Holy Crap I’m in One of Those Taiwanese Animations About That Crazy Lightsaber Laser [Video]

admin | November 12, 2010

GOD, weird. So a while back I called WickedLasers’ Spyder III a “real life lightsaber.” (It wasn’t quite that cool in practice). LucasFilm took issue and threw a fit. Here’s the whole saga (and ME) immortalized in Taiwanese CGI. More » XILINX WESTERN DIGITAL VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY

Macally KickStand iPhone 4 Case and Stand

admin | November 11, 2010

This KickStand case for iPhone 4 from Macally snaps over the corners of your phone and protects the back.  The rubberized surface improves your grip.  All ports and controls and the camera are accessible.  There’s a kickstand on the back to hold your iPhone 4 in the horizontal position.  You even get a  detachable residue-free screen [...]

CyanogenMod 6 on the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G

admin | November 11, 2010

You won’t find it for download anywhere, it’s being called "very broken" and don’t dare ask for an ETA, but here’s a quick peek at CyanogenMod 6 on the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G.  Less than 24 hours after getting properly rooted and a custom recovery made, this sure looks pretty.  Told you the ROMs would come [...]

Finally, Bacon You Can Cuddle [Video]

admin | November 11, 2010

Parents of the world, you search for the perfect plush toy ends now. Because My First Bacon is the only lovable, huggable, talking pork byproduct your precious little cherub will ever need. More » SI INTERNATIONAL SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC GAMES SANDISK

SkyFire Pulls In Nearly $1 Million In Its First Weekend On The App Store

admin | November 11, 2010

Just about every time I write about SkyFire, the cross-platform (and generally free) smartphone browser capable of churning through most Flash videos, someone always says: “Great! But uh, how are they going to make money?” Well, looks like they’ve figured that out. In their first weekend on iOS ? the first and only current platform [...]

FlipSide 2X Wallet Review

admin | November 11, 2010

When it comes to wallets, do you consider yourself a traditionalist or modernist? Traditionalists tend to choose wallets made of leather, nylon or canvas style materials, while modernists are up for plastic, stainless steel, sailcloth, tyvek and more. I would place my own wallet preferences somewhere in the middle of the two. I love leather, but I’m always [...]

Droid 2 Global gets introduced by Motorola in video form

admin | November 11, 2010

At this point we’re starting to wonder if Verizon is even really going to bother with giving the Droid 2 Global an official announcement. The device is already available for pre order on the Verizon website along with the Droid Pro, yet Motorola is the one doing the introducing the device to the world via [...]

FlipSide 2X Wallet Review

admin | November 10, 2010

When it comes to wallets, do you consider yourself a traditionalist or modernist? Traditionalists tend to choose wallets made of leather, nylon or canvas style materials, while modernists are up for plastic, stainless steel, sailcloth, tyvek and more. I would place my own wallet preferences somewhere in the middle of the two. I love leather, but I’m always [...]

Aluminum Shell Hides iPad Keyboard

admin | November 10, 2010

The ZAGGMate iPad case comes in two flavors, both of which look like aluminum tea-trays, only smaller. The cases protect just the screen of the iPad, clipping on like an iPhone shell-style case, only in the front instead of on the back. Both cases also double as stands, with a neat, hinged plastic wedge that [...]

Forrester: e-book sales to hit nearly $1 billion this year, $3 billion by 2015

admin | November 10, 2010

There’s no denying that e-books are already big business, and market research firm Forrester is now offering some pretty impressive numbers that show just how big it already is, and how much bigger it will get in the next few years. The firm surveyed some 4,000 people and found that while just seven percent of [...]