Last week, we reported that researchers at the University of Utah figured out how to use Wi-Fi signals to see through walls. Now they have a video. It isn’t too much, but it gives you a good sense of this fascinating use of common technology. Video embedded after the jump. More »

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During the weekend, Microsoft subsidiary Danger, the manufacturer of the Sidekick phone and the provider of Sidekick service experienced a serious server problem that resulted in the loss of all 800,000 Sidekick customer’s data. If wasn’t bad enough, there doesn’t seem to be a clear resolution in sight since Danger failed to keep a backup of the data. That is right, they never backed up 800,000 customers data. More »

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I was one of the early adopters of Snow Leopard. I was the first one at my local Apple store to purchase Apple’s new operating system and I had it installed that same morning. Since then, all I have had are complaints. It is making me start to think that Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard might be Apple’s own Windows Vista or Windows ME. More »

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From Ningin: Have you ever entered a Japanese sushi restaurant with your friends and had no idea what you’re eating but ordered anyways to look smooth, only to screw up the pronunciation of the roll, making yourself look like a fool? Well, have no fear! A sushi app is here! More »

Google is the new age dictionary. Subconsciously, we use Google to look up the things that people are too lazy to actually search for. Think about it, Google is everywhere. Google is probably your home page and its always in the corner tab on your web browser, although you can switch it to other search engines likes Yahoo!.

Google is the first place most people go to look things up. However, its slowly becoming a problem these days, especially when it comes to spelling and grammar. Whenever a word is misspelled, we can turn to Google to correct it for us. This is why Google is such a big issue in our generation, because it does all of the things we need it to do, from spelling to calculating to converting our math problems, it’s making us lazy. This has led our generation to believe that the best way to find things is to direct search it, which goes to show how much Google is really ingrained in our brains. More »

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Two major announcements by graphics giant Nvidia signal a shift of focus.

First, Nvidia announced yesterday that it will be ceasing all development of new chipsets. It is mainly because of a licensing agreement with Intel. In previous Intel computers, the processor (CPU) was connected to a northbridge chip. The north bridge would communicated with the memory (RAM) and an integrated graphics processor. It was also connected to a southbridge via the front side bus (FSB) that communicated with all other parts like the graphics card, sound card, etc.

In new Core i5 and i7 based computers, the CPU took over the duty of the northbridge and the CPU communicates with the southbridge using a proprietary bus called the Digital Media Interface (DMI) bus. Previously, Nvidia had a license to make northbridge and southbridge chips that used the FSB. Now, Intel isn’t giving them a license for the new DMI. So, Nvidia can’t make chipsets for Core i5 and i7 computers. There is ongoing litigation regarding the DMI licensing problem, but it will most likely not end in Nvidia’s favor. More »

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We’ve recently heard about the stimulus plan for hospital records to go all electronic but one of the things we forgot was the medications prescribed in these hospitals. People often forget to take their medication because they are doing something that they think is more important. Well, a new technological advancement will benefit everyone and will electronically remind them to take their meds no matter where they are. More »

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AT&T still isn’t ready to offer iPhone tethering, according to the WSJ Digits blog. This news comes 4 months after Apple first announced that the iPhone would support tethering. More »

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Having lots of gadgets in your living room means you have a great, high tech area to relax but what does it mean if your living room is inside your gadgets? That’s what this mini living room is, a whole world inside the workings of a personal computer. Yup inside a computer. More »

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Nasa’s moon bombing is a huge dud, along with the boring video

Some of us expected something out of a sci-fi movie, with a NASA room full of computers, people running in and out, followed by a huge eplosion on the moon and cheers coming from everywhere. Instead, we got what looks like college freshman, sitting in front of old Dell computers, in a converted lunchroom with a $10 banner that reads NASA…Gizmodo

Apple charging $10,000 for iTunes LP production, ripping out Indie labels

Apple has decided to begin charging a hefty production fee of $10,000 to major record labels for iTunes LP packeages, while Indie labels are completely cut out of the loop…Engadget

Miley Cyrus Leaving Twitter in the Dust

Miey Cyrus’ departure from Twitter creates an uproar of perplexed fans, causing every major news network to cover this rather dull event which comes as a surprise to many. Who knew she had such a huge follow?…FastCompany

Adobe Photoshop Arrives on the iPhone

The iPhone has quite an amount of photo editing applications but none of these can match up to the new Adobe Photoshop app which arrived to the app store today. The app is limited in terms of features but it’s for free, so it can’t be that bad….Dvice

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TVs are advancing more and more each day, so much that they now have access to Internet apps. Well, the new glass TVs from Ad Notam are truly from the future, so much that they blend in with the design of your living room. The TV sports a single sheet of reflective glass that holds a HDTV in the middle. Ad Notam offers many pieces of these artsy glass built TVs that can be sandblasted, laminated, colored glass crafted, painted glass covered, or LED- back lit glass that can glow in a range of colors depending on your mood. More »

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J.D. Power released the results of their 2009 Wireless Phone Satisfaction Study and what a surprise. The iPhone was rated number one in personal phone user satisfaction. They traced it to ease of operation, operating system, features and design. More »

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We’ll be getting a taste of our first colored ereader in the Spring of next year if everything goes according to plan for Plastic Logics. Today, Plastic Logics has announced that a new colored version of their ereader is in the works for Barnes & Nobles and will be released in Spring 2010. There wasn’t much else about the device, not even a price point but when more info comes out, we’ll make sure to update you on it. There is a video (after the break) that gives you all the info we have. Check it out: More »

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Technology research and consulting firm, the Yankee Group warns that mobile service providers are losing profits because they use heavy subsidies to attract customers. If you don’t know what carrier subsidies are, then I’ll explain. Mobile phone carriers offer phones that usually cost $100 to $600, but they always offer a 2 year contract price. Basically, the carrier pays the manufacturer of the phone the majority of the price and you only pay a small fraction. The carriers do this because they have you locked into a contract and they will end up breaking even. More »

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Checking and keeping track of your weight will never be the same again with the Withings Connected Body Scale. This scale specializes in measuring your weight, fat mass, and lean mass, and then sends out this data via Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) to the Withings company site, where the data is transformed into bars and graphs to your liking. The scale runs on four AAA batteries and works with both PC and Mac (connection via USB). More »

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