Adrian Covert

A study carried out between September 2006 and April 2007 shows there are more Americans who only have a cellphone than those who only have a landline. [NYT]

It’s rumored that Apple is underclocking the graphics cards in the new batch of iMacs. [TUAW]

The name of News Corp and NBC Universal’s new YouTube killer is…Hulu? [Krunker]

Darth Vader Brings The Force to the World of Transformers

Every Transformer should be ashamed right now. Darth Vader has rolled onto their turf and made them all look weak in comparison. Optimus Prime certainly can’t turn himself into a man made planet, and the only thing Unicron can do is eat his way through the universe at 4 mph. We never believed the Millenium…

GameTech’s Nintendo DS USB Rom Adapter Lets You Share Game Saves

We like devices such as the M3 Perfect for loading DS Roms and homebrew projects, but you can’t really save data from actual DS games you might own. GameTech’s upcoming USB dongle lets you upload game save files to your computer and use them as your please. Insert your DS cart into the dongle, the…

Transformers Hand Fans Make You Cooler, But Not With The Ladies

Our colleague over at Prime Diary has hipped us to a pair of Transformers hand fans that serve a purpose while upping your geek-cred. Painted as either Optimus Prime or Megatron, each fan has a removable top revealing a soft fan blade that offers instant cool when you and your Autobots roll out. Judging from…

The new version of HandBrake is out, complete with a new user Interface and a variety of presets for devices, including the iPhone. [HandBrake]

The much anticipated Palm Foleo has been delayed due to sync-related software bugs. [Barrons]

An 18-year-old in Cincinnati was hit by a train, unaware that it was coming, because he was sending a text message as he walked across the tracks. Despite being thrown 50 feet by the train, Zachariah Smith lived. [The Enquirer via Boing Boing]

Wireless Info is reporting that the Nokia 6555 will be carried by AT&T. [WirelessInfo via Electronista] https://gizmodo.com/nokia-6555-is-skinny-clamshell-with-3g-analog-clock-v-291605

Okoro’s Vista media centers are now shipping with CableCard. [MSMVPS] https://gizmodo.com/okoros-extravagant-high-end-vista-media-center-232959

Intel is launching the Core 2 Extreme X7900 mobile processor, which brings speeds of 2.8 GHz and a front-side bus of 800 MHz. [The Inquirer]

Japanese Arm Wrestling Game Breaks Arms and Takes Names

Game developer Atlus has decided to recall all of its 150 arm wrestling simulators from arcades across Japan. Despite only being out a month, Arm Spirit has broken three arms. In the game, players lock hands with a fake arm and battle on screen characters such as a french maid, a drunken martial arts master,…

Nike and Transformers Combine Powers To Birth Marine Convoy

The only good that came out of Michael Bay’s mutilation of Transformers is that cool shit like this Nike/Transformers toy keeps coming out. Similar to the Optimus Prime and Megatron toys from earlier this year, this Nike Free 7.0 transforms into a character known as Marine Convoy. Unlike the other two, Marine Convoy seems to…

In Q2 of 2007, Vizio outsold Samsung in the LCD market by 130,000 units making them the leading supplier of LCD units in the United States. [TG Daily]

Tilera introduced a 64-core processor that is said to be substantially faster than the Intel dual-core Xeon processor. [Electronista]

Transformer-Themed Bearbricks Protect The All Spark, Steal Food From Campers

Considering that we love Transformers and toys, it’s no surprise that we’re drooling over these Transformer-themed Bearbricks. The foursome of Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee and Barricade were spotted at this year’s Wonder Festival in Tokyo. The specialty toys from Japan come in various themes and colors, and this batch is to commemorate the Transformers Movie.…

Samsung AV-R720 Receiver Pumps Out 850 Watts Of Power

Samsung announced the launch of their new AV-R720 receiver that will be on display at this year’s IFA Expo. In addition to its 850 watts of juice, the receiver boasts 1080p support, 7.1 audio, 2 HDMI in/out jacks, along with the standard fare of component, composite and coaxial inputs. There is no photo as of…

Dell has started their XPS Motherboard Exchange Program. [Dell]

New Firefly Kids Cellphone Approved By The FCC

The Firefly flyPhone (OMG, IT RHYMES WITH iPHONE!) is a phone geared towards children with a fuller feature set than the original Firefly Phone. The new model has an actual keypad, a camera, memory expansion via MicroSD, and music/video playback. But this phone doesn’t exactly strike us as kid-friendly. Not only will parents have to…