Archive for February, 2010

How many times have you broken a pencil tip and are horrified to find that there is no pencil sharpener in sight? For me, this has occurred countless times. I’m always forced to go scavenging for a new pencil. With this USB pencil sharpener, though, you can just sharpen your pencil right on the spot! More »


Lenovo, one of the few companies that has achieved moderate success with its tablet-convertible laptops, is adamant that businesses do not want slate tablets like Apple’s iPad. Currently, Lenovo has no plans to make slate tablets and will continue to push its tablet laptops, such as the freshly released X201. More »


From Htcyou: Although the Motorola Devour is not yet available for consumers, MobileTechReview has done a mini video review of the Android 1.6 device. Meanwhile, Acer has a Ferrari edition of an Eclair 2.1 smartphone that should be coming soon. More »


Have you ever made a cup of coffee or tea and sat down at your laptop to get some work done? Next thing you know, an hour has passed and your beverage is annoyingly lukewarm. Well, now you can keep your hot beverages hot longer with this nifty USB heated travel mug. More »


From Ningin: via Wirebot: 5 original Modern Warfare maps we want to see in Modern Warfare 2 Video Game Releases: Week of February 23rd

via Ziggytek: Apple iPhone OS Coming to More Platforms Your Facebook page could cost you

via HTCYou: HTC Desire A&T;, HTC Legend Sprint?

via Ningin: Winter Olympics Female Short Program Tonight Picture of the Day Special: The loving family of Autumn’s Concerto

via Flaunt Me: Nick Arrojo Will Film a Reality Show on NBC

via GirlyBubble: Behold: Heart & Star-Shaped Cucumbers

via BlitzNation: Countdown to the Combine: Myron Rolle

via OMGHaute: Jean Paul Gaultier for Target

via CrazySingleLife: I’m freakin’ out. Yep. More »


Let us play a game: every Tuesday, we scour allover for the strangest looking gadgets, and then you guess wildly what they are. Some likely know what this egg is, but it is new to me. Cuddly and multi-functional, this egg does many things. More »


From Htcyou: Fresh rumors have AT&T; landing the coveted HTC Desire, and Sprint getting the Legend, which would be rebadged as the Hero 2. More »


The iPod Touch and iPhone currently use the iPhone OS, as well as the upcoming iPad. Apple’s new job listing reveals that an engineering manager will be responsible for developing the “iPhone OS on new platforms” and would need to be expert in “ARM based SoC” designs (which describes the iPad’s A4 chip). More »


According to Confused.com, using popular social networking sites, such as Twitter and Facebook could cost you a 10% raise in home insurance. More »


“… loaded with applications and more online…” is what the advertisement for the Sony Ericsson Satio boasts while the image above is showing. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), however, is pulling a red card, labeling the advertisement as misleading. More »


DisplayMate president Dr. Raymond M. Soneira has conducted a scientific experiment in which he claims that Apple’s iPhone 3G-S LCD is better than the much touted AMOLED display on Google’s Nexus One. OLED is inherently a far superior technology than LCD, but execution is crucial. Just because one form of technology is more advanced, it does not mean that everything that uses it will exceed the performance of an inferior approach. For example, not every rear-wheel-drive car will out-handle every front-wheel-drive auto. More »


From Htcyou: Google has finally released Google Earth for Android 2.1 phones, of which there is only one at the moment. The 22Mb application runs very smoothly on the Nexus One and looks nearly as good as its computer counterpart. More »


From Htcyou: On Thursday, Best Buy will be selling the Motorola Devour for $99.99 with a new 2-year Verizon contract. Meanwhile, the Droid Eris is now free and the Motorola Droid only $99.99, both with new 2-year contracts. At these prices, I would never choose the Devour over the Droid. More »


NVIDIA is hosting a “Special ‘Must See’ Presentation” on March 26th at PAX East 2010. Via Twitter, the company has announced that its top-end GTX 480 and GTX 470 graphics cards will be available on March 26th. More »


“The year of 3D TV and movies” means that the technology will spill over to other devices too, including gaming and LCD displays. Acer’s GD235HZ is a 3D monitor that has a lightning fast 120Hz refresh rate that hardcore gamers will dig. More »


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