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The OpenOffice Mouse, The Trabant of Desktop Peripherals
The OpenOffice Mouse, The Trabant of Desktop Peripherals
Introducing the OpenOffice Mouse, a new (we kid you not, see the picture) 18 button mouse that is going on sale with the backing on the OpenOffice people. According to the media release, with "a revolutionary and patented ... Read >
Repeat after Nintendo: there is no Wii HD

Repeat after Nintendo: there is no Wii HD

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has, once again, categorically denied that Nintendo is planning a high-definition version of its Wii console. The Wii HD rumor ... Read >


Early Windows 7 Sales Eclipes Vista By 234%

Early Windows 7 Sales Eclipes Vista By 234%

The NPD Group have released early numbers for Windows 7 sales and they show that the new operating system is performing over two times better ... Read >


Could Facebook breath new life into Instant Messengers?

Could Facebook breath new life into Instant Messengers?

For as long as I have had a connection to the Web and the very first instant messenger, formerly known as ICQ, I have had ... Read >


Age May Not Weary Them, But Do The Years Condemn The Old To Media Negativity? #Media140

Age May Not Weary Them, But Do The Years Condemn The Old To Media Negativity? #Media140

Among the doomsayers and Luddites at Sydney's Media140 conference (see my earlier review here) this week there were some positive people, some on stage, but ... Read >


LG GW620 “Eve” Arrives In Canada Through Way Of Rogers

LG GW620 “Eve” Arrives In Canada Through Way Of Rogers

The LG GW620 may not be getting the press received by the Motorola Droid or for that matter even the HTC Droid Eris, but it's ... Read >


Game Boy inducted into National Toy Hall of Fame

Game Boy inducted into National Toy Hall of Fame

Over the past eleven years, The Strong Museum of Play has been busy establishing a National Toy Hall of Fame, to help us remember exactly ... Read >


And here you thought your home theater was ‘da bomb’

And here you thought your home theater was ‘da bomb’

As more and more of us are rejecting the sometimes horrific experience of going out to the theater to watch movies many people are deciding ... Read >


Verizon Wireless Announces Prepaid Data Plans With USB760 Modem

Verizon Wireless Announces Prepaid Data Plans With USB760 Modem

Verizon Wireless today announced new prepaid data plans that they hope will help draw in new customers looking for a simple plug and play cellular ... Read >


Gamers jumping ship from Xbox 360 to PS3, says analyst

Gamers jumping ship from Xbox 360 to PS3, says analyst

Games industry analyst Nick Williams believes that more and more gamers are planning to switch from Xbox 360 to PS3 over the coming Holiday season. Williams ... Read >


Valve: Brits are too quiet in online games

Valve: Brits are too quiet in online games

A recent CVG interview with Valve produced an interesting comment regarding online gaming etiquette: apparently, British gamers are "notorious non-talkers." Valve's Chet Faliszek has urged British ... Read >


Sony Updates VAIO P Line With Windows 7, New Atom Processors

Sony Updates VAIO P Line With Windows 7, New Atom Processors

The ultra-high end Sony Vaio P netbook line has just been updated in the US with Windows 7, including both Home Premium and Professional options, ... Read >


Google’s Sesame Street Celebration Continues- but isn’t Cookie Monster now Veggie Monster?

Google’s Sesame Street Celebration Continues- but isn’t Cookie Monster now Veggie Monster?

Google updated the Google Doodle again today, continuing the celebration of Sesame Street's 40th anniversary with a logo featuring Cookie Monster. The sight of the familiar ... Read >


The Spin Fails Here: Day One At #Media140 Sydney

At the last minute I made the decision to fly up to Sydney to attend Australia's first Media140 conference. I mostly needed a break away ... Read >


Verizon Gets Blackberry Curve 8530 On November 20th, $99 Price

Verizon Gets Blackberry Curve 8530 On November 20th, $99 Price

The Blackberry Curve 8530 is set to be released by Verizon Wireless on November 20th, adding to the slew of new devices the company plans ... Read >


ViewSonic VMP70 Media Player Is Less Than $100 Even With 1080P Output

ViewSonic VMP70 Media Player Is Less Than $100 Even With 1080P Output

The ViewSonic VMP70 Media Player is yet another box in the quickly becoming crowded world of "direct connect" media players, however it does have have ... Read >


No Doubt suing Activision over ‘Band Hero’ appearance

No Doubt suing Activision over ‘Band Hero’ appearance

Californian band No Doubt appears in Band Hero, the latest entry in Activision's long line of Hero videogames. However, all is not well in the ... Read >


Modern Warfare 2 predictably smashes pre-order records

Modern Warfare 2 predictably smashes pre-order records

Modern Warfare 2 drops in stores next week, and is set to be the BIGGEST GAME EVAR. Okay, you probably hear that a lot, but for once, ... Read >


800 to be Cut In New Round of Microsoft Layoffs

800 to be Cut In New Round of Microsoft Layoffs

Microsoft employees got an unwelcome surprised this morning when the computing giant launched a refresh round of layoffs. 800 positions across Microsoft's global workforce will be ... Read >


Open Mobile Summit: T-Mobile Discusses Continued Investment In Google Android

Open Mobile Summit: T-Mobile Discusses Continued Investment In Google Android

T-Mobile USA Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Cole Brodman spoke at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco today and he focused his message on ... Read >


Another brilliantly stupid idea of Twitter Lists – Country Lists

Another brilliantly stupid idea of Twitter Lists – Country Lists

It has only be a few days since the roll out of the Twitter Lists and while most of the social media mavens are getting ... Read >


Anti-piracy group raises the surrender flag
Anti-piracy group raises the surrender flag
While it may be a long time before we see this type of thing happen in the US and Canada the people of Denmark can look forward to one less anti-piracy agency trying to sue everyone in ... Read >
Myka ION HD Player Provides Hulu And Boxee Access In A Nice Package
Myka ION HD Player Provides Hulu And Boxee Access In A Nice Package
The Myka ION HD player as the name would suggest provides NVIDIA ION graphics with Hulu and Boxee support all from one centralized location. The device also provides PC application support for XBMC and other options and ... Read >
Daonolfix Trojan Sweeps Web
Daonolfix Trojan Sweeps Web
A relatively new trojan by the name of Daonolfix is sweeping forums in what early user reports suggest might make it the new Conflicker. Daonolfix is part of the Win32/Daonol family of trojans and is capable of monitoring ... Read >
Louvre gets France’s first Apple Store
Louvre gets France’s first Apple Store
Is the Carrousel du Louvre getting a Wok n' Roll and Spencer Gifts, too? A month after McDonald's announced plans to besmirch the Carrousel du Louvre, the "upscale shopping mall" became home to France's first Apple Store. Much ... Read >
Boxee Beta Set For December 7th Private Trial Release
Boxee Beta Set For December 7th Private Trial Release
Boxee has officially been announced for a private beta release on December 7th 2009. The program is capable of streaming TV and movies to HDTV's with a remote content option much like those featured on Hulu and ... Read >
Chinese MMO will check your gender for you
Chinese MMO will check your gender for you
Chinese MMO King of the World has introduced a new Gender Identity System in a bid to stop male players playing as female characters, or vice versa. According to MMOsite, the game will use a webcam to ... Read >
It’s a see-through future according to Microsoft
It’s a see-through future according to Microsoft
Back in July Microsoft made some waves in the tech blogosphere with its video that showed what they thought computing might be like come 2019. Well that old story looks like it might just have been the ... Read >
Brian May had hair demands for LEGO: Rock Band
Brian May had hair demands for LEGO: Rock Band
Queen guitarist Brian May had only one demand when signing up for LEGO Rock Band (aside from receiving a stack of money): that developer Traveller's Tales get his famous perm right. As you can see above, they got ... Read >
Admit it guys, women are better at troubleshooting gadget problems than you are
Admit it guys, women are better at troubleshooting gadget problems than you are
A U.K. tech and gadget help line, appropriately called Gadget Helpline, did a study of 75,000 calls to their service recently and found that there's a huge gender gap in how men and women approach problems they're ... Read >
Would you spend $30 on an app to decode your baby’s cries?
Would you spend $30 on an app to decode your baby’s cries?
This kind of seems like one of those things that sounds crucial when you're expecting a baby, but after five minutes with an actual baby, you realize it's probably totally pointless. If you've ever dealt with more than ... Read >