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Japanese team developing palm-held 3D display

July 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 48 vote(s) | User comments: 9

Researchers in Japan are developing a gadget that could enable people to hold a three-dimensional image of someone in the palm of their hand.


Mind games: computer headset lets brain control action

July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 41 vote(s) | User comments: 8

It's mind over machine: a US high-tech company has created a headset allowing computer game lovers to use their thoughts to move mountains and make objects disappear on screen.


Sharp Unveils Solar-Powered TV

July 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s) | User comments: 9

For the 1.6 billion people living in areas without utility-supplied electricity, Sharp has designed a TV that can get 100% of its power from the sun. The company plans to exhibit the 26-inch LCD prototype ...


No plan to cut PlayStation 3 price: Sony

July 11, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 4

Sony has no plan to cut the price of its PlayStation 3 game console, the company's chief financial officer Nobuyuki Oneda said Friday.


Canon Announces EOS Rebel XS SLR Camera

July 08, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | No comments yet

Canon USA today announced the introduction of the EOS Rebel XS, a new entry-level digital camera that affordably puts Canon SLR technology such as an Optical Imaged Stabilized lens and easy-to-use professional ...


Gadget lovers flip for iPhone 3G but glitches mar release

July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

Gadget lovers around the world on Friday crammed into stores to buy the latest super-fast iPhone G3 only to find activating the coveted devices was hit-or-miss due to Apple computer troubles.


Apple's iPhone could find Asia tough to crack

July 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

The iPhone 3G, which Apple is billing as twice as fast and half as expensive as the debut model, will roll out in cities from Tokyo to Sydney on Friday -- but it could face challenges in Asia it will not have ...


Quirk in Belgian law drives iPhones near $1,000

July 09, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s) | User comments: 5

(AP) -- Belgians finally get the chance to buy one of Apple Inc.'s coveted iPhones on Friday - at the highest prices in the world.


Japan cautious in iPhone's bid for world dominance

July 16, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | User comments: 3

(AP) -- Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to ...


Big 3 mimic each other at E3: more, more and more

July 17, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | No comments yet

(AP) -- One word sums up the announcements made by the Big Three gaming companies at the E3 this week: more. During their flashy news conferences, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony all announced plans for more ...


Analysis finds TV buyers steered to costlier LCDs

July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- LCD or plasma? If you've been shopping for a flat-panel TV, that's the big question. According to a mystery-shopper survey, electronics salespeople don't know much about the differences, but still have a ready answer: ...


Microsoft cuts Xbox price by $50, plans 60GB model

July 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is trimming the price of its Xbox 360 video game console to make way for a new model with a bigger hard drive.


GoLive2 Introduces a Wiimote for PC Games

July 03, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | No comments yet

For all Wii-lovers out there, GoLive2 has recently announced the Stix, a motion-sensing remote control that can be used to play PC games.


Brazilians first to unlock new iPhone: reports

July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | User comments: 4

A Brazilian company is claiming to be the first to have found a way to unlock Apple's new iPhone 3G, getting around restrictions that require users to sign up for calling plans with exclusive carriers, reports ...


Review: Wi-Fi radios bring the world home

July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- What are you going to listen to? Norway's 24-hour folk music channel Allttid Folkemusikk? The public hearings of the California Integrated Waste Management Board? Radio Banadir - the Most Trusted News in Somalia?


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