X smartphone - which we reviewed last week and gave a pretty much glowing report…
Read MoreMicrosoft Providing Plenty Of Incentives For Developers To Switch To Windows Phone 7
This actually isn't the first time we've heard about Microsoft going out of their way to make sure that a current platform, or a platform…
Read MoreiPhone 4 The New Vista Of The Tech Market?
If you were to ask one individual, it would seem that that title is very, very true. Who would that individual be? That would be…
Read MoreSony PlayStation Move Bundles Shown Off
While we may not have the final packaging to showcase for Microsoft's variation of their motion-based peripheral, we do know that Walmart's already bundling up…
Read MoreSmartQ T7 And T7-3G Android Tablets Promised For China
SmartDevices has unveiled a pair of new Android 2.1 tablets, with the SmartQ T7 and its T7-3G cellular-wireless enabled sibling each packing WiFi and a…
Read MoreApple Acquire Poly9 3D Mapping Experts
Apple has quietly acquired a Canadian mapping company, Poly9, in a move that some are suggesting marks the next step in the Cupertino firms plans…
Read MoreLenovo Axing ThinkPad X300/X301 Ultraportables?
Lenovo apparently plans to kill off their ThinkPad X300 and X301 ultraportables, in the Chinese market at least, in favor of 14-inch models like the…
Read MoreSkypeKit SDK Beta Gains Windows And Mac Support
Skype has updated its new SkypeKit SDK beta to support Windows and OS X systems, meaning developers for those platforms can now add background VoIP…
Read MoreXStreamHD Clinches On-Demand 1080p Content With Lionsgate Deal
XStreamHD is one step closer to launching - and offering Full HD digital content distribution - thanks to an agreement with Lionsgate that will see…
Read MoreXbox 360 4GB Arcade Bundle Gets Premature Amazon Page
Microsoft's plans for the Xbox 360 Arcade bundle have been tipped, thanks to a prematurely posted Amazon Germany listing. The product page seemingly confirms a…
Read MoreBuffalo LinkTheater LT-V100 Network HD Media Player Hits Japan
Buffalo Japan has outed its latest networked media player, the Buffalo LinkTheater LT-V100, now capable of 1080p Full HD playback. The LT-V100 has HMDI and…
Read MoreIntel Sandy Bridge CPUs Getting Early Release
Intel has announced that it will launch its next-gen 32nm processor architecture - known as Sandy Bridge - earlier than previously expected, thanks to a…
Read MoreIntel Huron River CPUs Coming Q1 2011 With Integrated WiMAX
Early details of Intel's next-generation mobile processor platform, codenamed Huron River, have emerged well ahead of its expected launch in Q1 2011. According to Fudzilla,…
Read MoreSeagate BlackArmor NAS 400 Backup & Media Server Unveiled
Seagate has outed its latest NAS, the BlackArmor NAS 400, and they're quite excited about the possibilities its four hard-drive bays offer to homes and…
Read MoreMotorola Confirm Locked DROID 2 And DROID X Bootloaders
Hacking the Motorola DROID X and DROID 2 may be a significantly tougher prospect, thanks to the confirmation that the company will be locking the…
Read MoreOLED iPads Coming Late 2010 Tip Insiders; Everyone Else Stays Sceptical
When even DigiTimes themselves are casting doubt onto their own rumor reports, you have to suspect something might not be right in the speculation chain.…
Read MoreAndroid 2.2 And 2.1 Sense For HTC HD2 Released [Video]
Getting Android running smoothly on the HTC HD2 has been a reasonably long project, but the xda-developers teams working on the port are getting close…
Read MoreColorware iPhone 4 Tests Taste And Wallet
Good old Colorware - just because Apple aren't offering a white iPhone 4, doesn't mean a rainbow of choice isn't yours for the taking by…
Read MoreDROID 2 Summer Release Confirmed In Leaked Verizon Catalog
Verizon's summer catalog has leaked to BGR, and what should be sat next to the DROID X but its QWERTY-sibling the Motorola DROID 2. Successor…
Read MoreVelocity Micro Cruz Reader Gets Launch Date
Velocity Micros has been in the custom PC making business for a long time. The company is now stepping into the color eReader market with…
Read MoreToshiba And SanDisk Break Ground On New NAND Flash Factory Joint Venture
The demand for NAND flash is growing all the time as new devices come on the market that use NAND for storage. Toshiba and SanDisk…
Read MoreWhirlpool Goes Green With Washer And Dryer That Uses 76% Less Energy Per Load
There are many reasons to go green from saving the environment to saving you money. When most tech heads start looking to go green, we…
Read MoreHammacher Schlemmer Offers Healthiest Deep Fryer
If you are trying to get healthy and have a penchant for fried foods like fries and chicken things can be rough. Fired foods tend…
Read MoreBellperre Luxury Mobile Phone Is Totally Customizable
There is no shortage of high-end phones on the market that are decked out in gold and jewels. Many of the companies that make the…
Read MoreAsus Ares Video Card Is World's Fastest Single Graphics Card
I am a sucker for high-end computer hardware and video cards. Asus pulled the wraps off a video card yesterday called the ARES that the…
Read MoreOpera Mini 5.1 For Android Releases
Opera has announced that Opera Mini 5.1 for Android smartphones is now available for download. The new browser will work on all Android devices, promises…
Read MoreThinkGeek Robot Bottle Opening Shirt Is Great For Frat Parties
With hoards of college students ready to head back to class in a month or so this shirt may be the perfect back to school…
Read MoreIntel Posts Record Quarter
Intel offered up its quarterly earnings report for Q2 2010 yesterday and posted its best quarter ever. I guess that means things have turned around…
Read MoreAsus Unveils Its GTX460 Video Cards
The NVIDIA GTX 460 video card launched recently and Asus has added its own models to the offerings on the market. The new video cards…
Read MoreSony NEX-VG10 Interchangeable Lens HD Camcorder Throws Off Concept Shackles
Having teased us with a concept of their ideas for a camcorder version of their interchangeable-lens NEX cameras, Sony has now unveiled the production version…
Read MoreThe Daily Slash: July 13th 2010
Can you believe that it's already (pretty much) the middle of July? It just feels like time's flying by, doesn't it? Guess that's what happens…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Inevitable Hardware Recall Coming, PR Experts Say
Back and forth. Back and forth. That's what this antenna issue has become, with Apple sitting in the middle, watching the results as they make…
Read MoreSamsung N220 Plus Premium Unveiled, Adds Bigger Hard Drive And More RAM
The Samsung N220 may not be the highest or fastest selling netbook out there, but it is still a pretty capable machine. Especially if you're…
Read MoreMicrosoft Kinect Bundles Priced At Walmart: $200 With Game And $30 Gift Card
All that we're missing at this point, is an official statement from Microsoft about how much their motion-based gaming peripheral is going to cost. Yeah,…
Read MoreToshiba Canvio For Mac Portable Hard Drive Available Now
Considering those Time Capsule issues, finding an external hard drive for your Mac is getting a bit tough. Sure, there's other options out there, but…
Read MoreBlack Badger Coasters Made From Milled Titanium And Carbon Fiber
I am a big fan of carbon fiber in some uses. I like the way the material looks, as long as you don’t go overboard…
Read MoreLaCie XtremKey 8GB USB Drive Seems Almost Indestructible [Video]
Apparently, at least according to LaCie, their brand new XtremKey 8GB USB flash drive is the most adventurous USB flash drive in the market. We…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Has Officially Been Unlocked
If you're an international customer (not in the United States), then you won't have to do much to get your hands on an unlocked iPhone…
Read MoreNZXT Still In Business, Not Going Anywhere Any Time Soon
We'd have to say that there's definitely some hackers out there that have that Loki mentality. Where their actions are all just a big joke,…
Read MoreSprint And T-Mobile Merger A Possibility Thanks To Logic, According To Dan Hesse
Right now, Sprint is sitting high with all of their 4G talk. They've got their first 4G phone out there in the wild, and they've…
Read MoreMicrosoft Windows Phone To Be Enhanced Through Connected Services
Perhaps unlike the KIN, Microsoft has a lot of faith in their reboot to the Windows Mobile Operating System lineage. They're putting a lot of…
Read MoreUD Replicas Iron Man 2 Mark V Suitcase Motorcycle Suit Hits Pre-Order
UD Replicas has announced that its Iron Man 2 leather motorcycle suit is now available to pre-order. The suit is a full replica of the…
Read MoreTreehotel Is The Perfect Hunting Blind For Predators
I would imagine if the Predator that stalked Arnie needed a hunting stand to chill out in for a while, the Treehotel would be it.…
Read MoreExogear Exolife iPhone 4 Battery Case Debuts
Every iPhone I have owned since the original came out in 2007 has needed some help with its battery life at one time or another.…
Read MoreBMW To Support iOS 4 iPod Out
With the iPhone and the iPod being some of the most popular devices on the market when it comes to music and smartphones many cars…
Read MoreGrape-Dr Supercomputer Sips Power And Wields A Tangled Cable Mess
Normally when we see pictures of fancy new super computers, the things are ummm... fancy. They are crammed into sleek cabinets typically with all the…
Read MoreSmart Car Gets Covered In Crochet
My grandmother once crocheted me some mittens when I was a kid. They were the itchiest things ever to exist on earth. I never wore…
Read MoreVelcro Made From Metal Holds 35 Tons Per Square Meter
Velcro is widely used today for all manner of things. Velcro can hold pictured on the wall, keep your shoes tied, or keep tools at…
Read MoreSenators Reckon FCC's National Broadband Plan Puts US In Second Tier Of Countries
There aren’t many broadband users in the US that don’t want more speed. While many nations around the world boast very fast broadband networks that…
Read MoreApple Deletes Support Threads Talking About Consumer Reports iPhone 4 Story
We mentioned yesterday that Consumer Reports had initially recommended the iPhone 4. The publication then actually tested the device, came back, and announced that it…
Read MoreRemoteScan Unveils iPhone And iPad Document Scanning App
There are lots of reasons that you might need to get a document scanned into your iPhone or iPad. The catch is that you can't…
Read MoreKonftel Announces 3G Mobile Conference Phone
There are lots and lots of people who have jobs that don’t come with an office. These types of jobs are professional occupations that have…
Read MoreiBUYPOWER Unveils New Paladin E370 And F860NVIDIA GTX 460 Gaming Desktops
I just mentioned the new 3D gaming notebook from iBUYPOWER. The company has also unveiled a pair of new gaming desktops based on the NVIDIA…
Read MoreiBUYPOWER Unveils New 3D Battalion 101 W860CU-3D Notebook
iBUYPOWER has been busy launching lots of new computer systems over the last few months. The company has announced a new 3D gaming notebook called…
Read MoreOCZ Debuts New 2133MHz 4GB DDR3 Memory Modules
OCZ is a memory, PSU, and SSD maker extraordinaire. The company has a huge amount of hardware that it offers for all sorts of computer…
Read MoreSymbian Losing Market Share While Competitors Continue To Climb
In today's world, everyone has their favorite whatever. Whether it's video game console, beer manufacturer, or mobile Operating System, there's always reasons why (and why…
Read MoreBAE Systems' Unmanned Stealth Bomber Taranis Still In Testing, Can Think For Itself
As much as the technology industry evolves every day, so is the battlefield. As the United States military spends time and money on trying to…
Read MoreHP Showcases Flexible Displays, Hints At webOS Future
There's been all sorts of speculation out there ever since HP acquired Palm. While plenty of folks out there would just be happy getting some…
Read MoreAT&T Samsung Captivate Unboxing & First-Impressions
AT&T's Captivate is the first of Samsung's Galaxy S series smartphones to reach the US, and our review unit has just dropped onto the test…
Read MoreSlashGear Week In Review - Week 27 2010
Time for another week in review to wrap up the last week in tech. Eric Schmidt said Monday that there would be no Nexus Two…
Read MoreLG Jumps Into The 3D Ring With 3D HDTVs, Glasses, And Blu-Ray Players
LG already has a pair of 3D active shutter glasses out there in the world, but up until just recently they were pretty much nowhere…
Read MoreMicrosoft Destination Arcade Now Launching July 21st
At the moment, Microsoft's Xbox LIVE Arcade is one of the best ways to get your nostalgia-rich gaming on, as it features quite a few…
Read MoreChecking In Has Yet To Arrive
I see GPS as the third major player in the triumvirate of mobile technology. First, we put in place a ubiquitous network connection. Second came…
Read MoreConsumer Reports Refuse iPhone 4 Recommendation Over Antenna Issue
Consumer Reports have been playing with the iPhone 4, and the judgement is clear: while the fourth-gen Apple handset scores high enough to sit at…
Read MoreBlackBerry OS 6 Gets Second Video Demo: Social Feeds, WebKit Browser, More
RIM has pushed out another video teaser, following up their initial BlackBerry OS 6 sneak-peak with a second showing - among other things - the…
Read MoreBallmer: ASUS, Dell, Samsung, Toshiba And Sony Windows 7 Tablets Are Coming
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed that ASUS, Dell, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony will all be launching Windows 7 based slate form-factor tablets this year.…
Read MoreApple Class-Action Over AT&T iPhone Lock Gets Green-Light
More iPhone class-action suit excitement this week, but this time it's nothing so measly as dodgy reception. Instead, a federal judge has ruled that a…
Read MoreApple Admits Time Capsule Fault, Promises Repairs/replacements
Apple has conceded a fault with select models of their Time Capsule wireless backup drives, whereby the low-profile NAS powers down and then refuses to…
Read MoreSlashGear Coloud Marvel Headphones Giveaway
You like headphones, right? How about Marvel? You know, the place where you'll find all of the greatest superheroes ever imagined. The Hulk, Iron Man,…
Read MoreSpotify For Linux Launches For Premium Subscribers
Streaming music service Spotify has launched a Linux version of their software, now allowing open-source aficionados access to their catalog. Following Spotify's Windows and Mac…
Read MorePandigital Personal Photo Scanner/Converter Takes Standalone Scanning Mobile
Pandigital may be better known on these fair pages for their Novel tablet-ereader, but they also make scanners. Latest on the scene is the cumbersomely…
Read MoreNokia Accused Of "A Witch Hunt" Against Murtazin
The Nokia/mobile-review controversy continues, with Russian journalist Eldar Murtazin making an official statement on what he describes as "a witch hunt" designed to discredit him.…
Read MoreSony Offers E Color Combos For Vaio E Notebooks
Years ago, Dell found that one of the ways to succeed in the computer market was to allow the consumer to customize their own machine.…
Read MoreBlockbuster Brand To Disappear In 2011?
For many years, Blockbuster has been the source that many gamers and movie fans went to for rentals on films and video games. As the…
Read MoreiPad Can Play SNES With Four-Step Process
There are legions of gamers out there who cut their gaming teeth on the SNES game consoles. These same gamers are often interested in playing…
Read MoreHTC 1 Concept Takes Android Minimal
We're suckers for a good concept design here at SlashGear, and so we're hoping HTC are paying attention to Andrew Kim. His concept for the…
Read MoreDIY Internet Chess Table With A Physical Interface
I am not a chess player myself. The game has always seemed complex to me. I can remember as a kid that chess games were…
Read MoreMaingear Crams New GTX 460 Video Card Into Gaming PCs
NVIDIA has just gone official with its new Fermi-based GTX 460 video card. This is one of the cheaper of the new video cards on…
Read MoreMiffy Netbook From Onkyo Surfaces
Miffy is a cartoon rabbit that my daughter has watched from time to time on TV. She even has a couple storybooks with Miffy in…
Read MorePulsars Maybe Most Accurate Clock Ever
The most accurate clocks in the world today are atomic clocks. These clocks are very important to all manner of things from space travel to…
Read MoreFurniture Designed Using Heavy Cardboard Tubes
I remember all the tubes my teacher had in her closet when I was in first grade. The heavy duty tubes look like what you…
Read MorePalit Unveils GeForce GTX 460 Sonic Platinum Video Card
Palit has announced the launch of its latest video card called the GeForce GTX 460 Sonic Platinum. The new video card has 1024MB of GDDR5…
Read MoreBlackBerry Tablet Rumors Resurface: Video Calling & Late 2010 Launch Tipped
RIM's rumored BlackBerry tablet - aka the "BlackTab" or "BlackPad" - is once again doing the rounds, with Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar pushing…
Read MoreCallpod Unveils Onyx And Vetro Bluetooth Headsets
Callpod has announced a pair of new Bluetooth headsets called the Onyx and the Vetro. Both of the headsets offer a 2-way walkie-talkie feature that…
Read MoreElonex 710EB Tablet Ereader Hits Amazon Preorder; Due July 31st
Elonex's 7-inch ereader tablet, the 710EB, has shown up for preorder on Amazon UK. Based around a 7-inch LCD TFT display, rather than the more…
Read MoreGoogle Open Spot: Your Own Parking Android
Having given us free turn-by-turn directions, Google is now looking at making parking at the end of our journey less of a headache. Google Open…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Jailbreak Demo By Geohot Won't See Release
iPhone (and PS3) hacker Geohot has been showing off his freshly jailbroken iPhone 4, but he also apparently has no plans on releasing it. So…
Read MoreSprint 4G Spreads: WiMAX In 43 Areas, New York By End Of 2010
The flagship device to use it may be rarer than hens' teeth but that hasn't stopped Sprint from pushing 4G market growth, with seven new…
Read MoreHTC EVO 4G Shortages Undermine Sprint's WiMAX Advantage Admits Hesse
Sprint's patchy stock of the HTC EVO 4G has limited the impact of their early entrance into the 4G market, according to CEO Dan Hesse,…
Read MoreAndroid App Inventor Lets You Be A Drag & Drop Developer [Video]
If you've ever had a great idea for an Android app but lack the technical skills to put it together, Google App Inventor is the…
Read MoreWiiLeanback Adds Wiimote Control To YouTube Leanback [Video]
YouTube's new Leanback lounge-friendly UI went live last week, but if you're more comfortable with a remote control than a keyboard then WiiLeanback may be…
Read MoreNVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Gets Official: 4x DX11 Performance Of Rivals
NVIDIA has outed its much-rumored GeForce GTX 460, a mid-range Fermi-based graphics card promising four times the performance of rivals, real-time PhysX and 3D support…
Read MoreDroid X Review
Motorola's first-generation DROID shook HTC's dominance of the Android segment and arguably reinvented the company after years of tired RAZR variants. Now, after a spate…
Read MoreKompott Robotic Agent Makes It Easier Than Ever To Stay In Touch
As the world embraces technology, some of the world's population is still trying to catch up. While there's plenty of elderly out there that take…
Read MoreHalo Bike Lock Will Text You When Your Bike Gets Stolen
Apparently it's Summer or something, because bike safety is taking a front-and-center approach the last few days. But that's not a problem, especially when the…
Read MoreEnergy Sistem 52 Touch Showcased With Plenty Of Renders
Here's another product line-up for the over-saturated personal media player market. Not that options are a bad thing, mind you. Energy Sistem has just pulled…
Read MoreNew iPod Touch Won't Have 5MP Camera, 3.2MP Instead
Yesterday, we brought you two different reports about the next member of the iPod Touch lineage. Rumors were heating up that the new device, which…
Read MoreHTC: No Plans For A Tablet Quite Yet
Tablets are all over the place. Of course, it's made worse when a company out there seems to be just making oodles and oodles of…
Read MoreReduce, Reuse
I remember when the first iMac came out in 1998. I was a graduate student then, not a technology journalist, but I still followed tech…
Read MoreMicrosoft Kinect Getting Showcased At 13 Macy Stores
Microsoft's bet in the motion-based gaming market is resting squarely on the shoulders of Kinect. Formerly known as Project Natal, the camera-based video game peripheral…
Read MoreRenshui Faucet Will Prove You Are Tech Obsessed
As you sit in your abode, looking around and at all the shiny gadgets you've got lying around, where's the one place that just seems…
Read MoreHermes Auto Feet Concept Shoe Is Bulletproof
When I think of concept products, I tend to think of things like electronics and cars. I never really think about concept clothing. A new…
Read MoreUniversity Creates Self-Cleaning Road Surface
The University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands is conducting research on a new material to use in surfacing roads that would clean itself and the…
Read MoreChina Renews Google's License To Operate
You remember when Google announced it was hacked by alleged Chinese hackers and some IP was stolen and emails accounts accessed? That blew up into…
Read MoreLikea MPH Is A Cardboard Replica Of The Leica Pinhole Cams
If you like the looks of the Leica series of cameras like the M9, but don’t want to spend $7,000 to buy the real deal,…
Read MoreiRiver Story Gets WiFi Version And Big Price Tag
Back in January we spent some hands on time with the iRiver Story eBook reader and thought it was a decent enough competitor to the…
Read MoreFDA Clears Eye Telescope To Improve Vision Loss
I can't imagine not being able to see. I have often wondered what would be worse, having vision and losing it or never being able…
Read MoreDell Adds Threadless Designs To Design Studio Laptop Line
Dell has a bunch of cool designs in its Dell Design Studio. The user can order up their Studio laptop with any of the designs…
Read MoreMicrosoft Page-Curl Courier Patent Application Seems Far-Fetched
Sometimes we wonder whether companies file patent applications just to push their luck and see what they can get approved; how else can you explain…
Read MoreKITT Voice Launches For Garmin Nuvi GPS Units And Garminfone
Today is turning out to be day of the GPS voice tones. NavTones has announced that the voice of KITT from the Knight Rider TV…
Read MoreFring Adds 2-Way 3G Video Calls To iPhone 4 [Video]
The iPhone 4 may have re-popularised the idea of mobile video calls, with its WiFi-only FaceTime system, but its taken Fring to bring true 3G…
Read MoreBallistic HC Case For iPhone 4 Unveiled
A couple months back I dropped my iPhone 3GS and the screen cracked. I decided to just wait until the new iPhone 4 came out…
Read MoreNokia N8 Photo Skills Demonstrated: Do They Make Up For S^3?
While controversy continues over the Nokia N8's Symbian^3 OS, one thing most people can agree on is that the smartphone's 12-megapixel camera is possibly the…
Read MoreYoda TomTom GPS Voice Commercial, Great It Is
I mentioned back in May that TomTom was working on voices for its line of GPS devices that used Star Wars character voices. One of…
Read MoreLuminAR Digital Desk-Lamp Wins $15k Innovation Funding
Remember the LuminAR digital desk-lamp that used a pico-projector and gesture/glyph recognition to create a digital workspace? The chances of seeing a more polished version…
Read MoreNetgear ReadyNAS Ultra 4 And Ultra 6: TiVo Streaming, RAID And More
Netgear has outed a pair of new NAS boxes, the ReadyNAS Ultra 4 and ReadyNAS Ultra 6, packing up to 12TB of storage together with…
Read MoreApple To Patch iPhone 4 Jailbreak Hole In New iOS 4.0.1 Update?
According to multiple sources at Apple retail, the company has decided to hold off on releasing their next iOS4 firmware update so as to use…
Read MoreKindle DX Gets Video Review, Side-By-Side Comparison With 1st-Gen
Amazon's second-generation Kindle DX is already shipping out to buyers, and one of the first is Lisa over at MobileTechReview. She's put up a video…
Read MoreNew Apple TV Using Cloud Streaming Rather Than Local Downloads?
Continued leaks suggest Apple are giving their Apple TV set-top box more attention, with NewTeeVee claiming to have heard from sources that the Cupertino company…
Read MoreIntel Axing Celeron By 2011 In Favor Of Dual-Core Atom
Looks like the Taipei mutterings earlier this week of Intel canning their Celeron CPUs may be true, with DigiTimes reporting that the company has informed…
Read MoreSamsung SP-H03 Pico-Projector Hits Amazon Preorder
Amazon has begun taking preorders for the Samsung SP-H03 palm-sized pico projector, though currently there's no estimated shipping date. Priced at $299, the SP-H03 runs…
Read MoreThe Daily Slash: July 8th 2010
Thursday night -- the night before the end of the work week. We can feel the excitement. Can you? Well, unless your work week is…
Read MoreNDrive GPS App Disappears From Apple App Store, Kill Switch The Culprit?
It's been a long while since Apple's Kill Switch was brought up. That would mostly be because Apple hasn't had any reason to use it…
Read More5MP iPod Touch With FaceTime Rumor Heats Up With Parts Listed On Online Trading Site
Earlier today, we told you about a new rumor regarding the next generation iPod Touch. Considering the list of features that the iPhone has under…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Catches On Fire Thanks To Defective USB Port
Yes, it's another problem with the iPhone 4. This time around, though, the results are far more real than any before it. So real, in…
Read MoreVisionCare Opthalmic Technologies Telescopic Eye Implant Approved By FDA
We know that the medical gadget market is one of the fastest markets on the planet. They're not only the market with (arguably) the coolest…
Read More26 GPS Units Installed In One Car, We're Lost As To Why [Video]
We understand that people love to experiment. After all, those experiments may actually lead to something remarkably useful. With this experiemnt, though, we're not exactly…
Read MorePersonal Music Showers Introduced At Burger King In Japan
Here in the States, it's just about brand new that fast food places want you to stay in their restaurant. Their chairs used to be…
Read MoreHulu Plus Could Bring Ad-Free Option To Customers, If You're Willing To Pay For It
Considering most, if not all of the rumors about Hulu Plus came true, we're going to go ahead and point out that this one's probably…
Read MoreKokonatchi Connects Via USB, Notifies You Of Tweets And Messages [Video]
If it weren't for the blank-stare faces on these things, we would have assumed they were just your average stress reliever. But, that's not the…
Read MoreFolding Shower Lets You Choose Where Your Shower Goes
If memory serves, the last time we showcased a folding piece of bathroom gadgetry, it was a toilet -- and it was far more compact…
Read MoreOLPC XO-1.75 Will Support Multitouch
The One Laptop Per Child project has announced it will be adding touch and multitouch support to the OLPC XO-1.75, the next generation version of…
Read MoreVerizon Samsung N150 Netbook Packs International 3G
Verizon has outed its latest 3G-enabled netbook, the Samsung N150, which for $49.99 (after a $100 mail-in rebate) and the promise to stay faithful to…
Read MoreSamsung Captivate Hits AT&T July 18th
AT&T has confirmed launch dates for the Samsung Captivate, their version of the Super AMOLED Galaxy S smartphone. The Captivate will arrive on AT&T on…
Read MoreI-O Data USB2-TJC Brings TransferJet To The Masses
Adoption of Sony's TransferJet wireless technology hasn't exactly been overwhelming, in no small part because the company themselves have been a) the only people using…
Read MoreCowon V5W Adds WiFi To Full HD Touchscreen PMP/MID
Cowon has updated their V5 PMP with a new injection of WiFi, creating the Cowon V5W. Packing a 4.8-inch WVGA touchscreen, up to 64GB of…
Read MoreT-Mobile UK iPhone 4 Pricing Revealed
T-Mobile UK has finally got around to announcing its iPhone 4 pricing, and as we've seen with other carriers you'll need to opt for their…
Read MoreDual-Booting Ubuntu Nexus One Tutorial Released [Video]
Servers are getting smaller, but they're still not quite as compact as your cellphone; now, thanks to a new tutorial, your Google Nexus One can…
Read MorePirate Bay Membership Records Hacked [Video]
The Pirate Bay hasn't had a great year, what with the ongoing legal issues, and so an SQL injection hack that has pulled out emails…
Read MoreOnLive Latency Gets The Stopwatch Treatment
OnLive's latency has again come under scrutiny, with gamers concerned that network delays might scupper the immediacy of their play. DigitalFoundry hooked up a Ben…
Read MoreWe Salute You Mr. Toilet-Cooler-Go-Cart-Making-Man, You Are A Real American Hero
Let the feat of this man prove that you can never underestimate the desire of a geek to keep his frosty beverages and toilets close…
Read MoreActivision Would "Very Aggressively" Support Plug-And-Play PC Games Console
Outspoken Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has been throwing gaming cats among console pigeons again, describing the Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft games systems as "walled gardens"…
Read MorePioneer Debuts New CDJ-850 Digital Media Player For DJs
Pioneer has a gob of equipment and gear for pro and amateur DJs that it offers. This includes gear like the DJM-2000 pro DJ mixer…
Read MoreFord Adds Alternatives To Texting While Driving To Sync System In New Cars
With states all across the country seeking to pass bans on texting and driving and many states already having bans in effect Ford is adding…
Read MoreMeeGo Punches Android In The Spleen, Wins Javascript Test
Yesterday on Android Community, the results of a benchmark battle between Android 2.2 and iOS4 in a Javascript test were published. Android 2.2 put a…
Read MoreLoreo Lens Makes Your Canon DSLR A 3D Camera
If you like your Canon DSLR but are intrigued by the ability to take 3D pictures a new lens from Loreo called the Stereo Lens-in-a-cap…
Read MoreRoke Unveils Wide Area Coverage Femtocell With 40,000 Times More Coverage
Your average femtocell isn’t good for coverage on spaces larger than a big home or smaller office. The AT&T 3G microcell is a good example,…
Read MoreKin Fallout Continues: Only 503 Sold Tips Insider, Red Faces All Round At Microsoft
In the aftermath of Kin's demise, details of the mis-management and general botched effort continue to seep out of Microsoft. Business Insider quotes an anonymous…
Read MoreElecomSoft Uses NVIDIA Fermi GPUs For Huge Improvement In Password Recovery Time
NVIDIA's new line of Fermi-based video cards certainly brought more muscle to computing and gaming when it debuted a while back. The new GPUs are…
Read MoreTaylorMade Touchscreen Gadget Helps Golfers Find Details About Gear
I'm not a golfer; I stick with Put-put or Wii Golf. The real thing looks difficult to me. If you are an avid golfer, you…
Read MorePatriot Unveils 64GB UHS-I SDXC Memory Card
Patriot has all sorts of gear that uses flash memory for storing data like SSDs. The company has announced its LX series SDXC memory card…
Read MoreKokonatchi Is Your Japanese USB Twitter Peanut [Video]
We're not quite sure what it is that makes tech designers think that everyone wants a gelatinous flashing blob sat on their desk, changing color…
Read MoreOnkyo Unveils HT-S6300 And HT-S7300 3D-Ready Home Theater In A Box Systems
Onkyo is a big name in the home theater market and the company has announced a couple new 3D-ready home theaters in a box systems.…
Read MoreYouTube Leanback And Mobile HTML5 Sites Launch [Video]
YouTube's Leanback lounge-friendly UI has launched, with a new HDTV-friendly UI and default settings that automatically play videos full-screen and in as high definition as…
Read More5MP iPod Touch With FaceTime And HD Video Incoming?
Apple are preparing an iPod touch refresh with a 5-megapixel camera, front-facing webcam for WiFi FaceTime video calls, and the same accelerometer and gyroscope updates…
Read MoreMicrosoft KIN Officially Canned By Microsoft
The reviews for the KIN devices, both the Kin One and Kin Two, weren't the best on the market. However, while the main draw might…
Read MoreT-Mobile HSPA+ HTC Vanguard Due September? Carrier 2010 Roadmap Leaks
T-Mobile USA are ramping up for an interesting second half of 2010, with official confirmation that an HSPA+ capable HTC-made Android smartphone will debut in…
Read MorePixel Qi Screen Hits DIY Customers, Gets Netbook Video Demo
With Pixel-Qi's DIY 3qi display kit showing up in the Maker Shed store last week - and then promptly selling out - we've been waiting…
Read MoreAcer And ASUS Freezing Netbook/ultra-Thin Releases Over Atom N550 Uncertainty?
If you've held off from buying a netbook because there always seems to be a new model - and a price cut - just around…
Read MoreThe Daily Slash: July 7th 2010
Tonight's edition of The Daily Slash is going to be a bit different. If you'll recall, we've only ever had one video put into one…
Read MoreUplink Audio Strap System Makes Solar Panels Flexible Enough To Take Jogging
If you're someone who likes to run, whether for fun or exercise (or both), then you know that while headphones are currently the best way…
Read MoreIDAPT i4 Lets You Charge Up To 4 Mobile Electronics Simultaneously
We're not shy about our aversion to cables, cords, and anything else that can tie us down and look remarkably messy at the same time.…
Read MoreNTT DoCoMo Working With Various Players To Bring 3G To Handheld Game Manufacturers
When it comes to video games in the hand, having a WiFi connection isn't necessarily a newfangled feature. In fact, some handheld consoles out there…
Read MoreMicrosoft Kinect Will Let You Play Sitting Down, Only When Sitting Makes Sense
Whether or not you own a Nintendo Wii, you've probably seen the commercials. Or know someone who owns one, and have experienced the gameplay for…
Read MoreASUS U43JC And U43F Bambooo Notebooks Now Available At Best Buy
ASUS has a thing for bamboo-fused electronics. They've been doing this kind of thing for a few years now, dating all the way back to…
Read MoreAT&T Blame Alcatel-Lucent HSUPA Kit For Sluggish Uploads
AT&T has blamed software bugs in Alcatel-Lucent HSUPA hardware for the apparent 3G upload throttling observed by some users in the US recently. According to…
Read MoreCLEAR Spot 4G And 4G+ Mobile Hotspots Go On Sale
Clearwire's new CLEAR 4G and 3G/4G mobile hotspots have gone up for sale, having made their preorder debut last month. The CLEAR Spot 4G and…
Read MoreT-Mobile Motorola CHARM Outed: QWERTY MOTOBLUR Candybar
Having been spotted in various leaks before now, it comes as little surprise to see Motorola officially announce their latest Android smartphone, the Motorola CHARM.…
Read MorePandigital Novel Firmware Update Boosts Beleaguered Tablet
Pandigital promised to address their Novel tablet's issues with some tweaked software, and it seems the time has finally come. Nate from The Digital Reader…
Read MoreiPad Cam-Case Concept Sets Sights On Big-Screen FaceTime
Apple's decision to omit a webcam from the iPad is even more frustrating when you consider the number of people playing with FaceTime on their…
Read MoreApple Recruiting iTunes Fraud Prevention Specialist
Oh, the irony; the day before iTunes users reported evidence of fraudulent account use, Apple advertised for an "iTunes Fraud Prevention Specialist". The new position…
Read MoreNokia: We Asked Nicely For The Leaked N8 Back, But Murtazin Refused [Updated]
Nokia has given us an official comment on the report that they have enlisted the help of Russian authorities to take mobile-review to task, and…
Read MoreMB&F HM4 Thunderbolt Watch Makes Ostentatious Debut
Remember the bizarre HM4 Thunderbolt teaser that high-end watch manufacturer MB&F showed us last month? The company has come clean with the final, official product,…
Read MoreHP Pavilion dm1z Neo-Based Ultraportable Quietly Debuts
A new HP 11.6-inch ultraportable, the Pavilion dm1z series, has gone up for sale at the company's estore, based on AMD's Neo processors and offering…
Read MoreT-Mobile Nuvifone Sales "As Previously Planned" Argue Garmin
ASUS has denied recent analyst speculation that the company has sold a mere 20,000 nuvifone handsets through carrier T-Mobile USA, though they've also declined to…
Read MoreLenovo Unveils Slim IdeaCentre A310 In Japan
Lenovo pulled the wraps off a new all in one computer in Japan today called the IdeaCentre A310. The new AIO machine has a nice…
Read MoreMicrosoft To Axe A Few Workers
The poor economy wasn't kind to many technology companies both large and small. Smaller firms often simply went out of business while even the largest…
Read MoreAava Mobile's MeeGo Moorestown Prototype Gets Real-World Outing
It's been a while since we played with Aava Mobile's Moorestown-based smartphone prototype - all the way back at Mobile World Congress in February, actually…
Read MoreBack To The Future Self Lacing Shoes Become Reality
The first time I saw Back to the Future II there were a few things that I really wanted from the movie. I wanted that…
Read MoreGarmin Nuvi 1695 Connected PND Spotted At FCC
Garmin's successor the cellular-enabled nuvi 1690 PND, the unimaginatively named Garmin nuvi 1695, has been spotted clearing the FCC. Official specifications are unknown, but the…
Read MoreAcer Aspire One D255 Unearthed
A new Acer Aspire One D255 netbook has surfaced that is a follow up to the AOD260 netbook from Acer with a few changes. The…
Read MoreMotorola Charm Spied In The Wild
We have already briefly mentioned the Motorola Charm and the fact that it will be a very cheap Android device. The Charm has turned up…
Read MoreNASA Unveils Moonbase Alpha 3D Game Via Steam
We don't usually go for games here at SlashGear, but the new game form NASA is interesting. The game is called Moonbase Alpha and it’s…
Read MoreIN Media !ROFL IPTV Set Top Box Supports 3D And HD Content
There have been several new products lately that have turned up with strange product names. Not long ago there was the new phone called the…
Read MoreLite-On Debuts New iHAS524 24x Internal DVD Writer With LabelTag Tech
Lite-On has announced a new internal DVD burner that can write at up to 24X on select DVD media. The write speed makes the new…
Read MoreGateway Unveils LT32 Notebook Series
Gateway has unveiled the LT32 notebook series aimed at providing an ultraportable form factor with capability for HD entertainment on the go. The series uses…
Read MoreHitachi LifeStudio HDDs Auto-Gobble Your Media, Offer Dockable USB Sync Stick
Hitachi has outed its latest external hard-drive range, the Hitachi LifeStudio family, and seeing as how you need to sex-up storage if you're going to…
Read MoreBlackBerry 9670, 9800 And 9300 Get Video Fondle
It's BlackBerry leak time again, and today it's a trio of new RIM devices that have made their way in video form to Salomondrin. His…
Read MoreNokia Take N8 Leaker To Task (But "Does Not Send Thugs")
With his track record of leaks and occasionally scathing previews, we can't imagine mobile-review's Eldar Murtazin is the most popular guy at Nokia; still, we're…
Read MoreSamsung Freeze US Ereader Plans Due To "Current Market Dynamics"
Samsung have seemingly decided to drop out of the US ereader race, at least for the moment, telling The Digital Reader that they are "revisiting"…
Read MoreezGear SurfBoard 700 Rides The Android Tablet Tide
ezGear may be better known for their range of console, smartphone and PMP accessories, but the tablet gravy-train has obviously been too much for the…
Read MoreASUS ROG Rampage III GENE Packs Gaming Punch Into microATX
ASUS has outed their latest Republic of Gamers motherboard, and unlike many of its predecessors the Rampage III GENE packs its punch into a much…
Read MoreThe Daily Slash: July 6th 2010
Tonight's a bit of a phone night, and we really can't explain why. But, as you know, it happens. But, in any event, welcome to…
Read MoreThe One Binary Watch From thumbsUp! Give Us The Best Of Both Worlds
There are plenty of watches out there. And there's definitely quite a few watches out there that have graced this page for all sorts of…
Read MoreHulu Plus Requires PSN+ Only For Preview Period
Right on the heels of the official announcement from Hulu that Hulu Plus is real, came the down-right depressing news that PlayStation 3 owners would…
Read MoreMicrosoft Set To Launch Destination Arcade On July 14th
One of the little nuggets of joy that was missing from this year's E3, was the announcement from Microsoft about their bi-annual Xbox 360 software…
Read MoreOregon Scientific ATC9K HD Action Camera Available Soon
It's been awhile since Oregon Scientific made an appearance around here, so we're glad to see them back. The ATC9K HD Action Camera has a…
Read MoreSmoking A Tweet
The first time I worked for a Dot-Com (back when websites were called such things), there were certain freebies always available. Not on Google levels…
Read MoreAT&T Upload Throttling Frustrates iPhone 4 Owners
Speculation among iPhone 4 owners has suggested that carrier AT&T have begun capping 3G upload speeds, with some users reporting a tenfold reduction in rates.…
Read MoreApple Confirm iTunes Scam, Refunds Are Your Bank's Responsibility
The weekend's suspected iTunes fraud has culminated in an official statement from Apple themselves, together with confirmation that the developer believed to be responsible for…
Read MoreRibbon Ceiling Fan Wins Award For Efficient Design
James Dyson isn't the only one who can do unusual things with fan blades; Australian design student Benjamin McMahon has just won an award for…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Jailbreak And Unlock Coming Soon
An all-devices jailbreak that will liberate the iPhone 4 from its Apple lock and permit the installation of unofficial third-party software - among other things…
Read MoreViliv N5 MID On Sale Today
Tempted by a compact clamshell MID? If you've been waiting to get your hands onto the Viliv N5 then the moment to flex that plastic…
Read MoreSony Flagship ES Receivers And Blu-Ray Player Debut
Sony has revealed its latest range of A/V receivers and Blu-ray players, with the new models having a custom integration focus. The Sony STR-DA3600ES, STR-DA4600ES…
Read MorePixela Digital Tuner Helps Shrink Portable TV
Mobile TV may have met with patchy success - check out Philip Berne's diatribe from last week on where the technology goes wrong - but…
Read MoreNokia E7, Samsung i8700 Cetus, HTC Gold And Ace All Dated In UK Cellphone Roadmap Leak
Salt-cellars at the ready, but online phone comparison site Omio reckons they've got the scoop on some key UK handsets set to debut in the…
Read MoreHuawei S7 Gets Previewed: Multimedia Good, Battery Bad? [Video]
Huawei's S7 Android tablet - slotting neatly in-between the Dell Streak and the Apple iPad - has been previewed briefly ahead of its launch in…
Read MoreBike Concept Folds To A Quarter Of Its Original Size And Has Battery Power
A bike concept that folds to a quarter of its original size might interest some of you thanks to that feature alone. When you wrap…
Read MoreMicrosoft Patent App For Sweet Remote Control Surfaces
There are a bunch of tech inventions that most of us couldn't live without. Things like the mobile phones, the DVR, and the remote control.…
Read MoreSony CECH-ZVS1 Surround Sound Bar For PS3 Landing In Japan This September
In mid-June we caught wind of the new Sony CECH-ZVS1 virtual surround sound bar for the PS3. The system is designed to give the PS3…
Read MoreStuart Hughes Offers $20k iPhone 4 With Diamond Bling And Little Taste
I like the iPhone 4 as much as the next geek, but when you start putting diamonds on a phone you will probably loose or…
Read MoreSlurp Gobbles Up Files And Spits Them Out To Other Devices
I'm not sure what to make of this Slurp thing. It’s a digital eyedropper type device that is made to work in conjunction with tech…
Read MoreMagnetic Putty Makes Silly Putty look… Silly
When I was younger, I thought Silly Putty was the coolest invention ever. You could use it to copy your favorite comics by sticking it…
Read MoreTreadway Wearable Mobility Motorized Shoes Debut
Most of us are familiar with James Dyson, the guy behind the vacuum cleaners that seem to be on every other commercial and those cool…
Read MoreNetflix And Relativity Media Sign Streaming Movie Deal
If you are a fan of movies, but prefer to wait on some to hit DVD before you watch them Netflix and Relativity media have…
Read MoreRussian RoverPad Tablets Raid The Tegra, Android & WinCE OEM Closet
Russian company Rover Computers has just outed a five model tablet/MID range, and judging by some of the designs we're guessing there's a whole lot…
Read MoreNokia To Sell Modem Business To Renesas Electronics
Nokia has announced that it has sold its modem business to Renesas Electronics. The two companies will also form a strategic alliance for the continued…
Read MoreGuruPlug Server Plus Doubts: Overheating CPU, Shonky Software
Back in February we gazed with wide-eyed amazement at the GuruPlug Server Plus, a compact SheevaPlug-style embedded computer that managed to squeeze dual gigabit ethernet,…
Read MoreInteraXon Shows Off Thought-Controlled In-Flight Entertainment System
When I was a kid I figured that by the time, I had kids we wouldn’t need things like remote controls and light switches. We…
Read MoreSony Japan Outs PlayStation Move Bundles (Including Ray-Gun)
It's not just a white PS3 and a chunkier hard drive that Sony Japan are promising today; they're also spilling some details on the PlayStation…
Read MoreSony "Classic White" 160GB PS3 Slim Outed; Black PS3 Gets 320GB HDD Boost
Sony Japan has outed their latest PS3 models, packing either 160GB or a new 320GB hard-drive, and now with more choice in color too. The…
Read MoreMongoose Studio Uses 12 iPods To Create Something Magical [Video]
When you've got a bunch of displays, the first instinct is to get them all as close as possible, and display one giant image. People…
Read MoreSamsung Q530, Q430, And Q330 Notebooks Available This Month In The UK
The Samsung Q line-up of notebooks hasn't been a big secret, but as of today we can finally say that the series has a somewhat…
Read MoreIntel Connected Cars Have A Mind Of Their Own
Smart cars aren't a new idea. We've seen plenty of different ideas out there, but this new idea from Intel may just cross the line.…
Read MoreThe Real Android Opportunity: Core Apps
Google's Android operating system has proven itself a growing force to be reckoned with as adoption rates among manufactures and consumers continue growing at considerable…
Read MoreIndependence Day From Subsidies And Agreements
Yesterday, of course, was Independence Day in the US, and today our American readers are likely recovering from yam overdoses. It seemed the ideal time…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S2 i9200 Tipped: 2GHz, 720p Super AMOLED Display And More
It's a slow news day, so lets dabble our feet in the murky rumor waters for a while and take a look at what we're…
Read MoreLenovo ThinkCentre A70z Giveaway: The Winner Is...
SlashGear's Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z giveaway ended on Saturday night, and we're pleased to say we have a winner! We had plenty of great suggestions as…
Read MoreLenovo Chairman: Steve Jobs "Doesn't Care About China"
Lenovo chairman Liu Chuanzhi has described Steve Jobs as "a big pearl", and said that his company is "lucky that Steve Jobs has such a…
Read MoreGravity Phone Concept Looks Cool And Bulky
Design concepts are interesting and often give us a glimpse into the future of devices of all types. A new phone design concept has turned…
Read MoreSurena II Humanoid Robot Unveiled In Iran
A team of 20 robotics experts worked in Iran at Tehran University to develop a humanoid robot called Surena II. The robot weighs in at…
Read MoreResearchers Exploit USB Flaw To Steal Data
If you went to your home or office computer, would you be able to tell if someone had swapped your keyboard for one exactly like…
Read MoreUS Detonated A Nuclear Bomb In Space In 1962
Sleeping last night was a bit hard with all the fireworks exploding around my house for the holiday. All those blasts paled in comparison to…
Read MoreSCOTTEVEST Unveils Carry-On Coat For The Massively Geeky
Traveling for the connected geek is a hard thing to do. We tend to carry so many gadgets and electronics with us that it can…
Read MoreDIY Universal Volume Controls For Headphones Or Earbuds
One of the things that many folks like when they are using headphones or earbuds with a music phone or MP3 player is an inline…
Read MoreAMD Activate! Game Development Curriculum Teaches Game Design At Beijing Middle School
Most of us probably remember middle school and recall that one of the most important things was picking the easiest classes with the teachers that…
Read MoreIBM Installs Supercomputer In Zurich Cooled By Hot Water
IBM announced late last week that it had installed a new supercomputer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. The new hot water…
Read MoreAT&T Proposes Settlement Of Class Action Suits Over Billing Practices For Wireless
AT&T is no stranger to class action suits and has some new ones coming with suits over the iPhone 4 already going in some states.…
Read MoreEric Schmidt: No Nexus Two Or Google-Brand Chrome OS Netbook
Google has no plans for a second-generation Nexus Two smartphone, according to CEO Eric Schmidt, since the Nexus One met its desired goal of spurring…
Read MoreAndroid LG Tablet And Flagship Optimus Z Refresh Due Q4
LG are planning to release an Android-based tablet in Q4 2010, as part of a new push for the Google OS both in its home…
Read MoreASUS Boost PC Speed By 37%, Cut Energy By 80% With Dual Intelligent Processors
ASUS has unveiled its latest motherboard innovation, Dual Intelligent Processors, which the company claims will instantly make systems 37-percent faster and make 80-percent energy savings.…
Read MoreiTunes Scam Drives Dodgy App Store Sales
Bad news for many iTunes users this weekend, as Independence Day saw their Apple accounts - complete with credit card details - liberated and used…
Read MoreHTC Vision QWERTY Android Phone Leaks
We've been pestering HTC for a new Android smartphone with a physical keyboard for months now, and it looks like they've quietly acquiesced. njuskalo.hr managed…
Read MoreiPad Gets Flash With Frash Hack [Video]
The iOS hacker behind the Spirit jailbreak for iPad and iPhone has followed up with a build of Adobe's Flash that works on the iPad.…
Read MoreHTC Hero And EVO 4G Source Kernel Goes Public
HTC has publicly released the source code for the Android 2.1 firmware build of their Hero smartphone, opening the door to a new batch of…
Read MoreSlashGear Week In Review- Week 26 2010
Happy Fourth of July to readers in the US and welcome to another Week in Review! Apple announced on Monday that it had sold a…
Read MoreNokia, Apple And A Whole Heap Of Hyperbole
Nokia's new head of Mobile Solutions (the division of the Finnish company dedicated to smartphones and mobile computers) Anssi Vanjoki has come out fighting this…
Read MoreLenovo ThinkCentre A70z Giveaway!
If there's one thing we love, it's giving away free stuff to SlashGear readers, and Lenovo have stepped in to help us do just that.…
Read MoreMaking The Case For EVO Vs. iPhone
It's been a pretty wild year for smartphone aficionados. We've seen more devices come to market this year than ever before. Two in particular have…
Read MoreThe Daily Slash: July 2nd 2010
By now, you're probably already well into your fourth of July celebration. If not, you're already behind the curve, so start celebrating your long weekend!…
Read MoreWhy I Dropped My Best Friend On Facebook
I dropped my best friend from my Facebook friends list. When I say best friend, I really mean it. I've known him longer than anyone…
Read MoreiPhone 4's Reception Issue Could Be A Non-Issue
Since the launch of Apple's iPhone 4, it's been plagued by one thing or another. Most common of all, though, is the device's ability to…
Read MoreColorWare Add The New Xbox 360 To Their List [Video]
ColorWare is on a roll. Having just announced in the last few weeks that they've stepped up their game to include HDTVs, and even Segways,…
Read MoreThermaltake Element V Unveiled
When it comes to cases, there's plenty of options. And Thermaltake is definitely no stranger to the market. But with this latest piece of hardware,…
Read MoreBrite-View CinemaGo BV-5005HD Mini CG HD Media Player Announced, Pre-Order Now
It's been almost a full year since we reported on Brite-View's CinemaTube media player, and that means it's just about perfect timing to get an…
Read MoreMazda Plans On Building A Life-Sized Scalextric Track With Real Cars
You've played with slot cars before, right? They are definitely one of the coolest little gadgets out there, especially considering you can usually always throw…
Read MoreMultifunction Devices And Teens
Multitasking is a huge concept for devices today. The idea of a single use, single feature device is becoming increasingly rare. Today, the lines are…
Read MoreQualcomm Demo AR And Peer-To-Peer Cross Platform Gaming [Video]
Qualcomm's Uplinq developer conference has been taking place this week, and SlashGear has been here keeping track of the news. The silicon company has been…
Read MoreApple TV Refresh Rumors Reignite: New UI Designers Hard At Work?
Rumors about Apple's plans for Apple TV have reignited, with the NYTimes stepping into the fray with the tidbit that the Cupertino company has apparently…
Read MoreApple: iPhone 4 Signal Fix Coming To Address "Totally Wrong" Bars
Apple has pushed out what it's calling an open letter to iPhone 4 users, in which they claim that the smartphone's signal reception issue is…
Read MoreiPad Gets Pressure-Sensitive Drawing [Video]
Stylus producer Ten One Design - best known for their Pogo stylus, that works with the capacitive touchscreens used on the iPhone, iPod touch and…
Read MoreQualcomm Snapdragon Open-Source Efforts Prove Frustrating
Qualcomm has found itself unwittingly annoying the open-source community by posting the source code for OpenGL ES 2D/3D Linux kernel driver for its Snapdragon chipset,…
Read MoreNexus One Gets Froyo FRF91 OTA Update
Android 2.2 Froyo FRF91 has begun OTA distribution for the Google Nexus One. Landing on one of our Nexus One handsets this morning, the update…
Read MoreNokia's Anssi Vanjoki Is "Obsessed" With Reclaiming Smartphone Top Spot
Nokia's Anssi Vanjoki, new head of Mobile Solutions at the Finnish company, has set out his stall over at the company's official Conversations blog, and he's…
Read MoreThree-Layer Solar Panel Sandwich Is Highly Efficient
The problem with solar panels today it's that they simply can’t capture enough of the suns free power to really do what most of us…
Read MoreNerocarbonio Toilet Is Made From Carbon Fiber
I am a big fan of high-performance cars. One thing that many sports cars and other high performance vehicles have in common tends to be…
Read MoreUnieco Pump Bottle Concept Has Built-In Funnel
If you are like me if can be the little things that really drive you crazy. The sink in my kitchen has one of those…
Read MoreNZXT Launches Sentry LXE, Most Badass Fan Controller Ever
I have never really been one to use fan controllers on any of my computers. I have had cases with fan controllers built-in that I…
Read MoreGoogle Voice Desktop App Leaks, Gets Video Demo
A version of Google Voice Desktop has leaked, the softphone client for their Google Voice service that's based on the Gizmo5 technology acquired back in…
Read More720p Video And MiFi Tipped For Verizon DROID Incredible
Signs of an upcoming firmware update that would add 720p HD video recording functionality and the ability to act as a 3G mobile WiFi hotspot…
Read MoreHP Mini 110 And Mini 210 HD Edition Get Atom N455/N475 Update
HP has quietly updated their netbook range with the Intel Atom N455 and N475 processors, just as was tipped earlier in the year. The HP…
Read MoreMicrosoft Arc Touch Mouse Tipped As Apple Magic Mouse Rival
A new product listing for a Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse (product code RVF-00003, with an MRSP of around $70) has prompted speculation that the company are…
Read MoreDell: We "Did Not Knowingly Ship Faulty Motherboards"
Dell has spoken up regarding its side of the Optiplex hardware failure issue, which has been resurrected after legal papers suggesting the company had purposefully…
Read MoreT-Mobile USA Axe Their Sidekicks; Working On "Next Chapter"
T-Mobile USA have finally axed their Sidekick range of messaging handsets, with a statement confirming PhoneScoop's news that as of today the Sidekick LX and…
Read MoreAndroid Gingerbread Leak Denied: "Rumors Are Not Official Announcements"
Further doubt has been cast on speculation over Google's upcoming "Gingerbread" Android release, after mobile-review's Eldar Murtazin was quoted as revealing minimum specifications and timescale…
Read MoreSteve Jobs: iPhone 4 "Is Just A Phone" [Updated]
Of all the things you might expect Steve Jobs to say about the iPhone 4, "It is just a phone. Not worth it" probably isn't…
Read MoreRecent Jobs iPhone 4 Emails Fake Says Apple PR
Apple PR's Steve Downling has denied to Fortune that yesterday's supposed email exchange between an irate customer and CEO Steve Jobs is authentic. The conversation…
Read MoreThe Daily Slash: July 1st 2010
The beginning of the month. By now, you're probably already getting ready for your fourth of July weekend, and there's definitely nothing wrong with that.…
Read MoreiBUYPOWER Launches MAGIC For Multitouch Gaming
iBUYPOWER is a familiar name around here, and when they keep launching cool things like this, we're not surprised. This time around it's not a…
Read MoreMicrosoft InstaLoad Batteries Don't Depend On Polarity
Have you ever had your power go out in the middle of the night, whether due to electrical issues or a natural disaster, and found…
Read MoreMeeGo Tablet Could Be The Real Deal
Even if one could argue that Apple selling millions of iPads doesn't necessarily mean that there's a tablet market, if the intent of pretty much…
Read MoreThe Humanity Of Facebook
I remember the first time I told my parents about Facebook. My father, who can often sound like the Dad in @sh*tmydadsays, immediately called out…
Read MoreApple Planning Cloud-Based iTunes And Wireless Sync For Devices
There's been a lot of rumors about iTunes heading into the cloud. And with that in mind, there's just as many rumors talking about iTunes…
Read MoreE Ink Pearl Display Outed: 50% Contrast Improvement
E Ink has announced its next generation of ereader display, Pearl, and while the press release doesn't spell it out in so many words, the…
Read MoreLivid Instruments Block MIDI Controller Looks Monome-Awesome
Sadly our music creation skills aren't up to much here at SlashGear, but we do like a good controller surface. Livid Instruments' new Block controller…
Read MoreElement Case Vapor For iPhone 4 Promises Antenna Fix
We've already seen what Element Case's CNC machines can do when it comes to solid metal iPad stands; now they're turning their attention to the…
Read MoreASUS Eee PC 1015P/PE Gets FCC Teardown
ASUS' new Eee PC 1015P/1015PE has shown up at the FCC for a quick dismantling, and it brought its user manual along with it. The…
Read MoreHP's Palm Acquisition Finalized: "Amazing Roadmap" Promised
It's July 1st 2010, the first day of Q3 2010, and that means Palm has officially slotted into the warm crevices of mother HP. Public…
Read MoreGearBox Ball Is Remote-Controlled Via Bluetooth [Video]
Cellphone-controlled gadgets that move according to how you tilt the handset aren't new, but unlike Parrot's AR.Drone the GearBox ball won't fall from the sky…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Class-Action Filed: Alleges Apple And AT&T Negligent And Deceptive
Apple has been stuck with their first class-action suit over the iPhone 4, with two individuals citing the company - along with AT&T - as…
Read MoreToshiba To Launch Book Place eBook Store Soon
I never bought into the eReader craze and didn'tread a digital book until I purchased an iPad and got bored one day. Then I read…
Read MoreBlimps May Replace Cargo Jets For Transporting Products
Going green is a big deal today with many cars, trucks, and aircraft looking to green designs to help reduce the fossil fuels needed and…
Read MoreSamsung Mobile Displays Doubles AMOLED Life And Improves Efficiency
Samsung Mobile Displays (SMD) has announced that it is working on improving the performance of AMOLED panels and the efficiency of the panels significantly. The…
Read MoreLucasfilm Thinks Wicked Lasers Pro Arctic Laser Looks Like A Lightsaber Too
Remember that awesomely powerful laser I mentioned a while back called the Pro Arctic Laser from Wicked Lasers? You know the one that can burn…
Read MoreSony Active-Shutter 3D Glasses Ship
Sony started shipping its 3D TVs last month with high-end models like the LX900 and others that we have talked about before. Like most of…
Read MoreBike Concept Turns Into Cart
Green types that like to ride their bike to buy groceries rather than having to drive to the store, but worry that their bike will…
Read MoreDIY Pixel Qi Display Launches
DIY types often take the components that are in the gadgets we know and love and use them for items that we never dreamed of.…
Read MorePopBox From Syabas Gets Delayed Until Late July
Back during CES, the Syabas PopBox media player was spied. The device was expected to ship this weekend after turning up for pre-order in April…
Read MoreCisco Eyes WiFi Flip Camcorder And Support For FaceTime
Cisco gobbled up the company behind the Flip line of camcorders a while back. Flip makes some of the most popular small and cheap camcorders…
Read MoreSagem PUMA Phone Goes On Sale
Sagem's PUMA phone has finally gone on sale in Europe, a few months later than expected. Packing a 2.8-inch QVGA capacitive touchscreen, custom Puma-themed UI…
Read MoreMorphware Plate Concept Uses Magic
This is one of the more out there concepts that I have seen over on Yanko Design. This thing is magic or a sufficiently advanced…
Read MoreIntel Axe WiMAX Program Office (And Surprise The Taiwanese Government)
Intel has apparently surprised its WiMAX partners by deciding to axe its WiMAX Program Office, prompting questions among the industry as to its commitment to…
Read MoreWireless Charging To See 65x Growth By 2014 Claims iSuppli; Nokia & RIM Tipped As Cutting Their Cords
Wireless charging solutions like the Palm Touchstone are likely to increase in shipments by a factor of 65x by 2014, iSuppli are predicting, suggesting that…
Read MoreSteve Jobs: Blu-Ray Will Be Beaten By Internet Downloads
While the new Mac mini may have brought the HDMI output many were clamouring for, its position as the HTPC of choice was slightly undermined…
Read MoreNokia N8-02 (Aka "N9") Gets Video Demo & Specs
Nokia's latest QWERTY smartphone is out there in the wild, and up until now the most confusing thing about it is knowing exactly what it…
Read MoreBest Buy Freeze DROID X Preorders After Huge Demand?
Tempted by Motorola's DROID X, the latest Android smartphone to hit Verizon, but dithering over whether to whip out the credit card? That reticence may…
Read More$149.99 Kindle Deal To Celebrate Amazon's Woot Buy-Out
Got a taste for Kindle this morning but the new graphite DX too large for you and the regular Kindle's $189 price tag still too…
Read MoreAmazon Kindle DX Graphite Offers 50% More Contrast For $379
After the price-spat with Barnes & Noble saw Amazon's Kindle drop to just $189, the larger Kindle DX was beginning to look a tad ridiculous…
Read MoreThe Daily Slash: June 30th 2010
It's officially the last day of the month. In fact, while many of you are reading this, you might actually be putting your toes into…
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