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 Thu October 04, 2007

RCA Jet Stream, Kleer wireless headphones hit the FCC

We got a chance to check out RCA's Jet Stream MP3 player and accompanying Kleer wireless headphones way back at CES in January, but it looks like they've both now finally landed in the FCC's hands, which means...

updated Thu October 04, 2007

Amazon reveals November 13th release date for new Zunes

While Microsoft wasn't willing to get any more specific than "November" for a release date for the new Zunes, Amazon seems to be far less mysterious about the situation, with it now pegging the launch for all ...

updated Thu October 04, 2007

US physicists build teensy 2D cloaking device

Drop what you're doing, friend. Cloaking devices are real now, meaning all we need are force fields and some spandex jumpsuits and we'll be bonafide dwellers of the future. The good news comes to us from physi...

updated Thu October 04, 2007

Therapy Tiles: like Twister, but for rehabilitation

Although we assumed that spending time with a Wii was easily the best way to rehabilitate, Entertainment Robotics' Therapy Tiles are looking like a close second. Designed to help patients get motivated, moving...

updated Thu October 04, 2007

RIM experiencing yet another BlackBerry outage?

While reports are slow to come in so far, Blogging Stocks is now reporting that RIM may possibly have yet another outage on its hands, with at least some BlackBerry users in New York and Washington apparently g...

updated Thu October 04, 2007

Verizon Wireless allows customers to change plans without extending contract

Though you may be used to hearing Alltel boast of its consumer-friendly policy that enables users to change their plan at anytime without requiring a contract extension, now would be a good time to gear up for ...

updated Thu October 04, 2007

Inventor claims electric van can cruise for 500-miles on full charge

We've heard some pretty zany claims when it comes to alternatively-powered vehicles, but Daren Luedtke is suggesting this his homemade electric van can propel itself some "500 miles" on a single charge. He also...

updated Wed October 03, 2007

CE-Oh no he didn't! Part XLIV: Ballmer calls Ellison overpaid, kettle black

As soon as the salary of a CEO reaches the $1 million a year mark, they should probably hush up about their peer's ridiculously inflated $74 million ones. Apply those numbers to Steve Ballmer and Larry Ellison ...

updated Wed October 03, 2007

Intel's 45nm Yorkfield / Wolfdale CPUs get benchmarked, new rumored release dates

According to a report from TechARP that includes benchmarks of all the chips mentioned, Intel could have nailed a release date for its 45nm Yorkfield and Wolfdale CPUs. Q3 2007 now translates to November 11th, ...

updated Wed October 03, 2007

TDK also looking to boost hard drive capacity

Just try naming a major player in the hard drive biz not touting some sort of stupendous breakthrough to boost HDD capacity, and you're likely to come up fairly empty. Nevertheless, TDK is hopping on the ever-g...

updated Wed October 03, 2007

Sony Alpha a700 DSLR hands-on

updated Wed October 03, 2007

Panasonic's TH-50PZ700U plasma becomes 'best ever tested'

While we've seen Consumer Reports take a gander at a number of HDTVs before, it's been a tick (or maybe "forever" is more fitting) since it's seen "the best flat screen ever tested." Believe it or not, Panason...

updated Wed October 03, 2007

Sharp shows off multi-touch optical scanning portable LCD

Our hats go off to Sharp for this one. We wrote about this display in late August, but sometimes seeing really is believing. Today at CEATEC Sharp showed off its optical scanning LCD -- a 3.5-inch 320 x 480 po...

updated Wed October 03, 2007

Toshiba intros TLP-X3000AU conference room projector

Toshiba's new TLP-X3000AU projector certainly isn't a radical departure from the company's original TLP-X3000U model, but those looking to add a little big screen action to their conference room will likely st...

updated Wed October 03, 2007

AT&T disconnecting critical users? Probably not

You may have heard the hubbub in the last 24 hours about AT&T's new Terms of Service for its DSL accounts, and its apparent hardline approach to customers who may criticize the company. For those of you no...

updated Wed October 03, 2007

V-MODA re-ups Vibe Duo headset for iPhone with music control

Anyone who's been repeatedly reaching for a iPod remote control clipped to their wardrobe while using their iPhone -- only to discover that it doesn't exist -- will be delighted to hear that V-MODA has revampe...

updated Wed October 03, 2007

Hitachi announces StarBoard FX 77 Duo multi-touch whiteboard

While the jury's still out on the potential dangers of whiteboards (really), Hitachi is fearlessly forging ahead with its StarBoard line of big-screen interactive displays, with the company today announcing it...

updated Wed October 03, 2007

InGrid touts "first" all-digital home protection system

InGrid has announced what it claims to be the "first all-digital home protection system" which it says not only "makes traditional home security systems obsolete," but even has the potential to "unleash ...

updated Wed October 03, 2007

Broadcom's VideoCore III multimedia processor bringing HD to mobiles

Broadcom's VideoCore III multimedia processor certainly isn't the first of its kind, but if it actually does everything it's said to be capable of, we can count on having "3D gaming and HD functionality" on ou...

updated Wed October 03, 2007

Microsoft's 4GB / 8GB flash-based Zunes revealed by FCC

Well, would you look at this. Thanks to the oh-so-disclosing FCC website, we're now seeing drawings of what looks to be 4GB and 8GB versions of Microsoft's forthcoming flash-based Zunes. Sure enough, the pictu...