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Technology - Thursday, January 1, 2009 17:21 - 10 Comments

Hottest Tech Toys of 2008

A lot has changed in the recent months and fewer of us are able to splurge on gadgets like these this New Year. Here’s to the good old days – 2008!

5. BlackBerry Storm and BlackBerry Bold – iWho? iWhat? These latest BlackBerry models are for those who want a sexy phone without going Apple.

4. Slingbox SOLO - First there was the DVR so, we could watch the things we were too busy to watch on television. Now there’s the Slingbox, so you can watch all the things you’re too busy to watch on your DVR. The box enables you to watch recorded content and live TV on your computer or any phone with Windows Mobile.
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Technology - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 13:44 - 10 Comments

Cell Phone Gun

This gadget gives new meaning to the phrase, “blowing up the phone.”

Police in Naples, Italy recovered this cellphone pistol during an investigation of a crime family. The killer phone holds four rounds and loads behind the sliding the keyboard.

These sort of weapon-gadgets have been around since before Inspector Gadget but that doesn’t make it any less scary when people are actually caught with them. Perhaps, if it actually looked like a cell phone released in the last ten years or so, these guys may have had better luck.

Arts & Culture, Technology - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:34 - 3 Comments

Robot Edition Theatre

The Taiwan University of Science and Technology has announced a special performance of the Phantom of the Opera on December 27, with robots playing the two leads.

The robots, named Thomas and Janet, can walk and have silicon muscles that help them make the same facial expressions and mouth movements as real-life actors (well, at least the ones who don’t use botox). There will be two additional robots in the ensemble, a jazz drummer and a painter that moves on wheels.

Technology - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:54 - 14 Comments

Play Dat Soulja Boy

In response to this video on YouTube, entertainer and famed ringtone composer, Soulja Boy was offered a deal to star in his very own video game.

Soulja was contacted by numerous game production companies offering to digitize the 18-year-old club star in his very own title shortly after the YouTube vid went viral to numerous gamer blogs and fan sites. The whole chain of events is similar to the way his homemade YouTube video for “Crank Dat” landed him a record deal.

There is no word yet as to which company acquired the project or in what direction they’ll take the game; What would you do in a Soulja Boy game anyways? Dance?

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Technology - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:46 - 1 Comment

The 6th Annual Video Game Awards

The 6th annual Video Game Awards hosted by Jack Black aired live December 14th on Spike TV.

This year, legendary game designer Will Wright received the first-ever Gamer God award for his achievements in the gaming industry.

The VGA showed sneak peeks of 10 upcoming 2009 video games, Grand Theft Auto IV’s “Lost And Damned, God of War III, Gears of War II’s “Combustible” map pack, Mafia II, Terminator: Salvation, Fight Night Round 4, Brütal Legend, Watchmen: The End is Nigh, Dante’s Inferno, and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

Check out the complete list of winners after the jump.

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Technology - Sunday, December 7, 2008 23:39 - 4 Comments

iHome iP47 Sound System

Searching for a sound system compatible with your iPhone and Bluetooth cell phone?

Your search comes to an end, as manufacturer iHome introduces mobile users to the iP47 Clock Radio and Speakerphone. The iP47 supports Bluetooth technology and allows owners to make and receives calls through its speakerphone functionality. Plus, you can check your caller ID on the system’s LCD screen.

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Technology - Thursday, December 4, 2008 18:28 - 3 Comments

TSAT-2000 Satellite Speaker System

Priced at $499.97, the TSAT-2000 satellite speaker system is one of the more top-notch, and affordable, sound systems on the market. Laced with gold plated connectors, crossover frequency and an assortment of high-quality functions, the TSAT-2000 is the ultimate speaker system for any household.

Take a glimpse at the system’s specs after the jump!

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Technology - Wednesday, December 3, 2008 12:36 - 9 Comments

Doctor Recommended Headphones

Beats by Dr. Dre is set to release a new ear-bud style headphone featuring the world’s first tangle free, earphone cables.

The $150 Beats Tour earbuds also promise to deliver in-ear noise isolation, a triple earbud cone design for a custom fit in any ear, distortion free volumes, club quality bass.

According to Dre, “They deliver sound so big you’ll think you’ve got speakers in your ear.”

With earbuds this good, the wait for Detox just got harder.

More images after the jump.

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Technology - Monday, November 24, 2008 16:51 - 10 Comments

He’s Not Lovin’ It

I’m sure the most recent member of the “Your Nude Photos are on The Internets” club, Phillip and Tina Sherman of Fayetteville, Arkansas wished they had one of these.

Phillip Sherman is suing McDonald’s for $3 million in damages after nude pictures of his wife surfaced on the internet months after he lost his cell phone containing the pictures at his local Mickey Ds.

People! Please stop carrying around nude pics of your boos!

Technology - Friday, November 21, 2008 13:17 - 5 Comments

Piano Phones and Mobile Drums

The cell phones that come out of Japan never cease to amaze. So it really should come as no surprise that, in our Guitar Hero addicted world, cell phones and “air” instruments would collide. For the composer and artist on-the-go, Yahama has produced a set of crazy concept instrument/cell phones.