Help Sally spread her salon savvy from her hometown shopping mall to the glittering lights of Hollywood in this colorful and engaging challenge. Work with Sally to beautify everyone from little old ladies to punk rockers in 10 unique salon locations. Wash, dye, cut, style and more in 50 levels of frantic, but fashionable, fun. […]
Filed under: Laptops
While they may not boast quite the same name recognition as Asus’s line of Lamborghini-branded laptops, the company’s new Giles Deacon-designed laptops look like they should attract their fair share of attention nonetheless. Dubbed “Giles for Intel,” the limited edition laptops are based on Asus’s standard W5 model, with the notable addition of […]
Filed under: Gaming
Sure, this one would be a breeze to Photoshop, but the fact that a Circuit City brochure so recently and successfully predicted a PS3 price drop gives us cause to hope. The teensy picture above purports to depict a new Wal-mart ad with that oft-rumored new $349 price point for the Xbox 360 […]
Filed under: Cellphones, Robots
SK Telecom, never wanting to be outdone by clever hackers in producing totally useless and bizarre devices that no one really needs, is in the final development stages on a Roomba-style robot that can be controlled by your mobile phone. The circular cleaning bot will be able to receive direction from a […]
Filed under: HDTV
Samsung is adding more midrange options to its overseas Bordeaux lineup, with new LCDs in 23-, 32- and 40-inch sizes. These 720p (1366×768) HDTVs feature 8ms response times, 8,000:1 contrast ratio and 550 cd/m2 brightness on the two larger screens, while the 23-inch is limited to a 4,000:1 contrast and 450cd/m2 brightness rating. […]
Uh-oh, Steve: Apple just got a little less green. New, more stringent requirements for EnergyStar certification went into effect last week, and while most manufacturers have a model or two that meets the updated regs, not a single shipping Mac qualifies. Apple’s taken a lot of heat in the past for its environmental policies, and […]
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
At least those residing in the UK can breathe a momentary sigh of relief, as it’s not the only locale where the amount of surveillance drones is quickly approaching the number of citizens. Reportedly, French interior minister Michele Alliot-Marie recently announced that the government is planning to “triple” the existing CCTV surveillance […]
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Storage
Enterprising Apple TV users have been putting that USB port to good use for ages now, for every hack but the most obvious one: media playback. So far you haven’t been able to make a cheap, external USB drive into your primary storage device for kosher Apple TV media, but no […]
Filed under: Laptops
Sony’s made no secret of its plans to give its VAIO SZ line of laptops a Santa Rosa refresh, but it looks like the company’s now let loose a few more details, including the all important word on pricing and availability. In addition to that Santa Rosa boost, these ones (dubbed the SZ6 […]
Filed under: Networking
Linksys fanboys, if there even are such creatures, best get used to seeing a lot more Cisco and a lot less of their favorite brand, as Cisco CEO John Chambers recently announced at a European roundtable discussion (video after the jump) that Linksys products would now sport the Cisco name. Chambers was quoted […]