USB Skull MP3 Player II Is Ready For Halloween Party

As its name suggests, the USB Skull MP3 Player II from Brando comes in the shape of the human skull. The gadget is compatible with both MP3 and WMA audio files. The player also offers an FM tuner, a USB port, a 3.5mm stereo audio connector, and a memory card slot that accepts micro SD(HC) and microSD cards. Measuring 200mm x 120mm x 165mm and weighing 1042 grams, the USB Skull MP3 Player II retails for $43 a pop.

TechFresh, USB Skull MP3 Player II Is Ready For Halloween Party

Boston Dynamics' PETMAN is a BigDog on two legs

Remember the BigDog robot from Boston Dynamics that is still something to look at even today. Well, it seems that the company have managed to cobble together a two legged version of the BigDog, calling it PETMAN – short for Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin. Taking a good 13 months to design it as well as 17 months to build, this man-sized robot is capable of moving around just like a human being in a creepy manner, retaining its balance even when pushed. What is the purpose of the PETMAN. Well, it is meant to test clothing which will in turn be used by our men on the battlefield.



Ubergizmo, Boston Dynamics' PETMAN is a BigDog on two legs

AT&T brings its first LTE smartphones to life November 6th: HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket

Well hello gorgeous - both of you. AT&T's starting to catch the LTE fever, as the carrier's announced that its first two devices with the true 4G will be ready to grab as of this upcoming Sunday. First we have the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket: the long-rumored device can be yours for $250 with a two-year commitment and will offer a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, Android 2.3.5, 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 8MP rear camera with a 2MP front-facing cam and 16GB of internal storage space.





Engadget, AT&T brings its first LTE smartphones to life November 6th: HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket

Lenovo C325 All-In-One Desktop

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Siri Finally Ported To iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G, Working Successfully!

However, that has changed now for developer Troughton Smith has successfully ported Siri on iPhone 4. Siri on iPhone 4, unlike previously, can now communicate with Apple's servers and get your things done. The developer was generous enough to record iPhone 4 Siri port working successfully in a short yet interesting video.






Technology Nerd, Siri Finally Ported To iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G, Working Successfully!

Timbuk2 Custom Eula Messenger Review

. Phil Wenneck: You're not really wearing that are you. Alan Garner: Wearing what. Phil Wenneck: The man purse. You actually gonna wear that or are you just *****' with me?
Alan Garner: It's where I keep all my things. Get a lot of compliments on this. Plus it's not a purse, it's called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.
Phil Wenneck: So does Joy Behar.                  The Hangover – 2009

Hokay, confession time. I love my gadget bags.  Call them what you will, man-bag, satchel, man-purse,  murse , there's nothing more useful when you're out an about, even as a bloke.










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Jolicloud heads to the actual cloud, Joli OS gets open-sourced

Mum's been the word from the Jolicloud camp over the past few months - summer vacation, we get it - but the company has apparently been working quite diligently on what's next: the "new Jolicloud platform." According to a mildly vague blog post from the outfit, the next edition of the OS will introduce "the personal cloud," enabling users to access the information stored there from "your iPhone, your Android phone, your tablet, your computer and pretty much any connected device with its API." In related news, Joli OS has been open sourced and is now available to the community, and if you're interested in finding out more about the whole o

Engadget, Jolicloud heads to the actual cloud, Joli OS gets open-sourced

Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash get a release date and price

In case you liked the Windows Phone 7.5 running duo of Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash from last week's live shots, we have some good news for you. AT&T announced the upcoming availability and pricing of the two smartphones on its Facebook page today. As you can see above, the two devices will hit the shelves on November 6. The better equipped Focus S will set you back $199.99, while the entry-level Focus Flash will cost $49.99. Both prices will require a two-year commitment with AT&T.

While the price of the Focus S is hardly a surprise, the Samsung Focus Flash looks like a serious bargain for the fifty bucks you will spend on it.

GSM Arena, Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash get a release date and price

PS Vita First Edition Bundle will arrive one week early

Last week Sony revealed the launch date of the upcoming PS Vita handheld gaming platform to be February 22, 2012. But now the company claims that gamers can get their hands on the device a week early in the United States and Canada with the launch of the PS Vita First Edition bundle. For a limited time, this bundle will be pre-sold at select retail locations starting today. According to Sony, the U.S. bundle includes a PS Vita 3G + Wi-Fi model, a limited edition case, a 4 GB PS Vita Memory Card, and the Little Deviants game for $349.99.

2DayBlog.com, PS Vita First Edition Bundle will arrive one week early

MadCatz Soul Calibur V FightStick Soul Edition

Mad Catz Interactive has collaborated with Namco Bandai Games to produce the Soul Calibur V FightStick Soul Edition for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 consoles. Unfortunately, there is no info on pricing at this moment. Mad Catz will launch this gaming controller in January 2012.

TechFresh, MadCatz Soul Calibur V FightStick Soul Edition

LG Optimus 2X will not be getting a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich

This one is surely much tougher to get over than in the case of Google Nexus One, folks. After all, the latter is almost two years old now. It appears that LG Optimus 2X - officially the first smartphone to feature a dual-core CPU, will not be getting an official update to Google's latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Here is what LG responded to a question regarding the Optimus 2X update in its official Facebook page:

Â"Dear Anant, We will not be introducing Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich updates on LG Optimus 2X P990.

GSM Arena, LG Optimus 2X will not be getting a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich

Deal Alert: Best Buy Offering 32GB HP TouchPads For $150 – But There's A Catch

Well, color my goose and slap me silly. Looks like there was still a few more HP TouchPads stashed somewhere after their big fire sale to go around. As it turns out, Best Buy will begin selling the 32GB version of the Android-hackable TouchPads for $150 but this time under one condition — customers looking to take advantage of the deal must buy an HP computer to go along with it. Those shysters.
The deal kicks off on November 1st and you best believe Best Buy will be advertising the deal across all the usual channels like the front page of their Sunday ads.

Android Phone, Deal Alert: Best Buy Offering 32GB HP TouchPads For $150 â€" But There's A Catch

Barnes & Noble's new NookColor to be unveiled 7th November?

With Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet gaining a lot of attention, not just as the company's first Android tablet, but as a possible e-reader as well, Barnes & Noble's new NookColor seems to have taken a backseat. There has been rumors that suggested B&N has plans to launch a new NookColor, but now it seems that thanks to The Digital Reader, that release could come as early as the 7th of November. In a way this makes sense, especially since the last Nook was almost a year ago, so keeping to a yearly refresh of the hardware makes sense for B&N.

Ubergizmo, Barnes & Noble's new NookColor to be unveiled 7th November?

Microsoft Shows A Glimpse Of Future Technology [Video]!

The Seattle-based software giant has teased us with an early insight into future gadgets and future technology, particularly in the computers and smarphones industry. These gadgets of future are extremely adorable devices that can read your moves, even if you are leaning forward or backward to zoom out or zoom in the display automagically. Every flat surface is a computer, and everything is seamlessly interconnected.
That's just a very very short glimpse of what's in the video after the break.




Technology Nerd, Microsoft Shows A Glimpse Of Future Technology [Video]!

Samsung claims top spot in global smartphone shipments for Q3 2011, Apple slips to number two

On this edition of As The Smartphone World Turns..., we've got Samsung violently snatching victory from the jaws of Apple, claiming its spot at the top of global smartphone vendors once more. Dramatics aside, the latest shipment figures tallied up by Strategy Analytics are showing that worldwide smartphone shipments are up 44 percent year-over-year, reaching a staggering 117 million units in Q3 2011. Digging into that a bit, we're told that Samsung has overtaken Apple from a units-shipped standpoint, with Sammy moving 28 million smartphones and claiming 24 percent of the market share.

Engadget, Samsung claims top spot in global smartphone shipments for Q3 2011, Apple slips to number two

Peugeot-Citroën chopping 6,000 jobs in Europe

Automotive News reports that the French auto conglomerate is looking to cut fixed costs by 800 million euros ($1.1 billion USD) next year, and job cuts will be part of the plan.

Autoblog, Peugeot-Citroën chopping 6,000 jobs in Europe

Amazon building millions more Kindle Fires due to demand

Tuesday in its report announcing the financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, Amazon said that September 28th was the biggest order day ever for Kindle, even bigger than previous holiday peak days. That was the day Amazon introduced the Kindle Fire for $199, the Kindle Touch 3G for $149, the Kindle Touch for $99, and the all new Kindle for only $79. “In the three weeks since launch, orders for electronic ink Kindles are double the previous launch,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com.

2DayBlog.com, Amazon building millions more Kindle Fires due to demand

Android Overload: Motorola's Q3 Earnings Up 20%, Samsung Appeals Australian Injunction and More

Why, hello there. We get so many stories piling up on our to-do list from throughout the day that it’s hard to get to them all. Since they don't all get featured on our front page, we dump them up here, in the Android Overload. These are the stories we felt deserved a final once-over before slipping into the abyss of the world wide web. So have a look around and if something tickles your fancy, leave your thoughts in the comments.

Ghost Radar reviews in the Amazon AppStore are hi-larious. Thanks, Jones! [Amazon]Motorola's Q3 earnings are up 20% from last year. Still a loss in operating costs.

Android Phone, Android Overload: Motorola's Q3 Earnings Up 20%, Samsung Appeals Australian Injunction and More

Fujifilm FinePix JX420 Compact Digicam

Fujifilm is ready to launch the FinePix JX420 16-megapixel compact digicam in the Japanese market. Available in black, silver, pink and red, the camera has a 16-megapixel CCD sensor with a 28mm wide-angle lens, a 5x optical zoom, a 2.7-inch LCD display, up to ISO 1600 (expendable to ISO 3200) and an SDHC/SD card slot. Measuring 95.2mm x 57.2mm x 24.3mm and weighing 124 grams, the Fujifilm FinePix JX420 will be released next month for 13,000 Yen or approx.


TechFresh, Fujifilm FinePix JX420 Compact Digicam

Microsoft demonstrates Xbox Companion App

Remember the Xbox companion app that was revealed a few weeks ago. Well today at the Nokia World 2011 event, the folks over at Microsoft have decided to give the world a preview of what the app will be like when it's finally released to the public. All you need to do is turn your Xbox on, launch the app on your Windows Phone, pair up the devices and you're set. With the app, users can then search for movies, launch them on the Xbox 360, and control its playback.
Users can also use the app to look up additional information about the movie i.e.



Ubergizmo, Microsoft demonstrates Xbox Companion App

Microsoft cracks open a window to the future, anticipates our laziness (video)

In the future, we'll all be slaves to rectangles. No, really. Well, at least that's the prognosis, albeit sanitized, Microsoft has slickly pieced together in its Productivity Future Vision concept video. It's a mostly seamless world where all of our interactions are made to be mobile, virtual, efficient and white-washed, but it actually just reads as too darn fussy and overcomplicated. Sure, we could get behind contactless payment, tablets with holographic displays and eyeglasses that translate conversations when you've just stepped off a red eye into some foreign destination - that's all incredibly useful.

Engadget, Microsoft cracks open a window to the future, anticipates our laziness (video)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 weapons progression system revealed

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be available in just a couple of weeks, and to continue whetting the appetite of fans of the game, Activision has released another behind the scenes video for the game, this time explaining how the weapon progression system works. Just like before, you'll be able to unlock new attachments for your weapon the more you use it, and the more kills you get. But Modern Warfare 3 introduces a new system called Proficiencies. Proficiencies allow players to specialize their weapons with new attributes, with some unique to specific weapon classes.



Ubergizmo, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 weapons progression system revealed

Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2x25 Wide-Angle Lens

Carl Zeiss has just unveiled their newest wide-angle lens, the Distagon T* 2x25. Available in both Canon (ZE) and Nikon (ZF.2) versions, this new 25mm lens offers a maximum aperture of f/2, a diagonal angle-of-view of 81 degrees and a filter thread size of 67mm. The Distagon T* 2x25 will start shipping by the end of the year for 1,217 Euro / $1,726 (excluding VAT).

TechFresh, Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2x25 Wide-Angle Lens

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity gains DAN apparatus, new lust for water

"You can think of DAN as a reconnaissance instrument." That's a quote from Igor Mitrofanov of the Space Research Institute, Russia, who is being deemed the "principal investigator" of the Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons.

Engadget, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity gains DAN apparatus, new lust for water

Nokia Asha Family : Nokia 200, Nokia 300 and Nokia 303 Symbian Phones Released!

The Finnish company unveiled a series of Nokia Series 40 phones with improved hardware and better user interfaces. These phones are intended to target a variety of audiences with a love for social networking and entertainment but no particular interest in either Android, iOS or WP7 phones. We must say, these phones are just for well, everyone. The first new members of the family of  Nokia Asha phones include:

Nokia 303Nokia 300Nokia 200

Head past the break for more info, pictures and videos of these devices in action.

To start with, Nokia 303 features a 2.6″ capacitive touch display paired with a physical QWERTY keyboard.










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Samsung launches solar powered internet schools in South Africa

In a charitable move to help the future generations of South Africa, the folks over at Samsung have launched its first Solar Powered Internet School at the Samsung Engineering Academy in Boksburg, South Africa today. It is also the first of its kind in the world - an “exclusively solar-powered, mobile and completely independent classroom that is geared towards increasing accessibility to education and connectivity across Africa.” Since it is self-sufficient and doesn't require anything besides the sun to work, the Solar Powered Internet School can be used in remote rural areas with limited or no access to electricity.

Ubergizmo, Samsung launches solar powered internet schools in South Africa

Nokia releases new Screen Reader app

In an attempt to make smartphones more usable for the visually impaired, Nokia has announced a new Screen Reader app just for that purpose. Called Screen Reader, the app is designed to help blind people or those who have trouble reading things on their phones. Nokia Screen Reader is an app that basically converts any screen content into speech. Screen Reader can be used to aid with texting, calling, browsing the internet, accessing call lists and contacts, and managing the calendar.

Ubergizmo, Nokia releases new Screen Reader app

Furniture Village Launches Single Multimedia Bed

Furniture Village has expanded its bed collection, with the addition of the must-have Harvard single multimedia bedstead.Perfect for the discerning teenager, the stylish Harvard incorporates two round speakers within the headboard and a hidden 24" LCD remote control TV that rises with a simple touch of a button. And when it's not in-use, it can be easily retracted into the foot-end, creating a flush surface and erasing all signs of a TV.Also offering an integrated MP3 docking station, this multimedia bed really is a one-stop entertainment centre.

Press Release Distribution, Furniture Village Launches Single Multimedia Bed

HTC Rhyme lands in the UK via O2, free from £24 per month

The HTC Rhyme, the company's first device aimed primarily at women, was announced last month for Verizon in the US, however we quickly heard that it would be making its way to the UK too. Over there, O2 was supposed to start selling the Rhyme on October 17 (so ten days ago), but when that didn't happen, we got to thinking that the Rhyme was delayed in the UK. We're happy to report that there was in fact a delay, but a rather short one, for the Rhyme is now safely in stock at O2.

Unwired View, HTC Rhyme lands in the UK via O2, free from £24 per month

Table With Overhead Camera Auto-Tweets Your Breakfast

Find new ways to bore your Twitter and Facebook friends with the Delen table. This table is so gorgeous that I'd want it even if it didn't come with a camera suspended above it. The Delen Memory Table is made from solid oak, and up on that pole is a wireless time-lapse camera that can be set to snap photos at specific times or intervals.
The table then uploads the photo to your social network of choice, allowing you not just to Tweet about your breakfast, but automatically post a photograph of it.

Of course, the table has less annoying uses. You could make a stop-motion time-lapse of something you make, for example.

Gadget Lab, Table With Overhead Camera Auto-Tweets Your Breakfast

Aeroshot offers you shot of caffeine

You just got to admire the creativity that some folks have in them – case in point, the Aeroshot that you see here. I know that most of us talk about getting our regular shots of caffeine through a drink or two at the local coffee shop, but the Aeroshot that you see here clearly decided to take things literally. No idea on how much it will cost, but this is basically a portable device that offers a burst of caffeine – 100mg of it to be exact, through a fine powder which will fall out of the air and dissolve almost immediately in your mouth.

Ubergizmo, Aeroshot offers you shot of caffeine