Gadgets

Sandia’s Z machine is not what you think it is. The title says the machine creates ice quickly. You’re probably thinking, “Wow, fast sub-zero temperatures!”, and you would be wrong. The Z machine actually heats up to temperatures hotter than the sun. “The three phases of water as we know them � cold ice, room temperature liquid, and hot vapor ...

Nothing is technically wrong with the stock PS3 controllers, but then again nothing is technically wrong with a roller ball mouse either. If you can have something better, why bother using a cheap alternative with worse specs? The new Logitech Cordless Precision PS3 Controller offers deluxe features for a relatively cheap price. Using 2.4GHz RF technology, the controller can control ...

The Japanese are ingenious, they’re bringing the simple technology from banks directly to your room. I’m sure you’ve seen under-table emergency buttons in banks, some are pressed with the fingers, and some with the foot. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to turn off all your embarrassing and personal pursuit on screen as soon as somebody pops up behind ...

Linksys announced its release of the new KiSS 1600 Networked Media Player at CeBIT in Germany. The DVD / media network player will be able to connect to your TV via an HDMI cable. The KiSS 1600 promises an “enhanced media experience” by allowing the transfer of high definition video, audio, and pictures, directly to a user’s TV. The KiSS ...

Here’s a cool little mod we found while surfing the waves of tubes. Ross from Random Good Stuff won these cool Motorized Rollerblades on eBay for only AU$100. Here are the specs of these hacked wheels (the curious and maybe subliminal numbering of the list hereafter is not our creation, but the source’s): 1) Engine: Two-Stroke, 25.65cc,HUASHENG engine (The best ...

Planetariums bring back memories of elementary school field trips when we would reach the astrology lesson of the class. All 100 or so of us kids would pack into the old yellow school buses and be whisked off to an intergalactic trip to the stars. The SkyScout Personal Planetarium allows for us to take that trip again, right in the ...

[ev type=”flashvideo”” width=”320″ height=”240″ data=”http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2007/1/how_to_boost_wireless_signal.flv” clicktext=”Click here to watch!”][/ev] Here is an awesome hack which allows you to boost your WiFi signal using your cell phone. Basically, the premise is to trick your computer into reading off of radio frequencies as well as Internet frequencies, by wrapping an ethernet cable around your cell phone. Very cool and effective. — Andrew ...

Source’s say that Sony Computer Entertainment UK Managing Director, Ray Maguire, is quoted as saying that the next PSP will be more pocket friendly while still maintaining the same screen size. This quote all but confirms that Sony will release a PSP Lite version. With the pocket size of the Nintendo DS the more appealing of the two, Sony has ...

This is a glorious idea. One problem of working on DIY projects is that those damn nuts and bolts that you need to remove are always quietly rolling under the heaviest furniture they can find. A solution could be placing loose nuts (hehe) into a jar or dish, in order to keep them captive. Or you could do it the ...

OK, this image is strange and slightly on the immature side. But everyone needs to hear a good ass-related joke every once in a while. Make sure to note the whole image. Not only is that a doorbell lodged into a deer’s anus, but its a doorbell lodged into a deer’s anus for a proctologist (study of the asshole) office. ...