We don’t usually feature too many cell phones here, because there are just *soooo* many of them being released all the time. Yes, the latest ones usually beat the older ones in features, weight and sometimes price, but that’s what we’ve come to expect, isn’t it? Well, we’ll give the latest Sony Ericsson a plug because its digital camera promises to blow away most existing camera phones. So what does it pack? It has 3.2 megapixels with autofocus, built-in xenon flash and image and video stabilizer function. Share your pics by Bluetooth’ing (yes, I just made that up) them to your blog or friends. Get great shots by using the BestPic technology; it takes 4 pics before and after you complete the button press. You get to the pick the best one(s).

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Yet another gadget that will move your home closer to something straight out of a sci-fi book/show. It’s a voice-controlled thermostat. It only takes a little bit of programming and you’re off and running. It is particularly useful if you have loved ones at home that are visually impaired, disabled, elderly, etc. The buttons are designed with just that in mind, being large with a definite feel to them.

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Water rockets are the latest home-made craze these days. Built well, a water rocket can get up 1000 ft into the air. The record is almost 2000 ft! Now, you can get a kit that generates hydrogen fuel from tap water and citric acid crystals. This 11″ rocket can get up to 10 stories high.

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I raised the question earlier this year as to whether or not consumers have finally got fed up with proprietary systems such as the Sony PSP (Playstation Portable) and do they want the freedom of an open- source handheld system like the GP2X? Some geek bloggers (1, 2) and forums (1 , 2) have gone as far as dubbing the GP2X a “PSP killer”. Yes, I may have even referred to the GP2X in the same sentence as “PSP killer”, but in reality, I believe Sony is the PSP’s worst enemy. In any case, the Geeks have been playing with a GP2X from GamePark Holdings over the past couple of months. Read on for a comprehensive GP2X review as well as comparisons to Sony’s PSP.

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Yeah, you know you want one of these, because you know deep down that you’re addicted to this confounded game. Sudoku has a much more complex history than just “it came from Japan,” actually dating back to 19th century France. This handheld version computer generates puzzles to last the enthusiasts among you for quite some time, and if it doesn’t, then you should consider entering some contests because you’re way too fast!
Oh by the way, if you’re interested in spending a few more dollars to get a more sophisticated playing experience, check out the glass Sudoku board as well.

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The very first gadget we ever featured just over 2 years ago was the very cool iJoy Massage Chair. Since then, iPods and their 2 zillion accessories have taken off like wildfire. The Sharper Image has also developed a technology called ZipConnect to quickly interconnect iPods and their accessories. The latest incarnation of the iJoy features ZipConnect so that you can easily plug your iPod in for audio enjoyment while getting relaxing and getting a massage. The iJoy ZipConnect features stereo speakers in the headrest and a subwoofer.

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Back when the Treo 700 was first announced I was a bit worried that Palm might actually kill off the PalmOS in favor of Windows Mobile. Luckily, my fears were unwarranted, as they’ve launched a PalmOS version, the Treo 700p. Hopefully, they’ll ship the latest version of PalmOS soon that will take advantage of the 320×320 pixel, 65k color touch screen. The 700p has over twice the available built-in storage as the Treo 650, and has EV-DO data support. Great for road warriors. Other notable features: a 1.3 megapixel digital camera, Wireless Sync, a Digital Music Player and built-in Bluetooth® 1.2 wireless technology.
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The massive screen on the 17″ MacBook Pro has to be seen to believe. It’s big and beautiful. The laptop itself is big too, but unfortunately for travelers… is a bit heavy as well.

What’s a little weight when you are one of Apple’s faithful though?

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The new Sony VRD-MC1 DVDirect allows both video and digital photos to be recorded to DVD without requiring a PC. DVDirect has video inputs on one side for direct connection of a camcorder/VCR/PVR for easy direct recording of video to DVD+R/+RW discs. DVDirect also has memory card slots for the 5 popular camera memory cards and will directly record images from the memory card to DVD-R/-RW as a DVD slideshow. It’s even possible to connect a compatible PictBridge printer to DVDirect and directly print photos from camera memory cards or photo DVDs created with DVDirect. DVDirect can also be connected to a PC via USB 2.0 and make copies of Video/photo DVDs, advanced DVD projects, and much more.

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This gizmo is Wi-Fi Compliant with 802.11b/g and detects hotsports and connects to Wi-Fi devices. In addition the USB stick doubles as a 512MB flash memory drive and loads driver and utilities from the flash drive automagically.

The hotspot finder displays SSID, Channel, Encryption Types and Signal Strength Information. By the way, the stick even supports WPA2-PSK!

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