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The Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories website introduced the Bristlebot to the world in December 2007. We were excited about these little robots, made from toothbrush heads with directional bristles, cellphone-vibrator motors and small batteries. We weren't the only ones:...
POSTED Thursday, February 19, 2009
Lever Voting Machines (or LVMs), which are still in use only in New York, are about as old as voting technology gets here in the United States. (Learn all about them — and every other voting machine used in...
POSTED Monday, October 27, 2008
Everyone and his grandma has an opinion on Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention. Well, here's our nickel review: Too light on tech. The man may generate hype like the second coming, but we suspect tech-savvy voters...
POSTED Friday, August 29, 2008
Whatever happened to the Information Superhighway? It was the big talk of the 90s, but now the United States has fallen to 16th place in the world for broadband deployment and availability, according to a survey by the Communication...
POSTED Thursday, March 13, 2008
Flickr fans can rest easy— at least for now. Yahoo rejected Microsoft's $44.6 billion takeover offer this morning, arguing that Microsoft had undervalued it. This doesn't mean the battle is over, however. Microsoft could come back with a higher...
POSTED Monday, February 11, 2008
Keeping organized can be pretty rough. The moment I saw this multi-touch LCD scanner by Sharp, I looked at the sky-high stack of business cards sitting next to my computer and only nodded. While Sharp's multi-touch LCD is a...
POSTED Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Apparently the RIAA has been reading different news and talking to different people than we have, as CEO Mitch Bainwol has declared music piracy officially "contained." That's right, contained. Much like an infectious disease or an oil spill, a barrier...
POSTED Tuesday, June 13, 2006
So you've invested a few hundred bucks in an HD DVD player, plunked down another $30 for Rumor Has It in high-def, and got some overpriced Monster Cable HDMI cables to hook it up to your $10,000 1080p TV. Well...
POSTED Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Epson has developed new 7.1-inch piece of electronic paper that's bendable and has a very respectable resolution of 1,536 x 2,048 pixels. Electronic paper is a thin material that acts as an electronic display, allowing for text and graphics to...
POSTED Monday, June 12, 2006
It's 10pm — do you know where your kids are? If you're giving Verizon $20 a month to turn your kids' cell phones into child-tracking devices, yes you do. Using the same technology that pinpoints one's location through 911, Verizon...
POSTED Monday, June 12, 2006
CBS has become the last of the major networks to offer its prime-time programming for download from the iTunes Music Store, joining the other three major networks as well as a number of cable channels (including SCI FI). So far...
POSTED Friday, June 9, 2006
Because we all are just dying for Apple to hurry up and deliver us a full-fledged iPod/cell-phone hybrid, we can't help but mention this questionable rumor that's been flying around the Net: RIM (makers of the Blackberry) and Apple...
POSTED Monday, June 5, 2006
We've already got TV via broadcast, cable, and satellite, but now the phone companies are elbowing their way into the mix as well. AT&T is planning to expand its Internet Protocol Television, or IPTV, network, which delivers TV signals via...
POSTED Monday, June 5, 2006
Sending large files via e-mail is a pain, as most services have limits on how big an attachment you can send, usually less than 10 MB. With multimedia files such as audio and video generally taking up much more space...
POSTED Friday, June 2, 2006
Finally, the government has discovered a way to combine Americans love of peeping with their distrust of immigrants to put freedom-loving citizens to work for Uncle Sam free of charge. Texas Governor Rick Perry has announced a plan to put...
POSTED Friday, June 2, 2006
Apparently the Nintendo DS Lite, which was due to hit stores June 11th, has begun popping up ahead of schedule at certain Wal-Marts and Targets. With the electronics departments of those stores staffed by workers who didn't quite make...
POSTED Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Pay-as-you-go phone plans haven't taken off here in the States like they have overseas, but that could change if Virgin Mobile's SugarMama service takes off. Most pay-as-you-go plans charge you a premium for the luxury of not having a cell-phone...
POSTED Tuesday, May 30, 2006
PC World magazine has put together a list of the 25 worst tech products of all time, and by putting AOL at #1 and RealPlayer at #2 they've earned a hearty thumbs up from us. Remember the Apple Mac Portable?...
POSTED Friday, May 26, 2006
TV networks are fighting tooth and nail against innovations that continue to pummel their tried-and-true advertisement-based business model, most recently filing suit against Cablevision for its "network DVR" service. The service involves Cablevision remotely recording all of the big networks'...
POSTED Thursday, May 25, 2006
Nintendo continues to make jaded gamers smile with their Wii-related announcements, today letting us know that we'll be able to pick up the new system for under $250 when it's released later this year. They also said they plan...
POSTED Thursday, May 25, 2006
Sony, apparently not satisfied with the one foot it shot off itself with the Playstation 3 price announcement, is looking to shoot itself in the other foot by not allowing customers to resell games to other players in stores like...
POSTED Wednesday, May 24, 2006
If you want a taste of Microsoft's new operating system, the oft-delayed Windows Vista, you can download a not-ready-for-prime-time beta version of the software. Don't be too quick to try to install it on your home computer, however, as the...
POSTED Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Transport for London, a British government organization responsible for, fittingly, transportation in London, is currently investigating a technology that would force drivers to follow local speed limits. Using GPS to tell cars what the speed limit is in the area...
POSTED Wednesday, May 24, 2006
The Motorola Q, or "the world's slimmest smartphone," will be available from Verizon Wireless for $199 after instant rebate and a 2-year contract starting May 31st. Featuring a full keyboard, e-mail capabilities, and a 1.3-megapixel camera all crammed into a...
POSTED Tuesday, May 23, 2006
The first draft of a language designed for mobile Web content was released today, which may someday make viewing Web sites on cell phones an easier process. The language would take into account the screen size, color, and resolution of...
POSTED Monday, May 22, 2006
CNet has an in-depth piece on the way increased computer usage and videogame playing affects kids and their bodies. Many more children are developing repetitive-stress disorders and complaining of sore necks and backs due to sitting in front of a...
POSTED Friday, May 19, 2006
A new chip designed by Micron Technology will allow digital still cameras to shoot up to 30 shots per second, capturing fast motion or creating photomontages à la A Hard Days Night. Able to capture 30 photos per second at...
POSTED Friday, May 19, 2006
Samsung is developing hybrid hard drives for laptops, combining traditional spinning disk drives with flash memory, which has no moving parts, to reduce access time and battery use. The drives contain either 128 or 256 MB of flash memory in...
POSTED Thursday, May 18, 2006
Fresh from chipmaker ATI: the Radeon Xpress 1100 chipset, designed for use in notebook computers with AMD's new mobile dual-core Turion 64 X2 processor. What do all those model numbers really mean? Laptops with non-Intel processors will soon be able...
POSTED Thursday, May 18, 2006
Microsoft unveiled some new search features in its server software today that allows users to search not only documents but the minds of their fellow workers as well. The software searches through the documents and e-mails of employees and automatically...
POSTED Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Because nothing solves a problem like a lawsuit, the amazingly litigious RIAA has sued XM Radio for their Inno portable player (shown) that allows users to record songs they hear and save them for later. Seeking a completely insane $150,000...
POSTED Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Owners of Nokia's 770 Internet tablet are probably feeling a little more chatty today than usual. The company unveiled a software upgrade for the handheld that includes an onscreen QWERTY keyboard and Google Talk software for instant messaging. Going...
POSTED Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Creative has joined the increasingly popular club of companies suing Apple, seeking injunctions against the company to stop manufacture of the popular iPod and iPod nano music players, saying that Apple infringed upon its copyright for the menu interface for...
POSTED Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Skype kicked off a new promotion today that allows users in the U.S.A. and Canada to make free calls to landline and mobile numbers for the rest of the year. Normally free only when you call people with a PC,...
POSTED Monday, May 15, 2006
Internet service providers warn that the current infrastructure of the Net is not capable of handling widespread downloading or streaming of high-definition video. Since the World Wide Web was intended to allow people to sporadically view Web sites and make...
POSTED Monday, May 15, 2006
MTV has entered the online music store fray, joining Microsoft today in launching Urge, their new service. Integrated into all new versions of Windows Media Player, Urge gets a leg up on its competition by becoming standard software with every...
POSTED Monday, May 15, 2006
Skype's added pay-per-minute translation as an option for its online phone service, which lets people talk for free to anyone with a PC. The translator option isn't exactly as high-tech as you might expect, as it connects callers to a...
POSTED Friday, May 12, 2006
Palm is expected to announce its newest Palm OS-based handheld next week, its first since October 2004. Said to be called the 700p, the new device will be the first Palm to connect to high-speed EV-DO networks since the company...
POSTED Thursday, May 11, 2006
Nokia has announced a new midrange cell phone, the 5500, aimed at sports fans and athletes. The mobile is able to calculate calories lost and distance jogged during workouts. The phone should hit European shelves during the third quarter of...
POSTED Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Apple has added two more recruits to its ever-growing roster of companies selling video on the iTunes music store: Fox and the NBA. Fox joins 19 other networks, including ABC and NBC, in providing downloadable ad-free episodes of TV shows...
POSTED Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Microsoft has announced that it will release an add-on HD DVD drive for the XBox 360 that will plug in through its USB port. The drive will be able to play both HD DVD movies as well as higher-capacity game...
POSTED Monday, May 8, 2006
NetGear and Skype have announced pricing and a release date for their Wi-Fi Phone, the SPH101, which allows users to make free Skype calls from any Wi-Fi hotspot. Costing $250, the phone will be released in June or July. In...
POSTED Friday, May 5, 2006
The latest upgrade to Wi-Fi has hit a snag, with hardware makers and early-adopting consumers taking the hit. The IEEE 802.11n standard, a new and faster protocol for Wi-Fi wireless technology, had its initial draft voted down after manufacturers such...
POSTED Thursday, May 4, 2006
Nokia just released a smartphone aimed to compete directly with the wildly popular BlackBerry. The E61 is a cell phone with a full keyboard and e-mail functionality, aimed at business users. Next month the company plans to release the E70,...
POSTED Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Helio, a new wireless service provider aimed at the young-adult market, debuted today with two new phones. Bringing some of Korea's powerful phone technology over to our shores, the phones host a bevy of features, including exclusive access to a...
POSTED Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Napster has updated its pricing, claiming to now offer its music for "free." Of course, it's a far cry from Napster's original days offering free — and illegal — downloads; Napster allows you to play a song 5 times before...
POSTED Monday, May 1, 2006
A large counterfeit electronics group was recently busted in Asia for corporate identity theft on a grand scale. Members of the group posed as NEC employees and executives and convinced manufacturers in China, Taiwan, and Japan to begin producing counterfeit...
POSTED Friday, April 28, 2006
The Consumer Electronics Association, an industry lobbying group representing manufacturers, has taken a strong stance against legislature pushed by lobby groups for movie studios and music labels, namely the RIAA and the MPAA. The CEA has taken out a full-page...
POSTED Thursday, April 27, 2006
Yahoo has just released Yahoo Go, a media center application based on the Meedio technology the company acquired last week. With the ability to manage photos, listen to music, and watch movies along with the capabilities of a digital video...
POSTED Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Some Blu-ray discs may include videos formatted especially for iPods, according to iPod Hub. With a massive 50-GB capacity, the discs will have plenty of space to include the relatively small video files for consumers to watch on their iPods....
POSTED Tuesday, April 25, 2006
According to NewTechSpy, Boeing is developing the 797 to compete directly with the massive, but more traditionally built, Airbus A380. Featuring a blended wing/body co-developed with NASA, it introduces a completely new design, looking more like a stealth bomber than...
POSTED Monday, April 24, 2006
Apple has just announced its new 17-inch MacBook Pro laptops. Featuring the new Intel Core Duo processor that makes it possible to load Windows XP as well as the Mac OS, the new model represents the flagship of Apple's high-end...
POSTED Monday, April 24, 2006
iPod prices will be coming down soon, says Apple's CFO. Peter Oppenheimer said on Wednesday, "We expect them to be down a little bit in the June quarter." Unlike Apple's computers, the prices of its iPod models have always been...
POSTED Friday, April 21, 2006
Sony has dropped the price of the Playstation 2 to $130 from $150 — still more expensive than the $99 Gamecube but much cheaper than the $500 Xbox 360. This is the fourth price drop for the PS2, which originally...
POSTED Thursday, April 20, 2006
Yahoo has complied with the Chinese government in a cyberdissident case, providing evidence that helped convict Jiang Lijun to four years in prison for posting pro-democracy articles on the Internet. This is the third such case Yahoo has been involved...
POSTED Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Yahoo has bought Meedio, a company that makes products that allow you to record TV programs directly to your computer. Yahoo has previously let known its intentions to delve into the DVR market, with recent, and apparently false, rumors of...
POSTED Tuesday, April 18, 2006
A Dartmouth College professor has developed a film that, when applied to an object, melts ice on its surface almost instantly. When given short bursts of electricity, the film dissolves two of the three bonds that make ice stick so...
POSTED Monday, April 17, 2006
Some states have begun taxing for digital downloads, defining music and movie files downloaded from services such as iTunes and emusic as software. These taxes are paid on tax day (that's tomorrow, in case you live in a cave… or...
POSTED Friday, April 14, 2006
TiVo and DirecTV have extended their relationship for three more years. The new deal means current DirecTV customers can keep using their TiVo service at least until 2009; before the deal, service contracts were due to expire in about...
POSTED Thursday, April 13, 2006
Universal has announced that Serenity will be the first title released in the new HD DVD format on April 18th. The disc will be priced at $34.95, $5 more than the standard-definition DVD version. HD DVD players are cheaper than...
POSTED Wednesday, April 12, 2006
TDK has started selling blank Blu-ray discs, both the writable and rewritable variety, priced at $19.99 and $24.99, respectively, through the company's Web site. Even though there are no drives commercially available at the moment to burn to the 25-GB...
POSTED Tuesday, April 11, 2006
American consumers won't have to settle for a mere 65-inch plasma TV now that LG has introduced a 71-inch model to the U.S. market. Released last year in Korea, the MW-71PY10 has 1080p resolution, a 1,200:1 contrast ratio, and a...
POSTED Monday, April 10, 2006
Researchers have altered viruses to collect metal and build wires to make tiny lithium-ion batteries as small as a grain of rice. Researchers attempting to make microscopic machines altered the genes of a laboratory strain of virus called M13,...
POSTED Friday, April 7, 2006
There are reports that a Bluetooh iPod could be on the way. Apple's made no announcements, but according to the U.K. Stuff magazine, it would possibly part of a new line of iPods featuring built-in Bluetooth connectivity. New accessories could...
POSTED Thursday, April 6, 2006
Apple Computer unveiled new software on Wednesday to let owners of Intel-based Macs run Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. The new beta version of the "Boot Camp" software, which is currently available as a free download, lets computer users with...
POSTED Wednesday, April 5, 2006
To watch recent Hollywood blockbusters at home, you won't even have to go the video store to buy or rent the film. Instead, you'll be able to download them, now that Hollywood has started selling digital movies online to...
POSTED Tuesday, April 4, 2006
The first HD DVD player, Toshiba's HD-XA1, is now on sale in Japan. HD DVD is one of the two mutually incompatible formats that put high-definition movies on disc, the other being Blu-ray. Retailing for 110,000 yen ($935), the...
POSTED Friday, March 31, 2006
Both Paramount and Universal Studios will stop releasing movies on UMD (Universal Media Disc), the format created by Sony for use with the PlayStation Portable (PSP). An unidentified Universal executive told The Hollywood Reporter, "Sales are zilch. It's another Sony...
POSTED Thursday, March 30, 2006
Apparently heeding warnings that portable audio players can cause hearing damage if turned up too loud, Apple is including a volume-limiting feature in its latest software upgrade for the iPod. Owners can download iPod Software Update 1.1.1, which allows the...
POSTED Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Anyone with an HDTV — even one that has only component-video inputs for HD — will be able to watch Universal Pictures' HD DVD movies in high-definition. The company announced that its discs in the new format, coming later in...
POSTED Tuesday, March 28, 2006
With its PlayStation 3 game console set to hit store shelves this December, Sony stopped production of the PSone, the miniaturized version of the original PlayStation console. The PSone first went on sale in September 2000, and PSone games are...
POSTED Monday, March 27, 2006
The wait for the next generation of DVD might last a little longer as Toshiba will delay the release of its HD DVD players until April. The debut of the machines will now coincide with the first wave of movies...
POSTED Friday, March 24, 2006
Dude, you're getting an Alienware! That slogan could be coming your way soon as world's largest PC maker, Dell, announced that it's acquiring Alienware, known for its gamer-friendly UFO-themed PCs. The Miami-based Alienware will continue operate under its own brand...
POSTED Thursday, March 23, 2006
Microsoft's new operating system (OS) won't ship this year, but that could be good news for Windows users. Windows Vista has been delayed until January, a push back of a few weeks from the earlier December release date, to ensure...
POSTED Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Microsoft is kicking its A-game up a notch as it will soon be boosting Xbox 360 shipments. The software giant said it plans to increase shipments of the game console, first released last fall, by "two to three times" this...
POSTED Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Say hello to the iPhone — that's the word from Morgan Stanley analysts who claim an iPod phone is in the works. According to the recent report, Apple is developing "an iPod with phone functions," a departure from Motorola's iTunes...
POSTED Monday, March 20, 2006
Microsoft announced a deal with Epic Records that will let Xbox 360 owners get a year of free music videos and other content from Epic, whose roster includes Shakira and Audioslave. Over the course of the year, 12 Artists of...
POSTED Friday, March 17, 2006
Real Web-(based) TV has arrived. AOL launched In2TV on Wednesday, one of the biggest free-video services on the Internet, serving up vintage shows from corporate sibling Warner Bros., including Welcome Back, Kotter and Growing Pains. Those shows and other downloadable...
POSTED Thursday, March 16, 2006
The video game wars will heat up this year, but not until November. Sony's PlayStation 3 will launch simultaneously in Japan, North America, and Europe for the holiday season, with an estimated 6 million units to be shipped by...
POSTED Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Not coming soon to your home theater will be the first wave of HD DVD movies from Warner Home Video. The only studio that had set a firm date, which was March 28th for their release of titles on...
POSTED Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Cingular and T-Mobile stores today stopped selling Motorola's popular RAZR mobile phone because a defect that causes some models to hang up unexpectedly. Motorola said the problem affects only a small number of phones, but there's no way for a...
POSTED Monday, March 13, 2006
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