Don’t you hate when you make a purchase only to find out later you could have gotten a much better deal on a much better product?  Of course you do. It’s human nature to want to the best for yourself  at the best possible price. There’s no greater triumph than snagging a great deal and…

The world of programming has a wide variety of languages, as different from one another as English and Greek. Sites such as Google and YouTube were built in Python, which dates back to 1991, while Twitter and Hulu were built on Ruby’s rails (1995) and Wikipedia and Facebook were constructed in PHP (also introduced in…

The last few days before Christmas can be among the most insane of the year. Just try going near a mall today. I dare you. And Saturday? Did you know that the Saturday before Christmas long ago overtook the day after Thanksgiving as the busiest shopping day of the year?  When that day is also…

The latest incarnation of Honda’s Asimo robot has been unveiled, with a better design, and new hand sensors for delicate tasks.  Many of the new features have been designed to allow better coordination with the environment, using what Honda claim is the “world’s first autonomous behaviour control technology”. The new autonomous behaviour control technology allows…

The DeLorean Motor Company (yes, that right – straight out of Back to the Future) showed off a new prototype at an event last week.  The electric DMC-12 EV will go into production in 2013, with details about its time travel capabilities not yet announced. While you would be forgiven for thinking DeLorean were done…

External speakers for your computers and gadgets don’t have to be boring any longer.  We take a look at three of the coolest and most colourful desktop speakers, including the Gear4 Angry Bird Speakers, the i-Echo Eco-Friendly Stereo Speakers, and the Ion Water Rocker Speakers. The Gear4 Angry Bird Speakers Gear4 make a range of…