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Verizon Wireless gets exclusive MOTO W755 phone
2008-05-28 15:24:00 Motorola hasn?t really had a hit when it comes to cell phones since the Razr was so hot several years back. Since then Motorola has been losing market share and popularity at a rate its shareholders are sure to not like. Verizon Wireless announced today that is has a new exclusive handset from Motorola called the ... More About: Exclusive , Phone , Motorola
SATA HDD dock gets updated with USB ports, card reader
2008-05-28 14:17:00 Brando has again upgraded their handy SATA HDD stage rack, this time adding a couple of USB ports and card readers on the front. The computer peripheral, now called the SATA HDD Multi-Function Dock , can connect to your computer through either USB 2.0 or eSATA port and will dock a 2.5″ or 3.5″ SATA hard ... More About: Card , Reader , Ports
Smartchair will ease your aching back
2008-05-28 07:30:00 We have all kinds of other smart devices so why not a smart chair? Most computer chairs are anything but friendly. Maybe that’s because they lack brains. This concept Smartchair Biofeedback Computer Chair is not just futuristic looking, it also features lots of embedded sensors, an adjustable seating pad for your backside, plus a backpad ... More About: Home , Back , Ease
Look@Me Emoticon Keyboard
2008-05-28 06:54:00 The first thing you notice about this odd keyboard is that it’s awfully small. And pink too. Sort of a Pepto color really. What is this, some kind of girlly thing that types out My Little Pony fantasies and spreads digital rainbows between little girls? Well, not really. But close. This 40-key USB pad is ... More About: Keyboard , Look , Emoticon
You & Pacer Suit make beautiful music together
2008-05-28 06:23:00 Usually, you dance to the music. With this suit, you dance to create the music. Whether shaking your groove thing or gettin jiggy with it, you become a human musical instrument. It’s a concept that measures the electrical impulses of your muscles and converts that info into music or sound effects. The suit can do ... More About: Music , Beautiful , Make , Suit
Marvel Comics on your cell phone
2008-05-28 05:56:00 The time may be close at hand when you can peruse Marvel comics on your cell phone. The comics industry had to embrace it someday, sales being what they are. I’m just wondering how they are going to deal with such a small screen. They may just offer snippets that give you the whole story, ... More About: Phone , Comics , Cell Phone , Cell
LG shows off stylish new home theater systems
2008-05-28 02:44:00 LG put out more detailed information today on some new home theater systems first shown off at CES earlier this year. These include, besides the LHT888, the new LHT874, LHT854, LFD850 and LFA840. These systems are in the processing of appearing at retail locations such as Best Buy and Circuit City. LG describes them as featuring ... More About: Theater , Stylish , Home , Home Theater , Systems
Epson debuts upper end photo printer
2008-05-28 02:30:00 Epson is touting its new Stylus Photo R2880 printer as one worthy of creating “exhibition” quality prints for professional and fine art photographers. This printer prices at around $800. The Epson Stylus Photo R2880 offers something called UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta ink technology to produce a wider color gamut, reportedly thereby dramatically improving color quality. ... More About: Printer , Printers , Epson , Photo Printer
New Westinghouse display has built-in DVD player
2008-05-28 02:13:00 Westinghouse is introducing a new 40-inch LCD 1080p display which pulls double duty as a DVD player. It is known as the Westinghouse VK-40F580D and you’ll find it pricing around $1,150. The Westinghouse VK-40F580D offers 1080p resolution on its 40-inch display, bringing to HD lovers as well two HDMI inputs and an integrated ATSC/NTSC/ClearQAM tuner. It ... More About: Player , Display , Westinghouse
MacBook Air can cut your flesh, slices bread
2008-05-27 20:00:00 Who knew that the Mac Book Air could cut you? It’s not a laptop to be messed with. Piss it off and you’ll get an iCut. At least that’s what some whacky Germans are claiming. Supposedly “Apple Talk” reader Bajuware, was just hanging out minding his own business when his MBA went all bloodthirsty on his ... More About: Bread , Macbook , Macbook Air
Suissa Enlighten wood & aluminum PC
2008-05-27 18:19:00 The Enlighten PC from Suissa Computers has a bit of an odd design. It looks more like a great bit of art deco furniture or a retro speaker. We first told you about it here. It’s a custom wood, metal and glass case that has separated components that helps to boost cooling. It’s not just ... More About: Wood , Aluminum
Cute Mouse Phone in a familiar shape
2008-05-27 17:34:00 Maybe iRiver should have done something like this with their Mickey Mouse speakers, creating something cute that actually has a bit more of a personality. It’s a cute little mobile phone, perfect for girls of course. It opens up to reveal a 1.3 inch TFT LCD screen. It has Bluetooth stereo output and the player ... More About: Cute , Phone , Mobile Phones , Shape
Wireless Floating Speaker for your iPod
2008-05-27 17:15:00 It’s that time of year when you are going to want to be in the pool and you’re going to want some tunes too. There’s no need to mount your iPod on an oversized raft, when a smaller more Roomba looking thing like this will do. And even though it’s easy enough to have a ... More About: Wireless , Speaker , Ipod , Floating
Snap Capp: Can on bottom, bottle on top
2008-05-27 16:35:00 In our attempt to never ever have flat soda again, humanity has come up with another way to keep your drink carbonated. The Snap Capp is a little less classy then the resealable can. It’s more like the mullet of the beverage world, all business on top where it’s keeping your drink fresh, with a ... More About: Bottle , Bottom
LG Electronics LHT888 home theater system now available
2008-05-27 16:02:00 A home theater system with surround sound and a nice big screen TV is high on the priority list of many guys. The catch is that the wife or significant other often doesn?t want ?ugly? cables running all around the room. LG Electronics introduced a nice home theater system at CES 2008 called the LHT888 ... More About: System , Theater , Home , Home Theater
YelloMosquito Qingbar GP300 wireless video glasses get cheaper
2008-05-27 14:53:00 YelloMosquito introduced its Qingbar GP300 wireless video glasses with built-in media player and Divx support late in 2007. At the time the glasses were billed as the world?s first wireless video glasses with Divx and a built-in media player. What makes the GP300 wireless is the inclusion of an internal rechargeable battery that allows everything to ... More About: Video , Wireless , Glasses , Yello
Rock Band stage kit spotted
2008-05-27 06:43:00 Those into Rock Band will love this news. The Rock Band Stage Kit has been spotted and it will help you more fully forget your current reality of slinging hash by day at some burger joint while crashing in your mother’s basement at night. Instead, you’ll be on stage with your band mates with lights ...
Solar-powered iPhone in our future?
2008-05-27 06:04:00 Is Apple getting into solar power? It looks that way. According to Tradethenews.com, the company filed a patent involving placing solar cells on portable devices. This means that Apple?s iPhone or other devices could have photovoltaic cells stacked underneath LCD touch screens, which maximizes the area available for harnessing and soaking up the power of ... More About: Iphone , Future , Solar
Tee off with the Golf Ball Mouse
2008-05-27 05:48:00 This is probably not the best mouse to use gaming-wise. But Golf fans will have fun hitting a tiny ball in the hole either with the mouse that resembles a squished golfball or included putter. It even comes with the mousepad, looking like the green, and a flag. Great for getting some game play in ... More About: Mouse , Ball
Earth Trek: ?world?s smallest? projector
2008-05-27 05:30:00 Though it likely won’t hold the title for long, Earth Trek has christened their new 90-805R projector the “world’s smallest”. It measures roughly 4 inches X 2 inches. The device will give you a 22-inch diagonal image, though I have no idea from what distance. It sports an SD card slot and a 3.5 ... More About: World , Projectors , Projector
Awesome ?66 Barris Lego Batmobile
2008-05-27 04:02:00 Check out this amazingly detailed ‘66 Barris Batmobile LEGO replica. The creator has a great eye for detail and even included a Bat-Phone in the car. The Batman and Robin figures are pretty awesome too. Now, if Lego had this kind of amazing creation sitting on the store shelves, I’d be buying one faster then ... More About: Toys , Awesome
DimP: Browse videos by dragging objects on-screen
2008-05-26 21:24:00 Here’s something that should revolutionize the way we edit/browse videos in the future. It’s courtesy of Pierre Dragicevic and Gonzalo Ramos, the pair who created it. Now you can browse video clips by interacting with moving objects on the screen instead of having to use a slider. DimP stands for Direct Manipulation Video Player ... More About: Videos , Screen , Concepts , Objects , Browse
Cellphone Voice Changer for prank calls
2008-05-26 17:48:00 Do you ever have the urge to mess with your friends, but don’t, because your voice would give you away? Well, check this out. With the help of this simple and cheap device, you?ll be able to make a phone call without being recognized. It works just like other hands-free headsets. Just plug it into ... More About: Voice , Prank , Calls , Cellphone , Prank Calls
Star Wars fishing gear: For when the force won?t work
2008-05-26 17:32:00 The force works for all kinds of things. Everything from shooting a laser into the Death Star to lifting an X-wing out of a Dagobah swamp. But apparently, it won’t help you catch fish. That’s what this Star Wars fishing gear is for. The fishing rod has a lightsaber handle(of course), and you can get ... More About: Fishing , Work , Force
Make your Xbox 360 glow neon green
2008-05-26 17:05:00 Xbox 360 owners can now make their Xbox glow like depleted uranium, without setting off the geiger counter. In the light of day, the XCM Pearl Glow is translucent so you can see the insides. Turn out the lights and it glows a bright X-Files green. It replaces the case entirely. You’ll think it’s the ... More About: Xbox , Xbox 360 , Green , Make , Neon
Samsung announces 256GB SSD
2008-05-26 06:55:00 Samsung has announced the world?s fastest MLC-based 256GB SATA solid state drive which boasts some amazingly fast read speeds of 200 mps and 160 mps write speeds. It’s also the thinnest and largest capacity drive with a SATA II interface. Salivating yet? It measures just 9.5mm thick. No pricing info is available yet, but expect ... More About: Samsung
K2 EMF meter makes ghostbusting a breeze
2008-05-26 06:27:00 If ghostbusting is your thing, you’ll want to check out this K2 EMF meter before you get slimed. EMF (electromagnetic field) energy is similar to what is emitted by your gadgets. The device is simple and portable and will have you catching ghosts so easily that you’ll hear them cursing you out when you review ... More About: Breeze , Meter
Log Pillow is exactly what it sounds like
2008-05-26 06:24:00 The Log Pillow is just that. A pillow comprised of logs. You might have noticed that working with a laptop on your lap can make your legs a bit hot. Ideally, you want to have some sort of buffer between you and the hot laptop. That’s where this comes in. And yes, this thing looks ... More About: Sounds
Evolta Robot scales Grand Canyon cliff
2008-05-26 06:08:00 What’s the one thing we need more of in the 21st century? If you said that we need more robots performing daring feats, you’re in luck. It just so happens that on Saturday, the Panasonic Evolta battery robot, a 17-centimeter tall super-hero looking bot and all around bundle of cuteness, scaled a 500-meter cliff at ... More About: Robot , Scales , Grand Canyon , Grand , Cliff
Shelly E-Paper digital camera
More articles from this author:2008-05-26 06:03:00 Polaroid is finally a thing of the past. Almost. You can probably still find film, but not for long. The Shelly E-Paper Camera could be the new way of doing Polaroid type instant photos in the future. According to the designer, ?You take a picture, stock on the i-paper (consumables), send it via the Internet ... More About: Digital Camera , Digital , E-paper 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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