October 15, 2007 by Lauren
Though its name is slightly misleading, the
iPod Classic boasts some handy features not to be found in past iPod generations. While the hardware of these models isn't exactly the same, it is similar, and it is entirely possible to run the newer features on the iPod 5 and 5.5. Still, Apple hasn't taken such action, nor do they plan to. So boys and girls, where do we look when Apple won't throw us a bone? Hackers, of course!
It's true, Apple and hackers really do go hand in hand.
[Read the rest of this post]October 13, 2007 by Lauren
One deciding factor in the
iPhone vs. iPod Touch debate is the attractive iPhone apps that can't be run on the iPod. Finally, that little annoyance has been remedied (making your decision that much harder).
So far, the
third-party apps were installed onto an iPod Touch by a blog reader (
[Read the rest of this post]October 10, 2007 by Lauren
This robotic 'doctor' is intended to give therapeutic facial massages in spas and hospitals. The only downside is, you might be scared to stick your face between its robotic arms.
The WAO-1 bot (Waseda Asahi Oral Rehabilitation Robot 1) was originally developed for patients with jaw-related medical issues. Some of these patients benefit from facial massage, and voila! The face-massaging bot is born.
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October 10, 2007 by Lauren
In the past, the Wii was capable of partial keyboard support with its firmware update. Now, the good gets even better. The newest firmware update (3.1) grants users support of
full USB keyboards.
This is excellent news, in actuality, because it'll make our lives about 40 times easier when it comes to entering those insanely long 'friend codes' that Wii requires you to provide for every friend you want to play online with, on every game. That's a lot of codes, and it gets a little more than frustrating when you're trying to work with the Wiimote.
[Read the rest of this post]October 8, 2007 by Lauren
Colorware continues their tradition of slathering paint (oh-so-carefully) onto your prized electronics, having extended their spectrum to the newer line of Apple products. This means if you aren't happy with the colors of your new iMac, iPod Nano, iPod Classic, iPod Touch, or iPhone, or perhaps your gear just doesn't look exclusive enough as is, then you can call these guys up and change that (for a price).
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October 8, 2007 by Lauren
Just in time for the holidays, Microsoft has announced their up-and-coming
Xbox 360 bundle. In any normal circumstance, I don't exactly recommend that you buy your high-dollar, high-status electronics around the season of giving. But hey, I'll let you be that judge of that one this time around.
If a bundle deal sounds good to you,
you'll be getting both Forza 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance with your Xbox, demanding no extra cash out of your wallet than you're already forking over for the system.
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October 7, 2007 by Lauren
You may love the
newer, thinner Mac keyboard, but it doesn't wholeheartedly love you back. The wired version of the keyboard is apparently
biased against the caps lock function and will exhaust all of its sneakiest efforts to prevent you from using the key.
You typical, instinctive 'tap' on the key won't activate it. No, instead, you must mash the key down and hold it until caps lock is turned on.
[Read the rest of this post]October 7, 2007 by Lauren
No matter who you are,
cell phones undertake a lot of abuse from day-to-day. Women's phones tend to accumulate an impressive amount of scratches from being tossed around in their purses, where others are throwing cell phones into their pockets with the keys or dropping them into the swimming pool.
While it may not help mobile phones taking a dip in the pool, a new,
rubberized phone concept may help reduce the beatings our phones take.
[Read the rest of this post]October 3, 2007 by Lauren
We've had numerous innovations for the deaf, as well as for those with less-than-perfect vision. Now, the time has come to employ
artificial corneas for the blind.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have developed the gadget so that it will attach to the patient's natural cornea. The animal testing phases of this invention are complete, and the human trials are scheduled to begin some time next year.
[Read the rest of this post]September 30, 2007 by Lauren
First,
the
iPhone was everything but bricked, leaving all of the unlocked and hacked iPhones raped by Apple firmware updates. Then, our
hackers fixed it...almost. The third-party apps were working, but no one could actually
dial. Now, it is
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