Archive for January, 2010
Pocketable Play Time: Mattel Stealth Rides are World’s First Foldable R/C Cars
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As a society, we seem to like our possessions as small and portable as possible (unless of course we’re talking about food portions). Hence, we buy laptops instead of desktops, MP3 players instead of boomboxes and chihuahuas instead of great danes. Or something like that. As such, it’s not terribly surprising to see the World’s […]
Get WinPatrol Plus for only 99 cents — today only!
WinPatrol has been a favorite with geeky types for quite some time. It’s an amazing little tool to complement your antivirus software and keep tabs on what’s going on inside your system. It also comes in two flavors: the basic version (free) and a ‘plus’ version with free lifetime upgrades ($29.95).
Beijing Preview: Peugeot to debut new 408 in the middle kingdom
Peugeot 408 – Click above for high-res image gallery
In another sign of China’s growing importance as an automotive market, Peugeot will use the upcoming Beijing Motor Show to debut its new midsize 408 sedan. The 408 was jointly developed by Peugeot stylists in Europe and China with the aim of appealing to the latter […]
Teased Olympus Micro Four Thirds camera leaked?
One of the more exciting camera technologies to emerge in the last 18 months is undoubtedly the Olympus and Panasonic Micro Four Thirds format.
Report: MotoGP racer Valentino Rossi takes on Formula One, impresses
MotoGP racing star Valentino Rossi has ventured from two wheels to four a few times in the past, and he’s always come away smiling when given the chance to strut his stuff on a Formula One track. This latest testing session, though, has left many highly impressed and others understandably worried.
GTA: Episodes From Liberty City on PS3, PC March 30
We were all expecting it and finally Rockstar has come through with the announcement: Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City is coming to the PS3 and PC on March 30.
Mozilla Weave hits 1.0, keeps all your Firefox installs in sync!
Weave, Mozilla’s browser sync tool, has finally hit version 1.0 — for both the desktop and mobile versions of Firefox!
Apple’s iPad to demand lion’s share of tablet PC market?
It’s pretty early in the game to call the iPad a winner (or loser) but that’s not going to stop analysts and industry execs from their god-given right to bluster. AppleInsider did a nice roundup of Wall Street types predicting year one sales to be anywhere from 1 million and 5 million units with potential […]
Lost Planet 2 action figures vs. your wallet
Capcom has inked a deal with Japanese toymaker collectibles purveyor Kotobukiya that will see the latter producing toys action figures based on the Variable Suits (i.e. power armor) featured in Lost Planet 2. Set to mech their debut in May,
Install0us, pirated iPhone app installer is shutting down
Install0us is an app that could be installed on jailbroken iPhones that would allow the user to installed pirated versions of commercial iPhone apps and avoid actually purchasing them. The developer of Install0us, puy0, recently posted in the Install0us forums that he has decided to discontinue work on the app and kill the project for […]
