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Here s a little piece of technology you might be interested in seeing. It’s the new Honda Civic Hybrid for 2006. The vehicle has been completely redesigned, and it has lots of great technology inside. We road tested a fully-loaded model with a DVD-based GPS navigation system onboard. With all the options, the thing costs…
This is simplicity at its best. Want to make sure your gadgets are charged on the road? Check out the PocketPower by Gear4 (previously known as Podgear). It’s small, shiny, white and the totally easiest way to charge just about any of your electronics without, well, a charger. It works over USB, so you just…
It’s great being at the top of the food chain. That means we can use animals for our own devices. Sorry, PETA, but that’s the law the jungle. And here’s a great example of our cooperation with (or if you prefer, enslavement of) animals, this time with our friends the pigeons. A flock of 20…
Expect to see the Samsung P858 cellphone in some form, sooner rather than later now that the FCC has approved it for the American market. A nice-looking clamshell, it’s also got a 3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, an MP3 player, MicroSD slot and TV-out. What’s in the rumor mill is a similar P857 model from Cingular,…
If that UPS guy keeps complaining about finding the address on your house, here’s a simple—and green—way to make sure it never happens again. From Smarthome comes the Solar Address Light, a piece of signage that will illuminate your address using solar power. The 4-inch numbers should be visible from up to 500 feet in…
The Japanese love their electronic dictionaries. Who wouldn’t? So it’s no surprise that we’re seeing a new series of these gadgets called the XD series, with 14 different models in all. This can then be split into two separate groups, the XD-ST series—which have a 5″ display (480×320), backlight, USB earphone terminal, 20MB of memory,…
Yes, you forked over the extra cash to buy the Xbox 360 with the hard drive ( the real one ). Pretty soon, though, you may find that the spacious 20 GB hard drive is not quite enough for all of your downloading needs, especially since you really only have access to 13 of those…
The only reason I can see for using a fork and knife to eat pizza would be if it’s too hot to use your hands. And if you’re impatient enough not to wait for your slice to cool, then I guess you could buy this Pizza Fork/Cutter, though you would have to be made fun…
Tychi Systems has developed and launched the BioKnob. The system uses biometric fingerprint scanning for verification and can be programmed to accept up to 100 different users. One downside is that it is powered by rechargeable batteries. A fully charged battery will last for 1000 unlockings and a battery warning will activate when there are…
The Polywell MiniBox2 939NP-MCE boasts some powerful features in the MCE PC world. It packs on a dual-core AMD Athlon X2 processor, a 500GB hard drive, dual-optical drives, and comes with speakers and a 19-inch display for less than $2k. With its small box-like design, the Polywell MiniBox2 qualifies for a great living room PC…
This week at TreeHugger: In the U.K., it’s just as cheap to charge your iPod or play your Xbox using wind-generated renewable energy. The state of California lays down the law when it comes to pitching old gadgets and electronics (hint: you can’t do it anymore). Back across the pond, we consider the Centre for…
Sponsors are like a special flower. Full of roses. We thank thee: Sonos, Nike, Lenovo, Olympus, Nokia, EchoStar and Datastrand Want to be a special flower? Of course you do. https://gizmodo.com/preview/advertising-with-gizmodo-8027
Is it real? Samsung announced it has developed a prototype of a fuel cell that can be used in PDAs and portable multimedia players. This fuel cell technology works by converting methanol fuel into hydrogen which is combined with oxygen in a seemingly magic process that [insert miracle here] results in energy and heat, with…
In addition to its heavyweight 6-megapixel DMC-FZ7, Panasonic is also coming out with three other cameras today. Two LZ series Lumix cameras come with a 6x optical zoom, 14 scene modes, 14 megabytes of built-in memory and quicker autofocus. The LZ5 has a 2.5-inch LCD and costs $280 while the LZ3 has a 2-inch LCD…
It’s nice that a few of the camera companies are gracing us with new models before the big Photo Marketing Show in February, and this Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 is a nice addition to its digital camera line. First off, it’s got a Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens system and a 12x optical zoom, as well as…
It seems as though Palm has decided to fly by upgrading the current 700 series and going straight into an 800 series model. The Palm Treo 800p features 128MB RAM, an enhanced 320 x 320 screen, a Wi-Fi option, SD card, BT 2, EVDO, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and will use the same accessories as…
If your kid starts demanding an iPod and you’re are not prepared to spend too much cash, think about buying a “M-WAVE” instead. It looks cooler anyway and is both for boys and girls. “M-WAVE” from Sega Toys is the newer version of music player for girls “Sound Carrier” (it was called Tamagotchi on speed).…
The Nokia E61 business phone is rumored to release in mid-February according to MobileBee. The business phone was made for mobile email and includes a QWERTY keyboard, a 16 million color screen, and supports multiple email clients like BlackBerry Connect, GoodLink, Nokia Business Center, Seven Mobile Mail, Seven Always-On Mail and Visto Mobile. The new…
Really into photomapping but just don’t have all the right tools? Today’s your lucky day. Looks like GeoSpatial Experts now has a bundle for you including everything you’ll need for that next photomap, inclduding a Pentax digital camera, Garmin handheld GPS receiver and GeoSpatial Experts GPS-Photo Link software. The camera is a Pentax Optio Wpi,…
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