And you thought you were a technophile! In Japan love for gadgets is taken to a whole new level.   The society that gave us Tamagotchi (the electronics pets that require care and feeding) has now introduced a vibrator designed to respond to sound. The new toy has been dubbed an iVibrator. Of course “gPod” and “iVibrator” make the ...

Apple announced record Mac sales and huge third-quarter earnings. Are we seeing a return to Apple’s glory days?   Apple has posted a 73 per cent jump in profit for its third fiscal quarter, which ended June 30. This is partly fueled by a record number of Macs being sold – 1.76 million were shipped during that time period. That rocketed ...

What’s your reason for not working out?  For some, it’s an addiction to video games or television, while others simply find the entire sweating process, “icky”.  However, most reasons for avoiding physical exercise surround work schedules.  Whether you’re an executive for a major bank or a waitress working two jobs, it can be hard ...

I bet some of you forgot about the iPhone.  No?  Well, for those that let one of the most exciting products of 2007 slip into your subconscious, the handheld should be launching in the next four to six weeks.  So, what’s the word from Apple?  Perhaps taking a page out of competitor Microsoft’s book, the Cupertino-based ...

Want a free iPod?  Want a free Britney Spears iPod?  Ok, I’m sure the ink can be scrubbed off, but if any readers are interested in the Apple hand-out, then listen up.  According to reports, a bitter Spears is preparing her own, very odd public paparazzi protest by asking fans to send in their best pics of surprised friends.  ...

I made two crucial discoveries at the age of thirteen.  I found my Dad’s “secret video tape” while searching for Christmas gifts. I found my ice hockey wrist shot significantly improved in a matter of months. Relationship?  You decide.  But, the former certainly had something to do with Ron Jeremy, star of nearly 2,000 ...

The EU’s top telecommunications official has set a deadline for a unified mobile TV standard. At the mobile hardware convention CeBit last Friday, Viviane Reding warned the competing mobile broadcast standards that if they don’t get behind one the EU will choose for them. Reding wants to make government mandate a last resort but says they’re ...

No one really likes Digital Rights Management, or DRM.  It’s the technology that prevents you from copying certain audio CDs more than a set number of times, or performing similar practices with downloaded music files.  Even Apple CEO Steve Jobs has made it known that he’s hardly a fan, proclaiming that an open DRM system would ...

As with any gathering of this magnitude, the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco (which wraps up today) is becoming a hotbed for gaming rumors and the like.  We’ve seen impressive Q&A sessions with Miyamoto, Cliffy B, and Peter Molyneux.  Heck, there’s even been the announcement of a new Nintendo Wii Mii channel.  ...

The only thing scarier than having to perform CPR is wondering if you’re performing it correctly.  That nagging doubt may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a pair of university students from Ontario, Canada, who have developed a specialized “CPR Glove”.  The device can measure a victim’s heart rate to make sure they’re in need of ...