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We heralded its coming at CES; now we can rejoice that Netgear’s faster and thus aptly named Storage Central Turbo is now hitting stores. It lists for $200, but you have to supply your own pair of 3.5″ drives. The combination of gigabit Ethernet networking and SATA disk support makes it speedier. Do you want…
While the slimline PSTwo is already tiny, Sony has reduced internal components even further. Shipping now, this updated hardware drops from 900 to 600 grams, while the AC adapter drops from 350 to 250 grams. But despite a massive weight reduction, the PSTwo’s footprint has remained the same. So will this update mean anything to…
A lot of you have actually been showing up lately for our weekend coverage, which is a prize in itself, because we talk loads of crap about those who don’t. Here are the top stories that you’ve gotta read before you do anything else. And that includes reading them. Paradox? The Motorola Z9 made an…
We showed you some preliminary action last week from the Georgia Tech-sponsored RoboCup 2007 competition, but spectators of the game between the Darmstadt Dribblers and NimbRo (from the University of Freiburg, Germany) tell us this quarterfinal game was the best match of RoboCup 2007. In this battle, NimbRo took down the Dribblers by a score…
iPhone satisfaction survey by AT&T asks customers to rate iChat performance over EDGE. Taunting typo or tantalizing tidbit? [MacWorld]
Boeing just presented the new 787 Dreamliner and even while 15,000 people were able to drool and marvel at this carbon-composite technological wonder, they just couldn’t get inside for a surprisingly very simple reason. No, it wasn’t terrorist threats or crazy Airbus’ ninja teams trying to destroy it. Everyone was able to touch every part…
Are you getting blank stares from members of the opposite sex when you gush about your iPhone? Believe it or not, there were some women who waited in line for an iPhone, too. So whether you’re male or female, is the iPhone worth lusting after? Either way, there’s something mildly titillating about this video by…
This is the Carbon Hero, a gadget-software combo that registers your location, velocity and pattern of activity. Then it downloads the data to either your PC or mobile and calculates how much carbon you have used. And then it probably sends it all to Al Gore, Bono and Bob Geldof, so the eco-police could pay…
Bj will be the new robot mutt in town when it arrives worldwide this fall. It may not have Sony’s pedigree, but it’s smarter than any other pup-bot ever. Designed for research and hacking, the fully programmable Bj uses Linux and is loaded with an i.MX 533MHz processor based on an ARM core with 64MB…
Carl H. Renner painted this “Escacar” for General Motors in 1945. The Escacar is described as a “Unicycle Gyroscopic Rocket Car.” Like the painting of a commuter helicopter we looked at a few months ago, this image can be found in the Petersen Automotive Museum book, Driving Through Futures Past. I couldn’t find much information…
God, we love steampunk. A lot. So the few of us that still wear watches wouldn’t mind rocking our wrists out faux-19th-century style with one of these amazing Japanese artisanal pieces which, sadly, are mostly of the too-sweet-to-sell variety. https://gizmodo.com/steampunk-keyboard-mod-for-brazil-re-enactments-238842 Steampunk watches [Eager Beavers via Boing Boing] Still more steampunk [Eager Beavers]
In a February 12, 1923 Bridgeport Telegram (Bridgeport, Connecticut) article Cordell Hull, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, bet on the survival of the American two-party system. That wasn’t a surprising prediction. What is somewhat surprising is that the assumed alternative was a one-party system. The principle of democracy being eternal, they will necessarily exist…
No one’s surprised. But Sony just dropped an official press release stating that the PS3 is getting an 80GB model in the US for $599 (with Motorstorm), while the original 60GB premium goes for $499 ($100 less). You know what’s dumb? No one needs an 80GB drive on the PS3 because there aren’t really any…
We knew we saw the Xbox 360 transform and tear the eyeballs out of some guy during the Transformers movie, and now we have video proof so we can enjoy it at home. There it is, complete with a clipped version of the startup sound. Oh and in case you were wondering whether the movie…
It’s funny because it’s true. [gearfuse]
The Brammo Motorsports Enertia is a 100% electric bike. Charged by normal plug in a speedy three hours (faster than my Macbook Pro), six lithium phosphate batteries can store up to 45 miles worth of riding. But at a top speed of only 50mph, the chain-driven Enertia is more of a decorated moped than a…
Hey, captain trivia, Mr. KnowItAll. If you really want a TiVo Series 3, you should hurry up and answer our trivia questions. We’ve gotten a bunch of entries already, but you still have a better chance of winning this than that weird interactive TV game you play tipsy at the bar. Hit the link below…
After the first round of our iPod Dock Bracket competition, here are the winners who will be moving on to fight another day. There were upsets, as I for one expected the AudioStation to beat the aging Bose system. And the Altec Lansing products have done extremely well thus—though they admittedly make a ton of…
WildCharge has finally announced their first production unit—the Motorola RAZR. For $89.99, you get the starter bundle including charging pad and phone adapter. The adapter is really a back plate replacement for the RAZR that has a “charging arm” that plugs into the phone. In other words, wires are involved, just not between the charging…
Even if you hate the iPhone, why not win one and smash it into a thousand pieces? Keep your submissions to our Made in Eureka contest coming, because we’re still giving away a free iPhone. And there’s nothing cheaper than free. Hit the link below to see how you can win one for yourself. Contest…