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I’m going to give credit to Kazu Terasaki for designing a pair of robot legs for his iPhone. After all, creating a platform that will bring gadgets to you is a lazy, yet noble endeavor. Unfortunately, a couple of kinks have to be worked out before this can be a viable product. First of all,…
The LG S210 isn’t quite as small as a netbook with its 12-inch screen, but at just 2.2 pounds it’ll put up a fight in the weight category. Featuring a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor and an impressive 4GB of RAM, the S210 also features some little things you don’t normally see in laptops of…
Web-based employee tracking company HourDoc.com has just released a new service that will enable employees working on remote projects to clock-in and out by sending a simple text message. The system consists of four commands: “in”, “out”, “bin” or “bout” meaning “clocking in”, “clocking out”, “taking a break/clock in” or “taking a break/clock out.” Obviously,…
Fujitsu this week announced their new Lifebook A6220 notebook which comes equipped with a Blu-ray drive, HDMI-out, ultra wideband wireless data transfer and Snap Cap swappable shells, which can be used to change the design/color of your laptop in one fell swoop. The 15.4-inch laptop runs on the Centrino 2 platform, with a p8400 Core…
The Sony PSP just received a seminal firmware update. Their 5.0 iteration has brought the PlayStation Store to handhelds, a significant feature that most PSP owners will make use of to directly download movies and games. Meanwhile, illustrious PSP hacker Dark_AleX has already thwarted Sony’s new 5.0 security measures, making it safe to update without…
The first Firefox Mobile alpha—codenamed fennec, after the fox—is up for download, as promised a few weeks ago. Currently, the only actual mobile thing it runs on is Nokia’s N810 tablet, but you can play with it on Windows, OS X or Linux. Since we saw the Windows Mobile version over the weekend, it’ll probably…
Last week we collectively drooled over the Confederate Fighter Motorcycle, a $110,000 titanium, aluminum and carbon beast that claims speeds of 190mph. This week it appeared on The Today Show. And while we don’t want to ruin the punchline for anyone, let’s just say that no one peels out with the bike…though Merideth Viera is…
You know that old saying how the anticipation of an event can be greater than the event itself? Well, that seems to be allure behind unboxing. It is that magical moment where expectation meets the acquisition of the object you desire—and it can last as long as it takes to excavate your new toy from…
All internet cafes in the main 14 city districts of Beijing have been mandated to install cameras to take pics of people as they enter the store, which are they uploaded to a city-wide database under watch of the Cultural Law Enforcement Taskforce. Shop owners have apparently said that their customers don’t care, but apparently…
If you are the kind of guy that isn’t concerned with appearances, this list is for you. It is, in essence, a gadgety fashion guide for guys that are secure in their geekyness. The list includes everything from Wi-Fi detecting garments to crazy laptop privacy hats—all guaranteed to repel women and popularity like the plague.Wi-Fi:…
I don’t know what can I say about this gigantic 80,000-brick Lego Ferrari model except that 1) it’s amazing, 2) it’s a blow up of the Ferrari F1 Racer 1:8 that I bought earlier this year in my trip to Lego’s Factory, and 3) it was unveiled in the Netherlands for a special Lego event…
The Apple Tax is a popular term for people who believe Macs are overpriced. It’s usually screamed at the top of lungs (or the blog-commenter equivalent), but it’s rarely been dissected. The truth about the Apple Tax is straightforward on one level-you will pay more for the same specs on a Mac-and surprisingly complicated on…
While Sony is just releasing the PSP-3000, the design just isn’t impractical enough for our tastes. So we’ll look the gift horse in the mouth and turn our attentions to this completely imaged PSP2 concept. A flexible OLED screen pulls out from the base, flexible until stiffened through an electric charge (a la Batman’s cape).…
Much like Festo’s Air Ray and Airjelly contraptions, this Fin-Fish R/C blimp floats so gracefully through the air that it is liable to hypnotize you at your office desk until quittin’ time. There isn’t any information on device, but it appears to be an entry in the annual Airship Regatta held in Germany. And, and…
13 billion years ago, a super dense ball of junk exploded. And it’s taken this long for someone like Bandai to come around and combine our least favorite thing (exercise) with one of our most favorite things (pointless, time-sucking RPGS, preferably featuring some sort of underage girl with oversized…eyes…who has a shrieky, ear-damaging voice and…
We haven’t had much experience with brightkite, a social networking site with a special focus on location based people, places and photos, but their iPhone app, seen here, has our interest piqued. In fact, there’s so much going on between geotagging pictures, instant messaging and profiling people that the brightkite app feels like a mini…
Sure, it costs $670,000 to buy plus an additional $800 to fill up, but the Globecruiser from Action Mobile is so worth the crippling financial burden and savage Eco-rape with its luxury interior, advanced navigation system and exterior that looks strong enough to withstand a ground zero nuke without spilling your coffee. Not surprisingly, hauling…
Researches at Osaka University have been doing some really tiny writing later, using their newly-invented atomic pen, which can draw atom by atom. The resulting letters, the words “Si” for silicon or “Yes” in Spanish, measure only 2 x 2 nanometers, roughly 40,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. According to Masayuki…
Are you stubbornly holding on to your first gen iPhone, using its energy efficient Wi-Fi triangulation to find your way? Foolishness! The iGPS360 is a $75 dongle that brings full GPS to your jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch. Available for preorder now, there are 1000 units up for grabs and we bet they’d be a…
When I was a little kid, going to the grocery store with my mom meant two things: riding in the shopping cart and animal crackers. At this point in my life, I’ve outgrown both things, which is sad. But look! This insane shopping cart/bike hybrid allows me to relieve at least one of those things…
