The announcement of the Apple iPhone was perhaps the biggest story that bloggers have latched onto like a suckling calf. It’s almost guaranteed to be the biggest story of 2007, and we’re not even half a month through it yet. So, it’s understandable that other companies are jumping on the band wagon of integration. Haier announced its Y-MP3190 to an ...
Read More »Dodge Viper SRT-10 Mopar concept
At the Detroit Auto Show Dodge was showing off their 600-horsepower Viper right in the center of their booth. However, that wasn’t the best one. Near the back of the booth Dodge had a little secret: the Dodge Viper SRT-10 Mopar concept. It seems that Dodge wanted to 1-up itself and pack more into a car that was already packing ...
Read More »Violet May laptop sleeves
Your laptop has feelings too, you know… At least that’s what the guys at Violet May would have you think. Their new line of laptop “sleeves” has a satin interior that contrasts with the super softItalian lambs’ leather exterior. Freaked out yet? Moving on to color selection, the laptop sleeves come in chocolate & marigold, white & rose, black & ...
Read More »Sanyo’s NEO electric shaver is not all about the looks
Sanyo has started selling the expensive-looking T-SOLID SV-NS1 electric shaver before Christmas, claiming that it was the best-looking electric shaver they have ever made. The Impress team took it for a spin and liked what they saw. First off the whole redesigned handle and the slanted angle all turn out to be really ergonomic. The best part is perhaps the ...
Read More »Yamaha’s hybrid electric bike saves you when you need it the most
We have seen hybrid cars for a while, now we have hybrid bikes. These new Yamaha bikes can store up energy in a Lithium battery when you are cycling, and helps you by releasing power when you are going upslope. This is all done by sophisticated sensors, and by not helping you at all when it detects that you are ...
Read More »Buddha Machine soothes soul and remains light on your wallet
With as many huge storage units for media that are on the market, they’re are relatively few dirt cheap alternatives for people who just want a little peace of mind. The Buddha Machine is a “sound box” from China which comes with 9 prerecorded loops and much applause from fellow meditation fans. With both a headphone jack and a built ...
Read More »IOPS X11 is an iPod, or at least it looks like it…
Wow, a new iPod… Oh wait, no, it’s just a new IOPS media player that is just trying to mimic the iPod. Sorry everyone. So we know about the illegitimate knockoffs, now how about the legitimate ones. This X11 media player basically has the same controls as the iPod, just without the scroll wheel. One nice thing is that it ...
Read More »PayPal Security Keys just hastle users even more
PayPal can’t seem to get a break. Because it is the main payment method of eBay, there are always tons of people trying to hack into the system and exploit flaws. Now, we understand that there shouldn’t be any flaws in the first place, but people shouldn’t be trying to steal other’s identities either. So here is a step that ...
Read More »Princeton i-Bird falls in with the rest of the flock
Now that Macworld is over and done with, you’d think that the iPod accessory market would slow down. All the vendors released last week, right? Guess not, because Princeton Corp. has just released its i-Bird iPod dock. The i-Bird has an iPod dock, AM/FM radio, and an integrated alarm clock. As for its sound output, it has two 3W speakers ...
Read More »DoCoMo announces 703i series, BRAVIA SO903iTV and double internal screen D800iDS
Just 4 hours after AU KDDI’s announcement, NTT DoCoMo announced the new WCDMA 703i series in Tokyo. Nothing out of our expectation as we wrote about before. Also announced are the SonyEricsson BRAVIA SO903iTV DMB phone and Mitsubishi’s double-internal screen D900iDS, both of which Gearfuse premiered on Sunday. The 703i series is the mid-low end of DoCoMo’s 3G portfolio, so ...
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