August 2006

Sony Ericsson K790a Cell Phone

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 [...]

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Voice-Controlled Thermostat

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 [...]

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Hydrogen Rocket

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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Review: GP2X: A Linux-based Gaming and Multimedia Handheld

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 [...]

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Electronic Handheld Sudoku game

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 [...]

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iJoy ZipConnect Massage Chair with Built-In Speakers & Subwoofer

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 [...]

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Palm Treo 700p

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 [...]

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17″ 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo MacBook Pro

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Sony VRD-MC1 DVD Direct DVD Recorder

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 [...]

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TrendNet HotFlash 802.11g Wireless Adapter and Flash Memory Combo

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 [...]

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