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Mattel's Mindflex taps brainwaves to move objects

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 12:00:02 +0800

First off, let me say I've always wanted to make things move with my mind--at least, some small amount of levitation, like, say, lifting a car through the air like Yoda ...

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Porta-Pizza Oven to heat those leftovers on the road

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:00:02 +0800

Mmmm... pizza. (Credit: Stupidiotic) Here's something that would be perfect for those long road trips. The Porta-Pizza Oven is a portable pizza-size oven that plugs into your car's 12-volt outlet. The oven features ...

iPhone 3GS launch breaks AT&T sales records

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:00:57 +0800

The first day the Apple iPhone 3GS went on sale was the biggest sales day ever for AT&T, according to an internal memo sent to company employees that has since been ...

A green idea for the environmentally conscious shutterbug

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:42:30 +0800

(Credit: Photojojo) I'm really glad that all the cameras I have are still functional, but I'm sure there will come the day when one of them refuse to fire the shutter, or ...

BlueAnt S1 streams music from your phone wirelessly

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:05:41 +0800

The Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Camera. (Credit: Polaroid) BlueAnt is no stranger to Bluetooth speakerphones. The BlueAnt Supertooth 3 and the Supertooth Light from years past were favorably reviewed, and ...

Facebook cleans up its privacy controls

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:50:12 +0800

Facebook is gearing up for a major revamp of its privacy settings. The social network's privacy controls had become so sprawling that they were distributed across six separate pages and 40 ...

Asus G71 graphics issues

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:41:02 +0800

While Dan and Scott got their first reviews posted without incident, I wasn't as lucky with the Asus G71. Actually, that's not entirely true. You see the review was sailing right ...

Samsung launches Singapore's first 3D gaming LCD

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:20:02 +0800

Though it's not the first vendor to pump out a 3D gaming panel, Samsung's 2233RZ 3D 22-inch LCD is the first to hit the sunny island state. 3D has ...

Archos 9PCtablet runs Windows 7

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:10:28 +0800

The line between portable media devices and traditional Netbooks just got a little more blurred, thanks to the announcement of the Archos 9PCtablet. According to the company, this is ...

Electrifying dock for your iPod

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:06:13 +0800

The Einstein Sound Master Photon Ball iPod Dock. (Credit: Buy.com) As a child of the '80s, I can distinctly remember a time when decorative electrostatic plasma lamps were very cool. They ...

Wooden racing seat for your HD consoles

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:53:50 +0800

Racing car simulator one.(Credit: Woodsmart) Do you have a country cottage and are on a lookout for racing game accessories that will blend seamlessly with your home decor? Check out the WoodSmart ...

Singapore to get iPhone 3GS next week

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:16:07 +0800

Singapore operator SingTel has announced that it will launch the iPhone 3GS next Friday, July 10. That's the extent of its announcement so far, with other details like price to follow ...

Bing embraces Twitter for Web searches

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:46:05 +0800

Twitter messages from prominent writers like All Things D's Kara Swisher are now in Bing search results.(Credit: Bing) Microsoft is trying to get a leg up in the real-time search wars by ...

Drawbot creates art at the push of a button

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:44:13 +0800

The AS220 Drawbot kit includes a laser-cut wooden box, engraved with the same pattern the Drawbot is programmed to create. (Credit: AS220) I don't care how much money you spend on a piece ...

Plasma's rumored death is largely a myth

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:43:40 +0800

Here are some things that aren't dead: Jeff Goldblum and plasma TVs. Of course, if you're reading this in 2050 there's a good chance that Jeff Goldblum is now dead, but ...

Google Search optimized for non-smartphones

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:34:53 +0800

(Credit: Google) Last December we showed you how Google refined its search results for iPhone and Android. The change loaded pages faster and fit the results to the screen width for searches ...

Palm Pre to launch in the UK

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:30:39 +0800

We just gave an update on the status of the GSM Pre yesterday, and today, British new site The Guardian is reporting that carrier O2 has clinched the deal in the ...

BMWs display gas prices, weather and stock prices

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:59:28 +0800

BMW's weather data shows up as a graphically rich three-day forecast for the current location of the car. (Credit: BMW) Keeping up with the trend of offering external data connections in cars, BMW ...

Apple releases iPhone OS, SDK 3.1 betas to developers

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:56:11 +0800

(Credit: Apple) Apple released on Tuesday new beta versions of the iPhone OS 3.1 firmware and the iPhone SDK 3.1 for developers. The OS 3.1 is available for all versions of the ...

Nikon and Fujitsu team up to make firmware for Nikon cameras

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:50:50 +0800

(Credit: Nikon and Fujitsu) Unlikely duo Japanese imaging giant Nikon and electronics maker Fujitsu have teamed up to form a separate branch named Nikon Imaging Systems Inc. According to the press ...