TomTom is one of the biggest names in GPS and navigation devices for cars and other uses. The company offers a myriad of GPS solutions with different features and screen sizes to meet different needs and budgets. TomTom has announced a new special edition of the XXL 540S that we first saw back in September...

One of the new technologies that I am most looking forward to is USB 3.0. I have an external hard drive that I back my computer up to and it takes forever over a USB 2.0 connection. With USB 3.0, the deed can be completed much faster. OCZ and Symwave have announced that they have teamed up to create...

By Chris Scott Barr Are you tired of e-reader news yet? Well since I can’t hear anything other than the voice inside my head, I’m going to assume you’ve answered no. Well as a follow-up to my piece on the Nook the other day, I thought you might find it interesting to know what Amazon...

When the iPhone OS 3.0 was first announced one of the features that got many iPhone owners excited was the ability to tether the device to a notebook. AT&T threw water on those flames of excitement when it announced that it would not allow tethering of the iPhone . With this week’s announcement...

By Andrew Liszewski You have to really love your local radio morning personalities to shell out $350 for a radio these days, even a sleek designer model like this one. But if you’ve got a thing for vacuum tubes, the Jonas Damon 2B Ltd. Edition radio’s got them in spades… well 3 at...

By Chris Scott Barr Having a 3G card can really be handy if you’re on the road a lot. Unfortunately some places don’t get the best coverage. Thankfully many cards have a port to connect an external antenna, which can significantly boost your signal. But what if your’s doesn’t...

By Chris Scott Barr My iPhone can do a lot of awesome things. There’s even an app that turns the screen into a virtual lighter, for when a particularly great song comes on during a concert. What it can’t do is actually light something on fire. In fact, until this Lighter Phone from Seabright...

By Chris Scott Barr There’s nothing wrong with a little cosplaying at a big show like Comic Con, or any number of other cons. But what if you want something that you can wear a little more often? Sure, you could go with a cool Star Wars hoodie. But if you really want to turn some heads, you might...

By Chris Scott Barr Remember back when there was a format war between Blu-ray and HD-DVD? It seems just like yesterday that each side was persuading movie studios to back their particular disc. Well as we all know, Blu-ray won in the end when Toshiba announced that they were dropping the HD-DVD format....

T-Mobile launched its much-awaited second Android phone Wednesday, the myTouch 3G, with a pre-sale program for existing customers. The company said existing customers who take advantage of the pre-sales period, which lasts until July 28, can get delivery before the device is available nationally through...

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By Shane McGlaun I like digital photo frames and each time someone comes to my house that doesn’t own a digital frame, they leave wanting one. With digital frames, I can display images of the kids and other events without having to print off gobs of pictures and find a place to put the pictures...