Monster refreshes in-car iPod accessorie...
Posted by admin in Gadgets on 06 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
(Credit: Monster) I bet companies like Monster are breathing a sigh of relief now that rumors of an integrated iPhone 3GS FM transmitter have been proven false. Otherwise, there’s simply no way monster could have justified its newly announced $99 iCarPlay Wireless 1000 in-car FM transmitter and...
T-Mobile announces second Google phone...
Competition in the smartphone market is heating up this summer as one new hot smartphone after another hits the street. The latest is T-Mobile’s next Google Android device, called the myTouch. T-Mobile myTouch (Credit: T-Mobile ) T-Mobile will announce the new smartphone Monday. It is the second...
CyFi Bluetooth bike speaker hits the str...
Posted by admin in Gadgets on 06 19th, 2009 | No Comments
(Credit: CBS Interactive/Corinne Schulze) Sometimes, working with a very specific type of tech product for so long will make one doubt whether anything truly unusual is ever going to flutter in through the mail slot. I was in just such a slump when I came across the CyFi Wireless Speaker … Originally...
WebOS 1.0.3 update available now for Pal...
Posted by admin in Gadgets on 06 19th, 2009 | No Comments
(Credit: PreCentral.net) Hey Palm Pre owners, if you haven’t heard by now, there’s a little present waiting for you on your smartphone. Palm has pushed out an over-the-air update for your downloading pleasure that brings a number of feature enhancements to the Pre. The company has posted...
FCC To Probe Carriers’ Exclusive H...
Responding to concerns expressed on Capitol Hill this week concerning exclusive arrangements between the cellular industry’s biggest carriers and handset manufacturers, acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps said Thursday that he has instructed the FCC’s Communication...
Preview – Logitech’s Wireless Guitar...
Posted by admin in Gadgets on 06 19th, 2009 | No Comments
Back at E3 I had a chance to chat with the folks over at Logitech. If you’ll remember they were kind enough to let me have some hands-on time with their G940 Flight System. However, the moment I walked in the door they saw me eying a different piece of hardware. It was under embargo, so I haven’t...
Palm Pre’s big day...
NEW YORK–The Palm Pre may have gotten almost as much hype as the Apple iPhone over the past six months, but its opening day fell short of the attention iPhones received on their first days. The Sprint store in the Flatiron building on Manhattan’s Fifth Ave. received nearly 200 Palm Pres...
Averlogic demo HDMI over Powerline...
Posted by admin in Geek Zone on 06 5th, 2009 | No Comments
Ethernet over powerline is nothing new - many users are already taking advantage of their mains cabling to avoid stringing Cat5 around the house - but HDMI over powerline is less common. Averlogic wants to change all that; they’ve been demonstrating their 1080p H.264 streaming system at...
Mojo Mobility Wireless Charging Solution...
Posted by admin in Cellphones on 06 5th, 2009 | No Comments
Mojo Mobility has introduced support for Intel’s new MID based platform. Advertised as low cost and high efficiency, the wireless charging solution will work as long as you have your device in the vicinity of the charging unit. Available later this year, Mojo Mobility’s patent pending inductive...
Alltel Wireless to offer one-year contra...
Posted by admin in Gadgets on 06 4th, 2009 | No Comments
Alltel Wireless has announced that starting June 5, it will bring back one-year service contracts for all of Alltel’s new and renewing customers. Though one-year contracts aren’t new, most of the cell phone industry uses two-year service agreements for new contracts. Even if your carrier...
The Real Deal 164: Chrome vs. Firefox...
Tom and Rafe square off on whether Chrome or Firefox is best for your browsing. Listen now: Download today’s podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video) Which should you use? Rafe and Tom discuss Speed Ease of use Plugins-Addons Downloads Compatibility Security...
Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker is floating...
Who doesn’t like a little bit of entertainment when lounging in the pool? But it can be difficult to bring out speakers and audio equipment for fear of it being damaged by the water. Luckily, there’s the Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker to solve all your music and pool-related problems. ...
Gadgets- Understanding and Controlling MotorsDriving motors from a microcontroller will be required for a project eventually. This video by NerdKits will go over some of the basics that are needed. Thanks Humberto. "Electric motors are a key way of converting electrical power (voltage and current) into mechanical power (torque and speed), and because electric motors are simple and reliable […]