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 28, 2007

Kinwei KW-P4 PMP: no buttons, no labels

We've seen some dramatically pared down interfaces on portable media devices before, but this PMP from China's Kinwei takes minimalism to a whole new level. In a sharp departure from the usual DIGITAL SOUND PR...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

Apple refusing to accept cash for iPhone, limits 'em to two per person

Coincidence or not, Apple has stiffened up the requirements to pick up a new iPhone shortly after announcing that 250,000 or so of the 1.4 million it sold in Q4 went to unlockers. In an admittedly intriguing mo...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

XROAD V4050 GPS coming stateside

The cool kids might cruise in their cars on Friday nights, but you know we kick it old-school and troll the FCC database for hot new gadgets -- which is how this Capoint XROAD V4050 GPS turned up in our sights...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

Saxnet intros Meshnode III mesh networking router

Lookin' for a WLAN router with a 500MHz AMD processor within? If you're frantically waving your hand in a futile attempt to say yes, Saxnet's got your goods. The German firm's Meshnode III is a well-spec'd mes...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

White PS2 with Singstar hitting store shelves

The venerable PlayStation 2 just turned seven years old, and getting all dressed up for the occasion -- that hot Ceramic White slim PS2 Singstar bundle we saw a while back should be hitting stores this weekend...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

Shooting Cubicle Alarm System keeps your stapler, paperclips safe

If you're truly trying to protect wares that actually posses a substantial level of worth, we'd recommend a few alternatives more suited for the job, but if you're simply trying to keep the office snoop from "...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

Researchers fire most powerful antimatter beam ever

Scientist at North Carolina's PULSTAR nuclear reactor facility fired a positron bean five times stronger than any other ever created earlier this month, breaking a record previously held by a team in Germany. T...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

Knockoff artists take "nano" in "iPhone nano" too seriously

Okay, so, iPhone nano -- what do you picture? An identical clone of the original scaled down by a third? Yeah, us neither, which is why we're calling out this alleged iPhone nano spy shot as a fraud. We're not...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Hitachi shows off finger-controlled steering wheel

Rest assured, there are plenty of steering wheels on the road right now that happily accept finger commands, but Hitachi's latest invention takes things one step further. The so-called finger vein authenticati...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Nokia's 5 megapixel N82 with WiFi and GPS spotted?

There it is, the first spy shot of Nokia's N82. Don't remember this Espoo candybar? No worries, the last update was way back in May when news was first leaked. Back then, the N82 was rumored to pack quad-band ...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Mobius MKII speakers promise big sound, bigger price

Those who want their speakers to make as much of a statement with their looks as with their sound may want to keep an eye out for these new Mobius MKII behemoths, which promise a full 360 degrees of sound at r...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

DIY TV remote jammer: you can never have too much control

Have control issues do ya? Good, then go ahead and revel in your caffeine-fueled angst with this DIY TV Remote Jammer. The hack inserts an IR blocking circuit into a standard, working remote. The hacked remote...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

First image of Fisker's plug-in luxury hybrid released?

You can't be too careful these days, but if the above image isn't just the work of some overzealous fanboy (or girl), that's what Fisker's forthcoming luxury plug-in hybrid will look like. The vehicle itself w...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Leopard unboxed: it's a disc in a box

If you want a blowout, a blowout is what you'll get. Just as we did for Microsoft's Vista, we're serving up an unboxing of Apple's latest operating system hours before it's slated to go on sale. Thanks to the ...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Samsung patent app details wristwatch / cellphone hybrid

Generally speaking, mishmash concepts involving a cellphone and just about anything wearable haven't exactly taken off, but if Maxwell Smart can do it, why can't Samsung? In a recent patent application from th...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

3Skypephone launching November 2nd?

We aren't etching this in stone just yet, but we've seen numerous reports claiming that the recent partnership between 3 and Skype will soon lead to an actual piece of hardware. Reportedly, the 3Skypephone wil...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Panasonic showcases in-dash Blu-ray head unit

Car AV enthusiasts, listen up. Panasonic has a new in-dash head unit that just might be worth waiting for -- if you'd enjoy Blu-ray in your dash, that is. At the Tokyo Motor Show in Japan, Panny was busy showi...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

iriver's B20 gets hands-on treatment

iriver's nicely featured B20 may only make us Americans envious, but for those able to take advantage of DAB / DMB, what's not to love? The folks over at CNET were able to get ahold of the aforementioned devic...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Nintendo aims for 2008 Wii launch in China, South Korea

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Russia launches three GLONASS navigation satellites

It's a bit behind schedule, but Russia's GPS-challenging GLONASS satellite navigation looks to have just taken a fairly big step forward, with three satellites now on their way into orbit after hitching a ride ...