I didn’t know if it could be done, but the folks at Extremetech [ http://www.extremetech.com/ ] have done it; they’ve proven that you can still be a gamer and be thrifty in this day and age. While you’re not going…
Apple Unveils It’s Newest Portable: The MacBook!
No, not the MacBook Pro, the MacBook, [ http://apple.com/macbook/ ] which is the successor to the iBook. The MacBook sports a 13″ LCD display, built-in iSight camera, comes with the Apple Remote and Front Row software, and comes in at…
Gearlog :: Sony Drops the Ball on Blu-Ray Content
Over at Gearlog, [ http://gearlog.com/ ] one of our favorite sites, blogger Jennifer DeLeo made a startling discovery when she went to a Sony press event to celebrate 10 years of VAIO technology…Sony was planning on showing off a new…
New Kind of Cement Absorbs Pollution
An Italian company has begun manufacturing a kind of cement that it claims will absorb pollution from vehicles travelling on it or around it; according to a report by the Italian news agency ANSA. While the claims have yet to…
Can Computer Models Replace Animal Testing?
One can only hope so! Many studies have shown that animal testing has only marginal effectiveness, and is not a reliable indicator of the behavior or effects of a drug or treatment when applied to humans. Articles posted in journals…
First Impressions of Google Desktop 4…(beta)
In perhaps one of the first reviews I’ve seen of the new Google Desktop 4 beta that was released last week at Google’s Press Day, Ars Technica brings the analysis straight talking about the newest incarnation of the Google Desktop…
Own An MP3 Player? You Probably Own an iPod!
Do you own an mp3 player? According to a recent survey, if you answered yes to that question, you probably own an iPod. Apple’s iPod [ http://www.apple.com/ipod/ ] is so incredibly ubiquitous that according to a recently published European study,…
Backdoor Found in Diebold Voting Machines
A few weeks ago, security engineers discovered that the most popular models of electronic voting machines made by Diebold, the same company embroiled in controversy during the 2004 elections, were riddled with security holes and backdoors that were serious enough…
Gearlog :: Hands On: A Portrait of the Wacom Cintiq 21UX
image courtesy of Gearlog Gearlog [ http://gearlog.com/ ] has a great hands-on look at one of the best Wacom tablets to come out yet; the Cintiq 21UX- a Wacom tablet that doubles as an LCD display that is touch and…
Draenei Confirmed as New WoW Race
image courtesy of Kotaku Blizzard announced at E3 (The Electronic Entertainment Expo) that indeed the rumors were correct and the Draenei were going to be the new Alliance faction race, to be added in the upcoming expansion pack for World…