Philips GoGear Opus reviewed: solid audio, but painfully boring
When we had the downright magnificent opportunity to toy with Philips’ latest PMP line here in the States, we immediately noticed that the GoGear Opus stood out among the rest. The crew over at TrustedReviews recently spent some quality time [...]
Gametrak Freedom Xbox 360 motion controller up for pre-order with Squeeballs
We get the feeling this isn’t the motion sensing surprise that’s likely in store for Xbox 360 fans at E3, but it’s still great to see this controller moving beyond the hype stage. After being spied late last year and [...]
Puppy Monorail Makes Me Fear for Mankind’s Future [Maker Faire 2009]
Of all the ridiculous things one can see at the Maker Faire, the Puppy Mover Monorail might take the cake. The scary thing about the Puppy Monorail is that it has managed to evolve over the years. The project started [...]
JMicron NAND Flash Controller Could Slash SSD Prices By 50% [Flash]
JMicron is preparing to debut its new NAND flash controller at Computex, and with it the company intends to boast it can slash SSD pricing by 50% in time for the holiday season. Officially labeled the JMF612, the chip is [...]
PSP Go A Dead Ringer For South Park’s Eric Cartman [Image Cache]
Either Eric Cartman has started eating electronics or the design folk at Sony have some explaining to do regarding how they thought up the PSP Go. [Thanks, Joel!] More: continued here
Vader Back Buddy Pack Still Not As Lame As Those Three Prequels [Backpacks]
Way back in 2006, a young, eager Jason Chen brought the world word of a Yoda Back Buddy that mimicked the training scene from The Empire Strikes Back. Now Darth Vader, ever the envious Sith Lord, wants in on the [...]
Square Enix Beat-Them-Up NIER Trailer
We’ll bet at E3 2009 in Los Angeles Next week to report on updates from the gaming world. There will be interesting new gadgets over there to get our hands-on, such as the Zune HD from Microsoft, but the big [...]
Ultra-powerful laser could make incandescent light bulbs more efficient
Look, LED light bulbs are fanciful, great for Ma Earth and a fine addition to any home, barber shop or underground fight club. But let’s be honest — even the guy that bikes through blizzards to get to work and [...]
Microsoft’s Zune HD shipping on September 5th?
Look, we fully understand that September 5th is a long ways out, but don’t think for a second that Microsoft isn’t inking every last detail of its Zune HD launch in stone. That said, Windows expert and all-around good guy [...]
Rumor: Netbook Debate Ends With A Quiet Settlement? [NetBooks]
Or perhaps it ended with literally nothing at all. Regardless, it appears as though the netbook debate, started by Psion and now purportedly given a finishing move by Intel, is over. French web site Blogeee reports that the two companies, [...]