Archive for July, 2009

Game Stop is offering a buy one, get one free promotion for Nintendo Wii game this month. Crunchgear is reporting that the sale is till July 26th while supplies last. While looking at the list of games, there’s nothing that I absolutely ant but getting a free game couldn’t hurt. Entire list after the break. More »


We all know celebrities get paid millions of dollars to endorse various products. It’s one of the many ways they make millions of dollars every year. One of the sectors that has seen a growth in, has been gadgets and technology.

Many celebrities are already carrying some of the most popular gadgets in the universe but there are some audiences that cannot be reached, that’s when companies drop millions into the bank accounts of these celebs to show off their latest product and reach the masses.

Here’s the Top 5 celebrities that made millions from tech/gadget endorsements this past year. More »


Disney has not only taking control of our childhood innocence with their many harmless creatures and beasts but are also taking control of the Japanese market by partnering up with Panasonic, to sell their movies through a microSD card. More »


Shure, the consumer and professional audio electronics company has finally released their three new sets of over the ear headphones. The three headsets are said to provide professional sound quality for a very low price. The first is the SRH240 which is on thr low end and isn’t the best of the best but still for its price of under $60, is pretty good. More »


Fujifilm’s FinePix Real 3D W1 camera and Real 3D V1 picture viewer detailed, can do 3D movies as well - Engadget

Robo-Ethicists Want to Revamp Asimov’s 3 Laws - Wired

65 Poorly Designed and Totally Impractical Gadgets - Gizmodo

Verizon to carry the Apple tablet? - CrunchGear

Sony Ericsson “Rachael” to launch as Xperia X3; specs revealed - Boy Genius

Man Commits Suicide After Losing iPhone Prototype - Ziggytek


Here’s some very interesting news. According to Scott Moritz from TheStreet, Apple is planning to release an Apple tablet with Verizon. Moritz says that the Apple and Verizon “won’t be as tightly integrated” compared to Apple and AT&T. More »


Yesterday morning we reported that Barnes & Nobles struck a deal with Plastic Logic to provide exclusive content for their device. Now, another major company is jumping into the foray. AT&T is announcing a partnership with Plastic Logic to provide 3G service for wireless downloads to the eBook reader ala Sprint for the Amazon Kindle. More »


When you’re off in the middle of the jungle and you wish you could shoot your best friend a text to tell them to feed the dog while your’e away, what do you do? Thanks to the Field Tracker 2100 satellite texter, You can now text anywhere on the planet as long as your vacation spot is not on Mars. More »


Mad Catz Street Fighter IV Fightpads and Fightsticks are making an appearance at the comic-con this year with a Limited Edition design. The design, inspired by Street Fighter Character Sagat is very interesting. Only 500 of each controller have been made with, 250 for Playstation 3 and 250 for Xbox 360. More »


Last week after writing the Google Voice post, I wondered if there were any good apps to utilize the Google Voice for my iPhone. My question was answered by the folks over Riverturn, who sent me a copy of their updated VoiceCentral app. The application looks much more refined than their previous version and almost mirrors the iPhone’s Phone settings. (Screen shots and more details after the break). More »


It seems that everything cool, sometimes crazy, always arrives outside of the United States first. This time, its a Levi Branded LG X120 Mini Netbook. It’s your average netbook with 1GB of RAM, 160 GB of HDD, Atom CPU, and a 10.1″ WSVGA LED backlit screen. The features are all the same except the design is what stands out here with its Levi Jean’s layout and even a Levi’s Jeans pouch to hold you computer. More »


We’ve all seen that Toyota Prius commercial with all of the flowers popping up as soon as the car drives by, well the flowers will now be popping up in many cities and will allow free Wi-Fi and charging for your devices using solar panels that are built right into the petals and stem. More »


In a bit of sad and bizarre news, an employee of Foxconn, the factory in China where iPhones are made, apparently committed suicide after being accused of losing one of the 16 prototypes he was supposed to send to Apple. More »


We touched on it earlier this month after rumors were swirling that Apple was planning to release the 3rd generation iPod Touch with a camera. Sources over at Wired are confirming that the 3rd generation iPod Touch will feature a camera and microphone. More »


Well, well, well, looks like Barnes & Nobles is looking to make a splash in the eBook world with two big announcements yesterday. The first, is their launch of an eBook store and the second is their partnership with Plastic Logics to release a new eBook reader with exclusive content supplied by Barnes and Nobles. More »


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