Jun
9
Feb
18
Awesome footage of a new technology that can kill mosquitos with lasers. Thanks to Bill Gates for funding this!
Oct
15
Sure, Sir Richard Dyson is a bit of a hype and pitch man but his new bladeless fan looks like it's fun but like all Dyson products, it's expensive at around $300 for the 10" and $325 for the 12" model.
Click here to read more at the official Dyson website
Sep
17
No one likes to think about how much radiation their phone puts out, especially if they use it a lot but here's a chart that shows exactly how much radiation is put out by most of today's popular phones.
Jun
17
If you're a Simpsons fan, you're going to love this. TomTom has released a voice package for selected models of their GPS product line. The only downside seems to be that Homer can't say street names. This is too bad because if he mispronounces names, it's funnier than the regular GPS voices.
Click here to read more at TomTom's official website
Jun
17
Looking a bit like a flip phone, the FreeLoader Pro Solar Charger is a great gadget to have for anyone who has an iPod, phone, DVD player, PSP and more. It can recharge its internal battery with its solar panels and in turn power and recharge your gadgets. Awesome! The only downside is that it's a little pricey at $80 at ThinkGeek.
- Solar charger with a built-in Li-ion rechargeable battery
- Battery can be charged using solar cells or USB connection
- Specially designed CamCaddy can charge almost all camera and camcorder batteries
- Compatible with iPod, iPhone, Blackberry, current Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson,
- Motorola cell phones, PSP, portable DVD and MP4 players, more
- Li-ion rechargeable battery capacity: 1600mAh
- Solar cells: 200mA premium quality crystalline
- Impact resistant, rust free aluminum body
- Weight: 174g
- Dimensions: 5.9" x 2.5" x .8" (150 x 63 x 20mm)
- Includes: Freeloader charger, CamCaddy, carrying bag, 10 charging adapters, USB cable, manual
Mar
16
This is an awesome invention but I'm waiting for the full size version which I can ride on and destroy cities with.
The video shows the Cajun Crawler. It was a project that was completed for the Fall 08 semester at the University of Louisiana. The scooter was inspired by Theo Jansen's leg mechanism. Throughout our research, we found no application where Jansen's leg mechanism was used as a weight-bearing application or vehicle. The legs are made of standard 5052 Aluminum. The joints all contain deep-groove ball bearings.
Mar
9
I believe Jerry Seinfeld asked, "If the black box is indestructable, why don't they make the whole plane out of the same material?". Well, Wired has an interesting article about the black box (source - Gizmodo)
Click here to learn more about the black box at Wired
Feb
25
If you live in a neighborhood with a lot of kids selling candy, Jehovah's Witnesses or other people you don't want to talk to this is for you. It's a Peephole camera that will let you see who is at the door without letting the people know you're at home by seeing an image behind the peephole or hearing you approach. I was actually looking for something like this a couple weeks ago.
Features:
- Motion sensor, microphone and LCD camera
- Mounts to your door through the peephole
- Records up to 11.2 hours of video to a 4G SD card (not included)
- Time and date-stamp all the activity outside your door
- Take note of visitors, catch vandals, gather evidence on bad neighbors
- Uses 3 AAA batteries (not included) and one CR2032 battery for time (included)
- Measurements:
- Sensor: 58 x 13 x 35mm
- Door viewer: 108 x 24 x 65mm
- Mounting bracket, screws and fixings included
The only downside of this awesome product is that it comes with the steep price tag of $199 at ThinkGeek.
Nov
15
When I first read about the La Crosse Technology BC-900 Alpha Power Battery Charger I knew I had to own one. What could possibly be exciting about a battery charger? Well, if you use as many rechargeable AA batteries as I do this will definitely save you a lot of money. I have to constantly power my Boss RC-20 Looper, Roland MicroCube guitar amp and Line 6 Variax and without rechargeable batteries, I'd be spending a fortune in batteries every month.
Not every rechargeable battery is created equal. Some last longer, hold more mAh and are just better but how can you tell which one is most likely to last and which is likely to crap out early? Well, the BC-900 does what no other battery charger can do, it can tell you exactly how many volts and mAh each battery holds. If for some reason one is only charging half way or less, there's an option to discharge the battery and refresh it to restore it to its highest capacity. I had a few batteries that were only charging to 40 mAh that I was ready to throw out and the BC-900 made them charge to almost new capacity! You might be able to save rechargeable batteries you thought were bad and more importantly, diagnose which batteries out of a set aren't holding full charges.
If you're not tech saavy, all the options might be confusing but if you're a technology control freak like I am, you'll love getting the most out of your current crop of AA and AAA NiMH rechargable batteries. For $39.99 on sale at Amazon, this is one small investment that will save you a lot of money in the long run.
Features:
- Works with all NiCd and NiMH “AA” and “AAA” Rechargeable Batteries
- LCD shows capacity for each battery when charging is complete
- Charges AA & AAA rechargeable batteries simultaneously
- Will not charge defective batteries
- Select different charging current for each channel
- Automatically switches to trickle charge when charging is complete to ensure maximum battery capacity
- Automatically defaults to 200mA charge (the optimal setting for prolonging battery life)
- Overheat detection to protect over-charging
- 7 Easy to Use Function Keys
- Charge Mode (charging current)
- Discharge Mode (discharging current)
- Refresh Mode (time elapsed)
- Test Mode (accumulated capacity)
The La Crosse BC-900 is available at Amazon for only $39.95
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