Using Cell Phones for Boarding Passes
Continental Airlines is testing new technology that uses an encrypted 2D barcode on a cell phone screen in place of a traditional paper boarding pass.
Cambridge SoundWorks Debuts Newton II
The latest line of home theater speakers from Cambridge SoundWorks make use of Kevlar and aluminum components to supposedly bring their sound to the next level.
File-Sharing Damages Deemed Constitutional
The U.S. Department of Justice has sided with the RIAA by defending the constitutionality of $220,000 in damages recently pinned on a file sharer.
LiveJournal Sold to Russian Media Firm
The Russian company already responsible for managing LiveJournal.ru has purchased the entire LiveJournal empire.
Oregon Questions RIAA Legal Tactics
The state's Attorney General has cast some doubt on whether the RIAA can legally pursue college students the way it has gone about doing it.
Revo Blik
The Revo Blik can stream music from the internet or your PC, and doubles as a clock radio.
3G iPhone on the Way?
AT&T's Chief Executive Officer says a 3G iPhone is coming - but when, and for how much, remain unknown.
Google Begins Quest for Renewable Energy
After toying with several green projects in the past, Google has finally undertaken a massive one: Developing a source of electricity cheaper than coal in less than a decade.
Samsung Pushes Out Dual-Format Player
You can't run down to the department store and snare a BD-UP5000 just yet, but pre-ordering pages have finally cropped up at at many retailers.
German iPhones Unlocked via iTunes
Those who shell out to buy an iPhone that will work on any network merely sync the phone with iTunes to free it.
Hollywood Chases Chinese Piracy Site
Five major movie studios are demanding nearly half a million dollars in damages from a Chinese Web site that allegedly distributed pirated movies to an Internet café.
Optimus Keyboard Finally Materializes
The LCD wonder isn't exactly on store shelves yet, but it will hit widespread availability in February, with preordering open now.
Live Documents Challenges Google, Microsoft
Rather than attempting to develop a unique set of replacement tools for Microsoft Office as Google has done, InstaColl built Live Documents to latch on to Office.
Google Maps Lets Users Play with Addresses
Misplaced address markers on Google Maps can now be dragged to the correct locations, thanks to a dose of Wikipedia-style user editing.