Archive for June, 2008

Motorola’s touchscreen Blaze for Verizon in the wild

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Remember that touchscreen Motorola Blaze we’d mentioned a while back that was on the hook to get Verizon’s visual voicemail service? It may not be in Verizon stores yet, but it’s all up in Boy Genius Report’s labs with a dark red body, MING attitude, and almost limitless mediocrity on board. The […]

Mercedes-Benz aiming to ditch petroleum by 2015?

Filed under: Transportation
While Audi is over there planning to produce an electric car within the next decade, Mercedes-Benz is hoping to be completely petro free within seven years. At least that’s the word according to a recent report in The Sun. Dr. Herbert Kohler, who is responsible for Mercedes’ advanced engineering, has reportedly suggested that […]

Reflect table monitors converstaions with LEDs, shows who’s all talky

Filed under: Displays, Misc. Gadgets
There’s always that guy (or girl) who dominates meetings, saying the same thing over and over again, or just repeats what others say. We all find it annoying, and we all wish there was some way to make that blabbermouth aware of his (or her) social transgressions. Enter the […]

Surprise! Apple to refresh iPod nano / touch, make tons of iPhones

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable AudioAnalysts love to come up with all sorts of conjecture based on history, numbers, and general guesswork. In this case, FBR Research analyst Craig Berger has a few predictions to give us regarding the future of Apple’s iPod and iPhone lines. We’ll keep them short and sweet here and leave the […]

PhysX layer running on AMD Radeon 3870, utility available “soon”

Filed under: DesktopsAs if overnight, Eran Badit of NGOHQ.com has PhysX running on the AMD Radeon 3870. Badit said that the hack was “easy,” and NGOHQ.com will distribute the utility after a bit more testing. As for performance, he hit a 22,606 CPU score in 3D mark Vantage, which is nothing to sneeze at. He […]

Evento’s BuzzBall: your own personal roller coaster

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Those positively fed up with lengthy lines for coasters at amusement parks will likely dig the concept here. Evento’s BuzzBall is essentially a personal roller coaster, which reportedly features a “single seat inside a large outer ball that’s able to spin and roll independently of the ball itself” alongside a pair of […]

Dell’s new E-Series gets first official mention

Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs
At this point, there’s very little you don’t know about Dell’s upcoming Latitude E-series of laptops thanks to our Week O’ Dell Scoops. Only the official pricing and launch dates for these DisplayPort, eSATA, and Centrino 2 D-series laptop replacements (and new XT2 Convertible) have eluded us. While we expected the […]

Creative’s ZEN X-Fi player with WiFi gets a lot more real

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video, Wireless
The Creative kids over at epiZENter have what looks to be a genuine scoop of an unannounced ZEN X-Fi. Not only did they receive this supposedly leaked photo, they also managed to dig out a “ZEN X-Fi Starter Pack” (software and user guide) from the bowels of Creative’s own […]

Subaru features STELLA electric car at G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit

Filed under: Transportation
With just about every other automaker on the planet champing at the bit to showcase its newest electric prototypes, Subaru’s doing its best to hang on to the briskly moving bandwagon. Said company has just recently announced that its plug-in STELLA concept will be showcased at the upcoming G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit, and […]

Hello? McFly 2015 Nikes to be resurrected as Nike Hyperdunks

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Remember those cool Nike high-tops that Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future? The ones that laced themselves and you wished you had a pair just like them? If so, listen up: Nike is releasing the Marty McFly 2015’s as the Nike Hyperdunks. They won’t lace themselves, unfortunately, but will be […]

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