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Dear Steve, I knew you could do it— get away from that zen-inspired “one single look means one minute in the closet” sartorial philosophy. But a shirt and tie? Oh, my son, you look positively ravishing. Look how the silver tie brings out the distinguished saltiness of your hair, puts a ruddy fairness in your…
Toshiba has just announced the imminent availability of their Super Charge ion Battery (SCiB), which will recharge to 90% in 5mins and has a life span of over 10-years. Unfortunately, the battery will only be made available to industrial markets initially (in either 2.4V/4.2Ah/150g or 24V/4.2Ah/2000g versions), but we are keeping our fingers crossed for…
If you are desperate because you haven’t found all the cheap presents you need for your loved ones, it looks like Apple is clearing the house of refurbished equipment: their Special Deals page is now crammed with stuff, from $159 30GB iPods to $1,399 MacBook Pros. Good as new, they say. Cheap as old is…
The Italian fashion house so beloved of fans of pubic topiary is no stranger to having its products knocked off by enterprising people wanting some of the Gucci dollar. Nevertheless, you can bet your life that its people will wince when they see just how a chinese cellphone company has interpreted the brand. The Gucciphone,…
Starting this Friday, Via Technologies will roll out their ARTiGO do-it-yourself mini-pc kit for any hacker looking for a fun (but brief) holiday project. The package includes an EPIA PX10000 Pico-ITX motherboard with a1-GHz C7 Via processor, a chassis, power adapter, and essential accessories—but you are on your own as far as a hard drive…
Now that USB video is a reality for many PC users, it makes sense that someone would take that technology wireless. It also makes sense that it would come from DisplayLink, developers of the USB display technology found in products from Kensington, Toshiba, IOGear and Samsung, and Alereon, best known for the ultrawideband WiMedia AL5000…
As far as home theater PCs go, you would be hard-pressed to find a design more appealing than the TT concept HTPC from Omaura. The work seems to derive its inspiration from traditional speaker bars, but one look under the hood and you can see that this thing is pure PC. Unfortunately, imagining what it…
Even though solid state flash drives are quickly coming to take over for regular HDDs, there are still innovations to be had with our trusted old platter drives. Take this Tomato D-18, for example, which is an external 60GB HDD that’s a mere third of an inch thick, enclosure included. Coming in a slick little…
If you recall some of the previous Kewpie cellphone charms, you know a special blend of creepy weirdness is par for the course. The latest installment keeps the tradition alive with 8 new figures that are guaranteed to make you feel uncomfortable. Each doll will set you back around $6 — so collect them all…
As promised, here are stats for 20 different Intel chips from the past 35 years, most of which I included briefly in the Moore’s Law video I made earlier, along with bonus factual tidbits I came across while looking over some Intel stuff today. Here you can enjoy it at your own pace (and without…
If you are the kind of person who is willing to drop $12,000 on a projector, Sim2’s new Domino 80E may be worth checking out. What does $12,000 buy you? Naturally, you will get 1080p —but the 80E also features UNISHAPE lamp technology that promises a “revolution in the reproduction of color and huge increases…
It’s the holidays, so you know what that means: loads of Christmas themed crap that you won’t touch for 11 months out of the year. Take this flying Santa, for example. While you could buy a normal remote control helicopter, why would you want something that wouldn’t be really awkward to use in June? This…
An iPod Touch developer has just created a SIP-based VoIP app (which works with Asterisk and other open source free and paid VoIP providers) that was ported from an older app called SvSIP. The upside is that iPod Touch users that have the pre-amped mic addon that plugs into the dock connector will be able…
It appears that Everex, the same company that sent Wal-Mart shoppers into a tizzy of values with its Linux-based gPC , now has its sites set on the Asus Eee PC with a new ultra-portable dubbed the “Cloudbook.” The device will feature a 7-inch screen and the same Linux gOS found in the gPC. A…
Even if Greenpeace isn’t on the Apple bandwagon, research shows that Apple customers are the greenest among computer companies. With all those hippie dollars to be had, it is not surprising that someone decided to combine the lava lamp with an iPod speaker system and docking station. The main feature is a LED light show…
• Dealzmodo: Sign up for a Sony Visa card, get a Mylo for $49 and one free year of T-Mobile Hotspot service. Our own Chris Mascari said it best: “Kinda makes me wish I wanted a Mylo.” [Sony] • The Wii Shop now lets you send Virtual Console games to friends as gifts. First person…
The next-gen DVD deals keep on rolling, this time with a buy one get one free deal at Amazon. Just pick out two titles from their list (which has some pretty decent movies like 300, Casino Royale, and The Fountain) and the cheaper one will be free at checkout. It’s a great deal for those…
I’ve got two words for you: vacuum broom. It’s a simple idea, but one that makes a lot of sense. Well, a lot of sense until you wonder if all the bulk in a vacuum cleaner is necessary to, you know, run the vacuum. And that there’s no room for a bag in a broomstick.…
See that smiling doofus? He’s smiling because he found out that his book How to Do Everything with Your iPhone, also known as the Best iPhone Book Ever, is now on store shelves. Yes, you can schlep down to your local Barnes & Nobles, Borders or Johnny’s Books’n’Feed and pick one up for yourself, your…
Toshiba is throwing its hat into the SSD business with a new line of multi-level cell (MLC) NAND SSDs in three distinct flavors: 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. They will also be available in three distinct form factors: embedded module, 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch drive enclosures. Expect 100MB/s peak read speed, 40MB/s peak write speed, a SATA…
