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ZyXEL has released their AG225H USB Wi-Fi all-in-one to satisfy the wardriver in all of us. Best of all, this small USB device is capable of doing three different functions. Three! First it can act as a wireless network detector. Then once you have found that ideal unencrypted network this can act is a wireless…
Last time we checked in with Sonic Impact they were designing amazing amps that blew away the competition and cost ten times less than a penny. Well it seems that they have decided to do what all successful companies do—release iPod accessories. This is a portable speaker system. Probably the best feature about this diddy…
Brighter Lights, better LEDs. That’s what a reported breakthrough in white LEDs are promising, converting light using a purple LED and a silicon carbide substrate. Basically, this should convert light with more efficiency, giving us 130 lumens per watt rather than the dinky 70 lumens per watt we get now. Professor Satoshi Kamiyama of the…
This isn t your Granny’s coffee maker. This single serving brewer is for the most hardcore coffee drinkers AKA the pod brewers. This brewer features a 42 ounce water tank, will brew five or eight ounce cups of joe and supports all standard-size coffee and tea pods. Unfortunately this pod brewer will run you about…
If you’re a victim of iPod scratches, the MP-X MP3 player might be right up your alley. Made from urethane rubber, it’s durable and water resistant—perfect for the next marathon you run in the rain. No accessories are included except for the USB cable, so you’re on your own for water-proof headphones. It doesn t…
Interesting news from over the pond. Motorola just launched the L6, a candybar RAZR for the Indian market and beyond. Designed to appeal to emerging markets—the RAZR costs up to $300 in India right now—the L6 looks like a hacked up clamshell. Namaste Moto [GigaOm] Product Page [Motorola]
The Video iPod By Brendan I. Koerner The Pitch Abandoning its iconic dancing silhouette in favor of a more utilitarian approach, Apple touts the video iPod with a stark-yet-powerful print campaign. Six of the players are lined up in a row, their screens ablaze with track info, family photos, the title screen from Lost, and…
This week at Treehugger: Lots! The Treehugger gang takes a skeptical look at a new tourism-sport concept from Brazil: Bus Bike. They check out a calculator, an educational kit flashlight and a more utilitarian flashlight that have in common that they get their power from being shaken up. There’s also a hybrid snowblower (Asian girl…
Still haven t heard enough about the Xbox 360? Yeah, neither have we. This is a good one today, we promise or we will fully refund your money. Those crazy guys over at anandtech got their hands on one of the bundled Xbox 360s and naturally did what any curious technie would do, they tore…
DreamArcade has got a great idea: build arcade cases for old PCs and consoles, namely our old, ratty XBox. How cool is that? They have head-to-head cases, full sized cases, and all kinds of coolness and they work with PCs and just about anything else with a USB port. I always wanted to make my…
It seems that the concept of USB flash drives as earrings has popped up around the blogosphere more than a couple times. Naturally, like any normal human being, I took this as a joke until I was finally able to hunt down the source of this infinite jest, the Kingmax marketing chumps. Check it out…
Those silly bosses, always want to promote productivity. When will they learn that you would much rather read about productive gadgets, like this one, than do work for them on the clock anyway? There is nothing fancy that happens with the actual ID card, this smart badge just has a Bluetooth headset integrated on the…
This week at Lifehacker: Archive more episodes of The Simpsons by installing a new hard drive. Stop missing cell phone calls because of a weak signal indoors. Rebuild your Windows PC from scratch – but read this first. Build or buy your next computer? Depends. Finally, Just Say No to Microsoft… the book. https://lifehacker.com/hack-attack-how-to-install-a-hard-drive-137179 Stop…
The big kahuna of supercomputing industry conventions (now there’s a niche), SC|05, is going on all week in Seattle. Formerly a haven for computer science nerds only, the annual gathering is a lot more mainstream (there was even a Bill Gates sighting on Tuesday). The must-have swag at the show? A Sun Microsystems “No, I…
Feel the need to own a Sony Vaio that Wilmer Valderrama designed? I didn’t think so. But in case that urge arises, or even the need for laptops designed by other luminaries like Jessica Alba, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo and ‘it’ couple DJ AM and Nicole Richie, Sony is displaying these Vaio FJ series notebooks…
More Toughbooks from Panasonic, though these are actually more “semi-rugged” rather than the fully rugged flavor. The Toughbook T4 and W4 both use a 1.2-GHz Intel Pentium M processor and have 512MB of DDR2-400 as standard, expandable to 2GB. Other features include a 40GB hard drive, a 12.1-inch 1024 x 768 XGA screen, Intel a/b/g…
I swear, my Journey cover band was having a hell of a time trying to get started and I finally found out why. I could never get my guitar tuned right to handle those sick Journey riffs, so it would end up being way off or we would spend our entire jam session trying to…
Look out iTunes video store! Nintendo and AM3 are now distributing video content for the GBA Movie Player this winter in Japan. Taking the form of an old-school “Gashapon” (toy capsule) machine, this device allows you to insert your GBA movie player flash memory card, crank a handle and instantly download anime episodes to watch…
If you’ve been waiting for a combo MP3/satellite radio portable player, Dell and XM Satellite have finally come up with something. It basically looks like most of Dell’s MP3 players, can soak up XM satellite radio content while it’s on its cradle, and can hold up to 15,000 of your fave tunes. So, yeah, you…
Get where you’re going while listening to your favorite music. Obviously, that’s what the Joyfriend MP3 player with integrated GPS was made for. Real small, real red and with a 128MB built-in memory, it’s being sold for $1 a MB. Don’t have much more info than this, but really, what more do you need to…