Unboxing Live 030: MacBook Air

The MacBook Air is the latest gem of a notebook from the Apple folks. Aimed at those who need something super portable (or, ultra-portable), the Air features a 13-inch LED backlit screen, a full-sized backlit keyboard, and it weighs just three pounds. We unbox the MacBook Air in this episode of Unboxing Live!

modu’s Modular Cell Phone: Some Assembly Required

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
How would you like a cell phone that has a business-like QWERTY keyboard when you want it to, or a 12-key at other times, or can even be slipped into some future Kindle-type device as its cellular guts? That’s the basic premise behind Israeli startup modu’s new modular cell [...]

Microsoft, Google, Verisign, Yahoo! and IBM Join OpenID’s Board

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Now we’re talking about serious respectability. The OpenID Foundation now has some major new backers, with Microsoft, Google, Verisign, Yahoo! and IBM all joining the Foundation as its first corporate board members.
As more and more sites and companies sign up to support OpenID, the addition of corporate members shouldn’t come [...]

Bleeding Edge TV 254: Horizon Fuel Cell technology

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While not the fuel cell battery replacement for gadgets we keep hearing about, Horizon is promising some very cool technology nonetheless: portable, enviromentally friendly power on demand - just add water! Their portable generator technology is aimed at disaster relief, outdoor, and developing countries. Check [...]

Get Bouncing Bravia Bunnies on Your Cell Phone

What better way to count down to Spring and Easter then by having the Sony Bravia Bunnies hop across your cell phone?! Extending from the recent Bravia "Play-Doh" ad, Sony has designed a new moving animation screensaver of their Play-Doh bunnies available for download on your phone. To get the screensaver, download the video to your desktop and transfer the video to your phone via a USB cord. I can honestly say my phone is a virgin to screensavers, but I must admit that this one is so cute, I just have to test it out!

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Apple Unveils 16GB iPhone, 32GB iPod Touch

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Available immediately, Apple has announced new models of the iPhone (16GB) and iPod Touch (32GB). Ever since the 16GB iPod Touch was announced in September we all knew it was only a matter of time until Apple slapped that 16GB into its larger brother. At the same time we get a [...]

Daily Tech: Google Android Prototype to Make Rare Appearance at Mobile World Congress

• By the sound of it, we're going to get a first glimpse of the prototype Google Android phone at Mobile World Congress next week. — Gizmodo


• Can it be? Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner says the writers' strike is finally over. — CrunchGear


• Worried about cell phone texting privacy? Learn a few tips to keep yourself protected. — Yahoo! Tech


• Forget standard endoscopes, humans will soon be testing out reusable camera pills, which are said to cost around $300. — CNN Tech


• Log in and take the Centro quiz to win a pretty-in-pink Centro by Palm! — geeksugar