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Honor Tim Burton on Your Desk at Home

A career retrospective of Tim Burton's contributions to art and cinema was unveiled Tuesday night at New York's Museum of Modern Art. But if you're nowhere near New York, you can bring a little bit...

Google Makes Moving Data Into The Cloud Even Easier

If you aren't using Gmail as your main email client, this new Google announcement might change your mind, as moving stuff into the cloud has never been easier. Google has announced more storage for le...

Incredible Starry Sony VAIO Nebula FW Laptop
Product Update

When we first saw this "limited" edition Sony VAIO laptop, we were a bit dumbfounded. The back is simply gorgeous to look at since it blends fashion and astronomy quite well. This product update make...

Xbox Live Getting Streaming Sky TV More Coming Soon?

With Netflix coming to a PS3 near you, we were left wondering what would happen to the Xbox 360. Most Xbox 360 owners are already using their consoles to stream media from their computers, but how abo...

JVCs 31mm Thin Home Theater System Available November

We really enjoy when manufacturers try different ideas. JVC is trying an ultra-thin home theater system that mounts on your wall. This system even includes flat, wall-mounted speakers. ...

Sony Shows Off Flexible and Ultra Thin OLED Displays

Japan's CEATEC is really a great place to find some up and coming home tech. It's really cool to see what is going to be possible, especially with OLED displays. ...

Apple Tablet to Reshape eBook Market?

As rumors about the upcoming Apple Tablet are swirling around, it's hard to tell what is true and what's not. Ultimately, we know that it's coming and that it will change tablets from being a niche pr...

Wacom Adds Multi-Touch to Bamboo Tablets

Gesture enthusiasts rejoice! Multi-touch support has finally hit the Wacom Bamboo line (as seen in Gregory's home office tour), allowing you to pair up your artistic talents with a huge touch-pad for ...

AT&T's MicroCell Gets 3G Service to iPhones Everywhere

The iPhone is exclusive to AT&T, this isn't really news to anyone. However, the spotty 3G service has been a pain for a lot of iPhone users, especially in their homes. We all know the reason: AT&T's n...

JVC HDTVs Go Ultra Thin and 3D

While other manufacturers have just announced that they are going to work on 3D HDTVs, JVC has already jumped the gun and released one! Wait, is there actually 3D content available on the market right...

iPod Prices Dropped Just Before Today's Big Apple Event

It's the 09.09.09 event date for Apple and in preparation for this, iPod prices have been lowered early this morning. It's Only Rock and Roll promised to be filled with interesting tidbits, but for no...

Philips Wake-Up Light Now Docks Ipod/Iphone

If you are like us, you must have trouble waking up. We tend to dislike our blaring morning alarms. The violent shock of waking up rarely puts us in a good mood. That's one of the reasons why we reall...

Maytag Takes Out the Stink, Encourages Laziness

Maytag definitely isn't an unfamiliar name when it comes to the household washers and dryers, but when we heard they started adding a "Fresh Hold" option to their Performance line and list of already ...

Future of Lighting: Super-Efficient OLED Lamps

We all know that LEDs are become more and more popular, thanks to their low-power needs and their brightness. Frankly, it's inevitable that LEDs will finally easily surpass traditional incandescent li...

Sony's New Batteries Have 4 Times the Power

We know that people would like to live without having to use batteries, but they are still necessary to power your gadgets, tools and gizmos. Sure, most devices have rechargeable batteries, but there ...

LEDs Are As Efficient As Compact Fluorescents

Our recent articles on energy efficient lighting proposed that LEDs were a lot more efficient than standard incandescent bulbs. But how do those fancy LEDs compare to energy efficient compact fluoresc...

Rumor: Next Gen iPods Getting Audio/Video Recording

It's apparent that the iPod as you know it will slowly disappear. With a confluence of technology, the devices we know as phones or MP3 players will become more and more interlinked. It's already happ...

Honeywell Theft Sensor Protects Individual Valuables

Most homes now have to have alarm systems. Alarm systems protect homes against unlawful entry. But what happens when you have parties and people coming over and something suddenly goes missing? We've ...

US Supreme Court to Allow Wider DVR Use

The US Supreme Court declined to block a new digital video recording system that could make it easier for viewers to bypass commercials. We know that you don't like wasting time. We think that commerc...

MagicJack Flying Off The Shelves, Plans Femtocell

When is the last time you used your landline? In fact, do you still have a real landline, or is it now a VoIP line, or does it come provided from your internet service provider in a handy package? A l...

News: Over 2 Million Households Without DTV

It was inevitable that Americans with over-the-air TVs are slowly realizing the their regular analog service has stopped working and won't return. It's been a few weeks since the DTV transition and th...

Death by Twitter: Laptops and Bathrooms Do Not Mix

Another candidate for the Darwin Awards: A teenage girl in Romainia was electrocuted and died as a result of Tweeting from the bathtub. A sad story, but a good reminder to stay safe when you're playin...

iPhone Update: Over 1,000,000 iPhone 3G S Sold Over the Weekend

The iPhone 3G received a product update last week and loads of people decided to wait hours in line to be able to get their new shinning iPhone 3G S. Were you among those lusting after the new model? ...

Air Writing: Using Your Cell Phone Like a Stylus

Tired of not being able to tweet or text while jogging or while you're otherwise busy? Have you decided that you wanted a more gesture-based form of input to your information world? Well, don't worry,...

News: Netbooks are Netbooks Since Trademark's Resolved

If it looks like a Netbook and works like a Netbook, then it's a Netbook—right? Well, until recently, no. Mobile hardware manufacturer Psion actually trademarked the term "Netbook." But since th...

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