Meet Emily. She’s a pretty brunette I’d sorely like to plow ’til next July.
Only one problem. Emily isn’t real. She’s an animation. Not motion-capture, mind you. Animation. As in, the face is photorealistically built from scratch by software that uses an actor’s performance and builds the face to go [...]

In a world (said in best Don La Fontaine voice) where your choices in MP3 players are as varied as the actual ingredients in an average fast food hamburger, finding one that stands out can be tricky.  Everyone wants loads of features nowadays, from simple equalizer settings to video playback.  Some MP3 players even boast [...]

At first glance, this monitor appears to be a mom’s dream come true.  You can not only hear your baby’s every gurgle and whimper, but monitor the temperature in the room, play lullabies, and talk to your baby from wherever you are in the house.  All of this can be done from the light-weight parent [...]

Unfortunately, our invite to the Philips Holidays in June event didn’t come until the last minute, and I wasn’t able to scramble a trip to NYC for the press-only event.  But, at least I have video (sorta) of what I missed.  Personally, I think the coffee maker is pretty sexy. Certainly looks nicer than my Braun, [...]

Okay, seriously…
Police, Army Robots to Debut Within 5 Years
I love this part:
“The three sorts of wheeled robots will be used for various applications: cleaning rooms, health-care programs, Internet connection, home monitoring or reading books to kids.”
You know, I’m a gadget lover. Seriously. I love over-complicated pieces of tech with too many buttons and [...]

Via HardOCP
Optimus Keyboard
Jeebus. I’ll definitely be getting one of those.

Using a carefully adjusted photo, one can create the illusion that your computer has a transparent desktop. A neat effect, and some of the photos in the gallery are quite amazing.
via Boing Boing