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Is His CPU a Neural Net Processor?
Well, here we go. How long until Judgment Day? They're making real robots to look like humans in what is obviously going to bring to mind images involving a certain "electronic murderer". Luckily these robots aren't killing people...yet.
Continue reading...Have a Digital Holiday
12. November 2008
A trip to Wal-Mart will really bring the home the fact that the holidays are on the way. It may be a couple weeks until Thanksgiving, but Christmas accessories are aplenty.
Continue reading...Early (Before) Holiday Deals on Electronics
23. October 2008
As the economy progresses on its downward spiral (hopefully to soon recover), and with the holidays quickly approaching, there are some great deals already available. Stores don't want to hold onto an excess of products, so the goal this year is get it gone. For some of them you have to be a haggling/negotiating type of person, others you can walk in and find great deals, and some you simply visit your favorite website and find the perfect price for what you want...
Continue reading...Can I interest you in a 120mm terminally guided top attack mortar projectile? It’s by SAAB!
28. August 2008
Here's a quick video essay to introduce you to the Strix - a 120mm, terminally guided, top attack mortar projectile. This thing will happily find and destroy it's target, even main battle tanks (MBTs) day or night from up to 7 klicks away. All you need is a standard 120mm mortar!
Continue reading...Book Review: You Call This the Future? by Nick Sagan
27. August 2008
The new book by Nick Sagan (son of Carl Sagan), You Call This the Future?: The Greatest Inventions Sci-Fi Imagined and Science Promised, is characterized by explanations of some of the fascinating technologies envisioned in classic science fiction along with explorations of the progress modern science has made towards achieving those visions. Classic science fiction references appear side-by-side with summaries of state of the art scientific research.
Continue reading...Frotz for the iPhone and iPod Touch!
18. August 2008
It wasn't too long ago that I noticed a nerdcore rapper tackling the subject of text based adventure games. Now it seems that the popular software (popular amongst us text based adventure game enthusiasts that is) Frotz has been ported to an Apple App!
Continue reading...Archos 605 WiFi 160GB model again cheaper than normal at Amazon
12. August 2008
Today appears to be the day of deals online. Amazon.com again has the beautiful and much loved Archos 605 WiFi for about $70 off retail - that’s $328.71. We reviewed the 605 WiFi (30GB model) a while back and personally, I still love this PMP. You can also turn it into a nice DVR for recording all of your TV shows buy purchasing the DVR station, which amazon has for just $78 - $20 less than retail as well.
Continue reading...Diceshaker - another RPG die rolling app for the iPhone or iPod Touch
11. August 2008
Diceshaker is another handy app to have if you're into rolling multiples of d8's on your iPhone or iPod Touch. It's a bit more flexible than the previous apps I've looked at in that you have more dice / multiples to choose from.
Continue reading...Ambiance for the iPhone/iPod touch
8. August 2008
In my continued quest to find interesting and useful apps from Apple’s App store I came across Ambiance. It’s a fun coincidence that the two apps I downloaded first ended up #1 (Koi Pond) and #2 at the apps store for paid apps. Both are $0.99 apps and both aren’t games. I find this trend very [...]
Continue reading...Lego Star Wars Sale. Four words I love to see.
6. August 2008
Those fine brick-heads at Lego are letting some of their Star Wars toys go for cheap. Among them are the Imperial Star Destroyer and the Death Star II - both of which normally retail for $270 going for $199.There are other's available as well - see them all here. Get your sorting area cleared out and your kitchen table reserved for the next few weeks and start building.
Continue reading...iPhone Nano to be Released Before Christmas 2008?
4. August 2008
The Daily Mail reports word from a trusted industry source that Apple, Inc. will be releasing the iPhone Nano in time for the 2008 holiday season. The slimmer, cheaper version of the hugely succesful iPhone will not have internet access and will be limited to the 3G network.
Continue reading...Readius, Featuring World’s First Rollable Screen
3. August 2008
Readius, the upcoming pocket eBook reader, features the world's first roll-up screen. It also boasts a 3g wireless connection and native PDF support, squarely whooping Amazon's Kindle reader.
Continue reading...Inkseine: Note taking++
29. July 2008
If you own a Tablet or UMPC and you're like me, you're constantly looking for new apps that take full advantage of its unique interface and capabilities. Last weekend I came across a killer app in development by the guys over at Microsoft Research.
Continue reading...Archos 605 Wifi 160GB cheaper than normal at Amazon
28. July 2008
Amazon.com has the beautiful and much loved Archos 605 WiFi for about $70 off retail - that's $329.99. We reviewed the 605 WiFi (30GB model) a while back and personally, I still love this PMP.
Continue reading...Top 10 reasons to hate the iPhone 3g
11. July 2008
APC has a great article up on the top 10 reasons to hate the new iPhone 3g. As much as I kind of want to, I really don’t hate the new iPhone. In fact, I’d love to have one.
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13. November 2008
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