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eDimensional AudioFX Force Feedback Gaming Headset Reviewed (Verdict: Hum…)

I don’t care how many ‘Reviewer’s Choice Awards’ it wins, I still think that making force feedback headphones sounds sort of stupid. eDimensional’s AudioFX headset has two vibrating rumblers in each of the ear-cups that vibrate (presumably with the force of a game controller) when low bass sounds come through the channel. It’s not entirely…

Tech News Joel

Deutsche Telekom Looking to Sell T-Mobile?

We don’t know from telecom business, but rumors are burbling that Deutsche Telekom is in the process of shucking off their American subsidiary, better known as T-Mobile. With the merger of Sprint and Nextel, T-Mo is way in last place, with no plans for moving to a 3G network on the table. I was pretty…

Tech News Joel

Retail PSP Games Run from MemoryStick

I’m getting a massive headache today, but I must trudge on. Now my PHP isn’t working on my box. The module loads but nothing runs. The news is big: the geek-masters-flex have figured out how to launch an image of Lumines from a memory stick. Why does this matter? It means that soon the torrent…

Tech News Johnb

Cingular to Rock Black RAZR

I think the silverish one is prettier, but if you’re into black RAZRs, Cingular is carrying them. Sez Mobilemag: Retailing starts today and you can get it right away in a 2 year contract. Some new personalization features being offered by Cingular is engraving on the back of the phone for a mere $19.99. Phone…

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Talking Toilet Paper Holder

In what must be the biggest act of hyperbolic writing ever perpetrated by a British man, Mike from T3 writes “Talking TP has to be ultimate toilet humour gadget.” No, Mike, I’m sorry. I’m sure in old Blighty you don’t have too much fun in the loo as you drop your bonnets and produce potential…

Tech News Johnb

Smart Trackerz

So maybe we missed this when we talked about LineRiders. Strange. I thought I had heard of similar stuff before. Maybe LineRiders have more features. http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/index.php#lineriders-mini-cars-that-ride-on-lines-110448 These little truck things follow lines drawn on a white surface using patented “Opti-track” technology. Priced at $14.95, these things will be great for the kids. Hand them a…

Tech News Johnb

New Voltaic Solar Backpacks

These new Voltaic Solar backpacks, in multiple styles, as we see above, will power your gear using the healing rays of the sun. What you see is the Pouch, the Messenger, and the Daypack. All of them feature a 3-cell solar array and can pump out 4 watts of power to charge phones, PDAs, rail…

Tech News Johnb

The End of Movies

The Taipei Times—and the rest of the world—is bemoaning the death of the movie business. People stay at home, get Netflix, drink a beer or six, and watch Godzilla vs. Mothra for hours at a clip. No one goes to the movies anymore. Hundreds of ushers are out of work every day. Popcorn machines are…

Tech News Johnb

On the Ground at Japan’s World Exposition, Part 1

The Japanese are a funny bunch, bless their hearts. They re hosting the 2005 World Exposition (through Sept. 25) not far from the town renamed for its biggest employer, Toyota, which has a magnificent show at the Expo featuring musician-robots and cars out of Star Wars. They offer a special robot exhibition hall offering a…

Tech News Howard Breuer

Paroos G-100 GPS MP3 Player

The Paroos G-100 looks suspiciously like the Garmin GPS device, but I don’t think they’re the same. I don’t know. Otherwise, this overseas only device, available, apparently, and it’s pretty low-end in terms of MP3 sexiness: 512MB, FM tuner, USB 1.0. It’s kind of the prevalent attitude these days: if you have some room in…

Tech News Johnb

$20 Brain Weapons

I recall seeing ads for these “wonder weapons” in the back of Popular Mechanics as a boy. Hypnotizer units! Pain fields! Brain death rays! Snoopy Sno Cone Makers! Well, the company that sells plans for these unique death-dealing devices, Information Unlimited, is online and ready to rumble. They only sell blueprints, so you’ll have to…

Tech News Johnb

TX-2 BUTTPROBE

Ok. Now that you’ve cleaned your coffee from your keyboard, just relax. There won’t mention of the anal canal anywhere in this post. The BUTTPROBE is a stomp box for guitarists and vocalists. It features heavy distortion thanks to a set of 4BN6 vacuum tubes designed to create a big mess when you press twist…

Tech News Johnb

Catcher’s Mitts Provide Little Protection

Not too gadgety, but it might give some sports gear folks some ideas. I don’t know much about baseball—my family raised me to be a fan of the Choc Zul Panthers, the highest rated team in the ancient Aztec Deathball circuit—but if catching these balls causes hand trauma, can’t you create a better, lighter mitt…

Tech News Johnb

Fridge Magnet Bottle Opener

I learned the old put-a-beer-bottle-against-a-counter-and-smack trick back in high school, but now, in my 30s, I tend to avoid pounding beer bottles against someone’s Peruvian fieldstone and mahogany kitchen island. But every time I get a few in me, I’m tempted. That’s why this tool will spoil even more of my fun. It’s a powerful…

Tech News Johnb

Slingbox Review Round-up

The SlingBox is SO HOT. Everybody seems to love it and have already created their own personal fan sites. They should maybe write fan fiction: SlingBox shot his web out against the wall and jumped from the roof. SlingBoy yelled after him adamantly “Why are you doing that? The party’s over here!” “The party is…

Tech News Johnb

Estes Hydrogen Fuel Rocket

I loved Estes rockets as a boy. I in fact made a horizontally launching rocket tube device that I shot at my shed. I wore a helmet and didn’t kill anybody but I know that if a bored kid in America’s Heartland made one of those today they’d be on him or her like lightning.…

Tech News Johnb

iPod Mini Everywhere

This interesting piece of patent marginalia shows a potential iPod Mini stuck inside a potential PowerBook. This is actually probably just Apple’s way of covering its arse when someone comes out with a similar notion of an MP3 player built into a laptop, something about prior art or whatever, but the premise is compelling. The…

Tech News Johnb

Siemens SL75 and S75

Now, as far as I remember, Siemens, she go bye-bye. However, it seems like either they’re not quite dead yet or these are the last throes. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-it-sounds-like-when-siemens-dies-108347 The SL75 and S75 are pretty standard: 1.3MP Camera, Bluetooth, TFT. The SL75 is a slider and the S75 is a candybar. Generally, these are aimed at the…

Tech News Johnb

Creative Zen Sleek

I hate the word “sleek.” Otters are sleek and snakes are sleek. Sleek describes something that has shiny, healthy, and slick fur. So unless this Creative Zen Sleek is hitting puberty, it ain’t sleek. I know that there’s another usage, but that applies more to cars and boats than every single electronics product on the…

Tech News Johnb

Navicore Personal Reviewed (Verdict: Small GPS is Nice)

Well, I’ve trekked through the 12 stages of grief and come out a wiser man. I think I lost all my MySQL data unless someone knows of some way to mount a busted disk image. Oh well. Your trek through LIFE—did you catch that segue?—needn’t be as full of grief, however. The Navicore Personal GPS…

Tech News Johnb

eDimensional AudioFX Force Feedback Gaming Headset Reviewed (Verdict: Hum…)

Deutsche Telekom Looking to Sell T-Mobile?

Retail PSP Games Run from MemoryStick

Cingular to Rock Black RAZR

Talking Toilet Paper Holder

Smart Trackerz

New Voltaic Solar Backpacks

The End of Movies

On the Ground at Japan’s World Exposition, Part 1

Paroos G-100 GPS MP3 Player

$20 Brain Weapons

TX-2 BUTTPROBE

Catcher’s Mitts Provide Little Protection

Fridge Magnet Bottle Opener

Slingbox Review Round-up

Estes Hydrogen Fuel Rocket

iPod Mini Everywhere

Siemens SL75 and S75

Creative Zen Sleek

Navicore Personal Reviewed (Verdict: Small GPS is Nice)

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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