Japan gets official on plans and details for world's fastest maglev

We'd already heard about Central Japan Railway Company's not-so-near-term intentions to deploy a speedy new maglev system in the country, but it looks like it's just now getting official with things, and it's still promising to have it up and running no soo... full story

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...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

Shinoda Plasma shows off slim, lightweight 43-inch display

Shinoda Plasma, a venture company spun from Fujitsu, was busy demonstrating a unique 43-inch panel at CEATEC that sports a pixel pitch of three-millimeters and is currently in prototype form. Reportedly, the de...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

InTouch Health's RP-7 enables distance education for doctors

Thankfully, doctors aren't actually be instructed en masse how to do their work by robotic teachers, but that's not to say robots aren't helping to facilitate the learning process. Recently, surgeons in Argenti...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

MIT conjures up algorithm for neural prosthetic device

A team of MIT researchers have crafted "a new algorithm to help create prosthetic devices that convert brain signals into action in patients who have been paralyzed or had limbs amputated." Essentially, neural ...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

Behind-the-ear motion sensor helps monitor patients, athletes

Researchers at the Imperial College in London have developed a device which can be worn behind the ear and is used to measure a subject's posture, stride length, step frequency, and acceleration. Apparently, s...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

NuVo unveils Essentia E6G whole home audio system

NuVo Technologies is sure proud of its new Essentia E6G whole home audio system, but rather than waxing rhapsodic about its lengthy list of features, it chose to boast about its newfound Energy Star rating. As...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

Rohm's miniscule OLED shown at CEATEC

Rohm certainly has a thing for cranking out diminutive devices that elicit attention, and the firm chose CEATEC as the venue to demonstrate its long-awaited full-color OLED that's "smaller than a fingernail." A...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

Nike's Amp+ watch: hearts your heart and iPod, too

Quietly -- too quietly perhaps since Apple hasn't update their site yet -- Nike's $79.00 Amp+ Sport Remote Control just made its first appearance on Nike's online store. That "+" indicates that this device inte...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

RED ONE camcorder gets unboxed on video

While we're sure you've just now gotten over your bout with jealously after seeing the first 25 punks lucky souls head to California and pick up their RED ONEs, how's about a relapse? If you're up for it, you c...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

Verizon sued for allegedly inflating FiOS subscriber numbers

Although FiOS just celebrated its second birthday last month, the third year isn't exactly off to a sensational start. Reportedly, Digital Art Services, a New York-based advertising company, has slapped Verizon...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

Panasonic goes Ikea with concept furniture for flat panels

It looks like Panasonic is venturing a bit beyond its electronics-laden comfort zone, with the company recently showing off some concept furniture designed specifically for flat panel displays (or, more specif...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

iPod "nana" spews chest-high flames from trousers -- lawsuit at 11

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/iPod_nana_spews_chest_high_flames_from_trousers_lawsuit_at_11'; Prepare to be amazed at what passes for investigative journalism on television these days. Atlanta's WS...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

Joystiq's hands-on with the PlayStation Eye

The fanatical crew of card-and-video-game enthusiasts over at Joystiq have apparently had the unique pleasure of a hands-on with the newest and wackiest PS3 accessory, the PlayStation Eye and its bundled game ...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

Optimus Maximus to ship in white?

At this point we're pretty firmly on the seeing-is-believing bandwagon with the Optimus Maximus, but this picture on user optimus_project's LiveJournal pretty clearly shows the Ultimate Keyboard with a white f...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

iriver goes slumming with Siren DP350

It actually makes us a wee bit nauseous to see all these low-end Siren devices come from iriver's team of design slayers. Nevertheless, we'll hold down our angst-kebab long enough to tell you about their new DP...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

Art Lebedev's Pultius remote: one button for every channel

Here's a human-interface challenge for you: what's quicker, typing in a three-digit channel number on a traditional 0-9 keypad, or locating a physical button for that channel in a 20-inch long rainbow gradient...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

Rock making HD DVD standard on select laptops

Although Toshiba has been quite a player in bringing HD DVD to more and more laptops, Rock is now boasting that it is the first company to "feature HD DVD as standard" on lappies. Granted, it's only standard o...

updated Fri October 05, 2007

Keepin' it real fake, Part LXXXV: not Zune enough

Not content to let the real Zune action steal the day, Chinese manufacturer Huiying is bringing the generic social to you with the HY-658, a $27 flash player that's rocking a 2.4-inch screen, SD memory expansio...