Monthly Archives: November 2009
Walmart ad leaked: $78 Magnavox NB500 Blu-ray player!
| November 24, 2009 | Posted by Jessica Moreno under Electronics, Tech News |
PlayStation 3 3.10 firmware brings Facebook to PS3
| November 24, 2009 | Posted by Abren Michaels under Electronics, Facebook, Gaming, PS3, Social Networking |
Did you think the Xbox 360 would be the only console to integrate Facebook functionality? If so, Sony has another thing coming for you, as they are launching firmware 3.10 for the PlayStation 3 today, and, you guessed it, Facebook integration is included. Check out the video above to check out how it works, but…
Black Friday 2009: MacMall
| November 24, 2009 | Posted by Abren Michaels under Apple, Electronics, Facebook, Gadgets, iPhone, iPod, Mac, Social Networking, Tech News, Twitter |
Eyeball 2.0 from Blue Microphones
| November 23, 2009 | Posted by Abren Michaels under Electronics, Gadgets, Tech News |
Okay, with the economy what it is, you may be looking to spruce up your desktop or notebook computer setup, rather than replacing the thing. For that, you’ll need some great accessories, and when it comes to a nice upgrade for a microphone and webcam, we’ve gotta go with Blue Microphones Eyeball 2.0. It’s sleek…
Backup Pal Backs Up Cellphone Numbers
| November 23, 2009 | Posted by Jessica Moreno under Electronics, Gadgets, Tech News |
Google Chrome OS: Ditch Your Hard Drives, The Web is the Future
| November 23, 2009 | Posted by Jessica Moreno under Electronics, Gadgets, Google Android, Tech News |
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Google today unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks. With a strong focus on speed, the Chrome OS promises nearly instant boot times of about 7 seconds for users to login to their computers. “We want Google Chrome OS to be blazingly fast … to…
‘Smart Info Engine’ Media Player Not So Smart
| November 23, 2009 | Posted by Jessica Moreno under Electronics, Gadgets |
The Cyberus Smart Info Engine may sound like a steampunk computer which connects to the Victorian Internet (which would actually be awesome) but it is instead the most full-featured digital photo-frame ever. To be fair, the manufacturer, Sungale, wouldn’t describe it like that. The company (which does make LCD photo-frames) is selling this as a…
Juice Your Gadgets Anywhere!
| November 20, 2009 | Posted by Jessica Moreno under Electronics, Gadgets, Tech News |
The Power HotSpot from Solis takes something good (solar power) and makes it easy to use. For $375, you get a portable solar panel and base unit which puts out a 12 Volt supply. Plug in anything with a car cigarette-lighter adapter and you have gadget-power, wherever you are. Or at least, wherever it is…
The Power HotSpot from Solis takes something good (solar power) and makes it easy to use. For $375, you get a portable solar panel and base unit which puts out a 12 Volt supply. Plug in anything with a car cigarette-lighter adapter and you have gadget-power, wherever you are.
Or at least, wherever it is sunny. Some possible uses are suggested on the site: keep the lights burning in a garden shed or den, run a pond fountain, or “maintain a deer feeder & surveillance camera” (and edge case, we suspect). Of course the real uses are far more fun. Blog about gadgets all day long from the beach, for example, or power a beer cooler and stereo whilst picnicking.
We like it, although “portable” in this case clearly just means “fits in a car trunk”. We’re intrigued by one of the possible use-cases, though. The list says that you can “recharge bun warmers”. What is that all about?
