Amazon has this week introduced a new rental system for students, allowing them to now rent textbooks via Kindle devices rather than purchasing them and carrying the heavy textbooks about campus. This innovative service is designed to alleviate the financial and physical burden of traditional … [Read more...] about Amazon Starts Renting Textbooks To Students Via Kindle
Apple To Launch Budget iPhone For $350?
As well as all the iPhone 5 rumors over the last few months, we have also heard a couple of rumors that Apple will launch a budget version of the iPhone in order to cash in on the budget smartphone market. Now according to the BGR's Jonathan Geller, Apple are getting ready to launch a budget … [Read more...] about Apple To Launch Budget iPhone For $350?
Ideum Unveils Its Platform MT-55 Multitouch $18,000 Table (video)
Ideum has today unveiled details of their new MT-55 Platform multitouch table, which they claim is the largest and thinnest multitouch table currently available. The MT-55 is equipped with a 55″ 1920×1080 HD low-iron 5mm tempered glass surface display that boasts a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio … [Read more...] about Ideum Unveils Its Platform MT-55 Multitouch $18,000 Table (video)
The Thermochromic Clock (Video)
Some of our readers will remember the Thermochromic Urinal that we featured on Geeky Gadgets a while back. Now, we have the Thermochromic clock, which uses similar technology but in a more practical and visually appealing way. The Thermochromic clock was developed by Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy of … [Read more...] about The Thermochromic Clock (Video)
Apple Testing Out HD Displays For iPad HD?
We have been hearing rumors that Apple will launch its third generation iPad later this year, although from what we have heard it is expected to be sold alongside the existing iPad 2 and is not designed to be a replacement for the iPad 2. There have been a number of rumors that the iPad HD will … [Read more...] about Apple Testing Out HD Displays For iPad HD?
Valve Updates Steam With Download Friendly Features
Over the weekend, Valve has announced a new update to its Steam gaming application, which has brought some much-needed new features to the way game downloads are handled by the system. The new update has been designed to provide users with improved download rates in more places around the world, … [Read more...] about Valve Updates Steam With Download Friendly Features
Tunnelbear App Enables Access To Location Restricted UK & US Sites
Tunnelbear is a neat little application that can help you view restricted website content from either the UK or US depending on your current location. Once installed, simply sign up for an account and choose the location of the content you want to access. Then, turn on the power, and after a quick … [Read more...] about Tunnelbear App Enables Access To Location Restricted UK & US Sites
Acer Aspire 5755 Notebook Announced
Acer has added another new notebook to its Aspire range here in the UK. Last week, we heard that Acer was launching the new Acer TravelMate 8481 notebook, and today they have announced the Acer Aspire 5755 notebook. The Acer Aspire 5755 notebook features a 15.6 inch LED display with a resolution of … [Read more...] about Acer Aspire 5755 Notebook Announced
Bitcoin Launches New Secure, Ruxum Exchange
As of today, Bitcoin now has a new exchange where its virtual currency can be traded, which is now more secure and has been created in response to the existing Mt. Gox vulnerabilities that were exposed over recent months. The new Ruxum Exchange has been created by Chad Pankewitz and his team and has … [Read more...] about Bitcoin Launches New Secure, Ruxum Exchange
By The End of 2011 20 Typical Households Will Generate More Internet Traffic Than The Entire Internet in 2008 (Infographic)
An interesting infographic has been put together by Cisco showing how "the Internet of Things" has grown in size since 2003. Back then, the number of people on the earth greatly outweighed the number of devices connected to the Internet. However, in 2008, those numbers flipped, and the number of … [Read more...] about By The End of 2011 20 Typical Households Will Generate More Internet Traffic Than The Entire Internet in 2008 (Infographic)
Stormtrooper To Walk Across Australia For A Good Cause
On the weekend we saw some fun photos of Stormtroopers on vacation, and now one Stormtrooper has decided to walk across Australia to raise money for a good cause. Australian Paul French is walking a massive 4,100 km or 2,547 miles across Australia from Perth to Sydney in order to raise money for … [Read more...] about Stormtrooper To Walk Across Australia For A Good Cause
Adobe Acquires EchoSign For New Digital Document Signature Service
Today Adobe has announced the acquisition of digital signature service EchoSign, which currently supports more than three million users worldwide. The digital signature service will be added to Adobe's online document exchange and integrated into other Adobe document services to reduce the time and … [Read more...] about Adobe Acquires EchoSign For New Digital Document Signature Service
