Archive for February, 2010

Dog-e-Minder is perfect for the forgetful pet owner

Posted in Pets by Shane McGlaun on February 10th, 2010

Long ago when my wife and I were first married and before the kids came along, we had a Jack Russell terrier that had seizures. The dog had to have medications twice a day or he would seize and poop everywhere. I always had a hard time remembering to give the dog his meds, a gadget like the new Dog-e-Minder would have been handy.

The Dog-e-Minder is designed to be hooked to the dog’s collar like a nametag. It has three buttons that are for walk the dog, feed the dog, and give the dog its medications. When the task is done you hold the correct button down for three seconds and the time and date the meds were given is recorded.

Navigon updates its iPhone nav app with new features

Posted in Mobile Accessories by Shane McGlaun on February 10th, 2010

Navigon has had a GPS navigation app for the iPhone for a long time now. The company has announced that it is releasing some important updates for the app that add new features users will really like. Among the new features is social networking interaction.

The app can now send location information and ETA data to Twitter or Facebook if desired without interfering with the GPS nav function. The new update also adds new views to the maps using data from NASA.

Oregon Scientific Magic Weather Forecaster

Posted in Oregon Scientific by Conner Flynn on February 10th, 2010

The Magic Weather Forecaster from Oregon Scientific is perfect if you need to know what’s going on with the weather. The gadget features weather icons built into see through glass, making it look a tad different. The Magic Weather Forecaster also displays the current time, ambient temperature and of course weather reports on its LCD screen.

The device has a light sensor that automatically adjusts the screen’s brightness so you can always see it no matter the lighting. The Oregon Scientific Magic Weather Forecaster will cost you $204.

Samsung’s TicToc: Shake to change tracks

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on February 10th, 2010

The Samsung TicToc is a motion sensing MP3 player. What’s interesting about this one is that it picks a slow song if shaken slowly and a fast one if it quickly shaken. It has a large button for power on and off, but if you press and hold the button when the player’s upside down the volume will go down. Do the opposite to increase the volume.

It comes in 2GB and 4GB capacities. It may not have a display, but the TicToc has more going on than the iPod Shuffle. Even if it does look girlly. It can play MP3, WMA, OGG and FLAC files for 12 hours before recharging.

The Screw Coffin

Posted in Concepts by Conner Flynn on February 10th, 2010

They screw you in life, so why not in death? Life is just the turn of some giant screw anyway. Screw it. The Screw coffin puts a new spin on coffins and burials. It works pretty much how you would think. Insert the body of your loved one into the large screw, screw it into the ground and you’re done.

One cool thing is that the lid is your grave marker. Not only would such a system save space in cemetaries, but it’s also bound to be more economical. I would imagine it’s also easier to exhume bodys as you just unscrew it.

Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 with three year battery life

Posted in Logitech by Conner Flynn on February 10th, 2010

You can expect the keyboard and mouse of Logitech’s Wireless Desktop MK710 to get three years of battery life according to the company. We can only assume they used some sort of black magic, by sacrificing a microsoft keyboard to their gods.

It’s designed to “cradle” your fingertips, which should be comfortable. The sculpted mouse has “hyper-fast” scrolling, and it’s all wireless. Europe will be getting the MK710 later this month, the US in April. It will cost you $100.

Asus G73JH-X1 gaming laptop now available

Posted in ASUS by Conner Flynn on February 10th, 2010

Want yourself a laptop that looks like it was torn out of a Stealth Fighter? The recently announced Asus G73JH 17.3-inch G Series gaming laptop is now available in the US.

There’s only one configuration available right now. Some specs include the Intel Core i7 720QM quad core processor, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB graphics, 8GB of DDR3 memory, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD burner, an 8-cell battery and Windows 7 Home Premium OS.

Google Buzz Brings Social Widget to Gmail

Posted in Google by Darrin Olson on February 10th, 2010

The Google press conference we heard about on Tuesday, as expected, brought us a new social networking “widget” called Google Buzz. The new feature integrates into Google Gmail with almost no setup whatsoever and provides a way to share and keep up on information with friends or the general public.

By going to the Google Buzz website users can quickly add Buzz to there Gmail account where they can see a feed of posts from others and posts their own statuses, all integrated with the existing Gmail inbox. Users can choose to share these with just their closest friends through the application or to everyone. Google even gets users started by automatically having them follow the contacts they chat and email with currently through Gmail and Google Talk.

iPod Supreme Rose for $95,000

Posted in iPod by Conner Flynn on February 9th, 2010

We’ve seen the 3GS Supreme Rose, so it was inevitable that at some point that they cover an iPod in gold too. Stuart Hughes is at it again and this time it’s an iPod.

It will cost you $95,000. Non douches need not apply. The iPod features 263 grams of 18k rose gold, a platinum rear Apple logo with 53 diamonds and a platinum navigation button on the front with 4.5ct of diamonds surrounding it.

Best Buy’s billboard of recycled electronics

Posted in Best Buy by Conner Flynn on February 9th, 2010

Here’s something that really gets the message across concerning e-waste. Best Buy has erected this billboard in New York City’s Times Square promoting their recycling program. Best Buy wants to “e-cycle” all of your old electronic items that you bring into the store.

They promise not to simply make more billboards out of them. We think. Though that would be cool too. Maybe they could start making their store shelves out of all our old stuff. It definitely catches your attention and puts it in your face.

JVC SD Card-based HD player

Posted in JVC by Conner Flynn on February 9th, 2010

Here’s something you don’t see everyday. JVC’s latest CU-VS100 HD player features two SD and SDHC card readers so you can play SD/SDHC content on your HDTV. The device connects to your TV through an HDMI port.

The JVC CU-VS100 is compatible with most popular audio and video file formats including .mts, .m2ts, .mov, .tod, .mod, .mpg, JPG, MP3 and WAV. They throw in a remote controller with every purchase and an A/V cable.

Canon SD3500 IS with 3.5” LCD touchscreen

Posted in Canon by Conner Flynn on February 9th, 2010

Canon’s latest camera with a touchscreen display sports a 3.5 inch display that is a PureColor II Touch TFT LCD. It also packs several shooting modes, HD recording, a 14.1 megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom, face detection, Smart Shutter, HDMI out, Touch AF, tap control, Smart Flash Exposure and more.

Expandable memory slots include SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus and HC MMCplus. The Canon SD3500 IS is sold as the Digital IXUS 210 in Europe and is available in your choice of black, pink, gold and silver.

Look out Bowser, Mario drives a Mario Mech

Posted in Toys by Conner Flynn on February 9th, 2010

I don’t think Mario has ever actually done this in a game, but this is exactly how to kick Bowser’s ass. You ride around in a large Mech version of yourself. The Mech Mario was designed by custom toymaker Donald Kennedy aka KodyKiala, who obviously loves Nintendo and is a great artist.

Yep, that’s a little Super Mario controlling a Big Super Mario. I call that awesome even if it is wacky and absurd. I just love all the detail.

TomTom Ease Limited Edition for Valentine’s Day

Posted in TomTom by Conner Flynn on February 9th, 2010

TomTom has pimped out a new version of the Ease for Valentine’s Day. Meaning that it has gotten a makeover in red and comes with the rest of the specs that you expect, including a 3.5 inch QVGA display, 2GB internal memory, Tele-Atlas maps, Map Share, integrated battery and a Fold & Go mounting mechanism.

Being red and not pink, we can’t decide if this is just aimed at women or also men who like red. Whatever the case, if that special someone in your life needs one, you may as well get it in red.

Netgear MBRN3300 shares 3G connection with the home

Posted in Netgear by Conner Flynn on February 9th, 2010

Netgear’s MBRN3300 comes from a collaboration with Ericsson. The unusual device can use an internal 3G modem which includes HSPA+ at about 20Mbps, while sharing that link via 802.11n Wi-Fi or through one of the four 100Mbps Ethernet ports.

Owners can also switch off the 3G, Wi-Fi or both when not in use. The MBRN3300 is for households where regular cable, DSL or fiber isn’t available, and for those who rely on just mobile local networks. You can even charge it up in the car with the optional car charger and a battery pack. Nothing on pricing yet, but Netgear primarily intends the router as an option for carriers.