Adorably cute wildly successful rag doll dancing physics touting PS3 platformer LittleBigPlanet will be getting a PSP version some time this year, Sony revealed this week. Part of a bevy of announcements of new releases intended to give the stagnant PSP a new jolt of life, LBP will be joining other releases, More »

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Rumors have been flying for months, fans have clamored for more information, and now, our prayers have finally been answered: the new PSP-4000, dubbed the “PSP Go!”, is set to be shown at the next E3. Slide-out controls? Check. Larger screen? Check. No more clunky UMD? Check. Second analog stick? Nope… More »

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Microsoft has quietly announced the addition of another startlingly appropriate Windows 7 feature: the previously dubbed Virtual Windows XP is now officially Windows XP Mode (XPM) and will be shipping with the release candidate and the retail version. Microsoft seems to have finally gotten off their high horse and started listening to consumers - More »

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A quiet yet significant milestone in the life of the HTC Dream - aka the G1 or the Google Phone, the first mobile device equipped with Google’s highly anticipated Android operating system - six months after its release in October, T-Mobile has sold their one millionth G1 in the US. Even though the iPhone sold a massive 1.6 million units just in the last quarter, More »

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Hackers in Europe have been paying up to 25,000 Euros (over 32,000 USD) for the long-discontinued Nokia 1100, which originally retailed for under 100 Euros. The phones, which were originally intended for developing countries, were discovered to be hackable to be able to intercept one-time passwords used in banking transactions. More »

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A rather interesting custom PC comes to us by way of Russia, where the tower, monitor, keyboard, and mouse have all been paneled with the finest mahogany, crafted and curved to seamless protection. Custom computer aficionados may point out the rather poor heat-dispelling properties of wood, but given the rather old school components - More »

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Lucky people in the Baltimore - Washington D.C. area will be the first (at least in this country) to be able to watch broadcast TV directly on their phones without the need for any extra hardware. Whether they take this opportunity to rock out to Sponge Bob or the newest episode of The Office remains to be seen, but at least the possibility of availability and choice is there. More »

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Been holding off on buying a Blu-ray player because of the outrageous prices? When they were first released, the only “affordable” player was the PlayStation 3 at around $500, but prices on players have steadily been coming down the past few years, finally crossing $200 this past holiday season. More »

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An interesting concept from Japanese designer Hironao Tsuboi is given no drama, no fanfare, and absolutely no face as the product website simply lists it as “LED Watch”. The faceless watch displays its digits via LEDs embedded into the strap, but it is not clear whether that portion of the watch is able to flex, although this writer reckons it probably can’t. More »

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Yes, another Twitter post. I can’t help it - I like following the newest trends in tech, and this just happens to be the latest craze. Don’t worry though, if you’re not much of a Twitter/tweeter/twatter (like myself), rest assured that the fad will be over soon. People have even stopped talking about MySpace… right? More »

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The Samsung HMX-R10 HD camcorder is pretty much your average camcorder with a twist. With ¼” sensor, flash memory storage and 9 megapixel photos, there’s nothing quite spectacular about this baby other than it’s body (unlike Tek). More »

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I give up. I really do. A Tweeting plant was already too much; Tweeting from your car is just obnoxious and a public safety hazard - but having a chair that Tweets your farts? Thank god we’re back in the realm of practicality. More »

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The tireless folks over at German tech site Halbleiter have compiled a rather exhaustive and infinitely useful benchmark comparisons of almost every major line of USB flash drives available around the world - sitting atop the heap is the Euro-exclusive PowerRAM SafeStick 3.0 (read speed) and the Transcend JetFlash (write). More »

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Johnny Lee at Carnegie Mellon University caused something of a shockwave in the game development industry when he first demoed on YouTube his head tracking technology using the Wiimote - within a couple weeks it had over 1 million views (currently at 6.9 million) and countless slack-jawed people wonder what an actual game made with it would look like. More »

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Wall-E no longer has to compact trash but instead be a PC case. A Russian fanatic loved the little robot who could so much that he built an exact replica for his PC case.

The designer spent 18 days in his workshop and as you can see, the fruits of his labor paid off. He details the entire 18 days complete with photos on his blog. More »

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