Asahi Soft Drinks is looking to place 1,000 new, Wifi-capable vending machines in five regions across Japan sometime this month. The best part about these little wonders is that users will not require a password to mooch the internet which will be accessible anywhere within a 50m radius of the machine. And although internet access more »

Users have been complaining about connectivity issues on the Nook Simple Touch as a result of a software update (version 1.1). And well, while we have seen the complaints — it now looks like confirmation of the issue has come from Barnes & Noble. Sadly though, while we have seen confirmation that the issue is more »

Whether you happen to already be using one of the Motorola MOTOACTV fitness watches or have been holding out on a purchase in the hopes of additional features — you may want to mark March 7th on your calendar. Coming from the folks over on the official Inside Motorola blog, they have begun teasing of more »

A lot of us out there are waiting for a company to provide a true Netflix-like experience for e-books. Amazon and Kobo have dabbled in this kind of service with the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library and the Kobo 2012 Book Club, but there is no all-you-can-eat option from either of these companies. On the other side more »

It looks like Amazon has expanded upon where they will ship the Kindle Touch ereader. The folks over at The eBook Reader blog have recently noticed that the Kindle Touch is now shipping to quite a few more countries outside the US. And worth noting, this is referring to the Kindle Touch and not the more »

Just three months after its initial release Amazon’s Kindle Fire is already available as a refurbished model. Amazon is selling refurbished Kindle Fire units at a 10 percent discount, bringing the cost down to $180. That really isn’t much of a discount, but it’s something. The price really isn’t as much of a surprise as more »

It looks like Jawbone is ready to expand the Jambox line by adding in a bigger brother to the Bluetooth speaker. A recent FCC filing shows that Jawbone has a new Big Jambox on the way in the near future. There’s no photos of the new device, so all we know for now is that more »

While we do not yet have a ton of details, it looks like Barnes & Noble is be planning to release another ereader this spring. The details that have been outed at this point are coming by way of the New York Times who report that a “fifth e-reading device” will be released in the more »

While we often talk in terms of mobile tech and related gadgets, we do love a nice car. Especially a Volkswagen. More to the point, the new (and super high tech) Volkswagen factory that is located in Dresden Germany. And before anyone thinks that by watching the above video you are going to see some more »

We learned this past weekend that the Boxee Live TV Tuner would be shipping soon, and now we know that’s it’s finally shipping out. Now Boxee Box users will be able to get live TV from their unencrypted cable connection, or via an antenna. Along with the Boxee Live TV Tuner, version 1.5 of Boxee more »