Interesting Stuff
6/6/2007 3:00:49 AM
Curious as to what the updated LED-backlit MacBook Pros actually look like in person? Geek Sugar has a gallery up of the upgraded laptop, complete with comparison shots with the old one. To our...
6/6/2007 1:24:54 AM
To go along with the Sprint Mogul, our tipster's also telling us that the Samsung Upstage—Sprint's dual-sided music phone—is coming out in a firey red color on June 18. There's not...
6/5/2007 9:56:52 PM
I was lucky enough to get my hands on the first production model of the Magellan Maestro 4050, that is, the very first portable navigation device with voice recognition. And while it doesn't hear...
6/5/2007 7:05:58 PM
If it's obscenely expensive or shiny (preferably both), odds are, we love it. So obviously we dig the $818 (Â¥99,750) solid titanium FACTRON Re-Nano iPod nano case from Kiwami Studios. Besides being...
6/5/2007 6:45:22 PM
Eco-chic is well, chic these days, so Sony's stepped up with a conceptual line of environmentally conscious consumer electronics that are powered by a combination of kinetic and solar energy. That's...
6/5/2007 6:25:24 PM
If you thought the Hanger18 looked cool, get a load of AMD's concept PC. It was created by AMD to show manufacturers the kinds of designs they can dream up when using AMD's hardware (in particular...
6/5/2007 6:05:32 PM
This is a robot designed to make facial expressions based on certain words. The word that expression represents? No, not constipation. Nope, it's not awkwardness either. Creepy? No, not creepy. If...
6/5/2007 5:45:48 PM
Remember that mystery product Benjamin Heckendorn was creating with eDimensional? Turns out it's a 5.1 gaming headset. The gadget, an AudioFX Pro 5+1 gaming headset, is a USB headset with a mic that...
6/5/2007 5:23:42 PM
If we were to design a UMPC, making it small enough to put into our pocket is pretty much the primary feature we'd focus on. Amtek has the same idea, which is why their U560 prototype shown at...
6/5/2007 5:15:03 PM
Hey, Jews! Isn't it hard remembering all the different blessings there are to say before eating different things? Don't you wish there was some shortcut through them to get to the food when you're...
6/5/2007 5:03:12 PM
Sprint users can start high-fiving each other for not abandoning ship for greener pastures—apologies for that abomination of a metaphor—thanks to the upcoming PPC-6800. The successor to...
6/5/2007 5:00:57 PM
Somewhere in Russia, a man (who knows something we don't) is getting prepared for the post-apocalyptic trek across Europe with this Dragon Tank Truck. It's a truck, but it's also a dragon tank,...
6/5/2007 4:40:55 PM
Friedrich Kirschner came up with a 3D scanner that's made out of LEGOs, a bowl, a webcam and milk. What's up with the milk? Well, he dips in whatever he wants to scan in the milk, then takes shot...
6/5/2007 4:38:07 PM
A reliable source just gave us some more details on the leather-bound Thinkpad Reserve. •The Limited Edition run will go for $5000 •is being made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the...
6/5/2007 4:20:00 PM
What do you get when you combine a robot and a chair? The Hubo FX-1 chairbot, of course. In what is perhaps my favorite robot design yet, this giant chair with legs looks like it came out of some...
6/5/2007 4:08:58 PM
Geeks in Taiwan are still flocking to Computex, a trade show for everything PC related, and the latest bit of kit comes to us via MSI, who unveiled their RX2600 Geminium, a graphics card with two...
6/5/2007 3:50:25 PM
Two bits of news from Canon today. They've just created a prototype of a 50-megapixel CMOS sensor that'sr that's twice as sensory as the closest competitor and small enough to fit into DSLRs. Them's crazy...
6/5/2007 3:50:17 PM
Asus is showing off their new dedicated Media Center PC over at Computex, the DAV Center A33. The brand-new revision to the D22 has two interesting upgrades: a front-row LCD on the face, and an...
6/5/2007 3:30:40 PM
We haven't quite dipped into the Ethernet over Powerline revolution yet, but this USB over Powerline seems to be the next step. Icron's combining Panasonic's HD-PLC powerline tech with its ExtremeUSB...
6/5/2007 3:10:31 PM
With its mind increasingly turned to advertising, Microsoft has decided to put its multi-platform positioning to use as a promotional powerhouse. Lamely dubbed Ignition (good Offspring album, bad...
6/5/2007 2:51:25 PM
The Apple ][ was the first MacApple [Update: Thx for the fact-check, fanboys] I'd ever used. I spent Summers in Hong Kong with the grandparents, and one year I got computer "lessons" on it. When I...
6/5/2007 2:50:30 PM
In the mood to throw a Wiimote around? Save your $3000 HDTV by chucking this Wiimote plushie pillow instead. The thing stands 26 inches tall, 5.5 inches wide, and was handmade by some people who...
6/5/2007 2:30:00 PM
Pity the poor little dude at the bottom of this knife cabinet, barely getting out of the way of the longest knife. This 11.5-inch mini-cabinet holds a variety of knives that you supply yourself, the...
6/5/2007 2:05:29 PM
If Apple's new lappies are too expensive for your blood and Toshiba's R500 too small, check out the new Tecra M8. It's got a medium-size 13.3-inch screen and a friendlier ($1,399) starting price than...
6/5/2007 1:50:10 PM
It seems almost all the new cellphones we see have switched over to using the tiny microSD cards for external storage, which means in order to transfer up some data you're going to have to carry...
6/5/2007 1:49:40 PM
If our early morning HTC Touch reveal left you hanging for more on this fancy finger-touch phone, look no further. Well, a little further. Here's some coverage of the Touch from around the...
6/5/2007 1:30:00 PM
This USB shredder proves there's a myriad of ways to cover your tracks. Heck, we even saw a shredder powered by a hamster. But this one? It's different. This is not even the first USB shredder...
6/5/2007 1:12:56 PM
Sometimes, after a long stint of watching dudes hump ottomans on YouTube, I get in the mood for some local news. Luckily, YouTube has got my back. They've just entered a deal with Hearst-Argyle...
6/5/2007 1:00:00 PM
There's a big tech convention going on in Taipei right now called Computex, and we've seen quite a bit of news coming out of there about motherboards, chipsets and such. But we also wanted to see...
6/5/2007 12:59:54 PM
This week at TreeHugger: This universal on/off switch for your whole house aims to make the green way the most convenient way. Lightning Motors' electric motorcycle does 0-60 in around 3 seconds,...
6/5/2007 12:45:54 PM
So, according to Apple it goes like this: your dad gets you any of those not-so-new MacBook or MacBook Pros. Then Apple gives you an iPod nano. For free, after mail-in rebate. You know. For school....
6/5/2007 12:32:23 PM
Apple's elves gave me more details about the Santa Rosa Macbook Pro. Here's some stuff you don't know about the revision. How much battery life does the LED Backlighting save? 30 minutes to an...
6/5/2007 12:25:22 PM
PNY and SanDisk have some pretty slick new offerings on the solid state drives front, inching us ever closer to the time when all new laptops will come with flash hard drives for faster, quieter and...
6/5/2007 12:09:01 PM
Still waiting for Apple to release their long-awaited ultraportable? Don't bother. Today Toshiba unleashed their 2.4-pound ultraportable, the Portege R500. Starting at $1,999, this is a lappie that...
6/5/2007 11:50:28 AM
The Smart Lid system was developed to save your precious vagina face from being burned by hot coffee (and retailers from lawsuits) by turning red when it's "too hot" to drink. It also tells you...
6/5/2007 11:45:00 AM
The X-Bike Sony PSP Kit is basically a stand for your PSP that attaches to an exercise bike, allowing you to watch stuff on your PSP while you sweat away the pounds. Finally! It's taken them long...
6/5/2007 11:30:25 AM
For our first iPod Dock Bracket Battle, we're starting with our cheapest, but most attainable units on the list— the iHome iH8 and the Logitech Audiostation Express. The approaches are...
6/5/2007 10:58:37 AM
Driving on dark roads can be tricky, which is why Denso created their new Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS) headlights. The system works in conjunction with your GPS and moves your car's...
6/5/2007 10:45:53 AM
Okay all you rich bitch American Express cardholders, you don't have to worry about leaving home without it because you can stay seated, participating in the wealthy man's Woot-off where dream...
6/5/2007 10:16:56 AM
Here's a way to listen to your iTunes library on cellphones other than the iPhone: NuTsie, a beta application that just launched today, holds a huge library of music, and any songs you have in your...
6/5/2007 9:42:47 AM
Step aside, Foleo, there's a new sheriff in town. Asus' Eee PC 701 (we know, the name sucks) is an ultraportable/UMPC hybrid designed especially for Web browsing. The tiny handheld weighs 1.9 pounds...
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