Archive for June 17th, 2008

Hanbit’s Pepper Pad 3 returns with Intel’s Atom inside

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops, Tablet PCs Whoa, has it been a hot minute since we've seen a Pepper Pad 3 or what? Straight from the depths of left field comes Hanbit's Pepper Pad 3, this time with a slightly more adept processor at the helm. Reportedly showcased ever-so-quietly at Computex (alongside ...

iRobot takes up the ChemBot challenge, no one is safe

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Filed under: Robots Hide your kids, iRobot just got that ChemBot contract DARPA was shopping around last year, which means that before we know it, sentient bots will be oozing through keyholes and making really bad movies without regard for human life or decency. Probably. The project is a "multi-year, ...

nuvi 880 is up for pre-order, if you’ve got $1000 you’re dying to part with

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Filed under: GPS We're sorry, we know Garmin puts a lot of TLC and, um, maps into these things, but we're still having trouble swallowing the $1000 pricetag the company is placing on its new hotness, the nuvi 880. The device is finally up for pre-order at Amazon, so if you ...

Wii Menu 3.3 update disables Twilight Hack for those who haven’t already taken the plunge

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Filed under: Gaming Here's an odd one. We assumed Nintendo would be actively building software updates to kill off the Virtual Console-threatening homebrew that has been rapidly spreading to Wiis worldwide, but the Wii Menu 3.3's effect on hackers seems accidental at worst. The word on the street is that if ...

Local investors step in to save Philly’s WiFi network

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Filed under: Wireless Well, it looks like Philadelphia's on-again, off-again WiFi network won't be going dark for good quite just yet, as The Philadelphia Inquirer is now reporting that a group of local investors are stepping in to keep it aloft. While complete details are a bit light at the moment, ...