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Earlier today, Apple’s online store went up and down faster than Jenna Jameson, but even in that brief down time, rumors of updated MacBooks began to pour onto the internet. And here we are, announcing new specs. Goes to show that not every rumor is wrong or fake. The standard new and improved MacBook now comes packed with Intel Core ...

I hate getting out of the shower and throwing on my slippers, because then, my slippers are sopping wet, and seriously start to smell. Finally, a solution to the age old problem! Mat Walk integrates slippers and a bath mat into one, cozy gadget. The Mat Walk also keeps your clean feet….clean, by not having to walk across the dirty ...

Hate those long walks to the other side of the office building? Fear no more, these Carpet Skates are a fun way to transport those TPS reports across the office. The Carpet Skates strap on (lol, strap on) in seconds right over your shoes and will have you speeding through the cubicles faster than the whole Date Processing department put ...

Listen up, Vista owners. If you’ve been having any difficulty or pet peeves navigating through Vista’s media center, than the RC-MV01 from Elecom might be an attractive gadget to buy. The simple remote contains all the buttons you need to control media center “remotely”. — Andrew Dobrow Link

A new prototype robot could help doctors be more prepared for whatever obscure ailment you might face. The sick patient bot, developed by researchers at Gifu University’s Graduate School Of Medicine, can respond verbally to questions posed to it about its condition, while also moving and acting the way a human might if handling the same condition. The sick bot ...

We were all pretty excited yesterday to find a supposed “leak” of the PS3 2.0.0 Firmware update list. Our excitement was squelched even faster than it arrived. Forum user and supposed leaker, Leah, confirmed today that the PS3 leak post from yesterday was a spoof from some unknown bastardly source. Is their conspiracy in the air? That list seemed way ...

The UBWall is a Fujitsu-made concept which has burrowed its way out from under the R&D walls into Japan’s busy consumer district. UBWall is an interactive touch display with integrated Wi-Fi and RFID capabilities which first appeared about two years ago, but is only recently being used in the wild. Financial-services company Nomura Securities is installing an still undecided amount ...

In the summer, when you and your buddies are chilling by the fan, there seems to always be a fight to who gets to sit in front of the cool air flow. I mean, most fans turn, like, 90 degrees, if that. The 360-degree Fan adds a whole new definition to the word Fanboy. With 360-degrees of coolness, this fan ...

The announcement of Tony Hawk Proving Ground by Activision is pretty exciting. The game looks like it will be pretty groundbreaking in the action sports genre. For the first time, gamers will be able to define their own character, including their story and style, based on the in-game decisions they make. The new Hawk will also feature a video editing ...

[ev type=”youtube” data=”mfPoCOo06KI”][/ev] Some Japanese dude has decided to play sword with phones, and he’s using the Mitsubishi D903iTV DMB one-button push slider to attack the Panasonic P902i, which also has a one-button push spring mechanism for the folder (Neither of them is cheap). In the GSM world, we can only throw Nokia N95 at people. —Sam Chan