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These sexy Muon speakers were designed by Ross Lovecrove for speaker manufacturer KEF, and they're due to be released in Milan (oh la la) next month. Standing an imposing six and a half feet tall, they're pretty much guaranteed...
POSTED Saturday, March 31, 2007
Space travel? Future aircraft? Astro kittens? We were all over the final frontier this week. Whether it was flying saucers, jetpacks, or just music players that look like spaceships, outer space ruled our world this week. And should you...
POSTED Friday, March 30, 2007
The GPS systems of the future are on their way, and here's a good example: this little Bushnell ONIX 400 handheld unit packs more gadget-per-square-inch than anything we've seen lately. It's an XM satellite radio to begin with, and...
POSTED Friday, March 30, 2007
This might look like your standard issue classy wallet, but it's also a heart monitor. Yep, now you can carry around cash, some credit cards, and a safety device that makes sure your ticker is operating the way it should...
POSTED Friday, March 30, 2007
Who needs a Nintendo DS Lite, what with the fancy graphics and touchscreen. That's more sass than I need in my portable gaming. Give me some crappy graphics, some clunky controls, and a healthy splash of nostalgia, thank you...
POSTED Friday, March 30, 2007
Computer desk manufacturers build desks with holes that allow users to run wires from their computers to peripheral devices. I abandoned that access hole ages ago when it became too tight to fit all of the cables and wires...
POSTED Friday, March 30, 2007
The technology of tea may be lagging behind increasing evidence of its health benefits. Where, after all, is the tea lover's equivalent of a bong, vaporizer or coffee pod? One of precious few real innovations for high-volume tea drinkers...
POSTED Friday, March 30, 2007
We've had MP3 watches for a while now, though they've never really taken off. Just a guess, but it might have something to do with those earphone wires dangling from your ears to your wrist. For his concept MP3...
POSTED Friday, March 30, 2007
I feel like lately we've been seeing all sorts of crazy crap that leads me to believe that this is, in fact, the future that we are living in. I know, I know, technically it's the present, but we've...
POSTED Friday, March 30, 2007
I enjoy sitting in a lukewarm pool of my own filth, which is why bathtubs are so great. But hey, what good is a bath without some tunes to go along with it? This crazy Japanese audio player has...
POSTED Friday, March 30, 2007
This head-scratching contraption is a deep fryer combined with a fish tank, and no, it doesn't only make fish sticks. The boiling oil sits right on top of the water that your fishy friends live in, but it doesn't...
POSTED Friday, March 30, 2007
A word to the wise: If your kid gets a fancy chocolate egg during the family's upcoming Easter festivities, you may want to check the label before you sneak a bite. And if the golden box it's in is marked...
POSTED Thursday, March 29, 2007
This wacky litter box has two benefits, as far as I can tell. First, it cleans itself, saving you the trouble of scooping poop that your cat has ceremoniously left for you. Second, it looks like some sort of spacecraft,...
POSTED Thursday, March 29, 2007
One good rule of thumb for those of us out there who can't dance to save our lives: don't draw attention to yourself. Sure, you might look like you're choking on something when you try to cut the rug,...
POSTED Thursday, March 29, 2007
I'll be honest: I don't really see the point of this rolling bridge. Sure, it's a pretty sweet idea, and it looks really cool, but how often do you need to roll a bridge up into a circle? Sure,...
POSTED Thursday, March 29, 2007
It's been a while since Apple updated Boot Camp, that seemingly miraculous app that lets you boot up Windows on a Mac, and now it brings in 32-bit Windows Vista support with its newly-released Boot Camp 1.2. Apple says...
POSTED Thursday, March 29, 2007
While everyone always talks up the environmental benefits of hybrid and electric vehicles, they always conveniently forget the other, nearly equally important benefit of these forward-thinking cars: being totally conspicuous. I mean, saving the planet is great and all,...
POSTED Thursday, March 29, 2007
You can't throw a Bluetooth earpiece without hitting a music phone these days, but Nokia's latest multimedia phone adds something new to the field. What's the word I'm looking for…? A turn? A spin? In any case, if you...
POSTED Thursday, March 29, 2007
Indoor rock climbing walls aren't exactly outdoorsy, no matter how much faux-boulder texturing is done to the plastic you're hanging onto. That's why this crazy designer gym in Japan is so awesome — there's no pretense about you climbing around...
POSTED Thursday, March 29, 2007
Boeing, everyone's favorite airplane manufacturer, is hopping on the fuel-cell bandwagon. Not for airplanes that you or I will get a chance to fly on, but rather for a military plane. This will be the first airplane ever that's...
POSTED Thursday, March 29, 2007
Thinking about enjoying a bit of underwater adventure in your own personal submarine? Spanish designer Guillermo Sureda-Burgos has created concepts for three subs that'll let you take one or two of your closest friends along with you. One of...
POSTED Wednesday, March 28, 2007
A really good indicator that a product isn't that great is when manufacturers put way too much effort into a gimmicky design. Case in point: what looks like a shiny shifter for your car or game console is really an...
POSTED Wednesday, March 28, 2007
If you're a country boy transplanted to the big city such as myself, you probably miss the little things about living in the sticks. You know, stuff like the people at the post office knowing your name, being able...
POSTED Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Next time you decide to go do something totally extreme like climb a mountain or go down a mountain really fast, you might want to bring one of these new-fangled portable splints. Wrapping around a busted limb using Velcro and...
POSTED Wednesday, March 28, 2007
A retro look, 10 megapixels, options aplenty — what's not to love about Ricoh's Caplio GX100? Despite the old-school aesthetics, it's a very modern 1 inch thick and sports a 2.5-inch LCD around back. Given all the optional accessories,...
POSTED Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Well, that rumored upgraded Xbox 360 we told you about a couple of months ago looks like it's becoming a reality. Microsoft unveiled the new Xbox 360 Elite late last night, a black version of its popular console loaded...
POSTED Wednesday, March 28, 2007
The garage band came about in the 1960s, thanks mainly to affordable speakers systems, electric guitars and the rise of suburbia. For today's city dwellers or those with two SUVs in the garage there's still hope — welcome to...
POSTED Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Attention, morons! Do you have an extra $1,000,000 kicking around? Would you like to spend it on something that is clearly not worth anywhere near $1,000,000? Well then, I have the perfect product for you. It's the first million-dollar...
POSTED Wednesday, March 28, 2007
With science having recently determined the health value of midday siestas, no self-respecting power-napping exec will want to be without the Transport from architect Alberto Frias, an elliptical pod equipped with speakers, subwoofers and a bevy of LEDs that...
POSTED Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Do you hate your friends? Do you also hate yourself, maybe a little bit? Well then put down that Scrabble board, chump. There's a new game in town perfectly suited to your twisted psyche. The Lightning Reaction Xtreme Shocking...
POSTED Tuesday, March 27, 2007
When a blimp is too slow and a plane can't lift heavy-enough payloads, what's a pilot to do? How about an Aeroscraft, a partially buoyant airship with a rigid hull structure? Made lighter than air with helium, it has...
POSTED Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Apparently, some people just aren't satisfied with the adequate yet boringly relaxing qualities of furniture like a bed or a couch. No, they need something that's loaded with expensive electronics. Something that's ostentatious and expensive. Something like this Relaxone....
POSTED Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Texas Instruments has created a DLP projector so small, it fits comfortably in the bottom of a cell phone. At a mere 1.3-inches, the Pico is nice and small yet can pump out a DVD-quality image in widescreen-TV sizes....
POSTED Tuesday, March 27, 2007
What's the point of snowboarding if you don't have stats to back up how extreme you are once you get off the mountain? Well, besides the chance to be outside, get exercise, and have a lot of fun. No,...
POSTED Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Smoking may be increasingly uncool in the western world, but in China, three-quarters of adult men smoke. Where else will you find a cigarette case that's also a phone and also a camera and, um, also an MP3 player?...
POSTED Tuesday, March 27, 2007
If you worry about your neighbors mooching your precious WiFi from you, but are somehow too lazy and/or stupid to set up simple wireless security to keep them from doing so, there are now more… extreme… measures you can take...
POSTED Tuesday, March 27, 2007
It's almost summer, and you know what that means — rolling blackout season is here! During these dark times, having a light and the ability to communicate is vital. Enter the hand-cranked cell-phone charger. While other crank systems generate...
POSTED Monday, March 26, 2007
While the clip-on pager all but died out with the coming of the new millennium, its successor lives on as the BlackBerry, the ubiquitous device that allows working professionals to remain in constant contact with colleagues and the home office....
POSTED Monday, March 26, 2007
As humanity spreads far and wide across the globe, we're running out of real estate. Why not just build a private island like visionary engineer and developer Riley Nordell is planning? Just offshore, south of Cancun, Mexico, he'll construct...
POSTED Monday, March 26, 2007
Gotta hand it to the jetpack — as crazy and dangerous as the idea of a personal aircraft is, it still manages to captivate people enough to try and make it a reality. First it was Skywalker Jets with...
POSTED Monday, March 26, 2007
Could this be the first Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) that gets the balance of portability and power right? While past UMPCs have been far from impressive, the HTC Advantage looks like a pretty sweet little device. It's got a generous,...
POSTED Monday, March 26, 2007
Due to the highly regulated building environment in Singapore, developers are forced to get creative when they want to cram as many apartments as possible into a building. Case in point: check this insane apartment building out, due to be...
POSTED Monday, March 26, 2007
Are you unable to sleep at night because of fears that a group of masked terrorists are plotting to break into your house and kidnap you and your loved ones? Well, this Quantum Sleeper Unit should allow you to...
POSTED Monday, March 26, 2007
Helio announced their latest phone today, and it's a doozy. The Ocean is a dual-sliding smartphone, featuring a QWERTY keyboard that slides to the side and a numerical keypad that slides down. The Ocean comes loaded with all the...
POSTED Monday, March 26, 2007
Japanese scientists at Waseda University have designed an organic polymer film (i.e. see through and plastic) that can be used as a rechargeable battery. But this isn't your normal rechargeable battery that you have to replace in a year or...
POSTED Sunday, March 25, 2007
If you really want a touchscreen PC but don't feel like waiting for them to appear in anything but specialty, super-expensive computers, then you're in luck. This Laptop Tablet from NAVIsis will turn any laptop into a touchscreen tablet...
POSTED Saturday, March 24, 2007
Power systems were a recurring subject this week in the technology world. Although many of them veered toward using solar energy, using delicious rays from the sun to juice up air conditioners, cell phones and watercraft, a couple went...
POSTED Friday, March 23, 2007
When you first glance at this animated graphic of the Relativity Watch, you might think its hands stay still while the face rotates. However, things aren't always as they seem. Although its Japanese quartz movement is accurate to an extraordinary...
POSTED Friday, March 23, 2007
Want to make sure you really make an impression on your guests as they enter your home? You can't go wrong with Vibe's Space Gate, a 38,800-watt tunnel of bass. I'm not sure what exactly this thing was designed...
POSTED Friday, March 23, 2007
Summer's coming, and you know what that means: ice cream, and lots of it. If you're a serious ice cream fiend, so much so that you end up spending a large chunk of your rent money on the frozen treat...
POSTED Friday, March 23, 2007
No one likes cleaning up after themselves, which is why it's great to be living in a time in which robots are being created for the express purpose of tidying up. It's the golden age of robots, when they're...
POSTED Friday, March 23, 2007
If you're a fan of classic science fiction like Forbidden Planet or Flash Gordon, you've got to see this ray gun. The Goliathon 83 Infinity Beam Projector is a meticulously detailed beam weapon crafted by Weta Workshop designer Greg...
POSTED Friday, March 23, 2007
I'm not a huge wine guy, but if wine was dispensed more like my beloved beer, out of taps, perhaps I would give it another shot. That's exactly what this "Vin au Verre" does, loading up with up to...
POSTED Friday, March 23, 2007
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to shoot your alarm clock instead of banging on it? While playing Dirty Harry in the real-world sense might get you arrested, you could still get your jollies gadget-wise if British designer...
POSTED Friday, March 23, 2007
If you're always running out of space due to all the (legal, I'm sure) downloads that you love using the Internet for, then you're in luck. Hard drives just keep on getting bigger and bigger, with Hammer Storage coming...
POSTED Friday, March 23, 2007
Virgin Galactic has huge wads of cash and NASA has lots of research chops, so the two plan to combine those strengths to develop this hypersonic plane that could go Mach 5, taking you from New York to LA...
POSTED Thursday, March 22, 2007
Washing clothes takes too long, especially if you're a sucker who has to hoof it to a Laundromat rather than those ivory tower dwellers that have their own washer and dryer at home. No one likes hanging out at the...
POSTED Thursday, March 22, 2007
As PCs get faster and faster, it means their insides have to run hotter and hotter. Liquid-based cooling is a great idea for desktops, but what about that gaming notebook that you've customized to overclock? To prevent it from...
POSTED Thursday, March 22, 2007
Soon, your gadgets will be able to get their energy from the same place you do: sugar. Scientists at St. Louis University have developed fuel cells that run on any sugar source that happen to last four times longer than...
POSTED Thursday, March 22, 2007
Nothing says summer like open-toed sandals, sunstroke, and functional alcoholism, at least in my family. Combining at least two of these things are Reef's new Dram sandals, each of which holds up to 3 ounces of your favorite beverage...
POSTED Thursday, March 22, 2007
Well, I thought I had seen the stupidest USB heated gadget in existence with those heated slippers. Or maybe the heated dolphin mousepad was worse — it's hard to say. The USB heated eyepad was pretty awful as well. But...
POSTED Thursday, March 22, 2007
When I'm in pain, I want that pain to stop immediately, because I am a big baby. Give me whatever you've got, be it a fistful of Oxycontin or a device that obviously won't work. Actually, on second though, why...
POSTED Thursday, March 22, 2007
Bose calls these things "in-ear headphones." Maybe "earbuds" isn't a fancy enough term when the world's most aggressively marketed audio brand expands its portable audio line into iPod-accessory territory. As the only mega-market audio manufacturer still ruled with an...
POSTED Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Walking is one of those activities that's not only healthy for you, but good for the planet too. The Wind Tunnel Footbridge is part modern sculpture, part green technology, and part weird. Surrounding the bridge are five bladed wheels...
POSTED Wednesday, March 21, 2007
If you've ever been through the haunted house ride at Disney World, this digital interactive mirror might look familiar. At the end of the ride, you're thrust in front of a mirror and next to you sits the image...
POSTED Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Making the transition from gaming on a computer to gaming on a console is a tough one, especially if you're a fan of first-person shooters. Let's face it: console controllers are nigh-worthless compared to using a mouse. There's just...
POSTED Wednesday, March 21, 2007
If you're a designer of any kind, you know the importance of color in your work. Without the right color scheme, you might as well just quit and go drive a garbage truck for a living. That's what makes this...
POSTED Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Although this table looks like it has a pane of glass in the middle for seeing what's underneath, that circle is actually a screen for magnifying stuff on top. The Microscopy table, designed by Vakahn Matossian, has a glowing...
POSTED Wednesday, March 21, 2007
If you're a speed junkie, there's not much out there that'll get you going faster than the Acabion GTBO Enclosed Motorcycle. This super-aerodynamic body cuts down on wind resistance, and the 700-horsepower (!) engine propels you down the highway...
POSTED Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Here's a pretty obvious idea that's been a long time coming: solar-powered air conditioners. I mean, your A/C sucks up more juice than pretty much any other appliance, and they're sticking out there in the sun all day long...
POSTED Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Are you extraordinarily lazy? Do you have enough patience to wait for 10 minutes for a banana to get peeled for you rather than go through all the laborious effort of peeling it yourself? If so, you're both pathetic and...
POSTED Wednesday, March 21, 2007
The idea of a flying car is gaining traction, and this latest attempt is more akin to a flying tricycle with a helicopter rotor on top. The PAL-V is a three-wheeled gyrocopter concept whose blades fold up onto its...
POSTED Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Brazilian designer Roberta Ramme has gone all out designing a hip piece of furniture that wants to be appealing to teenagers (and perhaps young-at-heart adults). Her Wave Chaise, though only a design concept at the moment, could perhaps someday...
POSTED Tuesday, March 20, 2007
It seems every time I need to monkey around with some cables behind the sofa, it turns into a two-hand job. That means I've gotta put the flashlight down, try my best to point it at the target area...
POSTED Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Connecting your phone to your computer has never been easy for a couple of reasons. The main reason is probably because your cell carrier doesn't want you to be able to link up the two devices — they'd rather you...
POSTED Tuesday, March 20, 2007
The Stormtracker Weather Alert Radio (manufactured by Vector under the Weather Channel brand) is one gadget you'll definitely want to have with you when that big storm could strike. This baby is loaded with features, though it can't toast...
POSTED Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Jetskiing can be a fun sport, but it's also a lonely one. You're out there on the open water, all by your lonesome, with no one to share the sun or excitement with. Well, it doesn't have to be...
POSTED Tuesday, March 20, 2007
This concept medical gear aims to provide first responders with the best information possible about the people they're treating. As soon as they get to the scene of an accident, they can stick Bluetooth Band-Aids (pictured right) on each...
POSTED Tuesday, March 20, 2007
That old adage "there's a sucker born every minute" hasn't lost any of its truth in the many years since it was first uttered, at least judging by this latest example of gadget hooey. It's called the Feel Bright...
POSTED Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Touchscreens are all the rage these days, what with the upcoming iPhone bringing them to the forefront of the gadget world. They aren't without their drawbacks, however. The lack of tactile feedback generally makes them difficult to control, at...
POSTED Tuesday, March 20, 2007
We recently found a phone headset embedded in a pillow, which we thought was pretty bizarre, but these Lederhosen make that pillow seem as normal as a RAZR. The pants don't just have some Bluetooth functionality built in, but...
POSTED Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Way back in the day, civilizations used to tell time by the position of the Sun and the stars. Today, we can find the position of the Sun and the stars with a clock — a very beautiful clock. The...
POSTED Monday, March 19, 2007
As any movie fan knows, many so-called "epic" films these days are shot with an extreme aspect ratio. Superman Returns, for example, was shot in a 2.40:1 ratio as opposed to 1.78:1, the ratio of almost all HDTVs, including...
POSTED Monday, March 19, 2007
There's a trend afoot with electric motorcycles, where we've seen hybrid motorcycle concepts by Machineart, and vehicles such as the NmG that are actually three-wheeled electric motorcycles masquerading as cars. Now this Genesis EV-X7 is a little commuter scooter...
POSTED Monday, March 19, 2007
From the good-intentions department comes this solar-powered cell phone, something that might seem like a good idea at first but upon investigation seems questionable at best. Sure solar power is great and all, and we love anything that uses...
POSTED Monday, March 19, 2007
This Issho Ni Nenne plush doll for babies does more than just provide a soft item for your spawn to cling to when you desert it in the crib. Oh no, we wouldn't post about something so boring. This...
POSTED Monday, March 19, 2007
"Convergence products" like media receivers typically make a lot of promises about magically relaying all your PC's content over to your TV, but they're often complicated to set up and not quite as useful as you'd hoped. Then you...
POSTED Monday, March 19, 2007
This boat is called the SolarShuttle, and guess what? It runs on solar power, not filling the air with exhaust from a gas-powered engine like most boats. It's pretty efficient, too, toting up to 42 passengers silently around the surface...
POSTED Monday, March 19, 2007
Here's a clever and marginally useful take on watch design: the Sand+Time watch combines modern technology with the hourglasses of old, displaying the passage of time with digital grains of sand as they "fall" down the LED screen. How...
POSTED Monday, March 19, 2007
If you have trouble sleeping at night without your phone by your side, this Handsfree Bluetooth Pillow Phone should provide you with the peace of mind you need to really get a good night's sleep. Connecting to your phone via...
POSTED Monday, March 19, 2007
Here's the latest in Japan's obsession with robots: an unmanned rescuebot designed to literally scoop people out of situations where trained rescuers might find themselves at risk as well. The Robokiyu gets near the person needing to be rescued...
POSTED Monday, March 19, 2007
It's unfortunate, but sometimes when a friend or relative dies, not everyone can make the trip to attend the funeral. This is one instance where technology can be big help, since a live webcast of the services is a relatively...
POSTED Sunday, March 18, 2007
Dude, physical controllers are so 20th century. Keyboards? Mice? Joysticks? Puh-leeze. The way I see it, if I'm using my hands I might as well be in the stone age. I want my technology to be able to read...
POSTED Saturday, March 17, 2007
Should we ban the incandescent light bulb? We tackled that question this week while acknowledging a few of the rarely talked-about weaknesses of the leading candidate for its replacement, the compact fluorescent. If you have an opinion one way...
POSTED Friday, March 16, 2007
Seagate is rolling out a family of external hard drives it calls "data movers," four units in different sizes that not only hold a boatload of data but harbor special applications on board as well. Left to right above:...
POSTED Friday, March 16, 2007
If you really just can't deal with conforming with society's expectations, need to always think outside the box, and are always proving to everyone what an individual you are, you need a computer that represents you. And I'm not...
POSTED Friday, March 16, 2007
Have you ever wondered if your kid might be the next Carl Lewis or Lance Armstrong as he sprints or rides his bike around your street? Now you can easily measure his speed with an inexpensive toy radar gun...
POSTED Friday, March 16, 2007
If you're embarrassed about your love of Passions so much that you refrain from watching it on your iPod in public, don't worry. Now there's a way for you to enjoy any embarrassing video, be it a soap opera...
POSTED Friday, March 16, 2007
If this keyboard looks pretty bulky to you, your eyes aren't deceiving you. It's huge. But there's a perfectly good explanation for that, and it isn't some half-baked design concept. No, this keyboard happens to hold within its guts an...
POSTED Friday, March 16, 2007
Apple's move to include an Apple Remote with all the company's computers has gone a long way toward making people think of them as entertainment centers. But the thing is, whenever I bring my MacBook anywhere, I always forget...
POSTED Friday, March 16, 2007
You'd think the genius robotics scientists of the world would focus on developing 'bots to do important tasks first, things such as performing surgery, fighting wars for us, or providing us with erotic services. But no, in Japan they've gone...
POSTED Friday, March 16, 2007
With the iPhone just around the corner, and UMPC devices getting more powerful, are PDAs still worthwhile? Asus thinks so, and to get you excited it's offering up an ultra-thin PDA encased in stainless steel. Beyond being lightweight and really...
POSTED Friday, March 16, 2007
What makes a keyboard deserve a $1,500 price tag? Not much, as far as I'm concerned, but here's one that tries pretty hard. It's called the Optimus Maximus Keyboard, and what makes it so fancy is that every single...
POSTED Friday, March 16, 2007
Imagine a day when you can ditch your car and walk to work without breaking a sweat. How is that possible? The HUBO Lab, a humanoid robot research center in South Korea, has the answer: a robot which can literally...
POSTED Thursday, March 15, 2007
Apparently, the big old tails of normal airplanes create a load of drag, hogging gas and making flights kind of inefficient. This blended wing design is meant to cut down on drag and promises to improve fuel efficiency by...
POSTED Thursday, March 15, 2007
With the price of video sensors and LCD screens currently in freefall, it's no surprise that design concepts are turning toward disposable video camcorders. This beauty is by designer Jennifer Murphy, who proposes to sell each throwaway camera for...
POSTED Thursday, March 15, 2007
A Korean company has patented a technology that uses subliminal messages to get gaming addicts unglued from the screen. By repeating a message telling gamers to hit pause 10,000 to 20,000 times per second, it tricks people into thinking...
POSTED Thursday, March 15, 2007
Do you like… danger? Wait, let me be more specific. Do you like danger that's wrapped in a dorky package smothered in a antiseptic gloss? Well then, Japan has a roller coaster for you. Although it's unlike most roller...
POSTED Thursday, March 15, 2007
In case you were confused by Polk Audio's dabbling in smaller electronics, like table radios and iPod docks, the traditionally speaker-centric company is spinning off a new brand for that kind of stuff, creatively called Polk Audio Designs. Now...
POSTED Thursday, March 15, 2007
This goofy looking car seems like it was designed in the future as defined by people living in the 1970s. But hey, the aerodynamic Aptera typ-1 gets a whopping 200 miles per gallon, which seems to justify the cheesy,...
POSTED Thursday, March 15, 2007
Future spacecrafts may use the magnetic fields around Earth and other planets to bounce around the Solar System, providing a completely new method of space travel. It's all very complicated if you aren't some sort of rocket scientist, but...
POSTED Thursday, March 15, 2007
From the depths of China comes a monster camera: 3D World's TL120-1. This tri-lens camera shoots medium-format film with stereoscopic imaging in mind. The two lower lenses take in information simultaneously resulting in two near-identical images. When these images...
POSTED Wednesday, March 14, 2007
There must be a lot of uncomfortable people sitting at their desks right now, because we're noticing a trend moving away from conventional seating and into some rather odd-looking designs that are endorsed by members of the medical community....
POSTED Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Do you sometimes find yourself reaching for a nonexistent remote when you miss something a DJ says on the radio, wanting to rewind the broadcast just like you do with your cable-box DVR? Although satellite-radio customers have had this TiVo-like...
POSTED Wednesday, March 14, 2007
This might look like some shot from a movie in development, a behind-the-scenes look at special effects and the movie magic that puts realistic looking cars in scenes where there were no cars before, but it's not. It's an...
POSTED Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Wow, look at these speakers! They're totally floating in mid-air! How do they do that? Oh, I see, there's a string holding them up. If you're looking at them from any angle other than straight on and level, that's...
POSTED Wednesday, March 14, 2007
I love it when products combine the old and the new in a great, clever way. Unfortunately, this is not one of those products. I mean, yes, it combines old and new stuff, but great and clever? Not so much....
POSTED Wednesday, March 14, 2007
The iTower Omega is one part speaker, one part shrine to your iPod. Standing 4 feet high, it's an imposing design that's sure to draw attention wherever it's placed. Then, of course, there's an iPod dock right on the top...
POSTED Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Anyone else sick of waiting around for a music-playing phone with the capacity of a big iPod? Yeah, me too. Well, if you've gotten impatient, you not have an option that, while it won't save space in your pocket,...
POSTED Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Incandescent light bulb, ye who sprang from the loins of Thomas Edison, thy days are numbered. Already you've been banned in Australia starting in 2010. Now similar moves are being contemplated in Canada and the European Union. Has the...
POSTED Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Boxy speakers are so 1995. You need a pair of speakers that say, "Hey, I'm a hip young consumer of the naught-sevens!" Okay, so maybe you shouldn't say "naught" for fear of sounding too much like Secret Agent Jethro...
POSTED Tuesday, March 13, 2007
While the rest of us were lusting after bigger and more powerful (and unfortunately, noisier) PCs, right under our noses is the less resource-hungry and open source Linux operating system, able to run on the tiniest, quietest and most...
POSTED Tuesday, March 13, 2007
If you love playing pranks, playing golf, and getting punched in the face, then I have a heee-larious gag for you! It's called the PopAPutt, and it's sure to make you the most popular golfer on the fairway! You just...
POSTED Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Although its straw-like construction makes it look flimsy, Patrick Jouin's OneShot stool is actually made of a sturdy polymer, unfolding from a rolled-up staff in a matter of seconds. The design has no screws, springs, axles or visible hinges,...
POSTED Tuesday, March 13, 2007
LG, ever the format-war peacemaker, has added to their Super Blue line of combo drives with their new GGW-H10N Super Multi Blue, an internal drive that can burn Blu-ray discs in addition to playing both Blu-ray and HD DVD...
POSTED Tuesday, March 13, 2007
When you take lots of high quality pictures, it often takes a long time to transfer them over to your backup device. Multiple gigs of data is nothing to scoff at, after all. That doesn't mean, however, that you...
POSTED Tuesday, March 13, 2007
I don't know if anyone actually asked for a product like this, but Samsung went ahead and made it anyways. It's their HD Photo Box, and it's basically a hard drive that connects to your TV for the express...
POSTED Tuesday, March 13, 2007
If you're looking for an easy way to keep the inside of your computer cool while also letting everyone know that you enjoy tacky and awful things, the iFlash+ PC fan has your name written (in flashy lights) all...
POSTED Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Is Google entering the crowded cell phone market? That's what the rumors say, and this might just be what it's going to look like. Supposedly, the "GPhone" will be manufactured by Samsung with Google branding (much like Helio's phones). It's...
POSTED Monday, March 12, 2007
Besides the slow-selling Sony Reader introduced last year, there's been precious little action on the E Ink front. But now here's another contender (pictured above left) aimed specifically at pilots, the eFlyBook. Pilots will like its 8.1-inch screen that's...
POSTED Monday, March 12, 2007
Whenever I go out on the town wearing stretchpants (read: all the time), I hate having to carry my phone around in my jacket pocket. After all, my stretchpants don't have pockets. If only there was an easy way...
POSTED Monday, March 12, 2007
Do you ever wonder if it's warm or cold in whatever room you're in? No? Yeah, me either. The whole being able to register how I am feeling thing makes it pretty much a no-brainer. But hey, if you were...
POSTED Monday, March 12, 2007
Who says you need waves to surf? I mean, beyond the laws and physics and stuff. Sure, you won't be going anywhere on still water with a normal surfboard, but a normal surf board isn't loaded up with an engine...
POSTED Monday, March 12, 2007
I've got this iPod dock at home for hooking up my iPod to a TV, and probably the biggest hassle is finding a convenient place to put it. That issue would be nixed if the dock and the TV...
POSTED Monday, March 12, 2007
Was your mind blown by the TV with no screen? Try the jump rope with no rope. Yep, if you find that you keep tripping up when you try to work out with the real thing, the Jump Snap...
POSTED Monday, March 12, 2007
Wi-Fi, DLNA, and MPEG-4: OMG! This 6-megapixel point-and-shoot is filled with a tight bundle of extra goodies for those looking for a little something something from a digital camera. This baby comes with the ability to wirelessly send photos,...
POSTED Monday, March 12, 2007
The Amex Touch Senses TSK-V7 keyboard sure looks sleek, and, hey, it's wireless — both nice perks, to be sure — but the seemingly biggest "gotta have it" factor is that it's made for PCs running Windows Vista. But before...
POSTED Sunday, March 11, 2007
If you've got a bunch of old VHS or old camcorder tapes sitting around, chances are they don't get much use. What with DVD having kicked older formats butts soundly to the curb a few years ago, who wants...
POSTED Saturday, March 10, 2007
Glimpses into both the past and the future passed before our tech-spying eyes this week. As if a real-life Star Trek tricorder and growing robot army in Israel weren't cutting-edge enough, feast your eyes on the VAD.HO car, so...
POSTED Friday, March 9, 2007
The MindSpa promises to help you deal with life's daily stress relaxing you and helping you sleep better. Employing precise frequencies of oscillation light and calming tones, the portable gadget is supposed to guide the wearer toward inner peace....
POSTED Friday, March 9, 2007
Still having trouble finding a Wii out there? I know, it's tough. They're so popular that you have to wait in line on a Sunday morning if you want one, even so many months after the release. Well, if...
POSTED Friday, March 9, 2007
You're a unique and beautiful snowflake, one in a million, and one of a kind. So why should you be stuck with the same boring RAZR phone as everyone else? Don't you want to like, express your individuality? Of...
POSTED Friday, March 9, 2007
The new movie 300 is the story of an epic battle between the Greeks and the Persians set in 480 BC. Even as far back as that era, the state of technology played a critical role in warfare. Better...
POSTED Friday, March 9, 2007
Apparently the post office is staffed by a bunch of geeks, as they've decided to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars by tricking out some mailboxes to look like R2D2. Apparently the USPS really knows the Star Wars...
POSTED Friday, March 9, 2007
We've seen real-time translators before, but this is the first time we've seen one designed to preserve a language rather than just make it possible for overseas Americans to understand people. The Voxtec International Phraselator P2 is currently being...
POSTED Friday, March 9, 2007
National Japan is releasing this slick-looking light, called the Lifter Light, to the general public. In addition to it being pretty cool looking, it has the bonus feature of being able to raise or lower via remote control. If...
POSTED Friday, March 9, 2007
Forget packing portable microwaves or tents with power outlets the next time you go camping — it kind of defeats the purpose of communing with nature. However, when the Sun goes down, and those strange noises start freaking you...
POSTED Thursday, March 8, 2007
How many times have we watched Mr. Spock take a tricorder reading and furrow his brow? The handheld analytical device has stepped over the boundary between fantasy and reality thanks to researchers at Purdue University. Their invention is a combination...
POSTED Thursday, March 8, 2007
Well, it's official. Life is turning into a mediocre science-fiction movie and our remote control is out of batteries. Israeli defense firm VIPeR has developed an army of small cyborgs that can enter combat zones and exchange fire with...
POSTED Thursday, March 8, 2007
The Wonderful Shot is a pretty crappy 0.35-megapixel digital camera from Japan. What makes it noteworthy, you ask? Well, it's not designed for people like you and I, but rather for our canine companions. It's a doggy digital camera,...
POSTED Thursday, March 8, 2007
Fire alarms are, by necessity, loud and obnoxious. They're impossible to ignore, with their extremely loud shrieking, but that's because people want to make sure that everyone hears it and gets out of a burning building. Makes sense to...
POSTED Thursday, March 8, 2007
Don't you hate it when you're out and about during the day and you suddenly have a serious craving for a Ham and Cheese Hot Pocket? Nothing else will satisfy a craving like that, trust me. All you can do...
POSTED Thursday, March 8, 2007
This concept car design has about a 0% chance of getting mass produced, but it's still pretty sweet eye candy. Just look at it! It looks like some sort of Ferrari-Batmobile hybrid. It's got just one seat, with a...
POSTED Thursday, March 8, 2007
For a long time, the notion of a "gaming laptop" was a contradiction in terms. After all, everyone knew that notebooks had to compromise on features and performance to achieve maximum portability, right? And even with advances in chips...
POSTED Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Sure, showering under a steamy stream of pulp-filled orange juice might not sound like the best way to wake up in the morning, but apparently you can enjoy the health benefits of vitamin C by just covering yourself with it....
POSTED Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Only four short months after Nikon introduced the D40, they're ready to roll out its big brother. The D40x has a few small modifications, but one really stands out: the 10.2-megapixel CCD sensor (the D40's was 6 megapixels). With...
POSTED Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Feel like roughing it, but not completely? Pitch this $249 Eureka N!ergy tent with its three 12-volt outlets distributed inside, and have all the comforts of home while communing with nature. The system runs on the E! Power system...
POSTED Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Most computers suck up a lot of electricity without putting it to good use. Do you really need all the bells and whistles that your gaming rig has to offer to check your e-mail? I don't think so. And...
POSTED Wednesday, March 7, 2007
If you live near the water and your dog is a little accident prone, you may be interested in this lifesaving flotation device for Fido called the Float-a-Pet (pause for laughter). It strikes me as somewhat dubious on first...
POSTED Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Next time you go on vacation, you could bring along one of those fancy digital SLR cameras for your sightseeing, capturing everything you see with megapixels of accuracy. That is, if you wanted to take pictures the easy way....
POSTED Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Advertisements on FM radio should be considered some unique form of torture. They're always so grating, so annoying, so… painful to listen to. That's why when you're driving with the radio on, someone is always designated the radio scanner, jumping...
POSTED Wednesday, March 7, 2007
If you think your iPod is a sexy music player, take a look at this thing. It's called the Zenum Organum, and it's guaranteed to make you twice as likely to get mugged than if you had an iPod,...
POSTED Wednesday, March 7, 2007
If you thought Zack Morris had a giant cell phone, get a load of this thing. The MegaPhone is a fully functioning phone that stands a whopping four feet high. You can dial by punching the buttons, but I don't...
POSTED Wednesday, March 7, 2007
The first sound of the day can be the cruelest. If it's not an obnoxious buzz or beep, it's a clock/radio spewing suicide bombings. Wouldn't you rather start the day with finely honed irony in a plummy British accent:...
POSTED Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Multitasking is something that we all need to learn to do in this modern age. Be it talking on the phone while writing an e-mail, reading over a report while scheduling a meeting, or planning your fantasy baseball trades while...
POSTED Tuesday, March 6, 2007
There's something tremendously appealing about making phone calls for free, and that's made easier when you can quickly link up to your home's Wi-Fi network and make calls over the Internet without even needing a PC. That's what you get...
POSTED Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Before 1950, vacuum tubes added warmth and created rich tones for music lovers listening to the radio. Today, in a world of transistors and compressed file formats, returning to that golden age of yesteryear seems nigh impossible. Roth Audio...
POSTED Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Slim, tiny phones are great and all, but if you frequently use the vibrate mode on them then you know how wussy those little shakers are. If you're wearing a pair of jeans you probably miss calls more often than...
POSTED Tuesday, March 6, 2007
A Rice Omelet is an omelet wrapped around some rice with ketchup on top. It sounds OK, I guess. It's a Japanese dish, so we don't have them at our local diners here in the States. Oh, and someone...
POSTED Tuesday, March 6, 2007
In this corner, weighing in at only 13 ounces (think three 30-GB iPods), the Olympus EVOLT E-410 is a lightweight champion. Slimmer than the Nikon D40, this little guy packs quite the punch with a large 10-megapixel sensor. That...
POSTED Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Apple's computers look really great and classy on a normal desk, standing out from the wood surface with their clean lines and futuristic designs. However, when you try to make a desk that "compliments" Apple's designs, you often end...
POSTED Tuesday, March 6, 2007
We're big fans of innovation — both high tech and low. Which is why we would like to introduce you to… the Antler bike (above left). Yes ladies and gents, this is a bike with antlers instead of handlebars...
POSTED Tuesday, March 6, 2007
These Functional Tiles do a great job of hiding things that you need in the bathroom in a subtle yet sleek way. Rather than cluttering precious counter space with things like tissue boxes, the functional tiles hide things you...
POSTED Tuesday, March 6, 2007
We've seen some odd bicycle designs before, but none were as collapsible as this folding bike concept by British designer Thomas Owen, called "One." Look how it folds into that nicely portable rounded shape, resembling a hatbox with an...
POSTED Monday, March 5, 2007
Ecosphere Technologies has created what it calls a "portable, self-contained micro-utility" that can clean water and provide electricity and Internet access in remote locations or for disaster relief. The Ecos LifeLink is a building shaped like a roadside gift...
POSTED Monday, March 5, 2007
If your favorite piece of headgear is made of tinfoil, this Counter-Surveillance Device should be right up your alley. It can detect and block all sorts of privacy-invading technologies, such as wireless video, laser audio, phone taps, and GPS tracking....
POSTED Monday, March 5, 2007
There have already been a couple of different devices developed to keep people awake while they're driving, but one more can't hurt, right? This new sleep-detecting car seat from Japan is a step up from previous devices in that it...
POSTED Monday, March 5, 2007
If I'm going to be on the subway for just a couple of stops, sometimes I won't even bother to bring my iPod. Of course, those are always the rides when the train gets stuck between stations, with the...
POSTED Monday, March 5, 2007
Apparently there has been an insanely large leap forward in computing technology and it somehow has been kept under wraps. Remember when I reviewed Dell's Quad-core XPS computer and said that it was too powerful for today's applications? That...
POSTED Monday, March 5, 2007
Can't you people just be satisfied with a normal bathtub? I mean, baths have been a relaxing way to unwind at the end of a long day for many, many years, and no one has complained about not being...
POSTED Monday, March 5, 2007
If it hasn't happened to you yet, it will: You wake up to a dead car battery. Should've made sure those headlights were really off, smart guy. The Sunsei SolarCharger 135 by ICP Solar can prevent this tragic turn...
POSTED Monday, March 5, 2007
If the thought of being your own Captain Nemo makes you all tingly inside you'll definitely want to consider getting your hands on one of these new personal submarines being offered from Duch company U-boatWorx. German WWII sub references...
POSTED Sunday, March 4, 2007
If you plan to climb something a little higher than the stairs to your bedroom, you might want to invest in a jacket designed explicitly for high-altitude pursuits. Grado Zero Espace from Italy has created the Quota Zero jacket...
POSTED Saturday, March 3, 2007
Hope you all enjoyed Shark Week here at SCI FI Tech! Okay, you got us, we didn't really have a Shark Week, but it kinda felt like it with all the seafaring vehicles we came across, like the Deepglider...
POSTED Friday, March 2, 2007
Ferrari lends its name to lots of hot stuff, such as laptops and, uh, cars, and now it extends that brand into home audio with its Meridian F80 Home Entertainment System. The Italian carmaker teams up with high-end audiophile brand...
POSTED Friday, March 2, 2007
If you like going to the gym, you know that it feels great to use some of your body's natural energy and really get your blood pumping. However, don't you know that there are better things to do with that...
POSTED Friday, March 2, 2007
A TV with no screen? Sounds crazy, but Chad Dyner at MIT's MediaLab thought of it and created the Heliodisplay a couple of years back. Made by IO2 Technology, the Heliodisplay actually forms floating 2D images in midair from regular...
POSTED Friday, March 2, 2007
If you're really, really serious about keeping your kids out of the lower cabinets in your kitchens, you've got a couple of options. One, you can electrify the handles of the cabinets, making sneaking a cookie a mistake the kids...
POSTED Friday, March 2, 2007
You've gotta love companies who go out on a limb and try to do something different with a product that is pretty well designed already. The mouse, for example, is already doing pretty well. It's got a couple buttons,...
POSTED Friday, March 2, 2007
No, this isn't a pod racer from that crappy Star Wars prequel. This crazy looking vehicle is a boat called the Front Runner, and it's looking to bring its 215 horsepower to a body of water near you. Featuring...
POSTED Friday, March 2, 2007
This prototype of a gaming helmet, dubbed Project Epoc, looks to take your Xbox 360 obsession to a whole new level through your brainwaves. Yup, strap this baby on your head and you'll be mentally (and virtually) killing enemy...
POSTED Friday, March 2, 2007
Is there anything scarier than the thought of an army of cyborg animals, programmed to rip out your jugular with no fear of death? I say no. Which is why the photo here keeps me up at night. Look at...
POSTED Friday, March 2, 2007
When you're traveling by plane or train or using your laptop away from your desk, it's sometimes awkward to find a convenient place to mouse around. Attach the Logisys Optical Finger Mouse to your finger with its Velcro strap,...
POSTED Thursday, March 1, 2007
LG wants to make your apartment a little classier. No, they can't do anything about the Scarface poster you've had since college, nor can it convince you to pick all your dirty clothes up off the floor. Your air...
POSTED Thursday, March 1, 2007
Helio, everybody's favorite feature-filled cellphone provider, has just announced their new Heat phone. A slick Samsung slider, Heat comes in both conservative black and blingy gold. It's loaded with your standard issue Helio features — GPS with Google Maps,...
POSTED Thursday, March 1, 2007
Why have boom boxes fallen by the wayside in our culture? They're such a great way to force everyone around you to listen to your music, and who doesn't love that?! Just because cassettes aren't exactly at the pinnacle...
POSTED Thursday, March 1, 2007
In the not-so-distant future, as you're rummaging through piles of coffee-stained reports on your desk looking for the correct one for your meeting, you may be able to enlist technology to help you find it. Swingline shared an idea...
POSTED Thursday, March 1, 2007
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed this kitchen robot, giving it the ability to pour you tea and then wash the tea set when you're done. I mean, doing those things yourself is nearly unbearable, so I...
POSTED Thursday, March 1, 2007
If you want to give your children all the opportunities you can for a successful life, you can get them this DIY RFID kit to teach them all about nitty-gritty technology, all while allowing them to learn about privacy...
POSTED Thursday, March 1, 2007
Did you know that in Mexico there's a sinkhole so deep no one knows where it ends? Sonar doesn't work in a narrow space that far down, and divers have made it a whopping 925 feet down without hitting...
POSTED Thursday, March 1, 2007
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