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DVICE ARCHIVE FOR November 2006
Each week Adam Frucci takes a closer look at the latest gadget buzz in his column, Shift. Image by Falon Oh, Zune. You had so much promise! We were all so excited when we heard that Microsoft was putting all...
POSTED Thursday, November 30, 2006
Sharp Japan has shown off a new 5-megapixel CCD camera module for mobile phones. By the numbers, it is no match for Samsung's 10-megapixel camera phone, even if the megapixel myth has been debunked. The LZ0P3770, as close friends...
POSTED Thursday, November 30, 2006
Is it not enough for you people to have DVD players and elaborate, GPS-based games in your vehicles during long car trips? Where are you driving that you need so much entertainment? Is this what the world has come...
POSTED Thursday, November 30, 2006
Pets on a couch can ruin a couch, what with all that shedding, slobbering, scratching, and biting that those rascals like to do so much. It's tough to teach Mr. Peppers to keep his paws on the floor without...
POSTED Thursday, November 30, 2006
How do you like your coffee? Personally, I happen to enjoy it with milk, a dash of brown sugar, and a depressing reminder of an impending environmental calamity. Good thing there's the Global Warming Mug, then, which shows you what...
POSTED Thursday, November 30, 2006
If you liked the look of Samsung's K5 digital audio player but didn't care about wasting space with a little speaker attached, good news. Take a looksie at the Samsung YP-K3, the next model in that line of portables from...
POSTED Thursday, November 30, 2006
Projectors are a great way to have the biggest screen possible, which is perfect for those rich dudes who want to impress their friends by having a mini movie theater in their homes. But what about people who want...
POSTED Thursday, November 30, 2006
I love me the science of toast, and nothing gets me warmed up (har!) like a new way to get bread crispy. Check out this totally rad Rollertoaster. Despite having maybe the sweetest gadget name in recent memory, it...
POSTED Thursday, November 30, 2006
They're moments away from lighting the tree in Rockefeller Center in New York City, and you know what that means… you've got just 25 shopping days until Christmas, and just over two weeks until Hanukkah (which begins on the...
POSTED Wednesday, November 29, 2006
If you're into cars and gaming-gear mods — or just like to look gape-mouthed at the excesses of either — you'll appreciate this concept Xbox car by Suzuki. Called the SXbox (I guess "SuXbox" would have produced some too-creative...
POSTED Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Mercedes-Benz wants to make sure that less of their fancy, expensive cars get wrecked due to groggy drivers, so they're working on a new system to detect and prevent microsleep. That's the whole almost-nodding-off thing you do when you're...
POSTED Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Kids these days, they've got it easy. When I was a boy, a car trip didn't mean it was time to watch DVDs on a seat-mounted LCD screen — it meant fighting with my brother in the backseat and...
POSTED Wednesday, November 29, 2006
You know what's lame about those sexy all-white Apple-influenced keyboards? They sure do get dirty really easy, especially when you're constantly wolfing down Doritos in front of them. I'm talking to you, Reinhold. Yeah, you can always wipe clean...
POSTED Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Paper gets wasted a lot in offices everywhere, with people printing out memos that are relevant for about 15 minutes only to have all 50 people who got them toss them in the old circular file right after reading them....
POSTED Wednesday, November 29, 2006
There really isn't a single sound that we hear on a regular basis that couldn't be improved with a little help from our good friend the MP3. Take the doorbell, for example. Why settle for a boring "ding-dong" every...
POSTED Wednesday, November 29, 2006
How'd you like to have a compost pile under your kitchen table? That's the idea behind The Digestive Table, created by Amy Young. Featuring a hold in the center for sticking your leftovers and shredded paper, the center column goes...
POSTED Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Dell recently set the bar a little bit higher for top-of-the-line machines — the rigs for people who don't care how much their computer costs as long as it's better than everyone else's. Loaded up with Intel Core 2...
POSTED Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Any aspiring animators out there may want to add the NextEngine Desktop 3D scanner to their Christmas lists. The cereal box-size gadget will quickly scan an object (most scans take about 2 minutes) and render it onscreen for you...
POSTED Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Last week, while most of us were lost in preparations for Thanksgiving, David Pogue, tech guru for The New York Times, ventured into the streets of New York City to find out once and for all whether or not...
POSTED Tuesday, November 28, 2006
How much dorkier can environmentally friendly cars get? After I saw the Zooop and the NmG, I didn't dare ask the question, but here's Venturi answering it anyway with the Eclectic. Claiming its creation is the world's first "energy-autonomous"...
POSTED Tuesday, November 28, 2006
What do you get when you combine Nike and Sony, two of the most recognizable brands in the world? You get, surprisingly enough, some overpriced, limited edition, probably underwhelming products that were more than likely made by some poor...
POSTED Tuesday, November 28, 2006
There's not a lot of info on this bad boy, but you know how much we love ridiculous, oversized screens here at SCI FI Tech, so I figured it'd be worth sharing with you anyhow. Just take a look...
POSTED Tuesday, November 28, 2006
I told you so. Back when I was raggin' on the idea of people watching movies on their cell phones I said that YouTube's content was the perfect library for mobile viewing, and it looks like Verizon was listening. Soon...
POSTED Tuesday, November 28, 2006
I feel like after showing you this picture there's not that much left for me to say about perhaps the most poorly designed headphones ever. But for you, my friend, I'll try. Just looking at them brings up visions in...
POSTED Tuesday, November 28, 2006
The Beatles, one of the last major holdouts to keep their music from online music stores, are apparently in talks with Apple to not only put their catalogue exclusively on the iTunes Music Store, but to sign off on a...
POSTED Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Just when we thought we'd seen it all in the way of concept cell-phone designs, NEC comes out and surprises us. The company's Design division has thought up the "tag" — a phone that has more in common with...
POSTED Monday, November 27, 2006
Poor, lonely Japanese salarymen. They're trapped in their cubicles for so long, staring vacantly at their computer screens. All they want is a little companionship to feel a bit more human. Well, too bad, sad salaryman. You can have...
POSTED Monday, November 27, 2006
Could Samsung have started a trend? Following in the footsteps of the Samsung K5 comes this portable media player, the MMP X-500, which boasts a built-in speaker. The speaker doesn't look all cool and slide-y like the K5's, but...
POSTED Monday, November 27, 2006
Does this watch remind you of anything? It's called the O-ring Digi. Now does it remind you of anything? I'm not sure if Philipe Starck, the guy who designed this watch for Fossil, was trying to make some sort of...
POSTED Monday, November 27, 2006
Putting things together yourself always gives you a great feeling of satisfaction and makes you feel more attached to whatever it was you built. However, some of us aren't exactly handy, and no matter how much you love that...
POSTED Monday, November 27, 2006
It seems to me that technology falls into two distinct categories: first, there's technology that improves your life by making tasks easier. Second, there's technology that does stuff just because it's possible. Falling distinctly into the latter category are...
POSTED Monday, November 27, 2006
We're always looking for new and creative ways to store our DVDs, and these shelves made by Italian design company Lago sure qualify. Called Tangram, the line comprises seven different shelf shapes, each obtained from the "decomposition" of your...
POSTED Monday, November 27, 2006
There's no need to head back to home base for prints of your digital pics when you've got Fujifilm's palm-size Pivi MP-300 printer. Measuring about 6 inches long and weighing in at 8 ounces, the Pivi is like an...
POSTED Sunday, November 26, 2006
Are you an idiot? Sure, you might make excuses for your blatant lack of acumen, claiming that you're "absent minded" or "flakey," but we all know what that means. You're dumb. Stupid. Not the sharpest arrow in the quiver....
POSTED Saturday, November 25, 2006
We had no trouble finding things to be thankful for this week. Beyond the creative computer mice and USB-powered pads for keeping us warm this winter, the Nintendo Wii finally arrived in stores. Not content with the debut of...
POSTED Friday, November 24, 2006
It's strange that the most mundane of daily tasks are what we worry about most when we go away on vacation. Like getting the mail, for example. What if you get some important piece of mail while you're gone?...
POSTED Friday, November 24, 2006
Face it, pal — your belt is boring. Constantly shown up by your jewelry and headgear, it's not attracting the attention is should be. You can give your midsection the bling factor it craves with the Pocket Plasma, a...
POSTED Friday, November 24, 2006
We've certainly seen a bunch of slider phones recently, but this new one from Fujitsu manages to put a new spin on the now-commonplace design. Rather than just revealing buttons when the face is slid up, it can now...
POSTED Friday, November 24, 2006
Getting prints made of your digital photos can often show you why it's important to have your monitor properly calibrated: what looked great on the screen can look quite different on paper if your screen isn't showing you accurate colors....
POSTED Friday, November 24, 2006
With Thanksgiving now behind us, the holiday shopping season is in full swing. Yep, it's Black Friday, and we can't think of a better day to officially kick off SCI FI Tech's Holiday Gift Guide than today. Over the...
POSTED Friday, November 24, 2006
If you thought putting your kid's bike together was hard, you'd better sit down. Thiago Olson, a 17-year-old from outside Detroit, went and built himself a nuclear fusion reactor in his parents' basement. It took him over 1,000 hours,...
POSTED Friday, November 24, 2006
Sure to be a generator of several, "Ha! That's so cool," comments at your next dinner party, this iPod station/alarm clock by Accurian merges modern gadgetry with some retro style. When you turn in for bed, slip your iPod...
POSTED Friday, November 24, 2006
Each week Adam Frucci takes a closer look at the latest gadget buzz in his column, Shift. Image by Matt Krueger We've got a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, and I don't mean that in a sappy "We...
POSTED Thursday, November 23, 2006
Even the most tech unsavvy know about Apple and can recognize their laptops, but what makes this year's MacBooks stand out above past laptops from the computer maker? First and foremost, it's the chips. Apple put Intel chips in...
POSTED Thursday, November 23, 2006
As we all know, the age-old function of the backpack is to transport stuff with ease while keeping our hands free. Think Tank has gone a step further with its brand new rotation360, a backpack designed for the ultra-nerdy...
POSTED Thursday, November 23, 2006
The breast cancer side of the AIDS vs. breast cancer rumble is ratcheting it up a notch with this pink Nissan Micra. Nissan created 275 of these Pepto-Bismol-hued convertibles for the U.K. market, but only one comes with the...
POSTED Thursday, November 23, 2006
If you somehow haven't gotten a portable MP3 player yet but managed to snag a Nintendo DS lite, don't run out and buy an iPod. Nintendo is releasing their MP3 player, a little device in the shape of a...
POSTED Thursday, November 23, 2006
One of the most innovative products to come out this year is the Slingbox, a little box that goes on top of your cable box and broadcasts your TV to the internet. It's garnered tons of buzz by doing...
POSTED Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Last week Nikon announced the most recent addition to its lineup of digital SLR cameras, the distinctive D40. Now normally I don't do this but I just want to put it out there before I go any further: it's only...
POSTED Wednesday, November 22, 2006
You already have headphones for swimming, but how about for skiing? The best way to bring some tunes to the slopes this winter is with Lobz's audio ear warmers. Ah, earmuffs… warm, fuzzy, and appropriate for every occasion. And...
POSTED Wednesday, November 22, 2006
If you bore people to death with crappy, lazy powerpoint slideshows on a regular basis, you should waste some more of your company's time and money by buying a fancy mouse created just for that purpose. The Sigma SGM2...
POSTED Wednesday, November 22, 2006
If your philosophy about home décor is that it can't get minimalist enough, you've gotta check out Strala's inch lamp. Supposedly made to emulate the "beauty of long-necked women" (whatever floats your boat, man), the shade-less inch has a...
POSTED Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Medicalert bracelets are all well and good, but sometimes you want to let paramedics know a little more than what that little space allows. Let's get some electronics and screens and stuff in there, shall we? Ah, here we...
POSTED Wednesday, November 22, 2006
We're skeptical about bone-conduction technology around here. It seems like the ears were designed pretty well for hearing stuff, and listening to things via vibrations in our skull just strikes us as a bit… unnatural. And plus, aren't the...
POSTED Wednesday, November 22, 2006
It seems that some overeager Wii users have gotten a bit too worked up while playing Wii Sports, bowling so hard that the strap of their Wiimote snapped, sending the controller barreling into their TVs. Is there anything worse...
POSTED Wednesday, November 22, 2006
What do you get when you mix a shower, a bidet, and a terrifying, bikini-clad bunny rabbit? The Viteo Outdoor Shower. The shower is upside down, meaning the water comes from below you, and it's activated when you step...
POSTED Wednesday, November 22, 2006
It's been said that the journey is as important as the actual destination, and this is very true… except when you're lost, running late, or far from home. Sure, you could go and ask for directions, but that seems...
POSTED Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Even if you're relatively out of touch you're probably familiar with the Motorola RAZR, the iPod of cellphones and the most popular flip phone out there. It's gotten so ubiquitous that Moto had to go and release a half-update...
POSTED Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Sure, a big TV will stand out in your living room, but it's still just a TV. If you really want to stand above the crowd with your ostentatious purchases, you've gotta go above and beyond and pick up...
POSTED Tuesday, November 21, 2006
There are two types of gadget geeks in this world: those that like their technology to be out in the open for everyone to see, and those that like their technology to be invisible. For the latter camp, there's...
POSTED Tuesday, November 21, 2006
I don't know about you, but I never turn off my printer. Yeah, I'm terrible. Over the course of a year, the "vampire power" it sucks might toast a whole loaf of bread. That's toast, people — toast I could...
POSTED Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Cops in London are testing a new system that involves small video cameras mounted on their helmets that record their entire shift on a daily basis. The footage can be used as evidence in courts to prove that they...
POSTED Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Is it time to start worrying about robots taking our jobs and putting us out of work with their mechanical efficiency? If Ubiko, a new robot created by UBIX, is any indicator, I don't think we have anything to...
POSTED Tuesday, November 21, 2006
We've covered some pretty gimmicky gaming mice before, but none of them come close the the awesomeness of this (also gimmicky) hover mouse. Actually hovering above your mouse pad, the hover mouse certainly stands out from all other mice,...
POSTED Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Battery chargers hardly count as gadgets on their own. Instead they're unfortunate technological necessities that MIT is working on eradicating. You wouldn't think battery chargers would be poised to take the tech world by storm, but you'd be wrong....
POSTED Monday, November 20, 2006
So it's come to this. Apparently, public urination has become a huge problem in sleepy Victoria, British Columbia (too much revelry after yesterday's Lions' victory perhaps?). It's gotten so out of control that the city is planning to build...
POSTED Monday, November 20, 2006
If you're overwhelmed by all the coverage of the Nintendo Wii and need to figure out just what the hell the fuss is all about, let us lay down the important info for you. This week, as it marks...
POSTED Monday, November 20, 2006
Smartphone ahoy! LG is set to debut its VX9900 phone with a QWERTY keyboard, which infatuated buyers in the U.S. will be able to pick up on November 27th. If you submit to the will of Verizon for two...
POSTED Monday, November 20, 2006
Those of us in the blogging industry end up sitting in our desk chairs for a rather obscene amount of time every day, what with us needing to have our fingers on the pulse of the industries we cover...
POSTED Monday, November 20, 2006
Winter is coming, fools. If the weather outside isn't indication enough of that fact, perhaps the recent influx of wacky heated gadgets will clue you in. There are heated pants, a heated wetsuit, a hand-held heater, and our personal...
POSTED Monday, November 20, 2006
I don't know if any of you guys have heard about this new Nintendo system that just came out, it's called the Wii? Anyone? Well, it just debuted this weekend, and there was a big event-type-thing in NYC at...
POSTED Monday, November 20, 2006
Here's one from the anal-retentive department: the Flic Scanner. If you've got an out-of-control disc collection that your friends are always borrowing from, the Flic can help you keep track of it all. It's essentially a barcode scanner like the...
POSTED Sunday, November 19, 2006
After a long, hard day at the office, there's nothing better than coming home and getting into your isolation pod for some good old "me" time. The Relaxman Relaxation Capsule for Relaxing Relaxation will do just that, for when you...
POSTED Saturday, November 18, 2006
Hey, did anything happen this week? We mean outside of the tech world, 'cause between launches of the Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii, Microsoft's Zune, and a tricked-out Dell gaming rig, we haven't really had a chance to...
POSTED Friday, November 17, 2006
We're certainly not the first to note that the CES innovation awards don't always count for much, but at the show's preview we were struck by one particularly ugly "innovation:" Mitek Mobile's Soundolier DUO. It's a "wireless speaker lamp,"...
POSTED Friday, November 17, 2006
The Slingbox is one of those gadgets that you never knew existed, but once you learn about you've just gotta get. A "place-shifting" device, the diminutive box simply hooks up to your TV and lets you watch it from...
POSTED Friday, November 17, 2006
If you've been waiting for a really, really good bargain before you finally upgrade to HDTV, you might want to set your alarm pretty early next Friday. Yeah, Black Friday, the day that causes retail employees to pee their...
POSTED Friday, November 17, 2006
News flash: no one wants to smell the smoke of your disgusting cigarette habit. It stinks up the whole room, it gets in your clothes and your hair, and I think I heard something about a cancer thing as well....
POSTED Friday, November 17, 2006
Picture this, ladies: you're walking down the street and some sleazy guy put his arm around you. Rather than having to politely tell him you aren't interested in his unsettling advances, you just push a button and he gets...
POSTED Friday, November 17, 2006
We suspect this electronic Bible, resembling a portable media player, was conceived by a Catholic school student who kept getting his iPod confiscated by the nuns. Would they be so quick to take away your toy if they knew...
POSTED Friday, November 17, 2006
Technology is always working on finding new and creative ways for you to be a lazy and irresponsible parent, but the new "Wearable Babysitter" from Korea takes the whole concept a big step further. Sick of caring for your...
POSTED Friday, November 17, 2006
Who didn't have the old cup-and-string telephone when they were a kid? It was one of those things that everyone had to try out at least once to see if it really worked, and who wasn't excited when they...
POSTED Friday, November 17, 2006
Each week Adam Frucci takes a closer look at the latest gadget buzz in his column, Shift. Image by Falon Who in their right mind would go out and buy a high-definition disc player right now? Seriously. To go out...
POSTED Thursday, November 16, 2006
Detectives across the land are joining hands and celebrating the arrival of the Aven's iLoupe, a portable digital microscope and camera in one. However, it's not just a bunch of investigators having all the fun this time — the...
POSTED Thursday, November 16, 2006
We're suckers for shady gadget dealings, so here's another fun, mysterious gadget coming out soon. The Black Diamond PMP is a nano-esque media player with 8GB of hard drive space, a 1.8-inch screen, and tactile controls. It'll connect to your...
POSTED Thursday, November 16, 2006
Nothing makes a gadget's price skyrocket like being shrouded in a cloud of mystery-cum-vague marketing. Since that's generally the case, expect this luxe phone from Gresso to cost more than your house, although we can't tell for sure because...
POSTED Thursday, November 16, 2006
If you had some ideas about lining up for Sony's PlayStation 3 launch party in Manhattan after work today, you're out of luck. In fact, you've been out of luck for a while now. The line is all full,...
POSTED Thursday, November 16, 2006
The SlingBox, the sweet little box that lets you watch and control your TV over the Internet, now works on fancy 3G cellphones. While before you could watch TV using the SlingBox on any PC or Mac connected to...
POSTED Thursday, November 16, 2006
If you're gonna be awakened by an alarm clock, wouldn't you rather have it stir you from your slumber with some of your favorite music rather than with a buzzer or some annoying drivetime DJ? Sure, you could get an...
POSTED Thursday, November 16, 2006
Apparently the Segway is so dangerous and crappy that it's illegal to ride around on one on a Japanese road, leaving a huge gap in the human transporter market in that country. You know, cause you see them everywhere here...
POSTED Thursday, November 16, 2006
There's been no shortage of gadgets and proposals to make charging up our gadgets easier, but what if you didn't have to charge them up at all? That's the gist of a new approach to the power problem from...
POSTED Wednesday, November 15, 2006
It's becoming pretty obvious that I have somewhat of a fireplace fetish, and I blame that on the fact that I grew up in New Hampshire, land of plentiful fireplaces, and now live in New York City, island of...
POSTED Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Oh my goodness, look at this! It's an iPod dock! You know, it's nice to see someone come out with something to plug my new music player into. Oh, I'm sorry, I should give you some context. The iPod...
POSTED Wednesday, November 15, 2006
If your office is so cold that you can't click a mouse button properly, it's time to get a new job. If that isn't a viable option, just buy a heated sleeping bag for your hand that's shaped like...
POSTED Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Having an array of soft, colorful lights can be the perfect catalyst to getting a good night's sleep — for you and your kid, since this funky nightlight should soothe the little guy enough so he doesn't wake you up...
POSTED Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Microsoft is a smart company, so there's no way its gigantic leap into portable music players, the Zune, wouldn't be compatible with their upcoming behemoth of an operating system, Vista, is there? Guys? Wait, it isn't compatible with Vista...
POSTED Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Now that Apple has weaseled its way into the dashboards of most cars, it's on to the next logical step: airplanes. Starting in mid-2007, airlines Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM, and United will feature iPod integration at seats...
POSTED Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Night minutes. Weekend minutes. Data minutes. Mobile-to-mobile minutes. Roaming charges. Rounding off to the next minute. Service charges, usage charges, government fees, taxes. C'mon Verizcingusprintmobile — aren't there more ways to squeeze blood money out of my cell-phone usage?...
POSTED Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Road trip! MSN has teamed up with KVH Industries to keep you connected on the road. As a photographer, my philosophy has always been: why work at the office or at home when you can work out of a...
POSTED Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Are you paranoid to an unhealthy degree? Do you worry more about dangers that you have a minute chance of being affected by more than real life dangers, like becoming a creepy shut-in? Well, gather those rolls of nickels from...
POSTED Tuesday, November 14, 2006
We know you're pressed for time, so we'll make this quick: Lite-On's LH-20A1P is the fastest DVD writer in the world. Feed it a 16X write-once DVD-R or DVD+R and the drive will burn all 4.7 GB of data...
POSTED Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Buzz alert, holiday shoppers: clever mugs are totally in this season, and I'm here to give you all the hot deets to keep you ahead of the curve. If you thought the plug mug was clever, I've got a much...
POSTED Tuesday, November 14, 2006
If you've ever tried to stick a CD through a paper shredder you know that all you're going to end up with is a busted paper shredder. But what about all that evidence… er, sensitive financial documents you have...
POSTED Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Have a lot of trouble fitting your meaty mitts over the dinky mouse that came with your computer? Me either. But hey, I'm sure some people have that problem, and for them is this "JUST ONE" mouse from Kokuyo...
POSTED Tuesday, November 14, 2006
What happens when you spend enough on a computer to make a down payment on an SUV? Dell sends you a gigantic 70-pound box full of game-playing goodness, that's what. Today Dell starts selling their new, top-of-the-line Intel Quad...
POSTED Tuesday, November 14, 2006
As a New Yorker, I know that getting to the airport is a huge pain, especially if you're headed to Laguardia or Newark where the subways don't run to. You're stuck with the unappealing option of taking a cab,...
POSTED Tuesday, November 14, 2006
With the arrival of the Sony PlayStation 3 (Friday) and Nintendo Wii (Saturday) later this week, it's the biggest time for video games since… well, since last fall when Microsoft's Xbox 360 arrived. But this year is actually more...
POSTED Monday, November 13, 2006
Another week, another slim smartphone. The latest emaciated handheld is the Samsung BlackJack, which we'll give an 8.2 in its qualifying round for name coolness, although it's product number is far less sexy: SGH-i607. Available in the U.S. from...
POSTED Monday, November 13, 2006
According to moneybags Google overlord Eric Schmidt, in the near future people could see discounts on their cell phone bills for allowing targeted advertisements to be sent to their phones. With people spending more and more time on their phones,...
POSTED Monday, November 13, 2006
I'm all for creative placement of iPod docks, but is it really that great an idea to have your iPod get its juice from another device that needs to be charged? It seems a little strange to me, but...
POSTED Monday, November 13, 2006
Want to look into the future of cell phones? If you live in the U.S., the easiest way to do that has always been to look East. Generally the stuff that comes out there makes its way over here...
POSTED Monday, November 13, 2006
I used to live next door to this woman who would ask me to feed her two cats while she was out of town. No big deal, although she would go out of town a lot. It's too bad...
POSTED Monday, November 13, 2006
Air guitar, that embarrassing pastime of party dudes everywhere, may be getting about 100 times more annoying in the near future. A company called CSIRO has developed a shirt that plays music when you play air guitar, making your...
POSTED Monday, November 13, 2006
As long as we're talking about lighting, here's a fun accessory from Japan that's sure to perplex your neighbors across the street: a glowing LED ball that changes color depending on ambient sound. The "balloon" light comes in two...
POSTED Sunday, November 12, 2006
Are you a professional gamer? No, if you live in your parents basement and play World of Warcraft all day you are not necessarily a professional. I don't care how many numbers you have in your name or how creative...
POSTED Saturday, November 11, 2006
We saw more than out share of novel timepieces this week, including the perplexing (to some) Binary Clock, a handy station that tells you the time and the weather, the damn-we-wish-it-was-real Ambient Clock, and this crazy timekeeper that runs...
POSTED Friday, November 10, 2006
If you've got a room in your house that never seems to get enough light, has CeeLite got the wallpaper for you. The company's Light Emitting Capacitor (LEC) panels are flexible, paper-thin light bulbs that you can hang on a...
POSTED Friday, November 10, 2006
From the "because we can" department comes this miniscule video player, providing you with the ability to view digital videos on a device about the size of a Listerine PocketPak. Yeah, just look at that thing, it's freaking tiny....
POSTED Friday, November 10, 2006
What do you have on your fridge? Some silly magnets, maybe a picture of your family or something? Lame. What you need to do is throw away those photos of your loved ones and crappy finger paintings your kid...
POSTED Friday, November 10, 2006
It's no secret that we love HDTV around here, but we get all sad and lonely when we're on the road since our hotel rooms' standard-def tube sets could never give us the kind of HD love we get...
POSTED Friday, November 10, 2006
Ah, Japan — a country I am fascinated by that continues to baffle me on any number of levels. Today's "Japan, really?" moment comes from this new Wii controller. No, it doesn't appear to use the Wii's motion-sensing capabilities....
POSTED Friday, November 10, 2006
If you frequently travel to the far ends of the earth — hell, if you ever go any distance from a major metropolitan area — then you're no stranger to nonexistent cell service and dropped calls. Yeah, Verizon, it's...
POSTED Friday, November 10, 2006
If you enjoy frustrating the hell out of yourself and have already dedicated more hours to the Rubik's Cube than your therapist would like, it's time for a new challenge. The ISIS Adventure Puzzle Ball is not just an extremely...
POSTED Friday, November 10, 2006
Each week Adam Frucci takes a closer look at the latest gadget buzz in his column, Shift. Image by Falon I haven't hidden the fact that I think the PlayStation 3, Sony's next-generation game console, is way overpriced and the...
POSTED Thursday, November 9, 2006
In a casual chat here at SCI FI Tech's mobile-Web-browsing labs, Opera CEO Jon S. von Tetzchner (pictured above) came out swinging against the DotMobi domain, calling it a "total waste of time" and "completely unnecessary." You may be...
POSTED Thursday, November 9, 2006
In case you missed it, Yahoo's been offering a Skype-like service — making phone calls over the Net for just pennies — for a little while now, called Yahoo Messenger. So it was pretty much inevitable that companies were...
POSTED Thursday, November 9, 2006
This thing might look like the illegitimate lovechild of a computer mouse and a bracelet, but it's actually a remote control. Not just any remote control, either — a motion-sensing remote control. Yep, you can now change the channel by...
POSTED Thursday, November 9, 2006
There's nothing more relaxing than coming home from a hard day at the office and slipping into a luxurious bath, complete with built-in 8.5-inch LCD screen. What, your bathtub doesn't have a TV built into it? Shame. Keeping one...
POSTED Thursday, November 9, 2006
NEC and Takara have unveiled the TYPE-N01 notebook, a computer designed to look like it came from some underground military base or something. How edgy! It comes with scary-looking additions like a self-destruct button and fingerprint scanner and has...
POSTED Thursday, November 9, 2006
While we've written about batteries powered by jet engines before, a new battery created by Japanese inventor Susumu Suzuki gets its power from an even cooler source: water. The size of a AA battery, the little energy source gets juiced...
POSTED Thursday, November 9, 2006
You know when you're just sitting around, minding your own business, when suddenly you get buried alive? It sucks, trust me. Well, you won't have to worry about having your last moments ruined by a frantic clawing and digging...
POSTED Thursday, November 9, 2006
Enthusiasts of underwater photography will be pleased to hear that Sea & Sea has a new product on deck. Measuring just an inch deep, the slender 860G digital camera is the latest in the company's line of entry-level cameras...
POSTED Wednesday, November 8, 2006
As promised, we have more stuff to tell you about Ugobe's Pleo dinobot, plus some extra footage of him in action. As noted, one of the most compelling things about Pleo is the robot's "hackability," letting you create your...
POSTED Wednesday, November 8, 2006
There have been some big improvements in air-conditioning design, and they're going to change your life! Who's excited? I know I am! The new Mitsubishi ZM air conditioners are equipped with a "motion sensor move eye" that can check...
POSTED Wednesday, November 8, 2006
The Reactable is a totally sweet synthetic instrument that sort of mixes the Sonic Wire Sculptor with the iBar. It's a table that can sense when various objects are placed on it. Each of the special objects represents a...
POSTED Wednesday, November 8, 2006
The Ambient Clock is a smart little timepiece that connects to your Google Calendar and reacts based on when your appointments are during the day. Firstly, it'll block your schedule out around the clock so you can see where...
POSTED Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Apple has finally gotten around to slapping Intel Core 2 Duos into all of its laptops, rounding out the line with Core 2 Duo MacBooks. The Cupertino co. loaded the high-end chips into its MacBook Pros a couple weeks...
POSTED Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a system that can determine the "mood" of a room by sensing all sorts of factors in an environment. The mood data is then transmitted to LED lights that change based on...
POSTED Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Playing music on a PC is like using a Swiss army knife to carve a steak. Nonetheless, millions do it, so the need for decent multimedia speakers is as real as that pain in your wrist. Logitech steps up...
POSTED Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Paying the SCI FI Tech lair a visit today was Pleo, the upcoming dinosaur robot from Ugobe. Pleo, you may remember, is an artificial pet that promises to take robot interactivity to a new level. Unlike other dinobots in...
POSTED Tuesday, November 7, 2006
There's always that one slovenly guy in every office who has no scruples when it comes to using other people's mugs and then leaving them, dirty, in the sink. You could always protect yourself from this behavior by using...
POSTED Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Childhood obesity is no laughing matter, and if you've got a couple of kids who've been hitting the school cafeteria's pizza squares a little too hard it might be high time to get them into shape. But getting a...
POSTED Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Coffee makers that use premeasured "pods" full of grounds are a drag. They're overpriced, you have to buy the pods in bulk, and there's always the worry that your machine will be discontinued and you'll never be able to make...
POSTED Tuesday, November 7, 2006
h, the piggy bank. Trusty teacher of fiscal responsibility for generations. It's been around so long, it's about time it gets a technological upgrade, don't you think? The Pig E Bank ups the motivation to save by counting your...
POSTED Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Think your cute little MacBook is a small computer? Please. That thing is a regular behemoth compared to Samsung's new SPH-P9000, a super-slim foldable laptop that looks like a fancy PDA. Featuring Windows XP, a 1GHz processor, 30GB of...
POSTED Tuesday, November 7, 2006
This Weather Alarm Clock is a regular Sam Champion, measuring atmospheric pressure to predict the weather in addition to its basic timekeeping and alarm functions. Sure, it'd be great to find out it's going to be 70 degrees and sunny...
POSTED Tuesday, November 7, 2006
The Mix LED lamp, designed by Alberto Meda, knocks it out of the park in two of our "cool gadget" criteria: style and efficiency. The simple matte-aluminum finish exudes modern chic, and that triangular head is just way cool...
POSTED Monday, November 6, 2006
You may be working a few too many hours if you need to get one of these. Although it may look it, this little thing isn't promoting peace. Rather it's a little personal massager, designed to ease the stress...
POSTED Monday, November 6, 2006
We got a kick out of this Binary Clock as soon as we saw it. And that's about all we got, since telling time with it is a bit of a challenge. Computer geeks will have no trouble, though,...
POSTED Monday, November 6, 2006
Since GPS implants aren't yet available/socially acceptable, it looks like your best option for tracking your rambunctious little child is the Ion Kids tracking system. It consists of two parts: first is the wristband that locks (locks!) onto the wrist...
POSTED Monday, November 6, 2006
This fruit clock will be really amusing and a cool conversation piece for the first few days you own it. You can tell all your guests about how it runs completely off the fruit, and how it uses the...
POSTED Monday, November 6, 2006
Sure, there are lots of MP3 player speaker docks out there, but how many of them are designed to be attached to the handlebars of your bike? Just one, as far as I can tell. This bad boy locks...
POSTED Monday, November 6, 2006
Loving gadgets can be an expensive habit, so we're always looking for new ways to protect our high-tech valuables. To help nail gadget thieves, one Australian company has a new twist on a fairly old technology: the microdot. DataDot sells...
POSTED Sunday, November 5, 2006
Too lazy to flip a switch to turn the light on? Too lazy to even clap your hands? How about breathing, are you too lazy to do that? Cause that's all you need to do to turn on the...
POSTED Saturday, November 4, 2006
We went above and beyond this week to bring you plenty of hands-on gadget news, playing with the Slingbox's new Mac-friendly software, reviewing the PowerSquid Calamari surge protector, and getting a preview of Sony's PlayStation 3. Between games, we...
POSTED Friday, November 3, 2006
When companies support charities with their products, everybody wins. The buyers get to look like concerned citizens while buying stuff. The companies seem benevolent because their ad campaigns create "awareness." And the charity gets some cash — sometimes more,...
POSTED Friday, November 3, 2006
The fine lads over at Gizmodo got their hands on Microsoft's new Zune audio player and let loose with a great, in depth look at the tasty gadget as well as the Zune Marketplace that Microsoft hopes will steal...
POSTED Friday, November 3, 2006
Samsung has developed a sentry robot with machine guns on it that will kill on sight. Geez guys, the MP3 player business wasn't working well enough for you? Or is this just a way of diversifying, hoping to get...
POSTED Friday, November 3, 2006
"Bling," as I understand it, is a slang term for flashy jewelry with diamonds and other such valuables on it. I don't know for sure, as I'm not "from the streets" or "down" with the "kids." Perhaps if I...
POSTED Friday, November 3, 2006
Do you people really like watching TV shows on tiny screens? I think it's silly, but don't let me stop you from having your fun, no matter how lame said fun is. Here it is kids, what you've all been...
POSTED Friday, November 3, 2006
Could HD-movie downloading become all the rage on, of all things, the Xbox 360? Microsoft sure hopes so. It's rumored that the boys from Redmond have an ace up their sleeve, and it's on-demand HD movie downloading. According to a...
POSTED Friday, November 3, 2006
The worst part about the US cell phone market (besides all the coolest phones being stuck in Europe and Asia and not coming over here) is the fact that in order to get a decent phone for less than $300...
POSTED Friday, November 3, 2006
Each week Adam Frucci takes a closer look at the latest gadget buzz in his column, Shift. Image by Falon As gadgets and technology have become more mainstream in recent years, how a device looks has become just as important...
POSTED Thursday, November 2, 2006
If you work on a laptop, generally your posture ain't all that good. After all, a laptop sitting on a desk has a screen that you need to look down into, which makes hunching over easy to fall into....
POSTED Thursday, November 2, 2006
You know that feeling of trying to hold something like a fork or a pencil and suddenly getting stricken with a horrible, sharp pain in your wrists? That's because you keep your hand tensed up on a mouse all...
POSTED Thursday, November 2, 2006
As we all know by now, the paper-free society is a pipe dream. We're always going to be jotting down notes on stickies and pads, even if those notes say stuff like, "R U GOING 2 B L8?" Still,...
POSTED Thursday, November 2, 2006
Someone come quick! It's an emergency! Oh God, the humanity of it! I just can't believe this is happening! My iPod, it, it… it ran out of batteries. What, you were expecting something more serious? Well, call me overdramatic,...
POSTED Thursday, November 2, 2006
We've seen plenty of crappy holograms out there purporting to be 3D displays, but none of them have really stolen our hearts and made us want one… until now. Cheoptics360 is a big pyramid that projects 3D images in...
POSTED Thursday, November 2, 2006
Classifieds ads for gadgets hold a special place in our ADD-addled minds. We've all seen them, usually in the back pages of the tech or business magazine left behind by the last guy who had the same seat on...
POSTED Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Sony let the unwashed masses try out their upcoming next-gen PlayStation 3 console today in New York City during a slick SoHo event complete with free Twinkies. Well, you can't accuse them of not knowing their audience. Or maybe...
POSTED Wednesday, November 1, 2006
It's a stark dilemma — you want an iMac, but don't want to switch to an Apple. There are PCs that are just as hot, of course, but often you'll be paying as much if not more for your trouble....
POSTED Wednesday, November 1, 2006
You just dropped a few grand on a nice big HD plasma TV and you're just going to slap it up on the wall like some Bob Marley poster in your freshman dorm room? Please. Feast your eyes on...
POSTED Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Not quite as innovative as the company's recent K5 portable, Samsung's latest MP3 player, the T9, nonetheless crams an impressive feature set into its super-slim casing. You get all the perks you'd expect from a non-Apple flash player —...
POSTED Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Oh Japan, you vile temptress! So full of fancy gadgets and so far away! Just look at these super-slick INFOBAR2 phones from KDDI Design Studios in the land of the rising sun. Big ol' buttons, a generous screen, and...
POSTED Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Recycling is something that everyone should do but is easy to lazily forget to do when you're five beers in and just want to get rid of the cans. Make recycling a slicker experience by picking up an Ecopod, a...
POSTED Wednesday, November 1, 2006
When you're designing the next generation of eco-friendly supercars, who would you want at your side? If you're GM VP of Global Design Ed Welburn, you want Jay Leno. Apparently he and Leno sketched the idea of this new...
POSTED Wednesday, November 1, 2006
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