Nikon Coolpix S8100: A 1080p, 10x Zoom Point-and-Shoot That Actually Fits In Your Pocket [DigitalCameras]

Any point-and-shoot can fit in your bag, but not every point-and-shoot can fit in your pants. The super-slim Nikon S8100, however, doesn’t sacrifice power for pocketability: it shoots 1080p video; and has 10x optical zoom and 10fps full-res burst shooting. More »

Brighter Than Before, Philips’ 3D 21:9 TV Does Films Justice [3dTv]

The 21:9 has an advantage with its letterbox aspect ratio. Unlike other TVs, films fit the screen without those annoying black bars. With Toy Story 3D, you’re drawn into a more engaging 3D image than the 55-inch 3D sets manage. More »

Flashboy Plus revives Nintendo’s Virtual Boy, literally one game at a time

When a beloved console like the Sega Dreamcast rises from the ashes it’s not a huge surprise, but we never thought we’d see the day when the homebrew community would unearth Nintendo’s Virtual Boy. Behold: the Flashboy Plus, the second of two flash carts developed specifically to spur development for Nintendo’s original stereoscopic system, featuring [...]

Can Magic Really Fit In Seven Inches? [Rumors]

Yet another Taiwan publication is saying that a 7-inch iPad is coming. This rumor isn’t new. In fact, it was one of the first rumored sizes. It echoes the always-unreliable Digitimes and iLounge’s latest reports, but is it really possible? More »

Man attempts to turn MacBook Air into keyboard PC

The attempted revival of keyboard PCs may not have exactly caught on in a big way, but it looks like modder Bart Reardon is certainly a fan — so much so that he ripped apart a perfectly functional MacBook Air in an attempt to make his own. While he’s not quite finished yet, he has [...]

Microsoft teases something ‘flat’ and ‘touchy’

Microsoft Hardware was a bit of a late-comer to Twitter, but it sure is making up for lost time — it’s just posted a pair of intriguing tweets teasing as yet unannounced product. The first is simply the phrase “Don’t be so touchy…flat is where it’s at,” while the second is the tiny image you [...]

BeagleBoard finds new purpose in DIY wearable computer

We’ve already seen the small and flexible BeagleBoard used for a couple of different DIY projects, but few quite as impressive as this wearable computer built by Martin Magnusson. In addition to complementing any outfit, this rig runs Angstrom Linux, uses a modified pair of Myvu Crystal video glasses (and some stylish shades) for [...]

Mac Pros Now Have Up to 12 Cores [Apple]

The new Mac Pros fit up to two (Westmere) 4-core Xeon processors, sure, but if you’ve got the inclination, you can load up on dual 6-core Intel Xeon processors, or 12 cores of power. As for the design? That’s unchanged. More »

HTC makes Super LCD screens for Desire and Nexus One official

Welcome back to our “worst kept secrets” hour, where HTC has seen fit to release a PR blast informing the world of what it already knew: the Desire and Nexus One are getting Super (duper) LCD displays to fill demand that Samsung’s AMOLED division cannot. Interestingly, HTC’s statement says nothing of the Droid Incredible, a [...]

‘Mad Men’ Style Revamped For The Personal Computer [Retro PC]

While die-hards gear up for the Season 4 premiere this weekend, Jeffrey Stephenson gets working on a sweet reimagination of the PC that would fit right in at any mid-century office or living room. More »