To promote their upcoming Android-running DROID, Verizon has released a really cool commercial announcing the official launch date of the smartphone. Check it out: Here’s what Engadget had to say about the DROID: Keyboard aside, the DROID is very much the ultimate phone for phone geeks. It’s not “friendly” in the way that the iPhone […]
Built by Edd China and David Davenport, the “Casual Lofa” holds the Guiness world record for “Fastest Furniture” and is the world’s first street legal sofa. Check it out: [Via TechEblog]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a $99 device which gave you access to Wikipedia – and nothing else. I concluded that it would be nice to have one, but at $99, you could get much better value with even a cheap cellphone. If I owned a WikiReader, right now I’d be looking […]
Not only can ROPID (Robot and Rapid) jump, dance, and run, but the little fellah can do so at your command, turning his cute little head to listen to what you have to say before each of its actions. [Via Technabob]
Check out Seeper‘s amazing new interactive multiTouch sphere: Isn’t this thing amazing? I’d just love to see this kind of technology used for interactive learning exhibitions in planetariums or museums. [Via LikeCool]
There’s something quaint about the idea of Black Friday deals in the year 2009, but they can still mean some bargains for tech lovers. If rumors and leaks are to be believed, this year’s discount decision will be largely based around pushing Blu-ray into more homes. For those outside the US who aren’t familiar with […]
It’s no secret that virtually every mobile phone manufacturer would like a slice of Apple’s iPhone action. But Nokia is taking that desire a little literally, launching a lawsuit demanding as much as a billion dollars in patent violations. The precise figure that Nokia wants isn’t detailed in its lawsuit. That’s prompted speculation about the […]
With the announcement that Barnes and Noble is attempting to grab some of Amazon’s e-reader market share with their “Nook,” a competitor to the Kindle, I thought I’d dig up some bookworms with Kindles in their natural environments. I don’t have one myself, but there is something rather appealing about having something so thin to […]
It’s a robot, it’s a tail, and it lets people around you know how you feel! It’s the Robotic Mood Tail! Why yell after people to let them know you’re angry when you can just show them your, er, tail swatting around in annoyance? [Via Engadget]
At times Wikipedia can seem like the most amazing thing ever, or the dumbest idea imaginable. The same can be said of a new device which puts the entirety of Wikipedia into your pocket. The WikiReader is a $99 handheld device which contains what’s effectively a copy of the entire website (thought it is “limited” […]