Am I the only one who couldnt watch this Future Combat System promo piece with a straight face? Like, who actually writes dialogue like that? What I found most interesting, though, is as far as I know most of the robotic technologies are a lot less futuristic than the idea that there could be such seamless communication and interoperability going on.

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In addtion to a dual-core Atom 330 CPU and Nvidia's Ion chipset, ASRock's Ion 330 net-top also sports a Blu-ray drive. Is it worth the asking price when weighed up against a budget PC?

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I've written a couple of previous blog posts about using my phone as a sat nav, and while CoPilot's updates have turned it into a decent app, it's still not a serious rival for a dedicated GPS.

Google's recent announcement that phones running its Android 2.0 OS will all feature free turn-by-turn GPS navigation, however, is something that threatens to change the sat nav market completely.

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Apple has finally approved the awaited Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone.

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Mnpctech's scratch build 3D modelling competition is nearing its close - if you've got an idea, get it in asap!

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We grab some shots of Asus' latest Republic of Gamers motherboard, the Maximus III Formula. It uses Intel's P55 chipset and has some interesting new features. We dig deep into its new red and black looks to see what's on the horizon.

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The iPhone 3.0 update went live for public download yesterday, bringing shiny new features to the masses - sadly, along with server timeouts and 'phone locking.

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It now appears that a planned DXpedition to Rockall by a group of Belgian radio amateurs, has been abandoned

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The megapixel race has been declared over plenty of times before, but were guessing that there will be more folks than ever in agreement with Olympus exec Akira Watanabes recent statement that twelve megapixels is enough for covering most applications most customers need.

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We had a chance to get our grubby mitts on Verizons new VOIP / home phone -- the Hub -- and we thought wed give you a little preview of whats in store if youre planning on busting out the credit card.

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The Droid may be the big name in the news right now, but its far from the only Android smartphone thats making its rounds. The HTC Eris will launch on November 6 under Verizons Droid brand.

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Move over iPhone 3G S Supreme, the bejewelled iPod Touch Supreme is here. Ok, were kidding, because the iTouch SUPREME costs a fraction of its iPhone cousin.

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PASIR MAS: It was a new experience for the students of SMK Tendong, Pasir Mas, who were introduced to the world of ham radio or amateur radio and its potential of helping them to improve their spoken English. They were given the opportunity to listen to a live conversation between astronauts from the International Space Satellite and the base centre. And they had their English teacher Yong Guan Chiong, who is a ham radio member, to thank for finding a novel way to help his students learn the English language. The students also had the opportunity to communicate with a ham radio user in Kota Kinabalu. "I am trying a different approach to get my students to be interested in ham radio, which is actually a good hobby.

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As part of its preparations for Qatar National Day celebrations, the Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS) yesterday held an "Open day" for its members and other ham radio enthusiasts at Cultural Village. The members and visitors to the place were given an opportunity to operate telephonic and telegraphic communications using amateur radio equipment within the frequency bands specified by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). It was announced at the meeting that to coincide with the Qatar National Day celebrations, Qatar amateurs would participate with the international call sign (A71QND) assigned to QARS by the Supreme Council of Communications and Information Technology (IctQatar).

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Want super clean holes in your latest PCB? Want your PCB drill-bit\'s to last much longer? Tired of using your dremel as the drill press it clearly isn\'t? For around $30, you can build this simple PCB drill-press.

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Yesterday afternoon Sharps PR department sent us an invitation to the launch of their latest portable PC from the Mebius Line-up Theres no information available on this up-coming PC, we were only told to expect a new Sharp Netbook Nothing surprising since Netbook are now quite popular worldwide.

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Eagle-eyed Microsoft watchers have spotted wording in the EULA of a leaked Windows 7 build which makes reference to an unannounced Family Pack SKU.

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An amateur radio club from Cornwall has attempted to contact others around the world as part of a fundraising event. Collecting money for the British Wireless for the Blind Funds (BWBFs) Transmission weekend, the Poldhu Amateur Radio Club joined scores of similar groups last Saturday (September 19th). According to the Packet, money was raised so the charity can purchase modified digital radios, CD players and cassette recorders which will help blind people in their day-to-day lives. David Wall, a member of the amateur radio team, said: "Transmission has become an annual event for the club and raises money for a very worthwhile cause. The BWBFs specially-adapted radio sets are a real godsend to people who have lost their sight."

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According to folks over at Android Community, Google has begun to pull tethering applications from the G1s Market. One of the contributors to the WiFi Tether for Root Users app claims that the company is citing distribution agreements with carriers as the cause of the takedowns.

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Screen grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in todays movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dt com.

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Six videos on the subject of Marconi are now available on YouTube

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