Anyone who has a lawn to mow knows just how tedious it can be. Now that chore can be delegated to man’s new best friend: robots.
Standard lawnmowers are generally very clumsy, heavy, and not to mention messy. The Husqvama Automower is a Roomba-esque type of robotic appliance that is solar powered and zero-emission. (more…)
The Nextar LCoS-based Z10 weights in at 2.5 pounds and boasts a 640×480 resolution. Paired along with the PS-001 20 inch screen, the duo makes for an extremely portable presentation experience.
The projector shines with a brightness level between 7 and 12 lumens and has a 360 degree lens shift capability. It can be adjusted manually and has a 4:3 aspect ratio. (more…)
Lenovo has been teasing a dual screen laptop for some time, and now we finally have a confirmation on the machine. The Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds features a 17 inch primary display with a 10 inch slide-out secondary display. Details are scarce, but sources say that the system will make use of high-end Intel CPUs, optional RAID HDD/SSD setups, NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics acceleration, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM and dual-link DVI/Display Port/VGA support. (more…)
This handset is creating a lot of buzz, and could be the big comeback product Palm has been looking for. The Palm Pre is a touchscreen phone with a slide-out full qwerty keyboard. The Pre includes a web browser which is based on Webkit, like the T-Mobile G1 and Apple iPhone browsers.
Besides the touchscreen and the full qwerty keyboard, the Pre also features a trackball similar to the one on Blackberry handsets. (more…)
One of the major developments that came out of 2008 was Netflix’s announcement that they would stream movies directly to your home via a set-top box or PC. Amazon and Apple followed suit with this advancement and offered similar services as well. What makes this new service different, however, is that Netflix will stream the movies directly to your TV without filtering through a set-top box or PC, meaning the service will be specially built-in to the television itself. (more…)
With spring coming around the corner, it will soon be warm enough to spend time outside and enjoy the weather once again. Maybe go for a bike ride, or lay out on the beach. On these kinds of outings, it is very common to bring along some kind of gadget with us, be it a cell phone, iPod, digital camera or laptop. Whatever the case may be, our gadgets use batteries, and if we plan on being out for a long time to enjoy the day, chances are those gadgets are going to run out of juice.
This handy pair of sunglasses can act as solar panels to absorb sunlight and convert it into energy for your devices. (more…)
There are handy gadgets on the market these days that serve as a benefit in one way or another, and then there are the gadgets that satisfy some aesthetic but serve no other purpose at all. There are dozens, if not hundreds or even thousands, of gadgets out there that provide no benefit other than being cool, or funny, or even oddly disturbing.
Below we’ve got a list of gadgets that are superfluous in function, yet fun and entertaining. We present to you 19 weird and wacky gadgets that you will probably never need.
A team of scientists at the University of Glasgow in Scotland are currently conducting research in the advancement of digital imaging. This endeavor has been supported by a $740,000 grant from the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council of Scotland. The research will focus on a phenomenon known as surface plasmon resonance, which is “an effect exhibited by certain metals when light waves fall onto their surfaces.” (more…)
All-in-One desktop computers are all the rage these days, and Lenovo’s entry into the market is definitely a heavy hitter. It’s curved, seamless design is very aesthetically pleasing and has a very clean and modern appearance, though it seems to borrow a bit from the iMac. Overall, it is a fairly standard desktop unit with fairly standard components. Some of the more favorable features are optional, so the starting price of $999 may quickly escalate depending on what features you decide to add. (more…)
A research team at Hanyung University in South Korea, led by Professor Cho Jaephil (pictured), have made a breakthrough in battery technology that has the potential to extend the life of a lithium ion battery by 800%. This is made possible by the use of a three-dimensional porous silicon core to replace the graphite cathode material in standard lithium ion batteries, which can store eight times the amount of lithium ions. (more…)
You ever looked at part of your life and thought it could be made much easier with the right gadget?
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