Archive for November 18th, 2007

Ambient’s forecasting umbrella now for sale [Yes! it can forecast weather]

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

For those of you who have been getting continually soaked in bad weather due to your unbelievable lack of knowledge concerning the possibility of rain, your day of suffering has come to a close…

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Blue Man Group Musical Instruments for sale

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

LA-based toy company ToyQuest is partnering with the new entertainment phenomenon to create a line of state-of-the-art musical instruments. The line includes four innovative instruments that fuse cutting edge technologies with traditional musical play patterns.Check out the videos!

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Canon ZR500 MiniDV Camcorder Review

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Along with its stylish Blue Mist finish, the ZR500 boasts Canon’s longest zoom ever. It also comes with features found on more expensive camcorders…

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Wiis At Target This Sunday

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

If you’re still looking for one…

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Samsung X830: Get instant music

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Available in six tempting colours, which include black, pure white, oasis blue, candy pink and orange lemon – you would always love to hold the phone in your hand.Keep listening to your preferred music and enjoy seamless connectivity with the Samsung X830.

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The supercar nightmare

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

They cost a lot to begin with – but what if you bump your dream machine? It’s going to hurt, says Andrew Frankel of The Sunday Times

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Huge structures built from cardboard

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Bridges, arches… Who knew? They even hold up in the rain

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New Color Control Surface Mount Chip LB3CSA1

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

This is an 8-pin integrated circuit designed to offer full-spectrum color mixing to any three-color light loads, such as RGB LEDs, three NEON tubes (red, green and blue), three light bulbs and more. This circuit has a dial-a-color option as well as a color cycle function built in. This 8-pin chip will drive any size of light load.

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Unboxing a $2000 blue Wicked Laser - video

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

A video unboxing of a $2,000 BLUE Wicked Laser. This thing is almost as big as a flashlight, and the rare blue laser is awesome.

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Happy Freaking Easter: Some Egg-Shaped Gadgets

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Easter is only two days away—are you ready for a mindless day filled with big, scary bunnies, egg hunts and toothaches (if you are a parent)? I’m not, but I’m not a parent so it is really just another Sunday for me, but in honor of the day of bunnies and candy and eggs, here are some of the stranger egg-shaped gadgets out there, as compiled by PC

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White PSP - For You!

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

I was looking for a white psp and found this great little site that has them as well as pink psp, gold psp, blue psp, and silver psp. I thought there’s probably more people out there looking for the same thing. Also has great mp3 and ipod stuff. Excellent little site.

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Motorized SnoDeck shreds through the snow

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

You may have a hard time pulling off an ollie with it, but this so-called SnoDeck developed by a group of students at the University of Waterloo looks like it could at least provide a suitable alternative to snowboarding for those that don’t feel like trekking up a hill all the time.

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Velcro-tipped FlexiSnake drain unclogger

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

For all the high tech wonders in our life, there’s nothing quite as humbling as a simple blocked rain to remind us that we have yet to solve all the mysteries of the universe. A new product designed to open a slow-running drain caught our eye over the holiday period - a velcro-tipped, disposable drain snake called FlexiSnake.

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Rooster Teeth ships exclusive Red vs. Blue Machinima

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Zune to get something specifically for Halo fans and the gaming community: Exclusive episode of Red vs. Blue will be included with the Halo 3 special edition Zune,

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Technology ‘fingerprints’ valid credit cards, flags bogus ones

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

(Credit: MagnePrint)

The way the particles land on a given credit card magnetic stripe are as unique as individual snow flakes or human fingerprints. So says a Magtek, a company that has developed a product, MagnePrint, for recording the unique magnetic media signature for all credit and debit cards scanned

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Temp Sensing LED Faucet Tested

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

I really dig those expensive LED Faucet that glow blue and red to warn you of the temp. Here’s my review of the $20 nozzle attachment version. As you’d guess, I’m giving up a thing or two by skimping:

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Microsoft’s J Allard talks about his baby Zune, and avoids the word “iPod”

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

J Allard, Microsoft’s head of Zune and Xbox, talked about the Zune on Saturday to members of the Recording Academy. This is the full audio.

He managed to avoid using the words “iPod,” “Apple,” and “iTunes” entirely until the Q&A session, but he did mention some interesting ideas for how the Zune could get better in the near future.

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Sony’s rainbow laptops get spring fever

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Perhaps inspired by the success of PlayStation 3s done in custom colors, Sony seems increasingly emboldened in taking the paintbrush to its various products. The latest evidence of this flowering can be found in the spring line of its Vaio C series laptops, following its fall colors of last year.

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XMAS Carnage: Colorado Blizzard can’t shut down Live Christmas Lights

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

The Denver airport, major highways, and almost the entire state is shut down due to a paralyzing Snow Storm. But this dude is still broadcasting live images from three webcams of the 15,000 Xmas Lights at his house in Colorado. Can his inflatable Frosty battle the Blizzard? Will Hulk turn into a big frozen pea? See the XMAS carnage for yourself…

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Segway+Snow Plow= SegPlow?

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Apparently an Segway after market acessories company has developed a SNOWPLOW that can be used when attached to the front of a Segway PT.

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Tiny Glasses TV Turns Japanese Commuters Into Zombies

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Taking more than just a few pages from Snow Crash, this Teleglass T3-F eyeglasses add-on does for video what iPods have done for audio—namely, allow you to watch it anywhere…. We still don’t want to see how many Japanese commuters accidentally step onto the tracks when watching this. At $820, it’s an expensive way to die

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First Video of the New Roomba 560 Next Gen Robo-Vac

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

One of the quirkier features of iRobot’s new 500 series Roomba vacuum bots is the voice recorded tutorial that is built into the device. Here’s the robot-guided tour, complete with spinning sidebrush and a blinking blue dirt detector light.

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Sansa Shaker - Sandisks’s MP3 Player for Kids

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

The Shaker is an upcoming player from Sandisk being marketed towards little kids. The player allows you to skip tracks simply by shaking the device. It has an SD expansion lot and comes in blue and pink. It will retail for around $40-50

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Sleek and Sturdy Steel Wallet Keeps RFID Hackers at Bay

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Ever felt the need to replace your tattered, bulging, leather wallet with something closer to a solid metal case? Now you can. A new wallet made from industrial-grade stainless steel fabric promises to keep your money and credit cards safe — from rain, perspiration, spills and even identity thieves.

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Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Design unveiled

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

so cool,The Torch incorporates technological innovations to be able to remain lit in winds of up to 65 kilometers-an-hour and lit in rain of up to 50 millimeters-an-hour. And the torch can keep burning for 15 minutes. Other technological advancements prevent color discoloration and corrosion around the cone from which the Flame burns. The Torch con

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Halo 3’s Master Chief - now an USB Flash Drives

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Mimoco has announced new line of mimobot Designer USB Flash Drives- these are replicas of Halo 3’s protagonist hero - Master Chief. The Halo 3 mimobot Series 1 comes in 3 Ltd. edition colors – Master Chief Green (edition of 5,000), Red Spartan and Blue Spartan (3,000 each).

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Sliver, Pink and Blue Sony PSP

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Sony announced in Japan Sliver, Pink and Blue Sony PSP game consoles. The pink Sony PSP was already introduced in Europe in August. The midnight blue and silver Sony PSP do not really work for me. I still think the white Sony PSP is the coolest color (i know, white is not a color) besides the original black.

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Sony gets jump on Blu-ray iMac with new TV/PC

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

While Apple watchers wait for Apple to deliver on its promise of a Blu-ray equipped Mac, Sony has moved directly into iMac territory with a Blue-ray equipped version of its all-in-one 22″ TV/PC today. Let’s take a gander at what’s inside.

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Luxeed’s Keyboard Of Light [PIC]

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

From the review: “It being a USB keyboard, there’s not a lot to say about the Channel Rainbow other than to point out how absolutely fabulous it is. For $100, however, talk about panic at the disco!”

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Revo Big Blocks

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Traxxas revos with big blocks in the rain.

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$2 touch pad

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Resourceful guy makes a $2 touch pad with a baggie, H20, and a little blue dye.

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NBC’s Sunday Ratings Hurt By No HDTV?

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

On Sunday nights, NBC is getting trounced in the ratings by its broadcast network rivals.

And this could be why:

NBC is the only network that doesn’t offer any programming in HDTV on Sunday nights.

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SnowWorld is VR for pain suffers which actually lets them forget the pain

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

HITLab at the University of Washington has been working on the SnowWorld project, a virtual reality simulation of a frozen world, in which burn patients can play games involving snow, which actually lets them forget the pain.

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Tigger, Stars & Leaf Faceplates for Motorola RIZR Z3

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

New item added for Motorola COOL Faceplates collections.

Tigger faceplates (red & blue) - tigger was a cartoon charector
Leaf faceplates - green leaf design and dark background
Stars faceplates - white stars design and dark background

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