tech and gadgets

2007-04-24T11:26:00.000-07:00

Futuristic Toyota Hybrid X Concept Car

As Borat would say, “a very nice!”. If you’re the rugged F150, Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, or Hummer type of guy, close your eyes. This ain’t for you! But if your a tech gadget lovin future concept car nut who likes driving fun, cool looking little cars after long walks in the park then this is for you! Just in time for spring — coinicidence? we think not! — Toyota has announced a fun looking new car called the “Hybrid X” concept car at the Geneva Motor Show this week. What’s the GMS? Why it’s only the coolest concept car show you’ll ever attend thank you very much! Continue Reading this article…

DockitJet Inflatable JetSki Boat Addon

Let’s file this one under awesome. The Dockitjet 5.6m RIB Rigid Inflatable Boat is not only a cool way to load up a few family members and scare the bejeezes out of them at high speeds but also a nice quick way to get out to a small fishing spot and even a poor man’s fast get away boat Miami Vice style! DockitJet claims the boat is “unsinkable” (was that a challenge?) and can carry up to 6 adults plus their gear.

No need for us to post photos here. Just go to their site and check out all the photos and videos you can stand!

2007-04-24T10:00:00.000-07:00

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Tip Calculator For Your iPod

We’ve all gotten it. That disapproving look from the your waiter or delivery person when you drop the buck fifty in change on them. At that moment you vaguely remember that the tip is supposed to be a certain percentage of the total price of the meal, product, or service. You rapidly try and do the math in your head only to get it wrong and either over pay or still not give enough. Either way you’re the guy they’re going to be talking about in the back of the restaurant where they prepare your food! Well be talked about no more! Koloroo has introduced the first of hopefully many more iPod Widgets called the TipKalc. Software you can load onto your iPod from either a PC or Mac to calculate tips and even features a built in check splitter! Continue Reading this article…

Repair your CDs and DVDs with Skip-Away

So what are you to do when your precocious 2-year old (or scorned lover) decides to open your DVD binder and dump your collection all over the floor, leaving them with heavy, unreadable scratches? Your best bet: do nothing. Well at least until Father’s Day, when VenMill Industries releases the Skip-Away, a stand-alone DVD/CD/HD DVD disc repair unit. Continue Reading this article…

Paradox REFLEX Controller for PS2

You’ve read the articles. You’ve seen the videos. You’ve heard about it. You know. REFLEX Control™ is a performance enhancing control system for consoles that makes aiming and camera control more intuitive, smoother, faster, and more precise*. Paradox is the first publicly available controller to feature REFLEX Control™, and now you can get it. Continue Reading this article…

2007-04-24T00:13:00.000-07:00

Satellite v Cable: The Winner Is…

By: Frederick Greystone

The Dish On Satellite TV Versus Cable TV

A fierce battle is carrying on between satellite TV and cable TV in America. While cable has lots of option with numerous providers, satellite also has lots of choices but only two providers – DishNetwork and DirectTV. The choice between the services is such a close call that it boils down to preference. Some cable fans quickly point out that satellite is a fair-weather friend and some satellite fans boast of satellites versatility in channels. You be the judge and weigh each side.

In the United States, satellite TV subscribers have a choice between Direct TV and DishNetwork. Cable TV providers, on the other hand, are more abundant. Most cable subscribers choose either basic cable or digital cable. Digital cable has many more options than basic cable. Both satellite and cable hook up with DSL Internet service, HDTV, TiVo, parental control and other fun features. However, to get these services, you’ll need extra equipment. Satellite TV scores one up on cable in this round: high definition reception automatically comes through satellite TV, whereas cable TV currently makes customers pay extra for this reception. This advantage will soon end once HD is mandatory on all new sets and all channels will come through HD. The time-line for this change in the United States is anticipated by the year 2007.

The more options the better, according to many subscribers. Satellite wins hands down in this arena, although cable undoubtedly carries lots of channels. Many fans of satellite TV believe its reception is crisper and love the fact you can interact with many channels. You can also watch a satellite sports channel and turn off the broadcaster or watch a sports event and leave out commercials. Cable TV may soon catch up since it’s trying out a few new interactive channels such as Time Warner Cable’s interactive games and sports news.

Cable TV doesn’t limit all you TVs to broadcasting the same channel on every TV. You can watch different channels on different TVs. This isn’t so easy to do with satellite TV. You need a separate receptor box to get a different reception than what’s showing on a different TV. However, one receptor box can be hooked up to as many as 6 sets. The satellite TV providers are now offering these boxes for free rather than charging for additional boxes in the past. Even though cable TV comes through a cable line hooked up to your TV, cable seems to win in this department.

While weather can sometimes affect cable reception, a lot more can interfere with satellite TV signals. A satellite TV dish needs to be obstruction-free to the south of where it’s placed (reception of satellite TV comes from the South). Most subscribers have their dish located either on their roof or porch. While some homeowner associations and landlords try to ban this placement, homeowners and renters have FCC regulations on their side.

No one can say for sure who’s winning in the battle between cable and satellite. The call appears very close. Whichever service you decide has more to do with your preference for one option or another since the costs even look close and the issues look pretty upfront. So, which side are you on?

About The Author

Copyright 2005 Frederick Greystone. All rights reserved. Frederick Greystone is the owner of RGW Satellite Inc which one of the best resources for information on satellites on the Internet. Be to take a look at his complete archive of articles: http://www.rgwsatellite.com/

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Till Tomorrow,

Patrick

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Sony XDV-100 WANSEGU Pocket TV

As if there weren’t already plenty Japan only releases of pocket TV capable phones. Sony has announced they plan to release a pocket-size digital TV and AM/FM radio in Japan on April 10th. But hey, with the market and demand for products like this so huge in Japan how could you blame them for doing a regional release schedule? The XDV-100 WANSEGU is 98.3×61×15.1mm and weighs ina t only 110g. It boasts a 5.5 hour battery life which isn’t half bad considering it powers a 2.83″ QVGA screen with built in speaker. Continue Reading this article…

Attack of the 6 Screen Monster

Talk about increasing work productivity! We couldn’t believe our eyes. Guys, pick your chin up and close your mouth. Ladies, before you even consider this as a gift please be warned that it is quite possible that once he gets this set up in the home office or computer room you might never see him again. Introducing the MasterPlex 21T by Cinemassive. Continue Reading this article…

I Bet Ellen DeGeneres Has A “TV Messenger”

If she doesn’t she is a sad sorry mess! My goodness. I mean everyone has a “TV Messenger”. Only a LOSER doesn’t have a “TV Messenger”. Ok, Ok, sound like an evil TV commercial yet? The “TV Messenger” is the stuff that late night infomercials are made of. All you need is a annoying extra hyper Englishman and a gullible equally cheery blond sidekick and you’re in “As Seen On TV” Land. Spooky!

Ok so how does it work? What the heck is it? Your watching your favorite movie and you get a call. You don’t want to look away for fear of missing your favorite part, you pick up and it Uncle Norman and he talks you to death for hour or so and you missed your movie. Enter “TV Messenger”, end annoying phone interruptions.

From the site:"Are you tired of being interrupted by the telephone while watching TV? now you can enjoy the convenience of caller ID on your television set! This call identifier allows you to avoid nuisance interruptions, while making you aware of important calls.
Simply connect this 4.5"L x 3.5"W x 1.25"D caller ID unit to your television and relax (will work with any Television that has yellow and white RCA jacks). If the phone rings while you are watching your favorite movie or show, the caller’s name and number is displayed in the upper left hand corner of your TV screen — you can make an immediate decision on how to handle the call.

It also keeps track of your calls while you’re away. The caller’s name, number, date, time, and the number of times they called — up to 14 callers plus 99 repeat calls — are stored in the caller’s log for future reference. Ideal for number retrieval!

And the "plus" version also includes caller ID for call waiting, a remote control, and a message waiting indicator that works with your voice messaging service. Now you have the power to run to the phone on your terms! Both systems:

Handle calls instantly
End unwanted interruptions
Send the right person to the phone”

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2007-04-23T12:46:00.000-07:00

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The Future is Now. Portable MP3 Stereo Speaker

So you go to a house party and you notice you don’t see any speakers and no DJ. What gives? The future baby! Yeah, these folding portable speakers are for your iPod (but will work with any audio source with audio out port). Yes the audio quality is good enough to rock a party and throw a spontaneous little dance party. Work a job where you can’t have ear buds in? Want to share some music but don’t want to bring in a whole stereo? Get this neat/lite little unit and you’ll be in love. High quality twin speakers deliver true-to-life stereo sound. Powered by 4 “AA” or 6 volt DC adapter or USB cable from your PC. Also the speakers fold in half for easy transport and protection. »Get One«

Ferrari Branded Tech Gadget Gear

Here’s a few Ferrari branded gadgets we bet you didn’t know about. We’ll start with the latest ferrari branded gadget announced by Acer at CeBIT this week. A Ferrari branded GPS PDA. OK ok you caught them. It’s just an Acer c500 series PDA (below) with ared paint job. But it’s still cool! Not higher price point cool, but still cool. Device comes loaded with Windows Mobile 2003 SE, 128 MB storage, Bluetooth, WiFi, and SD/CF slots. Just like the others. Continue Reading this article…

Remote Control for Microsoft SideShow Windows Media Center

Up until now I haven’t had much reason to play around with Microsoft Vista SideShow. Frankly I haven’t had much use for media center for that matter. That all changed on Monday when RICAVISION announced a new remote control module for their SideShow remote [click the image to enlarge]. With this new feature you can be sitting across the room — or thanks to it also being BlueTooth capable, in an entirely different room — and read RSS and or email through Vista while watching TV during commercials. What’s that? You could do that with your laptop? Yeah sure but we’re talking about having that functionality in the greatest man’s greatest invention since the television. The remote! Continue Reading this article…

Vivitar ViviCam 6200w 6 MegaPixel Waterproof Camera

Vivitar has announced their new 6200w product line. The ViviCam 6200w digital camera boasts 6 megapixel resolution and is waterproof up to 30 feet down. It comes in an either black or yellow “rubber armored” casing with a 2 inch rear color display for easy underwater viewing — if there is such a thing. It also sports 16MB of on board memory and supports up to 1GB SD card memory.

Check it out on Vivitar.com. Via PocketSynch.

New BlingPlayer Iced Out MP3 Player From MediaReady.

You’ve seen them before. The jewel or rhinestone encrusted personal media players that show off the either vast wealth of their owner or cast amount of time the owner took to attach all that bling. I’ll admit, I think they’re pretty cool… For chicks! When it comes to the fellas however, MediaReady seems to have “gotten it” with their latest design. Their new BlingPlayer product line features a new wearable design that I can picture in the next Nelly video. The player itself is removeable because let’s face it, who wants to wear their MP3 player in a chain all day. Continue Reading this article…

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