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The latest in foot fetish sneaker technology is upon us, folks. Speed Laces are special laces you can throw on your Nikes, Adidas, or whatever to lace them up hella quick. Perfect for someone doing a triathalon or something where different types of shoes are required, the laces tie up to become perfectly snug and…
Here’s a great gadget that stuffs a HD TV, DVR and PC into just one box. The NEC HD TV-PC will run you about $2800, but it’s basically a Windows Media Center Edition 2005-equipped PC with a start-up time of only two seconds for its TV mode. And, of course, the whole thing is HD-ready.…
So you re in the lecture hall waiting for the professor to waltz in, and you spot the most beautiful girl ever. What do you do? Clam up and ignore her like usual, or switch iPod headphones with each other ( pod jacking ) and let fate decide the rest? That s the trend, anyway.…
Seems Kyocera has joined the “Sidekick killer” trend that’s popping up with cellphone manufacturers and carriers. The KX21 or “Switchback” is a QWERTY keyboard phone for Virgin Mobile. The phone has 1x RTT data, as well as a built-in camera and is aimed toward text messaging. Don’t expect anything too great though. No Bluetooth is…
I’m not sayin’ I’m against Christmas. I mean, hell, Happy Holidays, man. But bravo to Josh McCormick, who decided that the five-foot singing and dancing Santa displayed at Wal Mart stores was just a little too much for him to bear this season. After much tinkering and a down payment of about $50, Josh hacked…
Cellphone lovers can rejoice next time the power goes out. Thanks to the Electrilite, a hand-crank-powered flashlight and cellphone charger, you’ll never be without juice for that phone of yours ever again. This baby comes with seven different cellphone chargers so your phone has an excellent chance of getting the juice. Crank the handle for…
Available in 1GB and 256 MB versions, the Jaton iRok is a NAND flash-based MP3 player with a 2-color OLED screen, FM tuner and voice recorder. With a nice price of $70 for the 256MB option (the 1GB price hasn’t been decided on yet), it’s a hearty, inexpensive player that will also let you transfer…
Ok, it’s obvious Apple is wiping the floor with its competitors when it comes to MP3 players and its new video iPod. Style, word of mouth and general lemming-like behavior make the iPod in all its incarnations a ridiculously popular product that isn’t going away anytime soon. But what about Apple’s other technology? You know,…
Just figured out the difference between LCD and plasma? We in the tech journo field have spent the last couple of years trying to give you the tools you need to buy the best flat panel TV set as well as figure out all their differences, pros and cons. But it looks like all our…
Poor ReplayTV. It’s no secret that even though this company was the first to market with its DVR hardware, TiVo is certainly the winner when it comes to name recognition. You don’t “Replay” something, you “TiVo” it. Ok, that’s a low blow. But I do give ReplayTV credit for giving us true commercial-skipping technology (not…
Yes kiddies, that’s right. More silliness in the war of the next-generation DVD format. Until recently, HP was a tried and true Blu-ray supporter, giving the Sony-based format a little extra zing from the computer side of things. But, all good things must come to an end and now, HP is playing both sides of…
Whoa there. Looks like Apple is doing pretty well this holiday season with the 1GB iPod shuffle completely sold out on their online store. The next date they’ll be available? Mid-January. Which is also the time Apple is scheduled to release the Intel iBook and possibly a smaller version of the shuffle. So the timing…
The I-Garment (Integration System for Management of Civil Protection Units) promises to make the dangerous job of firefighting markedly less so. Designed by a consortium of Portuguese firms and agencies and funded by the European Space Agency, the I-Garment makes use of numerous technologies, including satellite communications and WiFi. Satellite usage would be beneficial in…
Are you an A-list celebrity like Jenny McCarthy? Will you be attending the LG All-Star Poker Showdown on December 18? If you ve answered yes to any of these questions, then you re in luck! LG will be peppering the star-studded event with Swarovski crystal-encrusted V phones, letting society s best and brightest schmooze in…
Did you rig up a hot media center this year? Got your hands on an Xbox 360? Or were you happy with just an HDTV? Send your nominees for the best home entertainment product to [email protected].
Up until recently, if you wanted to replace your crappy-sounding plastic iPod / MP3 player earbuds with audiophile ‘buds made from Japanese Hokkaido cherry wood, you had to go shopping in Akihabara. No more: Audio-Technica is bringing its previously Japan-only lineup of high-end portable earphones to the United States. Also in the new “Import Series”:…
In a move that s sure to win you even more friends, why not try on the Counter-Surveillance Headdress? However, a little laser hidden in the forehead portion of the headdress disguises your face from any nosy cameras at the push of a button. Simply activate it and a laser beam is sent to the…
Lawsuits show that you mean business. Enter Visto, a global communications company. They plan to sue Microsoft for patent infringement, largely centering around Windows Mobile 5.0. Also coming from Lawsuit Land is DLO suing Belkin over its TuneBase FM. This is, of course, hot off the heels of DLO suing Griffin for its iTrip. Whoever…
Hoping to stop the spread of germs that can collect on mice, Unotron has come out with washable, corded mice. Dubbed the ScrollSeal Washable Optical 3-button Mouse and SteriMax Washable Optical 3-button Mouse, the new mice have all the features you need (such as a scroll wheel) along with this new added perk. Just drop…
Thanks to a UK company, you can now fancy up your iPod to match you when you don’t feel like dressing up. These mini hoodies are gray, and could protect your iPod from droppage. The regular iPod model will cost you $20 with the iPod mini version running a couple bucks cheaper. Yeah, it is…