By Natasha Lomas Grab your screwdrivers, makers! There’s a new, more powerful Raspberry Pi in town… The just announced Pi 2, which goes on sale today, adds a quad-core chip and double the memory to support more intensive processing tasks. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By John Biggs The latest Keurig K-Cup machines have a dirty secret: built into the little ground coffee pods that so many know and love is a nefarious form of DRM. A special ink found only on real cups (and damaged by use) ensures that you can only use “real” K-Cups, thereby preventing you from…

By Josh Constine I’ve never been to Syria. Never been in a terrorist attack. Never experienced the confusion and fear, the loss of faith in my species in the face of senseless violence. But now I know just a little bit what it feels like. And it makes me want to help. What if you…

By John Biggs As a parent I understand that gadgets like the Milk Nanny will be forgotten – like the Diaper Genie and the no-pacifier rule – five months into the severe sleep-deprivation experiment that is parenthood. As a gadget freak, however, I do think it’s pretty cool. It’s a simple device. The system holds…

By Mike Jennings Introduction and features Introduction Toshiba has become one of the biggest names in business laptops thanks to its wide range of effective, no-nonsense office systems, and its latest attempt to nail the ideal corporate portable comes from the Satellite Pro R50-B-12U. This system includes a Core i5 processor inside a slim body…

By Mike Jennings Introduction and features Introduction Toshiba has become one of the biggest names in business laptops thanks to its wide range of effective, no-nonsense office systems, and its latest attempt to nail the ideal corporate portable comes from the Satellite Pro R50-B-12U. This system includes a Core i5 processor inside a slim body…

By Kyle Russell The PERI Duo is an iPhone battery case for the frequent entertainer — those who go out with friends and find that they’re the one stuck hooking their phone up to a speaker and doing some impromptu DJing. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Hugh Langley 1. We discovered that someone made a video of all the Goldeneye death sound effects, and we have no idea why anyone would think this was a good idea. YouTube : www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9irWYNanm0 2. We also discovered that someone made a Super Nintendo Chalmers. And someone else made the worst Mario cake of…

By Hugh Langley 1. We discovered that someone made a video of all the Goldeneye death sound effects, and we have no idea why anyone would think this was a good idea. YouTube : www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9irWYNanm0 2. We also discovered that someone made a Super Nintendo Chalmers. And someone else made the worst Mario cake of…

By Dave James We’ve seen some outstanding monitors appear recently. From the massive-o-monitor that is the Philips BDM4065UC to the wide-screen awesomeness of the LG 34UM95, we’ve had some great new screens hit our test benches. What we haven’t seen recently though are any budget-oriented screens, just high-spec panels. So what do you do if…

By Dave James We’ve seen some outstanding monitors appear recently. From the massive-o-monitor that is the Philips BDM4065UC to the wide-screen awesomeness of the LG 34UM95, we’ve had some great new screens hit our test benches. What we haven’t seen recently though are any budget-oriented screens, just high-spec panels. So what do you do if…

By Alan Stevens Introduction Introduction On the face of it the OfficeJet Pro 6830 appears to offer just about everything the small business could want when it comes printing, scanning, copying and, should the need still arise, even faxing documents, and all for less than £100 inc taxes (around $156, AUS$190). It can also print…

By Alan Stevens Introduction Introduction On the face of it the OfficeJet Pro 6830 appears to offer just about everything the small business could want when it comes printing, scanning, copying and, should the need still arise, even faxing documents, and all for less than £100 inc taxes (around $156, AUS$190). It can also print…

By Michael Rougeau Sony this week announced that it will shut down Music Unlimited in March in favor of the Spotify-powered PlayStation Music service, but there was no word of Video Unlimited – until now. Like Music Unlimited, Video Unlimited will be rebranded and revamped into PlayStation Video, reports IGN. The Samsung Galaxy S5 was…

By Michael Rougeau Sony this week announced that it will shut down Music Unlimited in March in favor of the Spotify-powered PlayStation Music service, but there was no word of Video Unlimited – until now. Like Music Unlimited, Video Unlimited will be rebranded and revamped into PlayStation Video, reports IGN. The Samsung Galaxy S5 was…