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Lockerz. Did you get your pointz today? 

I just got my invite for Lockerz, a fresh community where you can earn points, also known as Pointz (or “PTZ“), and trade them for gifts like a Macbook, an iPod and so on. Lockerz is an invitation-only website created to connect members through commerce, content and social networking. Once invited, you’ll be able... more »

Microsoft Courier leaked photos and videos 

Engadget got some photos and videos on this new revolutionary-wanna-be product coming from Microsoft this time. Though this is still a concept show-off you have to admit that it is pretty cool. The User Experience/Interface is quite breath taking. I wonder if the final product will look like anything close to this. The sure thing... more »

Apple iPad. Coming April 3. 

The wait is over. The iPad will be available on April 3. All the Apple fan boys out there can start pre-ordering the Apple iPad on March 12. Apple today announced that its magical and revolutionary iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for... more »

Portal 2 coming soon 

I know this isn’t what I usually blog about here but I am a little bit excited about this one. Valve just announced Portal 2 for shipment this coming holiday season. Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Left 4 Dead, Counter-Strike and Half-Life) and leading technologies (such as Steam... more »

Skinput: Appropriating the Body as an Input Surface FEATURED

Remember The Sixth Sense from MIT introduced about a year ago? A truly innovative technology that augments the physical world around us. Today I stumbled upon another very interesting piece of technology that appropriates the body as an input surface, Skinput. Appropriating the human body as an input device is appealing not only because we... more »

Mozilla Weave Sync API released! Plus a number of early prototypes and sample code. FEATURED

A couple of days ago, Mozilla Labs released new Weave Sync APIs and resources for developers. If you have no idea what Weave is you should check it out here. Weave aims to seamlessly bridge your desktop and mobile Firefox experiences, by syncing bookmarks, saved passwords, browsing history, and open browser tabs across your platforms. So,... more »

Mobile radar research concept by Nokia 

While Apple was announcing the game-changer iPad, Nokia was also letting us peak behind the curtain of future mobile technologies. It’s about a technology named “Mobile Radar” which seems quite promising with endless possibilities. In the video shown below, you’ll see researcher Jani Ollikainen use his hand to adjust the music player’s volume, without ever... more »

The day after the iPad showed up 

There is so little chance that you haven’t heard of the Apple Event that took place a couple of hours ago. But just in case here is a sum up of the event (in headlines): Steve Jobs showed up saying they want to kick off 2010 by introducing a truly magical and revolutionary new product. There... more »

Android developer labs 2010 

Hola Android fans. Like last year, this year too Google announced a series of Android developer labs taking place all around the globe during February and March. (Unfortunately Greece is not included) Our Android Advocates are going on a world tour, traveling to locations all around the globe! Hear about the state of the... more »

Boxee Box to be announced tomorrow at CES 

I recall the first time I downloaded Boxee for my Mac about a year and half ago. At that time Macs were already equipped with this thing called the Front Row, a media center software by Apple which was quite impressive back then. If you haven’t tried Boxee, go to boxee.tv for download it for free.... more »