This Starfleet Shuttle Simulator can be yours

Posted in Sci-Fi by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2009

This Starfleet Shuttle Simulator can be yoursIf you’ve always wanted your own USS Galileo, your dreams can now come true. A Utah school is selling its Star Trek USS Galileo Shuttle simulator. The question is, where would you put it? The garage or the backyard?

This space ship simulator is all decked out inside with stations, networking, speakers, and a main viewscreen. The $1000 reserve hasn’t been met, so you can still take this baby home. How you explain it to the wife is your problem.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Android phone announced

Posted in Sony Ericsson by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2009

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Android phone announcedYou sure took your time Rachel. We’ve been waiting for you. Finally you have arrived, all officially like. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Android phone is a first for the company.

It packs a 1GHz Qualcomm processor, a large 4 inch touch screen display, an 8.1 megapixel camera and of course, the Rachel interface that everyone thought was the name of the phone. The XPERIA X10 will not be available until next year though. By the time it does show up it should be one of the fastest phones on the market.

Sony’s PSPgo sells 28,000 units in Japan

Posted in PSP Go! by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2009

PSP Go leaks out before E3Looks like the PSPgo is living up to it’s name in Japan, where it’s go go go. Sony’s has moved more than 28,000 units on its first day on sale in Japan. The launch was supported with retail and download titles Persona 3 Portable and Dissidia Final Fantasy Universal Tuning, as well as download-only titles Disgaea Infinite and LocoRoco Midnight Carnival.

For comparison, the PSP-3000 sold over 140,000 units in October within a 4-day window, while the Nintendo DSi sold 170,000 in two days time.

Toyota’s Gullwing Door XBOX Halo Warthog Concept

Posted in Automotive by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2009

Toyota's Gullwing Door XBOX Halo Warthog ConceptToyota is clearly out to capture the hearts of gamers with the Tacoma All-Terrain Gamer (ATG) concept. It’s a Toyota pickup with four, yes four Xbox consoles inside, a Warthog from Halo and a Monster energy drink dispenser to keep you going during your intense gaming marathons.

In the center cabin there are four 24″ LCD monitors from Samsung, which swing out to give each gamer their own display. Oh yeah and the outside is also cool to look at, despite all the action going on within.

iPhone 3GS gets a Nintendo N64 emulator

Posted in iPhone by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2009

iPhone 3GS gets a Nintendo N64 emulatorZodttd is a developer working on a N64 emulator for the iPhone 3GS. Will it have the power? Possibly, thanks to CPU, GPU and OpenGL ES 2.0 support that will deliver smooth N64 emulation. But don’t get too excited.

Some high-end N64 titles might not be available due to the lack of power. The other issue would be the control scheme. Some of us hated the N64’s controller and found the games hard enough to play originally. The iPhone won’t be any better.

More classic arcade game lighters

Posted in Lighters by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2009

More classic arcade game lightersBack in July we told you about some cool Pac-Man lighters that celebrate the 30th anniversary of the yellow dot-gobbler. But now we have word that there are more awesome designs being offered.

This limited-edition series of Zippo lighters from Banpresto includes shiny, butane-filled versions of Pac-Man,(Which we’ve seen) along with Galaxian, Xevious and Dig Dug. Each features the likeness of the classic 8-bit game. Even if you don’t smoke, you’ll want these awesome collectibles.

A-DATA unveils industry’s fastest SSD

Posted in A-Data by Shane McGlaun on November 3rd, 2009

adatas596-sbSSDs are much faster than traditional HDDs and allow users to boot their computers faster and access applications more quickly. The SSD is always being improved with prices going down and performance increasing.

A-DATA announced today what it claims to be the industry’s fastest SSD called the S596. The SSD is a 2.5-inch device with sequential read speeds of 250MB/sec and sequential write speeds of 180 MB/sec/ the drive also has a SDRAM cache for more performance.

Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Nook eReader

Posted in ebooks by Shane McGlaun on November 3rd, 2009

springdesignereaderYou might recall that sweet Android-powered eBook reader from Spring Design called the Alex that we talked about last month. Spring Design has filed a suit against Barnes & Noble over its recently announced Nook eReader for alleged IP infringement.

According to Spring, it was in talks with Barnes & Noble to partner to distribute the Alex when executives at Barnes & Noble misappropriated the trade secrets and violated the non-disclosure agreements in place between the two firms. Spring claims that Barnes & Noble made no indications of using the features of the Alex reader in its own product until the Nook was officially announced.

Tachyon XC Micro helmet cam breaks cover

Posted in Camcorders by Shane McGlaun on November 3rd, 2009

tachyonxc-sbThere are all sorts of sports where watching tapes of what you did right and wrong can help you improve. There are also sports where just getting film of someone crashing or doing something stupid is fun to watch. Whatever the case may be, Tachyon has unveiled new and very small camcorder that it claims to be the world’s smallest helmet cam.

The camera is called the XC Micro and it measures 3.8 x 1.4 x 1.8 and weighs 3.7 ounces. It can be attached to goggles, helmets, dashboards and other locations for filming. Power is from a pair of AAA batteries and lasts for four hours of shooting.

Lenovo ThinkPad x200e images leak

Posted in Lenovo by Shane McGlaun on November 3rd, 2009

thinkpadx200eI am not convinced that the supposed images of a new Lenovo ThinkPad that are making their rounds are nothing more than some slick Photoshop work. I may be wrong, but the machine doesn’t really look like a ThinkPad. Not that it has an awesome design or anything.

The machine is clad in white, the typical ThinkPad is a blackish gray color. Other than the white hue and some shots of the keyboard, not much is known about the machine. Considering the shots show the keyboard lacks a number pad, I would bet the screen is 12.1-inches or under.

Windows 7 sends PC sales up 40% in first week

Posted in Windows by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2009

windows7-sbNot surprisingly, the launch of Windows 7 has triggered at least a temporary spike in PC sales according to Morgan Stanley analyst Katheryn Huberty. Computer sales jumped about 40 percent during the week of Microsoft’s OS launch compared to the same period a year earlier.

That number is in part offset by buyers holding off on their purchases during the previous two weeks, when sales dropped 29 percent and then 2 percent versus 2008, but is well above earlier weeks, when sales were up by at most 19 percent.

TAG Heuer Meridiist Lamborghini Phone

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2009

TAG Heuer Meridiist Lamborghini PhoneTag Heuer has launched a new luxury mobile phone, aimed at those with too much money and no taste. The TAG Heuer Meridiist Lamborghini Mobile Phone features a case made from a combination of hand brushed stainless steel, calfskin leather, and 60.5 carats of sapphire crystal glass on its dual display.

It sports a 2 megapixel camera, a battery that will give you up to 28 days of standby time and up to 7 hours of talk time, video recording and playback, support for MP3 files, plus it comes with 2GB of storage and USB 1.0 support so you can connect it to your PC.

TwitterPeek: For Twitter only

Posted in twitter by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2009

TwitterPeek: For Twitter onlyIf you love Twitter and don’t own a mobile phone, you may want to check out TwitterPeak, the first device dedicated solely to Twitter and only Twitter. TwitterPeek lets you use Twitter like you would on your smartphone.

It will work anywhere in the US and connects to a nationwide cellular network. The device also features a full QWERTY keyboard, a color screen and a click scroll wheel. The TwitterPeak is available now for just $99, which gives you six months of coverage, or $199 which will give you a lifetime subscription to the service.

Acer Aspire 8940 boasts an 18.4 inch screen, Core i7 processor

Posted in Acer by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2009

Acer Aspire 8940 boasts an 18.4 inch screen, Core i7 processorPacking a large LED-backlit 18.4-inch display, a Core i7 720QM processor, and Windows 7, the Aspire 8940 is ready to replace your desktop for $1350.

For that price you will also get 4GB of 1066-DDR3 memory, 500GB storage, 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M graphics, and a Blu-ray drive. On a laptop of this size you would expect an integrated TV tuner, but sadly there is none. As consolation you do get Acer’s touch-capacitive media control interface and surround sound via it’s 5 built-in speakers.

Hard Rock Cafe Limited Edition MP3 Retro Radio iPod Dock

Posted in iPod Accessories by Conner Flynn on November 2nd, 2009

Hard Rock Cafe Limited Edition MP3 Retro Radio iPod DockToday’s iPod dock of the day award goes to the Hard Rock Cafe’s very own iPod Dock. I guess it makes sense for them to offer one up. The limited edition Hard Rock MP3 Retro Radio features an FM digital tuner and an iPod dock that supports every generation including the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch.

Does anyone not already own an iPod dock by now? Well if you’ve been waiting for a dirt cheap iPod dock, get in the game already with this one. You can connect your other non-Apple MP3 players, CD players or other audio devices to the speaker via the audio line-in cord and it’s powered by 4 AA batteries.





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