Our friends over at The Chaos Grenade have posted a rather thoughtful article regarding the Apple iPad. The article takes a look at one viable, if not superior, alternative.
If touch-screen interfaces float your boat, then take a look…. here. 
With the fall semester being over, new updates come from the awesome DnD Surface team from Carnegie Mellon. At the beginning of the semester, they showed proof of concept of playing DnD on Window’s Surface. Now, they are showing some awesome progress, from accurate line of sight to a grid system that shows what can be done in a move action all the way up to full round action. We can only hope they continue improving the system next semester. Hopefully by the time they finish, I’ll have had saved up $13,000 to buy a Window’s Surface.
I love DnD, I love computers, and now, behold the perfect marriage of both. This looks to definitely help the whole experience of DMing. I really hope this project goes somewhere, and someday I will be able to have my own computer table awesomeness. You can check out how all this came to be and where it is going here.
That’s right. 30 oh-so-cheap dollars for Windows 7; well, at least if you are an American college kid. If you are a student in an American university and have a .edu email, you are eligible. So even those that just graduated and still have their email addresses can probably pick this up. The box only shows Premium, but you will also be able to pick Pro, if you want [Note: you need to click the link by "Need to join your school's network domain?" when selecting your version to get professional]. Microsoft has already started running the program and will continue it until January 3rd next year. With a savings of $90 off the original price, I for one will definitely be utilizing this sale. Anyone else going to be picking this up on the cheap?
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One day, sooner than you may think, everyone could have cyborg powers enabling them to move around with much more ease. This could mean vast life improvements for the disabled.
That is one sick looking controller. What makes it even better is that you won’t ever have to take your thumbs off the sticks! All of this in the name of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
I’m probably not the only one that gets dry eyes due to involuntarily not blinking during a long gaming session. Soon it will be possible to avoid that situation.
Japan’s Masunaga Optical Manufactoring has developed Winking Glasses. They have a built in sensor that tracks your blinks. If you do not blink after five seconds, the right lens fogs over until you blink again.
The glasses are going to go on sale in Japan this August for $150. I guess that is the price you pay to have healthy eyes (and look like you are from the future).
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This year’s T3 Gadget Awards are underway, and voting is in full swing!
Geeks of all kinds should head over there and vote for their favorites in the dozens of different categories.
These two have been at it for ages, helping enlighten us on the finer points of this war.
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Seeing how things are made, and where they are made, is always awesome. When it pertains to new technology even better. That chance was seized by Charlie Brewer as he got a tour of Sony’s new blu-ray factory in Sydney, Australia.
I’ve been using Google’s web browser Chrome for nearly a year now. The internet has never looked better.
What is Google’s Chrome you ask? I’m amazed by how often I’m still met with confusion every time I mention it. Let’s get you educated!
Tired of seeing this image when you post a comment? Well now you can change it and the rest of your profile in a more aesthetically pleasing way! Just click the Profile link on the left…right about now.
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Ever wanted a clock that would tell you the best time to use the internet? How about one in awesome neon colors? Well maybe one day… Thanks to Goldsmith, University London, who is developing the clock in conjunction with the country’s largest broadband provider, TalkTalk.
“This router is essentially a twenty-four hour clock divided into half hourly segments. As a reaction to the broadband signal, a different traffic light colour indicates bandwidth strength at each interval.
It is, in design, an object of reflection – helping the user to manage their time online more efficiently, understanding and making the most of bandwidth strength in the local area throughout the day.”
You can check out the clock, and some other nifty router technology Goldsmith is working on, in newfangled moving pictures after the jump.
Ben Heck, the technology geek god, has done it again and created a new Xbox 360 laptop.
