According to a HDBeat tipster, the Tivo Series 3 may be making its debut on September 17th set with a retail price of $799! According to Engadget, the Tivo will have dual HD recording and 300 hours of recording space. It also will support dual CableCARDs, and connections to external SATA drives. The price will force you to wonder if they might at least discount the subscription service. So far the device looks good, but the price will probably prevent it from becoming a popular consumer item. Read more »

Lexus will introduce a new technology into their LS460 this fall that senses “pedestrians, pets, and other road hazards”. The technology was co-created by NEC Electronics along with Toyota. After the introduction into the LS460s, presumably the technology will be used in other Toyota owned vehicles. The image processing chip is very energy efficient and only uses 2 watts of power. The new technology will be a significant leap in safety systems and hopefully will prevent many crashes in the future. Yoshirou Miyaji, the general manager of NEC predicts the technology will become more popular in 2010. Miyaji is expecting 50% of cars in Japan and 20% of the cars Read more »

Apple recently posted three new Mac/PC Ads, starring Justin Long and John Hodgman. The three new ads are titled “Accident”, “Angel/Devil”, “Trust Mac”. “Accident” is used to advertise Apple’s Magnetic power cord for its MacBooks, and involves John Hodgman sitting in a wheelchair after getting knocked over. “Angel/Devil” advertises the photo albums you can create with iPhoto and involves the classic devil and angel trying to persuade John Hodgman to either tear up the book or ask how to make one. I thought it was mediocre compared to the other two. The final advertisement shows Hodgman dressed up as a spy to protect itself from spyware. This was probably the Read more »

Following the universal release of Firefox, the good people over at Flock have made their application a universal binary. If you haven’t heard of Flock, it’s a web browser based on Firefox that has special features that keep your social life up-to-date. Some of the features in Flock are unlike any other browser, and make you wonder why other browsers haven’t done these things before. My favorite feature is the shelf. Clicking the clipboard icon on the bottom bar will bring up the shelf, which lets you save URLs, text, and images for later reference. This is especially useful for research, or is just nice for when you want to Read more »

Apple almost gave me a heart attack this morning… I open up my computer, start looking through my RSS subscribtions and what do I find? “BootCamp”. Bootcamp is an application that is going to be featured in Mac OS X: Leopard, but there is a public beta available today. Bootcamp burns a CD that contains all the drivers you need for your mac including (drumroll please) graphics. It guides you through the installation and everything. Read more »

We are edging closer and closer to Leopard, and further away from Tiger aren’t we? We’ve already gotten to 10.4.6, which is a standard update from Apple that brings some nice bugfixes and security fixes. From Software Update: The 10.4.6 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies: – login and authentication in a variety of network environments – file access and byte range locking with AFP file sharing – network access when using proxy server automatic configuration files – connecting to Cisco VPN servers using IP/Sec – using Bluetooth wireless devices – searching iWork Read more »

IGN.com is confirming that the next Halo game is set for release in Spring of 2007. IGN is saying that their source was an anonymous one at Microsoft. Luckily for Nintendo and Sony, Halo 3 will not coincide with their release of the Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Revolution. There are not really any details regarding the game so far, but previews are expected at E3. Read more »

William H. Gates, a man who has been reported to have not smiled since he became a billionaire is now making cracks about himself. In fact, it is rumored that the last time that Bill smiled was after he was arrested for the infamous driving violation. At Mix ’06, a new event that highlights web technolgies, Bill does a search for “Bill Gates” on YouTube, and finds humerous videos such as “Bill Gates Runs Like a Girl” and “Bill Gates gets Smashed“. This all comes after a report from Seattle PI that Microsoft was spending $120 million to erase the “huge company” image that they have had for too long Read more »

New videos of “The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass” have surfaced for the Nintendo DS. I have to admit, when I first saw this story I wasn’t very excited, despite having beaten “Ocarina of Time” numerous times. I actually haven’t played the Zelda games in a few years, but once I watched this trailer, and I heard the distinct Zelda sound effects, something went off in my head that said “I must get this”. Download Low Resolution (320 by 240) (.mov format) High Resolution (460 by 480) (.wmv format) Read more »