The FCC is a great source for details on new gadgets that are coming ahead of the launch. The latest tidbit to surface from the FCC testing labs is a bit of info on a Xoom tablet that is coming with network hardware inside that will work on the AT&T network. The tablet has the identifier … [Read more...] about Motorola Xoom Crosses FCC with AT&T Network Hardware
Dell Doing More Than Its Share To Curb eWaste
Thanks to an innovative partnership with Goodwill Industries, Dell is doing more than its fair share curbing ewaste globally by being active in the United States. With 2,200 Goodwill stores serving as repositories for defunct PCs and parts from any brand, the illicit ewaste trade isn't fed materials … [Read more...] about Dell Doing More Than Its Share To Curb eWaste
Toshiba Qosmio T851 3D notebook Debuts
This new notebook from Toshiba is really cool. It is the first new notebook to be able to show both 2D and 3D content on the screen at one time. The cool notebook also uses a new screen technology that allows the viewing of 3D content without glasses. Innovative Glasses-Free 3D Technology The … [Read more...] about Toshiba Qosmio T851 3D notebook Debuts
Legoesque Dr. Who Building Sets Selling Real Cheap
Though not officially a Lego project, these Lego-compatible Dr. Who sets are ready to spread joy amongst the faithful. There's even a Dalek in one of the sets! It still makes us wonder about exactly why Dr. Who has endured for so long when other awesome British sci-fi sagas have fallen by the … [Read more...] about Legoesque Dr. Who Building Sets Selling Real Cheap
Amazon Rolls Out New And Improved Kindle Library Lending Service
eBook lending is the wave of the future. Rather than ruin its huge potential to feed millions of readers, Kindle has rolled out a new library lending service that allows Kindle fans to borrow stuff from some 11,000 American libraries. Even better, the same service can be availed of using a … [Read more...] about Amazon Rolls Out New And Improved Kindle Library Lending Service
Brilliant Artisan Builds Scale Models Out Of Watch Parts
So there's this Dmitriy Khrishtenko guy who has quite the awesome hobby that combines watches and a passion for minuscule engineering. When combined, the result is the non-garage he's assembled of self-made scale model motorcycles and cars. Keep in mind all the parts he uses are taken from dead … [Read more...] about Brilliant Artisan Builds Scale Models Out Of Watch Parts
How Does A Madman Erase A CD?
With a lot of voltage. That's how some dude in the UK went about testing his new toy. Basically, an innocent CD is placed between two electrodes and at the flick of a switch--Bzzzzzzzzzzzz. A powerful electric current shreds the CD's aluminum layer in a matter of seconds. Below is a screenshot from … [Read more...] about How Does A Madman Erase A CD?
New Railgun Test A Molten Success
As if such mega weapons as the 120mm gun on an M1 Abrams or the A10 Warthog's Vulcan cannon weren't enough, defence contractor General Atomics just carried another test for the U.S. Navy's latest ultra long range armor piercing weapon--the railgun. Its pet name is the Blitzer and oh boy, does it … [Read more...] about New Railgun Test A Molten Success
Resident Evil 6 To Be Completely Different But Still The Same
Looks like all that work on prettying up the 3DS Resident Evil Mercenaries hasn't left Capcom too exhausted to look after the franchise's main breadwinner. The new title will apparently make a clean break from the all-action format that the fifth game in the series pioneered. There isn't much info … [Read more...] about Resident Evil 6 To Be Completely Different But Still The Same
Epic Claims Game Industry “Scary” Because Of $1 Apps
If the guys at Epic were actual, honest-to-goodness Gears, apparently their Locust would be the $1 games on the App Store. At least according to president Mike Capps, who also maintains that there hasn't been this much uncertainty in the industry for the past twenty years. At this point, who's … [Read more...] about Epic Claims Game Industry “Scary” Because Of $1 Apps
Nintendo In Talks With Rockstar About Wii 2 Development
You can add churning rumor mills to that old death and taxes adage, and the Nintendo ones just seem to keep going. Hot on the heels of touchscreen controllers with buttons and front-mounted cameras, Xbox 360-grade hardware, and E3 announcements, word is now coming down the grapevine that someone … [Read more...] about Nintendo In Talks With Rockstar About Wii 2 Development
Portal 2 Metacritic User Score At Odds With Critical Reception
Very rarely have user opinion and critical opinion been so at odds with regard to one game, especially with a game both players and journalists were expecting to be universally loved. Which means that despite the warm and fuzzy 95 rating where Portal 2 is now holding steady, the user ratings barely … [Read more...] about Portal 2 Metacritic User Score At Odds With Critical Reception
