Live coverage of Google's Android Gphone mobile OS announcement

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updated Sun October 07, 2007

New screening technology might detect terrorists before they act

Computer and behavioral scientists at the University of Buffalo are developing a system that will allow authorities to track faces, voices, bodies and various other biometrical data to create a score for how l...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

Yamaha's YSP-500 compact "Sound Projector"

As much as audiophiles may hate all-in-one "sound projection" boxes that simulate multiple speakers, as long as consumers have limited space in their apartments -- or remain unwilling to chuck cables all over ...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

CE-Oh no he didn't! Part XLV: Amiga head says new AmigaOS 5 "better than OS X"

Sure, we know you and your Video Toaster have been gutted over this whole AmigaOS 4 debacle... what's that? You've never heard of OS 4? You didn't know Amiga was still around? You hadn't heard that Bill McEwan...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

MIT student's Biocell creates electricity from biomass on the cheap

Five MIT students under the team name BioVolt have created a $2 gadget that uses biomass to generate electricity. The output of the device isn't particularly significant -- six months to charge your cell means...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

iPhone v1.1.1 exploits starting to surface

As if anyone expected it to stay locked down forever, the layers of security surrounding v1.1.1 of the iPhone firmware are being peeled away. TUAW's Erica Sadun managed to get read / write access to the phone's...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

Death row inmate unable to appeal, computer troubles blamed

In a very bizarre case, a death row inmate was unable to file for appeal after his lawyer's computer began acting up. On the day in which he was to be executed, Presiding Judge Sharon Keller decided to not acce...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

Excess wind energy to be stored underground for future use

We've seen some fairly impressive uses of wind power, but a group in Iowa is looking to actually capture and preserve excess wind energy for use when demand peaks. At the Iowa Stored Energy Park, a number of l...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

Keepin' it real fake, Part LXXXVI: iPod nano rip-off does double duty as camera

You can tell the Chinese PMP knock-off factories are getting a little bored. They're starting to mutate their typically staid, blatant thefts into something just a little bit more exciting. Enter the UE-Techno...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

Explay's QVGA oio micro-projector shown at CEATEC

Explay's oio nanoprojector has been on our radar for some time, and regrettably, it's still no closer to actually launching. According to Noam Zur, Vice President of Business Development for the company, the s...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

XtremeNotebooks launches all-in-one XN1 PC

Keepin' with the funky fresh crowd, XtremeNotebooks is unleashing an all-in-one PC of its own, and while it may have some form of identity crisis coming from a laptop manufacturer, there's really no portable na...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

FastMac reveals slimline 2x Blu-ray burner for Mac laptops

For those who look at their PowerBook, iBook or MacBook Pro and long for a Blu-ray optical drive, FastMac's got you covered. Of course, some Macs were already on its list of compatible machines, but the firm i...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

LG unveils HT972TR HTIB, favors Chocolate

If you thought LG had milked the Chocolate for all it was worth, you've got another thing comin'. That thing would be the HT972TR HTIB, which includes five satellite speakers, a 225-watt subwoofer, 1,000 total...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

Eight-year-old tests chips for Actel, owns an oscilloscope

Sure, you had a paper route when you were a kid; heck, we bet you were even good at it. Well listen up buddy, your fond memories of childhood success are about to be completely disintegrated by Carson Page, an...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

WildCharger wireless charger get the hands-on treatment

While the WIldCharger wireless charging pad didn't quite make it's originally-promised release date, a helpful tipster has nonetheless managed to spend a bit of time with one, and he's thankfully provided us w...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

Norco DS-520 home NAS is probably more server than you need

We're not certain what kind of home user needs a NAS solution this hardcore, but that's what Norco's targeting with the DS-520, a hot-swappable five-bay SATA II NAS that's actually a Celeron-M computer running...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

iPhone delayed in France due to unlocking laws?

We're not exactly up on our French, let alone our French telecommunications law, but we're hearing that Apple's supposed launch of the iPhone in that country is being held up by two different regulations that...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

New Zunes support DVD quality video over TV-Out

Zune Insider has a little update about specifics of the new Zunes up on their site, with the rather minor -- but interesting -- tidbit that the new Zunes natively support video of up to 720x480 at 30fps, or 720...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

Animated WiFi detector shirt keeps you single with signal

Life's great priorities -- human interaction and network access -- seem to exist in perpetual tension, but those of you who know exactly where you stand might want to check out this WiFi-detector shirt, which w...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

Grasso's new USB flash drives come adorned in wood and diamonds

Love USB? Love wood? Love high fashion? It's okay if you lied about one of those, we swear. Regardless of the level of your honesty with us (which we now believe to be lower than expected), you'll want to get ...

updated Sun October 07, 2007

$75,000 robotic Swami head would like a word with you

Look, we get it; that money is burning a hole in your pocket... it's like Brewster's Millions over at your house. Well, we've found just the item to match your need to blow cash like it's going out of style. E...