The Internet was ablaze with this picture that you see above. It is a spiral pattern that appeared in Norwegian skies a few nights ago. Oddly enough, about the same time Obama was visiting Sweeden to get his Nobel Peace Prize. It has been pretty much confirmed that the cause of the spiral was a failed Bulava missile that was launched from a nuclear submarine in the White … [Read more...] about Norway spiral explained

I have been hearing a lot about the Olympus PEN EP-2, and it is sort of odd that it has just appeared on Amazon. This is a 12.3 Megapixel camera with interchangeable lens, with a lot of other cool features as well. It does cost a pretty penny at $1,099.99, so you know this is a professional quality camera. Source … [Read more...] about Olympus PEN E-P2 shows up on Amazon, out of nowhere

We've previously reported on the grand-sized screen in the Dallas Cowboy's arena, and it is about to make history. On December 13, this stadium will host the first ever public demonstration of HDlogix Real Time Conversion of 2D HDTV Video into 3D. People there will need the glasses, but it should be a site to see. Source … [Read more...] about Dallas Stadium to broadcast first realtime conversation of 2D to 3D

I honestly don't know who the target audience is for this golden Nokia 6700 Classic Gold Edition is, but I'm guessing it is the rich. And by rich, I'm not talking Paris Hilton or Donald Trump rich, but Richie Rich or Scrooge McDuck rich. Well, I'm assuming that this phone can do everything that the 6700, only it comes with "special wallpaper". I don't know what that is, … [Read more...] about Nokia 6700 comes in gold

Oh, that elusive Nook. As previously reported, you will not see it before the holidays. However, if you are saving up money for after the holidays, and you just want to see it for yourself, feel free to head over to the Nook locator to find a Nook demonstration nearest you. Perhaps then you will decide that you really want a different e-book reader after all. Source … [Read more...] about Try out a Nook now

Nuance Communications Inc. has recently unveiled a new voice to text or diction that is available for iPhone users. All that is required of the user is to speak a message in the phone, and then hit send. I haven't tried it for myself, but generally, applications like this don't work as simple as companies would like you to think. Still, if it makes Twitter and Facebook … [Read more...] about Dragon Diction from Nuance Communications, Inc.

If you are looking for a new laptop for a gift for someone else (or for you) for the holidays, then you might want to check out the Dell Vostro V13. It has aluminum casing with zinc hinges, and it has an ultra-low voltage Intel processor. It measures about 13.3 inches and is at 0.65 inches thick. It comes with Windows 7 if you're willing to spend $600. Otherwise, … [Read more...] about Dell Vostro V13

All I've got to say is: isn't this Lego mouse cute? Oh yeah, it is definitely twelve levels of cute, but is it comfortable on the hand? We'll you can try it out by spending $32 for this mouse with the left and right mouse buttons, a scroll wheel, and optical sensor. I don't know if it can work with other Lego blocks, but I'm guessing no. Source … [Read more...] about Lego Brick Mouse

Some people at Belgium's Hasselt University has designed the Twoddler, it is one of those activity boards with the spinning dials, bells, and whatnot that links to the baby's Twitter account. That's right, so when the baby hits something, it sends an automatic message. Now, can a baby communicate this way? Perhaps if they see a photo of a parent, and hit the photo, … [Read more...] about Twoddler prepares infants for Twitter

I don't know about you, but I use a lot of USB ports on my computer for charging. I suppose that this is why a company known as TruePower has created a power outlet with two USB ports along with the plug-ins. You won't be able to get this now, but it should be available in early 2010 from FastMac. Makes you wonder what is next as far as updates for the home. Source … [Read more...] about Sign of the Times: Power Outlet comes with two USB ports

Here is another solar gadget, and this one helps you for charging mobile devices. I had a chance to try out the SolarCharger 906, and it worked pretty well for charging some of the devices that I had. You can read my full review here. … [Read more...] about iTech’s SolarCharger 906

I know a lot of people complain about the accuracy of Wikipedia. Sure, you don't have to use it, but if you want to have a portable version of it, you might want to check out the WikiReader. The WikiReader isn't connected to the Internet or a cell phone network, but it has enough internal memory to hold 3 million entries. Anyway, if you want to read my review of it, … [Read more...] about WikiReader is a portable Wikipedia

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Here's a new iPhone app that we will probably call "the beginning of mobile video conferencing". At least, in some future time we might. As of now, Fring seems to be made for one-way conferencing at best with Skype. There is a video here after the jump to show you at least one good use for Fring, and it is utterly stupid. … [Read more...] about Fring is one step away from 2-way video

I really wish I could afford one of those fancy-schmancy DSLR cameras, and I really wish I could buy the NOVA DSLR. Sadly, this NOVA DSLR is a concept by designer Erin Fong, and certainly breaks the mold when it comes to your typical DSLR design. The handle of this thing is doubled up so that both hands can hold it steady. It can also fold up into one handle if that … [Read more...] about Check out this NOVA DSLR!