When there are no power outlets in sight there’s nothing more frustrating than a dying laptop battery. We’ve all been in that situation where we have a couple hours of work left to finish but our battery life is only estimated to last one more. Good news. Often times these situations can be avoided by optimizing the battery performance…
Whodathunkit, AT&T are getting an iPhone competitor when they are the sole US retailer of the iPhone. Maybe they want a New Deal, Roosevelt style. Regardless, this LG phone looks a lot like the iPhone, and appears to have a touch-only interface like the iPhone. The difference would lie in the addition of 3G via HSDPA.
This particular device means a touch more to the cause than most, as both Ford and Microsoft are teaming up to donate “100-percent of the purchase price” to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
I’m no statistician but according to my rough calculations there are over 70 elevators in the world.
Here are some that may actually be enjoyable to ride.
Bigger, better photos of the Vii, the cheaper, crappier Wii
How would you like to wake up with a bomb going off next to your head, or how about your alarm clock flying around the room.
What’s not to like about this thing? It is hot swappable. It mounts easily. It uses both form factors of SATA HDD. And it is not a Winblows only device!
A 250m by 30m LED screen has been installed in the ceiling of a new mall in Beijing. That’s an impressive 7,500 square meters of viewable area, and comes with an impressive $32 million price tag to match. It hangs 80 feet in the air, and is actually five screens combined. Check out a video after the jump.
In our rush to “keep up with the e-Joneses,” so to speak, many computer users have fallen victim to the trap of buying too many damn accessories for their desktops. By way of warning, here are seven accessories which, while potentially pretty or imaginative, are just plain useless.
Ghost in the Shell fans, unite. Your favorite killer spider is back once more, as Bandai is delivering a newfangled version which stands 9.5-centimeters high and connects to your PC via USB.
A really interesting bed & bookcase idea, that is awesome for small places, and make me think at Tetris.
Some crazy ass USB toys have a little fun.
Although rumors of a Google Phone have been making the rounds really hard lately, any such phone will have to be amazing to steal both end-user and media attention away from Apple’s iPhone—the current champ. Expectations are high, but we’re dreaming. Here’s our wishlist for the Google Phone, and what we think it needs to beat the iPhone.
The new Zunes are official so let’s get to it: a spec-by-spec scrap between Redmond’s new Zunes and Cupertino’s formidable iPod foe.
Bras soon won’t just be fighting the sag. A British researcher is working on a prototype bra that could detect early stages of breast cancer. An audible or visual alarm would be built into the bra alerting wearers that they should head to the doctor.
Yes, you only get to pay $5 for shipping, best deal ever! If you like the Zune, that is…
Sexy..And as engadget says..”Sexy is an understatement”
You’re probably familiar with all these gadgets that are available in various online stores – some are useful, some quite brilliant and a few downright indispensable. And then there’s the opposite side of the spectrum. Let’s just say that the world’s stupidest gadgets came in for review today.
The next-generation Zune has just been announced, coming at you with a price tag (which we already saw) of $249 for the 80GB hard drive model and $149/$199 for the 4GB and 8GB flash-based models respectively.
Your storage worries could be all over — nanoscale hard drive technology developed by Japanese researchers could soon see a quadrupling of the current storage limits on devices such as laptops and iPods.
James Randi offers $1 million if audiophiles can prove $7250 speaker cables are better than any Monster Cable and so far there are no takers…
The Optimus Prime replica is being auctioned for $50k on eBay’s Canada store. The seller has converted a 1994 Peterbilt into Hollywood’s version of Prime, complete with blue and red flame paint job, dozens of chrome switches, and a 17-inch entertainment system floating above the bunk in the back. The only thing it lacks is its abilit[…]
chekout this new phone …. i mean new feature
New development on the liquid-powered battery front. Samsung’s apparently “developed a micro-fuel cell and hydrogen generator that runs on H20.”.
Meet Autobot X2, a custom built Citroen C2 Transformer.
“Long have we been waiting for a viable Bluetooth watch, and now Sony Ericsson and Fossil are offering one: the MBW-100. Not only does it provide caller ID and new message notices, but it also can control phone-based music playback.”
Sharp Japan has shown off a new 5-megapixel CCD camera module for mobile phones. By the numbers, it is no match for Samsung’s 10-megapixel camera phone, even if the megapixel myth has been debunked. it, is also the first cameraphone module to feature the world’s first 3X optical linear zoom with auto focus.
It’s official, Verizon Wireless will roll out RIM’s Global CDMA/GSM “World Edition” BlackBerry 8830 on May 14 through its business units and online retailing outfit, with product to hit the brick-and-mortar VZW stores on May 28.
Sharing modules (Twitter!), Assistant, Map Search and some small changes on Netvibes.
iRobot may be best known for its innocuous Roomba and Scooba robots, but there is another, less-talked about side to the company — one where robots face far more perilous tasks than wall-to-wall shag carpeting. We’re talking, of course, about the company’s line of PackBot robots.
A new generation of navigation devices, designed to have the sleekness and portability of an iPod, will be in stores soon. The hand-held devices, which are being pushed by both traditional makers like Garmin and big computer companies like Hewlett-Packard, are meant to be used by walkers and drivers. Cell phone companies will join the fray soon.
That’s right, we’ve got ‘em — catalog shots for Sony’s 2007 Cybershot line-up of digital cameras. Prior to the apparent announce date of 27 February, we’ve got the details on Sony’s new Cybershots including the T20HDPR, T100, T20, H9, H7, G1 (pictured), W200, and W90. All bring Super SteadyShot image stabilization and HD output to the show in a…
With high hopes of putting some litigation distance between it and Apple, Meizu just released these updated renderings of their M8 / miniOne. Still no actual product shots though we hear that a prototype is floating around Meizu offices somewhere in China. So what say you — is this change enough to keep Apple’s lawyers at bay?
Steorn’s CEO Sean McCarthy, discusses his belief about the potential of Steorn’s Orbo technology, his feelings about the scientific community and skeptics at large, and what happens next for the supposed free energy company.
“Cingular rolled out its version of the TeleNav GPS navigation service, barking out turn-by-turn directions without requiring you to buy a separate receiver. Yep, these phones have a satellite receiver built-in.”