Miscellaneous Category

Hurricane Irene Heads Towards The East Coast, Here Are A Few Geek Tips To Make It Slightly Better [As Hurricane Irene Approaches, Use The Quiet Time To Charge Batteries, Download Content, Protect Your Gear & More]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

As Hurricane Irene makes its way closer and closer to the US, there is still some time to prepare. Of course, the big items should be taken care of first, however once the family, house and truly important tasks are taken care of — there are also some other things [...]

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Jawbone Unveils The “UP” Fitness Wristband, Aims To Help You Live A Healthier Life [Jawbone Makes A Further Break From Bluetooth Headsets, Introduces The "UP" Wristband]

By on Thursday, 14. July 2011

Jawbone has long been trusted as a company that offers quality Bluetooth headsets, and while we recently saw them venture out from under that umbrella with the Jambox — it looks like they have yet another non-Bluetooth headset product in the works.

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French Firm Quarks Designs Paint That Turns Entire Wall Into Light Switch [Quarks Turns Wall Into Light Switch With New Paint]

By on Saturday, 22. January 2011

While the bedside table and lamp has been a staple of our lives since there was such a thing as a bed and a table, there is now a new invention being floated around by French firm Quarks that may make it obsolete.

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USocket Delayed Again; Wait On Until January For USB Charging Power Outlets [USocket Allows You To Plug In USB Charging Devices To A Wall Socket]

By on Friday, 31. December 2010

Most of us out there have at least one kind of USB charging device or another–whether it’s our MP3 player, or some digital cameras, or our cell phones, or what have you, chances are we all have something that plugs either into our computer, or into the wall via some [...]

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Vimeo Adds Full Screen Couch Mode Viewing Capabilities [Vimeo's Couch Mode Is Full Screen Viewing Mode Similar to Youtube's Leanback Mode]

By on Wednesday, 27. October 2010

With the recent explosion of televisions that can browse the internet, either by themselves or with the help of gadgets such as Apple or Google TV; it is no wonder that several websites like Vimeo have to adapt the way they present their content. Hot on the heels of YouTube [...]

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HiSaver Power Strip Kills Vampire Power Devices [HiSaver Power Strip Automatically Cuts Out With No One Around]

By on Friday, 24. September 2010

We don’t think about power strips very often, but considering these are the things that make our devices run (or at the very least recharge them) we probably should spare them a thought a little more often. So today, we’ve got the HiSaver Power Strip to have a look at.

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DARPA Looking For Remote Controls For Human Mind [DARPA Developing Ultrasound That Can Access Human Mind]

By on Wednesday, 15. September 2010

Half of this point is an amazing, dizzying hope for the future, where diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are wiped out by a small thing you wear on your head, possibly inside a hat. And the other half is an Orwellian nightmare unlike anything man has ever seen. What could [...]

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The Top Seven Things That Need Thought-Controlled Interfaces [After Seeing an iPhone and Wheelchair Run By Thought, There Are Plenty of Other Things That Can Use It. Here Are Several.]

By on Friday, 10. September 2010

After seeing both an iPhone and a wheelchair get controlled by thought alone in the last week, it really got me thinking about all the other appliances in my life that could stand a little extra dose of thought control. So with this thought in mind, here are the top [...]

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Level Up Gaming Towers Add Order To Gaming [Gaming Towers Offer Easy Storage For Games and Peripherals]

By on Friday, 10. September 2010

Gamers out there, take note–speaking as a console gamer myself, I know how easy it can get to have all your hardware and games and such get lost in a scattered mess around whatever room you’ve got it in. And the folks out at Level Up want to give you [...]

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Relax Chair Yasumi Will Rock You To Sleep [The Relax Chair Yasumi Has Internal Motors That Rock The Chair Gently]

By on Monday, 6. September 2010

Own a hammock? Have a kid? Then you know how relaxing a gentle rocking motion can be. So it’s not surprising to see an item like the Relax Chair Yasumi emerge that focuses on providing that motion.

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