Archive for March, 2011

The time-lapse above has been around for a bit so apologies if you’ve seen it already, but if you haven’t you’re in for a treat. It’s a series of images of Lake Tahoe at night. What’s special above the video is not the lake though, it’s the amazingly starry sky above it. It’s a simple […]

If you’re sick of seeing the #sxsw hashtag on every other tweet in your Twitter feed, there is a solution. Lanyrd has created a Twitter browser extension that can remove the tweets of more than 3,000 people who are attending this year’s SXSW interactive from your stream for the duration of the conference.

The advertisement above was made entirely on a computer. It might look photorealistic and the details might seem too exact and the shattering objects too precise, but that’s the case. It was made by Alex Roman for Silestone, a company that makes countertops. The video was made by two people in two and a half […]

There’s no denying that Call of Duty: Black Ops was a success before it even got released. The desire for the next CoD episode among gamers grew to the point where it broke sales records in its first 24 hours on sale. In total, it amassed $360 million on day one, easily covering all the […]

With no more rumors to report about the iPad 2, and everyone in the U.S. able to buy Apple’s 2nd gen tablet today, our attention can turn to the iPhone 5.
It’s therefore quite fitting that some new engineering drawings have appeared on the web from China for Apple’s next phone update. These drawings are usually […]

When a Japanese console maker like Sony announces a new console, you expect them to launch in Japan first. Nintendo certainly did with the Nintendo 3DS, and Sony has never launched a new console anywhere besides Japan first. However, if new rumors are anything to go by, they might be considering a different launch approach […]

Intel has teamed up with Lenovo to create the Classmate+ PC, a purpose-built laptop aimed at improving learning for students in grades K-8 and developing countries. In reality, the laptop is actually a re-badged Classmate PC or something that is based on Intel’s Learning Series reference design.
Its design certainly looks more rugged, and it needs […]

One of the concerns facing anyone who has pre-ordered a 3DS is just how long the battery life is for the device. A lot will depend on how high you turn up the 3D effects, with 3-5 hours quoted as a minimum. Recharge time is expected to be 3.5 hours. In some cases, such as […]

There are a lot of Android phones on the market right now and a number of options on each carrier. As a consumer it can be hard to differentiate one from the next and to ultimately figure out which phone you should purchase. We can’t tell you the right Android phone for you, but we […]