At the IFA 2008 Harmon Kardon has unveiled the GLA-55 see through speakers which are 'arguably the best 2.0 speaker system available today' claims the company. The speakers offer 100-watt bi-amplified digital amplifier coupled with DSP equalization along with proprietary tech such as Atlas AL drivers and woofers and a CMMD tweeter as well as optimization for digital sound. The touch sensitive controls and the uber cool looks surely make a style statement. The GLA-55 system will be available...

After wooing us with the super slim OLED TV's Samsung is back again with a super slim LCD TV which measures 52 inches diagonally. It is slimmest of the 50 inch products and is just 1 inch in thickness, which is amazing because it maintains the slimness even with the tuner, power supply and main board embedded. The LCD has a 50,000:1 contrast ratio and 550 nit brightness, it is scheduled to go into production by 2009....

OLED TV's would be replacing Plasma and LCD's in the near future just as they replaced the good old CRT TV's. Sony is already selling an 11 inch OLED TV and now its Korean counterpart is gearing up to unveil its OLED range. At the IFA the Korean giant showcased two (14.1- and 31-inch) OLED TVs. The finished products weigh forty percent less than other LCD TVs of the same size while boasting a contrast ratio of 1 million...

Bloomberg ran an obituary on Wednesday for Steve Jobs on his fictional untimely death and a potential stock crash of AAPL (NASDAQ) averted now that the story has been pulled offline. As a side note to this event the real death of Dave Freeman, 47, author of "100 Things to Do Before You Die." made us wonder what we could expect out from the man who made the personal computer cool Steve Jobs before he goes on. So here...

If you are using a pirated copy of Windows XP then be prepared for a rude shock in the form of a new Microsoft update. After the dismal sale of the Vista in China and the rest of the world Microsoft wants pirate users of its previous operating system to suffer a rude blow through its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program. Through this new update the user's desktop wallpaper will be changed to a default black screen along with...

The Sikorsky X2 has just successfully finished its first 30 minute test flight on Wednesday which was scheduled to take place two years ago. The X2, which is designed to cruise at 250kts, now enters a four-phase series of flight tests. The flight tests will support a decision expected in 2010 on whether to launch the X2 as a new civil aircraft. The X2 demonstrator is powered by the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Co. (LHTEC) T800 engine, which was...

If you got Comcast as your ISP its time you got worried since its going to cap residential users who cross the 250GB bandwidth quota from the first of October. Comcast last year had cut off many of its user's connection for excess bandwidth usage without providing those customers any information on limitation. That's not all when Comcast had blocked access to file sharing sites for its users the Associated Press and the Electronic Frontier Foundation took action and...

Air Compression Energy is a unique form of energy generation which so far has found little takers, but the recent inflation in fuel rates has made even this as a better alternative. Air Compression Energy is produced by first compressing air inside underground caves with the help of electricity (not produced by the caves but from an outside source) then when the cave is pressurized the air is released then spinning turbines to generate electricity. Although this technology has...

The Philips LED-backlit 42PFL9803 FlatTV is a 42-inch set with 128 segments of LED that support 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. The set runs at 100Hz, has a 17-bit "Color Booster" and features Ambilight as well. Essence (42PES0001) is another 42-inch, 1080p display, and is slimmer, measuring only 38mm (1.5-inches) deep. It has a single cable hooking on to the connectivity hub that dishes out the audio, video and power. 100Hz and wide color gamut are also featured. Adding a...

Samsung X360 laptop sports a 13.3-inch screen and claims to be really, really light and slim. It weighs 2.8 pounds and measures as thin as 0.66-inches on the slim end and 1.2" on the thicker side. Specs include a Centrino 2 ULV processor, 1GB of RAM is standard with expansion up to 4GB also you can opt for a 64GB or 128GB SSD, or a 5400RPM 120GB HDD. It also has a X4500 integrated graphics card and the screen...

At the IFA 2008 Sony announced the Bravia EX1 which is the world's first LCD picture frame TV with integrated high-definition wireless connectivity. Sony is not the first to announce a product as we have covered similar products launched by its peers but none made it out of the prototype stage. Created specifically for the European market by Sony's EU Design Centre the EX1 comes with a wireless transmitter which beams HD images wrelessly in runtime thus cutting on...

First announced as a prototype Sony's uber cool and super expensive Sontina speaker have finally gone mainstream. Showcased at the IFA 2008 the 6 foot tall speaker is a single, elegant column, combining glass, leather and room enhancing illumination. It produces a 360 degree pool of sound by vibrating every corner of the organic cylinder which delivers crisp and clear sound. The piece is slated to cost around ¥1,000,000 (about €6,500 / $10,000) though availability is not known yet....

Asus today unleashed the second variant in its all copper-made CPU cooler range – the Asus Royal Knight. Keeping in line with its predecessor's effective cooling methods, the Royal Knight retains an all-copper buildup and utilizes 6 heat pipes to maintain low CPU temperatures for maximum stability. The latest Asus Royal Knight presents itself in a retro-chic British Chevalier stylized outlook – integrating a crown, a coat of arms and an eagle that embraces the core spirit of the...

Daniel Deutsch built a full sized drivable X-34 Landspeeder in his garage. The antigravity craft was used by Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I and IV. We built this fiberglass replica landspeeder last spring from the ground up on a custom aluminum chassis. The electric drive system is capable of a top speed around 25 mph. The speeder is the same size as the original, and can travel several miles on a single battery charge. (More images and...

Undoubtedly Star Wars: The Clone Wars was the lamest movie in the franchisee yet, however this has not stopped Lucasarts from releasing movie merchandise. The ISpeaker uses a flat panel speaker and is compatible with iPod, iPhone and other MP3 players. It features Captain Rex from the Clone Wars and is powered by 4 x AAA batteries. Worthless unless you are a serious Star Wars collector. The Clone Wars iSpeaker is available for $19....