It’s Foxit Software’s turn to enter the e-book reader race. The company famous for producing a lightweight alternative to the Acrobat Reader has revealed its new hardware e-book reader. The eSlick can now be preordered and can be shipped in just five to seven weeks. The cost of the eSlick is $229.99 direct and with [...]
A PSP for Christmas
Posted on December 23, 2008 Written by 3 Comments
Well, my house is now rich by one gaming gadget today. I bought my son the PSP Madden ’09 limited edition bundle as a Christmas gift. The shiny blue finish is really beautiful and, in my opinion, quite manly. Being the gadget freak that I am, I just couldn’t leave the PSP be without tinkering [...]
Dante's Inferno – Another New Horror Title From EA
Posted on December 21, 2008 Written by 1 Comment
After the success of Dead Space, I’m not surprised that EA have decided to take us on another horror jaunt that will include some rather terrifying images and interesting action. This time though, inspiration for the game comes from the literary imaginings of Dante. An abducted soul, a lifetime of sins, a journey to the [...]
Xbox 360 still selling briskly
Posted on December 19, 2008 Written by 2 Comments
The Xbox 360 is continuing to show its steady and impressive sales for the month of November. Despite the financial crisis, Microsoft was still able to sell 836,000 units for the month, amounting to an 8.6 percent increase from last year’s sales. What’s pushing the 360 to enjoy brisk sales are its strong marketing and [...]
Ahhh… warm toes! :)
Posted on December 18, 2008 Written by Leave a Comment
Oh man, do I need this like yesterday! With winter and a blizzard coming tonight, even the floors are too cold to walk on… and I’m wearing my skids! Wisconsin weather is no joke these days as the temperature has gone down below zero most of the time. “Toasty Toes is adjustable, and may be [...]
Phantom Keystroker V2
Posted on December 18, 2008 Written by 1 Comment
Ok, us geeks need to have some clean and funny prank. If you have a friend who seem to make his cubicle his home, which means he just comes out to pee, get java or grab some lunch, the Phantom Keystroker V2 is perfect. Ummm… just make sure he’s the kind of person who’d appreciate [...]
Dual-screen Thinkpad W700
Posted on December 18, 2008 Written by Leave a Comment
I used to own a Thinkpad T-series before I got my Macbook. Being a former Thinkpad user I’d say it was one of the most solid mobile-PC platform I’ve used in my short 20-year career as a computer geek. Now browsing across Engadget I found out that Thinkpad has recently developed a dual-screen laptop in [...]
PS3s used as supercomputers
Posted on December 17, 2008 Written by 1 Comment
The Playstation 3 has been used for other purposes other than gaming because of the potentially powerful Cell process. In fact, Folding@Home is a standard “feature” of the console. This is Stanford University’s project for researching cures for many types of diseases. Folding@Home uses the unused processing power of the PS3 to simulate protein folding. [...]
The MechRC
Posted on December 17, 2008 Written by 2 Comments
What happens when a robot inventor and Transformers’ artist are left in a room together? The seventeen servo, menacing MechRC Robot is born. This super sleek ‘bot is the most user-friendly, programmable robot we have ever come across. With over a hundred pre-installed motions and sounds you can get this robot throwing some dance floor [...]
Miniature Cube Speaker
Posted on December 16, 2008 Written by 1 Comment
Well, look here… I think this is a real cool stocking stuffer! This is a mini-cube speaker, and mini sure does land it dead spot doesn’t it. It’s almost as big as an iPod shuffle as you can see. Made by a Japanese company, Bird Electronics, this small wonder measures only 45 mm at each [...]
