Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals

It’s a common issue, really. Having to peel that sticky, icky silicone skin from the Wiimote each time you try to swap out the batteries or plop it down in a recharging station is a real pain, but TeknoCreations has a better way. By utilizing a contactless induction charging system, its InCharge remote charger can actually reinvigorate Lithium Polymer battery packs that are encased within those newfangled silicone grips that the Big N recommends so heavily. The system reportedly offers a 25-hour battery life, and unlike contact-based chargers, the aforementioned dirt and grit won’t gum up the juicing process. The InCharge Wiimote charger should be available real soon for $34.99, and for PS3 owners feeling all left out, fret not — the company just received certification to go forward with a similar product for the SIXAXIS.

[Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]

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Source:TeknoCreations' InCharge juices Wiimotes through silicone skins

While one Apple zealot was video taping their iPhone 3G under Paris Hiltonesque NightShot (innocently we’re sure), they spotted a matrix code on the left side of the phone. We assume it’s just serial/IMEI data that’s often shoved in a phone’s battery compartment (which isn’t exactly an option for the iPhone 3G), but we’re happy to start an exciting internet rumor that every iPhone has been marked with the sign of Satan and that the Apocalypse is near. Or maybe just that Steve Jobs is somehow secretly filming you naked (but we’re pretty sure that one’s actually true). [Whirlpool Thanks everyone!]

Source:Apple iPhone 3G Hides Secret QR Code [Revelations]

Following the appearance of mysterious images this morning, Apple has apparently confirmed the existence of a new 4GB nano. Speaking with an Apple spokeswoman, Reg Hardware discovered that the company made a “limited number of 4GB iPod nanos for some international markets.” Just how many were shipped out and to what countries specifically remains a mystery. Whether this is some sort of test market for a wider launch is also unknown at this time.

[Reg Hardware]

Source:Apple Confirms 4GB Nano [4Gb Nano]

Filed under: Desktops

C’mon, who here doesn’t want their very own supercomputer to do, um, whatever they want with? In an effort to make sure every man, woman and child has an absurdly powerful number cruncher in their home (let’s go with OSPP, or One Supercomputer Per Person), Microsoft has tag-teamed with the fabled Cray in order to “drive high productivity computing into the mainstream.” The Cray CX1 Supercomputer comes loaded with Windows HPC Server 2008 and incorporates up to 8 nodes and 16 Intel Xeon CPUs (dual- or quad-core); additionally, it boasts up to 4TB of internal storage, 64GB of memory per node and interoperates nicely with Linux. The CX1 is said to be the most affordable supercomputer offered by Cray (not to mention the “world’s highest-performing computer that uses standard office power”), but it’ll still run you anywhere between $25,000 to well over $60,000. Chump change, right?

[Via NetworkWorld]

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Source:Microsoft and Cray deliver "mainstream" CX1 supercomputer: starts at $25k