Practically everyone knows that the Nintendo Wii easily outsells competitors from Microsoft (Xbox) and Sony (Playstation 3), making it a clear winner of the “7th-generation” console wars. A source of minor amazement on its own, analyzing the little Wii’s market performance shows that you can’t rely on specs alone to sell well.
Spectograph, a website that […]

Maxwell Parsons, 41, was the central figure in a gang who used a rather interesting device to hack into ATMs: MP3 player.
Parsons and his gang members would use a MP3 player to record the noise, which is actually data, transmitted from free-standing ATMs. This is done by unplugging the phone line running from the machine […]

Joining PS3 and Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii console will finally gain Netflix’s streaming video service as well. It is available free of charge to Netflix subscribers with unlimited plans, starting at a low $8.99 per month.
But you will need a free software disc from Netflix in order to get the streaming working, unlike the […]

Take a break this weekend, and check out some of the promos I’ve scoped out for you, dear readers. Comments on accuracy and timeliness of the following discounts are welcome!
From HP
Save up to $545 instantly on the HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition Series Customizable Laptop PC!
Save up to $515 instantly on the HP Pavilion dv8t […]

Kevin Rose, of Digg Fame, has jumped into the credit card payment fray with his investment in Square. Here he is, showing it off:
With a Square device and an iPhone, you can accept credit card payments just like any merchant. It’s pretty impressive, actually.
I can accept credit card payments using PayPal, but they don’t have […]

When he’s not on geek’s minds as Jean-Luc Picard or Professor X, Patrick Stewart is busy expressing his sentiments on Twitter eloquently:
To those who can’t watch the video above, here’s the money quote:
I don’t tweet. I’ve never twittered. And, it’s not that I’m resisting it, but I see no reason to have it in my […]

As a young adult, I dreamed of having a telescope of my own and I loved the inexpensive microscope my mom bought me for Christmas one year.
This year at CES, Bresser showcased their microscopes and telescopes with cameras.
You can see a video of Bresser showing off the abilities of their cameras here:
These are the […]

According to Steam’s recent hardware survey, gamers are ditching their trusty Windows XP and flocking to the new kid, Windows 7.
The statistics show a total increase of 2.47% for Windows 7, which includes both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions, while Windows XP is seeing a sharp decrease of 3.2%. Which means, 23% of Steam gamers […]

A complaint I’ve seen about the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 and the Google Nexus One is that neither phone comes with a radio. The problem is that no one really cares.
Manufacturers still cram as many features into their gadgets as possible, especially if it helps makes the premium price of high-end devices more palatable. But […]

The Asus HDP-R1 (or as the official name goes, “Asus O! Play HDP-R1″) will be the first HD Media Player I’ll review. Basically, you plug it into a TV or display, and it plays content it finds on a connected hard drive or storage device. Here’s what comes in the box:
The player
Remote with batteries
Composite A/V […]