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Samsung Clover phone concept
2009-04-06 17:34:00 If the Samsung Clover ever becomes available to the masses, it will sell like hot cakes. It’s highly customizable with a four module interface that allow it to be upgraded to keep up with the latest in technology. The modules consist of vision, location, sound and sensor, and can be added onto by developers or ... More About: Phone , Concepts , Concept
Acer X1130 business projector
2009-04-06 17:16:00 Acer just released one of its newest business projectors, the X1130. Acer is hoping that it finds its way into your organization and your heart. Some specs include: SVGA (800 x 600) resolution, 2,500:1 contrast ratio, 2,300 ANSI lumens, RGB, composite and S-video connectivity. One of the selling points of the Acer X1130 is that it ... More About: Business , Acer , Projector
Archos 2 and 4 players leak
2009-04-06 17:01:00 Archos hasn’t said anything official yet, but there are leaks of the Archos 2 and 4 players, with the Archos 2 listed on Amazon. Don’t expect anything too Earth shattering here. They’re just another alternative to what the company already offers. For $60 you’ll get 8GB of internal memory, a microSD memory card slot, 1.8″ ... More About: Players , Archos , Leak
Brando?s SATA HDD dock, stereo speaker, USB hub combo
2009-04-06 16:46:00 Brando is known for its whacky USB gadgets, so it isn’t much of a surprise to see them offering this combination SATA HDD dock / stereo speaker / USB hub. While it won’t tell you the temperature at your desk, it’s sure to come in handy. Some features include compatibility with 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA hard ... More About: Speaker , Dock , Combo , Brando
OMG! Netflix Streamed Kenny!
2009-04-06 15:48:00 I used Netflix for a while before I realized getting a new movie the day it comes out is about likely as a perfect credit score in today’s economy. It would take weeks to get a new film and by the time it was finally available I would have rented it at my local movie ... More About: South Park , Kenny
Aqua Sounder provides music for the pool party
2009-04-06 15:46:00 Summer is almost here in many areas. Spring may have only just officially begun, but in the south, the summer heat will be here in mere weeks. That means that many people are already getting their swimming pools ready for the summer. If you are looking for a way to get some music outside during your ... More About: Music , Party , Speakers , Pool , Aqua
Fast & Furious game hits iPhone to tie-in with the movie
2009-04-06 15:44:00 I really liked the first Fast & Furious movie with all the cool cars and racing action. The second and third films in the franchise left a bit to be desired, well OK a lot to be desired. The fourth film in the franchise hit theaters over the weekend and as expected video games based ... More About: Movie , Games , Iphone , Game , The Movie
Samsung announces monitor bezels so thin Paris Hilton is jealous
2009-04-06 15:43:00 Anyone who has tried to use multiple monitors for watching video or playing PC games knows that the bezel around the screens causes a big problem. On your average computer monitor that means about an inch gap between the two screens and you lose images right in front of your face. Samsung has announced new large ... More About: Paris Hilton , Paris , Hilton , Monitor
FanSee: A fan that displays the digital temperature
2009-04-06 03:39:00 The FanSee is a nice innovation on the standard desk fan. Thanks to LEDs built right into the fan blades, the FanSee gives you the current temperature while the blades are spinning. That’s right! Feel the oppressive heat, turn on the fan, and let it tell you what you already know. That it’s damn hot. ... More About: Temperature , Digital , Displays
AK Rock Box keeps your Rock Band instruments out of the way
2009-04-06 03:22:00 Think of the AK box as an Ottoman for serious gamers. Gamers who love Rock Band , whose instruments need some tidying up. So, if you are sick of tripping over your plastic instruments, this is a great solution. The AK Rock Box Gaming and Storage Ottoman with Drum Lift. It’s a leather ottoman that opens up ... More About: Instruments , Rock Band , Musical Instruments
TapeWriter turns cassette tapes into digital MP3
2009-04-06 03:02:00 Much like the Ion Dual, the TapeWriter is a cassette transfer system that converts your old cassette tapes to digital MP3 format on your computer. Just plug it into your USB port, put a tape in and press play. That’s it. It comes with an integral speaker so you can listen while you are transferring. ... More About: Digital , Cassette , Tapes
MIT working on Virus powered batteries
2009-04-06 02:02:00 Typically a battery functions with lithium ions flowing between a negatively charged anode, usually graphite, and the positively charged cathode, usually cobalt oxide or lithium iron phosphate. But three years ago, an MIT team reported that it had engineered viruses that could build an anode by coating themselves with cobalt oxide and gold and self-assembling ... More About: News , Virus , Batteries , Working
Ribbit MP3 player from Toys R Us
2009-04-06 01:52:00 Well, this is certainly the strangest MP3 player we’ve seen this week. Too bad they didn’t go all Kermit the Frog with this guy. They may have actually sold more. The Toys R Us ?Ribbit? MP3 player comes with five play modes (normal, repeat one, repeat all, folder, repeat folder). And an eight-mode equalizer.(normal, rock, ... More About: Player , Toys R Us
INCHworm shoe grows with your feet
2009-04-06 01:40:00 It’s a common parental problem. Your kid asking for a new pair of shoes every few months, because he has outgrown the old ones. Expensive too. You could take a cue from China and their women, and force your child’s feet to remain small forever by cramming them into a tiny shoe, but that only ... More About: Feet , Shoe
LG Transformers phone outs you as a robot loving geek
2009-04-06 01:28:00 You couldn’t be more ready to see some Autobots and Decepticons rumble. You have all the cool toys, including the much sought after Transformer shoes. Now you need to get your hands on this phone from LG. It’s a limited-edition version of the Versa handset, and has the Decepticon logo on one side and transformers ... More About: Phone , Robot , Robots , Transformers , Geek
TN Games 3rd Space Vest for World of Warcraft
2008-10-03 18:29:00 This may be the best thing since the six sided die, for those who like to run around in fantasy worlds like WoW. Thanks to this vest World of Warcraft players will soon be able to live out their fake life in greater detail. Players wearing the vest will feel damage as their characters receive ... More About: Space , Games , Vest
Hang your external hard drive on your laptop
2008-10-03 18:15:00 Your laptop probably didn’t come with enough hard disk space, so chances are you buy an external hard drive, but that takes up desk space, and suddenly your laptop feels more like a desktop. Plus there’s the wires to get in your way. That’s where this Hang it On hard drive enclosure comes in ... More About: Laptop , Drive , Hard , Hard Drive , External
HP has new Pavilions
2008-10-03 17:50:00 HP has two new laptops, the Pavilion dv5t Special Edition and Pavilion dv4t Special Edition. Both have similar specs, there’s the 15.4″ dv5t and 14.1″ dv4t entertainment notebooks, but what stands out is the new finishes for those looking for something different. The fdv5t Special Edition sports a white chassis with what they are calling ...
Limited edition cat motorcycle purrs, loudly
2008-10-03 17:30:00 There?s not a ton of information on this cat-themed motorcycle, but we can tell you that it’s powered by a 1200cc Buell 97 S3 Thunderbolt engine. We also believe it’s supposed to be a Jaguar, the cat body being fiberglass finished in ultra-high-gloss ebony polyurethane lacquer. The air intakes and exhaust system of course had ... More About: Motorcycle , Limited , Edition
Nintendo?s pedometer is for the DS
2008-10-03 16:59:00 So, we have more info on that pedometer we told you about the other day. It’s not just a crap Wii -Fit add-on that threw our way to pacify us. It’s called the Life Rhythm Counter and is apparently for a fitness game on the DS (and new DSi?). The price is about $17, and interestingly ... More About: Nintendo
HandshoeMouse doesn?t look like a shoe or a hand
2008-10-03 16:38:00 For some computer users working on a PC all day is a literal pain because of all the repetitive stress from typing and using a mouse. There are many different types of ergonomic computer peripherals on the market and some work well. A new ergonomic mouse is being announced that was developed by two major ... More About: Mouse , Hand , Shoe
Zippo virtual lighter app for iPhone
2008-10-03 16:17:00 One thing that has been a concert going tradition as long at power ballads have been around is holding your cigarette lighter above your head with the flame going. This can be a problem if you want to partake in the tradition but don’t smoke. Zippo has just the thing for non-smokers who want to ... More About: Phone , Iphone , Virtual , Lighter
Sony PRS-700 digital book reader gets power of touch
2008-10-03 16:04:00 Avid readers may find the thought of a digital book reader to be intriguing. No more running to the bookstore to get new reading material, you can simply buy a book online and download it to your digital book reader. Sony has one of the most robust lines of digital book readers available and has ... More About: Power , Reader , Book , Touch
Nintendo Wii Speak and more coming for the holidays
2008-10-03 15:54:00 Last year one of the most difficult to find gifts was the Nintendo Wii . In fact, the Wii is to this day still very difficult to find in stores and remains one of the most sought after consoles available. Nintendo has announced some of its holiday line up for the Wii and says it hopes ... More About: Holidays , Nintendo Wii , Accessories
Safa Bandi MP3 player
2008-10-03 05:04:00 SAFA has a new range of colorful and cartoony MP3 players in the Korean market that are obviously aimed at women. Young women wanting to match their pajamas apparently. They kinda look like candy and go by the name of Bandi . It features a 1.5″ OLED display.(It doesn’t do video)It also sports touch scrolling, a ... More About: Player
Yamaha gets wood with new iPod docks
2008-10-03 04:46:00 Got wood? Yamaha does. Yamaha Japan announced the TSX-120 and TSX-130 iPod docks, both with a soft wood finish. The TSX-130 seen above comes with USB connectors and a CD-drive which supports playback and recording. Shared features on these units include an amplifier output of 15W × 2ch, 2 x eight cms speakers, frequency ... More About: Ipod , Wood , Wooden
Human Skull USB drive is bone-headed
2008-10-03 04:34:00 So you’re looking for a gift for your uncle Fester, but a normal run of the mill flash drive just won’t cut it. You need something more specific, something morbid, something dead and void of flesh, not to mention separated from it’s body. This 2GB USB 2.0 compliant flash memory shaped like a human skull ... More About: Drive , Human , Bone , Skull
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic gets official
2008-10-03 04:23:00 Nokia?s sexy 5800 Xpress Music is official. If you?ve been waiting, and I know you have, the phone will be shipping this quarter, available in black, red or blue, and will cost an affordable $392 unlocked, with an 8GB memory card. It will be powered by the S60 5th Edition operating system. Some features include a ... More About: Nokia , Official
Obama rocks the iPhone
2008-10-03 02:42:00 The Vice Presidential debate this evening will take place in about a half hour. Earlier Obama for America announced the release of Obama ?08: The Official Application for iPhone and iPod touch. Much like the USB bracelet we told you about, it’s another way to connect with the candidate. The app is free and is ... More About: Iphone , Rocks
Fido unveils pink Nokia 3500
More articles from this author:2008-10-03 02:27:00 The Nokia 3500 is now available in pink from Fido, even though it doesn’t look all that pink. Not really that big of a deal. The pink is limited to the direction pad and keypad which light up. The pinkified Nokia 3500 will cost the same as the regular version of the 3500: $15 a ... More About: Pink , Bluetooth 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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