Archive for July, 2008

Researchers find ways to squeeze light into spaces never thought possible

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
It looks like a team of UC Berkeley researchers led by mechanical engineering professor Xiang Zhang (pictured) have found a way to squeeze light into tighter spaces than ever though possible, which they say could lead to breakthroughs in the fields of optical communications, miniature lasers, and optical computers. The […]

KNGT offers up Windows XP-powered icom MK1 carputer

Filed under: Desktops, Transportation

We genuinely hope you don’t value your dash very much, because a great deal of it will vanish if you opt to install KNGT’s icom MK1.The full-fledged car computer wows passengers and drivers alike with its 6.95-inch 800 x 480 resolution display, on-screen QWERTY keyboard, wireless connectivity and mobile TV (T-DMB) tuner. […]

Ben Heck stuffs a wired 360 controller in a DualShock 3 shell

Filed under: Gaming

We can always count on our man Ben Heck to be up to something crazy in his mad console-modding workshop, and while his latest creation isn’t as wild as the PS3 laptop, it’s still good for a double-take — check out this wired 360 controller shoehorned into a DualShock3 shell, complete with green […]

Helios: Changing Barbeques as we know it

In an effort to use renewable energy sources and less polluting products, I’m surprised that I never see barbecues being targeted. Everyone always thinks of cars or big industrial factories as the ones that leave the huge carbon footprint, but no one thinks about grilling. I mean, if you’re burning something, that smoke […]

Tesla’s in-car charging computer gets touched on video

Filed under: Transportation

Your retinas have been treated to plenty of external shots of Tesla’s Roadster, but have you ever stopped to wonder what kind of excitement sat just southwest of the steering wheel? CNET’s UK branch managed to get their camcorder within a Roadster parked on display over in Britain, and what they found was […]

Sylvania’s G netbook gets some specs

Filed under: Laptops
We weren’t expecting much out of Sylvania’s followup to its random Cloudbook rebrand, but some specs on the new netbook just hit the wires, and they’re pretty respectable — especially if this thing comes in at the $299 price target. Sure, it’s still ugly, but you’ll be getting a 1.6GHz Intel Atom, 1GB […]

Nokia dropping phone prices, going in for the kill

Filed under: Cellphones
Nokia’s doing far better than rivals like Sony Ericsson and Motorola, but it’s not going to let up while it’s ahead — the cellphone maker is reportedly cutting prices across the board in order to increase pressure on the competition. The biggest cuts are on the 5310/ 5610 music phones and the 8GB […]

BACTrack breathalyzer reviewed

There’s a close look at the BACTrack breath tester over on our sister publication coolest reviews. Follow the link to see how well it worked in the real world…
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60GB Xbox 360 now shipping from Amazon

Filed under: Gaming

A few 60GB Xbox 360s may have already slipped out to retailers (as evidenced above), but if you’re not interested in running around trying to track one down, you can now snag one from Amazon and rest assured that it’ll ship out post haste. If you’ve been following this SKU’s every move, you’ll […]

The Robotan Toilet Paper Holder

These robot toilet paper holders may not have a single hi-tech feature going for them, but the fact that they’re robot heads just makes up for it.  Although I do wish they automatically ate the toilet paper when too much was hanging down.  Maybe with a random sound effect to go with it.  However, I’m […]