Category: Gadgets

Steve Jobs, presumably speaking from a hyperbaric chamber where he’s being nourished with an infusion of liquified developer-souls before his next public appearance, had a few interesting tidbits about the AppStore for the Wall Street Journal this morning. Namely, users have downloaded some 60 million programs for the iPhone representing sales of read more |…

We found ten real-world examples of our favorite futuristic sci-fi gadgets. read more | digg story

Regarding current Blu-ray player owners, Blu-ray developers stated, “They knew what they were getting into.” Representatives at the Blu-ray booth at CES said that the PlayStation 3 is currently the only player they would recommend, due to upcoming changes to the platform. read more | digg story

Like Apple’s web app directory, but accessible on the iPhone and with a whole lot more features. Like adding friends and checking out what they actually are using this very moment on their iPhones. read more | digg story

Your storage worries could be all over — nanoscale hard drive technology developed by Japanese researchers could soon see a quadrupling of the current storage limits on devices such as laptops and iPods. read more | digg story

I know, “four-wheeled motorcycle” doesn’t make sense, but you’d never mistake this thing for a car. As the post author says, it looks like a Transformer half transformed. read more | digg story

…..worth getting electrocuted over read more | digg story

At this week’s WiMAX World show in Chicago, some of the buzz on the show floor was around municipal WiFi’s trouble. WiMAX’s backers think that 802.16e (also known as Mobile WiMAX) technology is a better option for wireless connectivity. read more | digg story

The biggest LEGO set ever, the $499 Ultimate Collectors Millennium Falcon is now shipping, 5,000-pieces and heavy ring-binded manual included. Yes, this thing is massive. Julie Stern from LEGO confirms: “We’re a bit ahead of schedule, so some people who preordered now have their sets.” In other words: “great shot kid, that was one in…