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The iPhone is now available in Ireland and Austria, for the usual 399 (8GB) and 499 euros (16GB.) Yes, that’s $778 for the same 16GB version that is manufactured in Asia for exactly the same price (in the US, a 16GB iPhone will cost you $519—tax included—in New York, a whopping $259 difference.) Apple Europe…
There are ways and means to add some interest to a USB hub, but Evergreen’s new Picture Frame Hub misses all of them. Sure, everyone could do with four extra USB ports from time to time, and having a picture of your loved one on your desk is always good. But combined? And with a…
I’ll admit it, some karaoke singers are worth listening to—from a distance—but even then my inner sound-technician always cries at their awkward mike-handling: and that’s where this freestanding microphone would be great. The Crosley CR25 Talent Show Kit may even add a little old-time radio show class to karaoke with its retro looks, inspired by…
The USBee flash drive is attention-grabbing, not only because of its bee-themed appearance, but also because of its bendable neck and curvaceous shape. The USBee also features heat ventilation around the circuit board so that you don’t fry your precious content. This would be a good thumb drive solution for the Macbook Air and its…
Click to viewThe format war. It’s over. Done. Break out the blue victory hats and Curaçao, right? Wrong. There won’t be a Blu-ray victory party. Don’t take my word for it? How about Sony Electronics CEO Stan Glasgow’s? “From our perspective, the battle really begins now.” Now that HD DVD is dispatched, the members of…
We all have our favorite gadgets, and you may even be partial to the offerings from a particular company because they have a track record of delivering quality goods. Obviously there are a ton of choices out there, but for the sake of argument we have narrowed it down to the the kind of businesses…
Flickr user Neato Coolville has this great photo from the 1950s of kids dressed as robots for Halloween. See also: Robots: The World of the Future (1979) Closer Than We Think! Robot Housemaid (1959) How Experts Think We’ll Live in 2000 A.D. (1950)
A fierce battle is brewing between Boeing and Raytheon to become the main supplier of unmanned aerial vehicles for the US Navy and Marine Corps. Currently, Boeing holds that title with their battle-tested ScanEagle drone. However, Raytheon’s updated Killer Bee design is ready for sale, and the company claims that their aircraft has advantages over…
The steampunk mac mini mod was great, but even it can’t compare to the awesome powers of this Mac Mini Pro design by Hideo Takano. On the surface, he managed to hack a mini to look like a Mac Pro that measures only 3.28″ wide by 7.8″ tall by 6.5″ deep. However, the upgrades don’t…
This timelapse video shows the construction of the first Orion crew module, the spacecraft that will take humanity to the moon and Mars. As you can see, this version is not the full ship, as it lacks all computer, engine and support systems, not to talk about the proton torpedoes and turbolasers. However, the Apollo-style…
With the news about Elliot Spitzer’s demise plastered everywhere you look, the folks at Complex brought up an interesting point—when you are a public figure, pre-paid cellphones are the way to go when calling hookers. Even drug dealers know that it is the way to go when you don’t want to leave evidence behind—so how…
Coolers get the job done, but you have to deal with ice and the fact that the bulky boxes are often awkward to carry. I’m lazy, which means that I want to get my beer from point A to point B as easily as possible (and I’m not willing to ride a Cruzin Cooler to…
Windows Media Center users who use universal remotes—not the default Microsoft IR remotes—have run into a quirk where only some button presses register. Here’s the deal: media center receivers expect to see an alternating IR code for functions like channel changing or volume switches in order to eliminate IR “bounce,” which is apparently caused by…
At a recent press conference, Asustek chairman Jonney Shih revealed that about 60% of the upgraded Eee PCs shipped this year will be running Windows XP, with the remaining 40% Xandros based. According to analysts, the move was based on customer familiarity with the Microsoft platform. This comes despite the fact that you will have…
Apple just announced World Wide Developers Conference dates as June 9th through June 13th. That means the keynote is likely to be set at June 9, 2008, a Tuesday Monday, and tech journos everywhere can now resume planning their summer vacations around it. What’s up with the two bridges? Maybe they’re talking about iPhone and…
We already knew that Virgin America and American Airlines were planning to bring in-flight wi-fi in 2008, but we seriously didn’t expect it be ready by spring. Aircell has just launched its US in-flight wi-fi service called “gogo” and they claim it will be available in the first half of 2008. Virgin America and American…
There’s nothing more depressing than seeing your entire lifespan condensed down into something as small and contained as a clock. Can we really measure a lifetime’s worth of accomplishments (dick jokes) in a clock that ticks years instead of hours? Perhaps. Perhaps not. All we know is that this clock makes it easy to tell…
This small point release for Sony’s PS3 just fixed a few bugs and exploits, but brought a new feature that allows PlayStation 2 games that needed to install onto a hard drive to do so. Great for those who are still playing Final Fantasy XI. [Kotaku] http://kotaku.com/367346/new-ps3-firmware-allows-ps2-game-hdd-installation-%5Bupdate%5D
Microsoft France’s Francois Ruault seems to be a bit more talkative on the Zune platform than he should be, inadvertently announcing that the third-generation Zune is going to launch during the holiday season of 2009 (which means there’s actually no release this year—weird). Plus, there’s going to be a Wi-Fi music store! What’s interesting to…
You know what you want. You want a white guy dance. You want a white guy dance right now. Unfortunately, our Adam Frucci is quite busy at the moment, which is why you’re going to have to settle for this white guy dance robot, complete with green torso, red crotch/legs, and yellow arms. If you…