Archive for September, 2007

Google Testing “My World” Second Life Rival?

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Tjeerd writes “Rumors of Google’s plans to create a virtual world that rivals that of Second Life have popped up once again over the weekend. The company could now be collaborating with Arizona State University to test the 3D social network, which may be tied into Google’s current applications of Google Earth and Google Maps.”
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iriver’s G10 WiBro gamer reborn as the Postdata G100

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming, Portable Audio, Portable Video

iriver’s G10 / Wing handheld game console has been a pretty serious flame-out for the company — while the concept of an 8GB 4-inch touchscreen handheld that rocked wireless multiplayer features over WiBro and WiFi seemed like a winner, endless delays eventually resulted in the device falling off the […]

Seiko Epson, Murata team up on contactless quick charger

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Not even a week after startup WiPower boasted about its breakthrough in wireless power, Murata and Seiko Epson have announced plans to “jointly development a non-contact quick charging system.” Reportedly, the technology “leverages electromagnetic induction,” and both the charging stand and a given mobile device would be “respectively equipped with coils that […]

Matra shows off its human / electric-powered MS1 bike

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Filed under: Transportation

Sure, we’ve seen all flavors of electric motorcycles over the years, but Matra’s iteration takes a slightly different approach. The MS1 looks more like a bicycle and less like a Harley, and it provides commuters with a backup source of energy that should never fail so long as you’re properly fed, hydrated and […]

AMD-ATI Radeon 2900 XT With 1GB Memory, Ships

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

MojoKid writes “Prior to AMD-ATI’s Radeon HD 2000 series introduction, rumors circulated regarding an ultra-high clocked ATI R600-based card, that featured a large 1GB frame buffer. Some even went so far as to say the GPU would be clocked near 1GHz. When the R600 arrived in the form of the Radeon HD 2900 XT, it […]