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This week at Lifehacker: Send a text message and win a free Nokia 6682 cameraphone. Hack your house to help you get things done. Build your own monitor riser out of spare parts for when you’re at work, and a DIY beer cooler for when you’re at play. Finally, repurpose that old PC into a…
Every year, the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book includes a handful of outrageously expensive items, including a couple that sound like mis-placed April Fool’s Day gags. This xmas, for instance, you could stuff your loved one’s stocking with the $3.5 million Moller Skycar pictured above. It’s a prototype that runs on ethanol and takes of vertically.…
So I I feel like distributing my favorite propaganda far and wide, what do I do? Go to the local copy center and make hundreds of cheap copies to hopefully influence the masses, of course. Now, what the hell am I supposed to do when I am in the middle of nowhere and feel the…
A Japanese phone company is developing a device, based on a rather impressive-sounding “galvanic vestibular stimulation” technology, that can be used to control its human host. While the cranium-hugging device is only capable of making you perform basic movements like leaning left and right, it did manage to make the author’s head involuntarily gyrate to…
How did this beautiful 902i series phone from NTT DoCoMO escape us when it was unveiled October 19? Well, it didn’t, but we’ve only now had the time to translate the press release and find these beautiful pictures. There are several types of new FOMA handsets in the 902i series, one is a slider, two…
So you want some tunes to listen to in the bathroom but don’t want to limit yourself to boring ol’ shower radios. Well now you’ll never need to go music-free ever again while you’re in the john. First there’s this Twin Spin Toothbrush from Orawave that’ll play an MP3 tune as a reward once you’ve…
Along with the entry-level phones released today, Nokia also managed to squeeze out a couple more mid-range CDMA clamshell handsets, this time with Bluetooth. Both the Nokia 2855 and the Nokia 6165 weigh under 4 oz, supports Java or BREW applications, streaming audio and video, as well as customizable MIDI ringtones. The Nokia 2855 has…
See? What was I just saying. OEMs have a bunch of crap lying around that they retrofitted for the PSP. You own these UMD movies and games, should at least be able to watch them on something other than the PSP. Well, this giant pyramid that attaches to the PSP and captures whatever is on…
Eurotech snuck this wrist PC onto its slate a couple weeks back and forgot to tell anyone. The 2.8 x 2.1-inch touchscreen is a 65,000 color TFT, and there is an input pen attached to the strap. The WWPC has 32 MB system ROM-Flash, 64 MB system SDRAM, and expands up to 1 GB through…
Motorola has been on a candybar phone spree lately it seems. The E1000 is Motorola’s latest phone with everyone in mind. The E1000 is a dual mode phone that supports WCDMA and tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz). No luck on EDGE if that’s what you were hoping for, but it’s got a 262k color screen for viewing…
Behold the epitome of protection! MuffPod’s new cases are designed to keep your iPod safe and out of harm’s way, like the silky backside of an Emperor penguin. I personally have a cracked LCD on my mini but still continue to use it. If I had one of these puppies, my iPod might still be…
You know you’ve been emailing people all day long on your Treo 650. You just want to walk in the door, mix up a Slippery Nipple, and relax to some Dean Martin. Well now you can make it easier on yourself by shelling out $32 for the Treo 650 Music Dock! Now when you rush…
The latest version of Mass Storage Synchronizer — the add-on from Tea Vui Huang that adapts iTunes for Sony Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung phones — is now compatible with Palm One’s Treo 600 and 650 smartphones. You’ll need RealPlayer for Palm or Pocket Tunes to hear the music. It will be interesting to see how…
The FCC has approved a plan by the feds to give all Katrina evacuees free cellphones with 300 minutes of talk time. Now I’m sure they’re not handing out pink RAZRs to those in need so it’s not an issue of logistics. So when did Katrina happen? Oh right, almost 2 months ago. I’m sure…
Nokia has just announced two new CDMA handsets designed for fast-growing regions AKA folks without a lot of cash. The candybar Nokia 1255 and clamshell Nokia 2355 are value priced to be entry-level. The 1255 is 3 ounces, and offers a two-way handsfree speakerphone, voice recorder, a calendar with alarm clock, up to four hours…
I’m going to call bullshit on this one because every time you see a camera leak it’s someone who doctored their Dad’s SLR from 1979. However, let’s play along like good rumor mongers. We know, according to kind reader GreenDog, that the D200 is a 12-megapixel monster—more specs after the jump—and we also know that…
Though the XBox 360 is set to stagger its release date around the world (as the PSP did recently), Nintendo’s el presidente, Satoru Iwata, has announced that his company will do the right thing and release the new Revolution simultaneously in Detroit and Djibouti. Of course, nobody will see it until sometime next Spring, so…
For under $100, the Buffalo Network Media Player isn’t a bad deal. It basically lets you store and share your digital content (video, music or images) from the computer or other compatible product and when you hook it up to a TV or stereo you can browse your meida using a remote control. Includes wireless…
Here’s yet another phone for the ladies. Looks like the cellphone industry has finally come to their senses and realized that women, gasp like to spend money on stupid shit. To take advantage of this glitch in the female brain, Elle magazine has announced its own GlamPhone, a lipstick red clamshell phone that opens to…
Hitachi’s new CP-X443 compact, networked LCD projector weighs in at only 8.4 pounds and measures 13.3 by 10.4 by 3.7 inches. And for such a small product, it’s got above average brightness, good color balance and four 3-watt speakers that are pretty sweet (at least for a front projector). And because it can be added…