Archive for May 18th, 2013
Apple
Gadget Rumor: New iMacs Coming October, To Include LED Lighting And Some New Fangled Audio System
According to an Apple Insider source close to a Taiwanese manufacture that produces Apple products, the Cupertino company is set to refresh their line of iMacs. Although it’s not clear exactly what Apple will be changing,...
Gaming
Sony’s Motion Controller Gets Launch Date
What we once called a gadget rumor back in May turns out to be very much correct, folks–recently verified by a long and tortuous process that includes a French Sega web site discovering an internal Sony memo, the Sony mot...
Furniture
The Only Whole Body Massage Chair And They Mean It
This may well be a truly pompous pronouncement, but the worst of it is that this sheer pomposity is in the NAME of the product. From Hammacher Schlemmer, it’s called the Only Whole Body Massage Chair, and it is, pretty m...
Cell Phones
TomTom iPhone Kit Costs $120, Includes More Than Meets The Eye, Though (video)
At first glance it would appear that TomTom wants to sucker you out of $120 for a car vehicle mount that at best sticks your iPhone to your car’s windshield. Not so. For $120 you not only get the aforementioned windshiel...
Biometrics
After A Year, The FitBit Launches
Another snoopy fitness gadget comes our way in the form of the Fitbit, which took the TechCrunch 50 by storm last year but couldn’t seem to get off the ground. But it’s now got a launch date scheduled–this Tu...
Doomed For Failure
The Worst Gadget Of All Time? The Shower Radio.
So what would be your guess for the worst gadget of all time? Soap on a rope? Maybe the Pocket Fisherman or something else by gadget magnate Ron Popeil? As it turns out, a recent poll of three thousand women by the insurance ...
Cell Phones
Sprint’s Samsung Instinct HD Launch Date And Specs Unveiled
Just when I thought Sprint had begun to get their shit together, they go and officially introduce the Samsung Instinct HD. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about this device, but up until now we could only go ...
WiFi
Fonera 2.0 WiFi Router Now Available In The US, $99
Remember Fonera’s second iteration of their WiFi router? Well, it’s now available for purchase in the US for $99. Not only does this wireless box offer the latest in 802.11 connectivity, but it enables you to shut ...
Gaming
Final Fantasy PS3 Bundle With 250GB Hard Drive Announced
Get ready all you die hard Final Fantasy fans, because Sony is about to release a PS3 bundle that will have you changing your pants come 12/17. The skin of the limited edition console will be finished with an image of the game...
Amazon Deals
Amazon Selling Exclusive Branded Cables
Over on Amazon, you can buy most anything cheap and easy, from TVs to home stereos to books to groceries. But have you ever thought about buying your home theater accessories from them? You will now – no more buying badl...