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