Tag Archives: hardware

Sharp’s first dual-mode transmitter, the VA3B5EZ915, is capable of tuning in on both T-DMB and DVB-H terrestrial digital broadcasts. Sharp claims this device to be the first of its kind. With the launch of One-Seg in Japan, other similar services have started popping up in other areas in the Eastern Hemisphere, including DVB-H for some areas of Europe, and T-DMB ...

RFID might just be the big thing of the future. The RL-700S by Brother allows you to create and print your very own RFID “TAG type” cards with the chip built-in. With an RFID printer the sky is the limit for monitoring activity at your home or business. Pissed that someone at your house ate the last cookie? Just check ...

If you have gadgets that are charged via USB, that includes an iPod, then this DIY project could be a cool portable to carry around with you. If you are a being that thrives on respiratory inhalation, which I’m guessing you are if you’re reading this and comprehending, than all you would have to do is be yourself to charge ...

Earlier today, Apple’s online store went up and down faster than Jenna Jameson, but even in that brief down time, rumors of updated MacBooks began to pour onto the internet. And here we are, announcing new specs. Goes to show that not every rumor is wrong or fake. The standard new and improved MacBook now comes packed with Intel Core ...

The $100 laptop idea from philanthropist Nicholas Negroponte was a valiant effort, don’t get us wrong. But come on, that would of lasted, like, a few years at best. At that point, even average laptops might be that much. I mean, who knows, right? The HRD ministry has taken on a project to produce a $10 laptop. And at that ...

Construction is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Mostly because the power tools and other equipment they use is so damn dangerous. A small company called SawStop has invented a table saw that only cuts wood, leaving limbs untouched. The table saw works by sensing electrical currents. When the blade touches something that conducts a current, such ...

Everybody has their own Apple predictions and this announcement will do nothing, but add to the speculation. It’s being reported that Apple is planning to order 500 million Samsung NAND flash drives by the end of the month. Now, what could they be doing with all of that damn flash? Sources say that the acquired flash drives will be used ...

Energy has been created using water power for a long time, but nothing even comes close to this. The WaveRoller is a device anchored to the sea floor, which has moving plates which sway with the movement of the waves. The kinetic energy created is stored in a piston pump, and then can be converted to electricity using a hydraulic ...

See? There are still good people in the world. For no good reason, this French guy made codes for 235 different webcam drivers for the Linux operating system. After becoming frustrated that companies weren’t providing Linux drivers for their products, he went a little loco and decided to code all of them himself. So either this guy is a nice ...

This, my friends, is very sadly not a real product. Although we hope that the coverage of the design gets enough press so that it DOES become an actual product. This Spongebob USB drive looks like any other old drive. That is, until it’s full of data. When the drive is full of your data, the Spongebob case expands into ...