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July 24, 2009

Motorola Introduces Motodev Kit Targeting Android Developers

Motorola has just released its latest Motodev kit that enables developers to obtain early access to tools and programs, allowing such folks to gain an early lead when it comes to developing and programming new applications for Motorola's future...

Workbench NES System

Many of us who are adults would most probably have a favorite NES memory back in the days where all one did was to count down the number of days there were left for school before the summer break...

Sony Dream Machine Spy Camera

You can tell that the Sony Dream Machine Spy Camera is but a poor clone of something non-existent - after all, Sony wouldn't go so far as to create a parody of its own lineup by throwing in a...

F1 Showcar Motion Simulator

Love all things F1? You've got to be pretty well off to follow the sport to its fullest, flying to various countries around the world just to cheer your favorite team while forking out a small fortune for the...

Benz Phone Targets The Gullible

You know kids are just plain spoilt in this day and age when you purchase a phone for them and they all think (and hope) that it is an iPhone 3G S awaiting them underneath those layers of wrapping...

MediaGate MG-M²TV Media Player

The MediaGate MG-M²TV looks set to be one of the more versatile media players in the market, as this relatively small rectangular black box packs in a pretty mean punch, playing nice with a whole host of video formats...

Induction Iron Concept

Induction cooking tops are nothing new and have proved to be pretty decent technology in helping folks cook up a mean meal within minutes with less risk of burning the place down (not to mention the fact that one...

Asus Ships Eee PC 1004DN In Taiwan

The Asus Eee PC 1004DN that first made a bow at CES earlier this year has finally started to ship in Taiwan, although there is no word on whether it will be made available to those who are living...

Microsoft Could Offer External Blu-ray Drive

Just when you thought pigs could fly as Toshiba mulls over delivering a Blu-ray drive to the market despite being a champion of its own HD DVD format some time ago, Microsoft, too, could follow suit as word on...

Garmin Asus To Launch Nuviphone In Asia

After an extremely long wait (too long for some in the industry, it seems), Garmin Asus aims to make their partnership an extremely fruitful one by announcing the availability of a couple of their handsets, namely the G60 and...

FCC Gives Samsung i8000 The Green Light

Folks living in the US will be pleased to know that the FCC has just given their nod of approval to the Omnia 2, also known as the Samsung i8000. From the looks of it in the list below,...

iPods to die when their gross margins will be too low

During its last conference call, Apple said something very sound: "We expect traditional MP3 players to decline over time as we cannibalize ourselves with iPhone and iPod Touch". While many companies are afraid of cannibalizing (the sales of) their...

JVC NX-TC5 iPod Dock

JVC's latest iPod dock would be the NX-TC5, where it comes with something totally different compared to the numerous other iPod docks in the market as the 4.3" motion-activated LCD display is able to be moved to suit your...


USB Action Camera

Love the great outdoors while getting an adrenaline rush at the same time? Perhaps it is time you take a look at the USB Action Camera that is touted to be the ultimate self-contained action cam in the market....

SteelSeries Offer Xai Mouse

SteelSeries is another name for serious gamers to consider, and they have just released a new gaming mouse known as the Xai. This ambidextrous ergonomic mouse was touted to take years or research to develop, according to the good...

AMD CPU+GPU fusion in 22nm in 2010?

Rumor has it that AMD's CPU and GPU "fusion" won't happen until the second half of 2010 when the 22nm (nanometer) process will be ready for production. Intel has already shown its plans for a CPU+GPU integration in the...

Bomb USB Flash Drive

The Bomb USB is one flash drive that we don't think people would want to carry around in airports as they might actually get held up by overzealous officers who can't tell the difference between a USB flash drive...

Split Stick Offers 4GB Of Storage Space

Just when you thought that all USB flash drives are pretty much the same save for the case it comes in, along comes the Split Stick that holds 4GB of storage space, although it is separated into a couple...

Mini LED Camping Lantern

Sick and tired of all those horror stories that people ply you with during your camping outings? Perhaps it is good to bring the Mini LED Camping Lantern with you at all times, after all, you never know when...

Hot Radiator Speaks The Obvious

Sometimes, the obvious is not easily spotted (how ironic) until someone with a keen eye points it out. Here's a radiator that will definitely make you look at such appliances differently from now on - dubbed the "Hot" radiator,...

Nintendo Mini Classics

Relive the past with these Nintendo Mini Classics - tiny keychain-friendly devices that come with fully licensed games, featuring watches, alarms and a high score, to boot! Designed to look like those classic first generation Game Boys, the Nintendo...

Safe Cracker Looks Mischevious

Forget about going to the school of hard knocks to learn how to crack safes - Carlos discovered a way by creating his very of robot known as the Safe Cracker (how obvious), using parts from a Pololu Micro...

DosePro For Pain-Free Relief

Zogenix recently received FDA approval for its single use DosePro device, which is basically a needle-free system that helps deliver sumatriptan, a drug that is often prescribed for migraine sufferers. The DosePro sends its package through the skin for...

Packard Bell Rolls Out iMax Mini

Packard Bell has released its latest desktop that will be powered by NVIDIA's ION chipset, known as the iMax Mini. Just in case some of you might think of this to be rather familiar, that's because Packard Bell is...

Stargate Coasters

Love the Stargate series and want to geek out your coffee table? Why not give these Stargate Coasters a shot, as $29.99 will net you one of these icons from the now defunct sci-fi miniseries. Granted, the acting wasn't...

Sony BDP-CX7000ES MegaChanger

Sony ain't kidding when they dubbed the BDP-CX7000ES as the MegaChanger, as this beast can hold a whopping 400 discs, ensuring you will be able to steel yourself for the $1,900 price point. It is able to handle Blu-ray...

Band Hero DS Attachment

Who would've thought that something like the Nintendo DS could actually handle social games like Guitar Hero and now, Band Hero? Activision's title will make its way to the DS platform pretty soon, and it comes with 4-player ad-hoc...

Razer Orochi Gaming Mouse

Most gaming mice from Razer in the past have taken the wired route for a very simple reason - you don't need to worry about recharging batteries in a wireless setup, and the response time of a wired connection...

Haier America Trainer

Now here's a pretty unusual digital audio player known as the Haier America Trainer - it comes with the standard specifications such as USB connectivity, 2GB of internal memory, an integrated FM tuner as well as MP3 playback, but...

MXL5007T TV Tuner For Netbooks

Just because someone is using a netbook doesn't mean that person should not have access to portable entertainment, right? That's what MaxLinear and Hauppauge Digital think as they bring forth the MxL5007T TV tuner that was specially developed for...

Orb Bluetooth Headset Looks Totally Cool

Bluetooth headsets are well known for making you look as though you were some sort of cybernetic lifeform, but the Orb you see here takes a totally different route - it can double up as a ring with but...

Star Wars Brain Training Game

Who would've thought that technology would have progressed to such a point where it is possible to train to be a Jedi knight without having to go through a midi-chlorian count beforehand. Dubbed the Star Wars Brain Training Game,...

ViewSonic Reveals New Machines

ViewSonic is more often than not associated with LCD monitors, but this time round it seems the company is expanding their horizons by coming up with a bunch of newer offerings under the small form factor PC category, where...

Nissan Automotive Navigation System

Nissan aims to make drivers dumber (some would say, keep roads safer) with their new automotive navigation system which will rely on intelligent transportation system (ITS) infrastructure and other advanced technology. This new system is said to be able...

Solar highways: what about theft?

A number of states are looking into building huge solar arrays along highways. For one, there's some electric infrastructure along highways. Secondly, the area surrounding these roads should be somewhat built up (or flattened). Today, installations in Oregon already...

Palm Pre Update Restores iTunes Sync

As we said earlier Apple and Palm have entered in a cat-and mouse game in which the Palm Pre tries to fool iTunes into thinking that it is an Apple device, while Apple tries to block the Pre from...

BlogHer 09' Room of our Own Session: Gadgets For Blogging

I (Eliane) am starting a new video blog called Gadgetspin with Gina Hughes from Techie Diva, Ponzi Pirillo from Ponzarelli.com, Beth Blecherman from TechMamas.com. We will be heading to BlogHer this weekend we will be livestreaming as well as...

July 23, 2009

Waiven Develops New LED Projector Technology

Don't you just love progress? Waiven has come up with a new LED projector technology that will be able to offer 200 ANSI lumens, but before you laugh at the paltry amount, do consider this - it is possible...

Cambrionix 49-port USB Hub

There is no denying that this monstrosity from Cambrionix beats them all, by virtue of being a 49-port USB 2.0 hub. Needless to say, ordinary home users ought to have nothing to do with this, since it targets professional...

Sony To Release Touch VAIOs

Sony's line of VAIO notebooks and netbooks are sexy to say the least, but they still lack the important touchscreen capability that seems to be all the rage these days. Well, the Japanese electronics giant isn't going to be...

Motorola Android Bound For Verizon

Verizon looks set to offer a new Android handset from Motorola sometime in Q4 later this year, but it remains to be seen whether it will be the Motorola Calgary or not as seen in the image above. Word...

Kid-proof Home Theater System

Kids are naturally inquisitive creatures, and if you happen to spend a fortune on your home theater system, we suspect you might want to make sure it remains out of bounds from the little terrors. If that is not...

Remotion Concept

The Wiimote did introduce a paradigm shift when it comes to video games, bringing motion control into the living room, although the conceptual Remotion from Ryan Sorrell pays homage to Nintendo's efforts by featuring motion control when working with...

E-Cigarettes Are A Fail

Just when you thought that e-cigarettes are the way to go when it comes to kicking the smoking habit, along comes news that such ciggies do contain cancer-causing chemicals and other toxins, including a compound used in antifreeze -...

Samsung Rolls Out New Notebook Display

Samsung is already a famous name when it comes to notebook displays, and they have just unveiled that they will be producing a new notebook display that will come in a 14.5", LED-backlit configuration that should cost around the...

Chinese accessories show the iPod Touch and iPod nano will have cameras

Over the past year or so, this has been a regular occurrence: iPhone/iPod cases manufactured in China show up on our radar well before Apple announces any products. The case will often reveal the form factor, or features like...

iPhone encryption called 'useless' by an iPhone developer

“I don’t think any of us [developers] have ever seen encryption implemented so poorly before, which is why it’s hard to describe why it’s such a big threat to security.” That's what Jonathan Zdziarski, an iPhone developer and a...

Google Latitude on iPhone

This morning, Google's Vic Gundotra (Google Mobile SVP) has confirmed that the Google Latitude location-based service will show up on the iPhone. Apparently, Google was waiting on the iPhone OS 3.0 and its "location-based services in the browser" to...

Maingear unveils its dual-GPU eX-L18 gaming laptop

We don't keep track of all the gaming laptops out there, but we know that Maingear has launched the 18.4" eX-L 18 gaming laptop today. Most of its power comes from the dual GeForce GTX 280M setup that should let...

MicroSD cards with WiFi by KDDI

At Wireless Japan, KDDI* has demonstrated MicroSD cards with a WiFi functionality. Even if there's no lack of WIFI support, we think that the sheer feast of integration is worth a post. It's not so much that cramming a...

ViewSonic launches an onslaught of Netbooks, Nettops

ViewSonic is launching a bunch of Atom-based products: four Nettops (OT120, VOT121, VOT130, VOT132) and two Netbooks (VBN100, VNB101). ViewSonic is usually associated with Monitors (they were big in the CRT days), but it seems that the display market...

Modu launches its first phone

Back in February, Modu was drawing attention because they were showing a cute little phone at Mobile World Congress. It is now on the market and has already been the object of a hands-on by mobo, an Israeli website....

Palm Pre finally available on Sprint.com

As of late the Palm Pre was available only in retail stores, but from now on, you can order the Pre on sprint.com for 199.99 (with a contract). By now, we assume that you know what the Palm Pre is...

Fastest Gaming Rig From Fujitsu?

One of our readers sent us this photo that looks like a snapshot from a Fujitsu Powerpoint presentation about a gaming rig. Obviously, take this with a grain of salt as there's not much for us to go on....

Blinx Sound Responsive LED Earphones

Love techno music and want the world to know about it? Perhaps it is time you fork out £24.95 for this pair of Blinx Sound Responsive LED Earphones, where each earphone comes with a trio of LEDs that will...

Toshiba Late To The Scene With D-VR8K

We wonder just what the folks at Toshiba are smoking when they released the D-VR8K - a device that comes with DVD recording capability alongside VHS functionality. VHS? Isn't that format dead and buried sometime in the last century?...

Beyond Radio Technology Offers Android Phone In China

It is interesting to note that while Haier and Huawei have previously announced their intention to release Android phones in China, it took unknown Beyond Radio Technology Ltd. from Shenzen to roll out their Android phone, beating the two...

Cheetah GPSmirror

Drive a fast car, but don't want to pay the price of making light of the speed limit? Here's the Cheetah GPSmirror that might cost a pinch at first with its $250 price point, where it comes with an...

Cube Multimedia Player Speaker

Brando offers yet another portable media player in the form of the Cube Multimedia Player Speaker. This multi-function AV system comes with a 3.5" color TFT LCD display with 320 x 240 resolution, working as a multi-purpose device that...

Shintaro Wireless Media Center Keyboard

Don't have enough dough to purchase the Logitech diNovo Edge wireless keyboard? Well, there are always cheaper options around, and the Shintaro Wireless Media Center Keyboard is one of them. Specially designed for Windows Media Centre, this model comes with...

Banpresto Offers NES Controller Business Card Case

Banpresto sure has a heart for gamers by offering the NES Controller Business Card Case, where this geek-themed purchase is pretty much self-explanatory. It retails for a rather expensive $30 after conversion, but the bragging rights and smug look...

Google Chrome To Get 3D Graphics

Operating systems are getting more and more sophisticated as hardware becomes more powerful, so it is no surprise to see Google's Chrome OS to feature their very own O3D plug-in that allows browsers to use hardware-accelerated 3D graphics. This...

Disney To Offer Movies On microSD Cards

Panasonic and Disney have teamed up to bring Disney movies on microSD memory cards, where these will accompany DVDs that hold a similar movie content, giving viewers more options when it comes to viewing their recently purchased movie. No...

Olympus mju 7010

Olympus releases yet another digital camera from the mju series - this time round it will be the mju 7010 that will see action in retail stores pretty soon. What can you expect from the brand new Olympus µ-7010?...

Olympus Releases Bunch Of FE Cameras

The folks at Olympus decided that it is time to saturate the digital camera market with even more compact digital cameras to confuse first timers further, and the culprits are the FE-5020, FE-4000, FE-46 and FE-26. All of them...

Sony Japan Unveils NV-U3DV Navigation Device

Sony Japan has recently announced its NV-U3DV navigation device that offers a host of delectable features to the range, including 4GB of internal storage, a delicious 6.1" WQVGA LCD display at 480 x 272 resolution, bigger buttons, a refreshed...

Vivitek H1080FD Projector Out Next Month

Vivitek is working hard to roll out their H1080FD projector in August, and best of all is, this projector will be available at a sub-$1,000 price point - a dollar short, to be exact. This full HD projector will...

Sony E440 Walkman Leaked

There might be a new Sony Walkman in the near future that will appear at retail stores near you - the E440. What makes this different from the rest is this - it comes with a pair of built-in...

Vitesse Netbook Arrives In Hong Kong

Hong Kong telecoms provider SmarTone Vodafone will be rolling out a new 10" netbook known as the Vitesse, where it will be made available for free (something worth checking out in these cash-strapped days), as long as customers are...

LG Releases LH90 HDTV

LG has recently released its latest LH90 series of 1080p LCD HDTVs that will come with LED backlighting and THX Display Certification, making it go one up on its competition. In addition, each new TV from this range will...

Olive Opus No. 4 Hi-Fi Digital Stereo

Olive certainly knows its stuff, culminating in its latest release - the Opus No. 4 Hi-Fi Digital Stereo. You will be able to enjoy music at home in true hi-fi sound quality with the Opus No. 4, as it...

DynaScan Cylinder TV

Want to wow the people who drop by your building? Perhaps you might want to consider this cylindrical display from DynaScan that boasts the company's proprietary spinning LED technology. Basically, the cylinder core consists of a spinning drum with...

Packard Bell Butterfly S FC

Packard Bell, a subsidiary of Acer has just unveiled its latest CULV ultraportable that will target the good people in Europe. Known as the Packard Bell Butterfly S FC, this notebook comes with a 13" display while being powered...

Sanyo Works On Rain Water Purification System

The folks at Sanyo are fed up with how plenty of rain water go to waste in most residential areas, and they have come up with a new system that uses its original ozonation technology for purifying, sterilizing, and...

Willcom Japan Concepts

Willcom Japan has released a bunch of conceptual handsets that we'd love to see make the grade one of these days, as they're extremely creative although it remains to be seen whether the designs are viable for production or...

Canon Unveils Hybrid IS

Canon recently lifted the curtain on its Hybrid IS system, a new form of image stabilization that is tipped to offer even cleaner images where still photography is concerned. It will come with the typical shift IS to compensate...

Samsung Offers Comeback And Gravity 2

T-Mobile fears up for the back-to-school session with a couple of new handsets from Samsung - the Comeback and Gravity 2. Guess both models were named with something that will attract people, as Comeback signifies a return to school,...

Samsung S9110 Touchscreen Watch Phone

Samsung must've gotten a classic case of the green eye after seeing the LG GD910 released recently, where they decided to roll out the S9110 watch phone, touted to the thinnest in the world at the same time. Inside...

(Yahoo) Search becomes a priority in Splashtop

DeviceVM is literally putting search at the forefront of the upcoming version of Splashtop, the quick boot Linux-based OS that is embedded in millions of PCs. In the new home screen, users will find a search box right on the...

July 22, 2009

Smartlinq GPS Phone

You can never quite tell when you're going to end up in an emergency, which is where devices like the Smartlinq GPS phone comes in handy. This device boasts a minimum set of buttons alongside an on-board GPS system...

Cellphone Users Could Watch 2,000-inch Screen Soon

Usuda Research Institute & Systems Corp. managed to develop a module which allows cellphone users to watch a 2,000" screen using nothing but their handsets. This module is made possible thanks to a MEMS motion sensor that works in...

Green Screen Turns Off Automatically

Some smart aleck from Britain has managed to develop a new software which is able to detect whether you are taking a look at the computer screen, turning it off if your attention is being directed elsewhere. According to...

Seura The One TV Mirror

If you're really that hard up for space in your home, perhaps you might want to lump the functions of a TV screen and a mirror into a single device - that's what the Seura The One TV mirror...

Water Powered Flower Pot Clock

The Water Powered Flower Pot Clock definitely sends conflicting signals to whoever looks at it - while it ensures your precious plant within gets enough juice, it will also help keep the time. The water within is able to...

Kensington Nightstand Charging Dock For iPhone

Kensington has revealed its Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone, making it the latest peripheral to come from the famous manufacturer. This time round, the Kensington Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone plays nice with nearly all iPods, but was specifically...

Official Skype Headset

Boy, it was a long time in coming, but the folks at Skype finally released their own headset to be used with the VoIP application. This plug-and-play super-wideband audio headset is touted to offer real good quality Skype calls...

I:Wing Air Circulation Solution

The i:wing could very well be one of the best looking air circulation solutions for the home to date, thanks to the designers at German-based Bionic Motion. This device mimics the natural flawless strokes of a bird’s wing in...

French Fry Phone

Urban Outfitters has outdone itself yet again, and this time round they have released yet another home device - the French Fry phone that retails for $20 a pop. Granted, more and more houses hardly use their landlines any...

HRP-4C Robot In Wedding Gown

Is humanity going to go extinct due to their own devices? The answer might very well be in the affirmative, as the HRP-4C female humanoid robot developed by Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has...

Flatshare Fridges take The Lego Approach

Taking a cue from Ikea's flatpack philosophy, the stackable Flatshare Fridges designed by Stefan Buchberger ought to be a hit in dorms worldwide should it ever enter production. Stefan is a student at the University of Applied Arts in...

SolarStrap For Portable Solar Power

Finland-based Suntrica has started to work on different ways where thin, lightweight solar panels can be used in everyday life, including functioning as wearable add-on solution for clothing and bags. This idea would mean you can always tote around...

Windows 7 RTM Date Official

Looks like Windows 7 RTM is finally official for end users, although this piece of news won't be groundbreaking to most. Basically, it is a relevant step in the process of making Windows 7 will be available to the...

RHEX Hexapod Robot

Another day, another robot is introduced to the world. The RHEX is a hexapod robot, and does not have any specific function of seek-and-destroy, although who knows what its demure personality will turn into once it enters military service....

iLuv iMM9400 Vertical 4CD/MP3 Hi-Fi Audio System

iLuv has rolled out its iMM9400 Vertical 4CD/MP3 Hi-Fi Audio System, and although many people have already moved on to the world of MP3s, there is still a huge bunch out there who have their CD collection intact, which...

USB Wristbands For Geeks

While the world is divided into geeks and non-geeks, the geek community itself faces more segregation. First of all, we have those who are always at the forefront of the very best technology, and more often than not, they...

LG enV3 Puts a Better Interface in Your Face

By Sean Captain – LG is very enVious these days. (Sorry, couldn't resist that one.) Along with a new touchscreen version of its dual-screen flip phone, the company introduced an upgrade of the classic design. The new enV3 opens...

The Multimedia Feel of LG's enV Touch Phone (Hands-On)

By Sean Captain – Several years on, LG's special twist on the clamshell phone is still going strong. As always, messaging fiends can fold the latest enV open to reveal a roomy keypad and now enjoy a large (three-inch)...

Caustic hardware ray-tracing to be shown at SIGGRAPH

You might have seen the first CausticOne card on this site some time ago: it was a prototype of a hardware ray-tracing accelerator that will be demonstrated at SIGGRAPH this summer. Caustic Graphics is not the first company to try...

Is this the HTC Firestone?

With this leak of the HTC Firestone, you might wonder: "how many HTC phones can be leaked in one week?" Apparently, many! If this is true, and we're not saying that it is, the HTC firestone would be a...

21X optical zoom pocket camera

The Avatar Digital Binocular Sports and Spy Camera is one these oddities that you can see coming from China. It's a gadget that starts from a good idea (who doesn't love powerful magnification?) but ends up with a bitter...

Navigon 8410 GPS

The Navigon 8410 GPS is a 5" personal navigation device (PND) that has a nice design, built with quality materials. The 5" Touch display is big enough to see the map comfortably, but without becoming a clumsy device to...

Google to allow generic file uploads in Google Docs?

The new Google Docs interface is reportedly featuring a new file type ("Files") that seems to be a generic file format. Of course, that gets people thinking about "online storage" and GDrive, Google's upcoming online storage solution. So, is...

Synaptics ClearPad 3000 takes multi-touch to new heights

Synaptics has just introduced its ClearPad 3000 Series capacitive touch pad sensor solution. The technology is inherently thinner than resistive-based sensors that have to use more layers. Most importantly, capacitive sensors require less pressure to use, which makes the...

"Be Green Forum" with Mokugift and Friends

Ubergizmo is a partner of the "Be Green" Forum hosted by Mokugift at Temple nightclub today, for each glass of champagne you order Mokugift will plant a tree. Make a toast to new friends and our planet. Admission is...

Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D System

Fujifilm is moving digital camera technology to the next level by offering its FinePix Real 3D system that does away with the need to wear geeky-looking 3D glasses, as it incorporates a 3D digital camera FinePix Real 3D W1,...

Panasonic Viera SV-MC55 1Seg TV

Most of us would identify Panasonic's line of Viera TVs with those residing comfortably at home hanging from a wall, but the latest line of Vieras from Panasonic come in a much smaller form factor - in fact, it...

Fake Notebook Has Apple Logo

Apple lawyers ought to be a pretty busy bunch if they're going to go all out and shut down this PC manufacturer in China who is actually producing 8.9" netbooks that come with Apple's logo right smack in the...

SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger

SPOT has released its latest Satellite GPS Messenger which is 30% smaller and lighter compared to its predecessor, and comes with the added advantage of being able to offer custom messaging modes. Basically, the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger is...

Fujifilm FinePix J30

Fujifilm has come up with its latest digital camera, the FinePix J30 which will be available in pink, silver and black colors, where it packs in 12-megapixels alongside the following :- New Panoramic Shooting Mode 3x optical zoom 2.7"...

OnStar Remote Ignition Block

Vehicle theft can happen anytime, anywhere, and OnStar is here to help with a new trick up its sleeve - Remote Ignition Block. Whenever an OnStar subscriber reports a stolen vehicle and confirm that with local authorities, the Remote...

Duros 8404 Rugged Tablet

Duros' 8404 rugged tablet is different from the rest in the market for two very good reasons - this is one tough puppy that is able to withstand most knocks and drops without missing a beat, and it comes...

'Synaptics Offer ClearPad 3000 Series Screens'

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USB Rechargeable RC Helicopter

Gadget mavens Brando has released yet another interesting desktop toy - the USB Rechargeable RC Helicopter. This nifty little toy is a dual propeller helicopter with gyro-stabilization that ought to make it suitable for both indoor and outdoor flying,...

Contact Lens Delivers Medication

Looks like contact lenses of the future will get all the more sophisticated, with a new model being developed that is able to deliver medication gradually over time - a heaven-sent product for dry-eye sufferers and glaucoma patients, who...

Teufel Cinebar 50 Soundbar

Teufel has rolled out its Cinebar 50 soundbar that is touted to reproduce audio similar to what a standard five-speaker arrangement can, and since in comes in just a single piece, it will definitely cut down on the clutter....

More Sony DSLR Cameras Leaked

The Sony Style US website might have (or have not) leaked a new type of DLSR range, where the Sony a500, Sony a550 and Sony a850 were listed. This ought to be true, we guess, since a rather similar...

Toothbrush Concept Wastes Not

Designer Jee Young Choi have come up with a conceptual toothbrush that does not waste a single iota of toothpaste within a tube, since the bottom half of the toothbrush is equipped with an integrated slot where one can...

Brain Capable Of Rewiring Its Own Circuits

The brilliant boffins at UC Berkeley have discovered that the brain is a wonder organ, where it is capable of developing its own memory circuits which are activated by patients who are currently learning to use their newly outfitted...

Clothes Get Smarter

An European team has decided to make our clothes all the smarter by including sensing devices into the textiles directly, where these garments are smart enough to monitor various external factors such as the user’s heart, breathing and body...

Vivitar ViviCam 8400 Underwater Digital Camera

Going snorkeling sometime this summer? Well, why not bring a camera with you and snap all those pretty underwater images with the Vivitar ViviCam 8400? This 8.1-megapixel underwater digital camera comes with a 2.4" preview display alongside 64MB of...

Big Bang Speaker

Check out the Big Bang Speaker you see here - it literally blows you away, eh? While it won't be able to bring the house down, it will definitely cause an eyebrow to be raised in amusement whenever anyone...

Chia Keyboard

Here's yet another way to put old and unwanted keyboards to good use, known as the Chia Keyboard. Alternatively, when placed on a colleague's workdesk after he/she is gone for some time due to a holiday, it could give...

ViewSonic Offers SRS TruSurround XT On HDTVs

ViewSonic is a well known name when it comes to budget HDTVs, and this time round they're enhancing their offerings by including SRS TruSurround XT on their new 16" and 24" HDTV lineup for the year. The inclusion of...

MicroEye Real Time Blood Monitoring System

MicroEye is the first real-time blood monitoring system that has recently been approved for use in Europe, where this device was specially made for intravenous use for periods of up to 48 hours, where it is inserted through an...

Creative Sound Blaster Wireless

Creative is back with a bang, and they have done so by jumping aboard the highly popular wireless platform by releasing their Sound Blaster Wireless. This device is pretty much self-explanatory - it can wirelessly playback audio from a...

Solar Powered Pool Skimmer

If you're rich enough to have a pool in your backyard, chances are you would be able to afford a hired hand to keep said pool clean. Well, times might be tougher for some than the rest right now,...

Pluggage Concept Charges Gizmos When Pulled

ITP student Ohad Folman must've gotten fed up of reaching his destination with a dead battery on his cellphone, hence causing him to work overtime to create the Pluggage concept - this piece of carry-on luggage is equipped with...

Orange UK Offers HTC Hero

Are you living in the UK? Well, if you have an eye for the upcoming HTC Hero, you'll be pleased to know that Orange UK is offering it today. Better late than never, we say, considering the carrier did...

Sonic To Release Full HD 3D Movies

As though full HD movies were not enough, Sonic is going to roll out full HD movies in 3D sometime in the near future using their CinemaNow service, although you will need to have Sonic’s software running on a...

Muji Bath Radio Concept

The Muji Bath Radio concept from Industrial Facility crosses traditional boundaries easily, offering you audio entertainment if you spend plenty of time in the shower while being disguised as a traditional shampoo bottle. The controls are located at the...

Electronic Bongo Drum T-Shirt

Geeks love wearing all sorts of t-shirts that quietly tell the world their stand on certain things. With the advancement of miniaturization in selected technology, t-shirts are now more sophisticated just like the Electronic Bongo Drum T-Shirt. This is...

AVC LiveLine IP Home Surveillance System

Homes these days are getting more and more private, especially for those living in Asian countries where you hardly see, let alone know your neighbor due to the high walls and fences erected. That comes as no surprise considering...

NZXT M59 Gaming Chassis

NZXT has unveiled its latest M59 gaming chassis, targeting the ultimate gamer by offering superior ventilation alongside five fans, ensuring your precious machine and its components will not suffer from problems such as overheating. The M58 features a side...

Verizon Apple Tablet Rumor

Word on the street has it that Verizon could possibly launch a new Apple tablet computer sometime before the year is over, where this tablet will come with a touchscreen display that is no larger than 10" with the...

Airzooka For Some Cubicle Fun

Are you the resident prankster in your office, and want something new to keep the generally sombre mood upbeat? Why not give the Airzooka a go - this £19.99 device comes with a built-in laser pointer (good form never...

Modem Mate External Antenna For USB 3G Modems

Using a USB 3G modem but are not satisfied (at all) with the signal strength? There is hope yet with the Modem Made external antenna which was specially developed to function with USB-based 3G modems, especially for those that...

Audio 2 DJ

Native Instruments have discovered a method to reduce the size of their premium USB audio interfaces into something that fits comfortably into any pocket - and has then dubbed the device as Audio 2 DJ. This bus-powered breakout box...

Cellphone To Analyze Diseases

Researchers have come up with a new cellphone peripheral that might not allow you to hold clearer conversations even with a din going on in the background, but it is able to capture detailed images and analyze them to...

Schweeb Makes Room For Human Hamsters

Talk about going green at a future amusement park - the Schweeb makes room for a fun racing experience in Kiwi-land. This system comprises of enclosed pedal pods that take up half the required energy of a racing bike,...

Apple Forks Out $500 Million For Flash Memory

Apple, riding high on yet another favorable quarterly earnings report, has just announced that it recently forked out a cool half billion American dollars to Toshiba in order to snag a long-term supply of NAND for its mobile devices....

Taser X3 Coming Your Way

Don't think anybody would like to be on the receiving end of a taser shot, but then again that doesn't mean technology used in these stun devices would remain stagnant. It seems as though there is a new Taser...

Dell Reduces Adamo Price

Everyone with half a brain (or even a quarter) knows that Dell's lovely Adamo line is priced way beyond the reach of the ordinary Joe, and even with an announcement of a $500 price cut from its original $1,999...

BlackBerry Storm 2 Video

Check out the video of the upcoming BlackBerry Storm 2, where some of you might have seen it elsewhere, dubbed the BlackBerry Odin. This video did unravel some thoughts and impressions from the folks at Crackberry, who claim that...

Wi-Fi N To Be Approved

Don't you guys think that it is about time somebody approved the 802.11n standard? According to Bob Heile, the chairman of the IEEE 802.15 working group on Personal Area Networks, he confirmed that the IEEE 802.11n draft standard has...

July 21, 2009

What would a Macbook Touch look like?

Some folks at the Georgia State University have thought about what an Apple tablet would look like, and here's a video that shows their concept. Just to be clear, this was done for a product management class (video credit: John...

Is this the HTC Click (low-end) Android phone?

French website Point GPhone believes that this is the HTC Click: the photos have been sent to Point GPhone by an anonymous reader, who vouches for the accuracy of the information. This is not all that reassuring, but the website points...

VISA testing instant transaction confirmation alerts

Knowing what's happening (in real-time) in your credit card account can be priceless, so Visa is testing a real-time notification system for mobile phones. Users can tweak the alert level (all or only expensive items) and choose if they...

Motorola Morisson phone running Android

A Motorola Morisson phone running on Android has been spotted in the wild. This model had been spotted in late June, but we believe that this is the first time that one can actually see Android running on the...

Samsung Mondi MID (SWD-M100) available in August at Sprint

We played with the Samsung Mondi, aka (SWD-M100) back in February in Barcelona and we liked the design. On August 1st, Samsung is now making this mobile internet device (MID) available in the U.S on Sprint's WiMax network. The...

BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 supports 2D barcodes

2D barcodes (also known as QR Code in Japan) are barcodes that can store a relatively large quantity of text (4096 characters or so). They can be used for anything: business cards, web URLs and so on... the video...

Ex-Apple real estate chief now working on Microsoft retail stores

We told you recently that Apple and Microsoft were getting into a street fight as Microsoft plans to build retail outlets next to Apple's. In order to do so, Microsoft has hired the person who worked on finding the...

Intel 34nm technology cuts SSD price by 60%

Intel has just announced the X25M 160GB solid state drive (SDD) built with an 34nm (nanometers) process. By using a higher density process, Intel is able to use less silicon surface, which reduces costs – by up to 60%,...

Sony Ericsson Rachael Confirmed

Earlier this month, the first photos of the Rachael touch phone from Sony Ericsson surfaced. Expansys has published detailed (but partial) specifications of the handset under the XPERIA name, but with the photo of the device known as Rachael....

Forearm Pain Relief Massager

Been spending too much time in front of the computer? Well, perhaps it is time to get some much needed relief with the Forearm Pain Relief Massager - this device was developed by a licensed massage therapist, where it...

Devotec Solar Sound Bluetooth Speakers

Want to carry your own speakers around wherever you go? Enter the Devotec Solar Sound Bluetooth Speakers that come with a couple of 2W drivers, Bluetooth connectivity and AVRCP support, a 3.5mm jack and a 1,500mAh battery that ought...

More On Sony Ericsson Xperia X2

We do know that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 is already in the works, so here are more specifications and a newly leaked image of the upcoming handset for your perusal. 8.1-megapixel auto-focus, VGA video capture @ 30fps (MP4...

Broomba Self-Propelled Broom

Halloween is still some ways off, but that doesn't mean you can't prepare ahead of time especially with the $39 Broomba life-size Self-propelled Broom. It isn't meant to keep your yard clean of leaves, but will automatically move around...

Philips Xenium X830

Today we shall take a look at the Philips Xenium X830 which will come with a touchscreen display alongside a 5-megapixel camera and 8GB of internal memory. While the touchscreen won't make it an instant hit and turn people...

MIU HDPC Moves Towards A Release Date

MIU Technology's HDPC (hybrid dual portable computer) is slowly but surely heading towards a release date since the company has arrived in the US to meet with prospective buyers and investors face-to-face, alongside a finalized product in tow. Unfortunately...

Voice Recognition Grocery List Organizer

Most organized folks tend to have lists, and one of the more important lists they have would be the grocery list as it helps them spend within their means while saving time without getting distracted when shopping at the...

Nokia 6760 Slide Arrives In Europe

Our friends living across the Atlantic will finally be able to get their hands on the Nokia 6760 Slide pretty soon. Somewhat similar to the Surge in terms of design, this new handset will feature the following specifications, so...

HTC Leo Gets Another Leak

The HTC Leo is no longer a rumor as reported yesterday, but is now a fact as the full specifications sheet has been leaked, featuring the following :- 1GHz Qualcomm MSM 8250 4.3" capacitive touch screen with 480 x...

Modern Warfare 2 Controller Coming

Infinity Ward has revealed that they are currently consulting with another party on developing a new Modern Warfare 2 controller, although the final product will be far from a fully functional M4 carbine that will be accompanied by a...

Panasonic Quick Power Dry

With all sorts of weird flu going around these days throughout the year, it is important to maintain a proper hygienic routine each time you go to the toilet. Apart from washing one's hands, keeping them dry without making...

Metal Detecting Dune Buggy

Love spending the day at the beach with a metal detector, hoping to stumble upon some sort of hidden treasure? That has long been a favorite past time for many people, although there is now a new and lazier...

Shure Unveils New Headphones

Shure Incorporated has released a trio of new professional headphone models - the SRH840, SRH440 and SRH240. All three models will aim to achieve a healthy balance between comfort, durability, and rich lows, warm mids, and crisp highs. The...

Elecom M-MK1UR Mouse

Elecom has released its latest M-MK1UR mouse in the Japanese market, and this time round you don't have to get your cable all up in a bunch since the Elecom M-MK1UR features the ability to stow away the cable...

Solar Powered Travel Bag

Doing plenty of traveling this summer? Then the Solar Powered Travel Bag ought to be under your shopping radar - after all, it comes with a small solar panel which ought to store some much needed juice when you...

Mobii ION 230 Netbook

The Mobii ION 230 netbook is yet another model to hit the streets, where it will be powered by a desktop Atom 230 processor instead of the usual N270 and N280 variants. While it might provide more muscle, the...

One Touch 911 Dialer

In an emergency, quick thinking and the ability to react appropriately is essential especially when lives hang in the balance. Dialing 911 soonest possible could help save somebody, which is why it would be handy to have something like...

Samsung Announces Mondi

Samsung has recently announced that they will make available the Samsung Mondi to the masses - touted to be the most advanced Mobile WiMAX-enabled handheld device in the U.S. This touchscreen-enabled Mondi was specially designed to be used with...

Marksman Replica Deserves Kudos

A congratulatory note is in order for Izy Cheing, a 20-year old fan of the Resistance line of video games who created her own replica of the Marksman. It took her a whopping 100 (wo)man hours which we believed...

LG X120 Mini Netbook

LG teams up with Levi's Jeans by offering the new X120 Mini which boasts a Levi's design on the outside alongside a specially made Levi's pouch that ought to make you the toast of town among your nerdy friends....

Spy Top Hat Hidden Camera DVR

The Spy Top Hat Hidden Camera DVR must've been a relic from the past, as spies these days are so much more sophisticated in their work, they won't be wearing top hands or trenchcoats anymore. Still, for those who...

Best Electric Knife Sharpener

The folks at the Hammacher Schlemmer Institute have touted the device here as the Best Electric Knife Sharpener, simply because it scored a perfect 10 for its sharpening ability alongside being able to sharpen kitcher sheers in the process....

July 20, 2009

Polymer Vision Shuts Down

See the Readius rollup e-reader on the right? Well, it might be extremely pleasing to the eye and holds a fair number of features within, but the current recession has hit its manufacturer, Polymer Vision, pretty hard, where the...

Sony PlayStation Eye Webcam Knows Your Gender

Sony's PlayStation Eye webcam could be getting an upgrade where facial recognition capabilities are added in order to go one up on Microsoft's Project Natal. It seems that this function will see the light of day pretty soon by...

HP ProBook 4310s Unveiled

HP has unveiled its ProBook 4310s, making it available for purchase and targeting business users in particular. What can you find underneath the hood of this puppy? For starters, you will get the following :- Intel Core 2 Duo...

Nokia Could Release Netbook

Nokia might have denied it all this while, but it seems that the Finnish cellphone manufacturer could finally be jumping into the netbook game after Finnish blog "Puhelinvertailu" uncovered a bunch of trademark registrations which point toward a new...

Hunt And Peck Keyboard

Now this is a total hoot - if you still cannot get used to the idea of a QWERTY keyboard, then there is always the Hunt and Peck Keyboard that not only comes with the standard QWERTY layout, there...

Samsung S9110 And i920 Heading Our Way

It looks as though Samsung will be releasing a couple handsets pretty soon, with the S9110 and i920 being the "culprits". The former will feature Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR and A2DP, alongside the possibility of Wi-Fi connectivity, while the...

Palm Pre Defects Affect Earnings

The Palm Pre might be one hot smartphone since it was released (relatively speaking, although it isn't as highly sought after as the iPhone), but there is still one huge blemish associated with this handset - up to 40%...

Coke Tests Vending Machine With Windows CE

Coca-Cola is looking into testing its new beverage dispenser which will see the use of a touchscreen computer running on Windows CE. Known as the "Freestyle", this machine is able to dispense up to 120 different types of soda,...

HTC Mega Certified

Looks like the folks at HTC are extremely busy, with them coming out with a new range - the HTC Mega. This bit of news was made possible thanks to a certification release from the Wi-Fi Alliance, although nothing...

HTC Working On Non-Smartphone

Now isn't this a welcome change - smartphone gurus HTC is rumored to be working on a new non-smartphone handset that ought to hit the markets this fall. According to Solo Palmari, this lower-end HTC feature phone will still...

BlackBerry Desktop Software Heading For Mac

Mac users will be pleased as punch to know that the BlackBerry Desktop Software is coming their way, where key features will include :- Sync your iTunes playlists, calendars, contacts, notes and tasks Add/Remove applications Update your device when...

Barnes & Noble eBookStore Announced

Barnes & Noble, a giant US based book store, just announced its eBookStore that already features 700,000 eBooks - the largest eBook store according to the company. And that's only the beginning as they expect the selection to grow...

Zoom Q3 mini camcorder with 'pro' microphone

Mini cameras like the flip have become incredibly popular, thanks to their small size and ease of use. However, when it comes to audio quality, Flips are pretty lame - we've experienced it ourselves. If you do an interview...

Flossie Motorcycle Robot

Were you impressed by the Moto-Terminator in the most recent Terminator Salvation outing? Well, Flossie could very well the the grand-daddy of them all, as this robot was specially built to ride motorcycles. Thankfully for humanity, Flossie is not...

MX-5000 Universal Remote Control

Are you in the market for a new universal remote control? If the answer is in the affirmative, you might be interested to check out the new MX-5000 which at first glance looks like the rest of its predecessors,...

YouTube Goes 3D

Even YouTube is working on 3D videos at this point in time, but regardless of how many other novel ways they are going to present video, they still haven't cracked the magic code to monetize this huge game they've...

Solar Flowers Need No Fertilizer

Toyota goes on the offensive where being green is concerned, planting huge 18-feet Solar Flowers all over major cities in the US. This will be part of their Prius marketing campaign, and we have no idea whether these huge...

DIY Long Distance Wireless Shutter Trigger

Sometimes if you want something done, you've just gotta do it yourself without waiting for your mates or huge corporations to move first. Nature photographer and maker Marco Jetti has longed for a device which enables his to capture...

Lightsaber Flashlight

Is it just us, or do you also think that these Lightsaber Flashlights are just the coolest thing on earth after sliced bread? This replica of Darth Vader's weapon of choice won't be able to disable any Jedi upstart...

Essential G2 Pocket Projector

Pocket projectors are still pretty much in its infancy at this point in time, but that doesn't mean such devices won't get better down the road. The Essential G2 offers a glimpse into the future with VGA resolution on...

Vertu Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre Out Soon

Feeling flush and heavy around the pockets, but have no idea on what to spend your hard earned money on? Well, just so that you can have bragging rights among your mates, the Vertu Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre luxury...

AT&T Offers More 3G Netbooks

AT&T goes on the offensive by further developing its netbook lineup by throwing in a couple of 3G versions of commonplace netbooks including the Acer Aspire One, Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and Lenovo IdeaPad S10. All three will now...

iLuv iEP515 Premium Earphones And iEP315 In-Ear Earphones

iLuv's back with a couple more additions to their line up of portable media player accessories, with the iEP515 premium earphones spearheading the effort followed by the iEP315 in-ear earphones with microphone remote. The former will offer direct iPhone...

Intel cut desktop CPU prices

Intel has announced that prices for select desktop processors went down a notch ahead of the back-to-school season (PC makers are building the products now). Many types of CPUs (Quad-core, dual-core, Celeron, Xeon) are affected by the cut, that...

Bandai My Doraemon Robot

Most peope we know love the earless robotic cat known as Doraemon, and Bandai is quick to realize that fact - hence the release of the My Doraemon robot come this September 3rd. This new toy will feature motion,...

Freecom Hard Drive Secure

Freecom's latest release, the poorly named Hard Drive Secure comes with AES-encrypted RFID keycards that require some swiping to be done before one is able to access the treasure trove of data within. Once you're done doing all you...

Motorola Ivory E18 In The Works

Motorola seems to be rather directionless at the moment, and yet another upcoming handset of theirs doesn't look as though it is going to do too well the moment it hits the market - after all, would you for...

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Gets New Firmware

Owners of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic ought to be excited to know that Nokia will be revealing a new firmware update sometime down the road that will boost the dated handset's capabilities, making it hang around the market for...

Polaris Breeze Goes Green

Polaris recently announced its first neighborhood electric vehicle - the Breeze, where it will target both golfers and individuals living in master planned communities. Needless to say, we think it will sell more among the former group compared to...

Princess Peach Castle N64 Case Mod

Now here's something you don't see everyday - the Princess Peach castle N64 case mod that really takes the cake. It looks pretty much similar to the original Princess Peach castle depicted in Super Mario 64 in full 3D...

Bose SoundLink Wireless Speaker System

Bose is an old hat when it comes to audio systems, and their latest addition would be the SoundLink wireless speaker system. Touted to be the first dedicated network audio streaming package for PC and Mac from Bose, this...

Solara Field Tracker 2100

Want to keep in touch with family and friends regardless of which part on the earth you're at? Chances are you won't really go wrong with the Solara Field Tracker 2100, as this 2-way handheld interactive satellite text messaging...

Motorola A45 Murano Leaked

No, Motorola isn't producing vehicles anytime soon although there is an image of the A45 Murano from Motorola being paraded around the Internet at this point in time. Very little is known about this mystery device, although we do...

AvaJacket Safety Vest

Nobody wants to get caught in an avalanche, that's for sure, but here's a device that could go some ways in increasing your chances of survival - the AvaJacket is but a safety vest that comes with an integrated...

Portable Xbox is a certainty (says Microsoft)

This is just a handheld concept (not from Microsoft) Shane Kim (Microsoft, Corporate VP) has told kikizo that a portable xBox is only a matter of "when", signaling that Microsoft intends to get into that market. If we were Microsoft,...

Toshiba Has New Photo Frames Lined Up

Toshiba recently announced a trio of new digital photo frames with Wi-Fi capability thrown in for good measure in order to keep up with the times, and this new range will comprise of a black 8" model known as...

Asus Holds Off Eee PC T101 Release

Asus is mulling over whether to release the Eee PC T101 or not, and their final decision will most probably depend on how well the recently unveiled Eee PC T91 did in the market. The original June release date...

HP Mini 5101 Netbook Orders Go Live

HP has started to receive orders for its Mini 5101 netbook, where this business-class model will feature the following premium features :- Magnesium alloy chassis 7200rpm hard drive 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity Accelerometer 95% full-sized keyboard HP DuraKey finish 160GB...

Oracom W10 Portable Media Player

The Oracom W10 portable media player from Korea will come in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities, retailing for $63, $80 and $104, respectively. You won't find anything out of the ordinary here, but that doesn't mean these were poorly...

Human Eye Camera Concept

Ever wondered what images would look like if it were to be captured from a camera based on our eyes? That's what the Human Eye camera concept is all about, thanks to George Milde. This device aims to merge...

Gigabyte Booktop M1022 Launched

Gigabyte's latest Booktop M1022 comes with a very interesting proposition - it actually ships with a docking station, where you will be able to turn your netbook into the physical form factor of a desktop by plugging it into...

Urban McHugly Holds iPhone

The Urban McHugly is meant to tote your precious iPhone around, and whenever you receive an incoming call, its own eyes made out of Swarovski crystals will shine thanks to a buil- in LED. Pretty creepy, huh? Well, some...

Ruckus Wireless Offers ZoneFlex 7762 Access Point

Ruckus Wireless is now offering a new outdoor wireless product known as the ZoneFlex 7762 access point, where it is billed to be the "world's first and only outdoor dual-band 802.11n with dynamic beam forming." This device is touted...

Peepo GPS For Guide Dogs

Guide dogs are extremely handy when it comes to helping the blind get around, and this time round the Peepo GPS device could provide further aid by charting the course while guiding Lassie to the desired destination via a...

Rolex A699 Phone

No, you didn't read it wrong, and neither did the Swiss watch manufacturer start delving into the world of cellphones. The Rolex A699 handset is but a clone, created by a phone manufacturer in China with the Rolex logo...

Fujitsu FUTRO S100 PC

The Fujitsu FUTRO S100 might not be the best looking computer ever created, but this extremely thin profile makes it a suitable candidate for those who are living in cramped spaces and small apartments. Being ultra low powered, it...

Alumina Table Sets The Mood

Forget about candles and the fire hazard that they pose - the Alumina Table could help set the mood in your home sometime in the near future as it comes equipped with mild light from within, providing that soothing...

Human-RH HDPF-760D Photo Frame

The Human-RH HDPF-760D digital photo frame has been nominated to be one of the VIP (Very Important Product) ASIA 2009 H1 Honorees, and frankly, we aren't that surprised. After all, it does come equipped with a 7.6" AMOLED display...

Toshiba Could Enter Blu-ray Game

Toshiba was a champion behind the valiant but short-lived HD DVD format, and word has gone round that the company could actually release its first Blu-ray player before the year is over. Should this report hold any water, that...

Illuminated Lightsaber Bookends

Star Wars fans who read a lot will definitely find the upcoming Illuminated Lightsaber Bookends to be something they'd love to have, as it gives the illusion that a lightsaber has extended through the entire row of tomes. At...

Gateway LT2000 Launched

Gateway has rolled out yet another netbook to the masses - the Gateway LT2000. This netbook is pretty thin at just an inch thick, tipping the scales at 2.62 pounds to make it even more portable - as it...

Lexar Offers Best Crucial SSDs To Date

Lexar Media is back with a bang, thanks to their new line of Crucial SSDs that are touted to be the fastest and highest capacity from the company to date. The flagship 256GB Crucial M225 SSD will definitely grab...

Kingston DataTraveler 300, 256GB USB Drive

Kingston has come up with the DataTraveler 300, a 256GB USB Drive, which is quite an impressive capacity for such a format. That pretty much tops the biggest SSD drives in 2.5" form-factor. Of course, you might not have...

InfoSonics Verykool i300 And i410 Phones

InfoSonics Corporation has started to offer their line of verykool i300 and i410 handsets in both Central and South America areas, where the former will come in a clamshell form factor, being a dual-band handset with speakerphone capability, music...

Universal Offers Companion Features On iPhone And iPod touch

The iPhone and iPod touch will soon be able to take advantage of companion features thanks to Universal, as the company is working on being the first to tie home theater with Apple's own App Store. This App Store-Blu-ray...

Robots to turn the moon into an advertising billboard

We were wondering if it would be legal to place advertisements on the moon (that would be visible from earth), but apparently, someone just wants to send robots there and remote-control them to "write" huge advertising messages on the lunar...

Caprica USB Keychain at Comic-Con

Fans of Battlestar Galactica fan will most probably be all giggly about the new prequel series known as Caprica. It seems that this series will be extremely different from what Battlestar Galatica was, and Comic-Con will be the platform...

Market share doesn't mean much

Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson - that's the market share classification that most people use to rank handset makers. However, people overlook profitability, The key metric in a mature business like cellphones. While Nokia still commands 60% of the...

iPill Microphone for iPod

It's amazing how crappy most audio recorders are. In fact, it seems so much more convenient to simply use an iPod with a microphone to record interviews and conversations. Chances are that you already own an iPod (or two), so...

HTC Leo (Rumor)

Photo: The HTC Leo might look like this HTC Omni concept Over the week-end, a leaked HTC ROM was said to contain clues that would indicate the existence of an HTC Leo handset, which would be a clamshell qwerty device...

 
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