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by Eric Hanson on June 29, 2007
I don't live in an area prone to earthquakes - nor do I want to - but if I did, I'd want a gadget like this one reported in CNET Asia: it gives you up to 20 seconds of warning before an earthq...
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by Eric Hanson on June 27, 2007
Here's a meta concept: a gadget blog spoofing gadget blogs...and promoting a new TV show at the same time. The show is called eureka and it's a production of the SCI FI channel, coming in July...
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by Mark Rollins on June 25, 2007
If you are like me, it takes an earthquake to get you out of bed. I know that I don't get up until it is absolutely necessary, but that could be because I am probably lazy.
Fortunately, the Flyi...
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by Eric Hanson on June 13, 2007
This idea seems a bit cynical to me, but then again, I don't work for a soulless corporation: The Max Box, an in-office kiosk that features WiFi access, ATM, jukebox, flower ordering, digital pict...
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by Mark Rollins on June 11, 2007
Most of us would rather not admit that we would buy nearly any electronic product with a little "i" in front of it, either.
Well, the iShave is the best of both worlds. With 24-inch dispos...
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by Eric Hanson on June 7, 2007
I'll happily admit it: I hate running wires almost as much as I hate running low on batteries. If there was a way to make every gadget and appliance I owned wireless, I would gladly make the trade...
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by Eric Hanson on June 7, 2007
You know those first person shooters where you can see the location of enemies thanks to a personal radar system? Pretty handy, right - even if it has no basis in the real world. Well...not so fast, t...
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by Mark Rollins on June 6, 2007
I've always wondered how "clean" my toothbrush really is. I mean, it is sitting on my bathroom counter exposed to who-knows-what everyday.
Especially when it comes to fecal coliforms. ...
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by Eric Hanson on June 1, 2007
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs at the same table? Microsoft and Apple playing nice together? Dogs and cats playing in harmony in the streets? It's madness, I tell you; madness! All kidding (and partisa...
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by Eric Hanson on May 30, 2007
30 years after the world first experienced the tale of "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away," the cultural impact of Star Wars continues to resonate in ways both expected and mystifyi...
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by Eric Hanson on May 24, 2007
Here's an idea for promoting energy conservation: British energy companies, at the behest of the government, are handing out free energy monitors to any household that wants them. The monitors hav...
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by Eric Hanson on May 23, 2007
Christopher Null of Yahoo! Tech has a problem with LED status Lights - specifically the blinking ones that don't seem to add much to his gadget-using experience (he's not the only one, actuall...
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by Eric Hanson on May 23, 2007
It's official: compusa is waving the white flag. The company announced today (Microsoft Word document) that they're launching a new sales strategy that will focus on what the company views as ...
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by Eric Hanson on May 18, 2007
Following up on Microsoft's announcement the other day that they would be launching patent-infringement lawsuits against several open source projects, we have a new development: according to PC Ma...
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by Eric Hanson on May 16, 2007
According to vnunet.com, Microsoft is planning to launch lawsuits against several open source projects for a violation of 235 patents. The targets, which include the linux kernel (42 infringements), t...
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by Eric Hanson on May 8, 2007
TIME.com published an article earlier today detailing the results of a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which found that technology users are divided into a few more groups than p...
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by tiago on April 29, 2007
Google can create pretty good services, but at the same time they can make really bad mistakes like the one that Chile's Foreign Ministry points out - a souther Chilean Town makes part of Argent...
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by Eric Hanson on April 20, 2007
The Register is reporting that as a part of Microsoft's Unlimited Potential program, the Redmond, Washington software giant is launching the Student Innovation Suite, a group of productivity progr...
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by Eric Hanson on April 18, 2007
With the preponderance of USB devices available today - and I mean the serious ones, with wired connections, not dogs that hump your USB ports - it was only a matter of time before engineers developed...
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by Eric Hanson on April 17, 2007
Ever wonder what we're going to do for plastics - probably the world's most successful material - once we run out of oil? Well, according to TheStar.com writer Tyler Hamilton, we're fast a...
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by Eric Hanson on April 13, 2007
In the wake of Apple's announcement yesterday that Leopard, the next version of OSX, will come out in October instead of June because of developmental delays associated with the iPhone, the invest...
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by Eric Hanson on April 13, 2007
USB; it's everywhere. Forget the crazy USB-powered devices that have flooded our markets and our hearts with their strange ways; now USB is art, which means we're stuck with it forever. An art...
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by Eric Hanson on April 11, 2007
We all love the bleeding edge of gadgets (or at least I do - I assume you do too since you're here), but just because a toy is new and shiny doesn't mean it will work properly. In fact, given ...
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by Eric Hanson on April 8, 2007
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Time Warner Cable is planning to expand its telecommunications holdings by offering wireless service as a part of its packages of TV, Internet and home pho...
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by Eric Hanson on April 6, 2007
Lists of failure and success are always fun to read - and even more fun to argue about. This particular list is the product of ComputerWorld and lists what they feel are the 21 biggest technology flop...
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by Eric Hanson on March 29, 2007
You know those gadget accessories that make up most of this blog's content? Well, turns out they're pretty popular; so popular, according a survey by the Consumer Electronics Association repor...
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by Eric Hanson on March 28, 2007
Apple's newest gadget, Apple TV, allows you to wireless sync files between your computer and your TV using iTunes, so you can watch the movies you've just downloaded (for example) on a big scr...
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by Eric Hanson on March 26, 2007
Battery life is the number one thing limiting the expansion of the portable lifestyle - even with the advances in chemical battery energy storage, mobile devices, especially ones that combine a few di...
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by Mark Rollins on March 26, 2007
For those of you who keep misplacing their batteries, you may not be in for a treat. Advancements in science have created a battery that this transparent, as well as plastic.
So what does this mean?...
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by Eric Hanson on March 25, 2007
According to PC World, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is pushing the FCC to drop the investigation into the feasibility of allowing cell phones on airline flights, due to the thousands of complaints sent i...
