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You know the old saying – if the mountain cannot come to you, the only logical step would be to go towards the mountain. The same applies with the ResQFix 406 Personal Locator Beacon that allows you to transmit your current location to anywhere in the world, giving you a better chance of being found. Of course, if you’re prone of getting into trouble yourself, it would be prudent to have one of these attached to your clothing and equipment at all times, especially when you’re in unfamiliar territory. The ResQFix 406 Personal Locator Beacon… Continue Reading»

Apple announced the new iMac today. It’s not as boxy or ugly as it’s predecessor, thankfully. Dumping the 17” screen in favor of 20 and 24” models, the iMac is made out of aluminum, glass and sports a very thin keyboard that comes in wired and bluetooth versions, along with 2 stock 2 USB 2.0 ports built in. Under the hood? A 2.4GHz Core 2 Extreme processor with ATI’s Radeon HD 2600 Pro graphics card, 1 terabyte of storage space, 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.0, and 1GB of RAM (the new iMacs support up to 4GB RAM). (Catching… Continue Reading»

We got our first sniff at Nokia’s N81 back in May and here it is again. Before you get too excited at the gallery below, it’s only a model of Nokia’s latest cell, but still, the pics are pretty.

It’s a lot slimmer than the N80 – you can see the two phones compared. The N81 will be announced at the end of the month… Continue Reading»

It’s that time again folks — the moment when you’re rushing out of the house, but you make the oh-so-wise decision to head in even later rather than leaving that glowing Wii unattended. Today, Wii owners in Europe, Japan, and the US can download a shiny new firmware update, which institutes a new digital clock on the main menu, a few “aesthetic changes to the Wii Shop,” an updated Forecast Channel window, a “Today’s Accomplishments” note on the message board, and a made over Wii Shop that “changes the way Virtual Console… Continue Reading»

The Halo 3 Zune for military service members (Source: Microsoft)

Microsoft is adding yet another piece of Halo 3-related merchandise to its product lineup

On the heels of the Halo 3 Edition black Zune, Microsoft is introducing a new brown version of the Halo-themed player for military service members. After receiving feedback on the popularity of the Zune players from U.S. soldiers, teams from Microsoft Zune and Microsoft’s U.S. Federal business joined together to develop a special Zune – Halo 3 Military Edition, which will be available exclusively

A look at the UltraSPARC T2 die (Source: Sun Microsystems)

Sun’s new UltraSPARC T2, formerly codenamed Niagara 2, may find its way outside of the server market

Sun Microsystems will announce today a new microprocessor that it boasts to be “the world’s fastest.” The new processor, officially termed UltraSPARC T2, is the successor to the company’s UltraSPARC T1 – with several improvements and architectural changes.

The UltraSPARC T2, formerly codenamed Niagara 2, is an eight-core, 64-thread microprocessor that will reach the server market later this year. The

Wii accessories are getting as common as the games people play. Some are even kicking up the imagination quotient a notch to give players not only a physical experience – such as for sports video games – but also a fantasy experience. Witness the Wii Hero Pack by Camy International.

Though some will enjoy the inevitable Zelda gaming fantasies, why stop there? Imagine pulling the sword of Griffyndoor from the sorting hat in the first Harry Potter video game, or wielding the sword and shield a digital Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?… Continue Reading»