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  • 06 May 2013

  • News: Siva Cycle's Atom looks to harness pedal power

    Energy seems to be pouring in from a multitude of sources. We're continuously seeking practical and easy methods of generating the quantities of electricity our mobile gadgets crave. Served up this week is a human-driven device from San Francisco duo Aaron Latzke and David Delcourt, front men for Siva Cycle. The bike-friendly city has engendered a wheel-mounted generator the team dubbed the Atom (funding through May 23).

  • News: Amazon's new China app store could help pave way for Kindle products

    Amazon.com has updated its mobile app store to include support for its Chinese customers, in a sign that the U.S. company could be preparing to sell its Kindle e-readers and tablets in the country.

  • 05 May 2013

  • News: Shattered Glass: Google's computerized eyewear panned by some users

    Some Google Glass users are less than thrilled with the computerized eyeglasses that supposedly will replace the smartphone one day.

  • News: TitanArm gives you superhuman strength, is the perfect excuse to skip the gym

    On this day when the world's thoughts are turning to a comic book hero with vast financial resources who armors himself in a powerful mechanical suit, it's fitting that we take a look at a little bit of tech from the University of Pennsylvania that proves Hollywood imitates life.

  • News: Nerdcore mixes geek culture with hip-hop

    Henry Bowers, a rapper born in Sweden, cuts an intimidating figure. Dreadlocks stream from beneath his black beanie, merging into the gargantuan beard he wears. He looks like a modern-day viking, teeth bared as he snarls an answering rhyme to his opponent.

  • News: How to work through the Camera Raw dilemma

    All great debates are framed by at least two compelling, often contradictory choices: Mac vs. PC, Beatles vs. Stones, oatmeal raisin vs. chocolate chip. If you have a digital SLR or an advanced compact camera, you can make just such a choice when it comes to what format in which to save your photos. Most cameras default to the common JPEG format (and if you have a smartphone or very basic point and shoot, that's probably your only choice). There's a good chance your camera also offers a Raw option as well, though. You've probably heard that it is a higher quality option than JPEG, but comes with tradeoffs of its own. Should you take it?

  • News: MIT envisions future of talking cars that can plan driver's day

    You wake up in the morning and your robot starts the coffee maker and then sends your daily calendar to your car, which then chooses alternate routes to work so you can avoid major construction on your normal path.

  • 03 May 2013

  • News: BYOD and ITSM: What you need to know

    Highly functional personal devices are increasingly being adopted as technology tools in enterprise IT environments. This represents yet another challenge for CIOs and senior IT managers trying to use standards and frameworks-based IT service management (ITSM) processes for better governance and business benefits.

  • News: Portable Bitcoin ATM expected to start swapping coins soon

    In two weeks, the world will be able to get its hands on the first ATM designed to dispense Bitcoin.

  • News: Facebook Rolls Out New Account Recovery Feature

    If you've lost access to your Facebook account, the social network has a new service called Trusted Contacts. This feature relies on close friends to help you safely restore your information and your account.

  • 02 May 2013

  • News: Even friggin' AOL is creating original A-list TV content now

    It wasn't "that long ago that AOL was America's preferred highway to all the glories of the primordial Internet. Even as the Web has evolved far beyond its dial-up roots, AOL has managed to still... exist. And now, just like every other company (ev-er-y other company), AOL has thrown its hat into the wild frontiers of video content creation.

  • News: Supersized and super powerful LG Optimus G Pro unveiled

    Last night in New York, LG unveiled their new monster LG Optimus G Pro. The 5.5-inch monster with a 1920 x 1080 Full HD IPS display will be launching on AT&T on May 10 and will be available for $199, with pre-orders will begin May 3.

  • News: Android app transforms old Wii Balance Boards into smart scales

    A simple Android app called FitScales promises to breathe new life into Nintendo's Wii Fit Balance Board, letting users track their weight and sync the data to other fitness apps.

  • News: Skycam camera would harness Skype to deliver streaming video

    For the technically adept, setting up an IP video camera is an energizing challenge; for everyone else, it's a task that they'd rather avoid.

  • News: Advice from an Apple tech: When your Mac gets too toasty

    Ever hear a Mac's desktop fans go into overdrive under normal operating conditions? Or felt a Mac laptop go from a normal temperature to a more-than-toasty lap roaster in under a minute? Those are times when a Mac was running hotter than it should have been.

  • News: Call of Duty: Ghosts announced

    After getting leaked online Activision has announced Call of Duty: Ghosts.

  • News: Toshiba unveils WT310 tablet

    Toshiba has announced its WT310, a Windows 8 tablet to rival Microsoft's Surface Pro.

  • 01 May 2013

  • News: LG's 2013 TVs: Ultra HD, curved OLED, and Ewan McGregor

    Not one to be upstaged by fierce rival Samsung, LG has introduced a swathe of new TVs onto the Australian market for 2013. The company is doubling-down on two new technologies -- Ultra HD, and OLED -- and isn’t afraid of showing off its commitment.

  • News: Google publishes new Glass 'how to' video

    Google has released a getting started video for its Glass wearable computer, demonstrating some of its basic interface features.

  • 30 April 2013

  • News: Gambler alert: Online poker becomes legal (sort of) again

    Not long after the ink dried on a Nevada state law authorizing legal online poker last February, the Las Vegas-based Ultimate Poker has opened its virtual doors as the first legal real-money poker website in the United States.

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