Ever wanted to save some electricity when washing your clothes? Well, if you’re into convergent devices, you could always try and build that Dave Askins has done here. This homemade system allows you to ride your bike, and wash your clothes are the same time. The bonus is that it can also spin your clothes dry, and Dave has also hooked up an electric generator to the machine, so he can watch a show or two while he’s “doing his laundry”. Not too bad eh? You can check out some instructions on how to build your own version of this here.

We’ve seen laptop and computer technology improve in leaps and bounds, but one thing that’s been rather constant is the crappy battery life, thanks to lithium-ion technology which hasn’t been replaced just yet. Is that set to change? Well, Fluid Energy, a government-backed firm is certainly trying to do so. The new ionic batteries that it’s working on could increase battery life by up to 6 times, meaning we could have an average of 24-hour battery life, which is really cool. We’re certainly looking forward to the day where we can charge our laptops every 2 days or once a week or something.

Looking for some cute looking thumb drives? Well, you can check out the iRiver Domino Inflate series of thumbdrives, which are available in 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB versions, each color coded too. They’re retailing between $30 to $64, depending on which size you pick.

I had to scratch my eyes a couple of times, but NVIDIA has built a parody website called intelsinsides.com (yes it's been confirmed that Nvidia owns the site). I don't think that Intel will laugh, but I wonder how they will react to that. Who’s next? Qualcomm? Marvell? Broadcom? AMD?

Some guy known as Dave had a Nook pre-ordered for him from the local Barnes & Noble store, picking up a $100 gift card in the process to kickstart the eBook collection. Unfortunately, when the bloke tried to buy a few books virtually, he realized that the gift card was useless, and this without having the staff at Barnes & Noble inform him earlier. Hopefully not too many people will suffer the same fate this holiday season.

Ever wondering how your car could become more high-tech, without having to be turned into a time-travelling DeLorean? Well, a partnership between tech companies and content providers are cooking up the idea of a prototype “LTE Connected Car”. This car would basically sport 4G mobile broadband connectivity, along with a bunch of cloud-facilities, like video-on-demand, audio libraries and online gaming. In effect, your car could turn into a Wi-Fi hotspot, which is quite an appealing idea. It seems that the Toyota Prius has been selected as the test model for such a setup. Press release can be found here.

Searching for a unique looking thumb drive? Well, the MEMO 2 RY is one weird thumb drive, as its part USB flash memory, part paper and also part wood. The paper portion sure looks like a post-it note, so it should blend in well with your other office items. One thing is for sure, at £98.48 (US $163.54) for the 8GB model, this thing certainly won’t come cheap.

It’s always irritating to dig up a bunch of half-used batteries in the drawer and not be sure which ones are usable. Duracell has probably been listening to a bunch of complaints from users, and came up with the Duracell Ultra Advanced with POWERCHECK battery, capable of letting you know just how much power is left in the thing when you press the 2 white dots simultaneously. The technology itself is nothing new, but it’s great to see it integrated into the battery now. Full press release can be found here.

Now here's an alarm clock design that you don't see everyday. Seiko and Takara have come up with a rather interesting clock that can display animated fishes that can react to your touch, and of course, display the time too. The clock can also be used to project many types of marine life forms onto the wall. Certainly something to impress the guests when they come over for a party, eh?

Installing the Google Mobile App isn't all that hard, but we do understand that people have run into problems with it before, so it's good news that Google and Best Buy have announced a new partnership that will make the Google Mobile App available in Best Buy Mobile stores across the US. If you have a Windows Mobile, BlackBerry or Symbian S60 phone, you can visit a Best Buy store to get some help installing the app or see a live demo of what the application can do. Not to bad, eh?

SSD's are nice, but that doesn't mean they're immune to problems. Last month Intel released a bugging firmware update tool for its 34nm X25-M SSD. Unfortunately the software was pulled the next day because a number of Windows 7 users running a 64-bit version of the OS complained that the software bricked the SSDs. Intel is classifying this issue as high priority, and are asking folks with affected drives to send the drives directly back to Intel. Apparently the firmware update (02HA) itself is fine, just that the firmware upgrade tool was buggy. Ouch.

It seems that NVIDIA's CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang isn't too surprised over the allegations by New York's attorney general that Intel has illegally tried to maintain its monopoly.; That being said, he reminds us that NVIDIA have far superior products to Intel, and that people are busy buying their graphics processors. NVIDIA is in a rather uncomfortable position, as it's locked in a legal battle with Intel, preventing NVIDIA from making chipsets from Intel's Core i series of chips. Has Intel been maintaining its monopoly via illegal means? What do you think?

Want an inverter for your car, bu can't stand the industrial looking models? Well, you could always check out this 200-Watt coffee cup inverter, giving you 2 standard outlets, with a USB port thrown in for good luck. It'll set you back $32.50, but for power on the go, it's worth it, right?

Bored of having a remote control car that can just burn rubber on the pavement? Well, check out the G-Bound remote control car, which you can send on missions on the water too, thanks to its inflated tires and waterproof body. Just make sure a wave doesn’t sweep this remote control car beyond it’s 10 meter range, or you’re going to have a hard time retrieving it.