Archive for December, 2010:


Try This Carbon Fiber Toilet Seat For That Space Odyssey Feel

Carbon Fiber Toilet Seat

Here are the numbers: a 2×2 twill pattern on its surface, 550,000 psi tensile carbon fiber, a mere 2 lbs in weight. If you thought only astronauts could ride a seat like this, you’re wrong!

Asus O!Play Mini Media Player Announced

Asus O!Play Mini Media Player Announced

Asus has added another media player to its O!Play range with the launch of the Asus O!Play Mini, unfortunately the O!Play Mini doesn’t support USB 3.0 like the O!Play HD2, but it does offer support for Full HD playback

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Apple Mac Portable Prototype Appears On eBay

Mac Portable Prototype

A prototype of Apple’s first Macintosh Portable has turned up on eBay, and according to the auction listing it is a prototype of the Macintosh Portable which was not intended for sale. It is currently listed on the auction

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Hand-Crafted Wooden iPhone Skins From Trunket

Trunket

Trunket has unveiled a new line of hand-crafted wooden iPhone skins created  from American Rosewood that is then treated with various washes and finishes. Providing you with a more natural feel to you iPhone 4 rather than the plastic slippery

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Limited Edition Google Nexus S Smartphone

Limited Edition Google Nexus S

Google recently launched their second generation Nexus smartphone, the Google Nexus S, and now it seems one company is selling a limited edition of the Nexus S smartphone. Negri Electronics are offering a limited edition Nexus S Smartphone, although

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BIOS Hack Converts Your AMD Radeon HD 6950 Into HD 6970

HD6950

If you own a AMD Radeon HD 6950 graphics card or are thinking of purchasing one very soon, you might be pleased to know, if you didn’t already, that the HD 6950 and HD 6970 cards both feature AMD’s new Cayman

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New Samsung Galaxy Player iPod Rival To Debut At CES 2011

Samsung Galaxy Player

Samsung has had great success with the Galaxy S smartphone and also the Galaxy Tab tablet, they also launched another new Galaxy device which they were hoping would take on the iPod Touch, the Samsung Galaxy Player. One of

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Android Gingerbread 2.3 Gets Installed On The Nokia N900 (Video)

Android Gingerbread 2.3

The Nokia N900 has seen a few different versions of Android ported to it over the last twelve months, now YouTube user drunkdebugger has managed to install the latest version of Android on the N900. In the video below

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Dell Streak 2 Gets WiFi Certification

Dell Streak 2

Dell hasn’t as yet announced a follow up to the Dell Streak, although it looks like they have a new device in the works, as a new ‘mobile Internet device’ from Dell has just received WiFi certification (PDF). The

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LG To Launch The Worlds Largest Full LED 3D TV AT CES 2011

LG LZ9700 3d led tv

LG has announced that they will show of what they are calling the worlds largest full LED 3D TV at CES 2011, the LG LZ9700, which features a massive 72 inch display. The LG LZ9700 is the worlds largest

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Samsung Galaxy S Finally Gets Android 2.2 Froyo In The UK

Samsung Galaxy S

It looks like Samsung has finally released the Android 2.2 Froyo update for Samsung Galaxy S smartphones here in the UK, although we are not quite sure what took them so long. Samsung recently announced on Twitter that the

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Nintendo 3DS now Available To Pre-Order

Nintendo 3DS

One retailer in the US, Gamestop, has decided to start taking pre-orders on the new Nintendo 3DS, although Nintendo is yet to announce any official US pricing. The Nintendo 3DS is expected to go on sale in Europe and

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