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We love OQO, and we love their readiness for the next big thing. They think it’s WiMax this time around, and while we do somewhat agree, we’d have loved for real U.S. HSDPA support instead of a technology that may or not take off, and isn’t even available for a good calendar year or two. [...]

There is nothing quite as priceless as the look of anguish on someone’s face as they juggle their mobile before dropping it into a toilet. How about when that cup of coffee tips over, seemingly in slow motion, onto their laptop? It’s all good fun until karma reaches around and knocks your MP3 player out [...]

 
We admit it. We go through cell phones like water. But according to Matthew Hoffman, an analyst from Cowen Research Company, this is a growing trend among cell phone owners. Based on current demand for cell phones around the world, and the fact that Americans are replacing them far too often, we could experience a [...]

It may not be the sexiest camera on the block, but if you’re looking to make your cat look ridiculous find out what your cat has been up to, this will be right up your alley.  Juergen Perthold, the creator of the CatCam, says his cat would often leave for long periods of time and [...]

Kids these days. Bringing their iPods to class, texting on their cell phones, and now circling up to play electronic spin-the-bottle. I don’t know about this one; without a real bottle, you lose out on that sinking feeling you get when you try so hard to make the bottle stop at Stacey and it ends up [...]

It’s a common dilemma: you love fast food, but hate exerting more energy than you have to by standing up and waiting in line. In a move seemingly tailor-made for the lazy North American, McDonald’s-goers in South Korea no longer have to choose between unhealthy eating and sloth. Simply sit down at your table, plug [...]

Tired of the same old boring MP3 players cluttering your pockets? Searching for a unique alternative? Look no further, as MOTZ has you covered. The company has just released a do-it-yourself MP3 module, which is easily embedded in your favorite object. The press material demo’s the unit contained within a walnut, but the sky’s the [...]

A startup company, aptly named Powercast, seems to think it’s possible. This technology, sure to give you brain cancer will allow users to charge cell phones and other devices by broadcasting electricity through the ultimate high-tech pipeline: Air. It’s based around the conversion of radio waves to DC electricity, which is broadcasted at a distance of up [...]

Hot off their partnership with Dynamism, retailer Best Buy has acquired ISP Speakeasy. Purchased for $97 million, Speakeasy is one of the country’s largest providers of DSL service. Best Buy intends to continue to offer most of Speakeasy’s current services, with an increased emphasis on the companies Small Business internet connectivity program, which will be [...]

Amazon’s Canadian site has leaked prices for Adobe’s upcoming CS3 creative suite. There is, as always, a wide range of prices depending on the exact version of the program you’re looking to acquire. They range from $95 for a basic upgrade to $2,969 for the Master Collection, which includes a plethora of plugins and video [...]

Luxury is relative. In a country full of tiny 2 seaters, this "massive" four-door compact S.U.V. apparently qualifies as a Limo. The unique part, however, is under the hood. This Nissan X-Trail sports a Hydrogen Fuel cell, creating a clean, low-emmision vehicle that expels water in place of harmful Carbon. These babies are used to [...]

In a move that is sure to spark the legal wrath of Apple Inc., Chinese manufacturer AOpen has launched this little Window’s box that more than slightly resembles Apple’s pint-sized workhorse. Specs are pretty unimpressive, featuring an Intel Celeron 1.4 GHz processor, 40 GB drive, and 512 MB of RAM. We’ll see if this one [...]

If the announcement of new automated parking systems wet your appetite, consider this tidbit to be another appetizer. Recently announced, startup venture Spot Scout Inc., is planning on revolutionizing the way we locate and pay for municipal parking spots. Currently in the venture capitol stages, the service aims to unite car owners and lot managers [...]