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Amazon’s specifically marking HDMI-loaded Xbox 360 Premium systems, taking the “is it or isn’t it?” guesswork (and fun) out of ordering. [Amazon via Destructoid]

SlingPlayer Mobile for Symbian S60 Looking for Guinea Pigs

Sling Media’s now taking applications for beta testers for SlingPlayer Mobile for Symbian S60 phones—Nokia models N75, N95, and E65, specifically. The beta’s US only and will run for four weeks, and you’ll be expected to keep your lips sealed about confidential information (that’ll happen). Oh, and obviously, “Unlimited data plan is a MUST.” If…

Southern China to Tape Entire Population

China, in an effort to curb criminal activity, is installing 20,000 cameras in Shenzen. Cameras will track the city’s 12.4 million people, and are fitted with software from American firm that promises to automatically detect the faces of those breaking the law. But there’s more: 180,000 other cameras are constantly filming in Shenzen, many closed…

Phase Change Memory, Causing Some Ch-Ch-Changes

Phase Change Memory (PCM) has been in development since the 1960s and now it is ready for the masses, coined as the new flash memory. Intel and STMicroelectronics are expected to make the new platform available this year, in small quantities. So what is the fuss? In a nutshell, PCM is bigger and badder than…

Best Buy Adds “Halo 3 Tax” to Xbox Peripherals

With the Halo 3 ad blitz starting, Best Buy is getting into the excitement in a special way: a price increase that the Internet has already dubbed the “Halo 3 Tax.” Probably timed more with the recent Xbox 360 price drop, Best Buy is now listing various peripherals for $3 above MSRP—mostly batteries and charging…

Genuine Meizu M8 Pictures Unleashed in the Wild

We have had a keen eye on the Meizu M8 since it surfaced. Today, real images of the device have come to light. The pictures certainly do not shed any light on the feature set beyond what we know. What we can confirm is that the M8 appears to be every bit the phone sex-god,…

The Stallion, World’s Most Expensive Bigwheel

$30,000 may sound like a lot to pay for a three-wheeler, but The Stallion by Thoroughbred Motorsports seeks to be an economic performance vehicle, combining car comfort with motorcycle acceleration. Featuring a 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine that pushes 150HP, five-speed automatic transmission, and even A/C, The Stallion would make one hell of an unimpressive car, but…

Chair Suitcase, Unbelievably Is Not Black Magic

The suitcase lives in a paradox – when in use it is economising space, when it is not in use it does the exact opposite. Some bright spark knew there had to be a better way and to prove it they designed the Suitcase Chair. When not in baggage carrying use, your suitcase can now…

Chumby Unboxing Video, Looks Chumbalicious

Remember the Chumby? It’s that kinda fat, always connected Widget browser. A few production models have gone out to the public, and it’s looking pretty good if you fall for their marketing, referring to it as "cute" instead of "obese." (Note: I think it’s ugly in black but I dig the leather grips.) This video…

Huge AT&T iPhone Bills Destroy Resources, Break Postmen’s Backs

According to Ars Technica, the AT&T’s iPhone bills are a complete waste of paper and resources. They just noticed now with the iPhone, but the fact is that it’s the same with any of their smartphones: the bills can go up to 52 double-sided pages and beyond. So yes, it’s a total waste. Apparently, AT&T…

Dead Guy Gets $218 Trillion Cellphone Bill, Laughs from the Grave

A dead man got a $218 trillion bill —trillion as in $218,000,000,000,000 Washingtons— from his cellphone carrier and a letter telling him to settle within ten days or face legal action. Telekom Malaysia billed him after his son Yahaya Wahab cancelled the contract last January and paid the $23 that the father owed at the…

Monster’s iSlim Shuffle Charger Makes Me Bonkers, Literally

One of the drawbacks of the 2nd gen. iPod Shuffle was that it lacked an integrated docking method. Monster obviously noticed the flaw and released the iSlim Shuffle charger in response. It is impressively small. At $14.95 the price is reasonable. Considering the Shuffle is an absolute minimalist player, spending more to kit it out…

Microsoft Fanboys Do Stupid Things Too…

There has been much ado in the last week about how incredibly stupid Apple fanboys are. Eat some humble pie MS lovers, how crazy is this? A Microsoft House! In contrast, we had the plastic surgeon that operated on his big clunky thumbs so he could use the iPhone with improved accuracy. Then Heather got…

Dell Axim X50v, Now with WM6 (Unofficially)

While Dell is not officially supporting their Windows Mobile 6 on their Axim X50 and X51 models, those who own the VGA versions might be interested in a new port created by a philanthropist programmer. Maybe the mod scene is the only place various smartphone users will find their WM6 fix, because it sure seems…

DOOM is on the iPhone! (almost)

DOOM is on the iPhone! Hoorah! The iPhone was worth the $599 after all! Well, almost. The game runs, but it can’t be controlled and it’s lacking audio of any sort. Think of it as a Hello World app but with satanic monsters attacking your defenseless body. We do, however, very much look forward to…

Vintage Star Wars Machine Costs Curren(t)cy

While we’re all waiting around for light sabers to be invented, there must be a better way to occupy our time than staring at walls of unopened action figures (at the comic book store, we’re too cheap) or hitting up message boards to debate over which Leia was the hottest (not bikini Leia, I would…

How to Make a Universal Cellphone Cradle: With LEGO, Duh

There really isn’t anything you can’t build using LEGO. Case in point: Check out this LEGO dock for the Sharp [es] W-ZERO3, a slightly older Japanese smartphone. The builder has cradles for both vertical and horizontal orientations of the phone, and each one has a LEGO man standing guard over it to stare down marauders.…

Google Says, “Goodbye Purchased Google Videos”

Word on the Web is Google are shutting down their—not so hot—premium service branch of Google Video. This would not be a big deal if upon closing any content that was purchased still remained playable—but this is a big deal because any purchased content will be rendered useless when Goggle sticks the knife in on…

Paper Stirling Engine Runs Off Hot Coffee

This papercraft engine only needs to sit on a cup of hot coffee to drive its pistons. No, it’s not the precious caffeine that drives the motion, but the Stirling engine design, in which the difference between alternating hot and cold gas pressure is harnessed for power. Running for up to an hour on a…

DirectX 10.1 Leaving DirectX 10 Cards in the Dust?

British site The Inquirer is reporting from Siggraph 2007 that the next version of DirectX, 10.1, requires spanking new hardware to support its sort of spanking new features. The spec revision basically makes a number of things that are optional in DX10 compulsory under the new standard – such as 32-bit floating point filtering, as…