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10 Million Xbox 360 units sold, Wii Catching Up »

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has hit the 10 million mark in U.S. sales, being the first next-gen console to reach this number. This may sound impressive but Microsoft launched the Xbox 360 a year ahead of the other next-gen units, and the Wii is quickly catching up to the Xbox 360 numbers with more then 700,000 [...]

Route 66: Video - Gallup, NM Timelapse »

This was filmed just outside of Gallup, NM with a Nikon D300 set to 10 second interval. It was high on the dash on our camera mount.

Swiss man flys his homemade jet wing »

A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane today for the first public demonstration of the homemade device, turning figure eights and soaring high above the Alps.
Yves Rossy’s performance in front of the world press capped five years of training and many more years of dreaming.
“This flight was absolutely excellent,” [...]

mophie Cases Offers iPhone/iPod Enthusiasts Clear Protection »

Radura Case Now Available for iPhone, iPod Touch, Nano(3G), and Classic
Los Angeles, CA – May 13th, 2008– Today, mStation/mophie announces the availability of the new Radura case for iPhone, iPod Touch, Nano(3G), and Classic.  The Radura’s clear polycarbonate design covers all scratchable surfaces on the iPod/iPhone, while conveniently freeing up all connectors, click wheel, and [...]

Rolling Your Own Mobile Hotspot »

As you can see from our main travel page, we are constantly updating scripts, Like the GPS capabilities on display on the RV trip travel blog, and being able to upload photos and posts live while on the road. We also have real-time streaming video, but are currently using it sparingly do to [...]

Route 66: Day 1 - Spark Plugs Flying »

With a late start we headed to the freeways to get out of Los Angeles, but as soon as we got on the 10 freeway we came to a dead stop.
According to Google Maps it was bad traffic for the next 35 miles.
Right as we are preparing to merge into the 5 north from the [...]

Poll: Should you pay more to use a credit card? »

During a recent trip I made a shocking discovery; I pulled into a gas station next to the freeway, got out and almost put my credit card into the pump before I realized that they where charging a premium for using a credit card.
I stood there for about a minute trying to figure out why [...]

PluggedIn Review »

PluggedIn.com is a new online music site backed by Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment and others. It currently featuring over 10,000 music videos and live concerts from major music companies such as EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, and other major and independent labels.
The site also includes over 1 million artist profiles, and updates these profiles [...]

Yikes! NHK Showcases an 8k Resolution Video Camera »

We’ve got pictures and videos for this article but none will convey the realism of this new technology - it is so crystal clear it almost hurts to look at. Feature this: the camera shoots at a resolution of 8k, and is displayed on their Ultra High Definition TV System, with 4320-scanning lines (7680 [...]

5K EPIC camera from RED »

This 5K camera has a full frame S35mm Mysterium X sensor matching 35mm film resolution. The RED 5K EPIC tops out at 100 FPS, features HD-SDI, 2-XLR inputs, HDMI, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0. Like the Scarlet you can also control it using WiFi.
Owners of the RED ONE will be happy to know that RED [...]