Robots… in… spaaace! General Motors and NASA have developed Robonaut 2, affectionately called “R2” to appeal to Star Wars fans, no doubt. Unlike the little garbage can on wheels, this R2 looks like it’s ready to do some pushups, smooch your girlfriend on the cheek for just long enough that you become uncomfortable, and then arm …
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International iPad Launch Delayed One Month
Citing “surprisingly strong US demand,” Apple has delayed the international launch of the iPad by a month. Those of you outside the US will have to wait until the end of May now, with pre-orders beginning May 10th.
The press release reads like a guy telling the girl he asked to the prom at the last minute that the girl he …
They Should Make It: Connected Self Replenishing Refrigerator
The home of the future will be insanely connected–everything talking to everything else. And while I don’t really care if my toaster is able to network with my coffee maker just yet, one of the things that intrigues me the most is the concept of a refrigerator that would be able to sense volume levels of certain containers and, when …
Flip SlideHD Review: When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough
Today Cisco officially unveiled the latest addition to the Flip family: SlideHD. (I hinted at a new model back in January, by the way.) Flip products have always been simple to use and the SlideHD doesn’t venture too far off the reservation.
What’s unique about this particular model is the 3-inch resistive touchscreen (recording …
Quick Look At The Opera Mini Web Browser For iPhone
The Opera Mini web browser has finally been approved by Apple and is available through the app store. Features include server-side page compression, tabbed browsing, and bookmark synchronization. I’ve been playing around with Opera Mini for the better part of the morning and here are some early thoughts.
The Good
It’s very …
Apple Outs New MacBook Pros
Apple unveiled its updated line of MacBook Pros this morning. The 13-inch model starts at $1199, the 15-inch at $1799, and the 17-inch at $2299.
Highlights include ten-hour battery life and NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics on the 13-inch model. The 15- and 17-inch models feature GeForce 330M graphics paired with an Intel HD graphics chip, …
Barnes & Noble And Best Buy Sitting In A Tree, N-O-O-K-I-N-G
Best Buy will begin selling Barnes & Noble’s NOOK eBook reader starting this Sunday, April 18th. Aside from merely selling the $260 device, Best Buy will also be preloading Barnes & Noble’s free “BN eReader” software on “select PCs (laptops and desktops), netbooks, tablets and smartphones,” according to a recent press …
Microsoft’s Project Pink Unveiled As Kin, Coming To Verizon This May
Microsoft’s acquisition of Danger in February of 2008 renewed interest in the languishing mobile operating system formerly known as Windows Mobile. Many enthusiasts (aka fanboys) and pundits alike speculated and pontificated about Microsoft’s plans for the tiny Bay Area company behind the successful Hiptop OS/device aka Sidekick. But …
Buyer’s Remorse: Apple iPad
It’s been nine days since Apple launched the iPad. Anyone out there who purchased one on launch day have buyer’s remorse? Or are you still enamored with it?
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Google Working In ‘Stealth Mode’ On Android Tablet?
Funny how we didn’t hear much out of Google when the Apple iPad launched. If there’s one company that could legitimately compete by bringing a tablet with similar specs to market, it’d be Google and its Android operating system. While various Android tablets are available with 5- to 7-inch screens and 800×480 resolutions, it seems …
Palm Up For Sale, HTC Sniffing Around
It’s been hinted at for months and now it appears to be true – Palm is up for sale. According to Bloomberg, Palm has tapped Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners to help them find a buyer. HTC and Lenovo are said to be the frontrunners but all parties have declined to comment. Palm’s market value is ~$870.8 million with shares …
Monday Morning Tech Deals
Happy Monday, everyone. Is there such a thing? I guess we’ll find out. Here are some handpicked deals to get your week started on a positive note.
There’s a pretty insane deal on a Samsung wireless color laser printer from Office Depot. It’s just $125. Remember when color laser printers used to cost more than your first car? And …