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It may be a little slow out of the gate, but Florida-based SP Technologies is now taking aim at Apple over the iPhone’s touchscreen keyboard, claiming that it infringes on a patent it has held since 2004. According to MacNN, that patent describes a “method and medium for computer readable keyboard display incapable of user termination,” and the company is saying that Apple was “willful and deliberate” in its alleged infringement of it. As a result, SP Technologies is demanding that Apple pay “reasonable royalties” for each iPhone already sold, along with… Continue Reading»

Hey, we can’t blame the folks at Sony for not wanting to write up the obvious on a Friday afternoon, but the firm has stormed back fresh today and doled out the official details regarding the pricing and availability of the 80GB PlayStation 3. As we all expected knew, the 80GB iteration is available en masse for $599 (or $659 CND for those to the north) and comes bundled with MotorStorm. It’s also noted that this higher-end edition joins the recently reduced 60GB model, and while Sony didn’t mention the… Continue Reading»

For anyone who has neglected their introverted tendencies lately and stepped foot outside, you’d realize that much of the US is unbearably warm, and while we haven’t seen any outbreaks of overheating Wiis, this here fan is aiming to ensure it stays that way. Of course, it won’t go down as the first of its kind, but this USB-powered wind pusher provides two extra USB ports for the ones it covers, should match your Wii in color fairly well, and is reportedly ultra quiet when squashing heat. No word just… Continue Reading»

Ohhh big surprise, Microsoft just announced a price drop on the 360 lineup.Retailers will knock $50 off the Premium systems (bringing it to $350), $30 off the Elite (down to $450), and $20 off the Core (bringing it to $280). Expect it to take effect this Wednesday, the 8th. Buy, buy, buy, people. Oh, let’s briefly review how many of Microsoft’s retail partners had a difficult time keeping Redmond’s big secret.

Snowboarders, sit up and take notice! The Burton Tantrum G1 Bluetooth helmet is here to help you keep in touch with the world via your phone while engaged in your favorite extreme sport, thanks to a wireless Bluetooth connection. A DJ-style pair of headphones will fill your ears with your favorite tunes from virtually all music players, ranging from iPods, MD, CD, and other MP3 players. Not only that, it works well with Bluetooth 1.1 and 1.2 phone also. I don’t know about you, but I’d hate to be interrupted while making my way downhill. Those… Continue Reading»

Wibrain has just let reporters have a sneak peek of its business-oriented UMPC, the B1. This UMPC comes in a rectangle form factor that won’t win any awards for looks, but it does pack some decent computing power underneath its hood. What you get includes a VIA C7M ULV CPU/VX700 GPU for a respectable performance at a moderate price. Features include WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity, a VGA camera, as well as quad-band support for GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band HSDPA. The B1 will hit Korean markets in the middle of October and will retail between $650… Continue Reading»

There are emulators for both 8-bit and 16-bit platforms for some time now, but most of them run on more powerful devices such as computers and high-end cellphones. The OneStation Portable crams in all those emulated games into a GBA-sized cartridge that slots wonderfully into a GBA Micro-cloned design. You’ll be able to enjoy classics of yore with a 320 x 240 resolution color LCD display at extremely dirt cheap prices – retailing between $30 to $40. Even the game carts are so affordable, selling for just $5 or $6 a pop. Unfortunately, the game… Continue Reading»