Filed under: Cellphones Oh RIM, why must you torture us? Just when we’d moved beyond our nightly dreams of the Javelin and had our sights set on a Bold , here you go reminding us of just how luscious the next-generation Curve looks to be. Sure, the omission of 3G makes us none too happy, but it’s hard to kvetch about the design.

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RIM’s BlackBerry Curve 8900 gets hands-on treatment, looks mighty good

Filed under: Robots Our favorite robot-obessed entity on these fine internets, RobotsRules, has put out a fairly disturbing video entitled “Vadersapien” as a purported followup to last year’s ” Elmosapien .” What at first might be perceived as a harmless way to enjoy halloween with robots and bit of Vadery goodness quickly devolves into the dark exploration of a mind turned sour by the constant companionship of robots. We’re positive [insert name of favorite sci-fi novelist] tried to warn us of this day, but there’s really no preparing for a product of so much psychological disruption.

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Vadersapien has little to do with Darth, much to do with a troubled childhood

Well, the folks at GiiNii have provided me with insider information on their competitive product analysis of 7″ and 8″ digital photo frames and here’s the prices and features chart for your viewing pleasure: 7″ Digital Frame Price & Features Comparison GiiNii 7″ HP 7″ Digital Living 7″ Ality Pixxa Smartparts Polaroid 7″ Pandigital Product Number 7a slope HP DF7502 N/A AL-CP7WH SP70D XSA-00750B PI7000w01 Frame Size 7″ 7″ 7″ 7″ 7″ 7″ 7″ Screen Ratio 16×9 16×9 16×9 16×9 16×9 16×9 16×9 Screen Resolution 480×234 800×480 800×480 480×234 800×480 480×234 480×234 Internal Memory 2MB 32MB N/A No 128MB N/A 512MB Video Capability No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Music Capability No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Connectivity USB USB USB USB USB USB USB Remote No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Frame Type Black black/Wood Black White Black Brown Black Interchangeable Frame Yes (gray) Yes (2) Yes Yes No Yes (3) No Memory Type Used 5 in 1 5 in 1 5 in 1 4 in 1 5 in 1 3 in 1 5 in 1 Memory Card Type SD/XD/MS/MMC(+) SD/CF/MS/MMC/XD SD/MS/MMC/CF/XD xD/SD/MMC/MS SD/MS/MMC/CF/xD SD/MMC/MS MMC/SD/CF/MS/xD Price $79.99 $129.99 $99.99 $94.99 $99.97 $84.84 $99.99 Retailer ZBezt Circuit City Target DigiFrames Amazon Wal-Mart Staples As far as price goes, GiiNii’s 7″ digital frame proves to be the best .  But to be fair, if you wanted to get some good internal memory of 512MB, you’d go with the Pandigital 7″, which is priced at $99.99 but offers the most internal memory of all. If you wanted to go for the best screen resolution with the best prices, I’d have to say Smartparts offers the best bang for your buck with its 800×480 pixel resolution and 128MB internal memory .

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Digital Photo Frame Reviews

Filed under: Portable Audio , Portable Video Microsoft’s newest Zunes (along with the 3.0 software ) have been out for well over a month now, which means you’ve had ample opportunity to really test one out and form some educated opinions. Now, it’s time to open up and let loose

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How would you change Microsoft’s new Zunes / v3.0 software?

Britain’s ad-free BBC, renowned for the quality of its news and television broadcasting, is funded by an annual fee on television use. But it’s also famous for its sinister TV Detector Vans, which legend has it can tell if unlicensed televisions are in operation behind closed doors. The beeb’s secret sauce will remain secret, however, as Britain’s Information Commissioner has swatted down a Freedom of Information request for information on the size of the BBC’s van fleet and the technology used.

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BBC admits that TV detector vans only work because Britons believe they do

If you’re constantly glancing at your G1 to check if T-Mobile has graced your handset with the oh-so-slow-to-roll-out RC29 update (”By November 11th”?

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Sick of waiting for your G1 to update? Here’s how to update it manually

Sure, the Optimus Keyboard may offer programmable mini OLED keys, but taking it one step further are these Wi-Fi enabled gadgets. Continue reading to see more. Click here for first picture in gallery

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Feature: Programmable Mini OLED Keys Interact with Each Other, Computers

The handmade Jupiter wooden mouse “moves in the direction and velocity according to the tilt of the spherical device, which rests comfortably in the palm of your hand.” Video after the break. The Jupiter mouse not only brings a refreshing natural element to your desk bit also offers an exciting new approach to navigating your computer screen

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Wooden Mouse

At $168, the DIY MSR-H101 Hexapod robot sports “a built-in HexEngine with plenty of pre-loaded settings, and built-in PS2 controller suppport, which’ll let you parade your creation about without having to mess around with it too much beforehand.” Video after the break. Of course, there’s also plenty of room for more experienced robot builders to get their hands dirty, and Micromagic is more than happy to sell you a whole slew of optional add-ons for the kit

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Hexapod

Filed under: Laptops The new MacBook Air has landed, and folks all over are recording their impressions of the slightly-revamped ultraportable. Obviously there’s very little to note externally, with the same packaging and design to the computer — the only real difference is the new mini DisplayPort plug to replace that totally oddball microDVI plug

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New MacBook Air hits the streets, actually capable of this whole "computing" thing