Google has developed quite the reputation for exploring — and then dominating — the unknown. Google Labs has reinvented the way we tackle every mundane task in our daily lives. Whether it’s Google Maps telling us where to go, Gmail helping us to remember messages from years gone by thanks to it’s infinitely searchable archive, [...]
The lack of built-in wireless functionality is something that has haunted the Xbox 360 gaming console since it’s 2005 launch, but could todays announcement of the 360′s latest option for wireless gamers actually justify the decision to make the adapter an external peripheral? This dual band adapter seamlessly synchronizes your Xbox 360 with the newest [...]
A rather unhappy thing happened in my world a few weeks back — I had misplaced my iPod Nano. Being a device that I used a good 5 hours or so a day, I was more than a little distraught. That distraught feeling turned to a devastated one when it finally turned up… in the [...]
At a recent Sony event in Toronto I was fortunate enough to get my hands on the recently unveiled PlayStation 3 Wireless Keypad. While the model I was shown couldn’t be connected to a PS3 as it’s functionality is pending a PS3 firmware update, I did have the chance to get a good feel for [...]
I can’t think of anything that sums up the spirit of gadgetry more than a do-it-yourself project. A friend of mine is seriously considering undertaking this endeavor — it’s a coffee table made from the playfield of a pinball machine. Here’s how the whole thing came to pass; It was inspired by a bar in [...]
Despite never having had my hands on a unit prior to the Stiletto 2, I’ve been a big proponent of satellite radio. Coupling a huge variety of programming with the ability to listen to your favorite channels from coast to coast is part of the natural evolution of the medium. The Stiletto 2 is Sirius’ [...]
If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch, you’ve probably noticed that one of the downsides of the app-enabling firmware 2.0 is the lengthy process of backing up your device every time you sync. Depending on what you have installed, you could be waiting half an hour or more. Thankfully the folks over at [...]
Technology, like everything in life, has a darker side. Movie piracy has run rampant since the debut of BitTorrent a few years back, and for a large section of the online populace it’s become almost second nature to download a film rather than purchase. Since so many people make use of torrents for such illicit [...]
Those of you who have read our hands on review of iTunes 8 may remember a bit of a complaint I had when it came to AppleTV. You see, while iTunes 8 introduced HD programming to the iTunes Store, none of that HD goodness could be streamed to your AppleTV. Now, thanks to firmware 2.2, [...]
The lucky devils over at BoyGeniusReport claim to have a mole inside of Amazon — a mole that has brought us the first images and details of the second incarnation of the Amazon Kindle. From the looks of the new device, Amazon has tried to address some of the criticisms of the Kindle, most of [...]
