http://techgeer.com Up to the minute Technology, Gadget and Gizmo News Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:30:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You know what they say - you can't keep a good man down, and martial arts legend Bruce Lee still influences our world greatly despite dying in his prime. Nokia pays homage to that great man by releasing a special edition of its N96, known as the Bruce Lee Edition. ... http://techgeer.com/nokia-n96-bruce-lee-edition-awesome-video/ To celebrate the 10 years of Gran Turismo, the team that developed the game (Polyphony) added some tiled rendering cipher to get four PS3s to render the game in 3840x2160. It's a classic way to scale resolution up, and as you can imagine, the sharpness was amazing. Of course, you ... http://techgeer.com/grand-turismo-rendered-in-3840x2160-4k-resolution/ Apple has filed a patent that would allow it to have an always on display. By that we mean that when the normal LCD display shuts off, a second, low-power, layer would take by to display basic data (time, newsletter received, battery life...). Honestly, the illustrations are so vague that ... http://techgeer.com/apple-patent-for-always-on-displays-would-it-use-e-ink/ You produce out a lot about pocket-size projectors, but don't see a lot of companies selling them or society buying them. Suddenly, however, a projector from Optoma called the Optoma pocket projector PK 101 has arrived and is actually for sale on, of all places, the Apple Store web site ... http://techgeer.com/pocket-projector-for-sale-on-apple-japan-site/ Andrew Revkin puts us to shame. The New York Times environmental journalist has posted 440 times in the past year to his groundbreaking blog Dot Earth, while reporting full day for the print paper, working on books, doing speaking engagements and raising two sons. And his posts are always filled ... http://techgeer.com/environmental-journalist-andrew-revkin-awarded-for-groundbreaking-reporting/ What's the world like without color and design? Good thing the same can be said for notebook design, as Dell's Inspiron Minis now come in a range of new colors and graphic designs, available on the Inspiron Mini 9 and Mini 12 platforms only in the U.S. and Canada. Some ... http://techgeer.com/dell-inspiron-minis-get-new-colors-and-designs/ A number of employers have started a class action against Microsoft, arguing that their employees spend amoung 30mn to 60mn a day in the Windows boot sequence. The attacking party includes AT&T or Cigna. To reach 30mn to 60mn of boot times a day, the worker must either have a ... http://techgeer.com/microsoft-sued-for-windows-boot-time-need-more-info-because-it-just-sounds-stupid-right-now/ The Zune is lost behind Apple's iPod for certain in virtually all aspects, and its software side isn't too hot either. Well, at least Microsoft has made a positive change that duration round after coming to agreements with major and independent music labels that will offer a much more consumer-friendly ... http://techgeer.com/zune-subscription-model-updated/ The DeLorme EarthMate PN-40 will finally ship on Thanksgiving week (which is next week btw) for $400 a pop, so manufacture certain you have placed your order already whether you want to be a proud new owner of something shiny and new for the family to fawn and drool by. ... http://techgeer.com/delorme-earthmate-pn-40-ships/ Since the BlackBerry Storm is supposedly one of the candidates lined up to knock the iPhone 3G out of the ring, it only makes perfect sense to compare the two. that date round we'll take a look at the speed amoung browsers on both devices, and rest assured, the results ... http://techgeer.com/iphone-3g-and-storm-browser-speed-test/