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With this USB data transfer device from Think Geek, it’s a snap to connect one computer to another. Simply plug one 4-foot retractable USB 2.0 cable into one computer, and the other cable into another, and then you’re off and running, dragging and dropping between the two with reckless abandon. It happens quickly, too, at…
How Do You Say “Low End” in Dutch? By Brendan I. Koerner Several years back, I visited an American pal who was hunkered down in West Berlin. On a lark, we took a Soviet-era train to the (intermittently) lovely Polish town of Szczecin, to catch some of the sights. (Yes, our travel plans were made…
No pics yet, but Mobility Today is kicking ass on iPaq news today. Now we find this page from HP, already gone, about the rw6828. Same deal—just a manual—but at least we know it’s forthcoming. Click the image to see the whole thing. HP iPAQ rw6828 is here [Mobility Today]
Chalk another one up for RIM. Looks like the English have also decided for the company, saying that all patent claims against it from InPro are invalid. Now come on US, let’s get on the ball. RIM says UK high court decides in its favor [Reuters]
Looks like HP is popping out a new iPaq, the hw6900 with Windows Mobile 5.0, Wi-Fi, and a mini SD slot. It’s essentially the hw6515 sans full-sized SD card slot. All we’ve got so far is some sort of manual for the hw6910. HP hw6900 shows up on HP [MobilityToday] Manual [HP]
Ok, this is…interesting. Duracell is coming out with a product called PowerPix, which is simply a disposable digital camera battery that it says will let you take up to twice as many images as ordinary alkaline batteries. Using NiOx texhnology, a Nickel Oxy Hydroxide formulation, it will specifically be marketed for digital cameras and found…
Don’t hate me, but I still yearn for the days of Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. That was a time when video games were simple and all I had to do was press one button and use a joystick. What can I say, I just haven’t evolved to the current level of video game fervor needed…
Oh yes, you read correctly. Now, you can get yourself a yellow, green or even blue laser pointer instead of that red one. I know, it’s been a dream of yours for a long time, so feel free to cry or do a little dance. Whatever makes it real for you. Made by Laserglow, the…
I said it before and I’ll say it again: God love the Germans. After our big story on Napgrass yesterday, we’re back again today with this smokin’ digital hourglass project. The aim of this stunning product is to make a new kind of alarm clock, which would focus on the amount of sleep you should…
Remember when Britain ruled the waves with its mighty navy? Yeah, those days may be long gone, but that has not stopped them from designing formidable warships with iPod chargers installed. What s that? You didn t know that the Royal Navy installed iPod chargers on their ships? Starting with the HMS Daring, an $800…
Isn‘t it convenient to switch on the heater at home one hour before you come back? Or to remotely switch on the light or the TV at home for a few hours a day, while you are on holiday to scare off robbers, owls, and crazed, naked squatters? Or maybe to remotely switch off your…
Indiana police are using a little technology to stop poachers from killing unsuspecting deer. They have begun using motorized decoy deer all across northwest Indiana. The decoy is placed along the road with an officer planted in the woods controlling its motorized head. It has been resulting in arrests of up to five poachers per…
Shit is getting crucial over in Japan now that they have this ED2000 mofo rolling the streets. Hyper rescue robot “T-52 Enryu” (rescue dragon) from Tmsuk first appeared in March 2004 but now he’s wandering the highways and byways saving stranded motorists from having to eat each other like sashimi. It is 11.3 ft high…
Is your iPod too loud? Is it loud enough to damage your hearing? Have you considered suing Apple because of this? Well, one person already has, filing a suit against Apple claiming that iPods are inherently defective in design and are not sufficiently adorned with adequate warnings regarding the likelihood of hearing loss. Despite the…
I will declare this the second-best hack to come out of the PSP. First of which being emulators, of course. Massa84 over at PSP Updates has devised a way to turn the PSP into a universal remote. It does it by emulating lirc and the 1800+ remotes supported by lirc. Unfortunately, this hack only works…
You may have seen this earlier, but we really wanted to dig deep when we saw this stuff. It’s hard to write anything intelligent about this Schlafgras (which translates nicely into “sleeping grass”) because I can’t quite get over the pic. Too…many…jokes. But really, you don’t need me to quip at how ridiculous it is,…
Jabra has you covered with its new BT160 Bluetooth headset, whose claim to fame is its huge array of colors from which to choose, 33 in all. The various skins you can wrap around these headsets are all included, because they re simply pieces of paper that can be slid underneath a plastic cover—wow! Amazing!…
Recycling is cool! Resource Revival is a company that collects bicycle chains, wheels and parts from hard drives to manufacture clocks and other products. The featured clocks are made out of the bicycle chainrings and hard drives, and they sell for $30. There is also an $88 CD rack made out of rims, cogs, and…
Orville Redenbacher doesn’t have anything on Anakin Skywalker. This is a Darth Vader-themed popcorn machine that would fit perfectly into any home theater. It features a six-ounce popcorn popper, smoked glass, chrome cabinet and also has an etching of the Vader on the glass. Don t let him catch you watching Lord of the Rings,…
NOTE – The Everio is MPEG-2 native when you record, but you can export to any number of formats and sizes, which is why I was a big jackass and kept saying MPEG-4. If they can get the resolution/quality up to HD standards, this thing is an absolute winner. Product Page [JVC] Product Page [Global…