Gadgets posts

I’m one of the slim minority who dislikes Terminator. Don’t get me wrong, Schwarzenegger is nothing if not a vastly-talented thespian, I just don’t sit well with armed robots coming after me in the night. That said, this is pretty cool. MAGIC 2010 (that’s Multi Autonomous Ground-robotic International Challenge) is a joint venture between Australia’s Defense Science & Technology Organisation and the Research Development & Engineering Command in the States, to help develop the next gen in sweet-ass robotic killing machines….

Didn’t we all just buy HDTV’s? Wasn’t HD supposed to be the next holy grail, and after we’d all plonked down our cash, we wouldn’t have to worry about new technology coming along for years? Nope. Partly thanks to Avatar, manufacturers are pushing 3-D in a big way, and those who want to stay on the cutting edge will have to invest in another massive set to hang on the wall. But computer graphics company Nvidia are looking to make a bit easier to adopt 3-D by allowing you to use the video card you already own to display 3-D movie. The new product is called 3DTV Play, and is a software solution that allows for any…

When you think baby monitors, you think clunky, crackling technology from the 80s, right? Well, in this new concept Sikker, there is none of that. Quite to the contrary, this  concept of two high-tech wristbands is state of the art tech for keeping tabs on your wee one. Rather than just transmitting sound, the small device wraps around the wrists of baby and mom or dad, and sends biometric information like temperature or pulse. On top of that, it is also an alarm clock and watch, and can even play music to soothe baby to sleep. The device uses a very cool-looking base to transfer all that information,…

The “本 NanoNote” is something I can’t even decide what to classify as, let alone formulate an opinion of. A ‘copyleft’ hardware device, this little, er… well, ‘hardware device’, has everything today’s frugal-yet-internet-savvy gentleman demands for his hard-earned dollar…

I bet you thought you were pretty bad-ass at solving Rubik’s cube, didn’t you? Thought maybe one day you might even beat this guy – who can solve one in about 7 seconds? Well, if you’re looking for a real challenge, here’s one for you: a Rubik’s Cube that has no visible colors on it at all. …

While wristwatches are now a bit of an anachronism (how many people do you know who still wear one?) this one is undeniably cool. Why? Because supposedly, it never stops running. At the heart of this incredibly sophisticated piece of machinery are new solar cells that work in very small devices and off very little light. Couple that with some very slick lithium-ion batteries, and this little gadget is a marvel that combines age-old know-how with modern tech. …

GetJar researchers reckon the CD is a dead format and smartphone applications are the new rock and roll, predicting the dollar value of app sales made  in 2012 will be far greater than that of CDs. They say mobile apps will generate $17.5 billion of revenues by 2012. The research also claims that in 2009, the number of mobile app stores jumped from eight to 38 – and is set to further increase in 2010. …

Following Monday’s look at Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has released emulation software for those who want to explore the new interface of the OS. The emulator is available at the Microsoft Download center and includes emulation software alongside games and app development and Silverlight code. Interestingly the software lacks support for copy-&-paste and multitasking, which both seem unusual to the good folk at techi.com….

We’re not saying all this is for real but Mac blogs are burning up the story of an Australian ad which seemingly hints at more expensive (ie. new model) MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs and Mac Pros. These ads show new and higher starting prices across these three product families: MacBook Pros are AUD$300 more expensive than the current generation, for example. Clicking on the ads, which appear on PC Authority, still leads to the current range of Macs at the current specs and prices. …

Got money you’re itching to burn on bling? Got a lot of money? Got more? Then why not take a look at these incredible gem-encrusted TVs designed by Stuart Hughes of Liverpool, England. These aren’t ordinary TVs. They feature award-winning technologies from Metz of Germany and are manufactured by Switzerland’s PrestigeHD. There’s two models in the range right now, topping out at $2.3 million. …