All the stories tagged with: Gadgets
SanDisk Ultra II SD Plus memory card does away with card reader
03/01/2006, SanDisk’s Ultra II SD Plus memory card looks like any ordinary SD card, but it sports a built-in USB 2.0 connector when folded in half. This connector has a speedy 9MB/s write and 10MB/s read speed, making it possible to [...]
FeaturePhone 175 Call Recorder stores 175 hours of calls
02/28/2006, The FeaturePhone 175 Call Recorder is capable of storing up to a whopping 175 hours of calls on a single disc. Do away with paper notepads with its 500-name contacts database. A built-in answering machine is available for you busy [...]
Samsung YP-Z5 to lock horns with iPod Nano
02/28/2006, Samsung’s YP-Z5 MP3 player comes in 2 capacities – 2GB and 4GB. It uses flash memory to provide a skip-free musical environment. The YP-Z5 has targeted the iPod Nano market with its competitive pricing structure ($199 to $249). Set to [...]
Gimme a 120GB PMP, bub
02/28/2006, The Wolverine MVP 9120 PMP is relatively obscure in the market, but it does hold the title of the PMP with the largest current storage capacity in the world at 120GB. Smaller versions are available under the guise of 80GB [...]
Mutant Japanese Turtles
02/28/2006, Get your guns out, it seems that cyber pets are in season again. Walkiebits from Dynamism.com are eerily reminiscent of Tomy’s MicroPets but without the cool voice-recognition features. The turtles chirp patterns you tap on their backs (limited to 15 [...]
Improve Golf Shots With Sureshot GPS
02/28/2006, Not doing too well on the green these days? The Sureshot GPS by Tee2Green might help you slice a few strokes off your game. The device uses GPS to determine distances on the course, whether to the nearest hole or [...]
MiTAC goes on the offensive with flurry of device releases
02/27/2006, MiTAC has released a quartet of Personal Navigator Devices where all are equipped with an integrated receiver GPS. The Mio C710 and C510E look the same and feature the SiRFStar II chipset and Bluetooth connectivity. The Mio C210 and H610 [...]
iPod Tie
02/25/2006, iPods aren’t simply music players, they are in fact a lifestyle, sometimes a fashion statement. The time is now and the statement is that pink can be a man’s color. The Pink Commuter Tie for the working man features a [...]
First Water Resistant Bluetooth Headset
02/24/2006, Finally you can soak in your tub and chat on the phone without fear. Bluetrek has announced the launch of the World’s first water-resistant Bluetooth headset, the Bluetrek X2. Sure it has a cringe-worthy name, but it also has extended [...]
Talking Hospital Badges
02/23/2006, No, the badges don’t really talk on their own. Part of a new communications system currently on trial at a Cornish hospital, the tiny 57g badge allows instant communication between staff. Voice-activated, staff need only say another person’s name and [...]
E-Paper Chameleon Bag
02/22/2006, The things we do in the name of fashion. DUCK image incorporates geek with chic with the new e-paper bag. E-paper, what’s that? For the uninformed, e-paper is a plastic display material that stores electronic images, or in this case [...]
Iomega’s StorCenter Network Hard Drive delivers more than expected
02/22/2006, Iomega’s StorCenter Network Hard Drive has additional features that makes this a must buy. It doubles up as a USB printer server that would normally cost and extra $50 to $100. The inclusion of a 1GB Ethernet adapter doesn’t hurt [...]
Boogs Barking Phone and Mobile Data Storage
02/22/2006, Boogs Software, the company that came up with an anti-theft phone that barks electronically the moment someone tries to lift it off your person, has launched a more conventional software this time. Fetch, their new offering, allows mobile phone users [...]