Not a hobbyist mod, but a cool computer case manufactured for sale by Cooler Master, the Volkswagen “Shag Wagon” computer case provides nostalgia and a hint of grooviness in an industry of bland black/gray designs. More »

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As measured by the FCC, the top 20 cell phones producing the most radiation are replete with Blackberry and Motorola models. More »

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Legendary Shigeru Miyamoto says that he is devoting lots of energy into educational efforts for the Nintendo DS. Some Japanese students already use the handheld gaming system for learning (pictured above) in the classroom. When the new school year begins, Nintendo will introduce elementary and junior high schools to the DS as an educational tool, although exactly how this process will be implemented has not been documented to the public. More »

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During an online event, Microsoft discussed details about the upcoming SP1 (Service Pack) update for Windows 7 and R2 for Windows Server 2008. More »

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I feel for Jon Rubinstein. His company was the pioneer of the smartphone forerunner, the PDA (although Apple’s Newton started it all). In the late 1990s, Palm was an enviable company, but its failure to transition (successfully) its products to the smartphone market has doomed the once glorious creator of numerous beloved PDAs. More »

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Everyone has known that NVIDIA’s Fermi release date was March 26th, but until today, the specs and prices were not confirmed. VR-Zone has an official picture of the GTX 480, along with prices and numbers for both the 480 and 470. More »

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Thus declares InfoWorld, and it is a challenge to refute one of the objections raised by writer Galen Gruman, though I would argue that people who tend to pre-order products sight unseen are generally (and in the iPad’s case), not fools, but just impatient and love to consume. More »

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In the very European city of Montreal Canada, at the Quartier des spectacles (entertainment district in downtown) intersection of Sainte-Catherine and Saint-Denis Streets, prototype projectors suspended above towers are synchronized with traffic lights to project messages onto the pavement, signifying safe passages across the street and locations of happening spots nearby. More »

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I have always suspected that Facebook and Twitter had far grander plans than just being silly social networking tools for teenagers and web-geeks, but who knew that the sites are just fronts for the police? Not just any police either, the Federal Bureau of Investigation. More »

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Eurocom specializes in high performance (and hideous) desktop replacement laptops. The D900F Panther is an absolute titan, boasting a desktop Intel i7-980x (3.33GHz) 6-core CPU, 1GB GDDR3 GTX 280M gaming card, 12 gigs of RAM, and dual 512Gb Sold-State hard drives. My configuration is one of the most expensive that Eurocom sells. More »

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Portable gaming console mods are not new, but the X-top Xbox 360 project is particularly noteworthy because it is hot news at the moment and is up for auction on eBay, though it is not technically a real “portable.” More »

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Competition in motion control gaming is waxing hot with Microsoft’s Natal and Sony’s Playstation Move about to vie against Nintendo’s Wii. The Playstation Move ad is shot in the same fashion as other recent PS3 commercials, teeming with attempts at humor and sarcasm. Whether it is funny or not is for you to decide. More »

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Brando’s apple is an air purifier that generates negative ions “to decompose or exterminate” contaminants like particulates, dust, bacteria, gas, smoke, “volatile organic compound,” and other unwanted pollutants within a 5³ meter radius. More »

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Porsche Design is a brand that has been producing (mostly re-branding other products) wristwatches (from IWC), pens, and other luxury commodity for sometime: behold, the Singapore exclusive P’9522 phone priced at S$2,280 or $1600 USD. More »

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People spend thousands to protect their vehicles, homes, and other possessions, but what about your wallet, where you carry your cash and valuable credit cards? The iWallet is a compact and secure fiber glass (carbon fiber and kevlar optional) hard-case with integrated biometric fingerprint scanner and Bluetooth link to your cell phone. More »

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