Archive for July, 2009 - Page 22

Even when you’re not using your electronics devices they are consuming power because most devices don’t really “turn off”. Electronics are known for going into stand-by or sleep mode when not in use and this can waste hundreds of dollars a year in electricity without you even knowing it. TrickleStar, [...]

I’m tired of the same old designs when it comes to watches and I’m even more bored with the typical square black and white rectangles we are saddled with when it comes to our wireless communication devices. When are manufacturers actually going to take note and create something that looks [...]

The grating sounds produced by most alarm clocks are enough to have you starting the day with a piercing headache. Whether it’s with an annoying electronic beep or old-fashioned brain-busting bell, being forced out of your restful REM is no fun for anyone. Maybe the sounds of a rushing waterfall [...]

Orange have today confirmed that they will exclusively carry the Toshiba TG01, which is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and features a 4.1″ 180 x 800 resolution 256k color touchscreen display, in the UK and that it’ll become available from 10th July.

In a snazzy bit of marketing, Samsung have just introduced their 250GB SpinPoint N3U hard drives by comparing them with a credit card. Only 1.8-inch wide, the N3U external HDDs comes with a dual-platter design (2 x 125 GB platters that is), run at 3,600rpm, boast 8MB of cache, are [...]

Only yesterday we brought you a number of videos showing just how rugged the up and coming Nokia 3720 IP-54 certified phone is – see: VIDEO: Rugged Nokia 3720 Tough Guy Phone [N3720's Durability Tested & Confirmed] – and today Nokia have just officially announced the ultra durable phone complete [...]

Imagine a vacation with a lot of sun, stunning beaches and crystal clear waters where you get to see the most amazing rocks, corals and fish in the world. It sounds like a perfect thing to do this summer, except for the fact that no one else will get to [...]

You’ve probably seen the giant green screens that are used by Hollywood movie producers in all sorts of special effects shots. They essentially give the engineers the ability to place an actor into just about any environment without them actually having to be there in person. Not bad if you [...]

LaCie have added once again to their LaCinema range of hard disk based media players with the release of the new LaCie LaCinema Rugged High-Definition Media Player which builds upon the capabilities of its predecessor in supporting 1080p (Full HD) video playback which, thanks to an integrated HDMI port, can [...]

Not sure about you but I remember those long nights when we used to setup a small network at my place and play Starcraft (Broodwar, yes) till dawn with the high school buds. Those days are far and we were young, but to be honest I’d still do it – [...]