All the stories categorized with: Gadgets
USB AAA Charger – CES 2006
01/06/2006, We had to find a USB-Gadget of some sort, and given the state of my wireless mouse batteries, this one could come handy. It’s a USB battery charger. It’s a pretty good idea given that USB has more than enough [...]
Motorola Modeo DVB-H receiver – CES 2006
01/06/2006, Walking around in the Motorola Booth, I noticed this PMP-looking device. It turns out, it’s a DVB-H (Digital TV over the air) receiver. Motorola did not want to disclose a lot of details about it, but I learned that it [...]
O ROKR Glasses
01/06/2006, We tried on the new version of the famous audio sunglasses. They were too large for me (Eliane) but were a perfect fit for Hubert. I do not understand why there aren’t multiple sizes available. The O ROKR receives audio/music [...]
World’s smallest helicopter from Interactive Toy at CES 2006
01/04/2006, That was the most entertaining demo of the “CES Unveiled”. I loved it because I’d like to learn to fly a real helicopter ?. Well, for only $99, I will be able to fly this tiny one (photo below) so [...]
Exer-station: work hard, play hard
01/04/2006, We tried this innovative “joystick”, and it was not effortless for sure, but here is the idea: having your muscles work while you play. You have to push hard forward to accelerate and the controller is very responsive, I crashed [...]
Lexar at CES 2006
01/04/2006, Lexar has USB drives that are new in different ways: One has an LCD display that will show the user how much space is left (in percentage) on the drive. We have seen other flashdrives do this, but we welcome [...]
Seagate Microdrives everywhere…almost
01/04/2006, Rob Pait, a Director of the Consumer Electronics Marketing was proudly presenting the 8GB Microdrive from Seagate. The company had on display a selection of consumer electronics devices that feature their technology and the bottom-line is: microdrives are going everywhere [...]
Oregon USB Cubic Phone
01/03/2006, These days you can’t throw a stone without it hitting at least one hybrid gadget. You know, the mp3 players which also make calls, cook dinner and take the dog out for walks. Oregon Scientific’s Cube Phone CU328 isn’t one [...]
Mogo Mouse
01/03/2006, If you’re like any normal person, you hate your laptop touchpad, you know wireless mice are a drag and a normal mouse is just too bulky. Newton peripherals’ Mogo Mouse comes to the rescue! The tiny thing resembles a network [...]
TR-101 personal tracking device from Globatsat
01/03/2006, Globalsat’s new TR-101 will come with built-in GPS and GSM modules. This compact and portable personal remote positioning device can transmit longitude and latitude coordinates to your cell phone via SMS, or to your PC via GPRS. 3 speed-dial keys [...]
3400 LS-GPS Bluetooth Car Kit from Parrot
01/03/2006, The Parrot 3400 LS-GPS works by sending the vehicle’s position to a smartphone or PDA constantly, and is compatible with majority of navigation software from Navigon, Route 66, TomTom, and Viamichelin. The color screen display is easy on the eyes [...]
iRIVER G10 to go up against the mighty PSP
01/03/2006, Reigncom, parent company of iRIVER, will show a glimpse of its G10 at CES 2006. It is a portable console that runs on the Windows Mobile 5.0 OS and comes with 4GB to 8GB of storage space. The G10 will [...]
Otterbox 1910 offers complete protection for HP 6500
01/03/2006, With all the convergence devices packing in more functions than you can shake a stick at, it goes without saying these sensitive electronics ought to be protected at all costs. Enter the Otterbox 1910 – it is dust-tight and can [...]
