Author: Kat Hannaford

This tunnel-boring machine has been boring subway holes in the tough New York dirt for 30 years now, and has been brought into action again on Second Ave. Isn’t it a beauty? More »

Who cares if you’ve never even heard of the ability to run alternative operating systems on your PS3—you could potentially be in for a small windfall under consumer protection laws. More »

Check the ingredients label on a food product, and there’ll likely be a dozen words you can’t recognize—causing havoc for vegetarians. I know how bad it is, I’m one of ’em. More »

Could it be a phone, a netbook or even an ereader/tablet like the Microsoft Courier? The above patent has surfaced via HTC, showing both screens working as one, or split so one is a virtual keyboard, the other, the UI. More »

All the life-sapping elements dreamed up by TV shows, movies, authors and game studios are here—including Kryptonite, Element X and Vibranium. Classified by media, energy potential and origin, naturally. [RussellWalks via Urlesque via Neatorama via Kotaku] More »

New MacBook Pros have been a long time coming, but Macworld Australia has apparently heard from sources that new MacBook Pro models will be announced next Tuesday, the 13th of April. No further evidence has come to light suggesting this is true, apart from Best Buy magically disappearing away the 15-inch model on its site, but Macworld reckons their friend is “familiar with Apple product cycles and inventory levels.” More »

Not to mention tase people, and translate doggy-speak. According to some uncovered attempts by Motorola at viral videos, that is. Seven videos show what happens when you put secret unlock codes into your Droid. Check the best out below. More »

Rumors persist that Microsoft hasn’t given up on making a film based on its multi-million-selling Halo franchise, with Spielberg tipped as being down for producing it. I’d like to see one made; but then we’ve always got District 9. [Kotaku] More »

If you live in Mexico, you may just be shit out of luck this weekend if you want to actually get any use out of your cellphone. Unless you’ve registered your number due to the new law, that is. More »

This is a brilliant idea for an iPhone app, but Nooka should actually get it made—it wouldn’t take too much extra elbow grease to make custom watches based on people’s iPhone snaps. More »

I’m almost too scared to tell you that the BioLite camping stove can burn anything. I don’t want to know what you’d shove in there. Still, the leftover heat can be used to power your gadgets—that’s good, right? More »

Many of us travel the world, but stick to just the green parts. Google’s urging people to discover the blue parts, helped largely because Google Earth now includes layers of information and annotations for all oceans. More »

Floppy-haired Justin Long has said in an interview with the AV Club that the ‘Get A Mac‘ adverts “might be done…I think they’re going to move on.” Move on to more ads with disembodied hands and loud indie-pop? More »

Use the force to protect young ‘uns from the boogymen, with the remote control lightsaber nightlight. It changes color eight times, and will cost $25 when it goes on sale later this year. [BigBadToyStore via NerdApproved] More »

While he hasn’t released it into the wild just yet, Geohot’s video proves he’s got the goods to allow other operating systems—such as Linux—to work on the PS3 after the feature-removing 3.21 update is installed. More »

Verizon Wireless sure is busy. Word on the street is that they’re preparing to launch seven new phones, in addition to wrangling an iPhone deal if you believe everything you hear. HTC’s next Android wonder-phone, the Incredible, is next apparently. More »

China’s been the endless source of negative news for us recently, so it’s heartening that Nokia’s helping them out with some DRM-free music. Specifically, from their not-so-well-performing all-you-can-eat music download service, Comes With Music. More »

To my knowledge the only fullHD webcams available are external ones—so Samsung’s CMOS sensors could prove a hit for people not wanting to fork out extra for a webcam. True, you’d have to buy a Samsung laptop though… More »

You’re hanging on the edge of your seat, just waiting for the Droid 2.1 update to be sent down the chute from Verizon Wireless’ HQ and into your phone. Watched paint never dries, but a Droid update does eventually appear—with Verizon telling us it will be rolled out to all handsets “by the end of the week.” More »

A mystery 3DTV has turned up on Amazon, sans picture but with a retail price of $6,000. Who’d have the nerve to charge that much, Sony? Samsung? No—it’s StreamTV. Whoever they are. More »