Here’s another example of why having an open source environment void of lawyers encourages innovation. Here’s a developer who took a projector, Android, a Kinect, and turned it into a future UI (in alpha form of course). It’s actually pretty cool and reminds me a bit of the movie Minority Report.

More rumors have surfaced surrounding the mythical Samsung Galaxy S III. These latest rumors come from Russian tech blogger Eldar Murtazin. Eldar had much to report about the unannounced device, including a Mobile World Congress debut to be followed up by an April launch.

In case you hadn’t heard, Verizon is holding a Galaxy Nexus 4X4 giveaway over the next few days, giving you a chance to win a brand new Galaxy Nexus. The giveaway is being held on Twitter, so if you don’t care for Twitter, there’s no need to read any further. The contest started today and will run until 11:59:59 pm ET on January 27, 2012. It will be broken down into four phases, each with a chance to win four Galaxy Nexus devices (4X4). It seems to be US only but you can reread the official rules to make sure. I’ll outline the contest after the break.

It’s officially official, Verizon has announced that the date we’ve all been speculating about, will in fact be the launch date for the DROID RAZR MAXX. This Thursday, January 26th, the DROID RAZR MAXX in all of its 3300mAh glory, will be available on Verizon for the starting price of $299 with a two-year contract. We all know this is what the original RAZR should have been, and it’s a shame Verizon had to once again, screw their customers.

It’s been about two weeks since we saw AT&T announce its future lineup of phones and tablets at CES, and today they have announced the availability of their Pantech duo: the Pantech Burst and Element. The first South Korean device to enter the lightweight division come in at just 4″, and is called the Pantech Burst. The Burst features: