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New BUGBase Brings Self-Build Mobile to Pre and Droid Smartphone Levels

by Jay Garrett on February 15, 2010

Every hardware tweaker will know about BUGLabs‘ build-a-phone, kinda like a Modu self-build, but now it’s had a refresh.

BUG 2.0 is now faster and Android ready.

The latest BUGBase, which is essentially the brain and nerve center, has been upgraded to TI’s OMAP 3 platform.

Before I get “huh?” from you – this actually brings the base up to spec with the likes of Motorola’s Droid and the Palm Pre.

Because it now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with top-end smartphones it’s only reasonable that it should support Android – thankfully it does. This also gives the new BUGBase tastey access to the Android App Market.

Worry not gadget builders! Although the BUGBase is new and sparkly it will still play nice with all those other bits you’ve been using to create your frankengadgets with – whether they be WI-Fi radios, GPS receivers, speakers or the BUGMotion accelerometer.

As yet there’s no price or release date for the new BUGbase.

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Etch-A-Sketch Freestyle – Fun Without The Challenge of Curves

by Jay Garrett on November 17, 2009

etch_freestyleWere you one of those that sat for hours and painstakingly worked on drawing curved lines with your Etch-A-Sketch?

Just to prove that the kids these days get everything waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too easy there’s a new Etch-A-Sketch on the block and it goes by the trendy name – Freestyle.

Yup, this fresh, new version of the classic has taken any remote challenge out of making a decent picture on the graphic toy.

Remember using the two dials that controlled the AB and XY axis in order to guide the drawing tool around? You see I don’t. I never had one. I just used to watch the other children laughing with glee as they brandished their bright red toys…………..

Well, on this so called ‘Freestyle’ version they’ve managed to simplify it for the little angels.

Instead of having a pair of knobs to twiddle this funky version has a single trackball style effort that swivels around in a show-offish 360 degrees.

This new-age curvy nonsense can be won in exchange for $14.99 so ideal for Christmas Secret Santa’s or if you want to spoil your children.

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Nintendo Wii Gets Price Cut Ahead of New Version – Wiiii?

September 22, 2009 Click to read more →
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Whilst the news of a Wii price cut was still warm in our ears it seems that Nintendo has something else up their collective sleeve.
According to Yoichi Wada, head honcho over at Square Enix, Nintendo will be rolling out the successor to the Wii by the year 2011.
And what sort of features will the new [...]

Facebook for iPhone 3.0 Coming Very Soon

July 2, 2009 Click to read more →
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Facebook for the iPhone is pretty good but there are moments when you want to RSVP to an event or see the Notes pages.
Well, Facebook for iPhone 3.0 “is coming very soon” and should sort some that out as well as a bunch of other things.
It wont, however, offer the push notifications the iPhone OS [...]

CrunchPad Tablet Confusion – Old Version Seen in ‘Unboxing Vid’

June 15, 2009 Click to read more →
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The Twitterverse tweeted the ‘breaking news’, a Youtube video of the CrunchPad prototype unboxing has been spotted and all kinds of folk got excited – including Gizmodo.
Loic Le Meur, the Seesmic.com founder who has close ties with Michael Arrington, posted the video of what appeared to be the earlier prototype which came in red plastic shown [...]

BigFoot and Spica – Latest Android Donut Phones Revealed

May 12, 2009 Click to read more →
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And so it continues.
We got a glimpse of  T-Mobile’s release schedule for the year that pointed at the release of the BigFoot Android handset but now Unwired View has published details of  another Android handset.
So – say hi to BigFoot and Spica!
It turns our that these aint just new lumps of hardware – they’ll be using an [...]

iPhone v3 / 4G / 2009 Could be iPhone HD!

April 20, 2009 Click to read more →
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I’m still not bored with all these iPhone rumours and this one is no exception!
It looks like the next gen iPhone will not be outdone by the new Zune and will also feature HD playback.
According to PhoneNews Apple is having its retailers clear out the Apple Composite AV Cable and Apple Component AV Cable becuase these [...]

Bioshock Coming to Apple iPhone

March 24, 2009 Click to read more →
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Games for the iPhone are just getting better and better!
While I’m still getting over the release of Metal Gear Solid Touch there is news that Bioshock might be appearing on the Appley hand-held!
Yup, you heard me Gadgety faithful!
Bioshock for iPhone.
It has dropped the jaws of PC, Xbox and PS3 players but now IG Fun appears to be in [...]

Open BVE PC Train Simulator Gets Overhauled

March 22, 2009 Click to read more →
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Now, please excuse my ignorance.
I know many people have model railways in their attic and many a child grows up wanting to be a train driver – heck I even know someone that drives on the London Underground!
I did not realise, however, the difficulty in actually driving one of these things until checking out OpenBVE.
Better [...]

iTunes 8 and iPhone 2.1 Available on Tuesday!

September 7, 2008 Click to read more →

Ars Technica has changed its mind after saying that iTunes 8 won’t be on stage at Apple’s Let’s Rock September 9 event.
So I’m taking it that iTunes 8 will be available then.
Not only that but they’re saying Apple will also release the iPhone 2.1 update that in theory will fix the apparently large password [...]

New Snow Patrol Interactiveness on iTunes 8?

September 1, 2008 Click to read more →

By the sounds of things Apple are refusing to rest on their laurals as “No. 1 digital Music Retailer”.
There are plans afoot for a more interactive element to the digital albums.
The first artist to take advantage of this is Snow Patrol who are set to release their latest studio offering next month.
According to a Polydor [...]

Sony Announce New PSP 3000 – October Release

August 21, 2008 Click to read more →

Here we go!
Sony has finally announced the birth of the PSP-3000 at the Leipzig Games Convention.
The unit itself will look exactly like the PSP-2000 although it has been kitted out with an “improved screen that’s better outside with no glare and a built-in mic”.
The rest of the stuff n things aren’t out of the bag [...]