Author: Kat Hannaford

Troops whose GPS trackers fail could be in for a raft of trouble—which is why a British company has been inspired by the Wii and iPhone and is developing a location-tracker based on microchip motion sensor technology. More »

I don’t care if you want to buy a separate controller for two-player gaming or because you want to practice your DJ skillz while on the loo. Just don’t play your god-awful scratchings anywhere near me. More »

Whether the trucks were transporting oil, milk or some other sort of liquid, designer Aristide Antonas has conjured up a world where we would recycle the containers into apartments. The gallery below shows a post-apocalyptic world where we remain mobile. More »

A top-notch 17-inch EliteBook 8740w is swinging its way from HP to store shelves with a 1920 x 1080 DreamColor LED-backlit screen, your choice of Core i5 or i7 processors and up to 16GB of RAM. Schuuuweeet. More »

He’s baaaaack. Lee Kun-hee, who resigned from Samsung two years ago due to the little issue of his $113 million tax scandal, has sauntered back into South Korea HQ to stake his claim on the chairman hotseat. More »

I’ve heard the one about vegetables growing bigger if you play classical music at them, but cows that watch TV (of the Swiss Alps, no less) makes them “more happy and productive”? More »

Hands up who uses Cover Flow? A quick vox pop amongst Giz staff reveals only once in a blue moon do we use it. Yet a patent for a Cover Flow-like integration of social-networking profiles has surfaced. More »

The latest Arduino surface mount board is now available, with double the memory, but lacking a power jack. It’s got two layers, and as the name suggests it’s much smaller than other Arduinos we’ve seen before. More »

Imagined back story: Tokyo Flash designer had one too many sakes, attempted to screw a Labyrinth maze game onto the face of an ordinary watch, got fired, moved to Project Designs, and is now flogging the watches for $100. [Yanko] More »

A 12MP Nokia handset has been on the cards, and if IT168 is right, the above blurrypic could be it—the N8-00, Nokia’s newest flagship. More »

Is it too early to say that augmented reality has jumped the shark? Probably, but now that UK laydee’s mag Grazia has done a “3D issue” with pop-twiglet Florence and the Machine dancing across the cover, we’re officially On Watch. More »

Obviously you’re going to need some space to flail your arms and legs about, but 4m? Seems like quite a bit just to play video games—even if Project Natal is the most anticipated gaming add-on this year. More »

Measuring just 44m sq., this Tokyo house offers slightly more space than the typical capsule living space, but as you can see from the numerous photos inside (at the bottom of this post), it’s still best-suited for diminutive human beings. More »

Last week we said the HTC Supersonic would be announced next week, and as it’s now “next week,” it figures that select Sprint Premier customers are being told about a “groundbreaking new device” due to be announced today. More »

The BBC Wildlife magazine archives have been uploaded to the internet library, so if you’ve been wanting to nail your macro, landscape, and of course animal photography, definitely take a peek. [BBC Wildlife via Lifehacker] More »

Samsung’s Omnia II handset was the first phone to feature Swype, the super-fast input method for texting. It’s now officially the world’s fastest way to text, breaking the Guinness World Record with five seconds to spare. More »

Nintendo Japan has announced that they will present the newest portable console, the Nintendo 3DS, in June. The new handheld will offer 3D viewing without glasses. Here’s all the information we have gathered so far: More »

Already on sale in its native Korea, LG’s 15-inch EL9500 OLED TV (the ultra-styled origami-like set) has been listed on Amazon UK for £1,970—or $2,966. More »

Not shown: the carnage after the wrecking ball is swung through your wall, knocking the lights out of your entire house. [Studio Job via Dezeen via Core77] More »

It’s no 14-hr battery life like ASUS’ 1015 model, but the 1001PX is made from carbon fiber—just like those chopsticks you were admiring! Inside, an Atom N450 chip and 1GB of RAM hulk, ready for portable netbooking funtimes. More »