March 17th 2010
The humble plug, providing power to our gadgets, and annoying laptop users everywhere with its size and unusual shape. But the plug as we know it may soon be a thing of the past due to the creation of a folding alternative.
Min-Kyu Choi is the designer of the folding plug. It folds flat making it [...]
March 16th 2010
The flash drive has become commonplace because it makes it so easy to carry files for use with any mobile device. At least you can with any device that has a USB port, and unfortunately a lot of the smaller gadgets we cover are missing that little connection. That’s where the unique AirStash fits into [...]
March 15th 2010
Tags: 3g, Amp, Data Access, Gadgets, Giz, Iphone, Unlimited Access
March 13th 2010
With gadgets becoming ever hotter and more hunger, we desperately need better battery technology if we’re going to be able to keep improving the performance and capabilities of our mobile devices. Higher-capacity batteries are the ideal solution, here, but that’s a pretty “fat chance” prospect right now: we simply aren’t looking at any major revolutions [...]
March 12th 2010
If you want to blog for free, then using Google’s Blogger platform is one of the best options. No hosting fees, no HTML or CSS experience required, a host of gadgets to modify the content on a page, and the option to show some ads and generate cash if you wish.
The one problem with Blogger, [...]
March 12th 2010
If you live and work in an area that generally gets a lot of uninterrupted sunlight, then charging your gadgets with a solar solution might have crossed your mind. The only problem is, unless you opt for devices that already have solar panels built-in, it’s another device to carry around with you.
Novothink has come up [...]
March 11th 2010
Tags: Bathing Suits, Gadgets, Ipad, Lap Cases, Swimming Naked, Swimming Suits, Twilight
March 10th 2010
Here at Geek, we often look at the wires snaking out of our gadgets and umbilically stretching between ports and sockets with sad incredulity. What the heck are we still doing bothering with wires? Sure, wireless electricity technology isn’t ready for, so we’ll grudgingly admit the requirement for cords. But why do we need to [...]
March 10th 2010
Tags: Analog Digital, Autumn Day, Calendar Pages, Daily Calendar, Digital Nature, Gadgets, Nbsp, Paper Calendar, Poetry
March 10th 2010
Tags: Bad Idea, Computer Package, Gadget Lover, Gadgets, Screen Lcd, Style Computer, Video Boxes, Washer And Dryer
March 9th 2010
On the surface of things, the Energizer Duo USB battery charger is the most innocuous of gadgets. You simply plug it into your USB port, slap in some batteries, and voila! Your computer juices them up. Not the most useful of gadgets, okay, but not bad for the road warrior on the go who needs [...]
March 9th 2010
Tags: Gadgets, Photoshopcontest, Relics, Ussr
March 9th 2010
Keeping your gadgets juiced is a perpetual problem, and as gadgets become more and more power hungry, one that seems ever more intractable.
It’s not a big deal to plug in a gadget, of course, but when your smartphone only lasts five hours at a time, the added inconvenience becomes maddening. Various companies have played [...]
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March 8th 2010
Last week I detailed my foray into the world of cloud backup and syncing to multiple devices. The gist was that Dropbox didn’t work quite the way I wanted, and a number of you smart folks suggested I look at SugarSync. Always one to take you up on good advice, Friday afternoon I signed up [...]
March 5th 2010
Just as we’ve learned about HiVision’s $99 Android-powered tablet coming out later this year, more cheap gadgets are being announced at the CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany. This one is a $85 smartbook from Coby, the company that presented a number of discounted laptops at the show. The cryptically name NBPC722 smartbook has a seven-inch screen [...]
March 5th 2010
Tags: Gadgets, Magical Website, Relics
March 4th 2010
IBM is replacing copper wiring with an avalanche of photons and electrons. They are now transmitting data streams between circuits at the nanophotonic level. Speed: 40Gbps. Power supply: Just 1.5 volts. This video explain how it works. More »
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Tags: Avalanche, Circuits, Copper Wiring, Data Streams, Electronics, Electrons, Gadgets, Ibm, Level Speed, [...]
March 3rd 2010
Tags: Brain, Gadget, Gadgets, Going To The Dentist, Gums, People, Stainless Steel, Steel Needle
March 2nd 2010
Tags: Booths, Ces, Gadgets, Image Cache, Iphone, Lot, Nepal, Third World, Trade Show, World Style
March 1st 2010
The capabilities of smartphones have grown astronomically over the past few years, to the point they are full handheld mobile computers. Phones can access the web, interact with social networks, check the news and even function as GPS navigation devices. These little gadgets can do almost everything one could want. This is a good thing, [...]