29 Mar, 2008
Convergence devices are great and all, but how many of them are actually useful? Methinks the One Battery Emergency Mobile Charger Torch tries too hard, as it seems to place the humble AA battery on a sky high pedestal. Sure, you can slot in an AA battery inside, which the manufacturer claims is enough to power your cell phone battery for an additional hour to two of talktime - perfect for those emergency moments. Each $21.50 purchase will come with five tips for Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson handsets among others. If you don’t have any dead batteries to charge, you can always use it to annoy your friends with the built-in torchlight function. (Read the full post about ‘One Battery Emergency Mobile Charger Torch’…)
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29 Mar, 2008
Hawking Technologies has released its Wireless-300N USB Adapter with Upgradeable Antennas, targeting Mac users specifically in order to provide significant range extension options. Suitable for small office/home office (SOHO) and small-to-medium business (SMB) users, the new compact 802.11n 300Mbps USB Adapter known as the HWUN1A has the distinction of being the first such adapter designed for Apple Mac users that features a couple of two removable antennas. The included external antennas are easily removed and can receive an upgrade in the form of a Hawking Hi-Gain antenna for superior improvement when it comes to its wireless range. (Read the full post about ‘Hawking Technologies Wireless-300N USB Adapter’…)
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29 Mar, 2008
Goodbye hd dvd, hello Blu-ray. Standalone Blu-ray players used to cost a bomb (some of them still do, which was what made the Sony PS3 all the more attractive if you were looking for a firmware upgradeable Blu-ray player instead of a gaming machine first), and laptops that came with Blu-ray drives actually required you to sell off a kidney in order to own one. With the pseudo format wars behind them and Blu-ray emerging the victor in their tussle with Toshiba’s HD DVD, it is easier for companies to make a commitment as to include the winning format’s technology into their products. Take Dell, for example. (Read the full post about ‘Dell Inspiron 1525 dives into Blu-ray market’…)
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29 Mar, 2008
Posted Mar 29th 2008 1:18PM by Paul MillerFiled under: cellphonesHaving some blackberry troubles? You’re not alone, we’ve been receiving some sporadic tips on the subject, and some forum users have reported outage trouble as well, though for other users it seems just fine. Let us know how your service is doing. Or don’t — this might be just the chance you were looking for to ditch work email and get a start on that spring tan. We won’t tell a soul.Tags: camera, consumer technology, digital, gprs (Read the full post about ‘BlackBerry service outages keeping your weekend interesting?’…)
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29 Mar, 2008
Crystal Weather Station This sleek modernist block tells you the time in bold red numerals and reveals the weather by illuminating beautifully etched 3D icons. Just wave your hand to switch the display between time and temperature. Meteorologically marvellous. See price Tags: gadgetry, M4A, plasma, DVD (Read the full post about ‘Crystal Weather Station’…)
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29 Mar, 2008
Canadians are getting antsy about not having an iPhone yet. It’s a question with some history, wrapped up in local trademark concerns and Apple’s easy-does-it approach to internationalizing its iPodification of phones. What can you do about it, Canadians?"PhoneWorld.ca and our friends from iPhoneInCanada.ca, the two largest Canadian iPhone news and information portals … bring you The Great Canadian iphone Petition."It’s a lovely thought, but the Fakesteve post kind of writes itself in your head the millisecond your "fan petition" neuron and your "Steve Jobs" neuron link up. (Read the full post about ‘Canada Wants iPhone Real Bad, Starts Petition’…)
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29 Mar, 2008
USB devices are dime a dozen these days, and it can get pretty tricky trying to get all of them hooked up to your computer or notebook which has extremely limited USB ports. If you happen to want a USB port of sorts, why not consider the USB Star Hub II? Here’s the product description, in completely broken English (I’ve left it unedited to contribute to the quirkiness of the entire device). USB Star Hub II allows you to connect 4 different USB devices at the same time. Each port can turn 180° that make you more convenience to use and the colourful design can help to decorate your desk. The USB Star Hub II retails for $12 a pop. Tags: design, mobiles, cable, TV (Read the full post about ‘USB Star Hub II’…)
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29 Mar, 2008
Is this ever a funky piece of transportation - the Motorized Monocycle from Hammacher. Drawing upon a robust history of development that began with an original design conceived in Marseilles, France in 1869, this is the motorized monocycle made in the Netherlands that propels a single rider up to 25 MPH. Powered by a 31cc, four-stroke 1 1/2-hp engine, the wheel operates by using a centrifugal clutch on its inner steel frame to engage the larger 67″ diam. outer flywheel that actually makes contact with the ground with a rubber tire. The ingenious device is steered by leaning to one side or the other, and it can safely negotiate any dense surface such as pavement or grass. (Read the full post about ‘Motorized Monocycle’…)
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29 Mar, 2008
Pick Your Nose Cups You can have this for ?5.95 Tags: dap, video game, players, amps (Read the full post about ‘Pick Your Nose Cups’…)
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29 Mar, 2008
Microsoft will soon be releasing Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. How soon is soon? Reports have it coming as early as April and will be released in two groups. Service Pack 3 (SP3) will come first for those users with the Simplified English, Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish, and Korean versions with any remaining versions to follow about 3-weeks later. Microsoft has also confirmed that SP3 for Windows XP Media Center and Windows XP Tablet Edition will not be available as an integrated version, meaning those users will only be available to update to SP3 using Windows Update. Its also safe to say that this will be that last major update Microsoft will push out before they stop selling XP this June. (Read the full post about ‘Microsoft to release Windows XP SP3 this April’…)
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