Gadgets

Just when we thought Steve was trying to pull something over our eyes. Steve Jobs has announced that the iPhone SDK should be available to developers some time in February 2008. Jobs says that Apple would love to form a community of third-party developers around the iPhone, though have been trying to protect user security by making the SDK as ...

LG-Phillips LCD (yes, a joint company project) has announced a new LCD display technology that could allow for larger screens on many mobile devices in the near future. By building the driver circuit right into the screen console itself, the new technology reduces the bezel siding of the screen to be only 1mm thick. This means that some screens could ...

Sony’s new DoCoMo SO703i may come with GPS, TV, and music player functions, but what’s really interesting about these phones has nothing to do with the specifications. That distinction goes to the fact that one sniff of your phone could make you think about lunch. That’s right, the DoCoMo SO703i is available in 11 unique scents, like “apple pie” for ...

A teenage hacker claims to have found an easy way to allow third-party applications to be used on the iPod Touch. While this method doesn’t work on the iPhone (yet), which had its various bugs and app access fixed with the Apple 1.1.1 update, those of you who have bought an iPod Touch will be happy to know that there ...

� Vice Versa is a concept clock by Yiran Qian from China. If you like staring your gadgets right in the face, you might have a tough time with this gadget, seeing as Vice Versa has no face. The clock uses a set of revolving displays with an analog time style, with digital numerals. Basically, you get both an analog ...

Our girlfriends and mothers nag us enough. “What are you doing to yourself? You should see how your lungs look!” And now our cellphones could be joining the nagging bandwagon. FixNixer is a phone app which is designed to aid smokers to break the habit. Though we don’t know how much good it will do if you have a phone ...

Sure to provide Jeff Foxworthy with oodles of redneck jokes for years to come, this rifle rack for your bed is a needed piece of equipment for all rednecks and gun wranglers alike. You never know when terrorists (or commies) are going to invade your home, looking for answers about *insert conspiracy name here*. It’s always better to be prepared. ...

As seen with the Zune, Microsoft remains on the heels of Apple innovation, though always a bit too late. This newly released patent reveals Microsoft’s go at developing a touchscreen interface for mobile devices. The patent titled “Extensible Filtered Lists for Mobile Device User Interface,” seems to focus on better organization for the mobile interface by dividing functions into a ...

Personally, I’m getting a little tired of gaming tattoos, but each one that comes out sets the bar a little higher–which makes them hard to resist. The latest comes to us courtesy of Myck McClung at Three Saints Tattoo in Pensacola Florida. As you can see, this dude thinks the old Nintendo Power Glove is bad-ass. And I thought the ...

When it comes to geeks, nothing beats Legos and Star Wars. Now you can have the best of both worlds on your wrist at all times. Choose from Darth Vader, R2-D2, Clone Trooper and Luke Skywalker models. Each watch features quartz movement and water resistance for up to 50 meters. Available for $19.99 apiece. And, like most Star Wars products, ...