Gadgets

We’ve all seen those commercials offering an easy button to make life all that much simpler. We’ve even seen a panic button for teens with their pants down their legs. Buzline has a service that allows you to create your very own easy button. These custom USB Smart Buttons go right to your favorite website with one press of its ...

Following the announcement that EMI would be providing DRM-free music to iTunes, Apple has released its iTunes 7.2 which includes iTunes Plus, a branch of the music store that offers higher quality music with no DRM. Sources say that Apple had planned to release this update Tuesday evening, but technical difficulties sent them working on the update into the wee ...

Remember in shop class how they would have that one button that shut off every tool in the workshop if there were an emergency? We were always so tempted to press that button, just for the hell of it. The House-off Switch is a similar gizmo for your home. When pressed, the switch shuts off all non-essential electricity in your ...

Made from the same people who brought you the King Kong ride at Universal Studio’s and the T-Rex from Jurassic Park, the Talking Mirror Butler is a pretty neat animatron. When not being used as a butler, it’s just like any other mirror until its handy driveway sensor gets notified by an upcoming visitor. When a visitor approaches, the Talking ...

  Check it, homie. We’ve seen some pretty cool Rubik’s Cube stuff in our day, but not so many “make your own” style Rubik’s stuff. This DIY takes the ultimate in geek puzzle gaming and the ultimate in straight pimp hustler dice gaming and integrates the two in a seamless parallel. Instead of trying to arrange all the colors together, ...

There has been so much damn buzz about the iPhone, that it already seems to be kinda out-dated, am I right? According to reports, Apple is auditioning manufacturers for the second-gen iPhone, even though the original is still weeks away from release. According to sources, the reports state that the nex-gen iPhone will have different outer designs to fit different ...

The phonograph might be more familiar looking for your Grandparents and Great-Grandparents, but designer Yong Jieyu looks pretty determined to show the phonograph a fine comeback. By dissembling an old CD player and rearranging certain components, Jieyu tries to recreate the magic of listening to 1900’s broadcasts. The speakers are placed below the trumpet loudspeaker for amplification. The wooden box ...

In an exercise to integrate old game playing and mobile technology, Domino Phone concept from Syntes Studio is a real storyteller. Everything from its packaging to its keypad is themed to remind us of how we used to feel when we whipped out the old dominoes set. In our world full of high-tech silver metal styled cellphones, the Domino Phone ...

Our planet’s environment is definitely one of the hot topics of the moment. Two days ago, a bunch of designers came together to discuss what possibilities could help save our environment from serious endangerment. One of those design concepts was so impressive, we had to share it. This concept suggests adding a wind mill onto the iconic Statue of Liberty. ...

[ev type=”youtube” data=”4cDDBM9gJts”][/ev] Not even your boss enjoys having a conference inside a dull office room when the weather is nice outside. If you know that your boss would much rather be doing something outdoors, you might want to suggest the Conference Bike, a bicycle that takes 7 people for a pleasant ride. This is also good for those who ...