Imagine a future where devices can be powered off of a green, hydrogen based fuel source. This fuel source will be readily available, clean, and easy to replenish. Well, the future is now, and the future kind of sucks.

Honestly, the idea of hydrogen fuel cells to power electricity is exciting, and someday the technology will be absolutely necessary and effective. But the Medis 24-7 Power Pack comes across like a really expensive disposable battery. It does not come across green, efficient, or effective.

Here's the deal. For $39.95 (expected to be $29.99 when the device goes retail) you get a hydrogen fuel cell and the necessary cables to connect the cell to a device. This cell will charge a cell phone for approximately 30 hours of talk time, and it will charge a iPod for 60 - 80 hours. Then, the fuel cell will be disposed of in a landfill, or if your lucky, you can recycle it. You then need to pay $22.95 ($19.95 at retail) for another 30 hour charge. You then repeat these steps until you are broke or the landfills are full of replacement packs.

Am I wrong here, or is there a bit of cognitive dissonance in this process? For green, renewable energy to become important, it probably should be at least green and renewable. If not, cheap would be good. Unfortunately, the Medis 24-7 Power Pack is none of the above.

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The Olympus FE-340 is a quality digital camera that has 8.0 Megapixels and 5x Opitcal zoom. It also has a viewscreen of 2.7 inches, and it is good for shooting stills and video.

The user can access some interesting features that allow for face detection technology, and helps to capture blurry images. It can also fix red-eye, and the Backlight Boost Button can increase the brightness of the LCD for better visibility in bright light.

This camera is very easy to use, and even has an electronic guide that can be accessed by the user to let them know what to do. You should be able to get the Olympus FE-340 for $179.00.

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The Kensington USB Docking Station has got me very excited. With the docking station, you can dock up to 5 USB devices, a DVI Monitor, and speakers wirelessly. That's right, this little guy will let you dock USB devices and a monitor - wirelessly. All you need to do is pull your Microsoft Windows (Vista or XP) laptop or pc within range, and the docking station connects to provide you all sorts of wireless connection fun.

This is a great gadget. I can imagine some very practical uses that go beyond simply hooking a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to a laptop wirelessly. Don't get me wrong, the idea of walking up to this base station and converting a laptop to a desktop instantly is great, but there is much more you could do. For example, you could connect a PC to your home theater system (assuming a DVI connection) along with a wireless keyboard and mouse to create a great home media setup.

If this device interests you (and I am very interested), it is available "soon" to Dell.com and will run $229. The price, and the fact that it is PC only are the only drawbacks. A Mac mini plus the Kensington USB Docking Station would make an absolutely sweet set-up.

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So, you have a fancy mobile office complete with a supped-up laptop, 3G wireless network card, you shave in your car, and you have a monster power inverter to recharge your Blackberry, razor, and mobile DVD player. Well hot-shot, what are you going to do for lunch? You'll have to get out of your car and get some food. What about coffee, did you think about coffee? If only you had an in car microwave that was powered by a cigarette lighter.

I know, this sounds too good to be true, but it isn't. You can buy an in car microwave that runs directly off of your car battery or via your 12 volt lighter socket. If you run the mobile microwave via the lighter socket, a cup of coffee will take approximately 6 minutes to heat up. All in all, it is not so bad. Running directly from your car battery will give you microwave a bit more oomph.

All joking aside about the magical mobile office, this in car microwave would be useful on a road or camping trip. But I am afraid that, until NASA releases their space toilet technology to toyota, the all-purpose mobile office is just a dream. For now, this mobile microwave can be yours for only $170.00.

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Automotive giant Chrysler is planning to put cellular Wi/Fi hotspots on all their new cars from August 25th and beyond, and these hotspots will work with all 2009 Chrysler models as well as earlier year models.

I suppose it has come to this, because we all need to have hotspots on our cars so we can surf the net while we are driving. Well, until we can do that, at least you will have a sure place to surf the net wherever you are driving.

You'll have to pay $499 for the router which is capable of EV-DO and WiMAX signals. By the way, you will need to pay an additional $29 per month for this service.

Something tells me that Chrysler won't be the only automotive company that will offer this service. Soon all cars will be Wi-Fi capable. I'm not certain what type of world we live in when that happens.

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Personally, I hate cellphones in certain places such as a nice restaurant or a movie theatre. Professionally, I am in education and hate the idea of students in a class or lecture getting phone calls. Ethically, I don't know if I have the right to force my feeling on other people, but if I am willing to, this Portable Cell Jammer is the tool I am looking for. With this cell jammer, I can keep people from chatting around me when I don't think they should.

The Portable Cell Jammer is powered by rechargeable lithium-ion battery and creates a "dome" of interference that extends approximately 30 feet. It jams many cell frequencies and will keep calls from coming in or going it. It is small; it is portable; and it is very invasive.

My question is this: is this a fair product for me or anyone else to use? Do I have a right to keep your cell phone silenced forcibly and without your knowledge. More importantly, what is my liability if I am using this device and an emergency call is jammed. This cell jamming device opens up a huge can of worms. Would you use it? If so, under what circumstances do you feel justified to block people's calls?

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