Dec 02 2009

The CrunchPad is dead. Now what?

Posted by Ade as Accessories, Computers, Editorial, Hardware, Hardware and Gadget Features

It's dead, Jim. And now, news of the CrunchPad's demise has reached the blogosphere (twice-over, I must say), we're here to examine the post-mortem. It was an ambitious project: an internet tablet meant to sell cheap. Everybody was waiting for it with bated breath, but it never came.

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Nov 24 2009

The Music Card MP3 Player will wreak havoc with your love life

Posted by Ade as Hardware and Gadget Features, Music

Let's face it, guys. Japan has always been known for their bizarre products, TV shows, commercials, and, well, porn. They also have the tendency to create massively awesome products that change the game - just look at the Playstation and the original Walkman. Finally, they also have a tendency to combine the awesomeness and absurdity of their stuff in ways that we can only barely comprehend. And we love the them for that. Japanese gadget maker Strapya is now selling the Music Card MP3 Player, and it's a credit card-sized mp3 player. I know, the iPod nano's also small (but not this small, I agree) but does it have external speakers like this baby ...

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Sep 04 2009

5 Attempts to Lie, Cheat, or Steal With Gadgets

Posted by Rico as Hardware and Gadget Features

We the human race are quite the sorry bunch, and thanks to "progress" it's easier than ever to indulge our own douchbaggery with gadgets. Often times we get away with it, but sometimes we don't. Here are five attempts to influence fate with the help of gadgets, ranging from gaining a competitive advantage to simply pure perversion.

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Jul 05 2009

Panasonic’s “Tiger-Resistant” Laptop

Posted by Geezer as Hardware, Hardware and Gadget Features, Mobility, Notebooks

Why would anyone require his laptop to be able to withstand a tiger attack? Well, maybe if you’re some dude on TV who purposely goes after animals in the wild, then you would need something that tough. Anyway, even if you don’t exactly interact with ferocious animals on a regular basis, you might want to check out Panasonic’s Toughbook. Forbes recently ran their own test on this laptop and they had a lot to say about it – most of it praises. These are some of what they did: We used the Panasonic Toughbook to serve Doritos. Then we crushed the chips to dust between the keyboard and the ...

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Feb 15 2009

Nova Slider X600 Laser USB Extreme Gaming Mouse

Posted by Mr Butterscotch as Computer Peripherals, Hardware and Gadget Features

The winner of various awards including GametheWorld’s ‘Gold Mouse’ and ‘Top Product’ from www.vortez.co.uk, I was expecting something quite special from this mouse. I can safely say that I was actually quite impressed. The Nova Slider X 600 is the ultimate fusion of innovation and smart technology. Featuring indestructible super-glide ceramic feet, an innovative cable management system and a powerful 3200dpi laser engine, this revolutionary mouse delivers superior precision and response. With 3 programmable mouse profiles, 8 programmable buttons and 5 different colour illuminations, you can customize your Slider X 600 Gaming Mouse to fit your style and play to give you that extra edge over the competition. With sensitivity ranging ...

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Jun 12 2008

The 3G iPhone

Posted by Mr Butterscotch as Hardware and Gadget Features

I’ve had 3G on my Nokia N95 enabled since I got it – which is about a month or two ago now. I was thus surprised to learn that the iPhone didn’t include this much faster way to connect to the Internet. Consequently, I wasn’t exactly surprised when Steve Jobs big announcement turned out to be exactly that; 3G for the iPhone. Does it live up to the hype though? Naturally, the big improvement is in download speed – now you can get access to The App Store much more quickly and get those applications on to your phone in a faster manner. It is significantly improved over the old ‘EDGE’ ...

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May 17 2008

Asus EEE PC 900

Posted by Mr Butterscotch as Hardware and Gadget Features

Taiwanese manufacturer Asus managed to create more than stir last year with the release of the EEE PC 701 – it was more of a revolution. These days, when anything that doesn’t come with an Apple picture tends to get readily forgotten, it managed to make a big hit. No surprise either mind, the little laptop is well put together and with a great number of features. The release of the EEE PC 900 is designed to go some way to address the (albeit minor) criticisms of the original. Previously, the seven inch screen managed only 800x480 resolution, whilst the new model comes with a nine inch screen with a display of ...

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May 11 2008

Life Without A Laptop

Posted by Mr Butterscotch as Hardware and Gadget Features

Recently, I've been out of action with many of my electronic gadgets, including accessing features on my car GPS, changing songs on my MP3 player and taking pictures from my mobile phone. Why is that? Simply put, my laptop, after a struggle, has decided to give up the ghost. Naturally I tried just about everything I could think of before surrendering to this fact, such as a system restore, talking to a specialist and even taking it to the IT guy at work. All, however, to no avail. Naturally I was upset about my laptop acting up - not one of us would relish a key piece of technology deciding it doesn't want to play anymore. ...

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May 10 2008

A great coin saver

Posted by Jim as Cool Stuff, Hardware and Gadget Features

We've heard stories of moms having a jar hidden somewhere out of site. She would always put in loose coins in there so that she'd have something to pull out say for quick change or to tip the pizza guy. But somehow, if you're mom is like mine :), instead of pulling out those coins, she'd still use those she would pull out from under the couch cushion or under the chair, above the counter or on the fridge. She'd say that well, I know there's about $4 worth of coins there, so let me get that instead. Well, with this coin saving jar, I'm sure mom will always look to put those nickels and pennies where ...

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Apr 30 2008

When copiers had a new meaning

Posted by Jim as Hardware and Gadget Features

This gadget looks like it is from a sci-fi movie. It's actually a multi-USB drive copier designed by VConsole.com . Comes in variants of 20, 21, 42 & 60 slots. Sells for US$8,000 (flash drives not included). Here's a good rundown of the features every geek should know: Number of Ports: 60 Maximum Duplication Speed per Port: 5.6 MegaBytes per Second Total Duplicator Bandwidth: 336 MegaBytes per Second Duplication of 60 pcs of 512MB Drive: 91.4 seconds USB Flash Drives Supported: USB 2.0 High speed Max. Drive Size Supported: Unlimited Automatic sizing and size checking: Yes Custom/Partial Size duplication: Yes Smart Duplication (Files only): Yes Verification: Yes Low level erase (DoD 5220.22-M): Yes Standalone Operation: Yes Comprehensive Logs and Reports: Yes Duplication of none-standard file systems: Yes Single button control: Yes Friendly ...

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