DIY AT-AT Cable Tidy

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on March 7th, 2010

AT-ATs can do more than just crush rebellions on Snow planets. They can also help you tidy up untidy cables on your desk. This DIY kit includes space for a surge protector and a detachable remote caddy.

Pretty awesome. But just like the real thing, it can easily be taken down and brought to it’s knees should tiny snowspeeders use those cables to fight back. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen and make a mess of your desk.

Scosche flipSYNC iPhone cable

Posted in iPhone Accessories by Conner Flynn on January 11th, 2010

iPhone users are used to dealing with a weak battery. If you find yourself constantly charging while on the go, then chances are that you have an iPhone USB cable. Well, the flipSYNC from Scosche looks like an ordinary cable, an ordinary fob you might have on your keychain, but it can actually be unplugged from your laptop and turned into a iPhone USB cable.

That way you don’t have to worry about not having an iPhone cable with you at all times. The flipSYNC should be available very soon, but there is no pricing information yet.

Sanus unveils cool HDMI cables with 180-degree rotating end

Posted in Home Theater by Shane McGlaun on January 5th, 2010

Wall mounting your HDTV is a popular option to get the room less cluttered and to look cool. The problem is that getting the HDMI cable to the TV and getting power to the set when it’s on the wall can be tricky. The small spaces often make connecting HDMI cables with larger ends difficult.

Sanus has announced a couple new HDMI cables that come in 10-foot and 5-foot lengths that each has an end with an elbow that can pivot 180-degrees. That means you can pivot most of the connector out of the way in installations with little clearance.

Wolverine cable holder

Posted in Accessories by Conner Flynn on March 18th, 2009

Wolverine cable holderNormally Wolverine’s claws will shred anything that they come into contact with. Luckily the adamantium skeleton in this Wolverine Mighty Muggs figure isn’t so strong.

This was once a simple Wolverine figure, but some outside of the box thinking has turned Logan into an effective iPod cable manager. Proof that simple toys can sometimes help keep your gadgets tidy on your desk. It’s only $15 and probably has some other uses as well.

ZillionTV offers alternative to subscription TV

Posted in Television by Conner Flynn on March 4th, 2009

ZillionTV offers alternative to subscription TVWant to ditch your overpriced cable TV service and get the same thing? For free? That’s what ZillionTV is all about. It’s a new service that offers ad-supported HDTV shows and pay on demand. See? Just like what you have now. The “Z-bar” is a compact set-top box that gets its video direct from your broadband connection. That’s where the magic happens. It will cost you a $50 installation fee, then you’re all set to stick it to the man.

The service is in beta right now, but when it’s available later in the year, you will have a few options. You can view shows for free with advertising attached, or buy them to watch ad-free shows. And yes, some big names are attached, like NBC Universal, Disney, 20th Century Fox Television, Sony Pictures, and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Sounds awesome.

USB cable with built-in SD card reader

Posted in USB by Conner Flynn on March 2nd, 2009

USB cable with built-in SD card readerSo simple a solution, that it’s brilliant. Why we have never seen it before now, I have no idea. This mini-USB cable with an inline SD card reader from Brando combines the USB cable and the SD card. In doing so, it wins over our hearts, our minds and various other bodily orifices. The $12 cable will help you transfer files and photos from the SD card and will also assist you in charging your portable devices via USB.

Inserting an SD card will disable transfers from whichever device is hooked up to the mini-USB end to make way for SD card transfers, but the cable will keep charging the device. Once the card is removed, you’ll again be able to shuttle files between point A and point B.

Brando’s 7-in-1 USB charging cable handles everything

Posted in USB by Conner Flynn on January 4th, 2009

Brando’s 7-in-1 USB charging cable handles everythingBrando’s ingenious 7-in-1 USB Charging Cable is like a gadget charging orgy. It provides power for your PSP, DS, DS Lite, DSi and Game Boy Advance handhelds, and all it costs is a USB port and $7. Sure, this cable is a Brando product, and could possibly fry all of your well loved game handhelds, due to it’s questionable craftsmanship, but what is life without some risk.

At $7, what the hell. If it explodes, you’ll have some new parts for a future DIY project. I’ll put it to you, valued readers of the ‘Brick, would you trust Brando’s latest charging gadget with your handhelds?

Flexicord is a coiled HDMI Cable, always the perfect length

Posted in HDMI by Conner Flynn on December 29th, 2008

Flexicord is a coiled HDMI Cable, always the perfect lengthSometimes solutions are so simple and elegant, you wonder why no one figured it out until now. That’s the case with the Flexicord HDMI cable featuring a patented Memory Cord Technology. It will debut at CES 2009 and help consumers to always have the right cable length to hook up their gadgets.

Pretty novel idea. And simple too. Sometimes coiled cable can be a problem with too much slack, but the company says that it can bend anywhere along its length and hold the angle indefinitely. It’s like those bendy action figures. You know the ones you pose, that stay in whatever position you leave them in.

Virgin Media announces 50Mbps cable modem

Posted in Virgin by Conner Flynn on November 9th, 2008

Virgin Media announces 50Mbps cable modem50Mbps connection seems like a dream, but it’s soon to be a dream come true for Virgin Media subscribers. They’ve announced the sleek and super-fast DOCSIS 3.0 broadband modem that goes with the speed.

With this beautiful mini-monolithic device you’ll be able to attain the full 50Mbps speeds to download MP3 tracks in under 1 second flat and scatter photos to the far corners of the Earth in nanoseconds. UK users will be able to get the package at the end of the year. The rest of us will just have to wait. Hey, they may have speed, but let’s not forget, they are still driving on the wrong side of the road. So…You know. We rule.