Someone with a lot of free time has made the Animated Mario Minesweeper. Tiny Tim's voice makes it even more better....

Here is an iPhone application dedicated to the new years eve party. It is called iChampagne 2008 and is the brainchild of a Japanese developer 'Appliya,'. All it requires is a couple of shakes to open the champagne bottle and get the bubbles flowing. For a buck it is much cheaper alternative to getting a $200 Champagne and opening it in the living room. [Dvice]...

Rumors have been flying around since quite some time for the 32GB iPhone. AT&T adds fuel to the speculation by offering the 8GB refurbished iPhones for $99. Macblogz has received an anonymous tip which points the the release of the 32 Gig iPhone - “That rumored red iPhone… It’s not happening. The only iPhone news I know for certain is that it’s getting bumped to 32GB in January,” In order to sell a less-expensive iPhone, priced (let’s say) at...

A prime minister in Thailand was made to apologize to the citizens of his state for sending text messages containing a request for assistance in reorganizing and reforming the country. The minister with the cooperation from three mobile phone network operators, AIS, DTAC and True, sent SMS messages to people, asking them to help the prime minister solve the country's crisis. The interested citizens were then asked to send back their postal codes, costing them three baht. The postal...

Rangers in Kenya have started a pilot program where a small number of elephants are equipped with $3,500 collars containing cell phone SIM cards. When the elephants get near a populated area, the collars automatically texts rangers. This allows rangers to intercept elephants before they get near enough towns to damage crops or injure people, and reduces the harm done to people's livelihoods and the elephants themselves. Via...

This sleek and elegant TV cabinet is blessed with clean lines, grooved handles, and un-alleviated surfaces that bestow it with a unique chic look making it a smart home-furnishing item. You could hide your LCD TV inside the cabinet and no one will ever assume if there is Television in the house. Hidden inside are some clever hinges and a mechanized shelf that lifts the television into view like some futuristic communications screen....

The Nokia E-51 has been one of my most favorite phones for the last year, but that doesn’t mean I would go ahead and cover it in diamonds. However, diamonds may not be everybody’s idea of going flashy, noted flashy designer Peter Aloisson has given the novelty treatment to the Nokia E-51. He has revealed the E-51 in two different flavors, the “Blossoms of the Eight” and the “Terezzo”. The Blossoms of the Eight is made of solid 18-carat...

The engineers at Mercedes have developed a new system to monitor the drowsiness of a driver and provide an alert before the driver falls asleep and causes a crash. The luxury car business may be prestigious with its gleaming, aspirational image, but is a very demanding one as well for manufacturers. With almost all luxury-car manufacturers offering comparable levels of comfort, opulence, and performance, these famed brands are constantly on the lookout for new USPs that will put some...

Christmas is here and we want to wish all our readers a safe and happy holiday. Spread the jolly cheer for the moment… In our effort to bring you the best, we started two new blogs this year, Designlaunches.com and Greenlaunches.com and we are glad that they are being received so warmly by you. The future holds a promise of success. Striving to keep you abreast with latest in the field, the team hopes to embark on a literary...

A new electronics maker Dashboard Devices will be unveiling the ENV, a talking in-Dash double-Din computer at CES in 2009. It will feature the ability to read your emails aloud other that controlling your DVD player, Internet radio, USB iPod control and even your Bluetooth enabled phone. The device will feature Wi-Fi with voice activation of many functions. The system uses a 7-inch touch screen with the option to purchase more panels for the rear seats as well....

If you are still waiting for the iPhone to support flash players, support cut and paste officially and other applications, your wishes could soon be answered by a company called Citrix. The company is actively developing a Citrix Receiver for the iPhone that will bring the world of millions of Windows apps and developers to the iPhone. Users of both PCs and Macs will be able to access the same desktop session on their iPhones as they would on...

Atif Shamin a PhD student at Carleton University in Canada invented a 'transmitter system on-package' that significantly extends the battery life of mobile devices. He targeted the connection between the circuit board and the antenna. Instead of wire, he designed a high frequency micro-transmitter and receiver, avoiding the usual loss of power pumping bits through a wire. He has reached a breakthrough in the energy efficiency of mobile devices. He created a module that replaces all of the wires...

Owning different sound system components has now become a norm, not that there are many all in one gadgets available, but such devices usually do not perform as well as dedicated components. Now the makers GenevaSound have launched an all in one solution for all our home theater requirements. The GenevaSound Home Theater features a deep, wide 2.1 surround with Embracing Sound DSP, 700-Watt amplifier, FM tuner, seven speakers, and a 12-inch subwoofer. The speakers are individually powered and...

The latest generation of Altec Lansing speakers, the FX3022 Expressionist Bass, make an interesting set of speakers. Expressionist Bass are meant to be an audio treat for music lovers. The Cherry of the device is at the bottom of each speaker in the form of a 4-inch down-firing subwoofer driver, which provides a power output of 9W. The idea, of course, is to provide enough low-frequency oomph to be able to match a 2.1 solution with a dedicated subwoofer....

Long time Mac manufacturer Quanta is all set to produce an all-new iMac. Previously well-known for building a significant portion of Apple's computers, Quanta is allegedly set to produce a new iMac that would ship in large volumes starting in January; as many as 800,000 per month would ship during the first three months of the year. The new Mac Mini as well as a new iMac will ship with NVidia chipsets....