Source: SciFi Tech Submitted by: Summer Brooks Brain interface: next best thing to telekinesis Written by: Trevor Noren Saving a life by mixing man and machine has had varied results: Darth Vader tormented a galaxy, RoboCop saved a city. Still, I'm in no way hesitant about the Brain Computer Interface. The system, developed by researches [...]

MTV Networks International has jumped into the fast lane of Mobile Celluar TV. This week it has partnered with T-Mobile and will offer up four channels throughout Germany, Austria and the UK. The mobile service will provide cell phone watching for some of MTV's music videos, "Pimp My Ride," and for the kiddies "Sponge Bob [...]

On Friday, Research In Motion Ltd (RIM) agreed to pay NTP, Inc. $612.5 million in settlement, thereby preventing a court-ordered shutdown. When the announcement was made RIM's shares rose by 19%. The deal allows the wireless email service to stay in operation and continue to develop new products. After both parties signed the agreement the [...]

Yesterday, Steve Jobs of Apple introduced the new iPod "high-fidelity" speaker system called iPod Hi-Fi. The industry leader in pod technology promised "amazing sound quality" and "rich, deep bass" once the iPod or iPod Nano (or any other MP3 player) is plugged into the portable stereo system. The iPod Hi-Fi can run off normal outlet [...]

Today was to be "Black Friday" for all U.S. BlackBerry users. A U.S. District Court Judge has declined to shut down BlackBerry portable email devices, at least for the immediate future. However, the judge was quick to remind Canadian based Research in Motion, Ltd (RIM) that they were found responsible for infringing the patent rights [...]

Space Adventures, already a growing private commerical company involved in the development of rockets and ships for suborbital flights, announced today a massive $265 million plan to build a large spaceport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The actual location of the civilian space launching enterprise will be in the city of Ras Al-Khaimah on [...]

In a recent Newsweek interview Viacom/CBS CEO Les Moonves stated that he will be responsible for taking the old media giant into a new era. Moonves recognizes the paradigm shift in his customer's viewing habits and wants to take advantage of it as soon as possible, but with caution. "More and more people want their [...]

Written for Variety by: Jennifer Netherby & Susanne Ault Studios cut PSP titles Sony's PlayStation Portable isn't turning out to be the hot new movie platform many in the biz had hoped. With sales falling below expectations, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video are cutting back on movie releases for [...]

The BBC has a followup to the recent story about the legal battles confronting the Blackberry. Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has developed a "software workaround" to maintain its service in the face of a possible US shutdown. The Canadian-based firm said the software patch would enable its handheld e-mail devices to work even if [...]

VirtuSphere is a self-contained apparatus that provides a marriage of the mechanical with the truly immersive virtual reality environments, permitting the user to move about in virtual space by simply walking. The device consists of a large hollow sphere which is mounted on a specially designed platform that allows the sphere to rotate freely as [...]

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Television networks took a leap into the unknown when they started selling their shows on Apple's iTunes online store, but even in these early days, it's starting to look as if that faith in digital downloads was well placed. Apple CEO Steve Jobs welcomed Walt Disney Co. and Pixar [...]

Studio to use file sharing network to sell films and TV shows in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. LONDON (Reuters) - Warner Bros. said Monday it would soon begin selling movies and television shows in Germany, Austria and Switzerland using a peer-to-peer network, embracing the very technology that has rattled the entertainment industry. Starting in March, [...]

Written By: Leonard David (Senior Space Writer) With a projected $225 million being spent to create a "purpose-built" spaceport near Upham, New Mexico—expected to be completed by 2009-2010—for many of the principals involved there remains but one question: what is a 21st century spaceport supposed to look like? Bulldozers have yet to start pushing dirt [...]

Action could doom RIM's e-mail services Since its introduction in 1999, the BlackBerry has revolutionized the business world, allowing people to stay in constant e-mail contact with their offices and customers while away from their desktop computers. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from the maker of the BlackBerry in the [...]