Mar 05 2010

Entourage Edge dual screen eBook Reader

Posted by Ade as Cool Stuff

Laptop Mag have gotten their hands on an interesting eBook reader called the Entourage Edge. They find it strange though. It's the same size and form factor as a netbook, but it's actually two screens: one e-ink screen and the other a normal LCD screen. It's too big to be an eBook reader, they felt, but they do appreciate the effort to make such an unconventional product. Upon opening the Edge, the first thing we noticed is the hinge that allows for a complete 180-degree range of motion for both of the dualbook’s displays. Users can fold them back to back and use just one display at a time, lay the device ...

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Mar 01 2010

Powermat lets you charge your gadgets wirelessly

Posted by Ade as Accessories, Cool Stuff

Powermat is a "revolutionary" wireless charging system that might actually become the hottest gadget this year. You see, Powermat actually does away with the tangled mess of wires you have to deal wit everyday for your camera, iPod, iPhone, Blackberry, PSP, and others. Instead you get an oversized charging mat that you can put your devices on. Yes, putting your devices on the Powermat actually charges them. It's no over-the-air charger, but we look like we're getting there. Powermats can handle up to three devices at a time, which I find disappointing, although I don't see myself charging five devices at the same time. I believe that we can see ...

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Feb 22 2010

Sony Dash streams from Netflix

Posted by Ade as Cool Stuff, Gadgets

For a while, the Sony Dash is actually kind of a glorified widget machine. Kind of like an iPad, but imagine that it doesn't have the office suite function, or anything else that makes the iPad so great. The Dash Internet Viewer is a touchscreen WiFi device which can be propped up like a digital photo frame. Oh yeah, it's not portable. So you just have to prop it around your home. It runs Chumby OS, which lets the 7-inch device can run Chumby apps (there are over 1,000 free ones out there already), to which Sony will be adding its own Sony Music and Sony Pictures ...

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Feb 08 2010

Nokia Ovi Orion Gaming Phone Concept

Posted by Ade as Cellphones, Cool Stuff

Does anybody here remember the Nokia N-gage? Not a lot of you, I'm sure. The N-Gage didn't really make much of a splash when it first came out, which is sad, because it was way ahead of its time. Back then people scoffed at a gaming phone. I did too. The hardware available back then wasn't really good for running games, and there wasn't really a bunch of games you can actually play on the N-Gage platform. Nokia's taking another shot at the mobile gaming market with the Ovi Orion. The Ovi Orion is still conceptual as of now, and in theory, it looks like a good gaming phone. According ...

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Jan 16 2010

The Sleep Suit lets you sleep everywhere

Posted by Ade as Cool Stuff

I'm guessing that burning five candles at both ends at the same time thing is doing wonders for your productivity and finances, but your sleeping habits have taken a major hit and - wait, what is a sleeping habit? So. You need to sleep. And you need to sleep now. In the middle of the park. Fashion, safety, and propriety be damned. What you need is the sleep suit. Wait, what? It is inspired by Buckminster Fuller’s practice of Dymaxion Sleeping, which involves four 30-minute naps over a period of 24 hours, and the material requirements for such conditions. Architecturally, the very close relationship between the human body and the suit acts ...

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Jan 12 2010

Yogen Charger for Life – a ripcord-powered charger

Posted by Ade as Cool Stuff

I've rarely encountered this situation, but I'm sure a couple of you guys have. Let's say you were stuck in a place - it might be a desert, in the middle of the ocean, or even in your neighbor's barbecue party - and you need to make a call right away; it's a life and death situation. What can I say, your neighbor throws the most boring parties and you need to call somebody to rescue you. The thing is, your cellphone's batteries are just about to die and you don't have a charger with you. Heck, even if you had a charger you don't see a wall outlet and that ...

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Jan 08 2010

Skiff Reader: a lightweight, flexible e-book reader

Posted by Ade as Cool Stuff, Gadgets

Yes, you read the title right: flexible. It's because when I want to read the online copy of let's say Neil Gaiman's Good Omens, I want to bend my reader like I do a real-life newspaper. Let's see the Kindle 2 do that. But kidding aside, the Skiff Reader looks like a great e-reader. Just a quick look at its specs would reveal an amazing 11.5″ screen with a resolution of 1200×1600 pixels! That resolution is big enough to display a full page of The New York Times on the screen. Also, that NYT page? It contains Skiff-only ads to keep them running. I hate seeing ads, actually, but ...

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Dec 29 2009

A Must-Have Accessory: Bulletproof Pocket Square

Posted by Ade as Cool Stuff

For once, I'm going to stop posting about stuff I'm lusting for badly, and I'm going to write about something so laughable I just had to share this with you guys. This gadget (I don't even know if this is a gadget, but whatever) falls squarely under the "WTF is this category." Okay, so let's say you're a James Bond-esque secret agent off to a dangerous mission. You're wearing the obligatory three-piece suit and in the middle of a poker match whose outcome will decide the fate of the free world, your opponent (let's just assume that he bleeds out of his tearducts) brings out a gun and shoots you point-blank in ...

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Dec 26 2009

A rollable Bluetooth keyboard. Why am I excited?

Posted by Ade as Bluetooth, Cool Stuff, Hardware

Okay, one of the things I really, really hate about netbooks -especially the early ones- is that their keyboards are probably the worst things on them. Currently, the new ones have almost full-sized keyboards that'll more or less accommodate large touch-typing hands. Heh, with my Eee PC 701, I've been reduced to hunting and pecking for the correct keys. Don't even get me started on mobile phones and PDAs. Even QWERTY mobile phone keypads are a pain to use long-term. Nothing beats a 100% full-sized keyboard. Speaking of which, a new keyboard that just passed the FCC guidelines is making a minor buzz right now. Bluetooth keyboards aren't really something ...

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Nov 18 2009

World’s smallest 16GB USB thumb drive

Posted by Ade as Accessories, Cool Stuff

If you really, really, really need to keep your data discrete up to the point that a normal-sized USB flash drive won't work for you, a company called Wink has announced that they've created the smallest 16GB thumb drive yet. As you can see from the picture, it's smaller than a dice. And don't you go doubting that this is possible. I've seen a 32GB drive that's a bit bigger than this one, so anything's possible. So if you're a spy seeking to sneak out really sensitive and hush-hush data, or if you just really like to keep things small, this is for you. Just don't lose it. Specifications The delicate electronics are encapsulated ...

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