Here’s an iPhone speaker dock with a generous dose of old-world elegance. Spotted by the fashion-conscious techies at Chip Chick, the iSuppli Gramo by Ozaki boasts an elegant, no-nonsense design—no fancy knobs, dials, or digital readouts here—complete with a...
The first old-school BlackBerry with a new-fangled touchscreen will go on sale later this month; just don’t expect it to be cheap. Both Sprint and Verizon Wireless announced Monday that they’ll be selling the BlackBerry Bold 9930 for $249 with a two-year...
Apple’s biggest competitor in the smartphone market is poised to buy Motorola, the legendary handset maker behind the Motorola Droid and—once upon a time, anyway—the stylish Razr and the old-school StarTac. It’s huge news in the business of tech, of...
Controversy erupts (again) over Facebook syncing contacts from your phone into your account; more Mac OS X “Lion” tips; six questions to ask before deciding between the iPhone or Android; a top-of-the-line Roomba takes over my apartment; and Amazon’s...
A shock-proof case for your smartphone is one thing, but how about sensors that can tell if you just dropped your $500 handset—plus a series of tiny airbags to cushion the fall? It’s a sounds-crazy-but-just-might-work kind of idea, and it comes from the mind of...
Yep, it’s another Facebook privacy controversy, this time centering on Facebook’s phonebook application—which, as many startled Facebook users have discovered in recent days, is capable of storing all the numbers in your phone. Say what? The warning, which...
Yes, I admit it: I’m way behind the times when it comes to the Roomba, the little floor-vacuuming robot that’s been cleaning floors and carpets for nearly a decade now. What took me so long to give the Roomba a try? Good question. Maybe I’ve simply...
Don’t have a Kindle? No problem. As of today, you can dive into a Kindle e-book directly over the web—or on your iPad, no application needed. Amazon announced its Kindle “Cloud Reader” months ago but only launched it early Wednesday, and it’s a...
Sure, you can already chat with groups of pals using Facebook’s existing iPhone and Android apps, but the new stand-alone Messenger application lets you share photos and even your location with your online Facebook buddies, perfect for coordinating on-the-go...
Billed as the first laptop in the world with a glasses-free 3D display, Toshiba’s Qosmio F755 will be comin’ at ya later this month. Just to be clear, I haven’t seen Toshiba’s new 15-inch laptop in action yet, but apparently it uses...
