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Gear Diary’s USB Strap Makes Dorky Accessories More Functional
The time for wearing cellphone straps has long since passed, those little accessories luckily going the way of the belt holster and other unfortunate tech accessories. Gear Diary has attempted to get at least a few people back on board however with their USB Strap, a dismal fashion choice perhaps outweighed by it’s functionality. Read more
Amazon Provides Refurbished Kindles for Holiday Shoppers
If you have a book lover and/or tech fan on your shopping list this holiday season than Amazon has a pretty solid deal worth looking into. Kindle, the company’s digital text reader is on sale through the availability of refurbished, $329 USD units. Read more
Nokia Home Control Centre: Never Life a Finger Again
Nokia wants to provide the future of home control with their newest system. Based off of Linux programming and planned for mobile phone implementation the Nokia Home Control Centre is meant to provide users access to any of their home’s electronic devices through both local and remote control. Read more
BMW Announces the 2009 Release Car Key Credit Card
BMW owners usually provide people something to be jealous over and now tech geeks have more than just their cars to envy. The German automotive company has announced plans to release their Car Key Credit Card system as a brand new gadget meant to revolutionize the usefulness of electronic keys. Read more
Olfactory Display Seeks to Capture All of Your Senses
All the clear definition displays and high-fidelity audio systems in the world can capture a lot of reality but they will always lack a certain something: smell! Olfactory Display by David Sweeney has been created in an attempt to immerse users in their multimedia experience as much as possible. Read more
iLane North American Release Provides Hands-Free iPhone Access
With new cell-phone bans having come into effect for California and Ontario drivers the release of iLane couldn’t have come at a better time. The gadget works as a Bluetooth link to the majority of smartphones and allows hands-free communication for commuters who can’t wait to deal with work but don’t want to break the law. Read more
Stephen Fry Slams the BlackBerry Storm
UK celebrity, Stephen Fry posted his personal impressions on the BlackBerry Storm which have resulted in a negative shockwave spilling out regarding the popular webphone. Fry’s comments slammed the gadget as “embarrassingly awful” through a Twitter comment uploaded last week. Read more
Tea Bag Coffin Takes Care of Discarded Leaves with Dignity
Although this kind of design may not be a hit with everybody, many of us out there despise the sight of crushed, soggy tea bags discarded on saucers. To this end, the (definitely) low tech Tea Bag Coffin has been developed as a simple solution to one of life’s little annoyances. Read more
ShutterVoice Lets You Edit Photos through Speech Alone
ShutterVoice is making the future into reality through a clever use of speech-to-text technology. The program is slated for release in the near future and will allow for photo editing within Canon’s EOS software through the power of your voice alone. Read more
Black Friday Sees Disappointing Price Drops for Apple Fans
Black Friday really is as scary for retailers as the picture above suggests, Lugosi and Karloff aside. While mobs of holiday shoppers storm outlets today for the chance to snatch up a good deal Apple has apparently set the pace by offering disappointing price drops for those in the market for a new iPod or computer. Read more
