Researchers at the University of Utah have developed a new, more precise way of placing microelectrodes on the surface of the brain to enable patients to turn thoughts into action. Led by Bradley Greger, a professor of bioengineering, the “Brain Carpet” as it’s called, represents a “modest advance” in techniques already in use. The Brain … Read More

Set to be bundled with the Easy Piano instructive game for the Nintendo DS is this Piano/Keyboard controller, which lets you go from punishing ears on a full-size piano, to punishing ears on your handheld. The game itself seems about as fun as reading theoretical physics when you’re drunk, but the controller seems like it … Read More

Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) This could be the ugliest Touch Pro2 I’ve ever seen. We spared you before…but now you’re not so lucky. [ IntoMobile ] Here’s the Nokia 5800i XpressMusic. An update to a phone that very few people cared about in the first place. [ Unwired … Read More

Marissa Mayer, Google’s VP Search Products & User Experience , took fairly direct questions in the most recent edition of Digg Dialogg, the interviews series from social news site Digg . Topics include the upcoming launch of Google Wave , how Google feels about Microsoft Bing and Wolfram Alpha , and the biggest threats to … Read More

Pico projectors have been bullshit. They’ve been dim and useless. The P2 is one of the next generation with LCoS display of 800×600 and 33 lumens, twice as bright as previous. In two gens, I might even recommend. [ PicoProjectorInfo ]
original Source : AAXO P2 Pico Projector Is Thankfully Brighter Than its Forefathers [Projectors] … Read More

Yeah, we’re pretty much all peeved by Apple suddenly ejecting all traces of Google Voice from the app store , but now it looks to have drawn the ire of the Federal Communications Commission, as well. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal , the agency has sent out three letters, one each … Read More

We’ll be straight with you: it was pretty much love at first sight for us and dinosaur bones, and while we’ve always harbored a secret desire to someday acquire a real T-Rex fossil for our private collection, the LEDSAUR is probably our best shot at anything even close to that. Besides taking on that famous … Read More

YES. The FCC is now looking into Apple’s chickenshit shenanigans with Google Voice, asking whether AT&T was involved, why it was rejected and what the hell’s going on with this Google Voice thing. The request is part of a broader-ranging inquiry by the commission on exclusive deals between cell phone carriers and handset manufacturers for … Read More

After Andy Baio co-founded and sold social events listing site Upcoming.org to Yahoo! he could have spent the rest of his days doing whatever he wanted. He spent a year and a half writing, but this month he decided to join another startup ( Kickstarter.com ), because he loves building social software. Baio is a … Read More

A pair of computer security researchers have discovered a BIOS vulnerability caused by the Computrace Laptop Lojack software, serving as a rootkit to potentially let malware nest and thrive in an estimated 60% of newish laptops. The research team of Alfredo Ortega and Anibal Sacco say that when malware infects a system BIOS, it is … Read More

LG is one of those brands that does not just make cell phones – but when they put their mind to a cell phone, they definitely commit to it and that is exactly what they have done for the Korean market through the LG Whistle phone. This beautiful handset comes in four different colors – … Read More

Rogue, well isn’t that an odd name for a phone. I’d rather my phone follow my commands than act as a defiant scoundrel. Moving on, this supposed Glyde substitute that will be a QWERTY slider for Verizon seems to be scheduled for a release date of the 15th of August.
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Some might say that the phone you’re peering at above is the most un-Nokia-like Nokia device produced in quite some time (if not ever), but remember, this one was custom made for US consumers and AT&T’s audience — something that’s not true for too many Espoo-sourced handsets. Once known as the Mako , Nokia’s Surge … Read More

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Gaming , Software , Odds and ends , Developer , iPhone , App Store , SDK Freeverse has picked a partner in the ongoing dance of social gaming networks on the iPhone. They’ve joined up with ngmoco and their Plus+ system for all of their games , including Flick … Read More

We’ve already gotten a pretty good look at LG’s stylish new BL40 phone (also simply known the new “Chocolate”) courtesy of some official shots , but no phone launch would be complete without an over the top ad, and LG’s naturally got that covered as well. As you can see for yourself after the break, … Read More