A new demo facial recognition app from the European MoBio Project demonstrates how the front-facing cameras on our new smartphones may be used for something more than telephone calls. The demo app running on a Nokia N900 shows how users can log into Twitter, Gmail, and Facebook based on face and … [Read more...] about Log Into Twitter Using Facial Recognition On Your Phone (video)
Lego Creationary iPad App Released
Lego has just released their first official iPad app, called Lego Creationary, which is a digital version of their Lego board game. This game is similar to Pictionary, but instead of drawing, it uses Lego bricks to create objects that players must guess. The Lego Creationary iPad app is available … [Read more...] about Lego Creationary iPad App Released
Viacom Selling Rock Band Developer Harmonix
Viacom has today announced its plans to sell the Rock Band games developer Harmonix, reclassifying the Boston-based company as a "discontinued operation" in the Viacom third-quarter financial report. Viacom is already in talks with a number of buyers, said Philippe Dauman, Viacom’s president and … [Read more...] about Viacom Selling Rock Band Developer Harmonix
Droid 2 Global Gets A Video Tour (Video)
The Motorola Droid 2 Global has finally officially been unveiled by Motorola and Verizon, and they have now released a video of the Droid 2 Global in action, which you can see below. The Droid 2 Global features a 3.7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 854 x 800 pixels, processing comes … [Read more...] about Droid 2 Global Gets A Video Tour (Video)
Boxee Teardown By iFixit
Not wanting to leave any device untouched, iFixit have yet again jumped in and started dismantling the new Boxee. Revealing that much of the internal component space is taken up by the huge heatsink used to cool the Boxee Intel CE4110 processor, the 1GB of RAM, 1GB of flash memory, and a … [Read more...] about Boxee Teardown By iFixit
Add An SSD Raid Array To Your Mac Pro With Apricorn
Apricorn have just unveiled their latest innovation to increase your Mac Pro's speed by up to 10 times, using their High Performance Internal SSD RAID Array for Mac Pro. The new SSD Array easily installs itself into a spare PCIe x4 slot and is equipped with four high performance WD SSDs providing a … [Read more...] about Add An SSD Raid Array To Your Mac Pro With Apricorn
Google Employees Get A 10 Percent Pay Rise And $1,000 Holiday Bonus
Google is giving all of its 2,000 employees a holiday bonus of $1,000, and they are also all getting a pay rise of 10 percent from the start of 2011. The news came in an email which was sent out to Google employees from their CEO Eric Schmidt. Google are obviously looking to hold onto their … [Read more...] about Google Employees Get A 10 Percent Pay Rise And $1,000 Holiday Bonus
EveryScape Eats iOS App Lets You Search Inside Local Restaurants (video)
A new iPhone and iPad app created by startup Everyscape called Eats provides a way to view the inside of local restaurants, offering a more personal search experience. The Eats app provides a virtual walk-through similar to Google Street View but specifically for restaurants, taking the guesswork … [Read more...] about EveryScape Eats iOS App Lets You Search Inside Local Restaurants (video)
Boxee Box By D-Link Starts Shipping Today
The highly anticipated Boxee Box from D-Link has started shipping with the Netflix streaming and Hulu Plus support. Boxee has announced that Netflix’s on-demand service will be available to customers by the end of 2010. This addition is expected to significantly enhance the user experience by … [Read more...] about Boxee Box By D-Link Starts Shipping Today
Elpida Memory Starts Shipping 768GB RAM Sticks
Elpida, the renowned Japanese memory module manufacturer created from the merger of NEC, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi DRAM businesses, has today announced the commencement of shipping the world's largest memory modules, boasting an impressive capacity of 768GB. Elpida's new 32-gigabyte Load Reduced Dual … [Read more...] about Elpida Memory Starts Shipping 768GB RAM Sticks
Tycoon TVB00 Windows 7 Tablet
A new Windows 7 Tablet has been launched by First International Computer called the Tycoon TVB00. The tablet is loaded with Windows 7 Premium and powered by a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 processor. Its equipped with a large 10.1” 1024 x 600 capacitive multi-touch widescreen and connects via 802.11b/g/n … [Read more...] about Tycoon TVB00 Windows 7 Tablet
Microsoft Responds To Windows Phone 7 Handset Shortages
Yesterday we reported that there were only about 40,000 Windows Phone 7 smartphones sold on launch day, and it seems that this may have been down to actual shortages of the handsets rather than lack of demand for the devices. Microsoft has responded saying that supplies of Windows Phone 7 devices … [Read more...] about Microsoft Responds To Windows Phone 7 Handset Shortages
