Archive for October, 2008

Marware’s Game Grip for the iPhone complicates what should be simple

Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming

We’ve seen a few accessories for augmenting the gaming experience on the iPhone which would give the device awesome functions similar to a game controller, such as the elusive and yet-to-materialize iControlPad and the totally fake JoyPod. Well, Marware’s Game Grip is sort of like that — silicone sleeves that your phone […]

RIM’s BlackBerry Curve 8900 gets hands-on treatment, looks mighty good

Filed under: Cellphones

Oh RIM, why must you torture us? Just when we’d moved beyond our nightly dreams of the Javelin and had our sights set on a Bold, here you go reminding us of just how luscious the next-generation Curve looks to be. Sure, the omission of 3G makes us none too happy, but it’s […]

Review: YouTube-Ready Video Camera Gets the Goods

Kodak takes another stab at video with the Zi6. It’s YouTube-ready, handles still shots nicely and USB plug delivers instant upload and edit.

Vadersapien has little to do with Darth, much to do with a troubled childhood

Filed under: Robots

Our favorite robot-obessed entity on these fine internets, RobotsRules, has put out a fairly disturbing video entitled “Vadersapien” as a purported followup to last year’s “Elmosapien.” What at first might be perceived as a harmless way to enjoy halloween with robots and bit of Vadery goodness quickly devolves into the dark exploration of […]

How would you change Microsoft’s new Zunes / v3.0 software?

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Microsoft’s newest Zunes (along with the 3.0 software) have been out for well over a month now, which means you’ve had ample opportunity to really test one out and form some educated opinions. Now, it’s time to open up and let loose. Are you still down with the design? Do […]

New MacBook Air hits the streets, actually capable of this whole "computing" thing

Filed under: Laptops

The new MacBook Air has landed, and folks all over are recording their impressions of the slightly-revamped ultraportable. Obviously there’s very little to note externally, with the same packaging and design to the computer — the only real difference is the new mini DisplayPort plug to replace that totally oddball microDVI plug. What’s […]

Recon Scout is ready for dangerous undercover surveillance work

The Recon Scout looks like it has borrowed its design from the Sony Rolly, but it is able to take video footage instead of playing music.
The Recon Scout, designed by a Minneapolis-based company called ReconRobotics, is a durable little mobile camera designed to roll along the floor. It is a discrete way […]

Sneakey allows you to duplicate a key from a mere photograph

The Sneakey sounds like some spy technology plucked out of a James Bond movie, but it is close to becoming real.
The Sneakey uses teleduplication, which is a way of extracting a normal key’s complete and precise “tooth pattern” at a distance using optical decoding and then cutting precise duplicates. In other words, […]

Take Your Tech on the Slopes!

The last time that I went skiing, cellular phones and MP3 players didn’t exist. If I ever do go skiing again, I probably would not take any mobile devices on the slopes, because a wipeout could smash them, not to mention what damage the snow could do. However, I found two devices that […]

The Snowball Launcher with 50? range

Just because you’re an adult does not mean that you don’t still enjoy chucking an occasional snowball at your friends.  Actually, at times it makes it more forbidden and therefore a lot more tempting.  Well if you don’t have the greatest throwing skills then you might want to look into a cool contraption to help […]