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Remember when Sony was the innovator?

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Personal Tech

Sony’s CFO says though it’s “a little behind,” the company would like to be competitive with the iPad. Why weren’t they thinking of this before?



HTC HD2 extended battery gets its close-up, lower price

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Personal Tech

We’ve already seen a render of the kickstand-equipped HTC HD2 extended battery, but renders don’t power cellphones, so we’re particuarly glad that CoolSmartPhone has now come through and provided some actual pictures of the actual device. What’s more, it looks like the price has now dropped to £35 excluding VAT (or about $55, down from [...]



Gadget Deals of the Day

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Personal Tech

Loads of loot in our dealz. One of our favorite HDTVs from last year just had its price slashed, as did one of our favorite laptops. Dead Rising 2 has been delayed so satisfy your unquenchable zombie bloodlust in hobomodo.

Top Deals:
• 15.6″ Dell Studio 15 Core i7 Laptop for $899 plus $6 shipping (normally $1,118).
• [...]



Kratos casemod can bring ‘God of War’ to your desktop… if you really want that

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Personal Tech

Well, this is disturbingly creative. Seriously, is there much more to say about this Kratos casemod? Well, Greek mythology and video game fanatics alike should be pleased yet horrified with this one. We certainly were. Video is after the break.Continue reading Kratos casemod can bring ‘God of War’ to your desktop… if you really want [...]



X2 brings the Amtek iTablet back from the abyss, forgets that no one cared the first time

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Personal Tech

Apple might have surprised everyone — including us — by naming its tablet the “iPad,” but the UK’s X2 isn’t letting this opportunity pass it by: it’s managed to drum up some cheap attention today by announcing an “iTablet” powered by a “1.6GHz Intel processor” and running whatever flavor of Windows from XP to 7 [...]



Google Maps Update Brings Multitouch To Motorola Droid

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Personal Tech

Google, who has been feeling especially touchy-feely this week, just rolled out Google Maps 3.4 which supports pinch to zoom on the Droid. The update is in the Market now so get to downloadin’ and then get to pinchin’. [Engadget]



Dry Erase Bamboo Panel Will Kill Those Reminder Apps DEAD

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Personal Tech

Who needs apps telling them to pick up a pint of milk on the way home, anyway? This bamboo dry erase comes in two sizes, with a bunch of assorted accessories like magnets, a letter holder and hooks.
If you’d rather not have the accessories, that’ll lop $30 – $40 off the price, but I personally [...]



Researchers say new material could let cars be powered by their bodywork

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Personal Tech

It likely won’t be ready for your next vehicle purchase, but some researchers from Imperial College London say that this rather modest-looking piece of material could eventually do nothing short of change of the way that cars are powered. The material itself is still a bit of a mystery, as you might expect, but it’s [...]



Dell Precision M6500 Hops On USB 3.0 and Core i5/i7 Trains

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Personal Tech

Dell’s Precision M6500 is the next in an increasingly long line of notebooks upgrading to Core i5, but it’ll be one of the first to also ship with an optional USB 3.0 port.
The Precision M6500 currently ships with a quad-core i7 for $2,750, but starting late February you’ll be able to configure it to include [...]



Motorola Droid gets official multitouch support — in Google Maps, anyway

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Personal Tech

When it rains, it pours, huh, Google? Not even a week after announcing the big multitouch update for its own Nexus One, Google has turned loose a new version of Google Maps that enables pinch-to-zoom support on the Droid. Of course, it was no secret that Android 2.0 had the framework in place to support [...]