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Tesla Motors preparing to go public “soon”
Tesla Motors is planning an IPO soon according to a Reuter’s report . However at this point it’s still not clear when that will be although the company had previously stated it won’t happen in 2009. In fact, this rumor has been around for sometime, but in case you ...
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Time to trade up to a new GPS unit
TomTom wants you to buy a new PND (personal navigation device) this holiday season. So much so, that they will buy your old device from you via a mail in rebate. How does it work? Well, you buy a TomTom PND, then go to this website to complete the process. You’ll ship TomTom your old ...
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Shh! World’s largest radio telescope network goes live
The world’s largest array of radio telescopes are joining together for 24 hours in order to observe some quasars. In the next 24 hours, 35 telescopes on all seven continents will be linked to listen to 243 specific quasars. The point is to establish a baseline for further observations , ...
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Gift Guide: Peripherals
Intro GRAND Flash Album Gallery Skins for GRAND FlAGallery developed by CodEasily.com - Flash Templates, WordPress Themes and WordPress plugins The Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed.. Peripherals, they say, are the spice of life. Well, ...
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Review: ReTrak Universal 90W Notebook Wall Charger
Short Version: A universal notebook adapter with retractable cabling that extends to almost ten feet in length, comes with nine adapter tips, and features two USB charging ports. Features: 90-watt universal notebook adapter Nine adapter tips Retractable cables extend to provide ...
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Rolls-Royce joins Volvo in exclusive club
The 2010 Rolls-Royce model line has something very distinctly in common with all new Volvos. It has nothing to do with the engines, safety ratings, comfort, or design. Nope, none of that. Any guesses? Rolls-Royce joins Volvo as the only manufacturers to offer HD radio as a standard ...
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The Serio speakers from Waterfall Audio are stunning (and expensive)
I’ve never heard of Waterfall Audio before. I think they qualify for one of my rules in the audio world though: if you’ve never heard of an audio company and they cost more than products from a familiar brand, it’s probably good stuff. Apparently the company made a name for ...
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Uh-Oh: Gameloft moves away from Android development
The sudden surge in interest in Android (largely due to all of the hype surrounding the Droid ) has caused a lot of developers to reconsider the platform. Atleast one major development house, however, isn't impressed. Earlier today, Alexandre de Rochefort, Finance Director of Gameloft, told ...
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Target leaks pre-Black Friday deals: Acer netbook for $199
Target will be running a special Sunday-to-Wednesday circular this weekend full of pre-Black Friday deals. Most of the deals are okay, if unspectacular – 32-inch LCD TV for $398, $20 giftcard with Wii system purchase, etc. – while the 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One netbook ought to sell out ...
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Vizio Internet-connected HDTVs delayed
Vizio Internet-connected HDTVs delayed
crunchgear.com — Well this is no fun. If you’ve been patiently waiting for the Vizio HDTV s that bring Twiiter, Facebook, Netflix, and Yahoo into you living room, you’re going to have to wait a bit longer. Santa isn’t going to bring one this ... (more) Vizio Internet-connected HDTVs delayed
The More You Know: An Overview of the Major Carriers’ Early Termination Fees
Turkey Day is just around the corner, which means that the annual American tradition season of losing one’s mind in exchange for slightly discounted goods will officially begin a week from today. Yes, I speak of the infamous day that is Black Friday . The very same day in which ...
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Man alive: Valve owns 70 percent of the digital distribution business
There really is something to be said about being the first to the dance. I’m pretty sure we can all agree that Steam was the first big digital distribution service for video games, and I also think we can all agree that it was something of a success. But how big a success? Stardock, ...
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Rave reviews for steering wheel table!
You may recall that back in early September, we brought you news of this steering wheel table. Well, the customer reviews on Amazon’s product page are pouring in and it looks like this may be the sleeper hit of the season! Just take a look at what legions of fans are saying about the ...
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The Barnes & Noble nook is officially sold out
Figures. Just yesterday we write about all the different e-books you can get your hands on this holiday shopping season, and then we get a bombshell: Barnes & Noble is 100 percent sold out of nook . The company says that it has exhausted its current supply, and will only have enough ...
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Law firm asks, ‘Were you banned from Xbox Live? We want to help.’
It’s safe to say that we hear at CrunchGear think you should be able to do whatever you want with hardware that you buy. Let’s take console modding. You wanna flash the drive on your 360 for whatever reason? Fine, go ahead. But don’t think that you can log onto Xbox Live ...
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Reminder: New York Meet-Up is tonight, meet the CrunchBoys and Cali Lewis
Sorry for the short notice but I thought it might be fun to toast to Turkey Day and the launch of our our Gift Guide. I'm teaming up with Cali Lewis of GeekBrief.TV for an impromptu CG meet-up in New York. We'll be meeting at 7pm Friday at Heartland Brewery , 35 Union Square West, in ...
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High-quality Zune HD wallpaper source
Own a Zune HD ? Let me suggest you head over to the forums at AnythingButiPod and check out all the wallpapers. They are of course all formated for your device and most of them are killer.
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For your holiday consideration: A little truck that poops dominoes
Does your child enjoy dominoes? Does your child enjoy trucks? Does he or she like to see trucks move? Do they like to see the trucks poop out little dominoes? Do you know your kids? At all? Do you know that they’ll play with this for like five minutes and then eat the dominoes? Well, ...
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Some dude in Japan marries a video game character
While I would totally go out with Princess Peach (provided all the parts are really there, and they must be because those Mario Brothers have been after her for years), I find this story to be quite disturbing. A Japanese man married Nene Anegasaki in a church in Guam and is going to be ...
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Space adaptive HUMANITARY INVENTION detects things and then calls you about them
So picture this: You are tasked with watching a volcano And you’re totally like out to lunch one morning and the volcano explodes. You’re like FUUUUUUUUUUU! With the HUMANITARY INVENTION you’ll never be away from an exploding volcano! This device, which consists of a ...
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