Archive for May 20th, 2013
Gaming
PS3 Jailbreak Is Illegal In Australia — More Countries To Follow?
The PS3 Jailbreak saga continues. A federal court in Australia has granted a temporary injunction of sales of the modchip device, which allows the playing of backed-up games off a hard drive, in that country. The modchip is sti...
Cell Phones
Samsung Fascinate Hits September 9th
UPDATED. BoyGeniusReport has some details on Samsung’s upcoming smartphone releases, which include the Fascinate, expected to arrive on September 9th. If you weren’t aware, the Fascinate is a Galaxy varient packing...
HDTV
LG’S LEX8 LED TV Is The Thinnest Ever
LG’s LEX8 is a perfect showcase of the benefits of LED technology — I mean, just look at the thing. It’s just .88cm thick, has a 1.25cm bezel (the thinnest ever), and the requisite 1080p resolution with a 400 ...
Google
Rumor: YouTube To Offer Pay-Per-View Movies
The Financial Times is reporting that Google is in talks with Hollywood studios to launch a global pay-per-view video service by the end of 2010. If it happens, YouTube will transform into a major player in streaming rental mov...
Rumors
HP CTO Teases Upcoming Phone, Tablet & More On Twitter
HP’s Mark Budgell is either in big trouble or a genius, since his “leaked” photos of HP CTO Phil McKinney holding upcoming devices have been buzzing around the internet. They were posted to Twitter today and s...
Concepts
Urinal/Sink Hybrid Concept
I’m not sure what to think of this urinal/sink hybrid concept, from Yeongwoo Kim. As you can see from the picture above, it lets you both use the bathroom and use a sink in the same receptacle. The sink water also is used...
Camera
Ricoh G700 Waterproof Camera
Ricoh’s new G700 waterproof camera is tough. It promises underwater photography at up to 5 meters depth, has added shock resistance — it can survive a 2 meter fall, and is resistant to chemicals like ethanol for ris...
Laptops
Fujitsu Lifebook AH530 GFX Laptop Packs A 1GB External GPU
Fujitsu’s new Lifebook AH530 GFX Laptop is pretty darn powerful, seeing that it has a whopping 1GB external GPU. To be exact, it’s the ATI Mobility Radeon HD550V, which promises great speed for graphic-hungry applic...
Computers
Zotac Releases Zbox Nettops
The Zbox, despite its name, is not the next Microsoft console, but a series of nettops from Zotac which aim to be affordable but also decently powerful (for a nettop). In an attractive case, the Zbox houses Intel Celeron CPUs, ...
tablet computers
Toshiba’s SmartPad Is Now The Folio 100, Specs Leak
Toshiba’s SmartPad finally has more than speculation to it, as official specs for the tablet have now leaked from NotebookItalia, the same guys who had pictures of the device’s plentiful ports. It’s now called...
Deals
Harman Kardon BDP-1 Blu-Ray Player – $200 Shipped
Dell Home has crazy instant savings today on the Harman Kardon BDP-1 Blu-Ray Player. This player does 1080p video, DVD upscaling, BD-LIVE 2.0 support, HDMI output, and more. It’s
Deals
Microsoft (B4F-00014) Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (Black) – $20
Dell Home has the Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (Black) for a super low price. It’s got 2.4GHz wireless, runs on AA batteries, and more. It’s
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