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Archive for November 15th, 2007
RIM to Bring More BlackBerry Apps to Windows Mobile 6
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Windows Mobile users who are already on the BlackBerry network thanks to the latter’s BlackBerry Connect service will be happy to hear that RIM’s bringing even more BB apps to your phone. Running only on Windows Mobile 6 devices, the app will add support for “email, phone, calendar, address book, tasks, memos, browser, instant messaging and more”
Logitech Alto notebook stand cures hunchback!
Thursday, November 15th, 2007“We’ve all seen it at the local coffee shop, in the cafeteria, or on the train - poor notebook users hunched over their mobile computers like they’re working in a room with the ceiling 5 feet too low. Logitech aims to help eliminate the sore shoulders and cramped necks by introducing you to the Alto…”
The cheapest VAIO laptop yet
Thursday, November 15th, 2007(Credit: Sony Electronics)
The VAIO NR popped its head up in Germany a few weeks ago, and Sony announced yesterday that its new budget laptop will make its U.S. debut next month. With a starting price of $750, it undercuts Sony’s current budget model, the VAIO N, by
The House of Innovation
Thursday, November 15th, 2007With its roughly $60,000 worth of wiring, it would be easy to see the House of Innovation as a gadget freak’s dream. But there is more to the place than a robotic lawn mower and floor washer and phase-changing windows with remote-controlled blinds. Like some previous Idea Houses, this one has an element of prefab.
Review: Logitech Harmony 670
Thursday, November 15th, 2007So, you find yourself armed with a fancy new tv, a top notch receiver, fancy floor shaking speakers, a new HTPC to drive it all and about 1,723 different remotes. What do you do next? You buy one remote to rule them all. Enter the Harmony 670 from Logitech.
Device syncs your Google Calendar and glows for upcoming
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Ambient Clock sits anywhere and displays a clock against a glowing background which changes color based on your gCal events. Also has a visual rotary system which shows upcoming events and their duration. Completely wireless using Ambient’s nationwide network (anyone know what this is?). No cables, chords, Bluetooth, Wifi. What??
Belkin intros Washable Mouse, Mouse Trap…
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Solving the frequent problem of grime on mice, Belkin on Wednesday took the unusual step of releasing the Washable Mouse - run it under the sink! The company also released the Mouse Trap, a travel case that unzips into a full-size mousepad.
Hybrid Japanese DMV Bus Travels on Road and Rail
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Already in operation in Japan, this cleverly designed bus works both as a conventional road going bus but can also take to the rails like a train with the minimum of fuss during rush hour periods (video included).
Photo Basics 3-Light Kit Review
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Portrait lighting with three lights is not only challenging, but also very expensive. Photo Basics by Wescott aims to solve both of these issues with their new lighting kits. The Photo Basics kits are not only affordable but come with an instructional DVD and a floor mat to help with laying out the lights. L7 Foto has done up a complete review.
The Fly Catcher
Thursday, November 15th, 2007“The fly catcher is an electronic fly-swatting device based on the idea of the Venus fly trap.The bait attracts the fly, which crosses two sensors as it walks down the surface of the jaws.
Get Google Calendar On Your Cell Phone!
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Why pay extra for Blackberry data service when you can access your Google Calendar on your phone for FREE? Gizmodo shows you an exclusive trick that, with just a few simple button presses, will grant you complete access to your mobile calendar — and it won’t cost you a dime. [Article sponsored by Sprint.]
NYC is full of cheap future-phones! With pics!
Thursday, November 15th, 2007These are on sale now at your local Chinese-immigrant-family-owned-gadget-store (5th floor of 109 W. 38th St between 6th and Broadway). They’re very very small but manage to pack in 3.2 megapixel cameras with flash, stereo Bluetooth, FM radios, microSD, TV-out, and QVGA displays. They’re only $200 too! (Compared to the $500 you’d pay for a near equ
Clothing Store “Butt Cam” Let’s Shoppers Check Out Their Own Asses
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Hub Clothing in Scottsdale, Arizona, has installed a “Butt Cam” that allows shoppers to see just how fat those pants make their butts look.
Tube Slide to replace your Stairs- Pics
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Who needs stairs? They’re so last century. If I had my druthers, going up a floor in a building would be done via escalator, and going down would be done via slide. Giant tube slides, to be exact. You might think it’s impractical, but that would just mean that you’ve murdered your inner child.
Developing world gets web by bus
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Buses equipped with wi-fi are being used to deliver web content to remote rural villages in the developing world. In rural India and parts of Rwanda, Cambodia and Paraguay, the vehicles offer web content to computers with no internet connection.
Christmas Shopping Already? Unique Christmas Gifts
Thursday, November 15th, 2007this place is offering a personalised shopping service, and giving tips for Christmas shopping already. Interesting, are they any good?
Destroy all flying alarm clocks
Thursday, November 15th, 2007What could be more annoying than a
remote-controlled mosquito helicopter? A flying alarm clock that buzzes like one, as seen on Newlaunches. Think about it: Not only would you have a foreign object bouncing off your bedroom walls and ceiling, but it would be blaring its irritating alarm the whole time.
Apple iPhone Vs. 8GB Nokia N95
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Apple is set to release its smartphone on the European market, beginning with the UK this November 9. The iPhone may win customers over with its user-friendliness, but the Nokia N95 still carries the day with a more comprehensive feature set.
Healing Theater Umine Gives You that Sinking Feeling
Thursday, November 15th, 2007This is what you use to set the mood—Umine’s Healing Theater. Costing $84, it emits soothing sounds of the sea—frolicking dolphins, mating whales, that sort of thing*—and projects green and blue lights on your ceiling.
ASUS W5FE SIDESHOW: ONE LAPTOP, TWO DISPLAYS
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Imagine scrolling through your e-mail, calendar, media files, and stock ticker without flipping your laptops cover open or even turning on your system. The auxiliary display on the ASUS W5fes lid makes this a reality. It does this through SideShow, one of Windows Vistas most intriguing functions.
Asus eee PC available for preorder!
Thursday, November 15th, 2007That 7″ laptop running on 2/4 Gb Flash is finally making its way over to the States. It’ll still be at least a month but you can preorder it now.
Intelligent Carpet Directs Robot Vacuum
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Foil-thin RFID tags are embedded in a grid pattern to the back of carpeting and wirelessly navigates a self-propelled robot over every square inch of a floor, and can even direct the machine to revisit sections it unintentionally missed.
Having problem while hotsync from treo650 to Outlook Calendar 2007
Thursday, November 15th, 2007failed hotsync Outlook Calendar 2007 from Palm Treo650, cause by bug in Outlook 2007, that failed to identify un-end events.
Load-thing: a hammock for your gadgets
Thursday, November 15th, 2007The load-thing acts as a hammock to keep your small electronics off the floor while charging, or from falling to their death while hanging from oddly-placed outlets.
Robot Created to Work Under Rain
Thursday, November 15th, 2007A Japanese company (surprise?) has released a robot that will work in real life, conditions, such as slipper floor, covered with sand. “Our country is rapidly ageing and it is an urgent task to develop robots that can perform tasks only done by humans now,” the statement said.
Coolest R2D2 Gadget Ever!
Thursday, November 15th, 2007This little R2D2 is 1/2 scale and is controlled via the Millenium Falcon. It’s dome rotates 270 degrees and his ‘eye’ holds a projector that can project up to an 80 inch screen on the wall or ceiling. A DVD player, iPod dock, stereo speaker system, memory card, USB input, AV input, 11 classic R2D2 sound FX are also built-in.
Top Gear Beating Photo Radar
Thursday, November 15th, 2007How fast do you need to go to beat th… How fast do you need to go to beat the speed trap
How to make your own chinese fingercuffs [SFW]
Thursday, November 15th, 2007OK, get your mind out of the gutter! The chinese finger trap has become a metaphor for struggle and offers a simple life lesson: things are sometimes more easily accomplished if one does not try too hard. I’ve been looking everywhere online for instructions on how to make these, but couldn’t find anything. So I figured out myself.
Robotics Poised for Revolution (Again)
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Anyone can now get in on the ground floor, assuming this time it’s for real.
Mega-rich paying top price for luxury submarines
Thursday, November 15th, 2007The ocean floor is the final spending frontier for the world’s richest people. Journeying to see what’s on the bottom aboard a personal submersible is a wretched excess guaranteed to trump the average mogul’s stable of vintage Bugattis or a $38 million round-trip ticket to the international space station aboard a Russian rocket.
The Fly Catcher
Thursday, November 15th, 2007The fly catcher is an electronic fly-swatting device based on the idea of the Venus fly trap. The Fly Catcher is not just a talking point, it actually catches flies. Each unit comes with a packet of non-toxic bait. The bait attracts the fly, which crosses two sensors as it walks down the surface of the jaws.
Robot That Defies Gravity
Thursday, November 15th, 2007With vortex or “tornado in a cup” technology, the new VMRP robot can climb walls and ceilings. It can hang onto a variety of surfaces such as glass, marble, concrete and ceiling tiles.
Best4c does quick and slick charts
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Best4c says it’s the “best online diagram tool on earth.” A pretty lofty claim, considering how many other chart utilities are out there that have similar feature sets (see Gliffy, mxGraph, Ajax13, Floor Planner, etc.) Best4c offers up a simple drag and drop editor, with a four-pane interface that mimics a other desktop drawing apps.
The R2D2 video projector
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Why have a boring grey box stuck on your ceiling, when your movies/games can be projected from this R2D2 shaped video projector. It’ll even spin around one the spot in a very R2D2 sort of way - although I think that might make watching a movie a tad disorienting.