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Nokia Files Patent for Self-Charging Phone (373 diggs) Kinetically powered cell phones have been relegated to futuristic concepts..or have they? Nokia files a patent that could lead to the first real piezoelectric mobile phone.

Are you obsessed with your cell phone? [Graphic] (638 diggs) You know you are when you stop to answer your phone in the middle of... Take a guess, what do you think?

Exclusive pictures of Microsoft Courier! (1,461 diggs) We're told Courier will function as a "digital journal," and it's designed to be seriously portable: it's under an inch thick, weighs a little over a pound, and isn't much bigger than a 5x7 photo when closed.

1st Shots and Specs of Microsoft's Secret Project Pink Phone (177 diggs) These are the first photos of Microsoft's Project Pink phones, snatched from deep within the bowels of the Microsoft/Verizon industrio-complex --not the Turtle, but the larger, Sidekick-like Pure. This doesn't look like Windows Phone 7, so what is it?

Sharing a Passion for Pinball (274 diggs) For some 25 years, Silverman has been buying arcade pinball machines, those gaudily colored, delightfully cacophonic games of skill that involve a steel ball, a bunch of rubber bumpers amid a sea of flashing lights and a pair of electronic flippers that serve as the only thing between million-point success and hole-in-the-floor oblivion.

Mattel Mindflex Hack Shocks You Into Serenity (Video) (633 diggs) Okay, we're in love with this delightfully evil Mattel Mindflex hack, which delivers an electric shock if you don't remain calm.

The Most Awesome iPhone Stand Ever Made Out of Cutlery (419 diggs) That headline is probably a bit of an overstatement, since this is probably the only iPhone stand made out of silverware at all. This is a pretty neat idea, and you can probably use it for eating some of the time!

Microsoft's Project Gustav (Vid) (323 diggs) During a preview of Microsoft's annual TechFest event this week, the company's researchers showed a technology dubbed Project Gustav, which seeks to replicate the experience of painting without the mess.

Nokia C5 unveiled (293 diggs) Today sees the unveiling of both a new device, the Nokia C5, and a new naming convention, Nokia Cseries (more on that later). The C5 is a smartphone packed into a feature phone body, boasting S60 3rd edition and a host of messaging and social networking features built in. It also boasts a bright 2.2-inch display and a 3.2-megapixel camera.

TiVo Premiere: One set-top box to rule them all (250 diggs) With its new TiVo Premiere DVR, TiVo asks the rhetorical question: Would you like to replace your HD cable box/DVR, broadband Web box (a la Roku) and stereo-connected music player with a single box that lists content search results regardless of their location broadcast, broadband, video-on-demand all at one time? Obviously the answer is yes!

TigerText: iPhone app for spies and cheaters (295 diggs) If you've ever sent a text message that you've later regretted sending (Tiger Woods, I'm looking at you), then a new texting application just released for the iPhone could be your new best friend.

AT&T removes Google search from Android (872 diggs) Android is Google's open source operating system. Google search and services are tightly integrated into the OS by default. They are the core of the phone's functionality. However, AT&T decided to go out of their way to strip the search feature and replace it with Yahoo. There seems to be no way to get a Google search widget on the phone.

MSI To Debut World's First HD, 3-D, All-In-One PC (274 diggs) It is the world’s first large screen full high definition 3D all in one computer designed for the 3D home experience.

8 Things Your Phone Will (Probably) Replace (520 diggs) This article looks into some of the less obvious objects we can expect our smartphones to help improve and ultimately replace

Microsoft takes off gloves against Google (535 diggs) Microsoft left little doubt Friday that it was one of the companies leading the charge against Google worldwide.

20 Funny Apple Product Knock-Offs (598 diggs) Manufacturing Apple product knock-offs is a million dollar business. Check out some examples............ ..........

Dialing Into the Future, From My Wrist (189 diggs) Dan Lyons tests the W Phonewatch from Kempler & Strauss "Like most grown men, I'm secretly still a 9-year-old boy, and a wristwatch phone is just so cool that I must have one, right now."

7 cool Android devices that are NOT phones (301 diggs) Android has become a popular choice for Internet entertainment devices and more.

Pixel Qi has 'several more' partners since CES (219 diggs) There's nothing, nothing, we love more than talkative CEOs. And though this may not be a case of some brash smack-talking, we still appreciate Mary Lou Jepsen giving us a fresh update on the development of those delectable Pixel Qi displays.

Faster and More Customized Driving Courtesy of IBM (356 diggs) IBM's industrious team of scientists are working on a system that will soon provide highly personalized transportation suggestions, allowing those who use it to travel more quickly and efficiently.

Quake 2 and 3 Ported To Motorola DROID, Game On! (447 diggs) Two separate Android developers have raised the ante and released functional ports of Quake II and III for the Motorola Droid. That's quite a feat. Sure, the games are old, but the fact that they can be tuned to run on a mobile phone actually says a great deal about what sort of functionality we might see in future devices.

HDTV Test: Does 1080p truly matter? (1,068 diggs) When it comes to TVs, the size of the display certainly matters, but for those of you who were wondering whether most people can really tell the difference when it comes to "full HD" and 1080p versus as 720p, we tested out two sets that are on the "cusp" of truly showing off true HD quality, at 42 inches.

The Story Behind 5 Banned Toys and Games (573 diggs) The lawn dart is back—albeit as the Sky Dart, a cushy, weighted projectile that barely compares to the dangerous, but fun game from the '70s and '80s. In honor of this toy's comeback, here are the most dangerous toys of all time.

Bob Barr: Big Brother wants to track cell phones (418 diggs) Americans own nearly 300 million cell phones. Recognizing the treasure trove of information that can be revealed by or retrieved from these devices, the federal government now wants to use our cell phones and other personal communication devices to track the location of cell phone users without first securing a warrant.

Cool Unbreakable LCD Video Screen (Video) (1,095 diggs) Finally, we have the technology to fold up our video devices like paper and put them in our wallets, where they belong.