Monthly Archives: November 2010

Sit On the Gas Train and Give Me a Big Toot [Video]

Hidepon Works‘ gas turbine train makes other model trains look like pussies. of course, it’s not the first gas-powered train, but it’s certainly one of the finest, modeled after a typical Japanese subway choo-choo. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/mqH1UtQEtfE/sit-on-the-gas-train-engine-and-give-me-a-toot Love Me Tender … Continue reading

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Keyboard with Smartphone Stand and USB Hub

If your desk is crowded or a little messy like mine, you may have problems finding a place to lay your phone so it’s easy to find when you need it.  This keyboard from Convenient Gadgets & Gifts has a non-slip … Continue reading

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Orbox B is a fast, tricky Time-Waster

Orbox B is a puzzle, but it’s one with a very frenetic pace. Each level is composed of a “field” of blocks that are carefully arranged. You control a single block and the object is to get it to the … Continue reading

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Motorola Olympus hitting AT&T in ‘December or January,’ says now-deleted Facebook post

Excited for Tegra 2 to finally take the Android smartphone world by storm? Recent leaks out of LG and Motorola certainly suggest that NVIDIA’s finally going to make some inroads with its silicon somewhere around the Gingerbread or Honeycomb time … Continue reading

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BlackBerry Empathy design concept feels bad that you’re stuck using a BlackBerry

Rest easy, folks: we know it’s pointy at the bottom, but we’ve been assured this isn’t the BlackBerry 7100′s true successor. Instead, the so-called Empathy is the bizarre outcome of of a RIM-sponsored design project at the Art Center College … Continue reading

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Pad and Quill Announce Updates to Their Little Black Book Cases

Earlier this year, I told you about some Moleskine-style cases for the iPhone from Pad and Quill, a family-owned company in Minneapolis.  The folks at that company have been busy refining the products and upgrading the materials they use.  They … Continue reading

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Comcast, Level 3 Communications square off over video streaming, network neutrality principles

According to networking company Level 3 Communications, Comcast just couldn’t wait for its NBC deal to go through before getting all jerky with the access to online video, telling Level 3 on November 19th that it would need to pay … Continue reading

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The Tech Bubble Is Now On Twitter

While it seems as though every other post we’ve written lately can be taken as evidence that Silicon Valley is currently in a very optimistic phase, “Facebook Now Worth $50 Billion In Secondary Trading” pretty much took the cake, until this … Continue reading

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Download Richard Branson’s iPad Magazine Project For $3 Now [IPad Apps]

Virgin boss Richard Branson‘s iPad magazine Project has hit the App Store today with an “electrified” Tron cover (promising videos and an audio interview inside), plus heaps more. It’s a free download, with issue one costing $3. [iTunes] More » Source: … Continue reading

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Hands-on video review of Office for Windows Phone 7

If you weren’t aware, it’s impossible to take screenshots with Windows Phone 7. Perhaps once it’s rooted we’ll be able to — but until then, screenshotting apps for reviews is laborious — you have to take a photo of the … Continue reading

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