Archive for August, 2010

This new toaster from DeLonghi can definitely be useful for those who constantly forget their toast until it gets cold and unappetizing. The DeLonghi DTT720 is able to keep your toast warm until you’re ready to get it, as sometimes you just can’t wait until it finishes so you do other things while waiting. Furthermore, this toaster also can warm pastries and larger baked goods. More »


Steve Wozniak will appear in an episode of ‘The Big Bang Theory’. For those of you who do not know who Steve Wozniak is, he is the an American computer engineer who co-founded Apple Inc. Steve create the Apple I and the Apple II computers in the mid-1970s. More »


A new gadget called the ‘Apple Peel 520‘ was released by a Chinese Company. This gadget can turn an Apple iPod Touch into a fully functioning Apple iPhone. iPod Touch users often rely on jail breaking their device if they wish to use the iPhone on a carrier network other than AT&T. The Apple Peel 520 comes with a kit consisting of batteries, docking connector and a SIM card. More »


We don’t often write about massage chairs here, but throw in something iPhone/iPad/iPod related and they’ll have our attention, just like this AcuTouch 9500. Once this massage chair is connected to HT-Connect, an app on your iPhone/iPod/iPad, it’ll transform into a machine that can give massages like no other, even human handcraft is not comparable. More »


Recently a Flickr user lunchbreath uploaded a picture of how he thinks robot needs look like. They don’t look that complicated. I must admit, aside from being nice artwork, this Maslow’s Hierarchy of Robot Needs seems quite creepy. The imagination of robots destroying humans and taking over the world gives me goosebumps. Hopefully this fear won’t come true someday. More »


Today’s Unique USB is a USB Luggage Tag courtesy of itsatlex. I really like how it comes in such bright colors, making it easy to spot on the baggage claim to know which one is yours. It would be really handy for any traveler who might need just a bit more room to include contact information. Though it could also be used to give delivery instructions, if your luggage needs to go a different place than you. In the end, when you aren’t traveling, it works perfectly fine as a regular flash drive. More »


Japanese researchers from Saitama University’s Human-Robot Interaction Center have recently developed a prototype of a robotic wheelchair that can follow humans. It doesn’t need any human power to push it around. Instead walking behind the wheelchair to push it, the human companion can walk beside it and the wheelchair will follow with the help of a camera with built-in motion sensors. More »


iPad users might be having a hard time charging their new gadget on older Apple computers or PCs, but the braniacs over at XMultiple Technologies, Inc. just might have found a solution—the iXP1-500 Adapter. The concept seems simple enough: you’d plug your iPad connector into this adapter before attaching it onto your computer, but will it really work? More »


TomTom just recently announced Han Solo’s voice will be available for their GPS naigation Systems. For $13 you can have your very own Han Solo that will say things like: More »


From the creator of the Star Wars ASCIImation, the TARDIS MAME console, and the Beer Brewing Bender, comes a whole new invention. Simon Jansen has done it again! Inspired by the 1920’s Plus Four Wristlet Route Indicator, Simon has decided to create his very own. More »


Kogan Technologies has recently launched a new eBook reader into the Australian market. It weighs 228.8 g and the 800 x 600 E Ink screen makes your eBook readable even in bright sunlight. This reader includes a simple navigation system and a battery life of 10,000 page turns. More »


Following Samsung’s news of the release of their very own tablet last month, new information on the specifications and carrier of this tablet has arrived. More »


AMD’s next generation ATI graphics (Southern Islands) will allegedly be formally announced in October. A rumor has proposed that it would start shipping in November. AMD will be in a position to launch the new series named ATI Radeon HD 6000, according to DigiTimes, referencing sources from graphics card vendors. AMD has historically dispatched one or two high-end single chip cards first, however, the exact chips making their debut are still not known. More »


Just last Friday, a busy rush-hour commuter train in Tokyowas stopped because of a strange smell. “When a member of staff went to investigate inside the train, a passenger came over showing him that the iPod she was listening to had burst apart,” says a spokesperson of the incident. Yikes, yikes, and triple yikes. More »


5. The mistakes of a pen are permanent, while the pencil does nothing but smudge! No longer will you have to choose between the two of these writing utensils, because Sharpie has come up with the perfect solution. The Sharpie Liquid Pencil! Writes as smooth as pen, and erases just like a pencil. More »


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