September 2009

Star Wars Brain Training Game

Taking a page out of Star Wars mythology, this game/toy/trainer (take your pick) claims to help you develop your powers of concentration. The Star Wars Brain Training Game reads your brainwaves while you try to move the ball in the tube up or down. Apparently, the headset can differentiate between alpha, beta, gamma, and delta [...]

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Panasonic plans to be 1st to market 3D HD TV for consumers

In perhaps their biggest play at the IFA conference in Berlin, Germany, Panasonic showed off their 3D TV for the home market. Their system is a traditional stereoscopic system that needs glasses and works in conjunction with their Blu-ray DVD player that has 3D content. Panasonic aims to hit the market with multiple TV sizes [...]

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T-Mobile may snap up Sprint-Nextel

T-Mobile may put in a bid to acquire Sprint-Nextel in the next few weeks according to a UK source. I don’t see the point of this other than to be able to tout huge numbers of customers. Sprint is still losing money, particularly after their purchase of Nextel. As far as technologies go, integration will [...]

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Lexus HS 250h – hybrid eco-vehicle

This is one of our pricey gadgets, but boy is it a nice one. Lexus has just launched a brand new hybrid model, the HS 250h. You’ll probably have seen TV ads already, and will notice ads showing up in print and on billboards soon. The ad campaign’s slogan is “Hello Someday” as in someday [...]

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Panasonic Living in HD Insider contest – win a suite of HD products

Interested in winning a complete HD makeover, a high definition makeover, that is. Panasonic has just launched a new contest, the Living in HD Insider, where you can compete for a chance to win a full content creation suite of Panasonic high def products. All you need to do is create a video saying why [...]

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Ford says yes to Federal ban on texting

The Ford Motor Company is on board with proposed federal legislation to ban texting while driving. Kudos Ford. While the cynical may see this as you indirectly trying to pump up sales of your Sync products, that’s ok, not to mention that anyone can buy a headset or hands-free kit for much less than they [...]

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Motorola 1st Android handset, the CLIQ, appears on T-Mobile

Motorola’s first Android handset, the CLIQ, makes its first appearance on the T-Mobile network. The CLIQ is a slide-out keyboard handset with a 320×480 3.1″ HVGA screen that operates on WCDMA and GSM networks. Other notable features include the accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, a microSD card slot, touch screen, 802.11b/g WiFi, 6 hour [...]

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“Terminal Man” to fly around for a month, not leave terminals

Remember the movie, the Terminal with Tom Hanks? Well, what if you took that idea and extended it one step where the person still couldn’t leave airport terminals, but could jet from one to another? Wired.com took up Brendan Ross’ Craigslist ad to fly around on JetBlue’s all you can fly pass for a month. [...]

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5th Generation iPod nano features video recording

One of the new products announced at Apple’s event yesterday was the new iPod nano, now with a video camera and pausable FM radio. The new iPod nanos now have a polished anodized aluminum finish and comes in 9 different colors. But the most notable feature has to be the video camera that is paired [...]

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Hobbit movie to go ahead

For all of you Tolkien fans out there, some good news: JRR Tolkien’s estate has settled some contentious contract disputes with New Line Cinema, and have allowed for the production to go ahead. The Hobbit will be directed by Guillermo del Toro and released in 2011. Another Tolkien-inspired movie will follow after that.

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