- Google Street View goes off-roading
- CNET News - October 16, 2009
- A new camera-equipped trike can map places not accessible by car like school campuses and theme parks. Google wants your vote on where to go next.
Satellite Equipment Maker ViaSat buying Wild Blue- Digital Trends News - October 1, 2009
- ViaSat Inc. is acquiring Wild Blue Communications Inc., a provider of high-speed Internet access via satellite, for $568 million in cash and stock, the companies said Thursday.Privately held Wild Blue, in which Liberty Media Corp. holds a 37 percent ...
EBay Calls on EU to Change Luxury Brand Rules- Digital Trends News - September 17, 2009
- EBay Inc. called Thursday on the European Union to change antitrust rules that allow luxury manufacturers to choose who can sell their branded goods online.Brand owners such as LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA and Richemont SA, the Swiss maker of ...
- Antipiracy PSA to leave Pirate Bay running scared
- CNET News - September 9, 2009
- The Software and Information Industry Association is making a sequel to its famous "Don't Copy that Floppy" opus. "Don't Copy 2" is sure to have the Pirate Bay quaking.
AT&T: MMS Coming to iPhone September 25; No Word on Tethering- Digital Trends News - September 4, 2009
- U.S. mobile operator AT&T hasn't been winning over the hearts and minds of very many iPhone users: while many un-demanding users are reasonably happy with AT&T's service offerings, power users, frequent travelers, and folks who truly rely on ...
- iRobot CEO: Robot nurses to cut health care costs
- CNET News - September 4, 2009
- Remote monitoring equipment that keeps a virtual eye on patients in their own home would save money, says Colin Angle.
- Mobile 'biochar' machine to work the fields
- CNET News - August 25, 2009
- Another company forms to commercialize technology that makes charcoal from woody wastes, a method to improve soil and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
Bose Tweaks Noise Reduction in QuietComfort 15 Headphones- Digital Trends News - August 20, 2009
- If you live or work in lcoations with a ton of extraneous mouse (the author look meaningfully out the window at the rumbling carpet cleaning van 15 yards away), noise-cancelling headphones can be a godsend if you need to be able to hear details in au...
Casio Debuts Two Exilim Cams With Intelligent Autofocus- Digital Trends News - August 18, 2009
- Electronics maker Casio has introduced two new members of its enormous Exilim consumer-friendly camera line, the Exilim Zoom EX-Z450 and EXILIM Zoom EX-Z90. Both cameras feature a 12/1 megapixel resolution and an intelligent autofocus system that aug...
- Twitter-scanning robot wants hugs, high-fives
- CNET News - August 17, 2009
- A homemade cardboard robot that monitors Twitter feeds can alert you to happy and sad tweets from friends. Minimal assembly required.
- Where will Google send its new Street View tricycles?
- CNET News - August 16, 2009
- Google sends a couple of men on bikes around Paris, fully equipped with cameras to take pictures where cars aren't allowed. But where might these bikes venture?
- Ban Texting? Just Require Smarter Cars and Trucks
- PC World News - July 30, 2009
- Speech-to-text could allow SMS messages to be sent more safely. Text-to-speech would allow messages to be heard, instead of read. Problem solved?
Verbatim SureFire External HDDs Sport USB 2.0 and FireWire 800- Digital Trends News - July 16, 2009
- Storage vendor Verbatim is continuing to show it's serious about the hard drive business, today announcing its new SureFire line of external hard disk drives in 250, 320, and 500 GB capacities. The drives pack not only a USB 2.0 port but also a high-...
Oppo's BDP-83 Blu-ray Player Hits the Streets- Digital Trends News - July 7, 2009
- Oppo Digital built its reputation on upscaling DVD players that offer high quality image processing and output at prices that didn't require customers to be card-carrying Home Cinematiphiles or take out second mortgages on their homes just because th...
PortaBella Offers Users All the Mobile Bandwidth- Digital Trends News - July 1, 2009
- There are times when bandwidth is all that matters and cost is, at best, a secondary factor. Say you're a filmmaker or journalist trying to upload your latest footage from out in the boonies—or from a boat. Maybe you work in security and need t...