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DVICE ARCHIVE FOR December 2006
Since so many of us drag our photo albums with us camping (and apparently forget flashlights) here's a nifty solution-in-search-of-a-problem you can have some fun with: paper that glows in the dark! Of course, luminescent products are hardly new...
POSTED Sunday, December 31, 2006
Forget AC power! Digital Xtractions' SCIRC t1 webcam plugs right into the sun, joining the legions of solar-powered gadgets out there. For a ghastly $450 you can get your hands on the camera, but the solar panels are an additional...
POSTED Saturday, December 30, 2006
Gotta hand it to Santa — he stuffed our stockings with some sweet gadgets this week. If he had just stopped at turning out cup holder into an iPod dock, we would be happy, but he also brought us...
POSTED Friday, December 29, 2006
We all thought CDs were a lost form of music, but the on-wall Square CD player begs to differ, turning your discs into visual and audible art. Designed by Matteo Bertanelli, Michele di Monte, Chiara Cremona, and Andrea Biraghi...
POSTED Friday, December 29, 2006
Back in medieval times, writing with metallic pens was all the rage. Cool cats like Leonardo da Vinci weren't too happy carrying around quills and ink bottles, so they'd use a pen whose point was solid metal. Writing with...
POSTED Friday, December 29, 2006
Calling a kid's blanket a "duvet cover" sounds a little chichi (sorta like calling a dresser a "bureau" or a couch a "settee"). But in case Light Sleeper Bedding's glowing blanket failed to grab you, Lulla Beds claims its...
POSTED Friday, December 29, 2006
Buddy, was that you I saw on the weekend talking on you cell phone while behind the wheel of your car? Shame. If you must gab while you drive, you should get yourself a hands-free Bluetooth receiver like the...
POSTED Friday, December 29, 2006
This isn't the first time we've spotted some cool underwater gear for cameras, and it won't be the last. For us in the present, Sea & Sea brings us specialized housings for many of the Nikon and Canon digital...
POSTED Friday, December 29, 2006
If the airport security guy opens your carry-on and says, "What is this?" Just reply, "This is Polk Audio's miDock Portfolio. Go ahead, open the soft carry case. The speakers open on a hinge, see? The iPod goes onto...
POSTED Thursday, December 28, 2006
We all have them — days at work when rearranging paperclips, drawing cartoons of your boss, and walking to and from the vending machine occupies the majority of your time. Now you can take office boredom and aggravating your...
POSTED Thursday, December 28, 2006
Here's at least one gadget that won't burden you with yet another charging cord. Tramsystem's i-Blue 757 solar-powered Bluetooth GPS unit (go ahead and take a sec — that's a lot of gadgetry in one device) charges up its...
POSTED Thursday, December 28, 2006
A skylight is a sweet thing to have, since it bestows your home with natural light for zero cost… except for the installation. And there's the rub: it's hard to justify the expense of putting a skylight into an...
POSTED Thursday, December 28, 2006
If you think cameras, video, and the Internet have no place on a cell phone, designer Rune Larsen is right there with you. His Eclipse slider phone gets rid of any and all features besides calling, keeping the size...
POSTED Thursday, December 28, 2006
When I bring a lunch to work, anything not packed into some Tupperware has it pretty rough, what with my laptop, camcorder, and personal jetpack all competing for room in my keyboard handbag. Anything as soft as a banana...
POSTED Thursday, December 28, 2006
We here at SCI FI Tech are completely obsessed with toast. Looks like we're not the only ones. The guys over at Hottie Amps decided to turn real toasters into guitar amplifiers. These shiny (or sparkly) amps are as...
POSTED Thursday, December 28, 2006
Anyone who's ever been in a car accident knows that the moment of impact is often pretty tough to remember. It's all a blur, your life flashes before your eyes, and you just can't remember if the homeless guy jumped...
POSTED Wednesday, December 27, 2006
All these environmentally-friendly cars of the future we always see require some fancy fuel, be it fuel cells, diesel, ethanol, or whatever fancy crap they've thought up to get you from point A to point B. How can you...
POSTED Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Printers are basically the last genre of gadgets to get treated to the aesthetic shrinking that everything from MP3 players to cell phones to speakers have gotten over the past few years. There's a pretty good reason for that: paper...
POSTED Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Alarm clocks seem to be one of the most up-and-coming sectors of the gadget world, or at least a popular playground for designers with wacky ideas. It seems like a day rarely goes by without some new, creative, and kind...
POSTED Wednesday, December 27, 2006
If you want to spread your music around the house without some expensive speaker setup, this "Plug + Enjoy" concept by designer Jinseup Ted Shin aims to solve your problems. Wee little speakers that sit on outlets, they include...
POSTED Wednesday, December 27, 2006
How come the prices on digital cameras from different retailers can range over $100 while the best discount you're likely to get on a new iPod is $5? This Slate article makes a convincing attempt to explain the phenomenon....
POSTED Tuesday, December 26, 2006
You might think your new PS3 makes you pretty unique — after all, you're probably the only person in your zip code with one at the moment. But what about in six months, when Sony slashes prices, ups production,...
POSTED Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Driving a boat is fun and all, but you're always stuck sitting at the wheel. What's up with that?! If only someone would invent a way for us to steer our boats free of the tyranny of the steering...
POSTED Tuesday, December 26, 2006
There are plenty of iPod transmitters out there, but they all make you find a place to stick your iPod while you're driving. Yeah, it's sending your music to the radio, but it's annoying trying to keep it from...
POSTED Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Home integration, the idea that hooking everything in your house up together so it can be controlled from a central location, is gonna be big in 2007. Best Buy, never a store to shy away from sticking their sharp...
POSTED Tuesday, December 26, 2006
If Santa happened to bring you a Wii yesterday, I'm sure you're having a grand old time playing Wii Sports and whatever other launch titles the elves decided to stick in your stocking. However, the size of the TV...
POSTED Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Like rats to the Pied Piper, the Robot Boombox will follow your footsteps wherever you go. Simply plug your iPod into the 11-pound Miuro, (which, frankly, looks like Humpty Dumpty after his great fall) or stream music wirelessly from...
POSTED Tuesday, December 26, 2006
As sleeping-in rates skyrocket this Christmas weekend, it might be a good time to take some time to re-evaluate your choice of alarm clock. There are plenty of options out there — from the eminently practical to the amusingly...
POSTED Sunday, December 24, 2006
There are few things more upsetting that really sick kids, so anything that can be done to make their lives better while undergoing medical treatments is A-OK with us. The iUVO was designed for kids who are stuck hooked...
POSTED Saturday, December 23, 2006
We took a peek into the future this week, checking out some pretty sweet stuff we'll be able to look forward to when we're getting old and gray. First there's an amazing induction table, a surface that will charge...
POSTED Friday, December 22, 2006
We keep moving forward with technology, but some people just can't let go of the past. Nostalgia is all well and good, but sometimes we need to leave our cutting-edge tech and our love of retro as far away...
POSTED Friday, December 22, 2006
Like Obi-Wan Kenobi once said, "you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy." Unlike old Ben, I don't mean Mos Eisley Spaceport, people. I'm talking about computer keyboards. They're a breeding ground for bacteria, harboring...
POSTED Friday, December 22, 2006
Having a gadget die in the field is a terrible thing to have happen. Sure, you could tote around some fancy charger with you to resuscitate you fallen comrade, but that doesn't seem strange enough for my tastes. What...
POSTED Friday, December 22, 2006
So I was just packing yesterday for my annual trip back home for Chirstmas, determined to try out a few select gadgets while I'm out of action, and I found myself becoming increasingly annoyed at all the charging cables...
POSTED Friday, December 22, 2006
I'm all for the convergence of gadgets, but come on. I know it's exciting to create a new device that's never seen the light of day before, but you've gotta take a minute and think about what reasons there...
POSTED Friday, December 22, 2006
Much like the TuneView, the Popalive remote control from Alive Style can control your iPod from afar while bringing its playlists, menus, and whatnot straight to your hand via two-way RF technology. It's even more fun doing it through...
POSTED Friday, December 22, 2006
Nanotechnology isn't just for researchers and scientists… no, it's also something that geckos came up with long before we got our brains wrapped around the idea. I'm no scientist, so we'll let an actual doctor take it from here:...
POSTED Friday, December 22, 2006
Each week Adam Frucci takes a closer look at the latest gadget buzz in his column, Shift. Image by Matt Krueger Hey, it's almost Christmas! Merry Christmas to all you people who celebrate Christmas out there, and to everyone else...
POSTED Thursday, December 21, 2006
These 6X zoom lenses from the Brando Workshop dwarf the tiny cell phones they were made for. The resulting look is something like a contemporary (and squished) version of an 8mm movie camera. Made to fit specific Nokia (N70,...
POSTED Thursday, December 21, 2006
Don't let the flowing locks, chiseled jaw, and hundreds of kitschy romance-novel covers fool you. Turns out everyone's favorite male model (sorry, Ryan Seacrest, you need at least one Y chromosome to qualify), the one, the only Fabio Lanzoni...
POSTED Thursday, December 21, 2006
The more we surround ourselves with technology, the more we want our surroundings to look tech-free. At least some of us. When it comes to the art of disguising technology as something more rustic, the PC is one of...
POSTED Thursday, December 21, 2006
Anyone living north of the Mason-Dixon line has had the familiar experience of trekking through the snow, only to get a call on your cell phone that you need to take. So you reluctantly remove your gloves just so...
POSTED Thursday, December 21, 2006
Beer is great, and it's even better when it comes from a tap. The problem is that in order to enjoy a delicious draught pint you generally need to trek to a bar and pay a lot more money...
POSTED Thursday, December 21, 2006
If you either take your computer out into the field to do your work or are an enormous klutz, the Toughbook line of Panasonic lappies is right up your alley. The most badass of this notably badass line just...
POSTED Thursday, December 21, 2006
This pretty little thing you're looking at is the new, redesigned Aliph Jawbone headset. Designed by Yves Behar, it's certainly one of the sexiest headsets we've ever seen. But does it work well? Apparently yes, very well. It uses...
POSTED Thursday, December 21, 2006
We like providing you with new and interesting ways to wake yourself up in the morning. What can I say, we're here for you. So if you are at the opposite side of the spectrum from those folks who need...
POSTED Thursday, December 21, 2006
'Twas the week before Christmas and all through the store, shoppers are rushing like never beforeYour list was made with the greatest of care, but now the big day — we're almost thereYou need an idea to finish your...
POSTED Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Tipped by my colleague Chris, I found this YouTube video of a crazy plate-controlled table computer intriguing. Much like some other cool furniture we've seen in the past, we have no data whatsoever on this piece of concept gear,...
POSTED Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Thanks to unimpeded capitalism, there are so many music players available that deciding which one to buy might make your head 'splode. In fact, only two players really count — iPod and Zune. Everything else is just marketplace clutter....
POSTED Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Apparently Sir David King, the U.K. government's chief scientist, has been reading too much Philip K. Dick. He seems to think that within 50 years we'll need to give rights to robots, as they'll be sentient enough to need to...
POSTED Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Sure, eBooks might be convenient, but no one likes giving up the tactile feel of reading an old-fashioned book for a cold digital device. But is there a way to upgrade paper books, to somehow make them easier to get...
POSTED Wednesday, December 20, 2006
What do you get when you cross high fashion and gadgets? Overpriced crap, generally speaking. Usually it's a scam to get people to shell out tons of money just for a brand name, with boring phones getting some upscale...
POSTED Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Are you finding that people are getting drunk a little too fast at your parties? This Beaker Blender can help you better portion the amount of vodka you put in those screwdrivers. The measurements on the side will precisely...
POSTED Wednesday, December 20, 2006
HDMI? Who needs it? Sure, it's currently the best and only way to get the highest quality signal possible running to your HDTV from all your fancy HD home theater components, but it's not gonna be king of the...
POSTED Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Would you wear an article of clothing designed explicitly to track your movements and whereabouts? Of course not, you're probably saying. That's crazytalk. Well, what if you were going into the wilderness? On a hike or a ski trip,...
POSTED Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Whether it's something as basic as Orange Tang or a far more sophisticated gadget like the GPS navigation network, a surprising amount of the cool stuff we use every day has its origins in taxpayer-funded research done by the...
POSTED Tuesday, December 19, 2006
What kind of idiot would put up a flammable evergreen tree as a holiday decoration and drape it with electric lights and wires? Oh, right, that would be me. But my living room may get a little safer with...
POSTED Tuesday, December 19, 2006
If you're worried about a serious emergency or disaster coming to town, you know that some namby-pamby first aid kit full of band-aids isn't gonna cut it when the going gets rough. You need a serious first aid kit...
POSTED Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Those icons of New York City, the yellow cabs, are slated to get updated into the 21st century in the very near future. Planned upgrades include the ability to pay with credit cards (something that only a few cabs...
POSTED Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The wristwatch offerings from TokyoFlash can occasionally be pretty out there, but this one actually has some sleekness to it, even if the watch face looks like something the guy who made the opening graphic for 24 did while...
POSTED Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Am I the only one kind of missing the point of the whole tilt-sensor thing? Yeah, the Wii is cool, and that controller is pretty innovative. Does that mean I want to control every video game from now on...
POSTED Tuesday, December 19, 2006
We may be dreaming of a white Christmas, but with Al Gore's global warming keeping things in the northeast a toasty 50 degrees it doesn't look like there's much chance of that happening. I guess that leaves us with a...
POSTED Tuesday, December 19, 2006
We love us the crazy kitchen concepts, so there was no way we would let this guy pass by without sharing it with y'all. This one is called Cycle of Water, and it's gimmick is that it's setup in...
POSTED Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Maybe you have a friend who likes to take his iPod kayaking. Or maybe your sister likes wakeboarding while listening to Devo. In either case, you should introduce them to Otter's line of waterproof boxes made especially for iPods. I...
POSTED Monday, December 18, 2006
For those of you who dare to doubt the power of the One Ring… er, HDTV, check out this blogger's in-depth comparison of DVD (top) and HD (bottom) picture quality. Putting specific frames side by side, he showed that...
POSTED Monday, December 18, 2006
Okay, people. Let's stop the madness here. There's no need to make a USB-powered version of every gadget and appliance ever. USB is not going to take over for standard outlets, and just because the diminutive port can power...
POSTED Monday, December 18, 2006
Nothing says excitement like a presentation involving a white board. It's like boring PowerPoint presentations, but somehow more boring! How awesome is that?! And now look at this, there's an upgrade in store for the trusty white board. It...
POSTED Monday, December 18, 2006
Eat your heart out, Dyson — Electrolux has done one better than your "properly" working vacuum cleaner with these floor-cleaning shoes. Just slip 'em on when it's time to clean the house and they'll suck up dirt from the...
POSTED Monday, December 18, 2006
Hey germophobes, I have something to make you feel a bit unsettled on this beautiful Monday morning. Toothbrushes. They're gross. Think about it: you stick this thing in your mouth over and over again to scrub the bad stuff out,...
POSTED Monday, December 18, 2006
I've got some bad news for all you Apple fanboys out there: the iPhone was announced today, and it's certainly a huge disappointment. The number one reason it's such a letdown? It wasn't made by Apple. Yeah, those sneaky...
POSTED Monday, December 18, 2006
Earlier this week, NEC Electronics, along with Elpida Memory and Oki Electric announced their findings for squishing a massive amount of memory into a very small space, keeping Moore's Law — the observation that the number of transistors on a...
POSTED Monday, December 18, 2006
Pay at the Pump is so yesterday. I want buying things to be so easy that I don't even have to pull out my wallet. Apparently Cingular and MasterCard have been reading my mind (I knew that magnetic stripe...
POSTED Sunday, December 17, 2006
Upside-down showers are cool, but Roca showers are cooler. Gadget Candy pointed us to the Aquatec Club 1000, which includes an FM radio and "waterfall" for around $13,665. But we're more impressed by the 1700 model (shown), which has a...
POSTED Saturday, December 16, 2006
Plenty of ideas for adding some tech chic to you home came up this week. Beyond stylish additions like the mirrored range hood and the front projector built into a bed, we saw a transforming table that can double...
POSTED Friday, December 15, 2006
If you want to hook a media center PC up in your living room and you don't want to mess around, might I recommend the Hannibal Deuce +. A beefy computer loaded up with geek-friendly Ubuntu Linux, it's an...
POSTED Friday, December 15, 2006
SanDisk and Sony are working on a Memory Stick Pro-HG format that puts the old Memory Stick Pro format to shame. Yes, the "HG" actually means something: the new Sticks are designed to provide high-speed continuous writing (up to...
POSTED Friday, December 15, 2006
It's cold out! Well, not really… it's like 55 degrees in NYC. But hey, I'm sure it's cold somewhere. The effects of global warming haven't turned the entire planet into a beach party just yet, so there's still time...
POSTED Friday, December 15, 2006
Well, I guess it was only a matter of time. After Wiimotes started getting flung every which way by overeager Wii owners, breaking TVs and ruining Saturday afternoons, Nintendo has decided to recall all of the Wiimote straps out...
POSTED Friday, December 15, 2006
We always say touchscreens are the future of cellphones, and here's proof that it isn't just a pie-in-the-sky idea. The LG KE850 is all screen, with whatever buttons you need coming up for you to press as needed. There...
POSTED Friday, December 15, 2006
Among innovations for the blind, Braille ranks pretty highly. But not every book and magazine gets the bumpy treatment — are the sightless just supposed to go without reading those Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanzines? A gadget called the...
POSTED Friday, December 15, 2006
If you can't tell that you're getting sunburned by the pinkness of your skin or the soft scent of burning flesh wafting through the air, you might just be an idiot. And if you're an idiot, there's all sorts of...
POSTED Friday, December 15, 2006
Good morning! Time for breakfast! What, you don't have a breakfast machine? It's OK, cereal is a good alternative for someone in a hurry. I'll just grab this bowl of Fruit Loops and… dear God. This cereal is glowing....
POSTED Friday, December 15, 2006
Each week Adam Frucci takes a closer look at the latest gadget buzz in his column, Shift. Image by Matt Krueger Not much has changed in the structure of major media in the past few decades. It's a pretty standard...
POSTED Thursday, December 14, 2006
"Look where I've been!" will become your catch phrase once you download a new program called Track Exporter from sports-watch maker Suunto. Made to work with the company's X9 or X9i (above), the free download will take the GPS...
POSTED Thursday, December 14, 2006
This new camcorder from JVC has a pretty insane 34X optical zoom, which should let you see pretty clearly what's happening in your neighbor's window across the street. However, have you ever tried keeping a camera steady when it's...
POSTED Thursday, December 14, 2006
Replacing an entire DVD collection with Blu-ray Discs or HD DVDs is a daunting and expensive task (not that you could with the limited titles available), especially for those of us who've spent our unborn children's college tuition feeding...
POSTED Thursday, December 14, 2006
Why pay for expensive studio time or even worry about getting an at-home recording setup? If you have an iPod, you're halfway to having a setup for recording the next Since U Been Gone in the privacy of your...
POSTED Thursday, December 14, 2006
Gadgets keep gettin' smaller, which means all of their components need to get smaller as well. The speaker has gotten shrunk down like the rest of 'em, but how small can you make a speaker and still have decent sound...
POSTED Thursday, December 14, 2006
People are always looking for new ways to get a thrill, but let's be honest: there hasn't been much that's come out that has actually looked like a lot of fun since the advent of the bungee cord. Well,...
POSTED Thursday, December 14, 2006
With living rooms getting all gammed up and modern thanks to flat-panel TVs and the like, kitchens are feeling a little peer pressure to keep up. If you're not interested in a full-on kitchen makeover, here's a quicker, easier...
POSTED Thursday, December 14, 2006
Want to impress your visiting family this holiday season? Well, except for your brother-in-law no one cares about your new flat-screen TV, sadly. You need a classier piece of technology to get Grandma and Grandpa excited, and that classy...
POSTED Thursday, December 14, 2006
The holidays are typically a time of too much food, too much drink, a lot of visiting of friends and family, and essentially very little time to hit the gym. Come January many a holiday reveler may face the...
POSTED Wednesday, December 13, 2006
"La," a note to follow "so." It's also a pretty handy way to make verbs sound hep: La Scoop, La Pirouette, La Flourish — so why not La-Tweez? Now if I actually had eyebrows worth plucking (or, you know,...
POSTED Wednesday, December 13, 2006
You know how sometimes you go to get ice from the freezer and it's all clumped together? Or other times it's all fuzzy and gross? Well, that's because you left it in there too long without using it. If...
POSTED Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The future isn't all flying cars and hotshot microwaves. In fact, I think I may have stumbled across something exciting and practical: charge-by-contact plates. Though companies like Splashpower have been at this game longer, WildCharge plans to push things...
POSTED Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Do you people really want to walk around with screens attached to your faces? Can you not be so far from a screen at any point that attaching a TV in your glasses seems like a great solution to that...
POSTED Wednesday, December 13, 2006
We can always rely on Bang & Olufsen to inject a little chic into our gadget world, and the Danish company's EarSet 2 is no exception. Well, when you really look at the Bluetooth earpiece's big round flap that...
POSTED Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but who has time to get bogged down in the morning making a meal that requires more than one appliance? The toaster, the stove, the coffee maker — it's enough...
POSTED Wednesday, December 13, 2006
When stuff gets done in Texas, it gets done in a big way. Be it a hat, a steak, or a screen, it's gonna be huge. Just take a look at the plans for the new Cowboy Stadium: the...
POSTED Wednesday, December 13, 2006
People love sticking their iPods into objects that iPods haven't been stuck in before. After all, an alarm clock with an iPod dock is nothing new, but a projector? Yeah, that's a new one. It's actually kind of a cool...
POSTED Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The small field of high-end table radios has an impressive new entry: Polk Audio's I-Sonic. It's the company's first offering into the category, and Polk has upped the ante, offering more features out of the box than most, if...
POSTED Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Meet the Robolobster, designer Joseph Ayers' aptly named robotic lobster. This cute imitation crustacean can't pinch your toes, but in many other ways it acts just like a lobster. It's controlled by an electronic nervous system that mimics that...
POSTED Tuesday, December 12, 2006
The lowly toilet is basically the last appliance in your house you would think to give an aesthetic upgrade, but why? And I'm not talking about adding strange and awkward gadget functionality to the toilet, either; I don't need...
POSTED Tuesday, December 12, 2006
The great thing about following hard drives and media capacity is that there's always something newer, smaller, and bigger. There will never be a time when we can say "ah, finally. The smallest and highest capacity hard drive ever created....
POSTED Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Now that you've discovered the joy of downloading videos to your iPod, your old speaker dock may lack something that you covet: a video output for watching those digital vids on a TV. For you serial downloaders of 24...
POSTED Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Are you really, really into watching TV in bed? So much so that a regular bed facing a TV just won't cut it anymore? That's kind of sad. Well, far be it from me to judge you so harshly...
POSTED Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Backcountry skiing — that is, taking your planks on to slopes not under the tutelage of a fancy ski area — provides some of the best and most pure skiing you can ever hope to experience. Rather than being...
POSTED Tuesday, December 12, 2006
We really like the Nike + iPod sport kit, but the fact that they expect you to buy a special pair of shoes just to use it is pretty weak on Nike's part. We already have shoes that we like...
POSTED Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Everybody in your family knows that you'll never print those pictures of Thanksgiving dinner out for them. You probably won't even get around to e-mailing those snapshots of your friend's sweet-whatever birthday to her, let alone the rest of...
POSTED Monday, December 11, 2006
LG, probably best known these days for popularizing chocolate as a gadget category, is extending some of those design chops to laptops. This slick concept notebook, called the "E-Book," uses an OLED screen for the monitor, so on top...
POSTED Monday, December 11, 2006
Green thumbs out there know that gardening gloves are a necessary evil when it comes to doing serious work out in the garden. While you need them to keep your hands from getting all cut up and filthy, the...
POSTED Monday, December 11, 2006
Personally, I am pretty happy with my standard keyboard. Even when I'm playing a game I never feel like I would be that much better off with a slew of extra buttons or something. But I guess some people...
POSTED Monday, December 11, 2006
We normally don't post about homemade mods, be they computer cases or video game controllers, as you can't buy them so they usually just amount to some nice eye candy. But once in a while, a homemade gadget is...
POSTED Monday, December 11, 2006
In theory, having your music play throughout your entire house would be a great thing to be able to do. It's convenient, right? But honestly, how often are you wandering throughout your house for long enough that you need...
POSTED Monday, December 11, 2006
How many times have you met a person who claims they've kicked the cigarette habit, only to light up "just this one" as a reward for some seemingly nonexistent accomplishment? In most cases, they are soon coming up with new...
POSTED Monday, December 11, 2006
If your thumbs are just about worn out from trying to compose a lengthy text message to your sweetie using the multiple keystroke approach, the upcoming Vox smart phone from HTC could provide some welcome relief. Even though it...
POSTED Sunday, December 10, 2006
If you're looking to save the world (not by way of saving the cheerleader), The Design Can's Self-Destructo Candle might be the product for you. It's simple enough. As a do-gooder, you'll use the LED half of the candle...
POSTED Saturday, December 9, 2006
It's getting cold, and winter is officially here. To warm ourselves up this week we checked out some dorky USB slippers and an even dorkier USB eye heater. We also checked out some new, faster ways of zipping data...
POSTED Friday, December 8, 2006
Are you really concerned about the safety of your precious ears, yet can't stay away from death metal concerts? Need a little help figuring out if something is too loud for your wussy little ears to handle? If you someone...
POSTED Friday, December 8, 2006
This steaming pile of ugly gadget is the M*free Ultra-Portable PC, a sad attempt at creating a unified gadget that can do everything. It's got a cell phone, a digital camera, a portable media player, a little PC, and...
POSTED Friday, December 8, 2006
If one screen is good, I guess it only naturally follows that two screens are better. Right? Well, according to Korean inventor Hong Jeong that is totally correct. He designed this two-screen cell phone concept for easier web browsing,...
POSTED Friday, December 8, 2006
Apparently the next big thing in high-tech auto design are systems that compensate for your dangerous ineptitude behind the wheel. To be fair, auto accidents are far too frequent, and anything that will keep you from rear-ending that minivan...
POSTED Friday, December 8, 2006
At your next backyard barbecue, not only can you zoom in from afar on Grandma's extra long chin hair, you'll be able to hear her moan and groan about your no-good cousins thanks to the Zoom Mic function on...
POSTED Friday, December 8, 2006
You think you're a serious gamer? Well, do you have a fancy keyboard that was designed exclusively for serious gamers? No? Then you're a shell of a man, my friend. Get with the program. The Ideazon MERC Gaming Keyboard...
POSTED Friday, December 8, 2006
Each week Adam Frucci takes a closer look at the latest gadget buzz in his column, Shift. Image by Falon Dearly beloved, We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of our friends the CD, the DVD, the HD...
POSTED Thursday, December 7, 2006
Can you ever get enough pictures of yourself? Seriously — sometimes your arm just isn't long enough to get you in the frame next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. That's where the QuikPod comes in, a lightweight extendable...
POSTED Thursday, December 7, 2006
Picture this: there you are, minding your own business at the bus stop, when you take a deep breath. What's that smell? No, it isn't the hobo urine stink you're used to. Cookies? Fresh from the oven cookies? Well, cookies...
POSTED Thursday, December 7, 2006
GPS is great for lots of things, but my favorite use of the lovable satellite positioning system is having the ability to track your friends, family, and employees without them knowing it. Who wouldn't enjoy the feeling of omniscient power...
POSTED Thursday, December 7, 2006
Gadgets in the wilderness are on borrowed time. Those batteries will run out at some point, and with no power outlets nearby, you're boned, right? Not so with the SolarPort 4.4, a videotape-size solar panel that'll juice up your...
POSTED Thursday, December 7, 2006
Another day, another ill-conceived USB-powered heater gadget from the Far East. I'll be honest, I'm running out of ways to spin products from this new and doubtlessly idiotic niche market, so I'll just cut to the chase here. This...
POSTED Thursday, December 7, 2006
Southpaws have it rough. Everything is made for right-handed people, so if you want to drive a stick shift, write on a spiral bound notebook, or use a can opener you're at a serious disadvantage. And computer mice, they're...
POSTED Thursday, December 7, 2006
The best thing about following gadgets and technology as closely as I do is getting surprised by simple innovations. There are so many products out there, so many "upgrades" and "breakthroughs" that are anything but, that it's refreshing to...
POSTED Thursday, December 7, 2006
If there's a time of the year made for kids of all ages, it's the weeks leading up to Christmas. Of course for parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles (and pretty much anyone else who has to give a gift...
POSTED Wednesday, December 6, 2006
We love Bluetooth technology, since it lets us go all hands-free with our cell phones (and iPods) with no wires, but it has its limitations. One big one is battery life — you may have noticed that your cell phone...
POSTED Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Nothing is more irritating when you're driving at night than getting some jackasses brights shone in your face from your rearview mirror. Well, I guess there are lots of other, probably more irritating things that could happen to you...
POSTED Wednesday, December 6, 2006
With everyone all psyched about downloading HD movies and CD-quality music and all that jazz, our trusty Ethernet cables are starting to look like they might not be up to the task. We want to be able to download multiple...
POSTED Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Touchscreen phones are on their way, and the Motorokr E6 PDA cellphone is leading the pack. Saving precious space by getting rid of the number pad, the E6 features a 2.4-inch touchscreen that'll take care of that data input for...
POSTED Wednesday, December 6, 2006
So let's see here… you've got your USB gloves and heated pants, so you're taken care of there. What about your feet? You need something nonsensically tied to USB to keep your feet warm or you'll never make it...
POSTED Wednesday, December 6, 2006
DaimlerChrysler has developed an ingenious system for warning drivers about hazardous road conditions, taking notice of the popularity of peer-to-peer file sharing and bringing it over into the automotive world. Called "WILLWARN," the system monitors how a car is...
POSTED Wednesday, December 6, 2006
GM's design for an environmentally friendly Hummer (called the Hummer O2) won The Los Angeles Auto Show's 2007 design challenge award yesterday. The concept car's roof opens to become a propeller-like canopy full of algae. The idea is that the...
POSTED Tuesday, December 5, 2006
If Steve Jobs bedded down with Doc Ock, this is probably what their offspring would look like. While most of us try to hide unsightly cable clutter, this chic USB/FireWire hub from LaCie turns what's ordinarily a mess into...
POSTED Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Unless you use EV-DO to connect to the Web on your laptop, chances are you aren't using that PC card slot on your laptop. It's generally used for connecting to the Internet, and most laptops have built-in wireless, making...
POSTED Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Some fancy camcorders have hard drives built in, and some fancy camcorders can burn DVDs, but how many fancy camcorders can do both? Just one, apparently. The Hitachi DZ-HS303E features an 8-GB hard drive as well as DVD-burning capabilities,...
POSTED Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Think you're cool, Mr. DJ? Spinning discs, jacking in your iPod, mixing them all up — that makes you the man, right? Well, think again, Captain Awesome, because celebrity DJ Donna D'Cruz (right) is way cooler than you, and...
POSTED Tuesday, December 5, 2006
For the two or three of you out there that have managed to pack your new 80-GB iPods to the gills, good news! Toshiba has just unveiled a 100-GB 1.8-inch drive, the same size and brand used in your...
POSTED Tuesday, December 5, 2006
The great thing about concept designs is that, generally speaking, there isn't much info provided. It's just a pretty picture, a neat idea someone had, and the nuts and bolts are left up to the readers imagination. So let's talk...
POSTED Tuesday, December 5, 2006
The iPhone isn't here yet, so non-Apple cell-phone makers are scrambling to get their music phones out and into two-year-contract-locked customers' hands ASAP. Quick, everyone stick music controls on the outside of your phones and rush them out! Hurry,...
POSTED Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Kevin Rose, Digg founder, possible millionaire, and star of this controversial BusinessWeek cover story, dished some supposedly top-secret specs about Apple's rumored upcoming "iPhone" on his weekly podcast, Diggnation. Not trusting the wacky summaries making their way through the...
POSTED Monday, December 4, 2006
We knew this was coming, but the company leading the charge of Blu-ray in the high-definition disc war no one cares about has finally come out with its own player. Sony, that renowned screwer-upper of formats, just started shipping...
POSTED Monday, December 4, 2006
Belkin is gonna start selling their new wireless USB hub in a couple of weeks after much delay. What's so special about it? Take a seat, son. It utilizes ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless, giving it speeds around 480 Mpbs. That's...
POSTED Monday, December 4, 2006
Although there's certainly no shortage of iPod docks for connecting to your TV or stereo, Keyspan's TuneView jumps to the front of the line by including a handy LCD screen right on the remote control. Announced last winter and...
POSTED Monday, December 4, 2006
Installing speakers into your floor or ceiling is a great way to hide unsightly electronics from your discerning guests, but it makes pointing them at your "sweet spot" a bit of a challenge. Unless you build your walls and ceiling...
POSTED Monday, December 4, 2006
This week in Krazy Kitchen Gadgets we have this orb island by Italian company Sheer. Floating in the middle of your kitchen, it adds a touch of class and spaceship-esque design to your home. The entire thing is hidden...
POSTED Monday, December 4, 2006
How many times have you had to pause Gears of War because you needed a free hand to answer the phone, stuff a Dorito into your mouth, or scratch an itch? That kind of thing totally takes away from...
POSTED Monday, December 4, 2006
Barry Diller's latest brainchild is AskCity, Ask.com's answer to CitySearch, which debuts today. It's a local search network — half the page is devoted to search, the other half is a Google-style map. By our reckoning, Ask's search engine still...
POSTED Monday, December 4, 2006
The piping-hot slice of transportation from the future comes our way from Mazda, who showed it off at the L.A. Auto Show earlier this week. Called the Nagare, the concept car is named after the Japanese word for "flow."...
POSTED Sunday, December 3, 2006
You're a tough guy! Look at you, so big and strong. Why, if it wasn't for your crippling fear of both airplanes and dying in a foreign land, you'd surely be in the armed forces. Hey, don't worry, your...
POSTED Saturday, December 2, 2006
So we're a couple of weeks out from those launches of the Wii and the PlayStation 3, yet our brains are clearly still in the gamezone, judging from the deluge of gaming gadgetry we saw this week. First we...
POSTED Friday, December 1, 2006
I don't know if anyone's still freaked out by cell-phone radiation, but if you think that cancer cluster emerging in your neighborhood is caused by everyone's shiny new KRZRs, French cosmetics maker Clarins wants to put your mind at ease....
POSTED Friday, December 1, 2006
You know how when you're wearing a protective suit to keep you from getting infected with the biohazardous waste that you work with on a daily basis you get all sweaty? Yeah, me either. But apparently the material that the...
POSTED Friday, December 1, 2006
Cutting down trees is a pretty simple proposition. But what if said trees are underwater? Not so smart now, are you? It isn't easy convincing loggers to don their scuba outfits and grab waterproof chainsaws, so Triton Logging went...
POSTED Friday, December 1, 2006
Regal Cinemas is planning to give that guy who sat in front of you at The Departed and shushed you when you talked during the previews a new, more official weapon against talking in theaters. They'll be handing out little...
POSTED Friday, December 1, 2006
Lunching at your desk is pretty much an essential ritual in today's workplace, though I'll bet your keyboard isn't a fan. Those pretzel flakes have to land somewhere, and the cracks between your keys are often the prime drop...
POSTED Friday, December 1, 2006
With so many iPod docks out there, manufacturers need to go to greater lengths these days to make their products stand out and get your attention. Philips has decided to go the abnormal size route with their latest offering,...
POSTED Friday, December 1, 2006
To put the recent review of the Dell XPS 710 box in perspective for you, here's something you can get for $1,500 less than that quad-core monster: a 100-inch arcade gaming machine. Comprised of a projector, a 100-inch screen,...
POSTED Friday, December 1, 2006
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