Archive for 'January,2009'

Apple Reveals 17-inch Macbook Pro Battery Replacement Plan

Apple Reveals 17-inch Macbook Pro Battery Replacement Plan

So when Apple announced the new 17-inch Macbook Pro, the reaction was a bit bitter sweet in light of the ‘fixed’ battery.  Fortunately, the battery lasts for 7 to 8 hours between charges and should survive [...]

Force Trainer: A Mind Reading Game With Star Wars Sound Effects

Force Trainer: A Mind Reading Game With Star Wars Sound Effects

We just saw and posted a walk through video of Mattel’s Mindflex game.  Uncle Milton Industries, which I guess is a competitor, isn’t taking the news lying down. In fact, utilizing the same technology developed by [...]

Toyota Announces A New Prius With Solar Panels

Toyota Announces A New Prius With Solar Panels

Toyota announced the latest iteration of the Prius hybrid vehicle today.  They’ve increased fuel efficiency from 46MPG to 50MPG thanks to larger and more powerful 1.8-liter Atkinson-cycle, four-cylinder engine that requires no belts to operate (a [...]

Sony Walkman NWZ-X1000 Hands On (video)

Sony Walkman NWZ-X1000 Hands On (video)

We already brought you news of Sony's latest Walkman, the touchscreen NWZ-X1000. But now we have to turn it over to the folks at Stuff Magazine who flew to Tokyo to get a hands on [...]

Palm Launches The PRE Touchscreen Phone With Wireless Charging & Angers GadgetReview

Palm Launches The PRE Touchscreen Phone With Wireless Charging & Angers GadgetReview

Stupid Palm.  We tried to stop by their ‘booth’ at CES, but come 4pm on Saturday they had already packed up and headed home.  I guess they didn’t think that their struggling company needed more than [...]

CES: Mattel MindFlex Hands On (video) (update)

CES: Mattel MindFlex Hands On (video) (update)

The Mindflex from Mattel is one of those toys every adult wants to try. The included headset reads your brain waves and based on your conginitive power it either increases or decreases the built-in fan's output. [...]

CES: Mattel Barbie B-Nail Printer Hands On (video)

CES: Mattel Barbie B-Nail Printer Hands On (video)

The Mattel Barbie B-Nail Printer is just like a regular inkjet printer only it prints images directly onto a fingernail. [...]

CES: Kodak OLED 7.6-Inch Wireless Digital Frame Hands On (video)

CES: Kodak OLED 7.6-Inch Wireless Digital Frame Hands On (video)

The Kodak OLED 7.6-Inch Wireless Digital Frame is old news by now, but we still thought it would be fun to shoot a quick and dirty video walk through of the device. [...]

CES: Eton Hand Crank Radios

CES: Eton Hand Crank Radios

The Eton Hand Crank radios are far from a new concept, but they're nicely made and aesthetically appealing. [...]

CES: iGo Surge Protector With Green Technology

CES: iGo Surge Protector With Green Technology

The iGo Surge Protector With Green Technology is stand up charger with green technology that prevent electronics from sucking 'vampire power'. [...]