Today Sony announced a new addition to its family-- the waterproof Xperia ZR. With this sexy number you'll be able to take high quality photos and HD videos underwater (up to 1.5 meters). Together with 13MP snapshots, the smartphone also boasts other durable features like dust-resistance and Sony's STAMINA Mode (improved battery). For those itchy trigger-finger moments, the camera shows off features allowing you to "never miss another moment,” and as an example, you'll be able to shoot while in lock ...

In news that is totally awesome, Japan’s science ministry has announced its plans to build a supercomputer by 2020 that is 100-times faster than Japan’s current most-powerful supercomputer, according to The Japan Times. The current title is held by a supercomputer called K, which is the third-fastest computer in the world, which gives you some idea of how ridiculously fast this new supercomputer will be. That is, assuming that the ministry can wrangle the money it needs for the project ...

If you’re reading this post, chances are you are a big fan of both video games and films. When I was doing research for this article I found that many of my favourite films already have a game version but most of them simply suck. They were either rushed through production to take advantage of the hype of the film or created as merely an add-on to the movie. I think if film-to-game transitions were created to stand on their ...

Half Life 2, undoubtedly the finest first person shooter of all time, is the latest game to receive support from the Oculus Rift VR headset. The Oculus Rift developer forums posted this update Thursday evening. We just shipped a beta for Half-Life 2 that includes Oculus Rift support. To get it, open the properties for HL2 in Steam, set your command line to "-vr", and opt-in to the SteamPipe beta. This should ship to everybody in a few weeks. This port is ...

Some gadgets sometimes slip through the cracks, but not hopefully Nokia’s Universal Portable USB Charger. For roughly US$15-20 (based on the price of Nokia’s other external chargers), we’ll soon be able to pickup this enticingly cute portable 1720mAh charger from Nokia. It weighs 65g, measures 57x57mm and looks like a real life charging icon, made into a very attractive charger. Nokia’s new charger, the DC-18 has a battery icon on the front that mimics the power status of most smartphones. Tug ...

Using retina-tracking technology, ecommerce giant Amazon is rumoured to feature 3D display with its up and coming smartphone. Without the need to wear 3D glasses like you would at some theaters, images would appear to be floating above the screen and look "like a hologram and appear three-dimensional at all angles" reported the Wall Street Journal. According to people who are familiar with Amazon's plans, the 3D display technology is part of a number of innovative experimental projects knows as the ...

Yesterday Olympus debuted it's mirrorless PEN E-P5 camera, the latest addition to its popular Pen series. At first glance, the design of the camera looks amazing. The comfortable metallic body with its black grip handles give it a classical retro look. But Olympus seems to be trying to catch up with the widely popular mirrorless camera market with its more advanced features. What would make this camera stand out from the crowd is its looks. According to Gizmodo, its design is ...

The only real way to make your iPhone special these days is to cover it with something unique to you. But with so many choices, how do you know which best suits your needs? Does throwing your phone into a rock garden attract you? Or is it more along the cute and cuddly you're after? Or for the most sentimental out there, there's always something cheesy, or creepy. [burngal title = "9 crazy cool iPhone 5 cases"]

Nokia’s Asha range, an affordable line of feature phones pretending to be smartphones, has cranked out the 501, a US$99 full touch device. Nokia calls it “next generation”, we call it overenthusiastic marketing. What the Asha 501 represents though, thanks to its sleek design and candy-coated colours - bright red, bright green, cyan, yellow, white and black. It’s a first for Nokia too, as the Asha 501 is a micro-SIM phone with “Easy Swap SIM technology” (change SIM cards without ...

Seeing a handheld game ported in “HD” to the console is becoming more and more common and, on the whole, it indicates an attempt by the developers on one hand to extend the life of the franchise (because often these are indeed franchise games) as well as to a lesser degree bring the somewhat neglected story element to the broader market. Resident Evil Revelations HD is exactly this. The game is set between Resident Evil 4 and 5. For those critical ...