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Wondering why Apple’s Bluetooth headset is worthy of your hard-earned cash and a special dual dock? According to the Apple Store, docking both your iPhone and the headset in the dock will not only charge them both, it will automatically sync them. Apple Bluetooth Headset and Apple iPhone Dual Dock
Attention Podcasters, VoIPers, shoutcasters and general microphone enthusiasts: Revolabs’ new xTag system could be for you! The USB base station connects a full duplex wireless lapel-style mic and earbud to your PC/Mac and pulls double duty as a charger and wireless relay. With 66 feet of range, you can feel free to get animated. The…
I swapped my iPhone today, because of some battery wonkiness. Apple took great care of me, as a customer. (I camped and bought mine, and others who returned had the same experience.) Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you’re viewing this in an RSS reader, click through to view in your Javascript-enabled web browser. Anyone…
Zacod’s new concept touchpad is sporting its unique “3-axis” design, which originally debuted on cell phones and turned QWERTY keys into three-way joystick rockers. The PDA version has been adjusted to the stylus typing method; selecting a letter brings up a circular wheel of other possible letters and you drag/drop them into place. Reinventing the…
Panasonic announces 4x Blu-Ray write-once discs in 25GB and 50GB flavors coming in July and September. [Gearlog]
Click to viewWhile wading through saturated pools of awesomeness at the 2007 Transformers Botcon, I stumbled upon a girl who gave me the inside scoop on the new Michael Bay film…with the help of her puppatron best friend. Max, a sparrow/ferret/fraggle-looking creature, remained stalwartly perched upon his lovely master’s right shoulder, only to gnaw at…
Almost every website you visit these days lets you create an account of some sort to personalize your experience. Remembering all those username/password combos can get tedious and lead to weak, reused passwords that jeopardize your security. Enter Dynahand, a new form of online authentication that requires you to identify your own handwriting from a…
Since the iPhone’s headphones jack is leaving us all with precious few options, it’s not surprising to see headphones made specifically with the iPhone in mind. The V-MODA’s Vibe Duo headphones deliver the same quality sound V-MODA earbuds are known for, and act as a headset to boot. That means you don’t need to whip…
Retailers report XBOX 360 failure rate as high as 33%. [The Consumerist]
Some kids grow up wanting to be firefighters and ballerinas, but most grow up wanting to pilot giant robotic killing machines. Since we aren’t living in the future just yet, you’ll have to satisfy your fantasies with this Gundam IP phone. The headset and software are pretty standard fare, but it also comes with a…
Click to viewHere’s the Zante, up close and lustrously yours. Today we got plenty of fresh technical information about this Motorola-flavored Sidekick plus two new pretty pics. One of them above, the other after the jump, showing its funky purple sliding keyboard. After seeing it, I want to lick it. The Zante, or Motorola Q900,…
Most of the chairs we see around these parts are office or gaming related, but this gal is definitely too hot for your living room. Seriously, the Cleopatra Hotstone Chaise Lounge is a solid slab of carved rock that heats up to slow-roast you all the way through. Why you would want to pay $15,000…
Trailers from Apple’s movie site are watchable on your iPhone. Try tilting them! [Ars Technica]
Fans of the popular HTC Excalibur (T-Mobile Dash) should be excited to hear that the smartphone’s anticipated successor, the HTC Cavalier, has been approved by the FCC. We already saw the thing get unboxed months ago, but for those of you with short memories, the Cavalier has 3G connectivity—a make-or-break feature for most people looking…
While it seems that the HD DVD gang has been on a wobbly tightrope for years, surrounded by jeering Blu-ray supporters like Sony, Samsung and Panasonic, it sometimes feels like HD DVD could stay on that tightrope for a very long time. Last week we reported that it’s finally rolling out the long promised support…
If you’ve got the schematics for the next big gadget saved on your thumb drive, one of Rehoboth Tech’s Irikon flash memory sticks might be as secure as it gets. Touted as the world’s first iris-scanning USB drive, the Irikon can remember up to 20 different eyes as authorized users and comes in sizes of…
Oakley has just released a pair of radical-looking polarized sunglasses, made out of some miraculous substance the company has dubbed Nanowire. If you wade through the marketSpeak it’s actually a lightweight titanium alloy with “memory” that can stand up to some heavy bending and snap right back to where it was before. Every piece of…
Click to viewOur videographer Richard Blakeley and his partner in crime Sarah Meyers caused some trouble using the Optimus Prime helmet at a McDonalds drive-thru this weekend. Apparently it’s against the law to order a fajita as Optimus Prime. Who knew? I guess the manager wasn’t a fanboy, although he looks to fit the part.
The Floatron is a pool-cleaning device that claims to be greener than the rest, according to its manufacturers. Not only does the $270 gadget radically reduce your chlorine use, but its manufacturers also claim that it purifies your pool water to EPA drinking water standards. Here’s how… When the 12-inch gizmo is floating in the…
We’ve seen finger drums before, but none as cartoonishly convincing as these. This $19.95 Electronic Drum Beat Maker has heads that light up when you hit them, and even the cymbal makes its own sound. Each part of the Finger Drum set plays its own rhythmic loop, and you can string together a sequence and…