Archive for November 13th, 2007

Targeted muscle reinnervation enables your brain to control prosthetic limbs

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets If you're suddenly overcome with an eerie feeling of déjà vu, fret not, as this idea has certainly been brainstormed before. As scientists aim to make prosthetic limbs more user-friendly, a certain physiatrist at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and professor at Northwestern University has developed a ...

Zune going easy on the launch, heavy on the ads

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Don't worry, you're not the only one 'round these parts that's wondering where all the fanfare went. Microsoft decided to do up the launch of its new Zunes without all the launch hullabaloo of the first time around, probably hoping the devices will speak for ...

Wii’s Guitar Hero III not down with surround sound?

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming We don't know who thought it'd be smart to mess with the gods of rock, but choosing not to include surround sound support for Guitar Hero III just doesn't sound like an intelligent move. Nevertheless, a assemblage of Wii gamers are reporting that the game is outputting audio ...

Official Nokia N82 press shots!

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Straight from the source and about 21 hours early, we've got the 5 megapixel Nokia N82 press shots. No detailed press release but really, what more do you need to know that you don't know already? Ah hell, we'll run down the rumored specs for you one more time: quad-band ...

Unannounced Zune “Citron” color unearthed

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Digging through software resource files to find hidden tidbits about upcoming iPod and iPhone features has become almost as automatic as the unboxing ritual these days, and apparently the Zune 2.0 software hasn't been spared this treatment. Long Zheng did some hefty digging, and unearthed ...

DivX playback headed for the PS3

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming, Home EntertainmentThe press release is a bit short on details, but it's hard to miss the meat of the story: the PS3 is set to include DivX playback in the near future. Users will be able to add the feature for everyday media playback with a forthcoming ...

Brazil’s TecToy cranks out Mega Drive Portable handheld

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds While Sega's Nomad handheld didn't exactly take off, Brazil's TecToy nonetheless looks to be ready to take its own shot at a portable Genesis console, although it's new "Mega Drive Portable" appears to be decidedly more limited than Sega's offering. The biggest drawback, as you might have ...

IOGEAR intros SRS WOW-equipped Bluetooth Audio Transport

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio, Wireless It looks like SRS Labs has found yet another outlet for its sound-enhancing technology, with the company today announcing that it's signed up IOGEAR as its latest partner. What's more, it seems that IOGEAR isn't wasting any time in getting its first piece of gear out ...

Autumn Xbox 360 update to enable downloadable Xbox games, including Halo 1

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

It's getting to be about time for an Xbox 360 Dashboard update, and Official Xbox Magazine is reporting that the Fall update, due December 4th, will come packing a huge new feature: downloadable Xbox games. The list includes some biggies: Fable, Burnout 3, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, and, ...