Rumour: Apple TV re-emergence
Having shifted the portable music player market with the iPod, shaking up the smart-phone with the iPhone and dominating the tablet PC market ever since the launch of the iPad in early 2010, Apple is now rumoured to be on the verge of starting commercial production of its own line of TVs for an estimated late-2012 launch, according to a report by analyst Peter Misek from US bank Jeffries.
The Computer System that recognises human emotion via your voice
Two groups of scientists in Spain have created a prototype computer system that is able to recognize the emotional state of a person from the intonations in his/her voice.
A significant step forward from the run-of-the-mill automated telephone services (you know, the ones that ask "you said *insert word here* is that correct?" after every phrase), this is set to be slightly less annoying, thanks to the Universidad Calos III de Madrid and Universidad de Granada in Spain's research.
Facedrink gives you 'social energy'
Are those so-called 'social skills' starting to wear thin? Losing your friend-making energy in life? Well maybe you should try Facedrink: the energy drink with social strat...and a pretty big lawsuit on it's tail if the clearly aped social network has anything to do with it.
Best Buy UK Closing Down Sale starts tomorrow
Well we all know what's become of Best Buy's efforts in the UK (insert pun of it being an open-shut case here); but there's always one good thing to take away from the demise of reputable businesses. That thing being closing down sales.
Martin says its jetpack is practical. Proven with poorly rendered animation
So Jetpacks, for all their impressive prestige for Nazi combat and general procrastination, they haven't been seen within the wider public agenda than the tech followers (people beyond we enthusiastic readers) as applicable to other situations. But Martin wants you to know about that they're actually useful.
Siri protocol hacks: start your car and control your house
As soon as mobile developers Applidium cracked the Siri security protocol (the wall that stops it from working on anything other than an iPhone 4S) and released a set of developer tools to expand upon what the service does already, various prototypes have already made it into the wild: from the menial tasks of changing your thermostat temperature to the more scary possibilities like starting your car.
NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity successfully launches
The $2.5 billion Mars Rover Curiosity successfully launched from Cape Canaveral at 10:02am, beginning the eight month journey to determine whether or not Mars was ever suitable for life.
"We are very excited about sending the world's most advanced scientific laboratory to Mars," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said.
Google+ reunites DSLR with owner after a year at the bottom of the ocean
After discovering a DSLR camera on the bed of the Pacific Ocean while scuba diving, Markus Thompson managed to return the camera to its owner via the use of Google+.
U.S. Senator asks Google to add a terrorist flagging button to blogger
U.S. Senator Joe Liberman of the Democratic Party has written a letter to Google, requesting that its blogging platform be equipped with a flagging feature for terrorists...we're absolutely not joking about this.
Tesco Comes Up Trumps With Modern Warfare 3’s Best Ad Yet
As keen purveyors of gaming advertisements, recent months have seen us indebted to some of the most inventive, engaging and seductive ads in quite some time.
Fuelled by marketing budgets in the millions, we’ve bear witness to an awe-inspiring Forza Motorsport 4 ad that has rekindled our passion for motorsport, seen a downright gritty interpretation of Tamriel in Skyrim’s live-action trailer and laughed at the superbly-played ‘Vet versus Noob’ advert for Modern Warfare 3 featuring a stoic, down-to-business Sam Worthington and a bumbling Jonah Hill.
Modular USB flash drive concept. An ingenious way to sort out your data
USB storage seem to come in plenty of shapes and sizes. To carry around a library of various different materials you either have your run-of-the-mill USB hard drive or a bundle of USB pen drives to categorise what content you have on which. Presenting the conceptual middle ground.
Two versions of the next generation Xbox planned
A Digital Foundry report on GamesIndustry.biz has claimed that Microsoft are expected to take a two model approach with its next generation console.
The DisplAir: That awesome computer from Minority report, only real
Ever since Tom Cruise fired up his elaborate computer set-up to target pre-emptive crimes, we've always been a little bit fascinated with the opportunity of the gesture based control. Removing the need for a display and allowing the user to manipulate 3D images in midair. Turns out Russia has a working prototype called the DisplAir.
HMV Joins The Digital Age With On-Demand Service. Are They Too Late?
HMV today marks its move into the digital marketplace with its appropriately-named on-demand rental service ‘HMV On-Demand’. From the iTunes Store to the Android Marketplace, Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Player to Blinkbox, it’d be fair to say that online movie rental services are far from in short supply.
The Sun now claims denied hacking is an "Xbox fraud cover-up"
The Sun have fought back against Microsoft's dismissal of its front page "exclusive," claiming Xbox Live was hacked by throwing out accusations of a cyber fraud "cover-up."
Earlier this week (Tuesday to be exact), The Sun ran a front page story in its newspaper about a "Crime Exclusive," reporting that thousands of Xbox Live accounts had been hacked, stealing millions of pounds in the process. Microsoft released a statement, denying claims of hacking, confirming that the infrastructure itself is safe, and stating that this was a case of a phishing scam (online attempts to con people into giving you their personal details).
Guy accuses Myspace Tom of being the Father to his Girlfriend's baby
An Alleged father on the Maury show (American daytime talk show of delight) has accused Myspace Tom Anderson of being the real father to his girlfriend's baby, because Tom was her very first friend on Myspace. We guess he had her at "pc4pc."
Bionic contact lenses to give us augmented reality eyeballs
Get pumped, tests are beginning to give us awesome Terminator-vision augmented reality vision. This new generation of contact lenses is a step closer after successful animal trials.
Scientists at Washington University conducted studies into the area via lenses with a single LED installed being trialed on rabbits.
The Humble Introversion Bundle out today
The latest Humble Bundle, entitled ‘The Humble Introversion Bundle’, has been released today and comes packed with Uplink, Darwinia, DEFCON and Multiwinia, available (as always) for a sum of your choice.
There's no better way to get over being unfriended on Facebook than with William Shatner
The title says it all really. Recently, on US show Jimmy Kimmel live they commenced a National Unfriend day: asking viewers to go through their Facebook friends and remove anybody who didn't fit the quote of actually being a friend.
But what about those on the receiving end of an unfriending? How are you going to cope in such times of online rejection? Kimmel has the answer...the perfect answer. Bring in Captain James T Kirk William Shatner to take you through the steps of unfriending grief. The smooth voice of Shatner talks you through the process of denial, anger, depression and acceptance that maybe you were never friends in the first place and maybe, just maybe, you can beat the next false friend to the punch. Have a watch.
WHSmith releases 7-inch Android colour tablet.
WHSmith seems to have grown rather out-of-date as of late. As a brand around here, except for the Smiths at Lincoln and Notts train stations, are starting to become rather overlooked. So to bring itself back into Christmas contention, they've released the Kobo Vox: a 7-inch Android powered tablet (hello Kindle Fire).