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What’s in a Name? HTC Athena Now Called HTC Advantage Portable Office

Is it a Windows Mobile portable PC, or is it an Ultra mobile PC (UMPC)? Is it the HTC Athena, is it the Ameo as we heard just last month, or is it the HTC Advantage? https://gizmodo.com/htc-athena-on-t-mobile-netherlands-as-the-ameo-230890 Well, now it’s called a “portable office,” and it’s running Windows Mobile 6 and officially called the HTC…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 13

Girl Parts Mouse Pad: Almost As Good As The Real Thing

Nothing makes us laugh quite like thinly veiled sexist jokes. Exhibit A, the best mouse pad in the world. It’s almost like you’re touching the real thing! Could make a great Valentine’s Day gift. Some Russian Dude’s Live Journal [Live Journal]

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Feb 13

Make Your Own Potato Chips and Profit

For you health nuts/DIY people out there, this here is a way to have delicious salty snacks without having to give money to the Frito-Lay obesity-promoting conglomerate. It’s a make-your-own-chip setup, complete with special slicer for turning potatoes into chips. Simply stick the thin slices in, microwave for six minutes, and you’ve got chemical-free chips…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 13

USB Miniquarium Has Close Encounter with Alien Life Forms

This is certainly not the first USB aquarium we’ve seen, but never has there been a population of tiny aliens involved in the festivities. Just fill this USB Miniquarium up with water and those flying saucers will have their first encounter with this plastic city, powered by a USB cable to your PC or four…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 13

Chocolate Sin: Bathe In It for Valentine’s Day Fun

Click to viewYou only have 24 hours until Valentine’s Day, so it might be time to start thinking about that chocolate bath your significant other has been fantasizing about for the past few years. Here’s a roundup of ways to accomplish this sweet feat. If you’re in the area, a spa resort near Tokyo is…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 13

World’s First Quantum Computer To Be Unveiled Today

You know what today is? Well, allegedly, it’s quantum computer unveiling day! ABC has a story reminding us that today is the day that that Canadian company is supposed to unveil the world’s first quantum computer and peppers it with all sorts of “how will this change your life?” scenarios. https://gizmodo.com/d-wave-quantum-computer-to-span-multiple-universes-next-235300 Imagine a world where…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Feb 13

Shots of The LG Prada (?) Running Windows Mobile 6

We told you so. Here are actual shots of the LG Prada phone running Windows Mobile 6… though is that really the Prada phone? https://gizmodo.com/future-lg-phones-to-run-windows-mobile-6-prada-include-235356 While it looks exactly like the phone of the moment, it doesn’t appear to carry any identifying remarks, Prada logos, etc. Rumblings point to LG developing two different, near identical…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Feb 13

Rainbow Pen Holder Clock Tells You What Day It Is

If you’re using an old tin can to hold all those pens that you hardly use but still need around, the Rainbow Pen Holder from Brando might be just the solution to that problem. Besides functioning as a desk caddy, it’s got a stacked-up clock and calendar to earn its keep on your desktop. The…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 13

Maker Faire 2007 Auditions This Sunday

The staff of Make and Craft magazine are calling for anyone who has a do-it-yourself project that might be inspiring or inspirational to audition for the Maker Faire 2007. Check out that example above—hey, what is that, an electric giraffe? Yes, indeed it is. The tryout is this Sunday (February 18), and will be held…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 13

The Future World of Transportation

I remember checking out this book at my elementary school library and being fascinated with the prospect of futuristic transportation. In the second grade I even did a science project on “Cars in the Year 2000.” (In 1992, the year 2000 still had some significance to a second grader.) My cars traveled on an electric…

Tech News Matt Novak Feb 13

Ray Kurzweil: The Paleo-Futurist of Tomorrow

I guess, by the logic of that headline, Ray Kurzweil would be the futurist of today. Just thought I’d share a fascinating interview with him from December 23, 2005.

Tech News Matt Novak Feb 13

Stem Cells Key to Bigger Boobies

Who here is a girl/knows a girl who wants implants, but gets spooked by the whole silicone aspect? Well it looks like a couple of Japanese scientists have got your back. Their plan is to combine fat from your thigh with some stem cells. Then they take the “soup” and inject it into each of…

Tech News Ben Longo Feb 12

Nintendo Controller Cake, Better Than Wiimote?

If God made me choose between food and electronics, I would choose food (only because without it I would die about a week sooner than I’d die without my television). However, if such a completely moderately hypothetical travesty occurred, I would eat more food that looked like electronics to fill the hole in my half-cyborg,…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Feb 12

Windows Live Search for Mobile Goes Final, Still Great

Remember that Windows Live Search for Windows Mobile and Java phones we took a look at a while back? Well, it’s gone final. We loved the beta for its local business search, maps, directions, and overall great usability, and this final version builds on that with some bugfixed and new features. The team tells us…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 12

Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy

I started reading the 1888 classic utopian novel Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy. I’ll be blogging about it on a “whenever I damn well feel like it” basis and I invite you to follow along at home. You can either read it free here or here or you can do what I did and buy…

Tech News Matt Novak Feb 12

Cyclone Vertical Fireplace Makes the Human Torch Feel at Home

Just purchased a house but still manage to have money left over for decorating? Check out this vertical Cyclone fireplace. It’s a freestanding wooden fireplace with two tall, vertical glass enclosures with spinning towers of fire inside. The cylinders lets you have a 360 degree view of the fire, but the whole setup costs quite…

Gadgets Jason Chen Feb 12

Today at Giz: Dear Mom

From: Brian To: Mom Mom, Today, my brain nearly melted from the overage of toy and cellphone posts. All these phone companies got together and threw a party in Barcelona to try to one up each other with their latest handsets. Samsung brought along a 5.9mm cellphone called the u100. They said it was the…

Tech News Blongo3 Feb 12

No Beatles iTunes Exclusivity

So we all know that the Beatles songs are going to be available for download. But the head honcho over at Apple Corps, Neil Aspinall, is claiming that there won’t be any iTunes exclusivity. That means we can look for Yellow Submarine or Twist and Shout on all the major download services. No exclusive Beatles…

Tech News Brian Lam Feb 12

LG Prada Phone – Now With Video

Susi from ShinyShiny managed to pickpocket the LG Prada phone long enough to make a video of it before security caught her. She explains, in a slightly less girly way compared to our own hands-on, that the LG Prada phone is awesome and that she wants it. Shiny at 3GSM: a first look at the…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 12

Noob’s Guide to Akihabara

If you’re dying to head to Akihabara after seeing our own Lam groping dozens of cellphones, here’s a video for you. Essentially a complete noob’s guide to Akiba, it’s a good primer for people who know absolutely nothing about the area. Even if you don’t get any new info out of this, you can laugh…

Gadgets Jason Chen Feb 12

What’s in a Name? HTC Athena Now Called HTC Advantage Portable Office

Girl Parts Mouse Pad: Almost As Good As The Real Thing

Make Your Own Potato Chips and Profit

USB Miniquarium Has Close Encounter with Alien Life Forms

Chocolate Sin: Bathe In It for Valentine’s Day Fun

World’s First Quantum Computer To Be Unveiled Today

Shots of The LG Prada (?) Running Windows Mobile 6

Rainbow Pen Holder Clock Tells You What Day It Is

Maker Faire 2007 Auditions This Sunday

The Future World of Transportation

Ray Kurzweil: The Paleo-Futurist of Tomorrow

Stem Cells Key to Bigger Boobies

Nintendo Controller Cake, Better Than Wiimote?

Windows Live Search for Mobile Goes Final, Still Great

Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy

Cyclone Vertical Fireplace Makes the Human Torch Feel at Home

Today at Giz: Dear Mom

No Beatles iTunes Exclusivity

LG Prada Phone – Now With Video

Noob’s Guide to Akihabara

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