International Business News - Personal Tech http://hk.ibtimes.com/subsection/technology/personaltech.htm All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://hk.ibtimes.com/ http://hk.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you've got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes for riding around town. Well, not so fast. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080727/bikers-pedestrians-seeking-better-web-maps.htm Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:37:52 EDT Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2779-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/fish-pedicures.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/fish-pedicures.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:58:17 EDT Rolling your eyes to turn up the volume of a portable music player and tapping your fingers to turn on a DVD player are among technologies Japan's top mobile carrier is testing for "wearable" gadgets. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2452-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/wireless-carrier.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/wireless-carrier.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:25:19 EDT Japan's SoftBank Mobile Corp. has launched what it calls the world's slimmest waterproof mobile phone, the 923SH. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/japan-softbank-waterproof-mobile.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:55:11 EDT The PlayStation Portable has been around for three years, but the machine you might buy today is far different from the one you'd get in 2005. Sony is continually tinkering with the thing in big ways (introducing a lighter, slimmer model in 2007) and small (any number of regularly issued firmware updates). http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/psp.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:08:30 EDT Taiwan-based Asus has launched a new smartphone called M930 with cutting-edge design and technology. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080615/taiwan-asus-communicator-m930-smartphone.htm Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:11:16 EDT Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rolled out a new package of chips for laptops Wednesday, a major overhaul of its mobile lineup the chip maker hopes will help it climb out of a deep financial trough. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/chips-for-laptop.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:44:27 EDT Preparing for the eventual extinction of its DVD-by-mail rental service, Netflix Inc. on Tuesday introduced its first solution for subscribers who want entertainment delivered directly to their television sets with just a few clicks on a remote control. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2030-tv-boxes-let-netflix-users-bypass-mail-delivery.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/boxes.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/boxes.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 09:34:24 EDT Xbox 360 vide console reached 10 million unit sales in the U.S. since it was launched in November 2005, Microsoft Corp said late Wednesday. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/1986-xbox-360-sells-10-million-units-in-u-s-microsoft-reports.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/xbox-360.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/xbox-360.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:45:12 EDT Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/1922-new-idea-in-mortuary-science-dissolving-bodies-with-lye.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/mortuary-science.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/mortuary-science.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:46 EDT Microsoft is set to place more emphasis on making mobile phones as one of its strategies to develop the Information Technology infrastructure in developing nations, based partly on a prototype that was developed for Fone+. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/mobiles-phones-microsoft.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 08:43:35 EDT Universal Music Group confirmed Tuesday that it has reached a deal with file-sharing site Qtrax to allow free, legal downloads of UMG music. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/umg-free-music-downloads.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 14:44:00 EDT Ann Mather's looming trouble with the Securities and Exchange Commission was disclosed by Google Inc., where she is a member of the Internet search leader's board of directors. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/sec.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:28:56 EDT Pierre, a venerable 25 years old, was going bald, which left him with an embarrassingly exposed, pale pink behind. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/1779-penguins-wetsuit-puts-him-back-in-the-swim-of-things.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/penguin-039-wetsuit.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/penguin-039-wetsuit.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:09:09 EDT That's the question a lot of people will be asking after installing one of the converter boxes that will keep their older TV sets tuned into over-the-air broadcasts after Feb. 17, when most stations will switch from analog to digital transmission. The National Association of http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/1762-review-digital-converters-keep-the-old-tube-tv-useable.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/digital-converters-keep-the-old-tube-useable.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/digital-converters-keep-the-old-tube-useable.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:30:56 EDT Cars passing O'Terrill's pub screech to a halt at the sight of a 300-pound, waist-high robot marked "SECURITY" rolling through downtown long after dark. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/robotic.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:35:56 EDT In Brent Swanson's basement home theater, there should be nothing drab about "Battlestar Galactica." He's got a high-end projector that beams the picture onto a wall painted like a silver screen, and speakers loom in the corners, flanking two big subwoofers. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:28:56 EDT No matter how hard Microsoft works to persuade people to embrace Vista, some just can't be wowed... http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/1683.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080416/xp.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080416/xp.htm Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:09:32 EDT The breadth of a smile can be measured by new technology from Japanese electronics and health care company Omron Corp... http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/1664.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080411/omron.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080411/omron.htm Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:59:18 EDT In recent weeks Apple released a software development kit for the iPhone http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080320/iphone.htm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:11:24 EDT