Fring adds Skype video support on S60, threatens to make front cams useful
Considering the proliferation of 3G, WiFi, in-home broadband, and front-facing cameras on phones, you'd think that there'd be far more obvious ways to bridge video calls between phones and PCs -- but...
View ArticleHTC’s Touch.B gets demonstrated, featurephone status confirmed (video)
This isn't going to be fun, so we'll just say it and get it over with: the HTC Touch.B isn't the updated Android smartphone we'd been hoping for. As it turns out it isn't even a smartphone, relegated...
View ArticleSomeone else shows us what Google Chrome looks like
For an OS that isn't even out yet, Chrome OS sure has a bunch of people going crazy over it. I'll admit, I'm definitely looking forward to seeing it when it's released, but I'm going to wait until...
View ArticleNokia Messaging for social networks hits beta, brings Twitter, and leaves out...
See, this is what we were saying. It's not that we're not excited about Maemo, or that we hate S60, or even that we dislike it when a company like Nokia builds a free messaging app that integrates...
View ArticleOf course Android 2.1 has been ported to the Droid
That didn't take long. Last week the Google Phone was just another unfounded Internet rumor, but now that the Nexus One is out in the wild and its exclusive Android 2.1 build has been ported to the...
View ArticleWant to connect your iPhone and Bluetooth keyboard? There’s a (jailbroken)...
The wait has been long, but now there's finally a means by which to connect your dear, yet almost buttonless, iPhone or iPod touch to a Bluetooth keyboard for some more intense finger tapping action....
View ArticleGoogle Goggles gets video demo on Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
There's little sense in resisting the obvious: Google is slowly but surely taking over your life, but rather than get indignant and discombobulated, we'd suggest letting go and appreciating how much...
View ArticleVideo: Sound Trends’ Looptastic for iPhone and iPod touch
Back with another one of those pocket rockin’ beats – am I right? Am I right? Looptastic is a pretty cool little app. If you’re an aspiring DJ or a DJ who spends a lot of time in waiting rooms and...
View ArticleThe Audi A8 Google Earth integration gets a video demo
The Audi A8 is a nerdgasm on wheels. It was the only car that had a line to sit in it yesterday during the last press day at the Detroit Auto Show. So I skipped it. Shame on me. Good thing The German...
View ArticleThe iPad Video Demo
This eight minute video should answer any remaining questions you have about the iPad. Watch it in high-res at Apple.
View ArticleHTC Sense UI for Android may be getting sweet, sweet multitouch
Who could have guessed that simple gestures like pinch-to-zoom would make or break a phone experience for some people? With Android 2.1 slowly rolling out to most Android handsets out there, HTC...
View ArticleQuake 3, Android style
Quake 3 has been ported to Android. It looks slick, too (see video demo below). The project is called “kwaak3” and is based on Quake 3 ports to the iPhone and Nokia N900. The developer got everything...
View ArticleThe S-CUT cutting tool is a tool for serious cutting
This is tool is either for emergency workers who need to quickly cut through fabric of injured victims or for the Dextor-types who need to cleanly cut through fabric of their victims. Actually,...
View ArticleVideo Demo: Google Reader Play is clearly meant for a tablet computer
We all know that there will be an onslaught of touchscreen computers this year and next. But the Internet really isn't touchscreen friendly. It was designed for a mouse, not finger input. Google Reader...
View ArticleHands-on with the Sprint EVO 4G (with video!)
We just got back from the Sprint EVO 4G announcement, where ol’ Yeller just happened to have a few devices on hand. I spent a few minutes getting to know the device (far less than I wanted to, trust...
View ArticleSpell what’s on your mind
The Mind Speller is a communications tool from crazy world. Designed by Belgian researchers, the device takes an EEG scan of your brain activity and “writes” letters based on feedback. The idea isn’t...
View ArticleThe first video demo of the Nintendo 3DS
Even with the 3DS Nintendo is always moving forward with one foot in the past. [via Reddit]
View ArticleVideo demo: IE9 with NVIDIA Ion hardware acceleration
We'll soon live in an age when netbooks have both CPUs and GPUs and it will be grand. Unicorns and rainbows will dance off of our screens in harmony -- and Internet Explorer might become relevant...
View ArticleControl4’s iPad app gets a video demo
Watch the video demo of Control4’s iPad app if you have any doubt that the iPad will revolutionize home automation. [via CEPro]
View ArticleGoogle Updates Its Image Search for Android 2.1 and iPhone 3.0+
Google today announced on its blog that they have upgraded the mobile Image Search on Android 2.1 and iPhone OS 3.0+ devices. It's a typically Google update, in that the revamp will provide more speed...
View ArticleKeepin’ it real fake: HTC HD, too
If you're going to rip off one of the more memorable Windows Mobile devices ever made, you'd think you'd want to at least clone its most notable feature -- but seriously, what do we know about the...
View ArticleiPhone 3G gets an Android port to call its own (video)
You'll recall, studious little gremlins that you are, that we recently saw the venerable first-gen iPhone prancing about with an unusual little green droid providing it with operational commands....
View ArticleScanBizCards: use your iPhone 3GS to organize your collection of business cards
Business cards are an anachronism. We all have them, we all pass them out to people we meet, but how many of you actually own a rolodex, or file the business cards you receive in any meaningful way?...
View ArticleHere’s a waterproof flashlight/video camera
I'm not sure if this device is really a waterproof flashlight with a video camera or a video camera with a bright light. Either way, it records video at VGA quality on a 4GB internal drive and sports a...
View ArticleNokia N8’s USB On-The-Go support demoed, lesser phones turned into slaves
Among the Nokia N8's neater tricks is its support for USB On-The-Go, which basically lets you connect USB peripherals (flash drives, for example) to the phone and have it act as a host -- a duty...
View ArticleHomePipe streams your iTunes to Android, other files too
Need another way to get your tunes (whether they be i-prefixed or not) onto your Android celly? HomePipe is the latest, a service offering easy access to files on your home computer via your cellphone....
View ArticleHere’s the first Guitar Hero 6 video demo
I don’t think I’m man enough to rock that hard.
View ArticleiPhone 4 first hands-on! (update: FaceTime video demo)
We've just gotten some face time (ha ha!) with the new iPhone 4, and let's just say this: it's incredibly sexy. We'll hand it to Apple, the phone is so thin it's kind of mind-boggling. The 3GS by...
View ArticleTime gives the iPad a second go
Steve Jobs gave us a little sneak peak at Time's upcoming iPad app during the iPhone 4 keynote. Here's a full video demo. It's the future -- and very ambitious one at that. Time definitely improved on...
View ArticleVidyo First to Demonstrate Telepresence Quality Video Conferencing on New...
HACKENSACK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vidyo, Inc., demonstrated today telepresence grade, low-latency, multipoint video conferencing with 3 mega pixel content sharing on Apple’s new iPad. The demonstration...
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