Nikkei, one of the largest media conglomerates in Japan, is reporting that Sony has been working on a combination mobile phone/game system for nearly a year. It’s a rumour we’ve been hearing for years, so what’s different this time? More »
You may have thought, after eons of punching each other in movies with nonexistent plots, that Autobots and Decepticons wouldn’t agree on anything. But as proven on Attack of the Show, they both agree that the Pre bests the iPhone. More »
Rhea Jeong’s “void” turntable concept uses what would have to be incredibly strong and precise magnet control to levitate a record above its base. That little red ball on top of the vinyl is actually the needle. More »
In a very shrewd move, Netflix created a contest more than 3 years ago to award $US1 million to anybody that could create an algorithm more than 10% more accurate than theirs. Now, a team has finally done it. More »
We’re not sure if there’s been a lot of clamouring for an crocodile-skin laptop, but Sony’s new Vaio Signature Collection looks to fill that void. Even crazier is their customised Vaio P netbook, checking in at a crazy $US2,000. More »
It’s the sad news that nearly killed the Internet. Google News, Yahoo!, MSNBC, CNET, Twitter, LA Times, and more all went down from the insane amounts of MJ-related traffic. So we ask: How did you learn of Michael Jackson’s death? More »
Yes, this keyboard is made of real, carved chocolate, mini-marshmallows, and sheets of graham crackers. No, it doesn’t actually work. And finally, yes. We are kind of hungry, now that we think about it. [Geek Pad via Foolish Gadgets]
Palm’s Mojo devkit has leaked to the web ahead of schedule—they had announced it would arrive in late summer, and instead developers are treated to the SDK right now. More »