August 2005

iPulse ZipConnect Speakers with ColorSync LEDs

Groovy! That’s the best word to describe this iPod accessory consisting of speakers and LED lights. The iPulse ZipConnect Speakers with ColorSync LEDs pulses to the music with a brilliant lightshow using red, blue and green LEDs. The speakers should not only look good but should sound good as well as they are made with [...]

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Creative Gets Patent for MP3 Player Interface

Creative was recently granted a patent for their MP3 player interface. In other words, a menuing system. While this has occurred before, this statement bears repeating – this is ridiculous. How many trivial patents is the USPTO going to continue granting? Creative’s menuing system is quite similar to the iPod and many other MP3 player’s [...]

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Maxtor Leverages Mediabolic’s Media Server Software for New NAS Product Line

Maxtor, one of the world’s largest suppliers of hard disk drives, has licensed Mediabolic’s Media Server software to deliver a new line of UPnP- and DLNA-compliant network-attached storage (NAS) products with built-in media server capabilities. Maxtor incorporates Mediabolic’s media server software which elevates the NAS from a backup support PC peripheral to an entertainment hub [...]

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Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser

Normally the Geeks only feature products that you can get your hands on right now but since Logitech’s Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser is coming out soon we thought we’d feature it. Logitech refers to this keyboard as the “world’s first intelligent desktop” because of the two way communication between the keyboard/mouse and desktop. The [...]

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Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser

Ordinary keyboards and mice only send information to your PC. The Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser, the world’s first intelligent desktop, also sends information back to you.It’s the smart desktop that combines an LCD keyboard display, a high-speed Bluetooth wireless hub with SecureConnect technology, the precision of a MX Laser mouse, and innovative touch-sensitive [...]

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Project: Life Lets Family Test-Drive Hi-Tech Home

The Parnell family of Sheffield, England were lucky enough to be selected to test-drive a new hi-tech house that is loaded with gadgets. Inside this house, they have amenities such as a wireless network, self-cleaning windows, underfloor heating and seal-sealing fire doors. As part of the deal, the Parnells each have to wear an electronic [...]

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FineDrive 300 Portable In-Car GPS Nav System

This beautiful looking GPS Navigation System gizmo includes 128MB of built in memory but more importantly the memory is expandable using an SD card. The FineDrive uses NAVTEQ detailed street level maps along with points of interest such as an airport, bank/atm, entertainment, gas station, hotel/motel and restaurants. Also, you can specify different route options [...]

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Wakamaru Robot to be Sold Soon in Japan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is set to start selling the Wakamaru personal robot in Japan in September. The child-sized robot is set to be priced at about 1 million yen (approximately US $14,250). In case, you didn’t know, the Wakamaru is 3.3 ft tall, 60 lbs and is meant to function as a house-sitter/caretaker/companion. It knows [...]

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Wireless Baby Monitor – IR/Color Cam and LCD Monitor

Welcome to the updated version of a baby monitor. No longer do you have to use the old brown looking Radio Shack baby monitors! This monitor transmits over the 2.4GHz wireless handheld baby monitor that includes wireless color and infrared camera and the parental unit includes a color LCD screen. The real only product requirement [...]

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Wireless Baby Monitor – IR/Color Cam & LCD Monitor

Welcome to the updated version of a baby monitor. No longer do you have to use the old brown looking Radio Shack baby monitors! This monitor transmits over the 2.4GHz wireless handheld baby monitor that includes wireless color and infrared camera and the parental unit includes a color LCD screen. The real only product requirement [...]

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