Steve Jobs to Speak at WWDC 2008 -- Will He Discuss the New iPhone?
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Microsoft intros the TouchWall -- maps will never be the same again
The 4-foot-by-6-foot "wall" uses inexpensive infrared sensors and a rear-mounted camera -- which can be added to a variety of surfaces -- in order to create the hands-on experience. The company appears to be targeting this as a low cost "intelligent whiteboard" solution, so hopefully they'll be turning up in schools, small businesses, and the Engadget offices soon. Check the video after the break to see it all in action. [Source: On 10 via CNET]
Collect Calls From Prison to Cell Phones Now Possible
by Joshua Topolsky, posted May 8th 2008 at 4:51PM
The next time you get popped for a crime you didn't commit and end up in the Big House, you're going to be real glad NCIC Inmate Telephone Services rolled into existence. The greatest dream of felons everywhere has finally come to fruition: You can now make collect calls to cellphones while you're serving your time. And hey, this isn't just some minor advance -- no, this is "lightning in a bottle," arguably on par with the first moon landing, finding a cure for cancer, or hitting that crazy high note at the end of "Happiness Is a Warm Gun." With a 20 percent call-completion rate, you don't have to defer your dreams -- rob a bank today, you'll definitely be able to make pricey collect calls to loved ones from jail! [Source: PRWeb]
[Image courtesy Celebrity Blackberry Sightings]
Gateway Releases Slew of New Desktops, Offers Something for Everyone
by Joshua Topolsky, posted May 6th 2008 at 2:37PM
Man Stages Wii Fit Experiment to Lose Weight, Gain Fame
by Joshua Topolsky, posted May 2nd 2008 at 1:27PM
Best Buy Snaps Up 17 CompUSA Leases
by Joshua Topolsky, posted May 1st 2008 at 6:03PM
[Thanks, Brian]
First Ever BlackBerry Clamshell Phone Unmasked, Dubbed the 'Kickstart'
by Joshua Topolsky, posted May 1st 2008 at 1:07PM
3G iPhone to Be Discounted to $199 by AT&T?
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Apr 30th 2008 at 9:05AM
In addition to these discounts, the source says the new iPhone will be 2.5mm thinner than the previous iteration, although we understand that right after telling Fortune this information, the "person" burst into a cloud of rainbow-colored sparkles and went flying off into the night sky. [Source: Fortune]
[Thanks, Penny]
Hands-On With the New Apple iMac (Unboxing, Benchmarking)
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Apr 29th 2008 at 4:41PM
iPhone Finally Coming to Canada
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Homemade Security 'Bum Bot' Turns Up on the Colbert Report
[Thanks, Tony S.]
Samsung Resignations Spark Rioting, Photo Burning
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Apr 23rd 2008 at 6:01PM
[Thanks, Dooder; Image courtesy AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon]
Would You Elect the President via Text Message? 61 Percent Say 'Y'
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Apr 21st 2008 at 6:15PM
According to a recent, sensational survey from Samsung Mobile, 61 percent of lazy, distracted, and impossibly ignorant cellphone users over the age 18 say they would be comfortable casting their vote for President of the United States via a text message. Meanwhile, the totally serious and meaningful survey found that eight in ten (or 80 percent) of teens under the legal voting age would use their mobile devices to cast a ballot in the election.
Additionally, Samsung Mobile discovered that 90 percent of cellphone users would like an ice cream cone, while another 87 percent would like an ice cream cone only after eating a quarter-pounder with cheese. Soon Samsung Mobile hopes to determine what percentage, if any, of the people surveyed know who is running for the office of president. [Source: BusinessWire]
iPod Sleeve Takes fashion to its Logical, Meaty Conclusion
Samsung CEO Charged With Fraud, Won't Be Arrested
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Apr 17th 2008 at 8:03PM
Oh Lee Kun-hee, CEO of Samsung -- if you keep this up, you're going to make the Enron CEOs look like choir boys. The latest episode in the unending shame-game that is Samsung's list of corporate improprieties comes in the form of a an actual indictment against the electronic-maker's top man... for fraud. According to a report out of Australia, prosecutors in Korea have formally charged Kun-hee (who has admitted guilt anyhow), but say they won't arrest him because it would cause "enormous disruption" in the company's operations. Authorities said instead they plan to send him to a week-long, all-expenses-paid trip to a luxurious spa, and hope that a deep tissue rub will rid him of his lawbreaking ways. [Source: www.abc.net.au]
[Thanks, Hussain]
