BenQ-Siemens M81 Outdoor Cellphone
BenQ-Siemens is rolling out the M81, an outdoor-themed GSM cellphone for people who find that their cellphone often takes a little damage. Encased in a synthetic rubber, the M81 is designed to absorb all of life’s shocks and jolts as well as give the phone a decent grip. A 1.3 megapixel camera enables you to…
Aiwa UZ-PS128 MP3 Recordable Headphones
Supposedly the first of its kind, the Aiwa UZ-PS128 is not only a pair of fairly decent looking headphones, but also an MP3 player and an audio recorder. The analog input lets you record from any audio source onto the unit’s 128MB of flash. Alternatively, you can simply transfer files from your PC to the…
NES Cellphone Mod
Now you can transform your Nokia 3200 from a mere cellphone into a mighty, identify-you-as-a-nerd cellphone. Merged with the venerable NES controller, the result is a cellphone that puts to shame all those faux luxury models we’ve been reading about. The creator of the hybrid cellphone has provided a video so that we all can…
Custom Vodka
Black Truffle? Celery? Peppercorn? Modern Spirits is adding all sorts of crap to their vodkas in an effort to give demanding consumers a customized tipple at an equally impressive price. At $150, you’d better be thinking long and hard which flavors you want in this booze. Here’s the process: We start with extensive client profiles…
Verizon Chaperone Keeps an Eye on Your Kids
Have you become a parent recently but still want to live life irresponsibly? Verizon Wireless plans to make keeping an eye of the little tyke a little easier with its Chaperone service, which combines GPS with LG Migo cellphones. https://gizmodo.com/baby-proofing-and-it-feels-so-good-179984 There’s two services, Chaperone Child Locator and Chaperone Child Zone. The former lets parents check…
Cali Fuel Depot Has All Kinds of Stuff for Burninating
This is a pretty cool idea. Mike Lewis, owner of the Pearson Ford Fuel Depot, has started selling all sorts of bio-fuels for considerably less than the dead dinosaur kind. They even have BioWillie, the fuel made from Willie Nelson’s bowl scrapings. With offerings like compressed natural gas and E85, Lewis feels like he’s basically…
ezVision Video iWear From ezGear
For $400 you can simulate a 50″ widescreen TV in the form of glasses that very much resemble those worn by Geordi LaForge. The ezVision Video iWear is compatible with the iPod with Video as well as any other video source that has video outputs. Its powered by a Lithium ion battery that should last…