Bus Shelter Video Gaming

Waiting for a bus will never be boring again if you live in San Francisco. Yahoo has just installed giant touchscreen panels at 20 San Francisco bus stops. The giant multi-touch screens not only allow you to play games, but allow you to play against people at other bus shelters. Top scores for each neighbourhood [...]

XBMC Launches On Apple TV 2 & iOS

The second generation Apple TV suddenly looks a lot better as a home theater PC. XBMC, the open-source media center software that is the driving force behind projects like Boxee and Plex has just launched for jailbroken second generation Apple TVs. The Apple TV iOS port uses Apple’s “VideoToolBox” private acceleration API. This gives XBMC [...]

Angry Birds, For Real

As if playing Angry Birds on your [Insert Mobile Device Name Here] wasn’t bad enough, someone in Guangzhou, China has decided to create a real life version of the addicting game. Quite addicting in it’s own right, but Angry Birds physically in your living room? I dunno, unless of course the small blue birds can [...]

Video Of The Playstation Phone

We talked about a Japanese newspaper reporting on the details of the new PSP Phone last week and now we have stumbled across some nice and clear video of the unit running. YouTube user “xxmajstor” displays this Android powered beatuty. More reason to drop my iPhone and move to the new PlayStation Phone This video [...]

iPod Nano Recovery Mode

After discovering James Whelton’s SpringBoard.plist hack for the 6G iPod Nano, Steve Throughton-Smith decided to play around with his Nano to see what else he might find. Steve may very well have stumbled on some kind of DFU-like recovery mode, much like the recovery mode that allows customized firmware (or jailbreaking) to be injected into [...]

Shogo Linux Powered Tablet

Looks like someone is trying to de-throne Apple’s iPad. Japanese company Redstar are taking pre-orders on their Linux powered tablet. The 10″ tablet is multi-touch friendly, comes with 1024×600 resolution and is powered by a Freescale iMX-37. It will also include 4GB of internal memory, 256MB of RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and a SDHC memory [...]

Gamepad For iPhone

The iPhone/iPod touch has quickly become a gaming favorite. There are tons of games for you to enjoy and best of all, it’s small and already in your pocket. The unit is great for games that require nothing more than touch like board games and trivia games, but when it comes to games that require [...]

Leaked iPod Touch Video

We are only a few days away from Apple’s press event where it’s rumoured we’ll see an new iTV product and new iPod touch’s. Since it’s right around the corner the leaks just seem to be flying around. At first glance the above picture might look like the front and back of an iPhone 4. [...]

iControlPad: Gamepad For Your iPhone

Since the release of the iTunes app store the iPhone and iPod touch have really been pushed as the next great portable gaming platform. Game developers have really started to push the limits of the device but the one major stumbling block has only been the “touch only” interface. The iControlPad looks to change all [...]

Electronic Guitar Shirt

When only wear a shirt with a picture of your favorite instrument when you can actually play it? The Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt from the clothing masters at ThinkGeek isn’t just a picture of a guitar, it’s actually a real instrument that allows you to play your favorite tunes right on the shirt. The shirt [...]

B&N Nook Officially Released

Barnes and Noble today officially revealed today their e-book reader, the Nook. So what does it have to offer? It measures 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches and it weighs only 11.2 ounces. It comes with two screens, a 6-inch grayscale e-in display and a 3.5-inch colour touchscreen that sits just under the main screen. [...]

Dell Mini 9 Tablet

Hardware mod Rob928 has done a great job converting his Dell Mini 9 netbook into a tablet. He has also added some more features to his unit; an SSD hard drive, relocation of all ports and of course, a touch screen. The final product looks quite nice and without deep inspection you would never be [...]

iPhone Keyboard, Sort Of

Not quite ready for mass production or very easy to build, but if you really really really have a problem typing on your iPhone or iPod Touch you can build one of these “keyboard for your iphone” adapters. By using an Arduino, a 9 volt battery, an iPhone breakout board, and a PS/2 keyboard, Ben [...]

B&N E-Reader Photos Leaked

Pictrues and some suspected specs of the upcoming Barnes & Noble e-book reader have already started to make their way through the interwebs. The upcoming eBook (seems that’s what it will actually be called) will have a 800×600 6-inch monochrome e-ink monitor and a 480×144 colour LCD that will be used for browsing book covers [...]

Apple Working On Radio App

Rumour has it that Apple is working on a radio app for the iPhone and the Touch. The app will be similar to what they developed for the iPod Nano. That includes the ability to pause like streams and to fast forward when you decide to resume. Radio apps for the iPhone are nothing new. [...]

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