Linux is pickup up pace. Apple Macs are picking up even quicker. Maybe its people’s increasing frustration with the obstacles presented by Windows. It doesn’t really matter why, right now Microsoft had better deliver with Vista in a few days. With some odd timing, Dell has started to ship mainstream desktops without Windows preinstalled. Not only does this save the ...
Read More »USB heated mouse saves your hand from frostbite
As we find ourselves constantly further into winter everyday, here is a peripheral that might help you save yourself from frostbite. This is a USB heated mouse. Not only will the power from the USB go to powering this mouse, it will also be used to heat up your poor, freezing hand. You might not want to trash that USB ...
Read More »Where are your Xbox 360’s clothes?
What hacking mods have you made to your Xbox 360 lately? No, replacing your faceplate doesn’t count. You probably hanve’t been doing too much moding if Microsoft has had anything to say about it. While hacking the 360 is far more complicated than the Xbox, you can try this on for size. It’s a transparent case for your 360, and ...
Read More »Portable Bar for alcoholics on the move
If you’re a college student or a raging alcoholic, the Portable Bar might be a cool item to check out. The Portable Bar allows for a quick bar setup anytime and anywhere your willing to wheel around a nondescript black case. In a very compact space, this bar on wheels fits in an ice well, a full size bus bin ...
Read More »Hunt ’em down with Tianyu’s B832 anti-theft multimedia phone
Tianyu B832 is a dualband GSM phone that doesn’t catch attention at first glance: just a plain, fail-safe Siemens-ish design. What’s so special about it would be its anti-theft features. Firstly when somebody steals your phone and changes a new SIM card, an SMS message will be automatically sent to your old number (which you can receive once you get ...
Read More »Doubao 728 takes 2 GSM SIM cards: great for playas
In large cities it’s not uncommon to see people carrying 2 phones, one for work and one for personal use (or one for each significant other). We’ve seen phones that can take 1 GSM card and 1 CDMA card from LG and Samsung, but Chinese company Doubao unveiled this 728 phone that takes 2 GSM SIM cards at the same ...
Read More »myvu Personal Media Viewer for iPod: Cooler than Ray-Bans?
The iPod Video is only cool enough to last you until your eyes start straining from the small screen. But luckily for us we live in a time where innovation is the answer to our every woe and worry. The MicroOptical myvu Personal Media Viewer glasses is made for both Video and Photo iPod’s, and issues a binocular style LCD ...
Read More »Canon released portable electronic dictionaries w/ MP3 playback
Canon has released two new electronic dictionaries to ease your spelling problems. The Wordtank M300 and the Wordtank V300 also have the ability to playback your MP3s. So while an iPod or some other portable audio device probably does the job better, this can serve as a quick alternative. Seeing as these are first dictionaries and second audio players, the ...
Read More »YOUniverse Funk Fone stomps the competition with a 6″ platform
Unless you have a pre-teen daughter, this YOUniverse Funk Fone should never been seen in your posession. So what part is the “Fone”? The shoe. Just lift it off of the massive platform base, and you have a fully functioning phone that belongs more in a “gentlemen’s club” than your daughters bedroom. So apart from the major problem of a ...
Read More »The Vertical Mouse 2: Totally missed the first one
So it’s come to this then, huh? We no longer can physically keep our claws at a horizontal angle in fear that our precious wrist ligaments be shard. So now the Vertical Mouse gets released. Apparently there was a Vertical Mouse 1, which must of looked an awful lot like this one considering the name. The premise of the Vertical ...
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