We hadn't had a huge corporate lawsuit over some outrageously obvious stunt for quite some time, so it's positively refreshing to see Apple in spirited form again. Maybe they hadn't skimmed through a technology website in a while, but Apple just noticed some of Samsung's designs, including the Epic … [Read more...] about Apple Suing Samsung Over Copying iPhone & iPad
Nokia’s Ovi Maps 3D Beta Going Up Against Google Earth
Hell, if you haven't had your fill of gallivanting across virtual streets by now, you probably never will. So go ahead, fill your boots, now there's another way to do it and one that doesn't involve either Larry or Sergei. Because if you can't beat them at mobile phone OSes, you can hit them where … [Read more...] about Nokia’s Ovi Maps 3D Beta Going Up Against Google Earth
Episodic Law & Order: LA Game Coming From Telltale
It's certainly not what everyone was expecting after Back to the Future, but unexpected doesn't mean unwelcome, especially since unlike the CSI games for instance, this probably won't be painfully horrible. The game will follow the LA entry in the Law & Order family, still in its first season, … [Read more...] about Episodic Law & Order: LA Game Coming From Telltale
LED Braces Are Crazy Fun
You know how trends catch on in Japan. So this latest oral-inclined gimmick is really nuts, involving kids with LED illumination on their teeth. Why? Has something to do with a publicity stunt to promote a department store, apparently. What's the connection, right? The LEDs do the illuminating via … [Read more...] about LED Braces Are Crazy Fun
UAE Tightens Noose On BlackBerry Email
In what is sure to be future material for MBA case studies, RIM's troubles around Asia and the Middle East can't seem to go away. A new directive from the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority curtails small-time corporate subscribers from using the Blackberry's corporate email feature. As … [Read more...] about UAE Tightens Noose On BlackBerry Email
Wacom iPad Stylus Looks Ugly But Works Beautiful
Due next month, the Bamboo stylus from Wacom is one of those rare gadgets that are specifically made for glorious union with another gadget—in the Bamboo's case, the iPad. But wait, there's more! During a recent tradeshow, a bunch of journos/fanboys got their hands on a Bamboo and tested it on a … [Read more...] about Wacom iPad Stylus Looks Ugly But Works Beautiful
Why Is Quantum Teleportation Important?
Because it can revolutionize telecommunications and give birth to a new age of computing. A joint team of scientists from Australia and Japan successfully carried out a test where information was teleported to a different point without resulting in a loss or degradation. This is just the first step … [Read more...] about Why Is Quantum Teleportation Important?
iKon Is An iOS Controlled RC
Pictured below is a special RC from toymakers WOW! Stuff. They want to bank on the popularity of Apple devices by outing a whole line of toys that are controlled via RC dongle on an iPad or iPhone. There's hint of plans for similar goodies that are applicable to Android gadgets, but that's in the … [Read more...] about iKon Is An iOS Controlled RC
Concept Origami Handset Looks Too Fragile
Like many designers around the world, Chengyuan Wei was struck by the banality of everyday objects. (Believe us, this happens a lot among design circles.) To save our souls from dumb phones and vestiges of the corded telephone era, she conceived this Origami Handset that's a flat rectangular sheet … [Read more...] about Concept Origami Handset Looks Too Fragile
Software Program To Leave Hack Bloggers Extinct
Most other places that ran this story called it the robot journalist, which isn't very accurate. No Terminators are involved here, mind you. Just a software program that can prepare content in a snap. Ladies and gentlemen, behold the twilight of hack scribblers and lazy journalists. The type whose … [Read more...] about Software Program To Leave Hack Bloggers Extinct
GPS Jacket Finding Aid Helps The Blind
The best way to describe the Point Locus is that, a GPS jacket. The same way you use a navigator in your car, this piece of unfashionable apparel guides the wearer in the urbanscape. Pictured below is a subject testing the prototype. The Point Locus was made by an international team of … [Read more...] about GPS Jacket Finding Aid Helps The Blind
R3 eTricycle Endears Itself To The Geeky Set With Cool Specs
Cool specs as in it's got a Galaxy Tap on the dashboard. Yeah, cool right? Behold the R3 from T3 Motion, one of those compact electric rides that are gaining popularity these days. Sure, it's not sexy the way a supercar is sexy, but at least it's really expensive (at least $25,000). The R3 e-trike … [Read more...] about R3 eTricycle Endears Itself To The Geeky Set With Cool Specs
