Cross a Street in NY While Listening to Your iPod = $100 Fine

February 7th, 2007

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 […]

Apple And Cisco Back at the Table

February 1st, 2007

Well it seems that Cisco and Apple are not about to take the “iPhone” trademarked dispute to court just yet. Both have returned to the negotiating table to see if an agreement can be reached. Apple was in negotiations 2 years before Apple released the iPhone, but could not wrangle the trademark away from Cisco.
Apple […]

Fox Subpoenas YouTube after Unaired Shows Published

January 26th, 2007

Fox was not too happy when it found out that unaired episodes of The Simpsons and 24 were placed on YouTube. The complete 4 episode season premiere and 12 episodes of the Simpsons were uploaded to YouTube by “ECOtotal” - a member of the site.

Fox quickly contacted Google (YouTube’s owner) and they quickly took down […]

The Z801 Phone From Asus

January 23rd, 2007

Asus has put out a very sleek and unique phone in Z801. Currently available only in Taiwan, the Z801 clamshell phone adds a leather insert on the front to give it some sophistication and uniqueness from other phones (remember the S6 notebook series). It also uses sapphire crystal for the secondary display (a crystal usually […]

Apple Making Big iBucks With iPhone

January 19th, 2007

The iPhone (the juicy, sleek Apple phone) we previously reviewed has to be one of the most talked about gadgets at the moment on the Internet. However, iSuppli, a consulting firm has released some interesting numbers regarding what it costs to make the phone and what Apple will be making from it.
The 4 GB iPhone […]

Paypal Adds Another Layer of Security

January 18th, 2007

Paypal, the highly popular money service which allows users to create accounts through them and buy safely without divulging personal information over the Net has created a new layer of security for their users.
Paypal works great (I have an account with them), but the only risk you have with them is when you […]

Apple Faces Legal Woes

January 11th, 2007

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 […]

CES 2007: Sandisk Launches Sansa Connect

January 10th, 2007

Sandisk has launched a very cool mp3 player: the Sansa Connect. It’s a WiFi enabled media player and it allows users to connect to streamed Internet music and photos anytime they are connected to a hotspot. This basically eliminates the need of a PC.
You can also share music suggestions using the Sansa Connect by […]

Apple Announces The iPhone

January 10th, 2007

Apple has finally announced the iPhone a product to have been rumoured for a while, but yesterday the iPhone became a reality as Steve Jobs announced its release at MacWorld 2007. Apple continues to work its magic. The iPhone combines a cool phone, an iPod with touch controls, web browsing, maps, and email into one […]

Honda’s ASIMO Runs Into CES

January 9th, 2007

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 […]

CES 2007: Day 2 Blitz

January 9th, 2007

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 […]

CES 2007: Fill Up The Car. Download Some Music.

January 8th, 2007

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 2007: Day 1 Blitz

January 8th, 2007

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 […]

CES 2007: S-XGEN

January 7th, 2007

Seamless Internet is unveiling the next generation of Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Microsoft released a UMPC last year, but Seamless Internet has revealed the S-XGEN UMPC this year.
It is an improvement because the gadget packs a larger keyboard but still folds into a tiny package. With other […]

CES 2007: SanDisk Unveils SSD Notebook Drives

January 4th, 2007

SanDisk has launched a 32 GB replacable solid state disk (SSD) drive for notebook computers. The drive is 1.8-inch thick. SSD drives are similar to the flash drives that many of us carry around on a daily basis, but these drives are a lot larger.
SSD drives are expected to be the future of data storage […]