Microsoft has unveiled its new computing concept. Being able to use a computer on surfaces. Microsoft is dashing the boring old idea of a computer being stuck on a desk. Instead it envisions a future when ordinary surfaces such as tables, mirrors, and other surface will be computers.

Microsoft Surface is quite an amazing concept. It all began with the idea of an interactive table back in 2001 - the idea of mixing the physical world with the virtual one. What’s amazing is that it requires no keyboard or mouse.

Microsoft has unveiled their new mobile browser know as DeepFish. DeepFish’s goal is to bring surfing on a mobile phone close to surfing the Net on a PC. Now we know that Apple’s iPhone will have this function. It uses the Safari web browser native to Macs.

If you have ever connected to the Internet and tried visiting sites you know how ugly it can be. You mostly see text links, with no pictures at all. For that reason, most people will only surf the Net to access important information.

Not only that but to include all the images and frills and load them on a cell phone takes way too much time.

One billion dollars. A lot of money. That’s what Viacom is suing Youtube for copyright infringement. It is widely know that copyrighted materials of famous TV shows or even music videos do appear readily on YouTube. The problem doesn’t lie only with YouTube but also with the plethora of other video sharing sites out there.

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Microsoft has announced that the JPEG’s image format days are over. Ushered in is a new file format fit for gadgets and devices that feature HD everything. Microsoft’s new file format, HD Photo, has a higher quality, and is preserved longer than the JPEG.
The HD Photo also can compress itself 200% better than the JPEG […]

If you have bought a Lenovo notebook you might want to read this. Today, Lenovo announced the recall of about 205 000 notebook batteries. The batteries were extended life 9-cell battery packs. Interestingly, the safety concern springs because the batteries tend to overheat after they experience a strong external impact (eg. falling).
The overheated batteries can […]

What seems like an outrageous headline could very well soon become a reality for citizens living in New York. Senator Carl Kruger has begun legislation that would basically fine people for walking with any kind of mobile device that could be “distracting” such as BlackBerrys, iPods, and cellphones.
This comes about after a 23 year […]

Cisco is now suing Apple for infringing on its “iPhone” trademark.That’s right Apple is being sued by Cisco on the same day they released the iPhone. There was much speculation on the Net that the phone would not be called iPhone for that reason. Others believed that it would be called “MobileMe” because that term […]

The famous Honda ASIMO has undergone its newest revision and the robot’s updated features were displayed at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). This is the first showing of the ASIMO robot in North America.
The new improvements on the robot include a new design, more fluid and quick movements, the ability to run […]

Another crazy day at the Consumer Electronics Show with tons of releases. Here are some of the cool picks we selected to bring to you.
WordLogic’s Text Entry Solution
WordLogic was showcasing its new solution to entering text (for text messaging or other uses). The software helps to predict what is entered but it goes one step […]

It is estimated that the average person spends around 3-4 minutes at the pump filling their car. If you thought that pumping gas couldn’t get any more “fun” it just may. Forget the prices and the annoying advertisments that badger on when you fill the car - you soon might be able to download songs […]

CES has a lot of stuff going on so if you don’t like the long winded reviews we’ve got bite sized nibblets to feed ya. Hope you enjoy.
SanDisk Releases Sansa Express MP3 Player
Sandisk released the USB connecting 1 GB mp3 player, which is easy to connect and free of annoying cables. It contains […]

Wow, did 2006 fly by, and as usual it was filled with the good the bad and the ugly of gadgets and tech news. But first we made some predictions the year before. Yup, Gazotto predicted that 2006 was gonna be a big year for Google and Microsoft. Well we kinda went crazy calling it […]

YouTube should have been feeling great. After all Google had managed to shell out 1.6 billion dollars for the video sharing website, but it seems that YouTube’s joy was very much shortlived. A lawsuit has been put forth by Utube.com.
UTube is a company which full name is Universal Tube and they sell tubes and […]

Many environmentalists go nuts when big companies consume power and burn so much fuel that they seem like hungry locusts - eating everything they find. Of course the large corperations always say they don’t have the cash do do anything about it.
Google on the other hand has decided that solar is the way to go. […]

I actually heard this story while on the bus and listening to the news. It was about Ontario’s privacy commissioner (a province in Canada) who was throwing support behind Microsoft Vista because of one neat feature that will supposedly help keep your personal infromation safe while you shop online.
She stated that the insecurity of the […]