I’ve never understood why anyone would buy ultra expensive blinged-up tech gear. Even if the tacky style floats your own personal boat, what happens to all those diamonds and that gold when the undelying tech becomes obsolete after a couple of years? Anyone want to buy a 2 1/2 year old $9000 gold plated MacBook ? That’s why I can’t figure out who in their right mind would spend $1.5 to $2.25 million a diamond encrusted Stuart... 

Short Version: We now have so much storage in our homes that we could probably, each of us, start our own Rapidshare service. But how do we get all that data to the other machines on our network or, better yet, out onto the Internet? Devices like the Iomega iConnect allow us to place storage space on our internal networks and expose that data to the world, as needed. However, the iConnect also creates a local iTunes share, adds a Time Machine... 

It’s an accepted fact of life in the Internet age that companies like Google will collect (supposedly) anonymous information about your browsing habits and serve up targeted ads relevant to your interests. Though, there is a problem with this model (beyond the privacy concerns): What good does showing you 50 ads for laptops in 30 minutes do? Newer systems are coming into favor that let advertisers buy ads as their target audience is loading... 

Too busy pulling together your Na’vi wardrobe to keep up with Crave this week? Here’s what you missed while you were putting on your blue mask.  Read More →

Filed under: Retail , Rumors , iPad Apple Store Sydney by Shaondiwakar – Flickr In the wake of yesterday’s iPad sales estimates of 50K in the first couple of hours (now revised by Silicon Alley Insider and Apple 2.0 to about 91,000 in the first six hours), we have an unconfirmed but plausible number from inside the retail stores. According to our source, the in-store pickup reservation count differential between the start of the... 

And just like that, today we have the third photo leak of the mysterious BlackBerry slider. Unlike the first time we saw it but much like the second , the device has been placed next to a Curve 8900 for the sake of a size comparison. On its side the slider is noticeably thicker than the 8900 , but today it has been turned on its side in order to let us know exactly how thick this sucker is. What this device is actually called is anyone’s... 

“We thought that it would generated some big interest among a couple hundred machine learning experts. It became a news-making machine.” That’s what Netflix spokesman, Steve Swasey, told Forbes following the announcement that the Netflix Prize II had been canceled and that the company had settled a lawsuit relating to the first Netflix Prize . The first contest awarded $1 million to the person, or persons, who could improve... 

Huzzah! Yet another discovery for us to add to our ever-expanding list of “awesome things that’ll never actually happen!” Ibrahim Abou Hamad and colleagues from Mississippi State University have reportedly devised a method of charging batteries that could hasten the process rather significantly, and better still, it could provide “an increase in battery power densities” as well. The only problem? Lithium-ion batteries... 

Toshiba shows off a two-wheeled autonomous robot than can roll over ramps and balance a tray of food. Wheelie might make a decent waiter.  Read More →

How many e-book readers do you think are out there right now for you to choose from? If you did a little digging, I bet you’d find 50 or so. Maybe 10 really worth checking out. But right now is a bit of a weird period in e-reader history. The Kindle cemented e-readers in the consumer headspace, catapulting them from weirdo alternative technology to mainstream gadget. That’s what the iPad threatens to do with tablets — we’ll... 

We’ve seen blow-hard electronic music makers in the past (one particular didgeridoo hack comes to mind) but still, when one makes us take note we feel like we just have to pass it along. Onyx Ashanti is an American living in Berlin and a one-man band to boot. His instrument of choice is a Yamaha MIDI wind controller for triggering audio and the TouchOSC app for iPod touch for controlling PureData audio processing. And the music he makes... 

What if computers could be turned into a worldwide earthquake detecting network? With the Quake Catcher software and your laptop’s built-in accelerometer, that might just be possible. (more…)  Read More →

I received the Entourage eDGe review unit the other day, and have been playing with it quite a bit. A full review is coming soon, but suffice to say that I like what I’ve seen so far. Here are a handful of photos to whet your appetite for my forthcoming review!  Read More →

It’s been a long week and we could use a laugh. We’ve already started worrying about taxes and pre-ordering iPads, among other stresses. To sum it all up, here are some illustrations from a cartoon maestro called Lunchbreath. (more…)  Read More →

Who says you can’t find naughty sex games and some females baring skin in iTunes? More than a few apps have made it past Apple’s content filters. Here’s a selection of adults-only apps, from the steamy to the downright absurd. Originally posted at iPhone Atlas  Read More →