Toshiba, the creators of the HD-DVD format have announced that they are shutting down the manufacturing facilities and pulling the plug on the format, leaving the market wide open for Sony’s Blu-Ray technology.
The move will likely put an end to a battle that has gone on for several years between consortiums led by Toshiba and […]
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The uber cool geek babe Veronica Belmont speaks with Art Lebedev the creator of the Optimus Maximus keyboard.
For those not familiar with the OM, the keyboard contains a small organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display behind each key so that each keys appearance and mapping can be changed at will.
It looks great but the price is […]
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This hack utilizes a laser diode from a DVD burner to make a 245mw laser pointer capable of burning retinas and popping balloons!
A word of caution if you make one these, don’t look into the beam or direct it into someones eyes as there is a very high risk of causing serious eye damage.
Laser Flashlight […]
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The Onion have a scoop on the “other” iPod features that we haven’t heard about yet. ;)
“When moved from hand to ear, makes Lightsaber sound effects…”
that so should be a feature!
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If you suffer from cold hands or poor circulation then you may be interested in this keyboard. It features built in heating which can warm your fingers up to a cosy 100 F (38 C).
Looks like a bit of a gimmick to me, I would prefer a keyboard with a built-in drinks cooler. ;) […]
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Apple have confirmed that the release date of the iPhone for USA customers is June 29, they also have 3 tv commercials on their site showing off the iPhone’s interface and functionality.
I must say it looks sweet, it may be time to update my old Razr.
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Korean company Qrtiex, have a new mouse equipped with an iris scanner to satisfy your biometric security needs, the IRIBIO. You simply hold the mouse about 5 cm from your face and look into the little camera on the side of the unit, if your iris pattern is authenticated then you are granted access to […]
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Microdia will be releasing in Japan later this month its new line of SDHC cards with capacities ranging from 4GB to a whopping 16GB!
All this space doesn’t come cheap though, the 16GB card will set you back about $3500 US. I expect the price will tumble fairly quickly as these things become more common.
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The world’s sexiest keyboard, the Optimus Maximus by Art Lebedev with its uber cool shape shifting keys will be available November 30 for, (sit down for this) $1536 US. Planned production is only 200 per month for the first couple of months so these babies will initially be pretty rare, although at that price […]
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Here is a cute little gadget to show off your happy snaps of your loved ones and pets. A key chain photo viewer with a 1.4″ LCD screen and 8MB of internal flash memory that holds up to 56 images. The bundled software is both PC and Mac compatible and the unit comes with a […]
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Forget laser etching and those crappy iPod skins. If you want to look like a dickhead stand out from the crowd you have to go for one of these bright and shiny 24ct gold plated babies from Amosu. Available in both iPod nano and video.
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Here is a handy gadget from Sanyo, a USB battery charger. Stick this in your laptop bag and never run out of charge again.
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