Compact cameras are as small now as last century's camera batteries were big. Pictured is a Canon PowerShot 600 camera's battery dating back to 1995, above 2010's IXUS 130 camera. [@EosNetwork via @IAmTarek] More »
ASUS' Eee PC T101MT has finally been given a release date—April for Europe and most probably the US as well. The convertible tablet netbook will be €499 (or $660) once on sale. [Liliputing] More »
Google's upcoming set top box won't replace what you've already got, VideoNuze has reportedly been told by sources. Instead, it'll daisy-chain between the boxes and the TV via HDMI, bringing the best of the web to your TV. More »
Following the iPhone app, PayPal has promised BlackBerry and Android users will soon be able to "bump" their phones together to transfer money. More »
A new iPhone game coming from the makers of the Lightsaber Duel app will let gamers act out one of their lifelong fantasies: running a cantina in Tatooine, serving Star Wars characters. Break up fights between Han Solo and Greedo! More »
Laptop vinyls usually impress me, but not to the point where I'd actually buy one. Until today—when I saw Etsy seller SusieAutomatic's Canon Mode dial decal, which was a special commission by Gary Cruz. Wow. [Etsy via Flickr] More »
With rather lofty ambitions, LG has said it hopes to sell 1 million 3DTVs this year, securing it 25 per cent of the market. The LX9500 model was announced yesterday as going on sale May, when it could cost $4,000 if it's anywhere near a direct conversion from the Korean price. (Though a retailer has contacted me saying it's already in their system as $3,599.99.) More »
Designer Erik Campbell was charged with putting a modern spin on the original chorded keyboard, a one-handed input device that lets users type characters with key-press combinations, like playing chords on a piano. For inspiration, he looked to the jellyfish. More »
Northrop Grumman's X-47B is getting closer to flight. The 62.1-foot wingspan unmanned aerial vehicle may populate all US Navy's aircraft carriers by the end of the decade. [Flight Global] More »
Wireless carriers don't just like Google's Android phones because they're the next best thing to Apple's iPhone: They also like Android because Google is paying them to like it. More »
Forget nanobots. Who needs 'em? Since apparently we can now directly control live bacteria, and make them do our bidding. I'm in awe. More »
The TrendyDigital WaterGuard waterproof case for the Apple iPad is the only iPad case that will let you control your tablet with your tongue or any other wet appendix. Which is kind of useless, since there are no smut apps. More »
The PocketToolX Brewzer's got a ton of functionality: it's a pry tool, a scraper, a flat head screwdriver, and so on. But all of those are secondary to what Brewzer's really all about. More »
Some people get all >:o when it comes to emoticons, but I think they're pretty B-). This =0 program detects your real life smiles with your webcam and turns them into :)s on your comptuer. :-p, haters. More »
At first glance, this might look like some sort of ancient computer from the early days of processing. But it turns out it's actually something very, very modern. More »
It's their first native app for the iPhone, making it easier to browse popular, upcoming and recent stories for whatever topic you fancy. You can obviously Digg—and bury—stories in the app, and read comments too. More »
OpenPeak's OpenTablet 7 made its debut yesterday as part of AT&T's parade of emerging devices announcements. It's still a ways off from launching, but according to Engadget's hands on, it looks like it could be a standout device. More »
A ton of the bestselling books in the Kindle Store are free, just like free and cheap apps are the most downloaded in the App Store. So we're not too surprised Apple's baking in a catalog of free books from Project Gutenberg right into the iBooks store. More »
Hanako, a robot designed in Japan, has a mouthful of sensors that let her realistically react to the pokings and proddings of dentists in training. Let me be clear, dentists in training: no robot can loathe you like I do. More »
