Windows 8 is coming and it's going to make all your wildest dreams come true. OK, that might not be wholly accurate, but at least Microsoft is hoping it'll shake things up in the world of Windows. One of the new additions will be a Windows Store, which was shown off at a preview event yesterday. It'll be the place to grab Metro-style apps, games and content.
Android phone naming schemes have gone a little off-the-deep-end. While we're shielded from it a bit in the UK, the US certainly isn't. My personal favourite longest, what-were-you-thinking, name is Samsung's Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch. But now you too can come up with some incredible, world-beating names with just a single click of the Android Phone Name Generator.
Pancakes! We love them. Pancakes with syrup! We love them even more. But sometimes, pouring syrup on top of your hot cakes just isn't enough. You want to be able to conveniently dip 'em too. This plate, created by designer Jon Wye, is the perfect plate for pancakes: they have a slope and bank to store the syrup.
The new iBooks 1.5 is out. It's great. It has a nighttime mode to make reading books in the dark easier on the eyes and full-screen layout with none of the stupidly gimmicky backdrop. Just beautiful typography. More useful features:
When Basis International recently sued over the BBX trademark, Research in Motion couldn't see what the fuss was about. An Albuquerque court could, granting Basis a temporary injunction against using it for RIM's new OS. So what does RIM do in response? It pulls an end-around by quickly renaming the OS "BlackBerry 10". Check out the full injunction here. [Electronista - Crackberry]
Cell phones have taken another step towards becoming full-fledged pocket computers with an announcement by Micron and Intel. Get ready to carry even more of your digital life on your phone.
Sailing is nerdier than you think. You rarely have the wind at your back. The sails act as airfoils as the wind passes over them at certain angles. As the sail opens, lift is created. That lift drags the boat along the water. Pretty awesome right? Well, let's throw another level of nerdy in there with an iPhone compass app.
Zoom lenses are expensive. Telephotos lenses are really expensive. But if you want to shove a little extra optical oomph into you camera, this 2x £32 telephoto adapter is a killer deal. Just screw 'er on and shoot.
3D transistors? Ugh. Dude, that's so 2011. IBM's new design for RAM, employing a 3D manufacturing process, is where the real future magic lies.
Motorola's got a new tablet called the Xyboard. That's an asinine name for anything. On the other hand, Samsung sells a beautiful 55-inch LCD TV called the UN55D8000, and Sony's awesome 3D helmet is labeled the inscrutable HMZ-T1. What's worse?
We've seen people hovering with waterjet packs before, but this one has style. Rather than just hanging mid-air like a stupid kite, the Flyboard lets you dive in and out of the water like my favorite aquatic mammal.
A security flaw in Facebook reveals your private photos, reports Launch. Like these formerly private photos of company founder, amateur butcher, and generally creepy human being Mark Zuckerbeg, showing off his dinner both alive and dead.
If there was ever a reason to be worried about being technologically one-upped by China, this iSeat is it. While our craftsman have only concerned themselves with comfort, their engineers have integrated speakers and an iPhone dock into this recliner.
According to plastic surgeon Anthony Youn, "smokers who undergo breast lifts are at great risk of losing their nipples." This is not just a theory. Their nipples may "turn black and fall off." I can't imagine a more horrifying scene:
Tom Lowe has been restlessly working on Timescapes for more than two years now. You probably already saw the first trailer of this breathtaking ultra-HD silent film. This is the latest material. A must watch.
If you're going to the trouble of getting yourself a set of Stormtrooper armour, it might as well be practical right? So instead of flimsy moulded plastic, these suits are made from genuine leather, protecting motorcyclists from road rash.
