• Entertainment & Gaming

    Pioneer Bails Out of the Plasma Panel Business

    By Posted on 3.7.2008 2 Comments

    Sure, they are pricey energy hogs, but dang, those Pioneer Kuro plasma TVs are stunning. Crisp pictures, gorgeous colors and sky-high contrast ratios that make the movie characters practically jump off the screen. So it was with great alarm and sadness that we got the news that Pioneer still stop making those incredible panels. By my reckoning, it will be at least another three years of eating nothing but beans and rice until I can afford to buy one of the sets, and I suppose they may all be sold out by then.

    3.27.2008 at 08:04pm - Comment by Primatech

    So sad...... The Kuro TV's looked really promising for perhaps a regrowth in the plasma screen industry. But not so. ... *sigh* Perhaps Panasonic can instead.

  • Gadgets

    Nokia Reveals Morph, the Possible Future of Phones

    By Posted on 2.26.2008 5 Comments

    As part of a new design exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York city, Nokia and the University of Cambridge revealed a potential phone of the future, called Morph. Why "Morph"? The gadgets flexible materials would enable you to twist it into different shapes, you could even wear it as a bracelet.

    3.7.2008 at 09:42am - Comment by Primatech

    Crud.... now I want one. But what purpose does it serve to wear a cell phone on your wrist? Talking into your bracelet would make you look like some sort of secret agent.

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    Ask.com Gives Up Pursuit of Google

    By Posted on 3.5.2008 3 Comments

    For years, Ask.com has been trying to supplant Google as the Internets search leader, but this week the company has announced that it is headed in another direction. In truth, Ask never really got all that close.

    3.7.2008 at 09:35am - Comment by Primatech

    Did Ask really think they could supplant Google? Google rakes in millions of advertising dollars and has been around almost as long as the Internet itself. As much as we all like to root for the underdog, Ask didn't have much of a chance to compete with Google in the first place.



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