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We’re not even near Black Friday, and there’s already an awesome deal on Xbox 360 holiday bundles, which include two games with the Pro and Elite (one of which is Lego Indiana Jones) and six arcade games with the Arcade. Using these coupon codes at Dell’s Store, you get $30 off the Xbox 360 Arcade…
Cell reception sucks an elephant dong at John McCain’s Arizona ranch. Or it did, until Cindy McCain “embarked on an expensive public process” for Verizon Wireless to build a permanent cell tower at their ranch, reports the Washington Post. That got scrapped, but Verizon did see fit to “navigate a lengthy county regulatory process that…
Just after the dust finished settling on Apple’s controversial admission that the iPhone has a remotely activated kill switch for applications, Google has plainly stated in their Android Market terms of service that they’ve got one too. Like Apple’s solution, Google’s remote kill switch is ostensibly intended to protect users in cases of malicious apps…
HP does pretty well for itself nowadays, consistently leading the market in notebook sales. According to the Wall Street Journal, though, they want to diversify. A lot. In a scattershot semi-announcement, the company said it is working in three new directions. Long-rumored touchscreen notebooks, likely to feature HP’s second-gen TouchSmart interface, are due before the…
Apparently emboldened by a minor, years-old success against Apple’s lawyers in Taiwan, iPod knockoff manufacturer Luxpro has decided to sue Apple, claiming that the company has monopolized the MP3 player market with a variety of unfair “schemes.” Some of their arguments are somewhat compelling, namely when they bring up Apple’s attempt to countersue Creative after…
Jonathan Gardner of Cnet Asia had an interesting take on Asus’ over-stretching of the Eee brand, blaming it on the company’s inability to change their local, “Confucian” corporate culture. Gardner, a columnist who apparently knows people, declared that “Asus will not be the next Samsung,” mainly because they’re following the path of a “typical” Taiwan…
Did the announcement that T-Mobile sold 1.5 million G1 pre-orders sound a little too fantastic to be true? Information Week thought so and talked to the guy behind the astronomical number—a mathematician at The Motley Fool. Turns out that some iffy multiplication may have been involved and the number of pre-orders sold is probably closer…
Looks like China won’t be the only place with a Great Firewall in place—The Australian government is introducing its own censorship regime that will determine what is or isn’t illegal for you to view on the web. The move is said to help stop teenagers from accessing online pornography, but even if you opt-out of…
Not a fan of the new MacBook Pro, but still want a new pro Mac? Amazon has an absolutely killer deal on the last generation MacBook Pro. They’re dumping the former $2500 model for just $1650 after a $150 mail-in rebate. Again, you’re getting a computer that was $2500 two days ago for $1650, a…
A 12-inch version of the Inspiron Mini, which sounds a lot like the still-not-available mystery product we saw at Tesco last month, has popped up on Dell’s website, which could mean a very soon release date. The user manuals, troubleshooting documents and tech guides for the Inspiron Mini 12 were hidden in the company’s product…
SouthWing and AT&T have paired up to offer a Bluetooth headset specifically catering to news junkies and evasive people. If your SouthWing SH241 earpiece is connected to an AT&T phone, it’ll pipe the latest finance, weather, sports and other info straight into your head. Sure, an FM radio feature would probably do the same thing—but…
ifixit, the same guys who brought us the beautiful disassembly of the 3G iPhone, have gutted the MacBook and MacBook Pro (Pro pictured here). But beyond the pretty photos, they’ve discovered some interesting things about the new laptops. MacBook above. • The optical drive is identical in the MB and MBP, and it’s SATA •…
Rejoice, culinary neophytes everywhere! George Foreman, that lovable former boxer turned kitchen gadget man has put out a deep fat fryer. You heard me right-look forward to the smell of burning oil and deep fried everything coming soon from your nearest dormitory. Foreman’s Lean Mean Fryer uses a “Smart Spin” technology after your food’s been…
As though the flood of WTF-type phone concepts weren’t enough, KDDI revealed a proof of concept for a wireless, color, e-paper display they have in the works. The idea is that a cellphone would be used to broadcast a signal to the display via infrared. The 13.1-inch display can display up to 4,096 colors and…
Let the bitching about the Mini DisplayPort output on the new MacBooks begin (or just get louder): Not only does the official Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter that’ll let you hook them up to a giant monitor cost $100, the Apple Store says it’s not shipping for at least four weeks. Meaning if…
Sometimes it’s hard to remember that inkjet printers are good for anything other than ripping you off, but news today from HP’s own intellectual property czar may change that: the technology that regulates the precise mixture of pigments down to the last picoliter will soon make home kidney dialysis machines more accurate by regulating mixtures…
Sadly, this amazing Wall-e sculpture is a limited edition of one, and it’s already spoken for—by Wall-e’s own Gepetto, Pixar creative chief John Lasseter, no less. It was created especially for him by English sculptors and CNC/rapid-prototyping masters Morpheus, which probably explains the hyper-detailed interlocking pieces and general laser-like precision, which is even more apparent…
Tonight is the final part of the talent portion of the Mr. President 2008 pageant, which I’ve been reading is like the most important one in our lifetime or something, but I think they say about that about all of them. Regardless, if you’re stuck at your computer and can’t get to a TV, don’t…
You’re one of those internet-addicted, Obama-loving youngins that’s actually going to vote on Election day. That’s great, since the youth vote has historically been a bucket of fail. But PBS and YouTube want you to take your civic duty even more srsly and bring your camcorder to document the experience—as well as any problems you…
It’s no secret that your game console is not going to do much to save you money on your next power bill. However, Energy Star is finally prepared to set guidelines on energy consumption for these devices. In order earn an Energy Star seal of approval, manufacturers will have to use less than one watt…