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ADAM SAVAGE ON RECREATING THE GUN FROM BLADE RUNNER
Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 23:41 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Who knew that Adam Savage had the same obsession with this gun that I do? I’d wish I were as crafty as he is, but I think I’m just going to have to be satisfied with living vicariously through... (Continue reading)
MEEGO REPOSITORY GOING PUBLIC LATER THIS MONTH, COMING TO NOKIA N900
Written on 4 Mar, 2010 at 21:28 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Valtteri Halla -- Nokia employee and one-half of MeeGo's Technical Steering Group -- has blogged up a storm this week about the first baby steps that'll get the platform off the ground from its Moblin and Maemo roots, and... (Continue reading)
NVIDIA’S ION 2 PROMISES FASTER GRAPHICS AND LONG BATTERY LIFE
Written on 2 Mar, 2010 at 14:21 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
It’s official. NVIDIA’s ION 2 GPUs are coming. You’ll see them on more than 30 products come summer time. The company is promising “10x faster graphics and up to 10 hours of battery life.” So much for that whole... (Continue reading)
BABY BIDOU MP3 PLAYER. YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS
Written on 20 Feb, 2010 at 2:05 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
I always say that you’re never to young to start with your first gadget. This is an example of that theory, taken maybe a little more serious then I would normally consider reasonable. How old do you need to... (Continue reading)
NOKIA AND INTEL MERGE MOBILIN WITH MAEMO TO PRODUCE MEEGO
Written on 15 Feb, 2010 at 15:39 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Nokia and Intel have jumped on the mobile operating system bandwagon by jointly announcing MeeGo, an open platform for mobile computing devices, tablets, netbooks, smartphones, internet-connected TVs and in-vehicle infotainment systems. MeeGo takes the best of Intel’s Mobilin platform... (Continue reading)
NOW YOU CAN IM YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS WITH AIM
Written on 10 Feb, 2010 at 15:41 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
Facebook and AOL Instant Messenger have made a deal: Now you can send IMs to your Facebook friends using the new AIM beta client for Mac or Windows. It was already possible to merge AIM’s Lifestream with Facebook’s News... (Continue reading)
ST-ERICSSON’S NEW PLATFORM COULD SPAWN HEAPS OF LOW-COST ANDROID SMARTPHONES
ST-Ericsson , a 50/50 joint venture by STMicroelectronics and Ericsson, this morning announced its latest HSDPA platform built on the Linux OS. Dubbed U6715 , the platform aims to aid handset manufacturers produce smartphones powered by Android - or... (Continue reading)
EFFECTOLOGY: UILLEANN PIPES, FIELD DRUMS AND GUITARS
Written on 9 Feb, 2010 at 18:27 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Good old Bill Ruppert posted another Effectology video showing off the creation of Uilleann pipe and drum sounds with EHX gear and a guitar. The actual settings are here including all the pedals he used. What are uilleann pipes,... (Continue reading)
BIOSHOCK 2: GREAT, GOOD, OR SORTA MEH?
Written on 9 Feb, 2010 at 18:27 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
So, BioShock 2 . Presumably you’ve heard of it. It comes out today, and I really can’t figure out how I’m supposed to feel. I’ve read plenty of reviews—Rock, Paper, Shotgun’s is my favorite —and they’re sorta all over... (Continue reading)
ASUS HAS THE FIRST NVIDIA OPTIMUS LAPTOPS~!
Written on 9 Feb, 2010 at 12:16 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Kudos, I guess, to Asus , being the first manufacturer to incorporate Nvidia’s Optimus technology into actual products. The Taiwan-based company has announced five laptops (note: I refuse to use the term “notebook” when referring to laptops; I think... (Continue reading)