Archive for October, 2010

And I thought the alarm clock pillow sounded good. This Wireless MP3 and iPod Sound Pillow is perfect for listening to music right before bedtime. But the pillow offers more than just its name. Through wireless technology (obviously), you can now transmit audio from any source, not just music. More »


Boy Scout Jacob Smith was randomly selected out of 20,000 Scouts and was given the Honor to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts by blowing away the previous world record for most rockets launched at the same time by launching 3,130 model rockets at once! More »


This little device, called the Square,is possibly the modern business man’s favorite tool. Being able to make a credit card transaction anywhere at anytime by simply using a little plastic square, sellers and consumers can have instant credit card transactions. Merchants are charged 2.75% of the purchase price, plus 15 cents to swipe a credit card. No contracts, set-up fee or monthly charge. More »


A few weeks ago I wrote about Borders getting the Kobo Wireless eReader. Well now Walmart has announced that they will also be selling the Kobo next week. Will it be able to compete with Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook? More »


It was a bit fuzzy if a Windows 7 tablet from HP was ever going to be released, but I’m delightfully glad to announce that the HP Slate 500 is officially official. Though an interesting thing to note is that HP has decided to market it more towards the business and enterprise market but it is offered on their website for a cool $799 to any customer. More »


From Htcyou: The Samsung Galaxy Tab is being released on November 1. Along with that, Samsung is also planning to launch their official accessory line to the public, items that will be offered to enhance your Galaxy Tab experience. More »


From Htcyou: A smartphone with a gamepad is probably a dream of every gamer, including this one over at BrainLazy who modded his Samsung Epic 4G. He took an X-Acto knife and removed unnecessary keys from the original keypad. Voilà! Now he can use his modded Epic 4G while waiting for a real gaming smartphone. Check out the gaming buttons in action! More »


At McGill University Health Center the home of the robot DaVinci, a surgery bot which allows doctors to operate from a remote location and McSleepy, an anesthesiologist bot, joined forces to perform the world’s first fully robotic surgery. It’s a completely groundbreaking surgery and it was a complete sucess! Maybe this means most surgeries will be done by robots? Or will this be a one-off? We will have to wait and see. More »


- Get in the mood for Halloween with this spooky list of gadgets and items.

- Nintendo wants to bring you some holiday cheer with these pretty sweet and limited edition red Wii and DSi bundles. More »


Only a week left before Halloween and what better way to get in the mood than with the highly entertaining Devil Voice app that distorts your voice from normal into a creepy witch or devil. All you need to do is adjust the pitch and you can hear the results in real-time…and hopefully freak someone out too. More »


The people at Apple have released a 5 minute video on Youtube explaining the design and production of the new Macbook Air. This Macbook air has a Multi-touch glass trackpad, which has a longer-lasting battery. There are two Macbook Air’s available the 11- and 13- Inch models starting at the price of $999. More »


Last October 22, 2009 Microsoft’s latest operating system “Windows 7” was released and can you imagine how many licenses Microsoft had sold in a year? Well they have only sold a whopping 240 Million licenses and that just makes the Windows 7 the fastest selling operating system in history. More »


If you get a waft of cheese whilst out and about on London, here you can find out the reason why. Food artist Prudence Staite made this cheesy internet-themed billboard for Virgin Media with ten local cheese varieties that takes up 12 by 15 feet of the streets of England’s capital city. More »


This stylish idea for a cellphone has definitely got consumers interested and curious. Raymond Bessemer has come up with a classy concept for a rotary dial cellphone called the Samsung Jot. More »


A recent report by the Nielsen Company shows how Apple users take benefits from their iDevices such as iPad and iPhone, based on more than 5,000 tablet and smartphone owners on the survey. Just as expected, a majority of iPad owners have already downloaded an app. More »


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