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Gadgets that may replace restaurant waiters: The Deli Touch food ordering s
2008-03-14 17:29:00
Can you believe it? The Japanese have actually been using this new food ordering technology for sometime and to us (at least to me here in the UK) we’ve never seen anything like it! Deli Touch which is the pen like device seen in the pics above uses wireless technology to connect to the restaurants kitchen. ...
More About: Videos , Food , Gadgets , Restaurant

Using the latest Firefox or Internet Explorer? See if your browser passes t
2008-03-13 15:15:00
What is the Acid 2 Test? Acid2 is a test suite published and promoted by the Web Standards Project to identify web page rendering flaws in browsers and authoring tools. Acid2 was released on April 12, 2005. It has been developed in the spirit of the Acid1 test from 1998. The Acid tests test many features ...
More About: Internet , Microsoft , Firefox , Internet Explorer , Mozilla

Crazy gadgets: World’s most powerful air vortex cannon from Erbert &
2008-03-12 17:03:00
Yes, the folks from Erbert & Gerbert are building a massive air vortex cannon, the world’s most powerful yet to be precise. Why aren’t they making sandwiches? Because it’s their 20th anniversary to successful sandwich making and a massive cannon is a must have to blow those candles! Watch this video as it shows you the massive cannon’s building process and how brilliant it works: There’s also an official web for the cannon too, click here…
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Latest gadgets: Transparent home appliances!!!
2008-03-11 16:39:00
This was a guest post submitted by Tim, feel free to visit his blog: Styleo | Your Everyday Lifestyle Blog. Have you seen these transparent home appliances? They don’t have extra features on them, Japanese designers designed this just for fun and they were surprised that many people are actually interested in buying them. ...
More About: Gadgets , Home , Appliances , Transparent

Award winning gadgets: PC keyboards that open up like a pencil box?
2008-03-10 19:34:00
Have a look at this PC keyboard - the Keyboard Organiser, as you can tell it is no rocket science nor is this keyboard equipped with any special technology but what it does have to offer is something no one ever thought should be done - an open up keyboard!!?? Yes, you would think that ...
More About: Gadgets , Open , Keyboards , Award , Pencil

Mooon+: The detachable concept phone design with bluetooth headset!!!
2008-03-08 16:48:00
It’s been sometime since we posted a new concept phone design but this one is probably one of the best I’ve seen in a while. The Mooon+ has a slick large touch screen, metallic frame, a digital camera and wait, it’s got a bluetooth headset within, huh? What’s special about this, is that it’s detachable, nothing ...
More About: Design , Phone , Bluetooth , Mobile Phones , Headset

Why not protect your home with a DIY laser alarm system???
2008-03-07 13:27:00
Here’s a video I’ve snatched from metacafe which shows you how you could put your DIY skills to the test by building your own home laser alarm system - all the cost under $20 USD! What I believe is that here in the UK, homes don’t get broken into every 14 seconds but maybe having ...
More About: Videos , System , Laser , Home , Alarm

Fancy something gadgety from Gucci? Check out the latest Gucci men?s watch
2008-03-06 17:57:00
Gucci has finally stepped up to extend their men’s watch range to reach rather wealthy and financially independent geeks. Gucci’s mens watch range now has a new modern look series, the iGucci Series. As you can see these luxury watches have a white on black background digital display, surrounding that is a substantial stainless ...
More About: Watch , Check , Gucci , Fancy

Solution to YouTube problem after jailbreaking your 1.1.4 iPhone / iPod Tou
2008-03-05 13:18:00
If you’ve been following the latest iPhone news recently you will know that ZiPhone is currently the most popular and effectively method of jailbreaking your iPhone / iPod Touch on firmware 1.1.4. However, some users have noticed after jailbreaking their iPhone, one major problem next arrives. The problem is with YouTube, whether it is loading, ...
More About: Youtube , Apple , Mobile Phones , Iphone

Seven free online photo / picture editing services…
2008-03-04 14:33:00
I’m not a regular visitor of Mashable and I must say I normally don’t copy things off other sites for posting on my own but this was too tempting. Here what I have knicked from Mashable is a list of a few sites that offer effective online photo editing service for free, of course there is always abit more extra special effects available if you pay the upgrade price, but generally the free services have meant my requirements. I think the one that I use most frequently at the moment is Phixr.com, check them out and see what you think: A.viary Phoenix - A.viary is aiming to launch a mind boggling number of online apps, but the first launch is Phoenix, their image editing software. Fairly robust, and shows an awful lot of promise. Unfortunately, currently it is in invite-only alpha mode. FlauntR.com - Offers lots of effects separated in to different sections to make it jump to just want you want to do, such as photo editing in editR, or adding text in textR. Works in all...
More About: Photo , Free , Picture , Online , Editing

How to jailbreak / unlock iPhone 1.1.4 in one quick step - ZiPhone 2.5 tool
2008-03-02 18:51:00
If you’re an iPhone user you will have realised by now that a new software / firmware update: 1.1.4 for your iPhone has been released. The upgrade itself can be done directly via iTunes or via a direct single setup file which we provided a link to in one of our posts last week. However ...
More About: Videos , Apple , Mobile Phones , Iphone

Natural solar power to charge up your iPhone / iPod Touch - the FreeLoader
2008-03-02 17:17:00
I really enjoy it when new inventions take advantage of natural power sources such as solar power! The new FreeLoader 8.0 Portable Solar Charger by Solar Technology (UK) is a smart looking, versatile device that charges a multitude of the latest mobile gadgets for free using Solar Energy. The FreeLoader 8.0 not only charges the ...
More About: Power , Phone , Apple , Mobile Phones , Solar Power

Aluminum chainmail shirt to showoff your inner geekiness?
2008-02-29 19:39:00
I just came across a very authentic geeky find, what it really reminds me of is Ultima Online, the online game which was based on the mid-eval renaissance period where players made and worn their own chainmails to battle against each other - funny! This chainmail shirt is quite alike, it’s made from thousands of anodized ...
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Flat panel giants join forces to meet LCD demand?
2008-02-29 17:13:00
This was a guest post submitted by Dave, feel free to visit his blog at Blogtech. Sony said it would take a one-third stake in Sharp ’s $3.5 billion LCD panel plant set for completion by March 2010, in an effort to meet fast-growing demand for flat televisions. The move is the latest in a wave ...
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Lego gadgets: The unofficial Lego block mp3 player?
2008-02-28 14:19:00
For $46 you can get your hands on a mp3 player that tricks people into thinking that Lego had actually created their our Lego block mp3 player. Each nob represents a control button such as play, pause, forward, backward and volume. It doesn’t have any built-in memory though, but it does support microSD, which I ...
More About: Gadgets , Player , Block

Speedo unveils the fastest swimsuit ever: The LZR Racer?
2008-02-27 21:24:00
Swimsuits may not necessarily be a geek’s type of thing at all, but there is certainly some kind of advanced technology involved in these latest swim wear. As Speedo claims the suit’s material is welded together to give the effect of having no seams, so basically as if you were swimming naked?Speedo says its new ...
More About: Swimsuit , Racer

It?s out: Apple iPhone firmware / software upgrade 1.1.4 officially release
2008-02-27 10:24:00
Well this came as a surprise, didn’t expect 1.1.4 to be released so quickly as 1.1.3 has only been released for over a month’s time - before you begin reading this post, you must know if you update your iPhone to firmware 1.1.4 now without backing up there is a big chance that you will ...
More About: Software , Apple , Mobile Phones , Iphone

Creating data-backups has never been that easy…
2008-02-26 17:37:00
This was a guest post written by slavezero23, feel free to visit his blog SOFTFREEBIE - Free software downloads. Interested in writing a guest post for us? Submit your query here. BackUp Maker is the professional solution for creation of data-backups. The ease of use as well as the range of functions enable you to create backup tasks for saving files and folders with a lack of time. Once the backup task has been configured you may forget backup creation confidently - BackUp Maker saves your files fully automated, depending on time and interval settings or on system events like Windows log-on or log-off. Reduce data capacity by using partial backups or limit data with the power of wide-ranging filter options. Go the secure way creating multiple backup generations. An integrated CD/DVD driver enables you to write backups directly to CD/DVD. Additionally BackUp Maker supports writing to internal and external hard drives (local and network area), any USB devices as well as zip drives. A...
More About: Data , Creating , Backups

Video: A first look into Zune Games by XNA Game Studio?
2008-02-25 15:07:00
I must admit I am not a huge fan of Zune but the recent announcement of releasing games on the Zune have triggered discussions as tohow Zune Games might change the way Zune is seen amongst many other highly successful mp3 / multimedia handheld devices. We do not yet have much information on what it ...
More About: Video , Videos , Microsoft

Video: Installing Wikipedia knowledge onto your jailbroken iPhone / iPod To
2008-02-24 12:10:00
Interested in being very very geeky and then showoff to friends about how good your knowledge of the world is? Now you can do just that by boosting your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch with 2.13GB of extra knowledge and know how from all Wikipedia! Watch this video by ipodtouchhackster who will show you how to ...
More About: Video , Videos , Mobile Phones

Turn your iPhone into a wireless computer remote gadget!!!
2008-02-23 15:21:00
Did you know you could make good use of your iPhone ’s brilliant touch screen function by turning it into a wireless remote / mouse for your computer? The most recently released application, the Touchpad App helps you with this trick. It turns your iPhone into a wireless, remote trackpad, which gives you direct access to ...
More About: Videos , Wireless , Apple , Mobile Phones

High tech slow motion camera shows you how a balloon pops?
2008-02-22 19:41:00
With the advance in technology nowadays, the incorporation of high tech cameras capable of slowing down videos and images by at least 80 times along with film photography has proven to be very useful. Not only does this allow fast motion videos captured to be displayed with great detail but it has also allowed more ...
More About: Videos , Camera , High Tech , Tech , Balloon

DIY gadgets: Build yourself a laser harp with awesome sound effects!!!
2008-02-21 18:06:00
US inventor Stephen Hobly invented a laser based harp that plays as you break apart the laser beams with your hand, the techno-like melody that it plays is actually very fascinating, check out the video:
More About: Videos , Gadgets , Laser , Awesome , Sound

Could this be Sony?s PSP phone / PSPhone???
2008-02-20 21:28:00
Here’s another concept idea of what Sony could be producing if they were to be combining the PSP with a mobile phone - the PSP phone or PSPhone : According to the artistic impression above, it’s supposed to feature a widescreen 3-inch (480 x 272) display, PSP functionality via M2 card slot, dual-slide design, and a functional ...

How to find out if your iPhone?s hardware has been damaged by liquid?
2008-02-20 14:24:00
If you’re iPhone has been in the rain or if you accidentally spilled a glass of water over it, you would probably be interested to know if any of the hardware inside has been damaged. Even if it was just a one of clumsy occasion you would still want to know if you’re covered by ...
More About: Hardware , Apple , Mobile Phones , Iphone

Apple unveils 2GB iPod Shuffle + price cut on 1GB shuffles?
2008-02-19 17:54:00
It’s about time! Apple has finally decided to up their game by putting on an extra one gigabyte onto the iPod Shuffle . Apple’s press release today says they will soon be retailing the latest 2GB editions of the Shuffle by later this month while price cuts on the existing 1GB iPod Shuffles will take place ...
More About: Ipod , Price , Featured

Turn your iPhone into a piano playing gadget with iAno?
2008-02-19 17:48:00
How can you play the piano on an iPhone ? The answer is it’s easy, just install the iAno application onto your iPhone and your iPhone becomes a virtual piano, very neat! Once installed, your iPhone becomes a four octave keyboard virtual piano which supports multiple touch at the same time. Click here for the link for ...
More About: Videos , Apple , Mobile Phones , Iphone

Kingston unveils DataTraveler USB Micro Reader gadget - perfect for mobile
2008-02-18 17:22:00
Just recently at the MWC (Mobile World Congress), Kingston unveiled their latest memory / flash drive related invention - the DataTraveler Micro Reader . As you would probably have imagined from its name the DataTraveler is a simple, lightweight USB tool which aims to help increase flexibility in data transferring between your mobile phone and computer. With ...
More About: Mobile Phones , Gadget , Perfect

A few tips worth trying if your 1.1.3 firmware iPhone?s signal bar drops to
2008-02-17 23:02:00
One problem that many iPhone users have noticed after the recent 1.1.3 firmware / software upgrade is poor signal, low and/or continuously fluctuating signal strength no matter where you might be positioning your iPhone - resulting in poor reception and calls being unexpectedly dropped. It seems that this does not apply to a large majority ...
More About: Apple , Mobile Phones , Iphone , Firmware

Video: How to get electric power from thin air?
2008-02-17 15:23:00
Here’s a video from someone who will show you how to get electricity just by doing some DIY, the power generated is of course absolutely free because it’s come from thin air! I’m not really in the position to comment on the mechanism of how this actually works, neither am I great at DIY, but the ...
More About: Video , Videos , Power , Electric