Apparently not content with e-mails and video chat, a Japanese lab is trying to enhance long-distance relationships with electronic kissing.
Yeah, Kajimoto Research Laboratory’s Kiss Transmission Device looks as gross as it sounds. As demonstrated in a video from Diginfo.tv, both users hunker down in front of their respective devices, …
Apple isn’t the only company interested in knowing exactly where you are at any given moment. A new leaked memo from the heart of Google reveals that not only is the company checking the location of your Android smartphone regularly, but that information is considered “extremely valuable” to the company.
The memo, leaked to the San …
(This post republished from Technologizer.)
One memory sticks in my mind from the Dive Into Mobile conference that All Things Digital held in San Francisco last December. It was when my friend Lance Ulanoff of PCMag.com waved his BlackBerry Torch at RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis and asked, basically, why RIM couldn’t give him a …
Though Research and Motion saw its shares slide as it struggles to compete against Android and iOS, the company announced two new additions to the BlackBerry family this morning, with a fancy new OS update to boot.
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 both sport full VGA (640×480) capacitive touchscreens in addition to the full on QWERTY …
Motorola’s laptop dock for the Atrix 4G smartphone is a taste of the future that’s way too expensive for the present at $500. Thankfully, that hasn’t discouraged Motorola from working on newer, cheaper versions.
Motorola Chief Executive Sanjay Jha told investors to expect more laptop docks in the second half of this year, covering a …
Consumer Reports has resorted to using some sort of futuristic measuring technology to determine that the white iPhone is not 0.2 millimeters thicker than the black iPhone, as had been previously reported.
Using “high-quality calipers” as shown in the above photo (have you ever seen such dark magic?!) Consumer Reports found that an …
Most expected Osama bin Laden’s death — if he were to be caught at all — to come at the hands of a stealthy predator drone blast. But when details began emerging that a super-elite team of military operatives infiltrated the terrorist leader’s high-walled compound in Pakistan, the nation’s imagination became ensnared by action-hero …
It’s Monday! Time for some handpicked gadget deals.
Insignia 42-inch 1080p LED-backlit TV: $470 at CowBoom (today only)
Best Buy-owned CowBoom.com has an aggressive deal on a 42-inch LED-backlit TV. It’s available for $470, today only, and sports both a 1080p resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate.
That’s a nice combination of …
After a long, cold, dark, snowy, jerky winter, we’ve officially hit some nice weather. And not the fake nice weather where it’s nice for half the day and then it rains and then the next day it snows—fool me once, shame on you; fool me pretty much all of April, shame on me for breaking out my short-shorts and donating all my warm …
Smart move, Microsoft. Smart. Move.
In an effort to bolster app development for its new Windows Phone 7 platform, Microsoft has given app makers a new tool that eases the burden of programming their existing iPhone apps for Microsoft’s phones.
It’s not as simple as dropping in an iPhone app and watching a Windows Phone-friendly …
Sleep well, my precious. I know where you live.
That’s the gist of a new warning sticker that Verizon Wireless plans to slap on its smartphones. Verizon revealed its plans in a letter to Congress, as noted by Forbes. Here’s what the warning label actually says (I may have enjoyed some creative license above):
“This device is …
Spotify hasn’t even launched in the US yet, but rumor has it the European streaming music service may offer far more than just songs to wile away the hours. Recent buzz suggests Spotify plans to roll out a premium streaming movie rental service for customers this fall, and offer subscribers VoD access to features just weeks after …
