Dong Ngo pays a visit to Crave this week and brings with him a handy little gadget that justifies his drinking on the job. Also, we let a conversation on 3D camcorders descend into porn talk (naturally), and Eric scares the bejesus out of Jasmine with a creepy, limbless robot baby…or at least the thought of one
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Ben Patterson – President Obama’s commencement speech Sunday at Hampton University caused a little stir in tech circles after he took a swipe at some of our favorite toys — “iPods and iPads and PlayStations and Xboxes” — for turning “information” into a “distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment.” Oh, and he admitted that he doesn’t know how to make any of them “work,” either. Shocking!
(Credit: Juliana Heng ) Today’s episode of The 404 Podcast resurrects our love for action figures and other toys from the late 1980s and early 1990s.
AP – A new version of the Bluetooth wireless technology could expand what can be done by watches, toys, home sensors, medical monitors and other devices that typically have been limited in their functions because they don’t get their batteries changed or charged very often.
A new gadget skin promises to keep your phone and other tech toys safe from 6-foot drops. The technology behind it turns out to be a happy accident. Originally posted at Web Crawler
The 404 on an underwater magnadoodle! Thanks Kelvin! (Credit: Kelvin Raharja/The 404) The 404 is complete once again, forming flying Vs and throwing knuckle pucks that would make Gordon Bombay proud. The first story to mention is the return of The Red Kid (not that one, Jeff), but this time to Twitter ! It’s about time, Conan, but you know you’re a little late to the Twitter game when you get beaten by His Holiness the Dalai Lama himself. It’s good to have Conan back, and he might even be coming to a city near you! The former king of late night recently finalized plans to perform a live show in select cities that will employ ex-”Tonight Show” employees and bring back classic characters from the talk show.
NewsFactor – A sharp rise in the sale of consumer gadgets around the globe will pose serious environmental and public-health risks over the next 10 years unless action is taken to properly collect and recycle their materials, according to a report from the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). The products range from computers, printers and mobile phones to music devices, electronic toys, and televisions.
CNET Audiophiliac Steve Guttenberg joins The 404 for an extra long and extra random episode that includes an exciting contest–listen to hear your chance to win a pair of Monster Turbine Pro In-Ear Speakers ! Click on the picture for the rest of the photos from Derrick's 404 trip. Thanks, buddy! (Credit: Derrick Chen/The 404 ) We’re never entirely sure what will happen when CNET Audiophiliac Steven Guttenberg gets on the mic, but Lil Saint Steve always brings toys when he comes to town, and today he drops knowledge on vacuum-tube amplifiers and how a certain Panasonic Blu-ray player uses a Digital Tube Sound Simulator to enhance its audio qualities. Enter for a chance to win a pair of Monster Turbine Pro In-Ear Speakers! (Credit: CNET/Sarah Tew) All this home theater talk gives us the perfect outlet for our rage against NBC’s tape-delay of the 2010 Olympics.
PC Magazine – Who better to kick off the convergence of games and toys, and the expositions devoted to them, than Will Wright, legendary video-game designer and creator of franchises such as SimCity, The Sims, and Spore?
