Lytro Camera Overview Here at CES in Las Vegas, we were lucky enough to be awarded with a few hours of playtime with the Lytro camera at the Wynn Garden Lobby. For those of you unfamiliar with this peculiar weapon of the digital imaging persuasion, the Lytro camera’s specialty is that it can capture images
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Asus Eee Pad Slider Hands-on Video and Pictures
The Asus Eee Pad Slider might be the only tablet that has truly won my affection so far, and that was due to the device’s full sliding QWERTY keyboard. The Eee Pad Slider reminded me of a giant QWERTY slider phone that tilted the screen at an ergonomic angle. Running on an NVIDIA Tegra 2
LG Marquee for Sprint Hands-on Video and Pictures
Want to see the phone LG is launching on the catwalk tonight in New York to kick off Fashion Week? Meet the LG Marquee. Last night I rendezvoused with the cloud-like LG Marquee for Sprint, the lightest smartphone I’ve ever pawed, at the Holiday Spectacular Event. Tipping the old postage scale at 3.97 ounces, the LG
CTIA Preview: 5 Things to Watch For
CTIA, the twice-annual U.S. wireless industry gathering, has its Spring Fling this week in Orlando, FL. Only a few years ago all of the big cell phone carriers and phone makers waited for CTIA Spring and Fall to launch their biggest products of the year. Things are different now, what with Apple having made it
A Brief Look at Mega Man Universe
If you were worried about how Mega Man Universe was going to turn out, you can breathe easy knowing full well that Mega Man is returning to his roots. Favoring the old school, sidescrolling look of the early years, Mega Man Universe has received some slight graphical enhancements and a whole lot of Capcom friends
Call of Duty is Safe in Treyarch’s Hands
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is likely the best CoD to date but Treyarch looks to be hard at work to dethrone it with Call of Duty: Black Ops. Released today, the footage above shows off some multiplayer action complete with a detonation crossbow, RC car bomb, and a new, shoot-able knife for instant
iPad Gaming Output to TV…More Please!
As the iPad remains in its infancy, we’re still waiting for some of the most killer apps that are either in development or still unthought of. Majic Jungle Software, creators of Chopper and DuckDuckDuck for the iPhone, are in the process of developing a sequel to Chopper. Chopper 2 for the iPhone and iPad is
If Approved, Wi-Fi Sync for iPhone Will Rake In the $$$
Although it hasn’t yet been submitted to Apple for approval, Wi-Fi Sync hopes to remedy one user-demanded feature with some incredible potential. Once your iDevice has been paired with your Mac or PC for the first time, iTunes will recognize and display it as it would through a normal USB connection. The syncing process begins
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Trailer
Two of the biggest naming in gaming go head-to-head for the third time in Marvel vs. Capcom 3. If you’ve ever wondered if Ryu stood a chance against the likes of Wolverine, the Hulk, Iron Man or the rest of the Marvel crew you’re about to get your answer. Anyone else rooting for a Mega
HP Slate Quick Review
The tablet wars have only begun and the next major competitor hoping to out-tablet the iPad is HP. Originally shown off at CES, the HP Slate is seemingly taking the opposite approach Apple took with the iPad. So how will it hold up? Check out the mini review and gallery below. Spanish tech site Conectic.ca
Microsoft Plays Around With Pen & Touch Input
If this video is any indication of Microsoft’s rumored Courier tablet, Ballmer is set to prove Jobs, who said “If you see a stylus…they blew it”, way wrong. Since our fingers aren’t capable of the precision that a stylus offers, there’s still hope for Microsoft to show off some beautiful pen input in a way
Photoshop Content-Aware Filling Blows Minds
When Steve Jobs may or may not have referred to Adobe as lazy, there’s no way he was talking about the Photoshop team. Take, for instance, an upcoming feature of Photoshop that can automagically (yes, it’s magic) remove parts of a picture based on the backgrounds around it. You’ve only got part of a photo?
VIV Mag’s Digital Magazine is Unlike Anything We’ve Seen
Until now, the strategy to transition from print magazines into a digital form has been one of page swiping with some interactive advertisements or videos thrown in as no-brainers. Admittedly, the demos from both Sports Illustrated and Wired Magazine are already fairly impressive in the way they incorporate content beyond text and images. VIV Mag
How Freaking Cool Is This Digital Newsstand?!
I don’t know about you but to me this is more impressive than those digital magazine mockups we’ve seen from Sports Illustrated and Wired Magazine. It’s takes the idea of an actual newsstand where your place your tablet on a Microsoft Surface table which recognizes the device and the user account associated with it. After
Penguin Shows Off Real eBooks
For the most part, eBooks today consist of text and maybe a few images scattered throughout. Fortunately for their customers, Penguin Books understands there can be more to a book than just text. On Tuesday, Penguin Books CEO John Makinson took some time to show off some ideas that they’ve been working on to bring
Walkthrough of Safari on the iPad
Apple’s touting the iPad as a best in class device for a variety of tasks including photo viewing, video playback, and emailing. One of the core experiences they’re pushing the hardest is definitely the web browser. Until now, we’ve only been able to rely on a select few hands-on videos from major publications like Engadget.
A Keyboard Overhaul with MiniGuru
The forthcoming arrival of a new keyboard isn’t usually greeted with anything resembling excitement but the MiniGuru could just change that. With user configuration at heart, and touch typists in mind, I eagerly take a closer look.
Tonight’s New Year’s Eve Ball
Each year, tens of millions from around the world tune in to New York City’s Times Square celebration. As the final minute winds down, all attention shifts to one massively beautiful piece of tech that truly ushers in a new year. A tradition that started over 100 years ago with a ball comprised of one
Brace Yourself for the Official World of Warcraft Magazine
As we’ve seen more and more magazine publishers ready their content for digital consumption, one company is prepared to take a gamble on a highly unexpected print magazine. Known for its other hugely popular gaming magazines like the Official Xbox Magazine and Nintendo Power, Future Publishing is set to release a quarterly magazine focused entirely
On My Tech Wishlist: The Philco PC
Introducing the Philco PC concept from Californian designer Dave Schultze, a computer design inspired by an iconic 1950s television and one that now enjoys pride of place on my tech wishlist.





























