Cyberpresse researcher Jean-Christophe Laurence showed a group of modern-day schoolchildren from Quebec various gadgets from the ’80s and ’90s and asked them to guess what they were for. They’re often able to figure out eventually that it’s an older form of a tech that they currently know, but Laurence gets some great, creative responses along the way.

Of a floppy disk: “this goes into an iPod.” Of a ColecoVision game: “a deck of cards.” Of an 8-track player: “Oh! I thought it was a bomb!”

AMD announced its contribution to Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft Surface, a highly interactive, multi-touch computing platform that allows multiple users to collaboratively and simultaneously interact with content and each other. The AMD Athlon™ II X2 embedded processor, combined with AMD Radeon™ HD 6700M Series graphics, provides a strong foundation for Samsung SUR40 that delivers high performance and world-class graphics along with the reliability and low power required of this unique form factor.

Jonesing for some arcade game style lovin’? The iCade, developed by Ion Audio and Think Geek, will be your answer. Shipping out sometime later this year, the iCade will price out at around $100 bucks.

A cross-border kerfuffle over a popular chocolate treat nearly cost a Winnipeg woman a $300 fine and saddled her with a bureaucratic headache.

Lind Bird was recently stopped at the U.S. border and selected for a random search of her vehicle. She was warned she could have faced a fine after the customs official found — and seized — her $2 Kinder Surprise egg as illegal contraband.

In Canada, however, officials said the eggs are so difficult to get into there’s little chance they could harm anyone. As such, they are legal.

Things only seem to be getting worse for MySpace. Amid reports that the troubled social network is for sale by parent company News Corp., MySpace has just announced massive layoffs at the company. According to PaidContent, MySpace has cut 47 percent of its staff or nearly 500 employees.

Apparently, CEO Mike Jones said the cuts were necessary to “provide the company with a clear path for sustained growth and profitability.” On a side note, that could be the most-used sentence in press releases announcing massive layoffs.

Transcript: “My name is Chad from Austin’s Pizza Call Center. We received your online order earlier this evening. We saw your note, ‘Please draw a unicorn fighting a bear on the box.’ Unfortunately, our stores are not equipped to fulfill such a request. They simply do not possess the required skill. I, however, took it upon myself to draw out the picture you requested on a post-it note. I hope this suits your needs.”