Gadgets and New Technologies

by Darren Murph, posted Aug 3rd 2008 at 4:06PMEven with Express Gate installed, it took ASUS’ Eee Box a good 35 seconds before an application could be used. On this particular Eee PC 1000, it took around half a minute for the entire system to load. The secret? An ultra-speedy 40GB SSD packed within. (Read the full post about ‘Video: SSD-infused Eee PC 1000 boots in 30 seconds’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Aug 3rd 2008 at 10:52AM It’s hard to say if the pigeon you see above actually understood what he / she was doing, but apparently these birds can be taught to at least play App Store games in a very poor manner. The creature’s owner does note that Mr. Pigeon was pretty awful at racking up high scores on Tap Tap Revenge, but the important thing to realize here is that pigeon pecks do register as presses on the screen. Now that this is all out in the open, we fully expect a follow-up video next week of someone teaching their bird to dial a number on command. (Read the full post about ‘Video: pigeon learns to “play” Tap Tap Revenge’…)

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Offices have a way about making pens disappear.  In my mind of course there is always some chuckling little imp with a gold earing in one of his over sized green ears that is chuckling in the corner with my pen.  The one pen I need to write down some extremely important phone number.  Okay so it’s quite possible that I’m one of the many that would lose their head if it wasn’t attached.  That is just so much less interesting than a mischievous imp.  If you have similar issues be it with absent mindedness or a sneaky little imp, a pen lamp might be the way to keep your pens nearby. (Read the full post about ‘Biro Lamp keeps track of your pens’…)

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Technology has changed the world around us, more and more facilities are now available which have made the life easier. One of the most significant products of technology is Internet, as it has helped people in a number of ways.

Different people use Internet for different purposes as some use it for running businesses whereas some use it for entertainment purpose. Because of availability and popularity of Internet, a number of facilities are available online. Now, you can even get life insurance quotes online as a number of companies use websites to reach people.

(Read the full post about ‘Use Internet to Get Life Insurance Quotes’…)

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It has just occurred to me, upon seeing this design that I have never seen a novelty mixer.  I mean we have novelty gadgets in general galore.  However, the poor mixers they are stuck with just getting a few bright colors.  Yes, you can get the more expensive ones but they are just better, not novelty or cool.  I know it was exciting when they threw in a pink mixer, but seriously that’s not really thinking outside of the box.  Well the designer Ming Tong has created these cute little guys resembling bunnies. (Read the full post about ‘The Rab Mixer makes mixing a little more childlike’…)

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Its now official, Microsoft spent $500 million on the purchase of Danger. Of course this does not come as much of a surprise, after all that figure was the exact number that was rumored several months back. However, thanks to Microsoft’s most recent quarterly report this number has been confirmed. Its always interesting to see just how much a company is purchased for, especially something of this magnitude, more important is just what Microsoft plans to do in order to make this a worthwhile acquisition. Sadly though, even with all that money spent you would have thought they could have come up with a better name for the latest Sidekick to hit the market, which if you remember was simply called the Sidekick 2008. (Read the full post about ‘Microsoft confirms Danger acquisition was a $500 million purchase’…)

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While you’re probably not going to have Rush performing live in your home anytime soon, there’s a way to have your own private live band, sans the annoyance of lousy humans not wanting to perform for you at odd hours. Not too mention, much cheaper than brute man power. Tuned to perfection by Kenwood, the Little Jammer PRO is probably the only way most of us can get a live music performance in our home without our family members being in a crappy garage band. The Little Jammer PRO set ships with piano, guitar, drums, sax, bass, and trumpet players, all ready to perform for you whenever you feel the whim. (Read the full post about ‘Little Jammer: Your own private live band’…)

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LiveCountingCrows is offering a free MP3 download of their live show in Charlotte, NC. Hurry up, only 10k available!

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For many of us, bacon is a staple in our diets, despite what doctors might tell us about the health consequences of eating too much of the delectable pork treat. I think some of the past bacon-themed gadgets we’ve talked about prove that this delicious pig part is a favorite among geeks and gadgeteers alike. What if us humans were composed of such delicious meat? Would we have human meat farms? We wouldn’t go that far, but indeed, you might find many more incidents of cannibalism and bite injuries. If you’re brave enough to risk being serious cannibal target, and eager to show off your love for a nice plate of bacon and eggs, the Bacon & Eggs Bandages are a tasty way to cover your wounds. (Read the full post about ‘Bacon & Eggs Bandages might lead to cannibalism’…)

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Remember the older Windows 3.11 and Windows Milennium, where the speaker icon located at the bottom right hand corner of the screen was in 2D? Well, the Sonicum Speakers brings us back to the good old days by coming in a similar shape when viewed from the side - that doesn’t mean the sound they produce will be from the 1996 era. Using NXT technology, the sound icon-shaped speakers produce beautiful quality sound, and the sleek sub-woofer throbs out some seriously stomach-wobbling bass. Of course they’re not just for swishing up your designer workstation and pumping out music from your computer, you can also plug any portable media player into them using the included cable. (Read the full post about ‘Sonicum Speakers look their part’…)

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