Archive for September, 2010

Computer technology company Oracle is reported to have offered the former HP CEO Mark Hurd a job. Technology-politics-I-don’t understand say what? More »


When Apple announced that it was ditching their old iTunes logo and picking up something shinier and better, it’s safe to say we all had our doubts. After all, change is always hard. But it looks like one guy took it far enough to give Steve Jobsa piece of his mind, and the reply was oh-so-very-Jobs. More »


The new Apple TV, which after all the ruckus last week we all know is going for $99 in the States, is apparently selling for 119€ in Europe. In case you can’t do the math, that’s around $152 USD. More »


After being dragged into a privacy violation lawsuit, Google has offered to pay $8.5 million in settlements. When Google came out with Google Buzz, the first thing that popped into my head was, “Twitter much?” Apparently the more common issue other users had with this feature was that it was way too privacy-violating. More »


This may simply be a fan made distribution of the Samsung NX100 on the forums of the Digital Photography Review, but being so detailed, we cannot help but open our ears to hear about the supposed specifications of the Samsung NX100. More »


The Globen Skyview is a ball elevator that can take up to 16 passengers 130 meters high into the sky. It is located outside of the Ericsson Globe and is described, “It takes visitors to the top for a virtually unobstructed view over Stockholm. There is no known such arrangement elsewhere in the world; each of the two gondolas accommodates 16 passengers who will be 130 meters high when at the top.” More »


If you don’t have the notes to afford an expensive 3D camera, then check out this Shot Camera which gives you simpler pictures but is a cheaper alternative. Takara Tomy, a Japanese toy company have announced this 3D Shot Cam ith a 0.3 megapixel image sensor, SD memory card slot two lenses but with no display to view the pictures you’ve just taken, this shot camera may seem unworthy of a hard-earned $70 that you have to shell out for it. You will also receive two 3D viewers. More »


From Wirebot:

Switzerland company Logitech has just announced that they will upgrade their Gamepad line of PC controllers with a little visual help from Xbox and Playstation controllers. Their will be three new and affordable USB controllers called the F310, F510 and F710. More »


Another smartphone has yet to be released by Nokia, the Nokia N8 which runs on a Symbian ^3 and features a whopping 12 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lens and Xenon flash, a 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels and a 16GB built-in storage plus a microSD card slot. According to Nokia’s executives the advance orders will be opened on September 30 and pre-orders might start on the 23rd of September. More »


Intense PC gamers can now feel free to bash away at their keyboards when they are frustrated. The Stealth KYBX 400 keyboard allows you to punch away at your keyboard without injuring the keyboard, but you might injure yourself instead. More »


Japan is known to have updated but wacky technology and their recent invention, a vending machine that can recognize you, is starting to creep people out. More »


It is amazing how teenagers come up with ideas to break the law. Although shooting an arrow over a prison wall with mobile phones attached isn’t really a crime, a 17-year-old boy was caught and detained in South Brazil. More »


The “small, light and highly energy efficient” Efika MX Smartbook is now for sale, but the price ($349) doesn’t seem too friendly. Would you buy it if there were other competitively priced netbooks around? More »


Facebook recently opened their office in Seattle and they were generous enough to let the public take a peek into their new office. We all know that Facebook is an awesome social networking site but have you ever thought that their work space could be this awesome as well? More »


Samsung’s Galaxy is slowly making its name in the world of smartphones and this time it looks like their next target is the world of portable media players with their newest Android based gadget, the Samsung Galaxy Player 50. More »


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