Breakthrough Tech 2006
Monday, October 29th, 2007Popular Mechanics picks 10 products that set new standards of innovation, from a $17 crescent wrench to a $70,000 Lexus.
Archive for October 29th, 2007
Battery Free, USB Powered LED Torch
Monday, October 29th, 2007A rechargeable, battery-free LED torch which gets it’s power from USB and stores it in a capacitor.
How To Green Your Electronics
Monday, October 29th, 2007Being green with electronics doesn’t mean living in a teepee listening to truckers squalk on the old short-wave. Greening your electronics is a matter of knowing what tech to get, how to use it best, and what to do with it when its useful life is done. Good tips on how to be a greener gadget fiend.
Segway x2 enables a faster round of golf
Monday, October 29th, 2007Segway x2 Golf features a bag carrier, as well as a scorecard holder and special low-pressure tires that enable the x2 Golf to travel gently, causing less damage to the turf than a golf cart.
Canon’s compact PowerShot TX1 captures 7.1 megapixel stills and HD video
Monday, October 29th, 2007Like the recently announced Sanyo HD2, the PowerShot TX1 packs a 7.1 megapixel CCD into a tiny little package capable of capturing 720p HD video as well — but unlike the $700 HD2, Canon is hanging just a $500 pricetag on this model.
First Review: LG BH100 Hybrid Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Player (Format War Still On)
Monday, October 29th, 2007This is the first high definition disc player that is compatible with both Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs. But don’t waive the white flag in the format war quite yet. The quality isn’t videophile grade, and the HD-DVD compatiblity is missing key elements. Read on for the full review, full gallery, screenshots, and how it stacks up to the Xbox DVD Drive.
Mystery Nokia Phone Caught by Gadget Paparazzi (w/Pictures)
Monday, October 29th, 2007Looks like Nokia has some post CTIA surprises left in store for us. A HowardForums user by the name of micrors4racer leaked this shot of a never-before-seen Nokia mobile, which is believed to be a more affordable version of the 8800.
Great Source for Widgets - NEW!!
Monday, October 29th, 2007iSlayer is a small team of focused widget, web and application developers… “Our sole aim is to build as many impeccably crafted, free or very reasonably priced widgets and applications as possible. So far we’ve done an ok job on the widget front, and are looking to OS X applications for our next challenge.”
Buttonless elevators have their ups and downs
Monday, October 29th, 2007Whenever Richy Glassberg gets into an elevator to go to his midtown Manhattan office, he reflexively reaches to press the button for his floor. But there are no buttons. The buttons are in the lobby, at the base of the elevator bank. Elevator riders enter their floor number on a keypad and are directed by the display which elevator to ride.
Alienware Media Center PC
Monday, October 29th, 2007Known for its killer gaming PCs, Alienware is taking its line of Media Center machines to the next level….
2006 Holiday Buyer’s Guide: Geek Watches
Monday, October 29th, 2007“..I’m a traditional watch geek, one who slobbers over mechanical watches in the $500-$100,000 range, so if we sat down to discuss this over a beer I’d tell you to buy a nice mechanical automatic watch instead of a quartz one..”
New (Real?) Windows Vista Media Center remote
Monday, October 29th, 2007A while ago, images of a clunky looking white-squared Media Center remote was showcased at Digital Life, thought to be believed as the final Media Center remote design. But the updated VIsta Product Spec shows something different and more aesthetically pleasing.
Sub-Systm How to Pull an all nighter (in front of the Apple Store)
Monday, October 29th, 2007This short video brings up an interesting question, how long till the iPhone is, so to speak, hacked and has running on it third-party applications?
Canon 1Ds Mark II & 50mm f1.4 up for grabs in photography contest!
Monday, October 29th, 2007Lacking photography motivation? Perhaps a Canon 1Ds Mark II is the inspiration you’re looking for? OH YEAH!
The Engadget Commercials
Monday, October 29th, 2007There were over 100 submissions but one emerged the winner, Brad Hodson.
Fujitsu’s 4-way Slider Phone
Monday, October 29th, 2007T3 gives us a first look at Fujitsu’s 4-way slider phone concept, which features “a virtual keypad allowing it to display a pad appropriate to whichever way the keypad slides out: left, right, up or down.”
Engadget’s review of Apple TV
Monday, October 29th, 2007Apple again bucks the trend and releases a product that does a few things, but tries to do them very well. From day one the Apple TV wasn’t expected to be the right for everyone — especially not many of the gadgetrati that patronize our fine publication. It does have a specific target audience (namely, those happy to live in the iTunes ecosystem),
Video: LG Prada phone complete interface walkthrough
Monday, October 29th, 2007We were lucky enough to get a little more extended look at LG Prada phone than your regular hands-on, and we have to say, we were actually pleasantly surprised. The smooth, glassy surface was far more reactive to our touch inputs than we might have thought, although if this is what the iPhone experience is going to be like, we might still shy away.
Draw bot!
Monday, October 29th, 2007Take a picture, convert it to vector art, and BAM - draw bot draws it with any pen you place in it’s grasp
Nintendo DS does geopositioning with WiFi
Monday, October 29th, 2007A highly reliable source just sent in this image of a Nintendo DS using WiFi — rather than GPS — for geopositioning data
A peek under the floorboard of a fuel cell car
Monday, October 29th, 2007pics of hydrogen vehicle with a link to explaining article. from the article:
“But the reality is it’s a car that, in most ways, behaves like nearly every other car out there — it just fuels up a bit different, sounds a bit different, and is a bit different.”
Russians congregate over internet, drink via USB shot glasses
Monday, October 29th, 2007Sergey Mikheev, head of e-generator, has devised a USB shot glass to allow lonely, alcohol-needing individuals to get their drink on while safely at home. The idea is to join a group of drinkers where the USB shot glass levels are shown on each person’s screen; once the go-ahead is given, the folks turn up their glasses and chug it down.
Portable Briefcase BBQ Grill
Monday, October 29th, 2007“Sometimes you just want to be able to bring a grill with you.”
Relive the dial-in sounds of yesteryear on your WiFi router!
Monday, October 29th, 2007A parasitic device that straps to your WiFi router will monitor packages sent back and forth, playing the good ol’ Dialup sound when one is sent. An excellent piece of nostalgia for masochists and the criminally insane!
A Photo History of LED Calculator Watches
Monday, October 29th, 2007Most of these still retain a retro-cool feel, except for the 1977 Sinclair Kit, which just looks awkward.
Charge your gadgets with the power of breathing
Monday, October 29th, 2007DIY project that elicits energy from simply breathing.
AMD names names: R600 now the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
Monday, October 29th, 2007AMD is losing the “X” prefix of its ATI graphics lineup, and slapping on “HD” to denote the changes and advancements in its R600-based DirectX 10 cards. Up top is the Radeon HD 2900 XT (the rumors were close), with 320 stream processors, double that of the GeForce 8800 GTX from NVIDIA.
The HDTV Dilemma: Pay for TiVo’s Recorder Or Settle for Cable’s?
Monday, October 29th, 2007For HDTV owners who want a digital video recorder, the choice can be tough. The Comcast high-definition DVR is a cheaper, but flawed product and the TiVo Series3 is an excellent, but overpriced one.
Stocking Stuffers: Hide Stuff in Your Laptop
Monday, October 29th, 2007The Stash Card is a PCMCIA-sized fake card that opens to reveal a tiny compartment for hiding small valuables, extra cash, or the smart media card with your pr0n collection.
Help Key: Hosting a Kickass LAN Party
Monday, October 29th, 2007Computer gaming doesn’t have to be a solitary experience. Today most shooters and strategy games feature multiple modes as robust as the single player campaigns. And you also don’t need to limit your multi-player sessions to playing online where you don’t actually see or talk to the other participates directly.
Lotus and Zap! Team Up to Create Super Electric Car
Monday, October 29th, 2007Electric car dealer/maker Zap! has partnered with Lotus Engineering to create a fast-charging and long range EV based on Lotus’ APX concept design. With four in-hub electric motors, Zap claims this car will get a top speed of 155 mph, have a 355 mile range, and a 10 minute charge time!
First screen made of concrete
Monday, October 29th, 2007While screen technology is currently about new resolution and glossy colours, Innovation Lab have been co-operating with Christoffer Dupont, student of engineering; Lene Langballe, student of architecture and Dalton Beton (a Danish manufacturer of concrete components) on a screen made of transparent concrete.
Text for Condom Delivery
Monday, October 29th, 2007A new service allows users to send an SMS to have condoms discreetly delivered to them…
The Real Google Phone?
Monday, October 29th, 2007Venture capitalist Simeon Simeonov has made a post on his VC blog High Contrast that he claims to be an insider tip on the hotly anticipated, yet still speculative, Google Phone. According to Simeonov, Google has charged Andy Rubin with the task of creating the G-Phone.
Zune File Transfer
Monday, October 29th, 2007Zune to Zune music transfer