Using TouchOSC on an iPhone alongside Processing and an Arduino, Chris Rojas created an Xbee tank which runs on solar power. DIY fans you will find all the parts used along with the code here. In the not too distant future maybe we will have iPhone controlled drones flying over Afghanistan. [Makezine]...

Microsoft’s Zune has undergone a slight cosmetic facelift to suite the more flamboyant PMP user. The new HD has been recently announced in two new colors viz. purple and magenta. Microsoft seems quite serious about the device appealing to all users tastes and so they’ve added these two additional colors to the existing range of 5. The previous versions were available in platinum, black, green, red and blue, already a colorful range as it is. The new colors will...

Fujitsu has just announced the release of their LifeBook UH900, a handheld PC that’s ultra lightweight and definitely sleek. The device features a 62GB solid-state drive (SSD) storage space weighs less than 500g and just 10.65cm in depth. Loaded with Windows 7, the UH900 also boasts of multi-touch support. The company also claims that the 5.6-inch vivid glare screen is just a little bigger than most of the new touchscreen mobile handsets available these days making this a seriously...

It’s the season to be Jolly fa la la….! It certainly seems that way for AT&T customers looking to switch handsets to either a new BlackBerry device or simply switch manufacturers in favor of RIM. AT&T has decreed that from today, December 04th 2009, their customers will be able to avail of a very special half-off offer on new BlackBerry handsets. The specific handset in question include the brand new Bold 9700, and the Bold 9000 as well as...

Nokia seems to be taking things quite hard post the whole recession situation and after they only recently displaced almost 300 employees from their R&D division in Finland, they’re latest was seen in the UK where they shut shop on their 7500 square foot, flagship store in London’s Regent Street and before the store even reached it’s two year marker. The reason given was that it just wasn’t doing well, according to sources which mean that the 30 or...

Motorola is on a roll with Android devices and more coming out the wahzoo. The latest device the Sholes tablet that’s a bit like their DROID handset that comes sans QWERTY keyboard but with the 3.7-inch screen was spotted in China under an alias. The XT7021 aka Motorola Sholes Tablet was seen sporting an Android version 2.1 OS. Its other features include a 5 megapixel shooter with what appears to be a Xenon flash for those Kodak Moments to...

A Canadian company that specializes in body armor for various purposes has designed gone into the dog business now. Well not exactly. What I mean is that they’ve started to design armor for our canine friends out in the field as well and it’s about time to. The company has designed a new set of armor for the four legged squad called the K9 Storm Intruder. First off the armor is designed to protect our ‘best friends’ in the...

After the World's most expensive iPhone, UK based designer is here with the iPod Supreme which is touted to be the most expensive iPod Touch on this planet. Limited to only three pieces it is clad with 149 grams of 22 carat gold with the hallmark Apple logo made from 53 shiny VVS1, colour F diamonds. The outer section of the iPod has 300 diamonds, the main navigation button has 12 diamonds which surround a single cut pink diamond...

You MP3 Player and mobile phone can now be charged easily with just the USB cable by your side, rather than a silly dock or a charger. All you need to do is pick a pair of USB chargers from USB and get rid of all the extra chassis. Do some simple wiring up and you’re all set with a cool USB charging station all ready, and neat, on your wall....

LG have come out with Color Pop displays that can totally complement a colorful wall or the drapery or furnishing or anything to go with it. Thanks to the different colors used by the makers, you can get these cool, ultra-thin screens mounted on your wall and enjoy the 5 ms response time output, 250 cd/m2 brightness and 30,000:1 contrast ratio. There are basically two models W1930S and W2230S. They come with support for resolutions of up to 1366x768...

By now the iPhone will be feeling like its some kind of VIP or something. There are scores of applications and accessories in the market that are all set to pamper Apple’s favorite baby. Take the Phone-O-Scope for instance. The output of the lens is merely satisfactory, but the whole bulk that it adds to the otherwise-sleek phone is totally uncalled for....

Microsoft has something up their sleeve and are planning to make it big, this time, in China. Behold a Twitter clone of an application that can allow users to interact with contacts on the Live Messenger that is available, with a maximum of 140 characters. The site surely looks kiddish, but let’s hope that there’s more to it than just some idle publicity status messages like its contemporary. [Tweaktown]...

Windows XP never really managed to make its way out of my computer, even with Vista and 7 knocking on my door. Soon enough I’ll dive head-on into the whole realm of the OS that I love so much with the new Windows XP phone from ViewSonic, called the VCP08. It comes with a 4.3 inch touchscreen display on the inside, a 2 inch one on the outside, a full QWERTY keypad, a finger mouse and of course the...

You can well take it a step further into the realms of artistic expression and say that this may well be the future of music. We’re well away from the harp and the bagpipe, simply because a synth does it all, without much to learn. Imagine what it could be if you’re iPhone could be used to emit sounds at various frequencies, thus getting to explore new means of bringing out audio output, from a whole new dimension. Behold,...

Enough of all those uber cool sans serif fonts telling what the time is or what song we are listening to at what volume. It’s time to get the whole feeling of a retro makeover back to life. With the Mintpass Cube Music Player you can check the battery level, the FM frequency and a VU meter. The gauges have bright backlights so that you can keep a check on the same even at night. It’s got an array...