Author: mor10

  • China Rising – How cloning has become big business

    [Image from PopSci.com] Popsci.com has published an interesting article on the whole China cloning issue. It has become the focus of great attention with the launch of the iPhone clone Meizu miniOne. What are the ramifications when a nation supports businesses who build their capital on ripping off other companies’ hard won research?  In light…

  • New iMac Commercial – Mac Porn Anyone?

    If you read this blog you probably know Morten is not very fond of Apple products. Nevertheless here is the new Mac porn commercial for your viewing pleasure. All we wonder is this: Since the huge lcd screen, processor, graphics card not to mention power supply and everything else is crammed into such a slim…

  • Watch Akash on Breakfast Television Tuesday August 7th

    Watch Akash on Citytv Vancouver’s Breakfast Television with Simi Sara and Dave Gerry Tuesday August 7th at around 8am channel 13 . He will be covering the latest and greatest in gadgets and technology for the summer. Read on for the complete list of gadgets including a battery backup with flashlight, a bike-to-beach stereo and…

  • Lexus LS-460 – The Self Parking Car

    A while back we tested the Lexus LS-460 – the first car that parallel parks itself. The video was lost in the jungle of Morten’s computer for a long time but now it’s finally available for everyone. Parking using the automatic feature is really as simple and safe as it looks. It takes some time…

  • Akash on The Lab With Leo – Episode 39 – Travel & Summer Tech

  • Amitech Homecenter – You Can’t Always Get What You Want

    Norwegian hi-fi magazine Lyd & Bilde (Norwegian link) recently tested the Homecenter from Danish computer manufacturer Amitech – a sleek black and silver Media Center PC that gives the Mac Mini a run for it’s money. Only problem is it’s only available in Scandinavia – at least for now. The Amitech Homecenter 500 is a…

  • EA to WSJ: We’re boring people to death

    Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello sat down for an interview with the Wall Street Journal. In it he talks about how the gaming industry has painted itself into a corner by releasing  ever more complicated sequels of successful games rather than coming up with new ideas. “We’re boring people to death and making games that…

  • Akash is going to E3

    Just a warning: Akash is going to E3 next week to talk to amongst others Microsoft about upcoming releases. There will be videos, blog posts and hopefully photos so stay tuned. In the meantime you can drool over all the things he will see and you won’t (and maybe even drop us a comment or…

  • Microsoft LiveStation to compete with Joost!

    I guess it was inevitable that Microsoft would jump into the TV over broadband trend. With Joost and other projects nearing completion the software behemoth is in the final stages of their own service called LiveStation. The website is up and running but there’s nothing there… yet. LiveStation is a collaboration between Microsoft Research and…

  • Steron (Magic) Update: Kinetica Not Working Because (bad excuse to follow)

    As we reported yesterday an Irish company called Steorn is claiming to have invented a machine that creates energy out of nothing (aka a perpetual motion machine – a physical imposibility). The demo of this amazing device which is claimed to end fossil and nuclear fuel dependence as well as global starvation, pollution and everything…