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Wheelie Robot Is Great At Being Adorable While Performing Useless Task

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The Void Between Protons and Electrons Makes Us All Phantoms

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Apple iPad -- model A1337 -- phreaks the FCC: A pair of iPads was just revealed in the FCCs system in perfect synchrony with that little pre-order sitch with which you may or may not already be familiar. Apple, of course, has

Lenovo CEO says mobile internet products will soon account for '70 to 80 percent' of sales: Lenovo may mostly be associated with laptops and all-business desktops these days, but it looks like the companys CEO hopes that wont be the case for too much longer. Speaking with the AP,

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AT&T's de la Vega: HSPA+ coming 'in certain locations': AT&T hasnt been quite as forthcoming with the exact details of its post-3G plans as T-Mobile and Verizon have been recently, but FierceBroadbandWireless appears to have wrested a tidbit from wireless boss

Entourage Edge review: Is it an Android tablet? An e-reader? Just a sweet gadget with two screens? Truth is the Entourage Edge is a little bit of everything, and thats exactly why weve been so intrigued

Nokia asks court to dismiss part of Apple patent lawsuit: How do we know were years away from a final resolution to the Nokia / Apple patent lawsuit? Its been six months since Nokia first filed its complaint, and the two parties are

The Engadget Show: Inside chiptunes and 8-bit visuals: Greetings humans! If youve seen The Engadget Show, then youve been privy to some pretty incredible performances by a group of musicians and artists who eschew familiar instruments in exchange for hacked and

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The 404 Podcast 516: Where bleepity bleep those kittens: Natali joins the dark side and immediately offends Justin and Wilson, Google introduces a new social network and gets pissed at Chinese copy-cat site Gojje, and GoldenEye makes its triumphant comeback--all this on todays episode of CNETs The 404 Podcast,

Sony releases new 3D-ready Blu-ray player, announces upgrades for other models: Sony has announced a new standalone Blu-ray player, the BDP-S470, which will receive a firmware upgrade in the summer to make it 3D compatible.

Honda shows new minivan concept in Chicago: Honda debuts its Odyssey concept at the Chicago auto show. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

T-Mobile introduces new myTouch 3G models: T-Mobile refreshes its myTouch 3G lineup with new models that offer 3.5mm headphone jacks, Swype technology, and more. Originally posted at Android Atlas

Get a Lenovo Netbook tablet for $449.99: Thats a convertible tablet, by the way, meaning its a regular Netbook by day and a slate by, well, whenever you turn the screen around and fold it down. Originally posted at The Cheapskate

Summer 2010: when the PS3 goes 3D: When can your PS3 become a full-fledged 3D game and Blu-ray machine? Circle your calendar: Sony has officially targeted this summer.

Panasonic Toughbook H1 Field is the anti-iPad: Take everything you think you know about Apples upcoming tablet, reverse it, and you have Panasonics road-warrior Windows 7 field computer.

Panasonic updates 3-chip camcorders: Though Panasonics replacements for its 300 series models have relatively minor updates, they seem like nice enhancements.

Nissan Juke set to debut in New York: Nissan announces its new Juke small crossover vehicle for the U.S. and Europe. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

preGAME 02: Heavy Rain: This week on preGAME we demo Heavy Rain live in the studio! Also, we chat about the shattered history of video game movies, and check out a brand new trailer for Fallout: New Vegas!

On Call: When will we see a new iPhone?: CNETs cell phone editor Kent German tells you when we can expect a new iPhone, if you can use a smartphone without a data plan, and more. Originally posted at Dialed In

Intel taps student's robot for processor demo: University of Arizona engineering student creates a six-legged Atom-powered bot that can learn to walk on its own, and Intel brings it along on the company road show.

What would you pay for an e-book?: As the e-book pricing battle between Amazon and big publishers continues to heat up, we ask readers to weigh in on what theyd be willing to pay for an e-book. Originally posted at Fully Equipped

Audio-Technica headphones offer noise cancellation and affordable sound: The Audio-Technica QuietPoint ATH-ANC1 headphones are a great option for frequent fliers, thanks to their compact, lightweight design, noise cancellation functionality, and good overall sound quality. Originally posted at iPod accessories

LG SL80 series LCD TV puts style first: The LG SL80 series style-first philosophy will appeal to buyers seeking a sleek LCD TV and dont mind sacrificing some performance.

Report: T-Mobile ranks best in data test during Super Bowl: Root Wireless conducted a study of all four nationwide carriers during the Super Bowl to see which performed best in a wireless data test. Originally posted at Dialed In

S1Digital's mega Blu-ray jukebox keeps discs flowing: All you need is to hook up the jukebox to a Windows Media Center-compatible PC and install its bundled My Movies software to access up to 1,000 Blu-ray, DVD, and CD titles through the intuitive WMC graphics user interface.

Best Buy billboard: Where VHS players go to shill: A N.Y. billboard for Best Buys recycling program is made entirely of outmoded gear.

Navigon iPhone GPS to get social media and panoramic 3D view: Navigon is about to release a major update for its MobileNavigator GPS app for the iPhone that adds social media interaction, panoramic 3D views, and Navigon MyRoutes.

Dante's Inferno: Deja vu all over again: Much has been made about the games similarities to the God of War franchise, so lets see if Dantes Inferno stands out by itself.

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Screwpop 4-in-1 Keychain Tool: Were a little obsessed with great tools that fit on our keychains, so its no wonder the Screwpop 4-in-1 keychain multi-tool caught our eye. Its a Phillips-head screwdriver, flat-head screwdriver, a

Google Wave Extensions Gallery: A Single Place to Find Great Wave Extensions: One of Google Waves more powerful features is its extensions—small gadgets and doodads you can embed or include in waves to add great

Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day: .Laptops, HDTVs, camcorders, and portable goodies of all sort await you in todays Dealhacker roundup. Come for the deals stay for the free St. Patricks Day and Metal

Deep Water Bath Fills Your Tub to the Brim: A luxurious soak in the bathtub is that much better when you can sink all the way up to your chin. Use Deep Water Bath to

Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day: Discounted laptops, HDTVs with built-in internet, and portable devices galore await you in todays Dealhacker roundup. Come for the window shopping, stay for the free games and music.Computer

Foot-Controlled Power Strip: Power strips are often located under desks, or at minimum on the floor well out of reach, which makes this clever foot-switch power strip particularly handy.Recently I noticed what a pain it

Top 10 Tips and Tools for Commuters: U.S. commuters spend an average of 50 minutes in their car each day, and that leaves a lot of room for improvement. Make the most of your commute

iPad Launches April 3, Pre-Orders Start March 12: The iPad is officially launching in the U.S. on April 3, with pre-orders starting on March 12. (The 3G version will be available later in April.) International

Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day: Discounted laptops, HDTVs with iPod docks, camcorders, and more await you in todays Dealhacker roundup. Not in the buying mood? How about some drink samples and free tunes?Computer

Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day: Discounted HDTVs, laptops galore, and more than a few swanky peripherals—touch screen Squeezebox anyone?—await you inside. As always, weve got a pile of free loot to share.Computer Gear!New HP Coupon Code for $200 off

Use a Smartphone Car Mount as a Kitchen Helper: Most smartphones have one or two great cooking apps, and while using your pocketable device to help out in the kitchen can be more convenient than finding a place of your laptop or wasting

All Android Phones in the U.S. Will Receive an Upgrade to Android 2.1: According to Android fan site Android and Me, every Android phone in the U.S. will eventually receive an update to Android 2.1. Thats great news for Android users (like our own Kevin Purdy) whove

Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day: HDTVs, laptops, hard drives, crazy dual-screen cameras, and discounted e-book readers await in todays Dealhacker roundup. As always weve got free loot to share. Like to score deep discounts on random stuff? Youll want

Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day: Discounted laptops, netbooks, web cams and more await you in todays Dealhacker roundup. If youre here for the freebie loot, weve got games, music, and free photo prints.Computer Gear!Kensington sd100s Notebook Docking Station +

Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day: Discounts monitors, laptops, HD camcorders, and portable devices are just a few of the deals youll find in todays roundup. Weve also got free music and goodies to share.Computer Gear!Acer AX3810 Core2 Quad Desktop

FlipSync Charges and Syncs Your USB Device, Fits on Your Keychain: Charged and synced portable devices keep us connected and get us through the day, so its extremely annoying when you need to connect but dont have the right cord nearby. FlipSync puts one on

Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day: Cheap computers, discounted post-Super Bowl HDTVs, and even price-slashed surveillance packages await you in todays Dealhacker roundup. As always, we left a free pile of goodies at the bottom of the list for you.Computer

Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day: Today is a special deal-grabbing kind of day, a Woot! Off is in progress and weve got a pile of bargains to share with you like discounted laptops, cameras, and free music and iPhone

Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day: Computers, monitors, and all manner of peripherals that print, shoot video, and incrementally increase your power bill await in todays Dealhacker roundup. Freebies abound for you to indulge your inner-freeloader with: music, games, and

Build a Clean, Wall-Mounted Charging Station: Ugly cords are the obvious villain in your gadget-charging clutter, but even if you put together a nice charging station, youve still got to sacrifice some counterspace to your charging stations footprint. This clean,

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Plastic Logic Delays Que E-Reader: Plastic Logic, which was set to ship its large screen Que e-reader in April, is now delaying it to “sometime this summer.”The company sent notifications to pre-order customers late Thursday afternoon announcing the delay and saying it needed the time

Apple’s iPad Will Read Books out Loud, Support Free E-Books: When it began taking preorders for the iPad this morning, Apple also published some new details about how the tablet device will function as an e-book reader.It turns out the iPad will read books out loud to you with audio

iPad Gets New Button: Screen Rotation Lock: As we comb through the updated Apple website for more iPad-related clues, up pops this new picture detailing the physical buttons on the iPad. Now, in addition to the sleep/wake, home and volume buttons familiar to iPhone users, there is

iPad and Accessories Available for Pre-Order: The Apple Store was down for a short spell this morning, and it has popped back up with a pre-order page for the iPad. If you want to get your shiny new Wi-Fi Apple tablet delivered on April 3rd, you

Fingers-On with Streetfighter IV for iPhone: There are three* video games I know anything about, and all of them I played obsessively through my college years. One of those games is Streetfighter II, Capcom’s amazingly popular (and awesome) one-on-one beat’em-up. So when Streetfighter IV turned up

Leaked Shots Show Sony Mirrorless Touch Camera Interface: The folks at Geeky Gadgets have got ahold of some screenshots from Sony’s upcoming mirrorless Alpha camera. It appears that the innovation isn’t all on the outside: this camera will have a touch screen and a smart new interface to

Cloak Bag: Shoot With the Camera Still Inside: The Cloak Bag is a camera bag that lets you take pictures whilst your camera is still inside. It also doesn’t look anything like a normal camera bag, making it doubly secure if you’re a vulnerable traveler on vacation.Like all

Solar-Powered iPhone Battery Case: Apple Approves: Solar power combined with fancy-looking cases? The perfect storm for getting an end-of-the-week mention on the Gadget Lab. Today its the turn of the Novothink Solar Surge, an iPhone and iPad Touch case with a solar panel and a lithium-ion

With More Than Enough Apps, Apple Pushes for Quality: Apple’s recent purge of sex-tinged iPhone apps, combined with its lesser-known ban of “cookie-cutter” apps, signifies the company’s new focus on quality, rather than quantity, in its App Store.Last month, Apple removed about 5,000 apps with “overtly sexual content” from

JooJoo Tablet Gets a Makeover Before Launch: JooJoo, the tablet formerly known as CrunchPad, is set to land at the end of this month with several new features that weren’t seen in the early prototype.Most noticeably, the drab, solid-colored home screen seen in the JooJoo prototype (below)

Intel Previews New ‘Gulftown’ Six-Core Processor: Intel’s first 32-nanometer, six-core processor is ready for prime time. It’s clunky moniker aside, the chip called the Core i7-980X Extreme edition will offer some serious artillery for gamers and heavy multimedia users looking for a faster processor.The chip is

Hands-On with the Crippled Stantum Slate PC: The Slate PC, from French multi-touch company Stantum, is essentially a Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook with the keyboard chopped off and a multi-touch screen grafted on. It runs Windows 7. It is also proof that a desktop OS should

Motorola Puts Bing on Android Phones: Motorola will be loading Microsoft’s Bing search onto its Android cellphones in China this month, ousting Google on its own smartphone platform. Motorola Android models will get the new feature when they are launched in this quarter.Google isn’t being completely

Elgato EyeTV Hybrid: Smaller, Works With Windows 7: Analog TV was shut off in Barcelona yesterday, so today seems a perfect time to mention the new miniature Elgato’s EyeTV Hybrid. The USB-stick is essentially a shrunken-down version of the old Hybrid, and will let you tune into both

Google Reader Play: iPad-Friendly News Reader: Google has added an iPad-friendly version of its RSS aggregator, called Google Reader Play. According to the Official Google Reader Blog, the new full-screen slide-show is for people who “aren’t interested in taking the time to get Reader set up”.

Inflatable Bike-Bag for Air-Filled Air-Travel: There are a few ways to travel long-distance by bike, and none of them is cheap (unless you actually ride the bike). To take your ride on a plane you either need to pay expensive extra fees for bike carriage,

PocketWizard Tests Prototype Nikon Triggers: PocketWizard, the off-camera flash-triggering company, has finally begun testing prototypes of its Nikon FlexTT5 units.Normally, Nikon cameras communicate with the strobes via bursts of light, coded flashes which chatter back and forth in the moments before the photo is taken.

iPad Could See 50 Tablet Rivals This Year: We’d be naive to think manufacturers were twiddling their thumbs while Apple pimps out its iPad. Sure enough, there could be as many as 50 tablet devices from competing manufacturers worldwide this year, according to mobile microprocessor company ARM.In anticipation

Video: Walking Lego Mecha: This amazing Lego mecha is, according to the authoritative Brothers Brick, the first walking Lego mecha that “also boosts aesthetics”. We take that to mean that it actually walks by picking up its feet rather than shuffling along like a

Seatbelt Cutter and Window Smasher for Paranoid Drivers: If you have watched too many episodes of Criminal Minds, you probably already have a panic room in your home, ready for when golf-club and baseball-bat wielding psychopaths invade your house. But what of the other place where you spend

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Computer Stuff : External Dual Sata Drive/Card Reader/USB Hub: 2 SATA HDs, 2-port USB hub, and card reader all in one. A powerful tool for data transfer, backups, and cloning.This one magical device hosts 2 SATA HDs, a 2-port USB hub, and

Geek Toys : The Slanket (R): Cold office? Frigid man-cave? You need the Slanket(R) Blanket!If youre at the mercy of someone elses thermostat, you know how hard it can be to work while youre freezing. Wear a Slanket(R) at

Computer Stuff : USB Super 16 Port Hub: Need USB ports? This baby sports 16 of em.Plug in your phone, iPod, flash drive, external HD, digicam, SnowBot, fiber optic Christmas tree, plasma ball, jellyfish mood lamp, pet rock, turntable, robot owl,

Geek Toys : Bioshock Action Figures: Exquisitely detailed figures from the video game BioShock 2Say hello to Subject Delta and Big Sister from the video game BioShock 2. Highly detailed sculpts, individualized weapons and accessories, and attention to detail

Computer Stuff : Universal Gadget Wrist Charger: Wristband battery charger lets you charge your device AND play!We like to call this the Bracer of Battery Life +2. Just strap it to your wrist and plug it in to your cell

Gadgets : SafeDriver Wireless Vehicle Monitor: Wireless vehicle monitor tracks speed, distance traveled, sudden brakingEveryone had that crazy driver friend in high school... and if you didnt, that driver was YOU. Dont let your teen develop dangerous driving habits.

Gadgets : Tetrax Magnetic Gadget Holders: Best gadget holder everGot a device you need to keep in reach while driving? Always losing your TV remote at home? Tetrax has unlimited applications in the car, at home and office and

Home & Office : iChime Programmable Doorbell: Ding-dong, the boring doorbells dead! Program your own geeky sounds! Sick of your dog going nuts at the Ding-Dong of your doorbell? Change it up and upload music from CD or mp3, or

Geek Toys : 2" Domo Qee Collectible Figures: Mini Domo - random packed and full of color. Each includes a build-a-Domo piece for extra win! Domo Qees are adorable and ready to play. Each one is mystery-boxed packed, so you never

Books : xkcd: volume 0: The first ever xkcd book ever! EVER! The first ever xkcd book! Featuring selections from the first 600 comics, including various author and fan favorites, this book was lovingly assembled from high-resolution original

Geek Toys : Mini Ninja Weapons Cell Phone Charms: All metal weapons for your cell phone or keychain. Even mini ninjas need gear. So, masquerading as cell phone charms, these little weapons are ready for their pocket-sized masters to shred their enemies

Geek Toys : Iron Man FX Arc Reactor: A beautiful replica of the movie prop - with lights! Heavy duty and absolutely beautiful, this replica of Tony Starks lifesaver (aka Arc Reactor) will stop anyone in their tracks. It looks like

T-Shirts & Apparel : Define "Interesting" Babydoll: Oh God, oh God, were all gonna die? This is the Captain. It seems the Primary Buffer Panel just fell off the gorramn ship for no apparent reason. So theres a little problem

T-Shirts & Apparel : Define "Interesting": This landing is gonna get pretty interesting. This is the Captain. It seems the Primary Buffer Panel just fell off the gorramn ship for no apparent reason. So theres a little problem with

T-Shirts & Apparel : Evil League of Evil Babydoll: His terrible death whinny? If you wanna do great things, if you wanna be an achiever, like Bad Horse or Gandhi, you need this shirt. You also need to perfect your evil laugh,

T-Shirts & Apparel : Evil League of Evil: What, do you think Bad Horse didnt work on his whinny? If you wanna do great things, if you wanna be an achiever, like Bad Horse or Gandhi, you need this shirt. You

T-Shirts & Apparel : Fail Whale: Well, since you asked so nicely.... There are plenty of organizations which petition against whaling, but someone needs to step up and address a much greater risk to marine mammals everywhere: the chance

T-Shirts & Apparel : Dungeons & Flagons: Roll the dice to see if Im getting drunk! Your humble t-shirt girl played in a house-ruled 3E campaign where every time a player rolled a natural 20, everybody at the table did

T-Shirts & Apparel : 100% Star Stuff: T-shirt fabricated out of 100% star stuff. Some of our favorite books came out in 1980: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, The Name of the Rose, The Pandas Thumb, The

T-Shirts & Apparel : Bazinga! Babydoll: (knock knock knock) Customer! (knock knock knock) Customer! (knock knock knock) Customer! Sheldon: You know, Ive always wanted to go to a goth nighclub. Howard: Really? Sheldon: Bazinga! None of you ever sees

CrunchGear

Is the Viliv N5 launching in May?: Vilivs first clamshell is coming soon. We knew that. But the company was previously very quiet about when. Apparently though, the N5 could launch as soon as May. *fingers crossed*

A musical tribute to Doug Aamoth: Godspeed, friend.

Exclusive first look at the Viliv S10 Blade: Laptops are becoming smaller and smaller and after we saw and lusted after the Sony Z series we were curious how the new Viliv S10 would perform. First off, it looks great. It’s very slim and the battery life is

Hey, Lenovo monitors, how’s it going? Oh, is that multi-touch I see? Cool, cool.: There really isnt too much to say about these Lenovo monitors. To be honest, I never even knew Lenovo made monitors till now. Speaking of monitors, I sure would to find one thats not incredibly expensive, has a

Goodbye, CrunchGear.: Hello John Biggs -I would like to be the CrunchGear intern. At 28 years of age I’d probably be the oldest, creepiest intern that CrunchGear has ever hired. That being said, I don’t look a day past 26. I should

Wanna read Kindle books on your iPhone (and maybe iPad)? Of course you do~!: All the Applemarks are excited about the iPad. Not me, but whatever. What I am excited about, though, is seeing consumers use the items theyve bought in the manner of their choosing. Say youve bought a bunch of

Review: Nooka Asset Organizer: Welcome to future world, first stop: wallets. Nooka makes some of our favorite watches an now they’re making what amounts to a wallet for space explorers. Made of soft silicone, it is wear and water resistant and infinitely expandable. It

DIY: A quick and dirty $20 projector ceiling mount: I had a problem. I was getting in a couple home theater projectors for review, but I didn’t want to just sit them on a table in the middle of my office. It’s already cluttered enough. The obvious solution was

TechCrunch Friday GiveAway: An Apple iPad #CRUNCH: Its Apple iPad day, and every early adopter worth their salt is pre-ordering one of the soon to be ubiquitous little devices and counting the days until they get their hands on it on

$200,000 BlackBerry takes gaudiness to a whole new level: If I lose my phone, its a bad day. If this guy loses his phone, he just lost the equivalent of a CEOs salary.

You get what you pay for, with SSDs and just about everything else: My aunt called last night to ask about a laptop she saw advertised in the weekly circular. It had most of the features she wanted, and was priced lower via the ad than shed seen online for

The $20,000 iPad has diamonds all over it. That’s one way to tell everyone you’re a jerk.: Its going to take $40,000 worth of diamonds to get me to buy an iPad. So nice try, Mervis Diamond Importers. Theyve taken an ordinary iPad—not sure which model, Im afraid—and added 11.43 karats worth of diamonds. Yup.

Pentagon partially blames the Internet for that Christmas shoe bomber: This is the lede, verbatim, from a story that appeared in The Hill yesterday: The Internet allowed extremists to contact, recruit, train and equip the suspect responsible for the attempted Flight 253 bombing on Christmas Day within weeks,

iPad 3G will be a la carte: Need some 3G? Buy some 3G! Macrumors has some shots of the interface that will appear when you need to add data to your iPad data plan. You can either add 250MB for $14.99 or change to

Digital camera is half-inch thick, costs $25: Welcome to the future of digital photography, friends. This $25 camera measures 13.5 millimeters thick and takes what I can only assume to be mind-blowingly detailed 640x480 photos. That’s not all! The built-in memory holds 52

Plastic Logic pushes the Que E-Reader launch back to mid-summer: Bad news and good news. You can probably guess the bad news if you read the headline. Plastic Logic has officially delayed the Que. You may recall that the Que was the one e-reader at CES 2010 that

Verizon Nexus One to rock HTC’s Sense UI?: Well, well, well -- lookie here. See that screenshot over there? (Click through for the embiggened version) Thats allegedly a screen shot of the Verizon Nexus One spec sheet, right off of Verizons Intranet Equipment Guide. Now,

Lenovo: 80% of the technology will run on the mobile web by 2015: Lenovo company chief Yang Yuanqing said that soon the majority of Lenovo products would run on the mobile web, meaning a cross of 3G and 4G technologies. Most of their current line comes with 3G built in

Pushup bar for Wii Fit Balance Board: Fun fact: If you took one of every available Wii accessory and laid them all end-to-end, they’d stretch around the world 17 times! Add this Balance Board pushup bar to the line.

17,618: That’s how many PSP Go Sony sold in Japan in 2010: Last month, we reported that according to some rumors in the industry, Sony is seriously considering relaunching their portable gaming device, the PSP Go, with a price cut and marketing campaign. And today, Tokyo-based research firm Media

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Alcatel-Lucent New API Bundles for Developers: Picture: the Alcatel-Lucent Dashboard launched at MWC, picture with new features coming soon Alcatel-Lucent today announced the packaged API (Application Programming Interfaces)

Nikon Photo Video Online Gallery At SXSW: Today, Nikon, in partnership with Yfrog, launched an image sharing website where bloggers armed with Nikon cameras will upload

You'll Be Able To Purchase Your iPad Data Plan Directly From The iPad Itself: Users who are planning to purchase

Mozilla Is Testing Firefox Account Manager: Considering the open source nature of Firefox, it’s always fairly easy to guess and check out the new features that Mozilla is

HMK 561 Carbon Fiber Electric Bike Concept: The HMK 561 Carbon Fiber Motorbike might seem like it’s from another planet, but seeing as there’s already a prototype

Verizon Nexus One To Offer Sense UI And Will Only Be Sold Online?: While there was a rumor going around before

Smiley traffic light: It is not uncommon to see a mild-mannered person turn into a monster behind the wheel, as there can be a lot of anger flowing through rush hour traffic. Well,

iPad comes with data limit warning: It seems as though the iPad support page has revealed more than Apple might have liked to, where we now know that

Eston N97 MID runs on Android OS: Looks like the Android OS is gaining traction not only among notable hardware manufacturers, but those who walk on the

VirtuSphere On Demo At GDC: We’ve brought your attention to the VirtuSphere some time ago, but that was before it was ready to be shown to the general public.

BlackBerry Tour 9630 gets OS 5.0.0.548 leak: If you happen to own a BlackBerry Tour 9630 and are feeling a little bit more adventurous compared to other smartphone owners,

Toshiba Wheelie Is A Cute And Autonomous Robot: Toshiba looks like it’s doing its part to ensure that we all have little helper robots to serve

Universal Drying Apparatus: If you happen to live at a place where snow is more common that a bright, sunny day, then chances are your shoes will suffer from the problem

DEMO Spring 2010 Preferred Rate For Ubergizmo Readers: Ubergizmo is a media partner of DEMO and we have a good deal for our readers to

Sony S Series Walkmans Get The Disney Treatment: If you’re a Disney and Sony fan, this will probably have you drooling uncontrollably. Sony Japan has officially

Audio Lounger Concept Looks Desirable: We certainly don’t mind tech seeping into our everyday items, and the Audio Lounger concept certainly looks like one of those things we wouldn’t

Lunch.com Launches Communities: Yelp meets Wordpress meets Wikipedia: We published about Lunch.com when it launched in April 09 at Web 2.0. Lunch.com connects

Sobees For SXSW and MIX10: I saw Sobees for the first time at DEMO 09, it is a social sites networks aggregator that looked pretty good when I

Landport Solar Sound Speakers: Solar gadgets never seem to get old, and next up is Landport’s Solar Sound speakers, laying claims to be Japan’s first set of solar powered speakers.

Scaled Down Nexus One Heading To India?: This is still firmly in the rumor bin, but word is going around that Google is working on a scaled

The Gadgeteer

BBP Industries High-Back Messenger Bag Review: About six years ago, my employer presented me with a laptop to use as my primary work computer. It was handed to me along with an ugly little basic black laptop bag, and soon I was carrying this bag with

Snag a copy of “A Computer Geek’s Smart Productivity Guide” for FREE: Here’s a Friday Freebie for you:A Computer Geek’s Smart Productivity Guide is a 20 page PDF file from the folks at MakeUseOf.com. It offers some tips and advice for increasing your ‘getting stuff done’ … Filed in categories: NewsTagged: Snag

New Road-Warrior Gadgetry Holders from Skooba: Show of hands of the road warriors among use who carry a lot of gadgetry. That’s what I thought. And that’s what Skooba thought too, so they’ve released some new gear-hauling goodies. The Cable Stable DLX is basically a mini-suitcase

Did you order an iPad today?: Being the overachiever that I am, I ordered two! I opted for a 64GB WiFi model for myself and I ordered the 16GB for Janet as a thank you for the excellent job she’s been doing with news and reviews

FiiO S9 Digital Speaker Review: A couple of years ago, I moved from a desktop computer to a laptop. I love everything about my laptop – except for its speakers. Those things must be smaller than my thumbnail, and they sound muted and muddy. They

Deal of the Day – Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 Core i3 Laptop (063347U) for $764.15: The LogicBUY deal of the day is a 14-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 Core i3 Laptop (063347U) for $764.15. Pricing starts at $999 – $100 off – 15% stackable coupon = $764.15 plus FREE shipping. The IdeaPad Y460 is powered by

Novothink Solar Surge charges your iPhone and Touch: The Novothink Solar Surge is the first solar charging case for the iPhone and iPod Touch to be certified by Apple. This product has a built in lithium-ion polymer battery (1500mAH for iPodTouch and 1320mAH for iPhone) and claims to

Morph your iPad with the modulR case system: The iPad will be here in less than a month, so it’s time to start dreaming about all the ways that you’ll use and carry it. Enter the modulR case and accessory system. he system consists of a play through

Cirago TV Platinum CMC2000 Network Multimedia Center Review: It seems like there’s a new media center/player introduced every week, so there must be some interest out there. I had the opportunity to try out the Cirago CMC2000 TV Platinum unit, one of the latest offerings from this Company. If you want

The Book for iPad Cover: You’ve seen lots of iPad accessories announced – covers, cases, skins. The Book for iPad cover from LongLiveBooks is a little different from the rest. This slipcase style cover looks like a cloth-covered book, so you could hide your iPad among your books if

MiLi iPhone Power Pack: The iPhone is definitely one device to own at the moment. Unfortunately though, all these wonderful apps you can download and use have a nasty habit of draining the battery, fairly rapidly too!What you Apple nerds need is an ultra thin protective case with a

Deal of the Day – HP TouchSmart 600xt 23in 1080p All-in-one Multi-Touch PC for $1199.99: The LogicBUY deal of the day is an HP TouchSmart 600xt 23in 1080p All-in-one Multi-Touch PC for $1199.99. $500 web-use coupon code for HP TouchSmart 600xt 23-inch 1080p All-in-one Multi-Touch PC powered by 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo & 1GB Nvidia

Never lose your car again!: If you do what I do everytime you go out and forget where you’ve parked your car, or have major trouble in finding your way back to your hotel, then worry no longer. The ECCO GPS Keychain will help to show you the way.This staggeringly small GPS system

More Useful Than it Looks – Adjustable Reading Valet: At first I thought “How friggin’ lazy do you have to be??” when I saw this. But then I realized its potential. The “Infinitely Reading Valet” from Hammacher Schlemmer could be used while exercising, while cooking, while following instructions on

Skooba Netbook Messenger Bag Review: As soon as I opened the Skooba box I fell in love with the color of my bag! I know that sounds like a girl thing but let’s face it-I’m a girl! If you want something that sounds like a

Tekken coming to the iPhone: The classic arcade fighting game Tekken is coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch! Website Pocketgamer has claimed an anonymous source has tipped them to the upcoming classic’s arrival.With the latest news that Capcom is to release Street Fighter IV on

A/V Furniture with Built-In iPod Dock: Ah tax-refund time, when a geek girl’s fancy turns to thoughts of LCD HDTVs…Seriously, my husband and I are looking to replace our ancient (in electronics years) floor-model rear-projection TV with an LCD TV. We have to also have a

Deal of the Day – Intel, Corsair, OCZ, WD, Kingston Solid State Drives Deals & Coupons: The LogicBUY deal of the day is a collection of the best SSD deals currently available on NewEgg for 2.5″ / 1.8″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Solid State Drives from Intel, Corsair, OCZ, Western Digital, Kingston and more. Specific deals after the

Quirky Cloak iPad case/stand available for pre-order: Crowdsourced product development site Quirky has just made its fresh-out-of-development Cloak iPad case available for presale orders.The site describes the Cloak as being made of non-slip rubber, and features a hinged protectived cover. The case also doubles as a stand

LightRight Professional Reflector System Review: Taking pictures of products for our reviews is a big part of what we do here on The Gadgeteer. I’m pretty picky when it comes to my review images and am always looking for tips, tricks and of course gadgets,

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Seiko Spring Drive Spacewalk Watch Was Actually Tested In The Vacuum Of Space: By Andrew LiszewskiNo longer is how deep you can dive while wearing it the benchmark for a well-made watch. Seiko’s raised the bar with their Spring Drive Spacewalk Watch which was specifically designed to withstand the extreme temperatures, pressures and

City Lights Desktop Globe: By Andrew LiszewskiIt’s not the biggest globe your money can buy, but the 6-inch City Lights Earth Globe makes up for it with some clever tricks. Once placed on its base the globe not only begins to rotate on its

GDC: VirtuSphere Hamsterball VR Gaming: By Evan AckermanIf you’ve been reading OhGizmo for the last 5 years, you might recognize VirtuSphere from this 2005 post. Since then, not too much is different, besides that VirtuSphere seems to be trying to open up to a new

Iron Man FX Arc Reactor – The Perfect Paperweight For The Multi-Billionaire In Your Life: By Chris Scott BarrWhen I first saw the Iron Man movie a couple years back, I thought it would be cool to have that original arc reactor sitting on my desk like Tony Stark did. I figured that in no

Novothink Solar Surge iPhone & iPod Touch Charging Case: By Andrew LiszewskiBilled as the “World’s only Apple-certified solar charger carrying case” the new Solar Surge from Novothink for the iPhone 3G/3GS and the iPod Touch lets you harvest the sun’s energy to replenish your device’s less than epic battery.

Cool! Disney World To Promote Tron Legacy By Transforming Their Monorails Into Light Cycles: By Andrew LiszewskiSince the movie’s release date is still something ridiculous like 15 years away, these images are just Photoshop mockups at the moment, but eventually Disney World in Orlando will be promoting the upcoming Tron Legacy sequel by converting

SureFire EP-3 Sonic Defenders Ear Plugs: By Andrew LiszewskiI know those little yellow sponges you cram in your ears aren’t the most advanced way to protect your hearing, but these Sonic Defenders make them look like they date back to the age of cavemen. When worn

This Week’s Gimmick For Getting You To Spend Thousands Of Dollars On A Watch? Dinosaur Bones: By Andrew LiszewskiYep, we’ve already brought you insanely expensive watches constructed with remnants of the Titanic, or specks of moon dust, but the Jurassic Tourbillon from Louis Moinet trumps them both with one simple yet awesome addition. Dinosaurs!… Or at

GDC: Sony PlayStation Move Motion Control System: By Evan AckermanOne of the biggest announcements at this year’s Game Developers Conference here in San Francisco is the Move, Sony’s new motion control system for the PlayStation. It’s generally similar to the Nintendo Wii, in that you hold a

GDC: Power Gig Music Game Features Real Guitar Controller: By Evan AckermanGuitar Hero and Rock Band are fun games, but after you master them, you’re left with little more than a staggeringly useless talent for pushing little plastic buttons. Game developer Seven45 Studios is aiming to change all that

Mindflex Hacked To Provide Negative Shock Therapy: By Chris Scott BarrRemember that really cool MindFlex game from Mattel that we showed you last year? It’s been out for a little while now, and has given some modders a few creative ideas. Since it can provide a reaction

Shining Cuckoo Clock: By Andrew LiszewskiIn general I find cuckoo clocks to be kind of creepy and disturbing, with that little obsessive compulsive bird that has to pop out every hour on the hour, but this one takes it to a whole new

Canon Zoom Lens Thermos – Now Available For Pre-order! (In Canada): By Andrew LiszewskiRemember the Canon zoom lens thermos we brought you last week that was exclusively given out to members of the press at the Olympic Press Center in Vancouver? Well it turns out in the very near future they’re

Biknd Helium Bike Case Is An Expensive Way To Safely Transport An Expensive Bike: By Andrew LiszewskiYou might think $600 is a lot to spend on a case designed to protect and transport only a single bike, but keep in mind that we’ve reported on professional racing bikes that can cost as much as

Corner’s Communication Concept Keeps Collisions Under Control: By Andrew LiszewskiI don’t know if it’s my gung-ho personality, always driving forward at top speed, but I’m pretty sure I’m involved in far more than my fair share of corner collisions with random strangers. So while the idea of

App Magnets Don’t Require You To Jailbreak Your Fridge: By Andrew LiszewskiEven though they’re oddly available from a company called Jailbreak Toys, these app icon fridge magnets don’t require you to mess with your fridge in any way. They come in a set of 18 different magnets that each

MSI Wind U160 Now Available: By Evan AckermanMy favorite netbook company, MSI, has just announced the retail availability of their latest and greatest extra portable and extra cheap laptops: the Wind U160. Besides a redesigned svelte exterior, the U160 brings along a 1.66 GHz Atom

Energizer Battery Charger Hides Trojan For 3 Years: By Chris Scott BarrNo one wants to get a trojan on their computer, for quite obvious reasons. Thus one is careful about the sites they browse, the links they click and the software they download. Generally doing these things will

NEO SNES/SFC Myth Cart Lets You Play ‘Homebrew’ SNES Games: By Andrew LiszewskiClearly designed for strictly playing homebrew SNES titles, and definitely not ROMS you’ve acquired from the internet, the new NEO SNES/SFC Myth Cart plugs into your Super Famicom or Super Nintendo console like any standard game cartridge, but

Place Setting Placemats Save You The Embarrassment Of Misplacing The Salad Fork: By Andrew LiszewskiIs there anything more embarrassing than accidentally placing the salad fork where the fish fork belongs at dinner? Or mixing up the bread plate and the soup plate? You might as well disappear from the social scene altogether

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Target to Offer TV Installation Plans: Years ago you purchased your new television from the local hardware store and after having driven down to the store, walked past the plumbing supplies and furnaces, you selected the unit best suited to your needs and a pair of

Google's App Marketplace Shows Potential: In what has been a trend of late in taking a chapter out of the book of Apple, Google went ahead and released its own Apps Marketplace while simultaneously demonstrating how external Web applications (even from other vendors) can be

$99 Netbook Finally a Reality: After years of rumors and speculation, the $99 netbook finally arrives. Featuring a 400 MHz processor, 256 MB DDR, 2 GB NAND-flash, a 7 inch high-resolution TFT (800 x 480 pixels) screen, LAN: 10/100M Ethernet Access, WIFI: IEEE 802.11 b/g,

Skype Goes Mobile With Nokia: Further complimenting recent studies that have discovered many smartphone users are using their handset for social services, popular Internet service Skype has released software for Nokia's Symbian operating system, expanding its reach to more than 200 million smartphones around the

411.ca Puts Information At Your Fingertips: Canadian tech aficionados have reason to celebrate with 411.ca, a new, free search engine that combines the best features of a traditional phone book including specific business and person search options and the ever-popular reverse lookup capability. 411.ca is all

iPhone Losing Ground to Google Android: According to Quantcast perhaps Apple's immensely popular iPhone OS isn't immune to competition after all. According to the results of a recent study, Quantcast revealed that iPhone OS, which yet boasts the largest share of mobile users accessing the web,

Saving Money is Always in Style: Who doesn't get excited about saving a little money? It seems like the web has no shortage of coupon sites but few are as all-encompassing as Offers.com and better still, no registration or signup is required to capitalize on the

Microsoft to Release Their Own Handsets: Taking a chapter out of Google's book, it looks like Microsoft isn't going to be content to simply offer mobile operating systems much longer as indicated by their announcement to launch two of their own smartphones in either May or

The Global App Store Concept Shows Promise: Apple receives much of the credit for standardizing the means in which applications are purchased and downloaded through their vastly successful App Store and obviously, wishing to capitalize on this success, just about every other smartphone brand on the market

iPhone Loosing Ground to Google Android: According to Quantcast perhaps Apple's immensely popular iPhone OS isn't immune to competition after all. According to the results of a recent study, Quantcast revealed that iPhone OS, which yet boasts the largest share of mobile users accessing the web,

Hot Spots to buy Gadgets in Canada for the Tech-Savvy: Canadian tech aficionados have reason to celebrate with Canada 411, a new, free search engine that combines the best features of a traditional phone book including specific business and person search options and the ever-popular reverse lookup capability. Additionally, Offers.com

Google Scoops Up Picnik: Internet juggernaut Google has expanded its empire by acquiring online photo editing software called Picnik. The site gained notoriety by allowing users the ability to edit digital photos directly in their browsers (without having to download software). Offering both a

MagicJack Enters the Cell Phone Game: Ever see that infomercial for that little gadget that hooks up to your PC that makes unlimited phone calling something like $30/ year? Great idea but who can deny the fact that targeting landlines exclusively is missing out on a

Plans for a Worldwide App Store Advancing: Seen as a challenge to Apple's dominance in the app market, the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) plans to create an open platform for delivering mobile applications across various mobile handsets. While mobile apps have been immensely popular - an astounding

Cell Phones Proving Invaluable for Olympics Viewing: For a long time the only way to witness the Olympics was to attend in person. Then television came along and viewers didn't have to leave the comfort of their home to enjoy the show. These days cellphones and the

Zomm: The Keychain That Keeps Track Of Your Phone: The Consumer Electronics Show is renowned for introducing countless innovations to the industry and one company hopes to capitalize on those who make it a habit of losing their cell phone. With a circumference slightly larger than a quarter, the

Amazon Kindle Comes to Blackberry: With Apple's iPad on the horizon and competition coming from all angles (Barnes & Nobel, Sony and so on), Amazon is wisely dropping free applications that allow their Kindle digital books to be enjoyed on various devices. The latest word

DoCoMo Develops Strange New Interface: Just when you accepted the idea that the touch screen was about as high-tech an interface as technology currently allows, NTT DoCoMo has revealed a gadget at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that allows users to navigate by simply

Wi-Fi Speakers Could Turn Cellphones into Home Theaters: Wi-Fi makes for some great connectivity options and San Francisco's Blackfire Research is about to release Wi-Fi speakers that should take the concept to the next level. The Blackfire SmartSpeaker should hit shelves this summer and will allow users the

Samsung Smokes Its Competition in the TV Market: When you think of high tech digital televisions, what's the first brand that comes mind? Is it Sony? What about Panasonic? Would it surprise you to hear that Samsung is leading the market and not only leading it but dominating

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PlayStation Move Controllers Cannot Support 4 Players In Full: I know we’re all wetting our pants over PlayStation’s new Wii-ish Move Controllers, but the scoop is that you cannot use these new gadgets with four people in the full configuration.Here’s Gizmodo for the word on the street regarding this

Apple iPad Pre-Orders Now Being Taken: With Apple’s iPad tablet pre-orders being taken, we’re wondering who’s actually gonna grab this off the shelves?Your orders are already piling in with a free shipping date of April 3, though you are limited to two iPads per customer. So,

Wii Push Up Bar: We know that you reply on your Wii Fit to keep you in shape, so you must be stoked about this new Wii Push Up Bar that will expand your workout routine even further!With this new gadget users can perform

First Flexible LED Lighting Film, LightForm: The very first flexible LED lighting film has finally entered the world. Everyone give a warm welcome to LightForm, a 10 inch x 1 mm thin strip of sticky tape that you can cut to your heart’s content.All you have

Martin Jetpack Goes For $86,000: Finally you can strap a jetpack to your back and zoom away with the first commerically available jetpack, the Martin.The Martin Jetpack is driven by very large fans that are strapped to your back and give you 30 minutes of

Carpuccino Car Runs On Coffee: While some of us may be may of cappuccinos before noon, the Carpuccino eco-friendly car actually runs on them, well, minus the frothed milk that is.Take a look at this 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco that runs on 56 espressos for a

Sony Shows Off Japan’s 3D TV Pricing & Release Dates: Well, it looks like it’s a good day in Japan with Sony just revealing the release dates and pricing for their new 3D TVs.The new 3-D televisions will range in price from $3,222 on up to $6,444. Shipping dates for

Aero 600W Portable Wind Generator Concept: Now that’s going green. Check out this new Aero 600W Portable Wind Generator Concept that we’re crossing our fingers will drop the concept part and start production soon.Designed to provide people in disaster and construction zones instant power, this portable

Kristi Kuusk’s LED Light Skirt Fashion Gadget: Talk about lighting the room up when you enter. University of São Paulo fashion design student Kristi Kuusk has recently created an LED lighted skirt.This simple crocheted skirt will light up the night with LED lights, but only when the

Thanko Speaker Mouse Gadget: Say hello to the new Thanko Speaker Mouse which aims to help you be clearer while Skyping and VoIPing.With a built-in speaker at the top of the Thanko mouse, this little guy won’t make you feel like you have to

Google Chrome OS Business Version Coming 2011: How’s that old adage go…? You can’t have enough good things? Well, this is just the case with Google’s OS Chrome which will apparently be seeing a business version next year.Announced at the RSA Conference, Google will be releasing a

Bluetooth 4.0 Reveals New Features: The newly announced Bluetooth 4.0 will get you a little tingly with their latest developments.From the ability to use Bluetooth in small devices such as watches and pedometers to a new adoption of low-energy specification, this new upgrade will have

iPad Release Date April 3, Pre-Order March 12: Well you can start peeing in your pants, Apple’s iPad has received not only an official release date but also a pre-order date.You can start pre-ordering the new Apple tablet come March 12 and receive it April 3. Happy Easter

LED Ceiling Lights Concept With Drawing Wand: We hate it when we fall in love with concepts such as this LED Ceiling Lights Concept With Drawing Wand.Basically, the idea is that you would cover your ceiling in LED lights which could be controlled by a drawing wand

Special Edition Oakley Nokia N97 Winter Olympics Handset: If you want to be one in a million and you’re a big Oakley and Winter Olympics fan, then you’re going to love this limited edition Oakley Nokia N97 Winter Olympics Handset.With only 200 of these cell phones going into

Palm’s Facebook 1.1.0 webOS Released: With Palm always seeming to have issues even with less complicated hardware, maybe the new Facebook 1.1.0 webOS will put a smile on eveyone’s gadget-loving face.Just released for the webOS, the new Facebook 1.1.0 version is currently available for users

Handmade Japanese Green Cars: Family-run business, Takeoka Jidosha Kogei, in Toyama, Japan is the antithesis of Nissan and Honda due to more than size, each eco-friendly car is made by hand.With no robotic equipment in sight, Takeoka Jidosha Kogei makes their small green cars

The Free Days Of Hulu May Be At An End: The luxurious days of watching Hulu for free may soon be at its end. With Comedy Central yanking two of the most well-watched shows off the site due to a split ad revenue dispute, what’s the point of going on

Nokia Ovi Store Adds Skype App: Wow, the inevitable has finally happened and where are we to go from here?The Nokia Ovi Store has just added Skype to their list of freely downloadable applications which can essentially make your cell phone calls obsolete by allowing you

DIY Free Motion Cycling Rollers Treadmill: DIY Free Motion Cycling Rollers – More DIY How To ProjectsThere are a few nice (and expensive) free motion cycling rollers out there, but why spend the dough when you can make it yourself?Take a peek at this DIY Free

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Barbie Gets Geeked: A few weeks back, I reported that Mattel was holding open votes to decide Barbies 126th career. Among the choices were News Anchor, Architect, and Computer Engineer. Im happy to announce that the people have spoken and we now have

Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition: This variation of the popular Nokia 5800 Xpress Music edition makes the most of Nokias Ovi Maps that was recently re-vamped into a free forever app. The Ovi Maps app features coverage for over

Cosmetic Mirror Lets You Try on Makeup Virtually: Its not a magic mirror, but its still pretty cool. The Digital Cosmetic Mirror allows women to try on make up without having to go through the time consuming step of applying the makeup. Created by cosmetics company Shiseido, the

PSP Gets Fashion Forward: You seen fashion PCs, catwalk-worthy phones, and even haute couture-inspired cars. Now meet the fashion handheld console. A Japan-exclusive, Sony is releasing the “Jill Stuart Sweet Limited Package” a blossum pink PlayStation Portable. This special edition console was created in

iPhone App Makes Sure Your Date is Safe: Even though dating should be about having fun and meeting new people, its also about finding out if this person is potential mate material. I mean you want to know if the person sitting across from you has had serious

Is the Apple iPad "magical"?: Today was 2010s first iDay- the announcement of a new or updated Apple product, predictably following months, or in this case years of feverish speculation. Steve Jobs gave the gathered press the first glimpse

LG's Lotus Gets Elite: LG and Sprint are continuing their partnership with the release of the successor to the stylish Lotus phone. The LG Lotus Elite has all the looks of the original Lotus, but has stepped it up a notch with a few

Sony Wants You! $10,000 Scholarship up for Grabs: Contrary to popular belief, there are more than a few girl gamers out there, serving up their own brand of pwnage with a smile. When it comes to game development, women continue to be an underrepresented segment of the industry.

Cast Your Vote for Computer Engineer Barbie: Now that geeks are considered sexy, we techies are finally being appreciated for our sparkling intellect, and almost obsessional love of tech. In my mind, we were always sexy, but it just took mainstream society awhile to catch on. Now

Ritmo Advanced Pregnancy Sound System: Any expectant mother can tell you, its never to early to start communicating with your child. Besides having extended conversations while baby is in-utero, music has been proven to assist with positive fetal development including displaying advanced intelligence, coordination, and

Reebok's new Easytone shoe: Does it really tone muscles?: Reebok recently started selling a walking shoe, called Easytone, that is supposed to tone your leg and butt muscles while you walk.And the buzz machine swung into action. The Easytone shoe has made a

Denim jeans protect you from snakebite: Youve always loved your jeans, and now heres another reason: denim protects you from snakebite.Of course, to be fully protected, you may need to give up those skinny jeans that show off your, um

Diamond Weather Station: So, its officially winter and, therefore, as important as ever to keep a close eye on the forecast. Now you can do it with style!Sparkling away with dozens of Swarovski Crystals™, the Diamond Weather

Turn A Window Into a Garden: The Windowfarms project turns your window into an urban farm, using inexpensive and recyclable parts. The results are a curtain for any window that is also a year-round, high-yield, vertical, hydroponic, modular, low-energy, edible

Top Ten--er, Nine--Best Tech Ideas for 2009: Yet another year-end Top Ten list, this time a Top Ten list--Top Nine list, actually--of 2009 tech ideas that get a gold star from David Pogue, technology columnist for the New York Times.I have

AViiQ's laptop stand is the most portable ever--and gorgeous too: The AViiQ laptop stand is the most portable Ive ever seen--and also the most gorgeous. At 12 3/4 long, unfolded and supporting your laptop, the AViiQ laptop stand is only a little bigger than

Sony Vaio P is Pocket Friendly: Though netbooks couldnt get any smaller? Guess again. Sony just released the Sony Vaio P in Korea. The 1.3 lbs. netbook has an eight inch display and is small enough to fit in your pocket. There are currently two models,

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Google Product Search lets you know if something is in stock nearby: Section: Web, GoogleYou get all geared up in hopes to buy the gadget you like at a store in the city. After making your way through the hustle and bustle of

The Joos Orange brings solar charging to electronic devices: FROM GAMERTELL - The Joos Orange is a new solar charging device that generates up to 20 times more energy than any other solar device. MORE »Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article

Who’s on Crack in tech 03.12.10: Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Gadgets / Other, GPS/Navigation, Household, Robots/AI, Gaming, Games, Features, Originals, Columns, Whos On CrackWelcome to another week gone that you are not getting back. No matter how much we loathe the week, it’s

Google fails as a phone store?: Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Email / IM, Smartphones, MobileZD Net has declared, “Google’s online-only phone selling model has failed.” Today, Goldman-Sachs announced they will slash estimates for Nexus One sales by 70%. Can we call the

Happy Birthday: Google Voice turns 1 today: Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Mobile, Web, Web Apps, Websites, Google Google Voice is turning 1 year old today and celebrating complete with birthday cake and all.

JooJoo passes through FCC with Nvidia Ion: Section: Computers, Mobile ComputersThe JooJoo, while not the iPad, is potentially one of the most interesting tablets, if only for the story behind the device. When it was the CrunchPad, it was often

Amazon releases new, and second stop-motion style Kindle commercial: Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks It feels like it has been a while since we last saw any Kindle commercial, but based on the recent posting over on the Kindle Facebook page there has been a

Today, Apple iPad does one thing the iPhone never has: Section: Audio, Portable Audio, Video, Portable Video, Communications, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers, NetbooksAt 8:30 this morning, Apple is expected to give the iPad an advantage

Mafia II will feature vintage issues of Playboy Magazine: FROM GAMERTELL - 2K Games has partnered with Playboy Magazine to feature issues of Playboy in the upcoming multi-platform Mafia II… MORE »Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »

Kindle app for Android on the way?: Section: Communications, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers, Gadgets / Other, ebooks For awhile now Android fans have been wondering if the popular Kindle app would ever be made available to them. So far there

Google makes its RSS reader more fun to use: Section: Web, Web 2.0 / Social Networking, Web Apps, Websites, GoogleWe study hard, work hard, play hard, eat hard, and the list of hard goes on and on. With all the

Opera Mini 5 beta now works on Android too: Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile, Web, Web Browsers Recently, Opera announced the release of Opera Mini 5 beta for Google Android. Based on Statcounter – a web

T-Mobile webConnect Rocket USB stick to be available March 14: Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Broadband Cards, Mobile T-Mobile has announced that the webConnect Rocket USB stick will be available beginning this Saturday March

Disney World is covering the monorails with Tron light cycle graphics: Section: Gadgets / OtherRiding on a Tron light cycle may not be possible, but riding in a monorail plastered with light cycle graphics

Verizon bringing 4G in 2011 at a cost: Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Mobile4G and LTE technologies are just around the corner. In mid-2011 (about six months earlier than the previous announcement), Verizon claims its LTE network will be ready and

Alternate Disc-Tractions: 2012 Blu-ray review: FROM GAMERTELL - Explosions, volcanoes, fireballs hurling from the sky, massive earthquakes, outrunning explosions, ginormous tidal waves, mass hysteria, dogs and cats living together, it’s all in here. But is it worth a purchase? MORE »Full Story » | Written

doubleTwist for Windows, now with podcast support: Section: doubleTwist is further growing up, and also adding some additional competition for iTunes. In the past six months alone we have seen doubleTwist add support for

drPodder podcast app for webOS moves from homebrew to official App Catalog: Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile webOS users that are looking for a podcast app may want to check out the recently graduated

Gadgetell Review: DAS Keyboard Professional: Section: Peripherals, Mice / Keyboards, Reviews, FeaturesThe DAS Keyboard was graciously sent to me to review over the past several weeks and I must say, it is a flashback to the old

China rooting for Microsoft? Gets Bing on Moto phones: Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, MobileWith Google’s threatened move out of China, Motorola was prompted to seek an alternative provider

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Skinput Makes the Human Body an Interface: What if you could turn your skin into a touch-interface? That’s the idea driving Skinput, a system that takes advantage of the vibrations generated when we tap our body. The prototype is accurate enough that different parts of the body

Mass Effect 2 Has Robbed Me of Sleep: I suggest you jump straight into Mass Effect 2, even if you haven’t played or finished the first game. Like its predecessor, Mass Effect 2 plays like a movie, where you are its star attraction, the best hope of the

10 Minutes With the HTC HD2: It’s Big!: But not big enough that you’ll have a hard time carrying it around. The HTC HD2 is easily the best example of the slate smartphone form factor, which is all screen and pretty much nothing else. It’s also the smartphone

Gesture Search Beta Hits Android: Here’s something to try out, Android users. Gesture Search has made an appearance on Google Labs, and is available as a download for devices running Android 2.0 or later.Do you find it hard to find a contact or locate an

Dell Studio 17 for $399: From Dell.Com: Pay $400, and you get a 17″ laptop with the following specs:Intel Pentium T4300 (2.1 GHz/800 MHz FSB/1 MB cache)2 GB of DDR2 RAM160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD8X CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)Dell

So is Steam Coming to the Mac?: The news is a few hours old now: Valve recently distributed mock ads that, if anything else, implies that Steam will be available for Mac OS X.Valve’s Steam is a popular online store for games. Customers browse the catalog of

Why Did Apple Sue HTC?: Yesterday, Apple sued HTC, alleging that the Taiwanese smartphone maker is violating 20 of Apple’s patents. Most of these patents are about the software, specifically the user interface. Highlights of these patents include diagrams detailing flick scrolling, and a swipe-to-answer

Most Popular Desktop Software is Really Old: Remember when you started using Word? What about Excel and Powerpoint? Turns out some of the most popular desktop applications today—including flagships of Microsoft’s Office suite—are older than preteens.Pingdom looked into the history of widely-used software like Photoshop, iTunes, and

Nokia Concept Sketches: Muting Your Phone: As part of Nokia Showcase 2010 in Bangkok, Younghee Jung talked about the design process of Nokia, specifically with gestures. The phone maker maintains teams in London, China, and the US, who actually travel around to get input from people

Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid: 78 mpg,3.2 to 60: Here’s a concept car that appeals to both environmentalists and road warriors. The Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid debuts today at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Just like any other hybrid, this Spyder relies on an electric-gasoline engine tandem to keep

Save Up to $250 on an HP Laptop: Additional $200 off web coupon for the purchase of customized HP Pavilion Notebook PC configured at $1,299 or greater at the HP Home & Home Office Store using coupon code NBTY34983. Limited to the first 1,800 coupons redeemed. Excludes HP

Shall We Place the Palm on Deathwatch?: Bad news for Palm: after the company announced it would miss revenue estimates for the last quarter ending in February, its shares took a relatively nosedive. The reason? Weak sales of the Palm Pre. While everyone expected sales to slow

The Koss PortaPro Reviewed: Two weeks ago, I bought the Koss PortaPro Headphones from Amazon.com. Turns paying $32 was a very good idea.To recap, the PortaPro is designed for well, portability. A steel bridge connects both earpieces, and bends as the earpieces themselves fold

Quick TV Deals: The differences in price are staggering, but all promos below still provide significant savings. Whether you spend hundreds or thousands of dollars, I’m pretty sure you’ll get your money’s worth. Unless otherwise stated, the following discounts are valid until March

Open Source: The Enemy of Capitalism: This is a bit too much: the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA)—of which the infamous MPAA and RIAA are a part of—wants the US government to put Indonesia into a Section 301 watchlist. Why? The Indonesian government is encouraging the

Nokia: Ovi Maps, Future Plans: Someone get Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo to scream “services, services, services!” a la Steve Ballmer. At Nokia Showcase 2010, execs and designers made it clear that the company thinks its future lies with providing better services. “We want to provide

Get a Free Laptop Through Facebook!: …or not. At least two Facebook contacts have invited me to sign up for promos like these:Hi there! I work for an online company and my manager is having me advertise our website on Facebook, so I thought I could

The Best Damn Lego Construction Ever: Crawler Town is a construction that will fulfill any lego geek’s fantasy. It even comes with its own backstory!Crawler town roams the barren wastes of a post steam-punk world after cataclysmic climate change do to excessive coal use. Several such

Nokia: We’re #1 by a Long Shot: Other than preview the UI for Symbian^3, Nokia wanted to make this clear at Nokia Showcase 2010: We’re clearly number 1 in the world; see how much content people create with our devices? Some facts shared:13 Nokia devices are made

Nokia Symbian^3 UI Preview: For the first night of Nokia Showcase 2010 in Bangkok, Nokia previewed its planned UI for Symbian^3. Watch the video below and see why some of the regional (Southeast Asia and the Pacific) media snickered; the interface’s animations and functionality

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