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DVICE ARCHIVE FOR September 2006
Laptop batteries are the new cigarettes, it seems, as they're in the news as being a public health risk more than anything else these days. Toshiba has joined the pigpile on Sony, recalling 830,000 of the beleaguered electronic giant's...
POSTED Saturday, September 30, 2006
Well, we were all set for a normal week with our usual ho-hum accessories. Then we slipped on our Audex Bluetooth caps, upgraded our handshaking with some information rings, and raised a little hell on those wacky jumping stilts...
POSTED Friday, September 29, 2006
Now here's a big, beautiful camera that I wouldn't mind getting for my birthday next week. Now to be honest, part of the reason that I'd like to unwrap the Hasselblad H3D digital SLR happens to be that my...
POSTED Friday, September 29, 2006
When I was in my third year of college, I was constantly resetting my alarm clock because I had a lab at 8 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, but nothing till 11:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. And weekends?...
POSTED Friday, September 29, 2006
We just saw a robot suit in person at NextFest, but this one here looks even more impressive than the one we checked out. Designed to help nurses pick up and carry the infirm around, the robotic exoskeleton seems like...
POSTED Friday, September 29, 2006
First Dell bought boutique gaming PC maker Alienware, and now HP has gone and snapped up gaming rig builder Voodoo. It looks like both of the giant PC companies see a big market in the super-expensive gaming PC market,...
POSTED Friday, September 29, 2006
This here is what we call an Amish Gadget. It's not exactly high tech for you and me, but for those lovable luddites it'll blow their freaking minds. It's a device for creating new candles from the stumpy remains...
POSTED Friday, September 29, 2006
This watch will save you some pocket real estate by clearing out your MP3 player and strapping it to your wrist. Holding either 512MB or 1GB of tunes, it also has an FM radio so you won't miss Mandatory...
POSTED Friday, September 29, 2006
Been longing for a long-range taser? I think you're out of luck on that score, but maybe the MegaZooka will quench your thirst for unconventional weaponry. The toy gun shoots a blast of air toward whatever you aim it...
POSTED Friday, September 29, 2006
Tablets are a good way to draw on a computer screen, but getting used to writing using a plastic pen on a plastic surface takes some time. This uPlus Pen digitizes your handwriting while actually writing on paper, making...
POSTED Friday, September 29, 2006
Each week Adam Frucci takes a closer look at the latest gadget buzz in his column, Shift. Image by Matt Krueger I'll apologize right now for using "Web 2.0" in the title of this column. It's a terrible buzzword, but...
POSTED Thursday, September 28, 2006
I'll be damned if just the other day I wasn't thinking to myself, "Self, wouldn't it be great if there was a digital SLR camera on the market with in-camera JPEG capabilities, a bright viewfinder, a dust protector, a...
POSTED Thursday, September 28, 2006
We got a chance to check out Wired magazine's NextFest here in New York City last night, and, in addition to overdoing it on the plentiful tacos, we experienced some serious futuristic technology that the Javits Center will be...
POSTED Thursday, September 28, 2006
The secondary screen on the outside of may cell phones is really handy, allowing you to see who's calling, take pictures, or see the time without opening up your phone. Laptops are getting into the game as well, with...
POSTED Thursday, September 28, 2006
Apple announced the new pricing of its iPod roster a couple of weeks ago, which is I guess how long it takes for Microsoft to react to anything, since it's just now settled on the price of its upcoming...
POSTED Thursday, September 28, 2006
Those of us who work at a desk staring at a computer screen all day don't exactly live the most active of lifestyles — at least not during the workday. The humiliatingly-named Geek-a-Cycle looks to change that by combining...
POSTED Thursday, September 28, 2006
Allergy sufferers, rejoice! A company called Allerca has developed a Hypoallergenic cat, meaning you can finally get a little friend that will ignore you and scratch up your furniture without giving you the sniffles. They make the cats allergy-free by...
POSTED Thursday, September 28, 2006
Slingbox is a much-loved time shifting device for your TV. It allows you to watch your TV from anywhere that has an Internet connection, including portable devices such as the Motorola Q, at 640 x 480, the same resolution...
POSTED Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Have you ever wondered what's meant by "effective" megapixels? So have I. In the case of Fujifilm's FinePix S5 Pro, the CCD image sensor uses technology that splits the pixels into two groups: S-pixels and R-pixels. S-pixels are concerned...
POSTED Wednesday, September 27, 2006
This is no ordinary camera. It doesn't have any optics at all, so you can't capture an image of what's around you, hence the name: the blind camera. What this camera does is find an image online taken at...
POSTED Wednesday, September 27, 2006
When an earthquake is about to strike, any advanced notice is helpful, even if it's just 20 seconds. The new earthquake warning system by NTT in Japan is designed to do just that, sensing an earthquake's initial primary waves...
POSTED Wednesday, September 27, 2006
With the recent influx of solar powered goods, it seems like electronics companies might know something we don't about an upcoming lack of traditional power sources. Uh, guys? Anything you feel like sharing with the rest of us? In any...
POSTED Wednesday, September 27, 2006
It's been delayed and delayed, but Sony's portable Reader, first announced in January, is finally for sale. To recap, the Reader (model no. PRS-500) is a handheld that's meant to stand in for that stack of books in your...
POSTED Wednesday, September 27, 2006
First Sharp came out with two-way LCD screens that showed different images depending on what angle you viewed it, and now they've upped the ante by releasing a triple directional viewing LCD. Yes, now you can see different things...
POSTED Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Logitech announced today the company's FreePulse wireless headphones, purported to be half the size of previous models. Weighing a barely there 2.1 ounces, the headphones should be kind to your ears when you're strolling about. Connecting to your audio...
POSTED Wednesday, September 27, 2006
For Sirius listeners who need their daily doses of Howard Stern or Martha Stewart no matter where they are, the new Stiletto 100 ($350) will let you tune in from anywhere — as long as you can see the...
POSTED Tuesday, September 26, 2006
This here is an "Eco-Roadster" called the Recy, a new concept from Mercedes-Benz. Unveiled at the LA Autoshow '07, the Recy is made out of wood, alloys, glass, and rubber that make it 100% recyclable. That's all well and...
POSTED Tuesday, September 26, 2006
There's just no end to the number of dangerous things people are willing to strap to their feet in the name of fun. These jumping stilts might not be as blatantly dangerous as those Russian rocket boots, but there's...
POSTED Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Has the search for new digital-camera designs inspired manufacturers to start climbing trees? This exquisite camera prototype is made out of compressed wood and has a microscopic lens, but the creator, Olympus, is being pretty stubborn about releasing any...
POSTED Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Last time I was nuking a frozen burrito, I thought to myself, "Gee, this is convenient, but if only I didn't need to use my fingers to push the buttons on the microwave. Life is a constant trial, I'll...
POSTED Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Streaming your multi-room audio through the power lines is something we've seen before, but that one was a gasp-worthy $1,300. This Pioneer MT-01 Power Line Sound System doesn't have a price available yet, but one has gotta assume that...
POSTED Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Wi-Fi is cool (and comes in mighty handy whenever we want to liveblog), but it can't do much for you when there aren't any hotspots around. With Sony's Vaio VGN-TXN10, all you'd have to do is switch over to...
POSTED Tuesday, September 26, 2006
If germs and the fear of germs are your excuse to why you never leave the darkened cave of your parents' basement, this mouse may not get you out into the sun, but it may make your darkened days a...
POSTED Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Like we need to tell you, it's probably a good idea to keep your iPod out of sight while you're on the subway. Problem: you'll probably have to pull it out to when you want to turn it up...
POSTED Monday, September 25, 2006
You gotta love technology designed to remove as much human interaction as possible from our days, moving us closer and closer to the dream of everyone existing in private spheres, completely cut off from any legitimate human contact. Designed...
POSTED Monday, September 25, 2006
First there were remote sliding doors on minivans, and now you can get one on your house. While I'm not sure how many times you'll want to open the door while seated, as generally you open a door while...
POSTED Monday, September 25, 2006
A restaurant in Chicago has started using an inkjet printer in the kitchen, and not just to print up menus. Homaro Cantu, the executive chef at Moto, is a self-taught engineer in addition to being a chef, and he uses...
POSTED Monday, September 25, 2006
Hey, I like tiny phones as much as the next guy, but this is insane. Take a gander at the Xun Chi 138, purported to be the world's smallest cellphone. You won't here any arguments from me on that...
POSTED Monday, September 25, 2006
Have you been scouring the Net for a waterproof MP3 player to go with those underwater headphones or waterproof speakers you got awhile back? The Hydra is ready to rock while wet. Playing MP3s, WAVs, ACTs, and WMAs, it'll stay...
POSTED Monday, September 25, 2006
Vending machines are huge in Japan, dispensing everything from beer to underwear, and it seems Motorola thinks the U.S. is ripe for an invasion by these robot salesmen. Starting in San Francisco and Chicago, Moto's trying out its INSTANTMOTO...
POSTED Sunday, September 24, 2006
The following is a dramatization: Pusher: Hey, you over there, want a digital camera? Let's see what we got… how about the Samsung GX-10? Well, actually, I can't sell that until November and the boss man is holding out...
POSTED Saturday, September 23, 2006
Winter is coming, and those white earbuds you sport so proudly are gonna freeze to your skin if you don't keep your noggin warm. Motorola and Burton have teamed up to combine the two things they do best to present...
POSTED Saturday, September 23, 2006
There was a nice flow of sweet, occasionally useful gadgets this week. From the Delphi SKYFi3 to those cool USB-rechargeable AA batteries we might actually use, the slick tech was coming fast and furious. Even Pinnacle's HDTV dongle for...
POSTED Friday, September 22, 2006
Putting the "fun back in housework," the Orgasmatron 3000 is an art project by Trey Parker and Matt Stone Dominic Wilcox that mounts a saddle on a leather-trimmed washing machine. It doesn't look like there are any special features...
POSTED Friday, September 22, 2006
As any good wino can tell you, oxygen is wine's worst enemy. It kills the flavor and makes saving the rest of the bottle for another night a less attractive option than just downing the whole thing now and...
POSTED Friday, September 22, 2006
The jaw-droppingly expensive PlayStation 3 has gotten a price drop, but don't get too excited: it's for the lower-end model, and it's only in Japan. Sony has announced that the 20-GB PS3 will run for $429, down from the...
POSTED Friday, September 22, 2006
Got some extra cash sitting around? Need a new keyboard? You're in luck. This stainless steel keyboard comes with an integrated trackball and will lower the balance in your checking account by a solid $1,200. If you're wondering what...
POSTED Friday, September 22, 2006
Let's be honest: that Snakes on a Plane tattoo isn't getting any cooler. Perhaps it's time to think about getting it removed. However, laser tattoo removal seems expensive. If only there was a way to do it yourself and save...
POSTED Friday, September 22, 2006
Did you forget your anniversary again? Missed your significant other's birthday? Those Post-It notes and alarms on your PDA clearly aren't working — how about some physical pain? Wrapped around your finger, the Remember Ring (get it?) will make...
POSTED Friday, September 22, 2006
Caller ID is a great feature, but if your phone is across the room it still makes you get up and walk over to see that it's your ex calling and you don't want to answer. The Color-Call system...
POSTED Friday, September 22, 2006
Each week Adam Frucci takes a closer look at the latest gadget buzz in his column, Shift. Image by Matt Krueger I've made no secret of the fact that I'm totally psyched for the upcoming Nintendo Wii and that I...
POSTED Thursday, September 21, 2006
Whether you ride a bike or not, you'll be able to appreciate the wild furniture from Bike Furniture Design. Right here we've got a Mini Deluxe Milano Lounge Chair, based on one of the original designs from the company,...
POSTED Thursday, September 21, 2006
Seeing a camera this large again makes me smile from ear to ear. The new Seitz 6x17 panorama camera packs an incredible 160 megapixels into a body twice the size of a human head. The native images it takes...
POSTED Thursday, September 21, 2006
Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has announced a new smart wheelchair that features a 360-degree camera system that is aware of its surroundings. The electric wheelchair can avoid collisions with objects and other people and...
POSTED Thursday, September 21, 2006
Everyone wants to be able to control their dreams. After all, where else can you fly, win the lottery, or date the prom queen? Not real life, that's for sure. Lucid dreaming allows you to be aware of the fact...
POSTED Thursday, September 21, 2006
JVC has announced a new speaker designed to allow you to watch TV without disturbing everyone around you. Called the 1BOX, it cancels out "undesired signals," giving you a 56% reduction of leaked sound. That means you can enjoy...
POSTED Thursday, September 21, 2006
As more and more of our gadgets — from Bluetooth headphones to Wi-Fi music players — call dibs on chunks of the wireless spectrum, trusty old cordless phones are feeling the pinch. They've migrated from 900 MHz to 2.4...
POSTED Thursday, September 21, 2006
The big thing with satellite radio these days seems to be having the ability to record your favorite tracks for later listening. Various portables from both XM and Sirius have offered this function, and Delphi's latest SKYFi (SkyFi? Whatever)...
POSTED Thursday, September 21, 2006
It seems unlikely that anyone who's invested in a nice big HDTV is hanging on to their old VHS collection, but for the one or two out there that refuses to toss their taped-off-HBO copy of Back to the...
POSTED Thursday, September 21, 2006
We sure enjoy the OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screens, since their impressive efficiency means they consume less power than other types of displays, not to mention their potential to make the screens flexible. They work on the principle of...
POSTED Wednesday, September 20, 2006
There's a new device out there that can apparently predict roulette outcomes, allowing unscrupulous gamblers to win boatloads of money at casinos. In England, the device is selling for nearly $1,900 in anticipation of the soon to be deregulated gambling...
POSTED Wednesday, September 20, 2006
One thing that a lot of people seem to forget about HDTV is that it comes in pretty damn well over the airwaves. You don't necessarily need cable to get a nice HD signal — at least for the...
POSTED Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Getting stuck walking around in the pouring rain is annoying enough, but even once you're out of the storm you're generally stuck with a soaking wet umbrella to deal with. That means wet pants and a big puddle wherever...
POSTED Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Engines that run on things other than traditional gasoline are all the rage these days; just yesterday we posted about a rocketbike that's powered by roofing tar. But all of these eco-friendly engines still require a specific type of fuel...
POSTED Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Everybody loves big flat TVs, but many give a thumbs-down to big speaker systems. Which isn't to say those folks don't want good sound — they just want it to be simple and look unassuming. Yamaha thinks it's cracked...
POSTED Wednesday, September 20, 2006
For the 1958 World's Fair a giant replica of an iron molecule was built in Brussels. Now, nearly 50 years later, the giant structure still stands but has been recontextualized for a new generation. The Atomium is a hotel...
POSTED Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Okay, we're impressed. Somebody actually came up with a USB gadget that isn't just a gimmick. These USB batteries work just like regular ones, except when they run out of power, you can just pop off the lid and...
POSTED Tuesday, September 19, 2006
It seems that everybody has their own ideas about what the kitchen of the future will look like. Me, I think the kitchen of the future will look a lot like the kitchen of today, but maybe with a...
POSTED Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Researchers in Japan have developed a new type of fake skin that will make future robots look and feel a lot more human. Great news for lazy professors and sex doll fans, the fake skin mimics your real skin...
POSTED Tuesday, September 19, 2006
If speed traps won't keep people from speeding, maybe the threat of serious damage to their cars will. That's the idea behind Gwyn Harvey's radar-activated speed bump system. If the radars catch you going too fast, speed bumps will...
POSTED Tuesday, September 19, 2006
It's pretty obvious that we love it when crazy people stick rockets on otherwise normal modes of transportation, so it's no surprise that we're enamored with Tim Pickens' rocket-propelled bicycle. If you're brave enough to mount up, this thing...
POSTED Tuesday, September 19, 2006
I don't know how many times I've been sitting around my apartment with my friends, and someone says, "Hey, I've got a hankerin' for some karaoke." Well, actually, that happened only one time, and we ended up wandering around...
POSTED Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Philips Research has taken their foray into digitally enhanced clothing to a new level, creating garments that react to the emotions of the wearer. This "blushing dress" consists of two layers: an inner layer that detects the wearers emotional state,...
POSTED Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Is there a new robot dog on the block? Taking a look at the HipPop, you might think so — after all, it sure looks the part of a mechanical best friend. But what's with your face, pooch? The...
POSTED Monday, September 18, 2006
If you work somewhere that might be at somewhat of a risk for being on the receiving end of an anthrax attack, having a detector around to make sure you don't stiff in any dangerous white powder might make your...
POSTED Monday, September 18, 2006
This Sun Jar looks like something you'd catch fireflies or maybe store jelly in, but it's actually a solar lamp that soaks up the rays all day and then provides light at night. Simply set it on your windowsill...
POSTED Monday, September 18, 2006
If you like the look of Apple's iMacs, but don't really like Apple, Sony has a surprise for you. The new Vaio LA-Series Media Center looks suspiciously like the iMac, with the all-in-one design and built-in webcam, but is...
POSTED Monday, September 18, 2006
Nothing is worse than having your cell phone or MP3 player die when you're out and about, which is why the possibility of new battery technology that has 100 times the capacity of today's cells is so exciting. Researchers at...
POSTED Monday, September 18, 2006
Since phones these days are absorbing the abilities of digital audio players, it seems only fair that some digital audio players are starting to borrow the design of phones. Cowon's iAudio F2 wears its phone-y façade well, right down...
POSTED Monday, September 18, 2006
Nice new phone, Samsung. No, I mean it — the SGH-P310 looks just as hot if not hotter than your previous super-slim mobiles. With that credit-card form factor (just one-third of an inch thick), the "Card Phone II" will...
POSTED Sunday, September 17, 2006
Oh iPhone, will you ever find your way into my pocket? I know I trash-talked your daddy Apple, but that doesn't mean I don't want to have a mythical iPod/cell-phone hybrid in my pocket ASAP. Well, according to Think...
POSTED Saturday, September 16, 2006
It was impossible to avoid all the news from perennial rivals Apple and Microsoft. Released from the walled grove in Cupertino were all-new iPods, complemented with a little movie action from iTunes and an upcoming video-streaming gadget. The player...
POSTED Friday, September 15, 2006
If you're like me, you weep when you see digital cameras that have the design sense of the "lumpy leviathan" (you know, the kind with loads of fancy parts sticking out over here, supposedly connected to those other high-tech...
POSTED Friday, September 15, 2006
This fancy Japanese mattress claims to be able to help you sleep better. As long as it does more than the lofty pillow, I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. The Panasonic EU3002 is a futon filled with...
POSTED Friday, September 15, 2006
There's nothing quite as satisfying as taking someone's photo when they're completely unaware, which is why we just love us some creepy spy cameras. This particular model is hidden inside an unassuming lighter, allowing you to use as a...
POSTED Friday, September 15, 2006
Researchers at Cornell University are developing a fancy-pants napkin that uses nanotechnology to detect bacteria and viruses on any surface it's wiped over. The napkin will contain nanofibers that are bound to certain antibodies, and when those antibodies latch...
POSTED Friday, September 15, 2006
There's absolutely no way you'll hurt yourself using these: Russian-made "rocket boots." Created by Ruskie scientist Viktor Gordeyev, the boots consist of a diesel cylinder on each foot that can launch you 13 feet per step at up to 25...
POSTED Friday, September 15, 2006
It's like they always say: nothing goes together quite like marine life and projection TVs. Well, someone must have said that in Australia at some point, because I can't think of any other inspiration for this projection TV shaped...
POSTED Friday, September 15, 2006
Each week Adam Frucci takes a closer look at the latest gadget buzz in his column, Shift. Image by Matt Krueger This week I invited Peter Pachal, my esteemed editor, to join me in a healthy debate on this whole...
POSTED Thursday, September 14, 2006
Oh boy oh boy oh boy! I got to spend the morning playing some of the games slated for release on the upcoming Wii, and it sure was fun. Before I get into specific games, let me give you...
POSTED Thursday, September 14, 2006
Put yourself into the shoes of a cell phone thief for a minute: there you are, minding your own business with a phone you just swiped from someone's bag on the subway, when your hot merchandise suddenly starts screaming...
POSTED Thursday, September 14, 2006
A woman who lost her arm at the shoulder in a horrible motorcycle accident has become the fourth person (and first woman) to become the recipient of a bionic arm that's controlled by her thoughts. By simply thinking about...
POSTED Thursday, September 14, 2006
Now that Apple's locked in its plans for the latest iPods, Microsoft has made its countermove by offering up the details on the company's Zune player. First the bad news: there's no precise launch date or price yet, although...
POSTED Thursday, September 14, 2006
It's long been established that liquids and PCs don't play well together, but the newest exception to that rule is controlled cooling. At this week's CEDIA Expo in Denver, CoolIT Systems, maker of the USB beverage chiller, unveiled its...
POSTED Thursday, September 14, 2006
I'm comin' attcha live from the rainy Chelsea Piers, where Nintendo is kicking off their latest and greatest media event right now. We're not sure what exactly they'll be announcing, but there's good money on them finally (finally!) letting...
POSTED Thursday, September 14, 2006
There are loads of iPod cases out there, and not too many of them worth mentioning here on our highly selective blog. These iPod and Macbook covers from French twin sisters Lauren and Paulina Bibi, however, are just too...
POSTED Thursday, September 14, 2006
Just call it the Apple effect: As if in tribute to the Cupertino giant, Sony today released new Vaio notebook computers with colors that look suspiciously MacBook-y. Models in the Vaio N Series come in white, back, and brown...
POSTED Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Keeping beverages cold in a pitcher is only easy if it's something like iced tea that won't be hurt by some ice cubes watering it down. But what about something that you don't want ice in, like precious, precious...
POSTED Wednesday, September 13, 2006
If you don't have $1.5 million to shell out for a real floating bed, why not go for the next best thing? The Fluttua is supported by a single foot under the center of the bed that's also connected...
POSTED Wednesday, September 13, 2006
The Cyclean is a washing machine powered by a bicycle designed by an enterprising young man by the name of Alex Gadsden. Providing the dual benefits of eco-friendly pants washing and a source of exercise for the perpetually lazy,...
POSTED Wednesday, September 13, 2006
The drive to sick an iPod dock in every device ever continues, this time with a ViewSonic monitor. At first glance this looks to make a lot of sense, as you should be able to watch your precious iTunes-bought...
POSTED Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Mere hours after Apple debuted its all-new iPods, Asia-based iriver went for an in-your-face counterattack by announcing its S10 music player, which is about the size of the new iPod shuffle, just 0.4 inch thick. But the S10 bests...
POSTED Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Apparently Chinese auto company FAW has developed a car that can drive itself around city streets with no driver necessary. It's been tested at speeds of up to 37 mph, but the company claims it can get going up...
POSTED Wednesday, September 13, 2006
I love this picture. "Cool" pretty much captures you in a nutshell now that you've got an LED message-scrolling pen. Nope, no more getting made fun of for quoting Star Wars all the time now that you can stream...
POSTED Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Completing the trifecta of Apple news today is the company's upcoming "iTV" unit, a bridge for connecting a computer to a TV for video streaming. Hooking up to your fancy HDTV via HDMI or to your older model with...
POSTED Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Well, we might not have a true video iPod or an iPhone, but Apple gave us a few things to talk about during Steve Jobs' "It's Showtime!" event today. iTunes and the accompanying online store got an upgrade, both...
POSTED Tuesday, September 12, 2006
With trademark fanfare, Apple today unveiled the next generation of iPods, significantly upgrading and reducing the price of every model of the current lineup, but stopping short of announcing a new widescreen, video-specific version of the megapopular music player....
POSTED Tuesday, September 12, 2006
We love us some illogical conceptual refrigerators here at SCI FI Tech, so we couldn't keep Haifeng Liu's underground icebox from you. People who dwell in tiny apartments might actually take a shine to this idea, as hiding your...
POSTED Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Here's something that we're hoping Apple will include on the true video iPod we're expecting them to announce later today: a breathalyzer that hooks up to your iPod for some reason. Oh, and it also doubles as an FM...
POSTED Tuesday, September 12, 2006
With the iPod becoming the main music storage device for many people, there's a big desire to hook the little player up to a bigger stereo system. What's the point of keeping stacks of CDs around when you have...
POSTED Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Oh. My. Here it is, folks — Logitech's latest in the company's line of Harmony remotes, and it's a doozy. The Harmony 1000 is a handheld touchscreen controller, seemingly modeled after ultra-high-end remotes from the likes of Crestron and...
POSTED Tuesday, September 12, 2006
All the wonders of modern science and medicine can't really help you if you don't do basic things like, you know, take your medication as directed. Yeah, I know, I know, pobody's nerfect and you forget once in a...
POSTED Tuesday, September 12, 2006
If we like anything, we like Bluetooth headsets, although they do have some weaknesses. Often, a headset won't have a screen for call display, and even if it does, it's often too low-res to show usefully read. Helium Digital's...
POSTED Monday, September 11, 2006
Where was this thing when I was a kid? Or now, for that matter? The Inflatable Iceberg is the biggest, most insane, most awesome pool toy I have ever seen. Inflating to a monster 15 feet above the water,...
POSTED Monday, September 11, 2006
Apparently, kids under the age of 16 don't always wake up when a fire alarm goes off, even when it's cranked up to ear-splitting levels. Instead, they wake up much better at the sound of a parent's voice. I guess...
POSTED Monday, September 11, 2006
What do you want in a digital camera — slim, sexy styling, or loads of megapixels? Whichever's your pleasure, Sony's got you covered with two new Cyber-shot models coming out tomorrow, according to the shutterbugs at Digital Camera Review....
POSTED Monday, September 11, 2006
Nothing beats a warm fire to keep you toasty during the upcoming winter months. The problem is fireplaces are generally stationary affairs, making you stay in front of them to receive their benefits. However, with this new "Berlin" rotating...
POSTED Monday, September 11, 2006
We aren't shy about our excitement for the upcoming Nintendo Wii here at SCI FI Tech. One of the cooler aspects of the console is the fact that different attachments can be stuck onto the controller, such as a...
POSTED Monday, September 11, 2006
Following the tragic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the world has focused on better ways to detect earthquake-generated tidal waves and warn people that might lie in their path. Cost has always been a major stumbling block, but now an...
POSTED Saturday, September 9, 2006
We found a lot of futuristic kitchen-related gear this week, including a cutting board that has a built-in scale for weighing your ingredients and a stove that's cool to the touch even when cooking your soup. Both of those...
POSTED Friday, September 8, 2006
If you routinely pass out at night with a game controller in your hand, what better way to be awoken in the morning/afternoon than by another controller? This NES controller-shaped alarm clock will give you an appropriately nerdy start...
POSTED Friday, September 8, 2006
The whole virtual pet phenomenon has always been kind of a mystery to me. There was Tamagotchi a few years back, the creepy virtual girlfriend/boyfriend that's of a similar nature, and more recently NintenDogs for the Nintendo DS have all...
POSTED Friday, September 8, 2006
Now these are some speakers. JBL's new Mt. Everest speaker system lives up to its name, weighing in at a solid 313 pounds. Yes, at 8 x 18.5 x 44 inches, it's a monster, and you'll need a pretty...
POSTED Friday, September 8, 2006
Well, Amazon sure knows how to take the wind out of Apple's sails. Just a week before Apple is rumored to be officially announcing their iTunes Movie Store, it's launched an online movies store of its own called Unbox....
POSTED Friday, September 8, 2006
Fashioned in stainless steel and swooping, curvilinear forms, the towel heating series from Dough-Heat serves up a hot, dry wrap of luxury for anyone leaving their modest or, more likely immodest shower. The first model, the slice, is a...
POSTED Friday, September 8, 2006
Taser guns may be getting a boost in range thanks to some new developments in the field. While traditional tasers are limited in range by air resistance to the electrical charges, a new method could deliver charges of up...
POSTED Friday, September 8, 2006
Each week Adam Frucci takes a closer look at the latest gadget buzz in his column, Shift. Image by Matt Krueger Apple is set to start offering full-length movies for download through iTunes for viewing on iPods and Sprint is...
POSTED Thursday, September 7, 2006
While turntables are a decidedly analog, low-tech way to listen to music, that doesn't mean enjoying your warm-sounding vinyl needs to be completely separated from your digital habits. This USB turntable can plug into your stereo for standard record...
POSTED Thursday, September 7, 2006
If you want to be able to bring the party wherever you go, it's pretty tough to tote a decent PA system around with you to pump out the tunes. The giant speakers, all the cables, and the CD...
POSTED Thursday, September 7, 2006
The Taste DJ is a pretty crazy kitchen concept from designer Fei Zhu. Designed to make cooking more like spinning records (I guess), it's a countertop with two cooktops, a sink, and a built-in multimedia computer setup. You can...
POSTED Thursday, September 7, 2006
RIM is launching its new BlackBerry Pearl 8100 on T-Mobile, the sexiest and most consumer-friendly Blackberry model yet. As slim as a RAZR, the Pearl comes with a nice 240 x 260-pixel color screen and a condensed QWERTY keypad,...
POSTED Thursday, September 7, 2006
While JVC was pretty quick to enter the HD camcorder market with its 720p resolution GR-HD1 a couple of years back, it were beaten to the punch by arch rivals Canon and Sony when it comes to showing a...
POSTED Thursday, September 7, 2006
By harnessing the basic processes of the hydrological cycle, the Sea Water Greenhouse is able to use seawater and sunlight to nourish plants and create a cool, humid atmosphere for a wide variety of growth. The incoming seawater is...
POSTED Thursday, September 7, 2006
Having your dog run away is a stressful, awful ordeal no one wants to have to go through. We love our pooches, and to think of them getting in harms way is more than a lot of people can bear....
POSTED Thursday, September 7, 2006
Ostentatious displays of wealth are nothing new, and while the old money crowd tends to stick with the traditional baubles and jewel encrusted cell phones, the high buck hip-hop bling community has moved on to diamond studded gold "grills"...
POSTED Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Apple has juiced up both their iMacs and Mac Minis today, adding a 24-inch model and Intel Core 2 Duos to the former and Intel Core Duos to the latter. The iMacs, Apple's all-in-one computer and monitor setup, have...
POSTED Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Electrolux has developed a new electric range that uses induction technology to turn your pots and pans into the cooking surfaces, leaving the cooktop cool to the touch. By using magnetic fields, the stove will only get hot when...
POSTED Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Apparently Hollywood thinks that people love to squint, because between the iTunes Movie Store opening up and now Sprint renting movies to their phones one would think that small screens are the new big screens. Sprint already has 45 movies...
POSTED Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Oh Sony! You just can't catch a break, can you? Their upcoming powerhouse, the Playstation 3, which has reportedly been plagued by supply and manufacturing problems, has just had its European launch delayed until March of 2007. That's a...
POSTED Wednesday, September 6, 2006
The last time I made chocolate chip cookies I learned a hard lesson: there's a big difference between a regular and a heaping teaspoon of salt. So much for intuitive cooking. Fortunately, the design team of Jess Griffin and...
POSTED Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Since seatbelts became the norm in cars about 30 years ago, not much has changed in how they work or are deployed. Seeing how safety-crazy everyone gets once they pop out a kid or two, one would think that...
POSTED Wednesday, September 6, 2006
For over 100 years, tinkerers have been working on better ways to add a sense of depth to both still and moving images, but almost every scheme tried so far has required the viewer to don some dorky type...
POSTED Tuesday, September 5, 2006
MySpace, one of the most popular and poorly designed sites on the Internet, is looking to move into the online music store business. Already hugely popular in part because of it allows unsigned bands a way to get their...
POSTED Tuesday, September 5, 2006
The iPod has made sharing music with friends a much easier (and safer) experience, allowing you to bring your little music player over to a friend's place and bum tunes off of them without the risk of an RIAA...
POSTED Tuesday, September 5, 2006
Do you leave your iPod cranked up all the way and still want it to go louder? Years of standing right next to the speakers at Journey concerts has left you half deaf, and in order to finish the...
POSTED Tuesday, September 5, 2006
When I was in college, I had one roommate with a real passion for drumming but cruelly lacking the basic sense of rhythm that would make his hobby tolerable for others. We would have to put up with his...
POSTED Tuesday, September 5, 2006
Are you tired of making up ridiculous excuses for why you aren't exercising? Do you find yourself eating cake with your hands while you stand in front of the TV? You, my friend, need the EnterTrainer. By syncing up a...
POSTED Tuesday, September 5, 2006
Portable TVs always sound like kind of cool idea in theory, but when you actually try to use one you find that they either aren't portable at all due to needing to be hooked up to a cable source...
POSTED Saturday, September 2, 2006
We tipped you off to a couple of Big Brother-ish developments in the technology world this week; both the Panoptics surveillance system and the new UK garbage tracking system raise some troubling questions. Meanwhile in Shift we looked at...
POSTED Friday, September 1, 2006
If there's anything this world needs, its more things that are clap activated. Who can forget the classic Clapper commercial? This voice activated thermostat is loaded to the gills with Clapper-esque technology — just clap and it listens for...
POSTED Friday, September 1, 2006
While there actually are sanitation cops in a few larger cities, in most places, getting us to divide our household trash into recyclable and non-recycleable containers relies primarily on our own sense of personal responsibility and concern for the...
POSTED Friday, September 1, 2006
The New Yorker, the venerable weekly magazine for the supposedly-literate, is releasing every issue since its initial publication in 1925 on a portable hard drive. The 80GB USB drive will come loaded with over 4,000 issues, working out to...
POSTED Friday, September 1, 2006
Oppo Digital's new LT-2007 is a LCD TV with a built-in DVD player that looks a lot like an iMac, without all those pesky computer features sitting there taking up space. The 20-inch screen is nice and compact, with the...
POSTED Friday, September 1, 2006
Now you can take that month long backpacking voyage without worrying that your herb garden will wilt and die in your absence. The folks over at WetPot have created a plant potting system that, quite simply, "allows your plants to...
POSTED Friday, September 1, 2006
Remember that digital audio player with the slide-out built-in speaker? Samsung made it official today, with a U.S. release coming this month. When it's turned off, the Samsung K5 looks kind of like a small obsidian brick, but this...
POSTED Friday, September 1, 2006
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