The e-reader could “go the way of the dinosaurs” in the next few years according to a market research firm that might just be using an overly-dramatic metaphor. IHS iSuppli says shipments of dedicated e-reader devices will fall significantly this year compared with last and that this pattern will continue for several years as buyers […]
Mum may have told you to stop playing computer games into the night, but you can stay up as long as you like and still at least pretend to be in Minecraft with this. Or it might come in handy if anyone ever decides to do a Minecraft LARP. I’d pay to see that. I […]
Can you live without your phone? We’ve all become pretty attached to our cellular devices: it’s a GPS, a camera, a game console, a social media portal… and half a million other things, all in our pocket! From concerts to meals to our pets, we process and experience the world through our phone. But as […]
Apple’s notorious iOS6 maps have turned from amusingly inaccurate to downright dangerous according to Australian police. They say a location blunder has left some motorists stranded in a national park. Stories of people blindly following mapping and GPS services and winding up in completely the wrong place have been commonplace, particularly when the technology took […]
Amazon has launched a new service offering unlimited content for kids using its Kindle Fire tablets. The costs ranges from $2.99 to $9.99 depending on your set-up. The idea is to appeal to parents who find a tablet is a great way to keep a child occupied, but don’t want the hassles of making sure […]
Over the weekend, I attended the B Geeky Collectible Bazaar in a warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia’s West End. Think of it like one large geeky garage sale, where the “vendors” were local geeks just like you and me, selling some of their DVDs, comics, manga, action figures, video games, collectibles, props, clothes, etc. to other […]
So you remember how people thought it was cool that you could buy a toy helicopter that could be controlled by your iPhone? That’s got nothing on the Puzzlebox Orbit. Puzzlebox has actually been producing brain-controlled helicopters for classrooms over the past two years. Now, however, they want to take it to a commercial level. […]
http://youtu.be/cKINOqviAEQ I’m not sure exactly why, but Japanese company Hi-Bot has decided to produce a robotic version of a water snake. Fun times… As creepy as this metal critter is, you have to admit its a pretty cool piece of tech. It moves quite fluidly through the water with almost natural movements that you might […]
It would seem that the University of Warwick researchers are getting tired of simply creating models and toys with their 3D printers. While they think it’s “great seeing the complex and intricate models of devices such as mobile phones or television remote controls” they are working towards being able to print electronics that actually function, […]
So while you may admire the full-size TARDIS fridge, you might be thinking that it’s just a little bit too much work to do yourself, and probably well out of your price range to have it commissioned. Well, if you happen to have 80 bucks lying around, you could get a similar experience with the […]