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…
Windows 98 Hole Will Kill Us All
Not huge news, but if you’re anything like me, you’re probably still triple-booting Windows 98, 98 SE, and ME just for the old-timey masochistic thrill of it all. Well, it appears that Microsoft will officially stop supporting these operating systems on July 11 and they all contain a security hole so big that it will…
Sony Vaio VGN-TX92S
This Vista-ready laptop has an 11.1″ screen and runs a Core Solo processor at up to 1.2-Ghz. It comes in Blue, Black, White, and Kappa (???????), these things are completely configurable and compatible with 1seg, a Japanese broadcast service that is unavailable here. Starting at $1,500, I’d be so very surprised if something this cool…
USB Piggy Fan
There comes a point in every gadget blogger’s life when he realizes that his efforts are for nought. He toils daily bringing new products to light and razzing foolish ventures and then he wakes up early on a Tuesday to discover a USB fan that looks like a pig on an island. Then he realizes…