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Tired of just slipping the old XY/XX and Tickle Girl into the slots of your Nintendo DS? Well it looks like Sega is now making retractable (hehe, he just said retractable) DS pens and screen cleaners that will fit into the handheld’s GBA slot. Just for fun. Will these products be at all useful? Your…
Ah, Spam. You give us so much yet ask for so little. Just got a wonderful spam/tip/I don’t know what and I thought I’d share with you all this fine Friday afternoon. While we usually don’t cotton unsolicited morons filling our inboxes with crap (Thanks, Burt!), this one deserved a second look, if only for…
So these two Australians visit New Zealand, and rent a car from Avis with a free GPS device inside. Throw away those maps, Jane, me Tarzan will rely on satellites to guide us. The couple had used GPS in cars back home, and though it would be the “safest way to travel.” The device led…
The Sharp Laptop Contest Finalist Smackdown is getting beautifully ugly. Misstreated (that’s her desktop up above, and there is another photo after the jump) is madder than a Missouri Tiger. Garage Band Destruction sent a photo of the drummer boy en flagrante. PowerBook Pee-Pee says he’s no Richie Rich, but an in-debt student. And the…
The winner of the Sharp WideNote M4000 is down to four finalists. Their photos and stories after the jump. We’re going to ask you, fair readers, to vote on the winner. But just for kicks—the poll will have little bearing on the final outcome. Why? Because we say so. Read on… I’m not sure which…
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Text messaging is now the communiqu of choice for coaches looking to recruit star athletes into collegiate athletic programs. While the NCAA has rules limiting contact with prospective jocks via telephone, those rules don’t apply to text messaging and e-mail. [LA Times (reg)] Sony reports another sobering financial quarter. While Bravia LCD TVs are looking…
We have a sighting of a quite unusual item. If you recalled yesterday we posted about the new Vodafone vending machines that are popping up over the UK. They are prepaid cell phones, therefore practical. This is a electronics vending machine, primarily Apple related products such as the iPod and the Shuffle. This vending machine…
Boost Mobile just pulled a coup by managing to rope in a collective of hoity toity New York design boutiques to create a set of Limited Edition phones. The collective, known as the Retail Mafia, consist of alife, aNYthing, frank151, J$, situationormal, and SSUR. This “Mafia” are apparently not the type to do collaborations, but…
Yeah, it’s getting cold and that sucks. What is even worse about the weather turning grim is that ice that manages to molest every part of your windshield on a nightly basis. Put those puny ice scrapers down and pick up the Ice Dozer. This thing will turn your windshield into its own personal fighting…
So, this is cute (there, I said it) and practical, for the most part. This is a petite USB powered speaker system that also has an USB hub integrated into one tidy package. This may be a little underpowered for you desktop owners, but it could fit nicely along any laptop. Unfortunately the USB hub…
I have Shuji Nakamara to thank for the cool blue LEDs that have adorned my fancy modded PC, and now it sounds like he may offer yet another reason for me to heap praise on the guy. The inventor of blue LEDs along with a Tokyo University team have successfully created hydrogen from water using…
If you’re tired of listening to the awful squeaking of animal toys, these Soniks squeak toys are your savior. Using the same technology as those silent dog whisteles, the toys will emit an ultrasonic noise that will keep your dog happy without driving you mad. Humans stop hearing things at 25,000 Hz, so the Silent…
Well, if you can’t get a Frank Lloyd Wright, Gaudi or Ieoh Ming Pei, you may as well get that local Aussi architect to build you a highrise that looks like a telephone. And plunk it in the middle of Melbourne too. Why not? Obviously, Milliionaire “Crazy” John Ilhan, an Australian communications magnate has no…
Think back on all the game consoles you’ve played that didn’t come from the majors. I’m not disparaging things like the N-Gage or maybe the Simsong Electronics Game and Shoot you bought to $9.99 at Odd Lots. Maybe you even loved the Tapwave Zodiac. Well, we recently got an email from an insane British man…
The insanely expensive Vertu phone is coming out in an even more insanely expensive Limited Edition Ascent White model in time for, yes, that’s right, the holidays. For just $5200, you too can have this fabulously luxurious cellphone that not only looks good, but comes with a 24/7 concierge service that will get you just…
All the jibber jabber today seems to be regarding our Sharp laptop giveaway contest. Today we tossed up the four finalists and let the voting begin. Most people, like CW and Rishi, are fully supporting the Franken-PC because he it seems to be the most in need of a new laptop. The current runner up…
Oh yes, they’re back. If the first set of Mimobot USB drives didn’t hold you over, you’re going to love the 2GB versions. Isodore and Fairybit are joined by some plainer-looking protobots in black and white, and they’ll only run you $189 at www.mimoco.com. So come and get’ em! Mimobot 2GB [Cool Hunting]
Sonnet is all about making your Apple-based product better. Whether it’s swapping out the CPU for a new one or adding Firewire support, they’ve got something. So Sonnet has just released high-capacity batteries for your old iPod. From the first to the fourth generation and the mini, you all can now enjoy longer battery life…
Looks like Motorola’s got some ‘splaining to do. The VK 2000 came out of nowhere, has no specs, and looks as sexy as a PEBL on Viagra. Moto better hurry up or China’s going to eat its lunch. VK2000 super slim candy bar phone! [MotoRAZR]