I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but the future of television begins today. Or, at least it does if you believe Microsoft, who’s using the term to describe the new Xbox 360 upgrade that goes live today. The update brings
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Nintendo’s Wii U: Why It’s Time to Stop Fretting About System Specs
Heard the latest scuttlebutt about the Wii U’s system specs? No, I don’t mean the one about Nintendo’s next console being 50% more powerful than a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. That one dates back to June—ancient history in gaming …
DARPA Develops Technology to Single Out the Socially Awkward
DARPA has funded a lot of crazy, science fiction-inspired projects before, but this is the first one that will be able to determine whether or not you’re socially awkward. According to Wired, the Assessment of Asymmetric Social …
Holiday Giftables: T-Mobile Prepaid 4G Mobile HotSpot
What is it? A pre-paid 4G hotspot that converts wireless data access from T-Mobile’s network into a Wi-Fi hotspot for use on up to five different devices.
How much? $130 at T-Mobile—or currently $92 at Amazon.
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Ting: A Wireless Carrier that Isn’t Your Enemy
While most wireless carriers take every opportunity to overcharge their customers, Ting wants to be different.
The carrier, which according to CNet will launch in mid-2012, automatically sorts users into appropriate price …
The Hollywood Starlet Who Made Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Possible
Who doesn’t love Hedy Lamarr, the Austrian-born movie actress who starred in such classic movies as 1941’s Ziegfeld Girl or 1944’s Experiment Perilous? Of course, if the life of a glamorous movie star of the black and white era …
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Flash Fashion 101: How to Make the Most of Gilt, Rue La La and Other Sale Sites
It’s not surprising that fashion deal sites like Gilt Groupe, Rue La La and Ideeli, which often offer designer merchandise discounted up to 80%, have garnered more than 5 million members in just a few short years. As these …
World’s First Stretchy Electric Cable, More Lifelike Robots to Follow
Imagine: Your vacuum cleaner’s power cable isn’t long enough to reach out the front door, across your driveway and into your car’s backseat. What do you do? Buy an extension cable, of course! Or if you had one of Japan-based …
The Case Against More Wireless Spectrum for First Responders
Last month’s failure of the congressional “Supercommittee” to reach agreement was bad news not just for deficit reduction, but for mobile broadband as well. The committee had been considering auctioning broadcast TV …
Samsung Dreams Up Flexible, Transparent 3D Display in Concept Video
The phones and tablets of the future will be nothing more than transparent, flexible sheets that can also display holograms–at least according to Samsung. The company’s latest screen technology concept video shows some mind-blowing stuff, like the use of augmented reality on top of the transparent screen, and 3D images that seem to …
Is Carrier IQ the Devil, or Just Misunderstood?
Last week all hell broke loose over a little piece of surreptitious smartphone software apparently capable of gleaning everything about your mobile maneuvers from the websites you choose to visit using your phone’s browser, to …