September 30, 2008 | In: electric cars
We are officially on the last day of September 2008, and so far we haven't heard a peep from electric car maker Green Vehicles on their new line of purely electric autos. The Triac, Moose, Microwatt, and Buckshot are supposed to be going into...
September 29, 2008 | In: Monitors Displays
Dell has released an impressive 1080p 23-inch LCD monitor. It also offers 300 cd/m2 brightness, up to 1000:1 contrast ratio and support 24-bit (16.7 million colors). Right now this is only available in Canada (huh?), but hopefully this bad boy will...
September 26, 2008 | In: Jet Packs
Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy successfully flew 22 miles to cross the English Channel using his homemade jet-propelled wing today. He is the first man to ever perform such a feat. The trip traced the route of French aviator Louis Bleriot who was the...
September 25, 2008 | In: General
Sling Media's Slingbox PRO-HD is finally out in the wild and you can get yours for $299.99 from their website or other B&M retailers. The highly anticipated device is also going to be making its way to Canada in a few weeks. It'll cost you $329.99...
September 24, 2008 | In: Cellular Phones
T-Mobile and Google have teamed to release the first touch screen phone with Google's "Android" mobile OS. Google hopes to release this operating system on a variety of phones, but the G1 is clearly a direct response to Apple's iPhone. The device...
September 22, 2008 | In: ebook readers
Another eReader is now on its way, and boy is it expensive. The iRex 1000, 1000s, and 1000SW each have a 10.2-inch b&w e-ink display. The S and the SW each support a stylus and the SW kicks it up even further with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 3G. The...
September 19, 2008 | In: Robots Cyborgs
WowWee has introduced a variety of robot toys. This latest offering appears to be targeted at a slightly different market, though. The Rovio is a robotic sentry that can patrol your house, and use its 640x480 webcam to snap pictures back in to...
September 18, 2008 | In: Blu-Ray Players, HD
There aren't too many sub-$300 Blu-ray players on the market right now, so its nice to see that Memorex is putting another one out there, but the lack of Profile 2.0 may be a problem (and if you don't know what that is - then you've just discovered...
September 17, 2008 | In: Personal Gadgets, Portable Media
fit-PC Slim is being billed as the world's smallest, most energy efficient PC available - and at 13 ounces it looks like is. The dimensions of the machine measure (4.3 x 3.9 x 1.2 inches). It draws 6 watts of power, and runs a 500 mhz AMD Geode. ...
September 16, 2008 | In: electric cars
The Chevy Volt is likely to be the talk of 2010. Heck it's already the the talk of 2008. The vehicle has a rather average outer shell, but the interior of the car is something to behold. Take a look... Suddenly Knight Rider seems way lamer...
