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NEC’s SX-9 is the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer

NEC has thrown down the world’s most powerful supercomputer, called the SX-9, which is intended for pioneering scientific research. The beast of a machine can pull out an astonishing 839 trillion floating point operations / second (839 teraflops). The computing giant will go on display in Reno, Nevada, later this month. Why Nevada? So it…

Toshiba’s sub-$200 HD DVD player, which we told you about earlier, is coming to Wal-Mart stores and other retailers soon. Indeed, some guys over at eProductWars forum claim the player has already been made available. [Ars Technica] https://gizmodo.com/rumor-198-toshiba-hd-dvd-player-coming-to-wal-mart-312462

The Gadget Wars, Who Won/Lost Last Week?

Every week is a battle. And while in the gadget world there is seldom a good TKO or even the traditional flaming body slam off the top ropes, every week is a battle for the consumer mind and the consumer heart. So here’s our version of what went down last week. + Apple Apple’s Leopard.…

iPod+Skateboard=No More Dropping

The sexy metallic rear finish of an iPod has long offered users the fulfillment of discovering just how much oil their fingertips produce on a daily basis. But it’s also quite slippery, especially in a pocket. After losing his new iPod Touch to a deep cab seat, one ex-skateboarder gone tech reporter put two and…

LG Shine Wood (Not Actually Made of Wood)

The LG Shine Wood LG-LB2500H, by all logical reason, should be made of wood. And while the Wood does sport a fine wood grain, users will be saddened to realize that no trees were killed in the making of this phone or its painted visage. Other than that, this Korea-only phone sports goodies you will…

Leopard Hacked For Self-Hating PC Users

We had written a very smug, Macs rule PCs drool post reporting that PC users could run Leopard. And then our Mac froze up and we lost it all. So now you just get the news straight, without our giggling. The news, once again: OSX Leopard has been hacked to work on all Intel PCs,…

Electric Paper Plane Launcher; Stocking Filler For the One You Love

Let us assume you have a girlfriend; what would you get her for Christmas? Imaginary problem solved; enter the Electric Paper Plane Launcher Educational Aid. The kit contains all the materials to construct a launch pad for paper planes, which will allow them to travel at speeds of 50km/h. Fifty freaking km/h! If that statistic…

Marantz CR201 CD Player is Better Than Your Offspring

The Marantz CR201 may not scream sexy by name, but by damn, it screams sexy by form factor. The standalone CD player may not tick the right boxes when it comes to functionality, but neither do your kids. The mirrored finish, blue LED-lit CD bay and USB connection for direct digital tune playing will allow…

iPumpkin – iPod, Meet Pumpkin

Do pumpkins and apples mix? Yup, just like peas and carrots. Hmmm…maybe an analogy not involving fruits vs. veggies would have been more effective. [ipumpkin] Thanks Ari!

Poll: Which Katee Sackhoff Would Win?

This fall, Katee Sackhoff is playing two different cyber-bitches: the maybe-Cylon Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica, and the whacked-out beta-bionic lady Sarah Corvus in Bionic Woman. Who would win in a robo-faceoff?

If you fancy winning a Neuros OSD settop box plus NAS or a Nokia N95 smartphone, head over to Boing Boing and enter your ass in the Neuros/Nokia competition. [Boing Boing]

$3.4 Million In-house Cinema Wins HE’s Installation of the Year Award

A house in Austin, Texas has just been awarded with Home Entertainment’s “Installation of the Year” accolade, and we have no reason to disagree with the judgment. Check out the tantalizing gallery below: The flamboyant in-house cinema room boasts 24-karat gold gilding details, hand embroidered fabric seats and genuine antique candle holders throughout. That’s nothing…

We knew Microsoft is developing IPTV for the Xbox 360, but why do IPTV options appear on this guy’s console that’s fresh from Microsoft? Is IPTV around the corner? [kotaku]

Sprint Sprints to be the First to Agree to Phone Unlocking

Sprint has become the first American CDMA wireless company to begin unlocking their hardware once contracts have been honored. The move will allow other unlocked handsets to function on Sprint’s network, but whether the reverse will occur with the other carriers is yet to be seen. For ex-Sprint customers who are happy with their phones…

Torment the Dog, Kids, and Wife with the Palm Z RC Airplane

I have an unnatural obsession with all things remote controlled, probably stems from the need to control the things around me. The new Palm Z Silverlit Mini RC Airplane is the Picco Z for this year and these things are every bit as fun as the Picco Z, minus the vertical takeoff and landing bit.…

Shredmaster JR Turns your Kids into Little Shredders, Spandex Not Included

If you are tired of fighting your kid for play time on Guitar Hero, get them a Shredmaster JR Micro Plug N Play Guitar. This suitably Guitar Hero looking plug n play guitar connects to any TV with AV inputs and has a list of actual music that you have heard of that is fully…

Some Retailers Selling Xbox 360 Pro Bundle

Wow, with no official announcement, the Xbox 360 Pro Bundle is already on sale at (at least) one Best Buy and apparently GameStops around the US. The $350 pack gets you a standard Xbox 360 Premium along with the excellent racing game Forza 2 and so-so action game Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Essentially, you get the…

Apple Catches Microsoft Cooties, BSOD Attacks Leopard! [UPDATE: Fix Found]

It’s a dark day, Apple fanboys. Installs of OSX Leopard have led to the dreaded Blue Screen of Death for many Mac users (sure, it’s sort of happened before, but the headline cracked us up…sorry). We can’t yet be certain just how widespread this problem is, but an Apple thread on the topic has 263…

How Do Unboxing Posts Make You Feel?

We want to know if you guys really want to see us unbox the newest gadgets, or whether you would prefer it if we skipped to the chase and just gave you a review outright. Talk to us, let us know what you are thinking. Help us help you. For the sake of humanity/Jason’s pantsing…

Apple Sets Two iPhone Limit, No Cash Accepted

Bad credit? No credit? No Big problem! In order to thwart iPhone reselling (and the seedy unlocked black market), Apple is reducing the former five per customer iPhone limit to just two—and cash will no longer be accepted on any iPhone purchases. https://gizmodo.com/250-000-unlocked-iphones-have-been-sold-313741 We can only assume that credit cards allow Apple to better track…