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Unquestionably, Wireless USB is a technology with great potential. With the introduction of IOGear’s Wireless USB Hub, they claim it connects to your PC easily, clears up wire clutter and makes speedy file transfers. But after playing with IOGear’s Wireless USB Hub, we can’t say this device lives up to that potential. Connecting can bothersome,…
Click to viewBoeing has successfully completed tests for the engine that will power HALE, the extreme endurance plane that will be able to fly for seven days non-stop in the stratosphere. The wunderengine—developed by the Ford Motor Company—went for three days under the simulated conditions of a 65,000-feet flight, which is definitely better than a…
Game Bank is a small, crowded shop in Akihabara that sells video game equipment. But you won’t find any PS3s or Xbox 360s here. No, it specializes in Chinese knockoffs. So if you’re looking for a Dr. Boy, an XB 360, a TriStar 64, or accessories for your Nintendo Wü, this is the place to…
Yamaha targets a notch or two above the level of midrange audio consumers with this A-S2000 amplifier and CD-S2000 CD player, set to hit the Japanese market in mid-December of this year. The company upgraded components inside, including the PCM-1792 DAC (digital-to-analog converter) from Texas Instruments inside that CD player ($1466), a DAC that’s a…
Japanese toy giant Tomy says it’s about to roll out the next generation in tiny copters, and it’s calling this one the Heli-Q. The company says this is the world’s smallest radio controlled toy helicopter, but other than its smaller size, its specs seem similar to those of Picco-Z Styrofoam helicopters we’ve flown before. The…
We’ve heard of GPS trackers for kids before, but here’s one that’s ironically branded Bladerunner. It’s sewn into a jacket to be worn by small children, and replicants if they’re small enough. Whenever that rug rat ventures beyond a boundary that you set, the jacket texts you on your cellphone. Hey, this is like an…
Okay my little droogies, check out this video from the chirpy Morning Show, a nasty broadcast your ‘rents might be watching. In this little segment, they can learn how to spy on you with some of those high-tech thingamajigs. You already knew about all this Big Brother stuff anyway, though, didn’t you? Just makin’ sure.…
The Tokyo Auto Show is bringing us some wicked concepts, including this Suzuki Biplane motorcycle. Inspired by the classic biplane first introduced by the Wright Brothers, we’re a bit confused exactly where the twin stacked wings fit within this redesign, but who knows, maybe Suzuki has made motorcycles fly. Not to mention, there’s about a…
U&J Macs is a small Mac store in Akihabara that’s practically a museum to old Apple computers. It’s got loads of old iMacs and old G4 towers, as well as tons of old PowerBooks. And if you already have an old Mac that you’re trying to keep up to date, there are bins upon bins…
Click to viewSamsung’s HD disc player was going to be the first to do both HD DVD and Blu-ray completely right. But now, it’s perfect: Samsung just sent us an alert saying the dual-format BD-UP5000 Duo HD player will come hardware-ready for BD Profile 1.1—at least 256MB of internal storage, secondary audio and video decoders,…
Why roll around on a Ferrari Segway looking like a dork when you can look like a dork rolling around on these electric iShoes at 15mph? At least you’ll be able to wear your own kicks when you strap into these things, which fit men’s shoe sizes 8 to 12 and women’s sizes 7 to…
Over at Gadget Lab, Charlie Sorrel is talking about his deaf friend’s super-sweet insanely-expensive hearing aid. The Oticon Epoq’s UK price is £10,000; for the cash, you get two earpieces wirelessly connected via Bluetooth to render more accurate 3D sound images inside the wearer’s head. With all the obvious tech already inside, the system has…
The Nexspeaker FS-701SW sailboat speaker system has us torn between awe and disgust. On the one hand, it’s a 2.1-channel system offering stereo sound through its two, paper-thin 7.5W sails. Plus, a 15W subwoofer is cleverly housed in the boat frame itself…there’s a bit of love in this product compared with its glowy gag USB…
After a post about Olevia’s new lower-priced 65-inch HDTV ($6999), we were wondering just the other day exactly how good these Olevia TV sets are. Now our estimation of the brand just raised up a notch or two when we saw a big thumbs up from Wired for the 47-inch 1080p Olevia 747i LCD TV,…
We’ve seen the first alleged specs, now here’s the first alleged picture of the long-awaited Palm Treo 800W. Let’s run through the leaked product test. Tiny image? Check. Pixelated? Check. Cellphone camera origin? Fail. But two out of three ain’t bad. https://gizmodo.com/palm-treo-800w-details-leaked-wm6-wi-fi-ev-do-rev-a-267549 And while we hate to get ahead of ourselves, we’re ready to celebrate…
Designed to look like some kind of oversized battery, this crazy phone actually runs on just one small AA. There are some tradeoffs: it’s voice only, so no 3G or SMS; also, there’s no camera or MP3 player, or even a damn screen to look at. Just those weird little buttons. You get five hours…
For those who like a little cheating with their fishing, the Origo Guide Pro fisherman watch may be a good fit. After measuring 30 hours worth of temperature and pressure, the watch will alert you to the best time to procure the species of the aquatic. Plus, it features some other handy measurements like an…
If you’re no longer content with the simple Senseo, now you can get the Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer, a single-cup coffee maker completely covered in stainless steel. Hey, it even has a backlit LCD screen that gives it that extra high tech goodness. At $299, it aims to please with a charcoal filter…
Home Media Research reports that from January 1 through September 30, Blu-ray sold 2.6 million discs in the US, while only 1.4 million HD DVD discs were sold. Since it ended in September, the count doesn’t include Michael Bay’s reluctantly sold 190,000 Transformers HD DVDs, a figure which will probably continue to rise, adding to…
LG’s Viewty (aka the KU990) is now available in Europe, the same week that Samsung’s G800 makes itself available over there. Let battle (of the 5-megapixel camera phones) commence. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-g800-is-5-megapixel-camera-with-video-editing-f-313360