Two years back, consumer research told us the vast majority of DVR users skipped commercials; now, statisticians at Duke University say that’s not the case. More importantly, even those who do hit that oh-so-tempting skip button aren’t necessarily spending less on advertised products as a...

The ClamCase concept is advertised as an “all-in-one keyboard, case and stand for the iPad,” but what really matters is that it lets you turn your iPad into a decent-looking pretend laptop. The keyboard connects to your iPad via Bluetooth and the whole setup means that you can once again...

Alright, it’s another Android tablet from a manufacturer you’ve probably never heard of before, but at least this one has a vaguely interesting background support plan going for it.  Rather than just slapping Google’s OS on an OEM slate and calling it a day, Nigerian firm Encipher Limited are...

I can visualize several uses for this laptop tripod stand from Thanko: bedside movie watching; displaying online sheet music for trombonists; PC/camera tethering. Or, my ideal usage—watching Entourage episodes while in the bathtub. The little doohicker costs ¥1980 ($21) and attaches to any tripod...

If there’s one thing we love more than reviewing top tech kit here at SlashGear it’s giving it away to our readers, and HP have come through with some brilliant hardware that’s up for grabs. They’ve offered an HP Data Vault X510 Windows Home Server – equally at home managing your multimedia...

BenQ have outed their latest digital camera, the point-and-shoot DC T1260, and as well as offering a 12-megapixel CCD, wide-angle 4x optical zoom and the company’s HDR image enhancement technology – which combines multiple frames to work around high contrast images having reduced visibility – there’s...

Amazon just announced a 2.5 software update for its Kindle and Kindle DX readers.At the moment, it’s rolling out the update to a “limited group” of Kindle users with a general release coming at the end of May. Enhancements include the ability to organize books and documents into “collections,”...

Details have yet to be confirmed about the Google TV service being planned, but Samsung’s jumped the gun and is already talking about full-blown Google TVs which run Android. Samsung’s execs blabbed to The Korea Herald, saying “we are considering Google TVs. We are examining the business...

I guess after a long day at the office even gadget designing engineers and workers need a beer. Recently some of those beer swilling folks have taken along the gadgets they are working on. The infamous loss of the iPhoen HD prototype in a California bar was not too long ago and now that new Sony mirrorless...

Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he’ll explore where our industry is and where it’s going — on both...