Archive for October, 2009

PetMan robot is the bomb

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Remember the BigDog quadruped robot that doesn’t seem to be fazed despite getting kicked from the side while being able to maintain its balance? The very same brains behind BigDog have come up with PetMan, where that bipedal version will be able to dynamically balance itself thanks to a creepy human-like walking motion. Check out [...]

Apple offers cheaper RAM and processor upgrades

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Too poor that generosity on their part does not extend to other lines save for the MacBook Pro line, which we did mention that it will probably be refreshed pretty soon since it was skipped during the last round of updates. High end MacBook Pro configurations have dropped by up to $1,000 thereabouts according to [...]

MPIO V7 touchscreen player

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

MPIO of Korea has released its V7 portable media player that comes with something many devices these days tend to have – a full touchscreen display. Features of the MPIO V7 include a 3″ touchscreen display at 400 x 240 resolution, support for MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, APE, ACC, AVI, WMV, MPEG-4, FLV and RMVB [...]

Lullabelly Prenatal Music Belt

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Are you a nervous first moment mom-to-be who wants nothing but the very best for your little one? Most folks would say yes, and figure out that whether their kid listens to Mozart or other musical geniuses while they were in the womb, they would turn out to be at the top of the class [...]

CNS iodd external hard drive

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

The iodd external hard drive from CNS of Korea will not only transport all your precious notes and stash it somewhere safe just in case the primary hard drive on your computer fails, but it additionally enables users to install programs straight from the iodd as lengthy as the file comes in ISO format, doing [...]

Vioguard UVKB50 Self-Sanitizing keyboard

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Hospitals might be filled with sick humans but interestingly decent, it is one of the cleanest places to be in due to the diligence and precautions that the staff take to minimize infection. How about the computer keyboard next – particularly public ones? You never know where your finger has gone all through the course [...]

Mini DV iPhone stand

Monday, October 26th, 2009

How many humans still use their Mini DV tapes, assuming the gear they own still work? For those who have more Mini DV tapes that they can shake a stick at, why not use some of the spoilt ones’ casing to operate as an impromptu iPhone stand? Cheap and tacky, but it does get the [...]

Nintendo DSi with larger screen in the works

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Seems that there is a new Nintendo DSi that is in the works according to some rumors, where it will hit Japan first (where else), featuring a slightly larger 4″ display on both top and bottom segments. Nice to know that the same rumor additionally points to a similar price point as the existing DSi [...]

Spinning Eyeball Fountain

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Want to freak folks out at your upcoming Halloween party? You might want to consider that Spinning Eyeball Fountain, where the 7″ tall zombie head will be powered by a 120v capability source instead of human flesh. Basically, that little puppy drinks its own “blood” which is actually water, pumping indefinitely from the eye socket [...]

Animatronic Gomora suit look cool

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Special effects studio Tsuburaya Productions in Japan recently unveiled their new animatronic Gomora suit that was being tested in a parking lot, all ready to smash apart a fake Tokyo on a much smaller scale. It would be cool to have one of these for Halloween though, although your kids will probably be too terrified [...]

Uber10: the greatest gifts, coming up on November 12

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Yes, it’s that moment of the year again (we can’t believe it!). Soon, you will run around wondering what to get for your loved ones -probably at the last minute. We can help by suggesting the 10 greatest gifts (under $500) for that holiday season. They are called the “Uber10”. Please help us choose an 11th [...]

MiFi 2200 gets always-on mode after update

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Sprint has just updated the MiFi 2200 with a new firmware that lets the 3G-to-WIFI device run without going into sleep mode when connected to an external capability source. It’s seems like a logical thing to do, but the MiFi 2200 previous was going into sleep mode after a while – whether there’s no activity, [...]

Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Boot Drive

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Kingston underlines their flash storage pedigree by revealing the latest device, the SSDNow V Series 40GB Boot Drive. that highly affordable 40GB SSD is meant for your operating system and other key applications to reside on instead of its traditional role as a storage platform. The whole point behind that would be to boost your [...]

Barbie iPod dock

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Love playing house? Well, you might be all grown up now but that doesn’t mean you can’t deck out your room in Barbie pink (much to the detriment of your other half, of course). The Barbie make is now offering a quartet of iPod docking stations that come in the signature pink color, where they [...]

Gigabyte P55A-UD6 and P55A-UD4P motherboards

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Gigabyte has rolled out its P55A-UD6 and P55A-UD4P motherboards that will offer USB 3.0 connectivity alongside an NES controller, making certain your future computer that hosts that motherboard will be able to meet whatever USB 3.0-compatible device or peripheral that comes along. You plus need not distress about the capability requirements since both USB 3.0 [...]

ReNu solar panel

Monday, October 26th, 2009

The ReNu solar panel helps you live up the green lifestyle with a built-in lithium ion battery that ought to be able to hold sufficient charge to juice up a compatible device including an iPod dock, an iPod sound dock, or a side light. All you need to do is leave the ReNu in a [...]

iPhone exclusivity fading away worldwide. When will we get a T-Mobile USA iPhone with UMA?

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Slowly but surely, the iPhone initial exclusive deals with choose carriers around the world is fading away. Carriers have taken notice that an iPhone deal will boost their goods usage (and their bottom-line), and for Apple, it’s a logical step to grab market share more rapidly than waiting (or hoping) that users will switch networks. [...]

SNES developer cartridge

Monday, October 26th, 2009

This might be a decade and a half too late in coming, but as the adage goes, “better late than never.” that SNES developer’s cartridge will give budding programmers a chance to load your own cipher, run it on your SNES (if it is still working, of course) followed up by a debugging session. It [...]

InPulse Smartwatch for Blackberry becomes official

Monday, October 26th, 2009

We’ve told you about the inPulse watch for Blackberry just a week ago. Well, it’s now official: the watch has its own product page, and here are the highlights:

It is a companion watch, as we said, not a full phone as some thought
It communicates with your Blackberry via Bluetooth to display recent newsletter, SMS or [...]

Facebook to flag deceased folks

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Facebook is a massive online giant with more than 300 million active users worldwide, and upkeeping its database with the most current notes could potentially be a headache. After all, humans DO die, and the social network behemoth aims to solve the problem of what happens when a member starts to push daisies.

“Obviously, we wanted [...]