Qriocity, Sony’s Cloud Based Entertainment Platform, Is Coming

At their IFA keynote today, Sony announced two new cloud-based entertainment services: Video On Demand powered by Qriocity and Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity. Okay, apparently the VOD Qriocity has been available in the U.S. for a while, but for anyone who missed that announcement, here’s what it means. (more…)

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Rock-Slicing, Nanotech Super Steel Forgotten 250 Years Ago

If you were on a battlefield, say, 700 years ago, Damascus steel mattered. The super-strong blades were fabled in their age, said to have sliced through the swords of foes and solid rock. Then we forgot how to make it. (more…)

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The Complete PlayStation Move Compendium

The Playstation Move brings PlayStation 3 owners into the world of motion gaming with a high-definition bang. Are you ready? (more…)

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The Apple TV we really wanted to see

The Apple TV we really wanted to see

“Hobby,” my ass. As expected, Steve Jobs poked out of his magic turtleneck and presented us more cooler-than-thou iPods. And they are really cool. Regardless, today’s big news is for a product Steve Jobs once famously referred to as a hobby: Apple TV. Far from being an afterthought, the new Apple TV is a big deal, and it sets the stage for a future Apple product — an actual TV.

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Infographic: How the iPod Nano has changed over the years

Infographic: How the iPod Nano has changed over the years

Apple just unveiled a new iPod Nano, and the new model is the most radical redesign yet. The 6G Nano is about half the size of the previous version, with a multi-touch screen and a clip on the back. The Nano’s come a long way since its debut in 2005 — check out the graphic below that summarizes the big changes it’s experienced over the years.

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Geeky car thieves are switching from carjacking to car hacking

Geeky car thieves are switching from carjacking to car hacking

New cars have a tremendous pile of electronics that control almost every feature of the car, but a group of researchers at UC San Diego and University of Washington says that thieves are starting to hack at these very systems to gain control over the car.

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Apple’s Ping is a bald-faced marketing ploy doomed for failure

Apple's Ping is a bald-faced marketing ploy doomed for failure

Call me a cynic, but I can’t imagine that Apple’s new, ambitious social network Ping is going to take off. Built into iTunes and the iTunes Store iPhone app, it’s designed to let you share what music you’re enjoying with your friends while also following your favorite musicians.

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