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This section honors the most innovative technological innovations, ranging from robots and drones to ground-breaking devices. It keeps readers motivated by the limitless possibilities of human creativity by showcasing future ideas and visionary concepts that push the envelope of what is possible.

You Already Have A Touchscreen Phone – You Just Don’t Know It

You Already Have A Touchscreen Phone – You Just Don’t Know It

Do you sometimes feel an unwarranted sense of telecommunication shame? Is your old, crappy flip phone making you an embarrassment...

HTC’s Customized Windows Phone 7 Interface

HTC’s Customized Windows Phone 7 Interface

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Oi6ENRvSNM A video has appeared on YouTube that appears to show HTC's customized UI for Microsoft's upcoming mobile OS. Windows...

‘In Soviet Russia’ Joke Goes Here

‘In Soviet Russia’ Joke Goes Here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrook6t4AFg Despite Soviet heritage, I don't pretend to know more Russian than I learned watching James Bond movies through my...

Why The BlackBerry Torch Doesn’t Deserve The Burn

Why The BlackBerry Torch Doesn’t Deserve The Burn

The general consensus following the release of the BlackBerry Torch in the tech journalism sphere was that RIM had failed...

Kindle Ad Burns The iPad In Direct Sunlight

Kindle Ad Burns The iPad In Direct Sunlight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUjF8qPZrUg I'm a fan of the Kindle, I really am. With books on the whole going by the wayside, the...

Screenshots Of Nokia’s MeeGo OS

Screenshots Of Nokia’s MeeGo OS

Nokia's next generation of phones will be powered by an OS named MeeGo, the convergence of Nokia's Maemo OS and...

We Want A Revolution – And Windows Phone 7 Promises It

We Want A Revolution – And Windows Phone 7 Promises It

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ROL2_czpW0 Microsoft is bold. In this new ad for Windows Phone 7, a simple promise is made: 'The revolution is...

Essential Gear for Last Minute Summer Road Trips

Essential Gear for Last Minute Summer Road Trips

With summer officially winding down, now is the time to take those little road trips and weekend getaways. Naturally, a...

Techi Reviews the HTC EVO 4G on Sprint’s Network

Techi Reviews the HTC EVO 4G on Sprint’s Network

The HTC EVO 4G is one of few in a lineup of “superphones” that have hit the market recently with...

Tickets to Space now Available for $200,000

Tickets to Space now Available for $200,000

I was bored and decided to check out the Virgin Galactic site earlier. I ended up accidentally swallowing an entire...

H.264 Standardization, The Final Nail In Flash’s Coffin

H.264 Standardization, The Final Nail In Flash’s Coffin

The big news announcement of the day is that MPEG LA, license holder for a number of high profile video...

Sharp’s Upcoming E-Reader Set to ‘Rival the iPad’

Sharp’s Upcoming E-Reader Set to ‘Rival the iPad’

Mikio Katayama, Sharp's president, is a man not in the business of making weak-assed claims, touting Sharp's upcoming e-reader as...

Totally Rad Steampunk Phones For the Oldschool Gentleman

Totally Rad Steampunk Phones For the Oldschool Gentleman

I was going to ask you if you enjoy rad things, but I know you. You're a tech blog-surfing, web-savvy,...

Samsung: Helping Overprotective Parents Become Even more Obsessive

Samsung: Helping Overprotective Parents Become Even more Obsessive

This is how it works. The parent tells the kid “you must be home every day by 9pm.” The kid...

The Future’s So 3D, I Just Got To Wear Shades

The Future’s So 3D, I Just Got To Wear Shades

You know those douchebags who wear their sunglasses absolutely everywhere, right? Can I ask you a question? ...Would you like...

Portability Is a Thing Of the Past With iPort

Portability Is a Thing Of the Past With iPort

I don't normally like talking about iPad cases. Your Techi time is precious, and I'm not about to waste it...

Sony Laughs Off Apple in Latest PSP Ad

Sony Laughs Off Apple in Latest PSP Ad

It would seem Sony is setting something of a double standard, taking an indirect dig at Apple in its latest...

A Premature Look at Microsoft’s Arc Touch

A Premature Look at Microsoft’s Arc Touch

Awhile ago, I punched you in the eye with a tidbit on Microsoft's mystery device. That device, as you're probably...

Apple vs. Motorola: Who Can Lock It Down

Apple vs. Motorola: Who Can Lock It Down

Apple has been fighting hard against the jailbreak community for years now. Every update Apple dishes out feels like its...

Nokia’s X3 Touch And Type Lands

Nokia’s X3 Touch And Type Lands

https://youtu.be/fWE-p9viqnw?si=5lE6xrK6-HHdjOia Nokia's new phone attempts to bridge the still fairly wide gap between touchscreen and physical keyboards. Nokia's phones might...