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by Jordan Grodecki on April 26, 2009
It's gotta be said, for their flaws, the iPhone and the iPod touch have been phenominally successful, and have really paved the way for smartphones and mp3 players in the future, but still, I wa...
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by Jordan Grodecki on March 12, 2009
Okay, so we understand you like things to "just work", and be lovely and simple, but Apple this time you have gone too far. Removing a screen for the original shuffle was a good idea; you ...
In a totally unsuprising move, RIM has launched it's own version of Apples much praised App Store concept, but has decided to be a little different and name it "BlackBerry App World". It...
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by Jordan Grodecki on January 31, 2009
It's always been a gap in the market for those ultra movie buffs out there; a TV that shows them in their true format, without black borders.
You see, films don't tend to be shot at 16:9, b...
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by Jordan Grodecki on January 29, 2009
OpenPandora is a peice of kit I have been tracking for a while. It takes the form of a seriously mini laptop, running a linux variation on a speedy little ARM processor, while allowing completely fr...
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by Chris Matier on December 7, 2008
There are some high-tech adaptations to low-tech devices that are absolutely note necessary. Digital toilet paper, for example, would be a complete bust, and intelli-rocks are a bit overkill. But, if...
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by Chris Matier on November 27, 2008
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If you are in a time and place to celebrate thankfulness, I would love to wish you a happy Thanksgiving! Today, in gadget circles, is also known as Black Frida...
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by Chris Matier on November 11, 2008
I have to be honest. I have owned a pair of Roomba's and they sucked, but not in the way you want a vacuum to suck. They just were a disappointment. I know there are devoted Roomba Fanboys out the...
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by Mark Rollins on October 9, 2008
I remember when I was a kid and I went through this phase where I rode my bike to high school. Of course, when daylight savings time happened, it was dark in the morning. The light I put on the front ...
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by Chris Matier on August 25, 2008
I used to carry a cell phone, iPod, and palm pilot. That was clearly idiotic, so Steve Jobs and Apple made me an iPhone, and now that fits all of those needs. I also carry around a pocket knife, a pen...
A while ago, I had received a TRI-L flashlight from the folks at Altuslumen for review. As far as flashlights go, it's pretty nifty!
Unlike many flashlights, this unit folds up into something a b...
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by Mark Rollins on May 1, 2008
Yamaha has recently presented a design exhibition in Milan entitled "Key for You". (Get it, like piano keys? Yeah, I didn't think that worked either.) They also have a similar slogan wh...
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by Mark Rollins on April 24, 2008
There are scales, and there are Tanita scales. Tanita makes some of the best weighing scales, and one of them is the BC558, the ironman Body Composition Monitor.
The Tanita BC558 allows for measure...
Chances are, you've played a pinball machine at some point in your life. They used to line the walls of an arcade when I was a kid. Nowadays, you're lucky if you can find one.
Pinball machin...
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by Mark Rollins on March 19, 2008
Since the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray wars are officially over, there are many HD-DVD owners that are left with an obsolete system. It's nice to know that companies like Best Buy and others are offering somet...
I bet you didn't realize exactly how much water your toilet uses. In Israel, conventional toilets use 40% of the available water. Considering Israel is in the middle of a desert and they don't...
Engadget reports that the recent energy bill passed by the U.S. Congress starts to phase out incandescent bulbs starting in 2012. By 2014, all light bulbs 40 watts and above will need to be at least 2...
If you want to know just how much energy your appliances are using, and exactly how much that energy is costing you, you need the Kill-A-Watt EZ, sold at ThinkGeek.
You can program the device with y...
Normally, we like to cover real gadgets here at The Gadgets Weblog, but occasionally, it's worthwhile to cover a gadget that's clearly a fake. A blog called Next Energy News leaks a story abou...
This reminds me of a do-it-yourself lasik kit I saw as a gag once. However, given this is coming from Japan, and I can't read Japanese, I have no idea if this Eye Power thing is real. The theory ...
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by Mark Rollins on December 4, 2007
I suppose you could call this a "Miss Army Knife", for lack of a better word, but I have no idea if that is sexist or not. It appears that this utility knife is targeted for the women, as it...
Along the lines of the Solio H1000, we have backpacks where the solar panels are built-in. The Voltaic Backpack has 3 sets of solar panels, which can capture up to 4 watts of power. That's enough ...
black and decker had sent me a review unit of their VPX System-multiple power tools that use the same battery. I wrote about the system previously, but I have some real-world experience to share. Did ...
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As many hours a day as I spend behind a keyboard, you'd think I would have developed carpal tunnel issues. If you follow my work online, you might wonder when I'm not behind a keyboard. The ir...
You may have heard about the RoHS directive, otherwise known as the Reduction of Hazardous Substances. It's something the European Union passed in order to require electronics manufacturers to pro...
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Are power tools gadgets? Of course they are: they are electric. They are "tools" that serve a useful purpose. Sure they're not as cool as my cell phone, but there are times when you need...
laser tag seems to require a lot of equipment and a large, poorly-lit room. At least that's how all the laser tag arenas I've been to appear to operate.
With Tiny Tag, all you need is these t...
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by Michael Pick on October 24, 2007
If you're into throwing yourself off buildings with a parachute on, snowboarding in extreme climes, or just good old fashioned no-holds-barred street hockey, you might want to consider the very re...
While I don't travel very often, I travel regularly. One issue I occasionally run into in airports is an utter lack of power. The worst airport I've been to in this regard is Chicago O"Ha...
Something I saw quite a bit in Europe, but rarely see in the states, are waterless urinals. Makes complete sense to me that you don't need water. Or those damn Urinal cakes.
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