Archive for April, 2011

I’ve played with doll houses as a child, but never have I actually seen doll houses that have flat-screen tvs, never mind that those didn’t come out yet, but this tiny television actually works! More »


Sure, these hotels may cost you more money for a one-night stay than your whole college tuition, but with spring break coming right up, who wouldn’t want a room that has a television in their bathroom? Let’s check out the top 10 techie hotels. More »


At least, that’s what this computer hacker received for a sentence. The hacker, Bruce Raisley, was responsible for launching a virus that infected about 100,000 computers around the world and made them attack media outlets that featured stories about him. That’s a little overkill. More »


Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has recently announced the launching of the Falcon Heavy, which is the world’s largest and most powerful rocket. The rocket will be able to carry satellites or interplanetary spacecraft of over 53 metric tons (117,000 pounds) to orbit. More »


If you don’t remember who the Winklevoss twins are, let me do some review for you. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, two former Harvard University students that were classmates of company founder Mark Zuckerberg had claimed that Mark Zuckerberg had stolen their idea, they had however agreed to drop their lawsuit for 20 million in cash plus stock in the company, but now they want otherwise. More »


I don’t know about you guys but whenever I think of souvenirs, an image of snow globes featuring a vacationing area comes to mind. Not so much a little inanimate statuesque figure of yourself posing on La Rambla street of Barcelona. More »


Today’s unique USB, courtesy of wthahalolz, features a Retractable Biometric USB flash drive by Ennova Direct. When I first looked at the picture, I wondered what the object was! It was that mind-boggling to me…or maybe I’m just really bad with following technological advances. This USB drive has an interactive OLED display and retractable USB connector. More »


Former chairman of Sony Corporatrion, Norio Ohga passed away in Tokyo on April 23rd from multiple organ failure at the age of 81. Ohga led the company from 1982 to 1995 and he was the man who turned Sony into a leading digital multimedia company. More »


From Wirebot: Today’s peripheral is a Ghostbuster Wii peripheral. Are you a fan of Ghostbusters? I know some people who are die hard followers and would love such a thing. I was really impressed by this, as I learned that it was hand made by a modder named Jack Rossi. It certainly is a very unique and kooky peripheral. More »


From Wirebot: Courtesy of KinectJunction, they’ve created a compilation of “Kinect Fails.” Or specifically, people failing at the Kinect. Indeed this involves hitting friends, family members, lights, and ceilings but it’s also really funny just to watch them play. Now, I have no idea what they’re playing, since KinectJunction puts some saucy music in the background, but you can guess it’s various sports game. More »


In the move to be green, it looks like Apple has placed last among a list of tech companies in the latest Greenpeace tech report “How Dirty is Your Data?”. Although Apple has tried to become more eco-friendly over the years, it has placed last due to its heavy reliance on coal to support its data centers. More »


EA Sports will reportedly offer a new subscription service for gamers to create their own universal profiles where they can transfer their old stats, rosters etc. to their new games. The subscription also includes some full downloadable versions of participating game titles before they come out in stores. More »


As awesome as Apple products may be, the screen is still too small for a theatre-like experience. This is not the first time Apple had try to develop projectors for their devices, it’s just none of the previous ones were able to make it to a real world device. This time, this projector is expected to be “a display system having coherent and incoherent” light sources. More »


Windows 8 operating system has just been leaked some time ago and it has apparently been revealed that it is also capable of running off a USB flash drive. This portability feature also means that users can create copies of the workspace. This capability will require at least a 16GB USB flash drive.

What do you think about this feature?

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Facebook’s overarching mission is to make the world a “more open and connected” place. But in some countries, that translates to “too much free speech,” as is the case for China. Currently, Facebook is baned in China - no one is allowed to have a Facebook. There is news now that Facebook wants to expand into China, but in order for it to do so, they might have to censor some content in accordance to Chinese law. More »


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