After Japan’s mainstream newspaper Nikkei announced a new DS with a camera, music player and enhanced wireless functionality, Nintendo had to say something in response. To gaming magazine Famiitsu: (more…)

There’s sure been a lot of talk about the Verizon Blackberry Storm, but since a picture is worth 1000 words…uhh, I guess this picture means there’s even more talk about the Verizon Blackberry Storm. A leaked press photo from the CrackBerry forums, that red interface gives us a not-so-migraine-free reminder of that one time we played the Virtual Boy. [CrackBerry]

Meizu’s iPhone copycatting M8 cellphone is to be vaporware no longer thanks to GeekITstores, who will be launching it in China then India from December onwards. The 8GB model is apparently due to cost somewhere between $380 and $470, and will be launched with “complete fanfare”…presumably because it’s the “iPhone killer,” or so says the press release. In fact, GeekITStores really seem to love the device, saying it was looking for a “better, cheaper alternative” to the iPhone for Indian customers. Read on for the press release. (more…)

The always fascinating Dark Roasted Blend has an article on alternative uses for books. Sculptures, lamps, structures, furniture… everything made with books. It’s an eerie view on book heaven or book hell, depending on your mood. Mine is a bit gloomy, so looking at the beautifully spooky gallery and knowing about the renassaince of electronic books, I can’t help but wonder: Do these images represent the beginning of the end for books as we know them? (more…)

3M’s new Mobile ID Reader scans MRZ and RF chip data from passports and visas and immediately checks them against local or international watch lists by using wifi or GSM/GPRS EDGE networks. It seems like a great tool to further make you feel like you’re living in some scary dystopian sci-fi novel, especially when you hear that dastardly monopolist Bill Gates got his little-loved Windows Mobile 6 OS onto the device. (more…)