I find it pretty hard to believe that a company might actually want to piggyback on the success of other brands and even franchises. Case in point - the Matrix-NEO LCD monitor from Dao Korea. This glossy full HD...

Getting booked for speeding is one of the more frustrating moments in life, and it teaches a(n expensive) lesson to those who love reaching their destination in record time. The Road Angel Professional Connected helps sniff out speed traps,...

For those who just can't get enough of spy shots, here's another one just for you. This time round, we won't see any of these heading towards the US, but will instead be available in the Land of the...

All right class, listen up! iSuppli has made a projection that will see WiFi connectivity snake its way onto other devices in the near future, with this feature being ranked more desirable by respondents when compared to a touch...

Renault and Nokia of Brazil are collaborating on a special edition Sandero. Known as the Sandero Nokia, this vehicle prides itself in being Renault’s first in Brazil to come with a “mobility solution.” Each purchase will ship with a...

The Uno is an interesting mode of transport - it is a one wheeled-looking motorcycle in essence, and it looks as though only the foolhardy and brave will take this out for a spin. The orange and grey coloured...

While there aren't any Android handsets available in the market just yet, this has not stopped the folks at QuickOffice from writing a Microsoft Office compatible editing suite for the soon-to-be-released smartphone platform. QuickOffice for Android does pretty much...

Our friends at Trusted Reviews have reached a verdict on the Panasonic Lumix FS20 digital camera. The Lumix FS20 is a companion model the the FS5, offering a larger LCD screen and slightly better handling. Build quality is excellent,...

Folks living in the UK might not be as obese as their counterparts across the pond, but they're certainly getting there if no necessary steps are taken against this growing epidemic. Nintendo knows that breaking out in sweat where...

One of the most memorable parts in any Mario game is obtaining the star which provides invincibility for a certain period of time. The Super Mario Singing Glow Star brings back those fond memories, that's for sure. Put one...

The Manodo display from Sweden helps to keep the earth green, pulverizing your brain with facts on just how much power consumption your home currently sips, in addition to other uncomfortable facts such as the number of pounds of...

The upcoming 3G BlackBerry phone for AT&T from RIM has been delayed, moving the launch date to August from the originally planned June date. Not many reasons were given, but the main speculated one concerned AT&T's thoughts about its...

Safety is a top priority in any motorsports, and the same applies to Toyota who is involved in F1. The Japanese auto manufacturer has developed a computer simulation which recreates high speed accidents and their effects on human physiology....

Pioneer unveiled the KURO KRF-9000FD full HD projector which features high reflectivity LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) technology in order to achieve a fantastic contrast ratio of 30,000:1. Other features on the KRF-9000FD include :- 2x motorized zoom/focus lens...

O2 and Carphone Warehouse seem to have run out of 8GB iPhones, and both of them won't be getting any replenishments from Apple. What do you think this means? Most people would probably point out and say that the...

The PS3 is still in its first iteration to date, but it already is packing in a third generation heat sink, courtesy of Furukawa Electric. This new version brings some improvements over the launch PS3s, featuring a smaller size,...

Ping pong is a sport that requires great skill, but Mike has actually managed to condense the game into an audio version, and it sure looks (sounds) like fun! When you put on the headphones, you hear a sound...

Electric bikes seem to be getting the popular vote these days, and the new Electric Motion Systems E+ bike is another addition to a growing list. While DOT requirements state that a road-going electric bike ought to have its...

Plustek has rolled out its TVcam VD100 that not only functions as a standard USB webcam, it also works as a DVB-T TV tuner. This allows you to free up one USB port for other devices, since this takes...

Brando has released its USB 3-Port Hub and Mini USB Cable, enabling you to hook up to three different USB devices which enable you to charge or sync data for virtually any electric device - be it a cell...

Things don't get any more precise than Formula 1, and the concept F1/Carbon GMT watch is definitely a thing of beauty. Inspired by the world of F1, designer John Pszeniczny has decided to throw in a carbon fiber body,...

Kodak has just released the ESP 5 All-in-One Printer that is touted to offer the "latest in design and performance, providing a high quality, easy-to-use printing system." It will utilize a 2-cartridge setup consisting of a full black cartridge...

Touch Bionics has rolled out a new prosthetic hand that is the closest thing yet to a real, biological hand. It features five independently movable fingers with precise controls where wearers can exert just the right amount of pressure...

Word on the street has it that Verizon will be carrying the upcoming Treo 800w, which is a good thing since recent smartphone releases have always arrived on AT&T and Sprint months before folks at Verizon managed to get...

Helo users will be able to receive push Gmail on their Fin, Mysto or Ocean after Google decided on Helio to be the first carrier to utilize such a service. Set up is a snap, as you just need...

Norwegian Automaker Think Global will be selling its Think electric car in the US. For the uninitiated, the Think is able to travel up to 110 miles without the need to recharge its batteries, hitting a top speed of...

Guess phones aren't the only devices that have turned smart - Breville's Die-Cast Smart Toaster merges both form and function, featuring blue LEDs and soft-eject motorized toast slots in addition to a Spectrum Analyzer in the "Lift and Look"...

Cogent Computer Systems has started to ship a SO-DIMM-sized computer module based on Atmel's AT91SAM9263 processor. Known as the CSB737 "system-on-module" (SOM), it will come with a development kit that comprises of a carrier board and a Windows CE...

Keep in touch with a friend in the neighborhood with the Walkie Talkie watch, as this new model boasts a stunning range of up to 1.5 miles. Hey, at least you get to save on your monthly phone bill,...

Motorola's W755 will be made available on Verizon, but it won't be the Messiah handset that will pull Motorola out of its current doldrums. After all, a 1.3 megapixel camera, speakerphone capability and stereo Bluetooth connectivity isn't exactly groundbreaking...

LG's third model in its Black Label series, the LG Secret, has just been announced today. The LG Secret holds the honor of being the slimmest 5 megapixel cell phone in the market, boasting a chassis made out of...

Everything's going wireless these days, and it makes perfect sense for a scenting solution to take a similar path. The Arologic from Air Aroma prides itself in being the first wireless scenting contraption in the world, although I think...

iRiver looks set to introduce some class into its new players - the E150 and E200, doing away with its traditional plastic chassis. The E100's unimpressive LCD screen will also be upgraded to a much brighter version in the...

Here are some more images of the upcoming Nokia E71 QWERTY business smartphone - it comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus capability, but other than that there isn't much else known about it. Unfortunately, the design is...

The Seat Instrument dive computer was recently launched by Danish watch designers Linde Werdelin, clipping onto the Biformeter watc and providing you with all the necessary information whenever you go diving. It will come in two versions - steel...

Now don't you think that the BTC IRF Internet Radio Receiver looks a whole lot like some detached alien head, no thanks to its antenna sticking out like a sore thumb? Other than offer thousands of radio channels over...

Seismologists at Stanford have found an innovative method to gather quake data - by using laptops equipped with accelerometers. This method saves resources for scientists by using your laptops that are deployed across a widespread area, especially in places...

Summer heats up with PlayStation and Sky launching Go!View, the first official PSP video download service in Europe. Go!View claims to offer a whole bunch of programming ranging from entertainment to comedy, sports and movies, greatly enhancing the PSP's...

If you're extremely meticulous about what goes into your mouth, then the Spoon Scales would be the perfect dining room gadget for you. This spoon features a built-in scale that will be able to detect the weight of anything...

This is but a model of a giant robot, but it surely conveys the idea of fighting future forest fires without putting man in harm's way. Known as the Forest Fire Clear Cut Robot, the model consists of 600...

Westinghouse Digital has recently rolled out its double-jointed PT-16H610S HDTV known as the Flexible Lifestlye Display. It features a 16" LCD which shows off HD content in 720p - frankly at 16", you don't really get to capture much...

The LeaveMeAloneBox is one pointless yet interesting device, and here's a description that pretty much says it all. As I understand it, he, along with Marvin Minsky came up with an idea they called the "Ultimate Machine". Basically a...

Bikers, take note! TomTom has rolled out an updated version of TomTom Rider 2nd Edition with features that are available in its in-car devices such as TomTom Map Share as well as pre-installed Tele Atlas maps of Western &...

[Web 2.0] I attended partly this morning the session on “How Web 2.0 is changing the moods, Metrics and Monetization” moderated by Rafe Needleman (CNet). No details yet, as I had to run to my meetings with some great...

Samsung's new Series 6 and Series 7 LCD HDTVs all come with full 1080p resolution, online and digital media features, and piano black bezels that feature a red "touch of color". What makes these new sets noteworthy is a...

Spy shots are often surprising, not because they're always blur but due to the fact that some devices look so delicious you can't wait to see more of it, while others are best relegated to the rejected design bin....

The final details concerning Samsung's BD-P1500 Blu-ray player is finally out. This fourth-generation (already?) Blu-ray player will feature the following :- 1080p-capable HDMI 1.3 output with CEC support Upconverter chip to scale to maximum resolutions USB port Ethernet port...

Getting the perfect soft boiled egg is a culinary skill that not many possess, but thankfully we have egg boilers to make this scientific task a snap. The Vitantonia Egg Boiler is an automatic device with simple settings as...

Folks who want to complete their Rock Band ensemble can look forward to the Rock Band Wireless Guitar that has finally arrived in stores. The makers of this guitar made unprecedented deals with top record labels and music publishers...

T-Mobile might not be first off the blocks offering an Android-based handset, but it has promised that one such handset will be available before Q4 2008 is over. Everything else about the Android-powered handset is still hush hush, but...

Most motorcyclists fear being knocked down by car drivers who aren't paying attention, which is why this special airbag system from Autoliv ought to be very welcome by all road users. Mounted in the A-pillar of the car, the...

LG brings convergence to a new level with the Microwave Toaster, but apparently this device has been around for a couple of years already, and seeing that it is rarer to spot than the Loch Ness monster, one can...

Here're a couple of jellyfish robots from Festo - the AquaJelly and the AirJelly. The former is "an artificial autonomous jellyfish with an electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical system", while the latter is a remote-controlled device the...

Word on the street has it that a new motion control device for the Xbox 360 is in the works, codenamed Newton. Apparently, developer Rare has a hand in this but as with other rumors, it would be best...

Acer isn't content with just making PCs and notebooks now I guess, as they have expanded their focus to include smartphones as well. The Taiwanese company has slated the end of this year at best or early next year...

Dr. Who fans can check out this Dalek Voice Changing Helmet, allowing you to wander around the office while uttering "Exterminate" to chilling effect, only to get a warning letter from your immediate superior to cease and desist those...

Guess the Eee PC legion shows no sign of abating, with the Akoya Mini from Medion being the latest entry in this market segment. This 10" notebook is powered by Intel's Atom processor, leaning on a standard hard drive...

Now is this one true life-sized console controller. The WiiMan is a full action figure costume of a super hero that doubles up as a Nintendo Wiimote as well, thanks to some soldering wizardry. I can't imagine playing any...

Toshiba wants to quadruple its SSD capacity in the near future while experiencing drops in production costs, hoping to hit a 512GB SSD by the end of next year thanks to process refinements as well as a 30 nanometer...

Macally has announced a TurboTune compact speaker system that features the following :- 3.5mm headphone jack 760mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion battery 8 hour battery life Stereo speakers with 500mW of power output per channel LED charging indicator mini-USB portThis cute...

We all know how well the Eee PC is doing, and everyone loves to be on the winning team. Here's the Airis Kira 100 that many might mistake for the Eee PC in the first place until closer inspection....

The Micro GPS Mail Logger allows you to track your mail - at a price, of course, to the tune of $696 to be exact. It measures 0.5" thick and is bendable, and can be used in parcels and...

Dutch ecologist Roxina Soler and her colleagues from the Netherlands Institute for Ecology chanced upon the discovery that both subterranean and aboveground herbivorous insects actually use plants like telephones to communicate with one another. These subterranean insects will leave...

[Web 2.0] For those who are not familiar with Simulscribe (soon to be renamed PhoneTag), it is a service that you can setup to intercept your mobile phone voicemails and have it send it to you, translated in text...

This cute little box does not have a name yet, but it has some obvious qualities: it is 80% smaller then a classic mini-tower and consumes 70% less energy. It is packaged and shipped in recyclable cardboard. I could...

Dean Kamen is the inventor of the Segway and he has been working on something that is arguably much more useful: a water regenerator powered by cow dung. The dung generates energy and uses it to start a vapor...

AT&T has the honor of bringing the GPS-enabled BlackBerry Pearl 8110 to the masses, providing turn-by-turn voice and on-screen directions complete with colorful 3-D moving maps which can be used regardless of whether you are driving or ambling along...

Sony is coming up with two new hard-disk (HDD) video recorders named RDX-HX1080 and RDX-HX1090. They both have 500GB of storage space, which the company claims can store up to 1420 hours (of Standard Definition TV recording). They have...

Created by Designer Erik De Nijs, these pants with integrated keyboard are only for the outdoor geek that roam around the city, texting or coding in the most unexpected place. With them, you don’t have to worry about the...

[Web 2.0] The Profy platform - in closed alpha since January 2008 - is announcing its beta launch at Web 2.0. According to the press release (I did not try the alpha), the blogging process – news reading, writing and...

If you don't want to use the officially sanctioned Wii nunchuk, there is always the wireless Kama model from Nyko. It is already available for sale online despite having an official retail launch date that lies somewhere in May....

Sony will finally reveal Socratto, its repartee to Apple's Shake software after acquiring it from startup Nothing Real. An European patent application showed that Sony is very near to releasing its video effects software that did experience some birth...

Is your iPod touch feeling a wee bit lonely, and you wish you could share all your favorite songs with other people over a speaker? The iPod SP cycloid speaker ought to be able to do the job pretty...

Guess the Ainol S100 PMP won't be usurping the iPod's lofty position anytime soon, but it does have some pretty decent specifications as shown below :- 3" 400 x 240 resolution display Touch-sensitive keypad RM, RMVB, AVI, DAT, ASP,...

Samsung's S2 Pebble MP3 player will be making its way to the US pretty soon, going up against other screenless MP3 players like the iPod Shuffle and the Creative ZEN Stone. You will get EQ settings and a built-in...

BenQ isn't just content with LCD monitors, TVs and DVD drives, it has also made the jump into the world of digital cameras. This time round, we have the BenQ C850 and C750 that feature 7 megapixels and 8...

Nokia's Mini Speakers MD-8 ought to be proof that the Finnish phone manufacturer should stick to making good quality handsets that are well received nearly all over the world. Meant to complement the newly announced Nokia XpressMusic range of...

Averatec's Voya Series of notebooks don't take things lying down, as both the Voya 4473 (14.1? display) and the Voya 6494 (15.4? widescreen display) will share a magnesium alloy outer case, corner bumpers, and an anti-shock mounted hard drive...

The BloomFrame certainly helps you maximize space, transforming a standard window frame into a balcony. This allows those who stay in extremely cramped apartments to have a little bit of fresh air and more breathing space, and can be...

Century has upgraded its DIY Solid State Disk that allows you to go all the way to 2TB (theoretical) of Compact Flash from the current 2GB. This device will come in RAID 0 or RAID 5 configurations. Best you...

How much of Hello Kitty can you stomach? Well, if your mom's a huge fan of Japan's favorite feline, then perhaps you might KIV this as a Mother's Day gift. This Hello Kitty washing machine is as cute as...

Asustek has announced a new series of notebooks which will launch by this June, including the 11" S6 as well as the 12" U6. Both notebooks will feature bamboo coverings that are meant to promote the use of environmentally...

Guess Asus has owned up and will replace recently shipped Eee PC 900 batteries with new ones since the original systems shipped with smaller batteries than advertised. Gues folks who are currently working on a four cell 4400mAh battery...

HTC's upcoming Raphael and Diamond smartphones will be released under the Sprint banner in the near future, where the latter is the successor to the HTC Touch. It will feature a large touch screen display just like the Touch...

Yoggie Security Systems' Gatekeeper Card Pro ExpressCard device features a Linux-based system built right into it, and was specially designed to offload all tasks from its host computer related to viruses, phishing, spam, malware, spyware, and intrusion. It also...

Fandango and Tellme have added a voice-activated information service for moviegoers. By saying a movie name and/or a theater name, users can get movie times, buy a ticket and even get directions on their phone. The system uses GPS information...

Microsoft just announced Live Mesh, a platform that aims to make data available anytime, anywhere on any device. If you wonder what Live Mesh is, here’s how Microsoft thinks of it: A platform that defines and models a user’s...

Dan Khasis, Cto, Oosah [Web 2.0] Today, Oosah was launched (and we published about it), so tonight they are celebrating at the Sir Francis Hotel, in San Francisco. I finally met the CTO, Dan Khasis, who told me that...

Honda not only makes great cars, they are also big on robotics. Honda has been working on a walking assist device since the end of the last decade and will parade it at this coming weekend in Osaka at...

Sony has a quartet of new E Series projectors on offer soon, and they are all equally at home in a home theater or at the office. The budget-minded VPL-EW5 is the first from Sony in that price range...

Demonstration driven by Steve Repetty (Chairman and CTO) [Web 2.0] Zude.com is a social networking service that let one create content a little like MySpace, except that its more recent architecture allows it to be more flexible and receive...

LaCie has bumped up its Rugged Hard Drive's capacity to 500GB, allowing you to tote around more MP3s and video files that you'll ever need for $400. Designed by Neil Poulton, this external hard drive features a scratch-resistant aluminum...

Dell has added a new color to its XPS M1530 laptop, and this time it will appeal to those who love bright, garish colors. Flamingo Pink is the new addition, and it will add a $25 premium over the...

Promate has released a universal laptop back-up battery known as ProBattery, and it ought to last you for quite some time considering it is capable of handling over 10,000 discharge cycles and can be charged during use. Features include...

Folks residing in the US will be able to get their hands on the Mickey MP3 player without paying an exorbitant amount to an importer - but it does have one major drawback. Apparently, this MP3 player "contains a...

Samsung can't wait to unleash a brand new PMP in Korea - this time it will be the YP-BP2. Features include :- DAB radio tuner DVB-T mobile TV tuner 3" WQVGA display Bluetooth connectivity 2GB, 4GB or 8GB capacitiesNo...

Icron has a new range of USB Distance Extenders known as the Ranger 2101/2104 that are capable of maintaining hi-speed USB connection over CAT5e cables within a 100m radius. It will come in a single node and with a...

The Addonics Snap-In ExDrive25 allows you to make use of older 2.5" hard drives without breaking the bank - you'll just need to fork out $29 to be exact. With the Addonics Snap-In ExDrive25, you get hot-swappable connections through...

I suppose anyone using one of those biometric hard drives would do well to own this SawStop Table Saw. It boasts a safety system that stops and retracts the blade within 5 milliseconds upon accidental contact, greatly reducing the...

BFG Technologies (a known add-in-card maker) is partnering with NVIDIA to auction 5 cards with a special edition box featuring Jen-Hsun (Jensen) Huang blasting aliens (He is the co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA). This photo was taken by Rick...

Little known from the general public, 3K computers has an ultra-light, cheap notebook: the 3K Longitude 400. it is small and resemble the Eee PC. The 3K Longitude 400 is weaker than the Asus Eee in computing power. At...

The early reviews for the LG enV(2) aren’t so good. From what we heard, it is not much of an improvement compared to the enV, especially when it comes to software and functionality. I do like the outside look...

[Web 2.0] I am attending this session because I was thinking that I may learn one thing or two about Blog marketing from fellow bloggers. Were present: Nick Gonzalez (Techcrunch), Eric Eldon (Venture Beat) and Trisha Okubo who is...

Kit Eaton at Gizmodo had an interesting post about “How many TBs is Enough”? The author lists that storage devices that he has and says: “at comes to a grand total of 2010 GB, so around 2 TB. That...

Web 2.0 I just got to the moscone center for my first meeting at the Web 2.0 conference. I met with Raju Vegesna from Zoho to talk about their recent announcements. The lobby is deserted as you can see...

I'm pretty unnerved that spy cameras come in all forms of shapes and sizes these days, and this fake AC adapter doesn't really help the situation either. It powers the built-in spy camera whenever the AC adapter is plugged...

Guess having a realistic bionic arm in the future isn't so far fetched after all, especially with the Fluidhand prototype. It can hold a credit card, use a keyboard with the index finger, and lift a bag weighing up...

Check out the Fami-Card - this unique NES console comes in the form of an original Super Mario Bros. cartridge, where the innards of a NES clone has been carefully placed within the cartridge itself, making the entire experience...

The MacBook Air by itself is pretty pricey considering the kind of hardware you get, but Computer Choppers has decided to go the extra mile by producing a 24 karat gold plated version of the MAckBook Air instead. I...

Photo: the party was so packed that the crowd spread outside the pub [Web 2.0] The party held at Kate o’Brien pub was a nice kickoff for the Web 2.0 conference! I got there early, so I got the...

A high ranking executive from Samsung predicts that production of AMOLED panels will finally reach mainstream levels next year, and could possibly begin the long road in replacing (or should I say, displacing) stalwarts such as plasma or LCD....

How cute - fusing together the Nintendo Wii with its Miis into a single name, the MiWi. This Nintendo Wii clone was caught in the act trying to pass off as the motion-sensing console that is currently taking the...

I love Stitch from Disney's Lilo & Stitch, and it took quite a while for this Stitch CD player to be released, but better late than never, eh? Runat Japan has released this CD player that is cleverly designed,...

Sony Ericsson's upcoming P5 cell phone has experienced more information leaks, this time we know that the handset will run on UIQ 3.3 and feature a secondary video call camera (making it effectively a 3G capable handset), GPS navigation,...

American shores are about to be invaded by robots, but thankfully these won't be able to knock down buildings and cause general havoc. Instead, the HPI GR-001 G-Robot boasts 20 motors which can be individually programmed to follow every...

Toshiba will be introducing 5 new notebooks to the Satellite Pro line today, with the cheapest models among them (L300 and L300D) retailing for $699. You will be able to choose from Intel Centrino and AMD dual core processors,...

The Ricoh G600 has been designed to survive the small dangers that digital cameras can endure in the outdoors. Digital cameras are great in general, but they can be quite fragile while used in the “wild”. Rain & dust...

What makes the NDrive G800 GPS Navigator so special? It has been labeled as the first sat-nav device that features actual photo navigation, but then again that could be either a positive or negative aspect, depending on where you're...

You know what they say - if at first you don't succeed, try again. Nokia will attempt to break into the Korean market, for the third time this time by supplying their handsets to SK Telecom shops by the...

Owning a pool can be fun, and yet stressful at times. It can be pretty tough keeping the pool clean, especially during autumn when the leaves start to fall like nobody's business. The Solar Breeze Pool Skimmer will definitely...

Talk about paying homage to the NES console - this engine block has been customized to look like the NES controller, guaranteed to get your mechanic laughing if he/she is a Nintendo fanboy from old. While it isn't too...

Online DVD rental company Netflix will soon announce a trio of partnerships which will allow subscribers to watch films streamed straight from the Internet to the TV, with LG already being one of the partners. Apparently Netflix has spilled...

Can things get any weirder? The Shoe Vending Machine that you see here serves up shoes, although I wouldn't classify footwear as one of those common impulse purchases one makes oh-so-often. I mean, look at all these people in...

Fujitsu is coming up with their version of an all-in-one computer: the F-A50. I personally think that it is more elegant than attempts like the Dell XPS One. The ports are located on the side (see photo gallery) and...

Do you see a pair of speakers in the image on the right? Yeah, I was fooled at first glance too, until I realized that a pair of Photo Frame Speakers were actually sitting camouflaged. These USB-powered speakers also...

Nokia has expanded its XpressMusic line with the 5220 and 5320 that will hit the market (in both Europe and the US) sometime in Q3 this year. Below are the system specifications :- 5220 XpressMusic S40 OS Two versions,...

[Web 2.0] Today, Oosah, a new media files management site is launching at Web 2.0 conference. I got a demo from Mike Duggan, COO, and Dan Khasis, co-founder and CTO. I already published about a similar service that was...

Seagate is proud to announce that it is the first hard drive manufacturer to ship a cool billion hard drives, with a total storage space amounting to 79 million terabytes. That's roughly enough space for 158 billion hours of...

Honda is going to feature crime maps into their in-dash GPS navigation system that will provide a crime rating for each “region” (whatever that is). The system will be deployed in Japan, where the police keep good statistics per...

LG has launched a new line of Plasma TV called Xcanvas BoBos in Korea. Little is known about the specifications, but from the photos, the speakers are well hidden in the back. Of course, all three models are Full-HD (1080p)...

[Web 2.0] Intel Mash Maker allows users to create client-side mashups while they are browsing the web. It was in closed alpha for some time and it has now some new features: support for Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox...

While most iPhone users are happy with their (personal) email setup, wouldn’t it be nice to have a native mobile iChat? Sure, Apple demonstrated an AIM client with their SDK but this patented IM client has a predictive text...

The QNAP NVR-1012 Network Surveillance Kit targets both home and office use, featuring professional grade live video recording and real-time remote monitoring/playback service. It relies on the Linux OS as the base where performance is a proven thing, and...

Thai Sila Sutharat is one happy roadside food vendor, as he saves on electricity by depending on the sun. He sells roasted rotisserie chicken on the streets, but uses a solar powered chicken roaster which was built by scratch...

LG launched its LG-KF700 handset that brings together various input methods to create an intuitive user interface while providing access to features the quickest manner possible. The LG-KF700 comes with a 3" touch screen display, an alpha-numeric keypad and...

Heart ailments are the bane of society in recent times, with many people finding out about their heart problems (emotional and physical) way too late. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin could introduce a potential lifesaver, where...

MeLE's GMT-600 portable media player not only plays back your favorite movies and songs, it also features GPS navigation for you to get around unfamiliar territories. With a 4.3" LCD display, you won't go blind while finding your way...

Fujitsu has introduced its MHZ2 CJ hard drive that features embedded AES 256-bit encryption that makes it harder for unauthorized folk to hack inside your drive to recover personal and private information. It is the first 2.5" SATA hard...

What comes across your mind when you see the word 'ishine'? Probably an offspring from a forbidden tryst between Apple and LG, eh? Guess that is not so, as the ishine is actually a portable media player from MUMU....

Search engines are search engines, right? Apparently not. Ecocho.co.uk prides itself in being the first free green search engine in the world, offsetting carbon emissions at no cost to the user. It was recently launched in the UK along...

The Bulb Solar Lamp is certainly an interesting take - it features a light bulb form factor but is actually a nightlight, and does not require power from a nearby outlet to run as it glows in the dark...

I'm not too sure how many people carry portable DVD players around these days, considering it is way more convenient to ferry an iPod or Archos PMP instead. Still, there must be a market for it if not Schaub...

MacWireless announced a new 200Mbps Powerline Network Adapter for Mac users, allowing you to configure a network throughout your home/office without the need for wiring up the entire place, relying instead on the electrical lines that are in the...

Ladies and weak men, rejoice! There is now a car jack that doesn't require to break out in sweat should you suffer from a punctured tire. The Exhaust Car Jack will be able to lift your vehicle within half...

Creating a bionic eye is no mean feat, but that doesn't mean it is impossible. Apparently, we might not need any more miracles in the future for the blind to see as researchers in London are currently carrying out...

There's nothing like the power of technology to get those pesky animals off your backyard, thanks to the Mega-Sonic Scatter-Cat. All you need to do is press a button and it supposedly "repels dog, cats, squirrels and other nuisance...

This notebook concept is clearly different form the rest, where the exterior showcases an old tome, but open it up and you will be greeted with modern amneties of a regular laptop including a display, a CD-ROM drive (what,...

JayBird has just released its JB-200 Bluetooth in-ears headphones that prides itself in bringing great audio quality no matter where you are, thanks to its wind- and weather-resistant build along with a microphone that features noise supression technology. It...

Now this is one keyboard that you don't want to use when teaching somebody how to type. The colors are just awful, and with different sized letters all over the place, you'll end up with a headache faster than...

If you can't win in Guitar Hero, maybe you can check out this blatant cheating hack. Auto Guitar Hero (AGH1000) is connected to the composite video of the game and "looks" at where the colored pucks are, pressing the...

Microsoft has made available its Windows XP SP3 to manufacturers, signaling the fact that it ought to arrive at OEM and enterprise customers' doorsteps pretty soon. Whoever picks up vendors who sell XP-powered machines will probably get those with...

Targus has a new portable speaker design known as the Portable Speaker Book, targeting the growing MP3 market. It features 3.5mm audio input, making it compatible with not only your iPod, but notebooks as well as other generic MP3...

Epson recently announced five new projectors - and they are the PowerLite 6220i, PowerLite 1825, PowerLite Pro G5150NL, PowerLite Pro G5250NL, and PowerLite Pro G5200WNL. All of them will feature 3LCD technology, targeting use in “auditoriums, university classrooms, and...

Palm isn't exactly printing money for quite some time already, so it makes perfect sense for them to push its best selling Centro smartphone to as many wireless carriers as it can. This time round, Verizon's name has cropped...

Apple has recently filed a patent which could result in a virtual shopping complex where customers can shop and interact with everyone else in the world through the use of avatars. An interesting concept in the avatars include the...

Hanyoung Lee's Virtual Wall concept draws up a barrier consisting of plasma laser beams, depicting pedestrians crossing the road. Any vehicle that chooses to ignore it won't get incinerated by the laser, but at least it helps the more...

While Air France has started to allow passengers to make voice calls on its flights, the reception isn't too hot as the first batch of passengers aren't too impressed by the service's quality. Since OnAir's service relies on a...

Judging by the number of GPS trackers we have in the market these days, it makes sense to come out with an Anti GPS Tracker. This device blocks all GPS signals within a 5 meter radius, making it virtually...

HTC is going to run an ad campaign to promote its brand to U.S consumers. We all know devices like the HTC Touch. The Taiwanese company has been in the spotlight among connoisseurs over and over for its remarkable Windows...

The Italy iPhone launch might signal a change in policy at Apple. As of now, Apple chose one carrier per country to which it gave exclusive rights to commercialize the iPhone. The idea is that carriers enter a bidding...

At Ubergizmo, we admittedly consume a lot of consumer electronics, and because we buy online a lot, there is also the issue of individual packaging: they are mostly oversized and wasteful for everyone: merchant, shipping company, customer. So with...

That’s the kind of news that I like to hear from Intel: a 50% price cut on a high-end CPU (was $530 is now $266 - in bulk). And I’m not even shopping for a new processor. It is not...

It has been a long time since we mentioned the Sony Ericsson BeiBei, but seeing live pictures is an interesting development. It looks like the mock-up that we featured back in February but it will feature the UIQ 3.3...

Couples sometimes go overboard with their wedding spending but getting married in space would a good way of doing so. A space-wedding with Virgin Galactic would cost about $200000 per person and the first one is scheduled to happen...

inPhaseTechnologie’s Tapestry300r can store information on 300GB discs encoded as holograms. Hailed as the next big thing in storage for years, holographic storage did not take off. Of course, there is probably a niche market for these but “cloud...

Iogear has a new external video card for the masses known as the USB 2.0 External DVI Video Card. This solution enables folk who wants to add a second monitor to the desktop and yet face obstacles such as...

Newsight demonstrated its 42" and 57" 3D TFT LCD displays at Finetech Japan Display 2008, and has already shipped a couple of these 3D TFT LCD displays to 24 other countries with US and Europe being some of the...

I don't know about you, but there's just something about this lounge table that makes it look sweet - the sultry and confused-looking model, perhaps? The Intelligent Forms SOLo lounge table was specially designed to harness the power of...

There is nothing retro about this Casio Futurist LCD watch, featuring a simple and functional style with an LCD display that does more than parade the time for your eyes. It features 29 time zones throughout the world, a...

The Vigor Evo HD from NextComputing has been specially optimized to provide advanced computing power in rugged environments such as military field operations or oil and gas research sites. The Vigor Evo HD is a "flextop," a high-performance mobile...

The Vital Jacket is but an intelligent wearable garment which supposedly monitors one's electrocardiogram (ECG) wave and Heart Rate continuously. It has been targeted for use in medical environments, high performance sports as well as fitness situations. This wearable...

Gee, the Asus Eee PC 900 has not even seen action in the US yet and we already have word from Asustek themselves that a 10" version is already in the works. According to Jerry Shen, CEO of Asustek,...

Rumors concerning the Nikon D3X and D90 have been swirling about for the past few days, with some people speculating the D90's release date to lie between May 12th and June 16th. No idea how that number came about...

The wizards at NEC have manufactured a new 2.7" LCD module that is capable of delivering a maximum resolution of 960 x 540 pixels courtesy of a super high pixel density of 412 pixels-per-inch. Known as a quarter high-definition...

Acer's Aspire 5920 has the advantage of integrated WiMax support, and the Taiwanese company is planning to offer this laptop via Sprint as well as other companies who offer WiMax services in the US. Manufactured by Quanta Computer, the...

Western Digital has a spanking new hard drive - the VelociRaptor VR150. This model ushers in a new era where 2.5" hard drives are concerned, boasting 10K-RPM spindle speeds for superior performance. It comes with a heatsink and slides...

Intel has just introduced its new dual-core Celeron E1400 at 2GHz and Celeron 570 at 2.66GHz, retailing for $53 and $134 respectively. At that low, low price, it is amazing they can still turn a profit. Folks looking to...

The BenQ MID is one rather interesting concept which is suffering from a personality disorder - it isn't sure whether to be a PMP or GPS navigation system. Here are the specifications - you be the judge. 800 MHz...

Skype has brand new plans known as Unlimited International, so they're pretty self-explanatory. Unlimited here is not up for abuse as it equates to fair use, where each user gets approximately 10,000 minutes per month - that's roughly 5...

Spectec's SDW-823, tipped to be the first microSD WiFi card in the world is still in limbo apparently as it has not yet been released despite being announced for sale originally last August, with word that it will ship...

Asus will be releasing a new gaming notebook in Japan known as the G1Sn. This Intel-powered notebook will feature the following :- Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz processor 250GB hard drive 2GB RAM 15.4" 1,440 x 900 resolution...

Nothing like a good massage after a long day at the office, eh? If you're a corporate high flyer who doesn't want to get involved in scandals where escorts are concerned, then you could always consider the Auto Healther...

Sony's Play TV peripheral for the PS3 is now available for pre-orders from Amazon UK. Play TV has a tentative release date of July 31 at this point in time, retailing for £59.99. Will you be picking this up?...

MSI of Taiwan has recently ratted out the following specifications for its Wind notebook. 2.2 pounds Powered by Windows XP 80GB 2.5" hard drive 8.9" or 10" LCD display at 1,024 x 600 resolution 1GB RAM 7-hour battery life...

The Energy Sistem (no, that's not a typo) 2021 doesn't look the same as other PMPs in the market, featuring a hook on top that makes it easy to tote around as you hit the treadmill being the gym...

The Mini Cube Multi Memory Card Reader you see here is so tiny, bringing it along with you everywhere shouldn't be too much of a problem. It supports the following memory card formats without the need for an additional...

Canon's Germany site showed the EOS 5D Mark II, at least for a short while before it was taken down. So far various forums have debated the authenticity of the screenshot, but who are we to say that Canon...

China's electronics industry is booming with clone portable media players that seem to differ from one another by virtue of design, as most of them can pretty much perform the same darn things. Shenzen Derisson has a new game-centric...

Designer Craig Arnold from Australia has decided to recycle old camera lenses to forge these Re:vision cuff bracelets, but they certainly don't come cheap. Each of them retail for AU$190 and above, but at the very least they look...

[Web 2.0] I discovered Blist at DEMO 08 in January when it was launched, and I immediately liked the ease of use and the graphic design of this Free Social Database Service. Today, Blist is launching new support for international...

Here's a toaster that doesn't take the conventional toaster design route - the Fagor TP-2006 X is a flat toaster that looks way cooler than traditional ones, although it definitely is more dangerous. I wouldn't recommend households with plenty...

The Asus Eee PC 900 will finally launch in the US come May 12th next month. Prices start from $549 upwards, which is $50 more expensive than the half grand figure being tossed about. Still, what can $50 get...

Microsoft boffins have come up with force sensing technology that requires much more effort than touching a touch screen display in order to control it - you will be required to bend/twist/stretch/squeeze your handheld device instead. I guess the...

RobertFC has recently rolled out an unnoficial version of the SNES Emulator for the Wii, complete with Wiimote support that many people will certainly appreciate. Support for the classic controller, multiple controllers and remapping will be made available at...

Urwerk's UR-202 Hammerhead watch is one of the cooler releases to date where timepieces are concerned, featuring a whole host of innovative features which most people wouldn't have dreamed up of. It tells the time using a trio of...

This portable media player ought to have Motorola's legal eagles knocking on their door pretty soon, as it features a virtually cloned MotoROKR E8 horseshoe button. Thankfully, the copying scam only went as far as the button, with other...

Who'd figure out that gaming would take on religious overtones with Megaman appearing on a stained glass which is of good enough quality to be in a church? Thanks to video game enthusiast/artist Gary from Cleveland, we have the...

With batteries of the future being like the one offered by Samsung, one no longer needs to frantically look for a nearby power outlet whenever your handset runs out of juice. All you need to do is head towards...

If you think that the S60 smartphone you own has just about exhausted what it can do, think again. BeatEd, a drum machine application for the S60 platform, comes with the full repertoire of a professional drum sequences/machine. Plug...