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This week marks the 40th anniversary of Intel, the people who likely made the CPU in your computer. To mark the occasion, the people at PC Magazine have put together a pretty comprehensive timeline showing every major generation of Intel processor from the first one to the current Core 2 Quad and Atom series processors.…
CenterStage, the great Media Center-like UI for OS X, has merged with the Plex project, an alternative interface in hopes of creating a de facto product for any Mac user looking for more functionality that Apple TV currently affords. The application can play back many formats the Apple TV, and even iTunes, can’t, like XviD,…
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D is a Mario Kart-like 3D racer with Crash Bandicoot at the wheel instead of the chubby Brooklyn plumber. You unlock new characters as you collect items, but the controls are pretty much standard for iPhone racing games. The one thing we noticed is that the default calibration is off, leading…
Of all the talk of the iPhone 3G being THE new porn delivery device for on-the-go businessmen, there’s been very little evidence of that actually being the case. Until now. A new site called iRoticNET.com offers a $9.95 subscription for absolutely unlimited porn direct from their site, featuring over 200 titles at launch next week…
Couple of news tidbits from the shadowy Wii homebrew scene today. First is what is supposedly the first custom Wii firmware that its author, Waninkoko, claims will allow the Wii to read burned DVDs without any hardware modification. And from the “just for the hell of it” department is a separate announcement of a PSP…
It’s Mercedes’ Swarovski Elements iPhone pouch from their GLK collection, which holds your iPhone the way that only a gaudy piece of leather can. Only 40 are going to be made (as of now), and will be raffled off in the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin to people who are rich enough to attend. More gaudiness…
We have known for quite some time that the TSA would allow companies to develop “checkpoint friendly” laptop cases-and now the first products are beginning to roll out to the masses. The ScanFast collection from Mobile Edge is among these new releases, and their lineup features a backpack, briefcase, and a messenger bag that can…
This is a backpack that doubles as a birdcage. You can carry your bird around with you. On your back. In the birdcage backpack. TGIF, am I right, guys?? [Designboom via Coolest Gadgets]
It seems like common sense-if drivers have two hands on the wheel they are less likely to get in an accident on the road. Therefore, all states should adopt a hands-free law when it comes to driving and cellphone use. However, there are studies out there that suggest hands-free driving with a Bluetooth headset is…
It won’t make its official debut until July 30th, but if you just can’t wait another 12 days to get your hands on one, it can be had right now on Craigslist. Why anyone would spend a premium amount of cash on a used test unit with the release less than two weeks away is…
Newly minted Emperor of AMD Land Dirk Meyer promised at his coronation last night that we’ll more hear about AMD’s low-cost, low-power chippie and their plans to take on Atom in November. He didn’t mention the chip’s name, which is rumored to be Bobcat. (They’re a fan of big kitty names too.) But at least…
As we pointed out this week, the Wii’s MotionPlus gyroscope add-on could tip the total 4-player price of the system above or equal to the 360 and PS3. Speaking to that point, Nintendo’s Katsuya Eguchi told PC Mag that an embedded MotionPlus in future Wiimotes is “something we’ll be looking at,” which is unfortunately a…
OK, now this looks fun. The “Liber Toit” is a design for what’s essentially a gigantic jungle gym for adults that spans across the roofs of multiple buildings in a city. You can get from building to building via wall climbs, slides, tubes and any number of other insanely-fun looking methods. It’s a way to…
Feeling a little stressed out? Good thing it’s Friday-the weekend should offer ample opportunity to unwind. Unfortunately, some of you may be have so much going on that a couple of days off may not do the job. Not to worry, there are plenty of gadgets out there that can help you recover from the…
It appears that the gods hate gadgets, which is why they have been striking down citizens in the new, westernized Russia left and right with lightning. The fact that many of these individuals were outside using gadgets at the time has lead people to believe that the devices themselves are to blame. These incidents include…
Macrumors has spotted a report of a large Apple-placed order for laptop PCBs-up 20% over the current quarter’s intake-as well as a stock notification to Best Buy announcing sparse MacBook shipments over the next two weeks. On top of the MacBook Pro case spyshots from earlier this month and this week’s launch of Centrino 2,…
The N810 WiMax edition may be hovering around out there, but who the hell is using WiMax? The specs on the original are not all that hot anymore, but this little internet tablet has never been cheaper at $300. [CompUSA] https://gizmodo.com/nokia-n810-wimax-edition-tablet-hands-on-374360
Mr. T told us about the Win-Mo 6.1 update back in April, but Sprint and HTC have finally gotten around to releasing the official update for the Touch. It brings support for EV-DO Rev. A, improved GPS, an Opera browser and a full-screen QWERTY keyboard. [HTC via BGR] https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-6-1-gets-official-no-more-rumor-nonsens-374597
Yes he does. Every Apple launch, at least one tech journalist goes meta and calls out other journalists for being Apple shills. Meanwhile, PC Mag gives the iPhone a 4/5 rating with Editor’s Choice, John likes Macs, and there’s an icon on his column for “More iPhone coverage”. Oh people, don’t you know he’s just…
The PS3 may be having its ups and downs, but one thing is for certain-Sony is loving the Xross Media Bar. They put it in some of their Bravia TVs, the PSP, some Cybershot cameras and now they are planning to integrate the interface into their new Vaio FW series laptops. Naturally, the goal here…
