GADGET REVIEWS

We knock Nokia's premium line of Vertu cellphones not because, deep down, we really love them, but because they are cynical cash-ins, phones devoid of all but the most basic features priced to appeal to the moronic consumer who equates high price with high status.

So Norihiko Inoue's concept design neatly sums up the whole Vertu scam. Described by Inoue as a "celebration of empty space", the design is literally a shell with nothing inside. The conceit is that, sometime in the future, components will be so small that… Read More

In The Matrix, machines enslaved humans in womb-like pods and used their collective energy as a main source of power. A Japanese company is in the process of creating the next generation of batteries by using a similar principle of self-generating energy. But don't be scared.

Murata… Read More