10/04/2005, Toys have evolved since the simple days of Lego building blocks (those are still a joy to play with). Toy manufacturers have taken the same stance with plans to release an updated Furby, a plush Elmo with memory recognition, yet another robotic dog,...

10/04/2005, City rats face the perennial problem of limited parking space. Unfortunately, most people cannot parallel park properly to save their lives, and this compounds the problem. Nissan has created a concept car, the Pivo, that could help the parking impaired....

10/01/2005, We’re all familiar with touch screens that are present on many devices. Mitsubishi and NTT DoCoMo are using that technology to create touch keys. The goal is to replace the traditional cellphone keypad by virtual buttons. This opens the door to...

09/22/2005, Verizon Communications can save up to $250,000 a year on commercial power costs, thanks to its fuel cell pilot project. This is welcome as oil prices continue to soar. Verizon’s office building and network switch center in Garden City, New York,...

09/18/2005, We just finished watching a movie when a friend of ours attracted our attention on this article: Discovered April 6 by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the swirling, 10 million-mile- wide cosmic dust cloud has been likened to an...

09/07/2005, Peugeot’s unique electric car, the Moovie, was designed after the winner of the third Peugeot Design Contest’s entry., André Costa 2-seater electric concept car has been produced into an actual working model by the French automobile maker....

09/06/2005, Macromedia is launching Studio 8 on sept 12 in the US and sept 27 in France. Ubergizmo asked if there will be a Linux version for Dreamweaver and the Macromedia representative told us that he couldn’t answer the question for the moment… We...

09/02/2005, Motorola, Apple, and O2 have formed a business trinity to provide service for Motorola’s upcoming iTunes ROKR music phones. Prices for the new music phones have not been confirmed, but O2 will offer its customers a period of exclusivity. It is...

08/16/2005, Creating a 3D User Interface (UI) that enhances productivity compared to the regular 2D on is an old dream that many companies have been pursuing for a long time. NTT presents its own version that features 3D windows. The intent is very honorable, but in...

08/01/2005, Click to enlarge via Treehugger Avanti, purveyors of fine bicycles have released the Avanti Electra – where pedal power is replaced by electrical power at the flick of a switch. The Electra’s specially designed lightweight motor delivers power...

07/26/2005, Click to enlarge via Krunker HP will reveal more about its new printer technology that should solidify its leadership in the printer market. A new high-performance printhead for ink jet printers can now handle high volumes at a reduced cost. Said...

07/19/2005, Click to enlarge Via Gizmodo Yves Béhar-designed Learning Shoes utilize data collection in order to spawn personalized footwear for the discerning individual. The sole contains chips that gather the way you swagger, and also analyzes the shape...

03/28/2005, ” The AirBike™ is a VTOL, personal aircraft which uses vectored thrust, generated by a ducted fan, to achieve both vertical and level flight” If you thought that there are enough blatantly incompetent drivers on the roads, wait until...

03/24/2005, It works optimally at a specific location and from a specific angle. (Via macbidouille ) This is what one can get by taking a picture of what’s behind your screen then using it as a desktop wallpaper. It’s pretty fun, I have to try it…