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Tiny LEDs power Olympics' supersized screens

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:04:54 +0800

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. is supplying China with 25 LED Astrovision screens for the Beijing Olympics. Each of these giant screens comprises hundreds of LED units and offers three times higher ...

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Wave the torch to see a message at the Olympics

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 18:42:40 +0800

Spectators at the Games will get a chance to touch the flame-bearing torch, but only a replica of it, that is. Instead of fire, the torches have a microelectromechanical system (MEMS), ...

LED drumsticks illuminate your 'Rock Band' studliness

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:45:00 +0800

If you think you felt cool playing Rush on Rock Band before, try pounding out "Tom Sawyer" with The Ant Commandos' new illuminated drumsticks. The body lights up in red or ...

Asus Eee Stick looks very familiar

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0800

Asus has announced its first-ever motion control wireless joystick that the company is calling the Eee Stick. Now where have we seen this before? Ah that's right; it's almost an exact ...

Epson's pricey photo viewers present prettier pictures?

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:00:00 +0800

To accommodate all those high-resolution photos you've shot with your new (or old) dSLR, Epson has doubled the hard disk size of its Multimedia Photo Viewers. This year's models, the P-6000 ...

E-smoking to kick a nicotine addiction

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0800

The E-Cigarette's manufacturer claims it will help smokers quit. If gum, the patch, and hypnosis don't cut it, Chinavasion says smokers can kick their nicotine habit and look tech-savvy at the same ...

Lowepro alerts Facebook fans to new green bags

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0800

The Lowepro Terraclime 100 is one of the manufacturer's new green bags. If you're already one of the 161 "fans" of Lowepro on Facebook, you probably know that a few days ago ...

Open-source gadgets at LinuxWorld

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:00:05 +0800

Shuttle's custom version of Foresight Linux on the new XP19 monitor. Attending LinuxWorld might be a first for us here at Crave. But I did want to head over to the expo, ...

App Store price fluctuation angering some iPhone users

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0800

App Store users angered over sudden price changes respond in the reviews. When Konami's Frogger popped up in the iPhone App Store early Wednesday, the US$9.99 price tag immediately set off a ...

At Beijing Games, Haier washing-machines spin

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:00:02 +0800

In between attending track-and-field events and trying to locate uncensored Web sites, visitors to the Beijing Olympic Games will be able to experience a day in the life of a futuristic-home ...

Deja vu--slim T700 mobile phone

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 17:57:53 +0800

Another hour, another T700. We're pretty sure the camera people at Sony and Sony Ericsson don't talk everyday, but couldn't they at least space out the launch of two completely different ...

iPhone coders take a poke at Apple on F**kingNDA.com

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 17:53:07 +0800

The iPhone may have a stunning design and speedy hardware, but the true beauty of the device lies in the applications and services within. The cottage industry era may be long ...

'GTA IV' making its way onto PCs this fall

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 17:06:39 +0800

Over at our sister site, Gamespot, Wednesday, the eagle-eyed Guy Cocker noticed that Rockstar Games has officially announced its mega-hit, Grand Theft Auto IV, for the PC. Originally available for Xbox ...

Xbox appoints blogger as new ambassador

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 17:00:07 +0800

Call her Sheylara. She's the new brand ambassador and gaming consultant under Microsoft's new Xbox Xperts initiative. A blogger, avid gamer and former gaming magazine editor, Sheylara will help foster the ...

Sony announces two slim shooters

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:56:34 +0800

Sony has unveiled its latest point-and-shoots lineup for this season, and it seems like the company's design department has scored another point in keeping the feature-rich cameras thin and pocketable. First in ...

Motorola Alexander: Can a slider save Moto?

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:00:00 +0800

Yesterday The Boy Genius Report posted a leaked picture of a Motorola device, code-named the Alexander. If you were hoping for a touchscreen super-phone, prepare to be disappointed because it seems ...

RFID goes primetime in Beijing Olympics

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:56:12 +0800

Radio-frequency identification technology or RFID will be facing it first major test during the Beijing Olympics, taking care of ticketing for the estimated 3 million athletes, journalists and spectators. Despite the ...

Modern skyscraper, low-tech decoy

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:46:09 +0800

What is the world's most high-tech building technique for constructing a skyscraper at the blink of an eye? Well, the answer lies in one of the China's well-kept secrets in its ...

Warning for blabbermouths to zip it up in Beijing

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:39:19 +0800

After watching your favorite team win at the Olympics, getting a drink or two to celebrate is fine. But if you get tipsy, watch your mouth if you're on a cab ...

New Apple Cinema Displays coming in 2009?

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:32:49 +0800

MacRumors.com is reporting on a rumor that Apple will announce its new Cinema Displays at MacWorld San Francisco 2009, set to take place January 5 through 9. It's been nearly four years ...