McDonald’s in Japan will introduce a downloadable coupon for Sony Felica-enabled phones in its Japanese restaurants. The new payment application, called the Kasazu coupon, is downloaded onto a consumer’s phone at the point-of-sale. The consumer then places their phone on a reader to make the payment or use the coupon. McDonald’s will initially test the e-coupon in 175 stores, and then roll it out in all 3,800 outlets in Japan. Many Japanese mobile phones feature the Sony Felica technology,...

ImportGenius a search engine that gathers “competitive intelligence” by monitoring U.S. Customs records of ocean containers entering American ports reports that there has been a major spike in ocean containers marked with a mysterious new label: “electric computers”. Although there is no drop in shipments labeled 'desktop computers' or any other labels Apple uses. A total of 188 containers have been shipped to Apple from two of their trusted manufacturers Hon Hai Precision Corp. and Quanta Computer. “The fact...

A cutting from Weekly World News a black and white joke paper takes the threat from Hackers a bit too far. Stupid but funny and worth a read. "It is already possible for an assassin to send someone an email with an innocent looking attachment connected to it. When the receiver downloads the attachment, the electrical current and molecular structure of the central processing unit is altered, causing it to blast apart like a huge hand grenade". "Hackers have...

The sound of a dozen Ferrari F40's scorching on the highway. Ah !...

We all know what happens when the hunger pangs set in; it becomes a matter of instant gratification by way of dialing in the number to your favorite pizza maker. Well Pizza hut wants to tap into the market where majority of the eaters are too bus to pick up the phone & dial in for a pizza. The Pizza Hut shortcut is a widget that allows a chronic computer user to easily order in their choice of pizza...

A few years ago it would seem unlikely that the cost of fuel would reach such astronomical heights; an SUV was the in thing to own, even if it was used for just a 10 min drive to work and just occupy the office parking lot all day. Today however this is reaching the un-affordability bracket, with fuel crossing $4 a gallon, using your car is no longer the smartest thing to do. As with any desperate situation the...

William Trogler and his team at the University of California, San Diego have designed a super-sensitive spray-on explosive detector which can detect even a billionth of gram of explosive. They have designed a silafluorene-fluorene copolymer which can detect nitrogen-containing explosives at a much lower rate because it detects particles instead of explosive vapours. It works just as in CSI Miami, spray the polymer solution over the test area, let it dry, shine UV light on it, spots of explosive...

Philips is outing 2 low-end handsets that have very basic features. The Philips 198 and Philips 199 boast of the same design, measuring 99 x 42 x 13.5 mm and weighing only 65 grams. A simple keyboard with a 4-way navigation key and, 3 games keep you company. A miniUSB connectivity option is included so that you can recharge its 800mAh battery. The key difference between the two is that the 199 comes with FM radio....

Unleash the James Bond in you and get these amazing Dual Camera Spy Glasses. The cameras are hidden in the arms of the glasses and capture the peripheral vision. A simple button switches on the recording and transmits the video to a wireless receiver, which can be placed up to 15 meters away. Check out the specs after the jump....

Control Lights with Twitter from Justin Wickett on Vimeo. According to Hacknmod.com, the social networking site Twitter can help you turn on and off your electrical devices if you hook them on to your laptop and send a text message to your Twitter account. Cool! Take a look at the video. Source...

According to report published on MSNBC, prices of the biggest flat-screen TVs are coming down as the smaller models get picked off the shelf faster. Apparently the demand for larger sets is taking a beating due to the price factor. The lead by small-size TVs will likely continue for the next few quarters as the economy continues to stutter. Unlike the predictions, where the 40" TV was touted to be a winner, the 32" TV overrides it in popularity...

At the risk of sounding like a sci-fi fiction premise, the Trans-Atlantic Telectroscope offers hope a unique way of connecting the people of New York and London. Started out as a dream project of the eccentric Victorian engineering entrepreneur Alexander Stanhope St George, a tunnel that lay idle all these years has been fitted with a giant "electronic telescope" and state-of-the-art technology. Mr. St George resurrected the project, and developed the Telectroscope after discovering his great-grandfather's dusty notes and...

According to a French source Toshiba G710 smartPhone with GPS and 2.5G can be snapped up with the optional navigation software CoPilot Live 7 from ALK. The maps will come on a 512MB microSD card and a version for maps of all of Europe is also expected. This Quad-band GSM device features Integrated SiRF Star III GPS receiver, 2.4″ TFT LCD screen with 320×240 pixel resolution, OMAP TI processor at 266 MHz, 2MP digital camera with 8x digital zoom,...

Pentax Optio W60 is an ideal companion when you're outdoors and the weather is unpredictable. This waterproof compact digital camera sports a unique square shape and features a 10-megapixel sensor with a5x optical zoom lens that covers an equivalent of 28-140mm. You can use the camera for your next scuba expedition as you can use it 13 feet underwater for up to 2 hours. The camera's waterproof seals also make it dust- and sandproof, hence a handy aide in...

I don't need to convince you Hello Kitty fans as to why you need to get this awesome combo device. Not only does it look good, but also features quite a few great specs. It's an MP3 player and digital photo frame all rolled into one. It supports MP3, WMA and WAV files as well as AVI video playback. It sports 64MB of built-in flash memory and is expandable via the SD/MMC card slot. The signature pink pouch that...