23, Feb 2011
SlingPlayer Mobile For iPhone/iPad Now Supports Video-Out

If you are one of the many who has an iPhone or iPad and uses the SlingPlayer Mobile app, you now have a Slingbox to go since the latest update supports video out (over component cables). 

22, Feb 2011
Tying Water Balloons Has Never Been Easier, Tie-Not

I know it is a bit cold to think of this type of thing, but oh well.  Water balloon fights are always a blast but filling and tying the balloons is always a challenge.  For some reason an invention to tackle this "problem" took a loooong time to make it…

22, Feb 2011
Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 Review

  The Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 is basically the desktop version of the LifeCam HD-6000 (on the right) notebook webcam with some slight differences.  For about $25 you can get a high-def 720p webcam that does 16:9 widescreen.  This will blow away most, system included, webcams by a large margin.  The…

17, Feb 2011
Swann DVR4-2600 Home Security Camera & DVR Kit

Swann's latest DVR and camera kit looks decent enough.  You get four VGA grade cameras with infrared (night vision) that claims 65 feet of night viewing, this usually means about 40 feet if your lucky.  The DVR includes a 500GB and an be connected to a television or accessed remotely. …

17, Feb 2011
HTC Flyer

  Looks like everyone has to have a tablet now, HTC is working on their HTC Flyer ($TBA).  The HTC Flyer will run Android 2.4, a 1.5 GHz processor, 32 GB of  storage, a MicroSD slot, a 7-inch touchscreen with HTC Sense interface, 1024×600 resolution, 1 GB of RAM, HSPA+/GSM…

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15, Feb 2011
Jeopardy – Watson Supercomputer Competes With Humans

Unless you live in cave, you have most likely heard of the IBM Watson Supercomputer that competes against humans in Jeopardy.  See how Watson did against PBS science correspondent Miles O'Brien and David Gondek on a Jeopardy round.

14, Feb 2011
Sony Xperia Play

Sony has kept the rumor mongers busy with the PSP2, but clearly they had something bigger up their sleeves.  The Sony Xperia is an Android based smartphone that looks more like a video game system,which I guess it technically is. The Sony Xperia sports a 854×480 pixel capacitive multi-touch TFT…

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11, Feb 2011
Activision Cancels Guitar Hero

One of the first successful music console games Guitar Hero is coming to an end.  The game has spawned a bunch of copy cats from Rock Band to DJ Hero.  Apparently Activision has seen a decline in the music gaming industry and "cannot make these games profitable given the current…

10, Feb 2011
HP TouchPad

They say that copying is the highest form of flattery, I guess Apple should be flattered.  The HP TouchPad is one hell of an iPad copy, it looks the same, has a 9.7=inch screen, weights 1.6 pounds, and similar dimensions.  Was it "HP Innovate" or "HP Copy"? Either way the…

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9, Feb 2011
Monopoly Live Comes With A Built-in Computer

Hasbro's Monopoly has seen quite a few versions since introduction in 1903, the latest version Monopoly Live comes with a computer.  The tower in the center of the board game is a computer that keeps track of the game for you.  The Monopoly Live computer knows how much money each…