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Electric Airplane Sets Speed Record

Electric Airplane Sets Speed Record

The mainstream media flat missed this one, but we think it’s a rather cool breakthrough. Earlier this month, Italian astronaut Maurizio Cheli electrified the green flying world (okay, it’s a small — but dedicated — group) with his record-setting flight of a fully electric airplane. The electric SkySpark flew for the first time June 8, [...]

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 Users Looking For Bug Fix

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 Users Looking For Bug Fix

The blogosphere is burning up with Firefox 3.5 users clamoring for a bug fix release from Mozilla that is expected in the next several weeks. “It’s seriously bugged is what it is,” posted Jeremy in a July 1 post on hothardware.com.” “My Firefox load time went from a heartbeat or two to 50-60 seconds. First [...]

New Facebook Privacy Controls Take On Twitter

New Facebook Privacy Controls Take On Twitter

In a move that may actually pass without a huge uproar, Facebook has begun testing new privacy options that will make the service pretty much just like Twitter, but only if you want it to be. Or so they say. If these changes pass without a big user protest it would mark something of a [...]

Palm Pre Breaks Sprint Sales Record

Palm Pre Breaks Sprint Sales Record

It’s official: the Palm Pre, released Saturday has broken the sales record of all Sprint’s other cell phones. The Palm Pre has said to have sold the outrageous amount of “somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000″ units within the first two days of it’s release.

“ELMOTO HR-2″ E-Bike

“ELMOTO HR-2″ E-Bike

Made by two German engineers, the new electronic bike, dubbed as “Elmoto” looks like something that a few bikers may want to save up for. The bike costs $5,700, which is an OK deal considering you’ll never have to pay for gas, and hopefully not repairs.

NYT: Palm Pre to be Released First Week of June

NYT: Palm Pre to be Released First Week of June

The New York Times has just announced that the Palm Pre is coming soon. Soon as in the beginning of next month. Announced at CES 2009, the Palm Pre had already been set to launch in June. We now know that it will be up for sale at some point within the 5th or 7th.

Harman Kardon Announces its First Blu-Ray Player

Harman Kardon Announces its First Blu-Ray Player

Harman Kardon has blown the news–expect to see their first ever Blu-Ray player (dubbed as the “BDP 10″) coming soon. The BDP 10 is set to release in Europe some time this month and will be priced at $940.

Electronic House’s Home of the Year 2009

Electronic House’s Home of the Year 2009

Sure, 2009 isn’t nearly finished yet, but Electronic House’s Home of the Year Award is. Before anything else is said, I’m going to tell you it would be very difficult trying to find a house nicer than this one. With a CinemaScope theater, 7.1-channel surround-sound, intricate TV concealment, extensive automation, and more, this is a [...]

ShiftBrite RGB LED Coffee Table

ShiftBrite RGB LED Coffee Table

Are you the kind of person that likes to sit down and look at colorful lights on a coffee table? If so, I suggest you continue reading. Macetech‘s new Nxt-Gen coffee table will keep you deeply entertained when you’re sitting on your sofa doing nothing. This kaleidoscopic fever dream of a coffee table is equipped [...]

Analyst Says the Palm Pre is Dying

Analyst Says the Palm Pre is Dying

You would think a phone like the Palm Pre would be selling like I don’t know what. That’s not what Collins Stewart Analyst, Ashok Kumar says. Earlier today, Kumar stated that the Palm Pre will be dead on arrival due to shortages, manufacturing problems, and “multiple hardware and software issues”. Here’s what he wrote: Collins [...]

AMD Holds Contests For 40th Anniversary

AMD Holds Contests For 40th Anniversary

What better way to celebrate a company anniversary than to hold a few contests? That’s apparently exactly what the guys down at AMD were thinking. As you may or may not have already known, today (May 1) is AMD’s 40th anniversary. Are you interested in getting a top-of-the-line graphics card just from doing a 60-second [...]

Dell Studio One 19 Multitouch All-In-One Released

Dell Studio One 19 Multitouch All-In-One Released

The all-new all-in-one Dell “Studio One 19” series was just released to the US for the price of $699. This new PC comes with a slot-load DVD burner, nVidia GeForce 9200 graphics, a built-in webcam, a 320GB hard drive, up to 4GB channel memory, up to 720GB HDD, 6 USB slots, and more. That’s pretty [...]

CES – Sony Betting The Future Is Online

CES – Sony Betting The Future Is Online

Just a few years ago most people were content watching their videos on a TV in the living room. But even though we now watch television over our computers, on high definition flatscreens or even on our iPods, we have still only seen the tip of the iceberg. That’s according to Japanese electronics giant Sony, [...]

Garmin Nuvi 880 Voice-Controlled GPS

Garmin Nuvi 880 Voice-Controlled GPS

One of Garmin’s flagship Nuvis, the 880 responds to commands from your voice, triggered by a little remote control you attach to your steering wheel. Garmin says $800, but you can find it online for $690. It’s the best all-around GPS on the market, but there are too many halfway decent Garmin models for less [...]

Apple T-Equalizer Shirt

Apple T-Equalizer Shirt