Archive for April, 2009

T-Mobile Sidekick LX Arriving In Stores On May 13th

April 18 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Cell Phones

The new version of the T-Mobile Sidekick will be arriving in stores on May 13th.  It has been a while before these screen-flipping phones had a new model come out.  Below are some of the specs of the new phone:
- 3.2″ 854×480 resolution WVGA screen
- Facebook/MySpace/Twitter/YouTube integration
- GPS powered by Live Search
- 3.2 megapixel camera
All [...]

Rong Zun 758 Razor Phone Has An Actual Shaver

April 16 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Cell Phones

Remember the Motorola phones called the RAZR?  They were popular, but they did not actually have a built-in shaver like the Rong Zun 758 has.  The bottom plate contains a working shaver and dual SIM card slots along with a 2.6″ touchscreen, 3 megapixel camera, MP3/MP4/FM music player, and Bluetooth.  The memory on the microSD [...]

About 2 Million LG Arena Phones Ordered Around The World

April 16 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Cell Phones

This past March, LG announced that about 1 million LG Arena phones were ordered around the world.  This was one month after the handset was originally introduced to the market.  The phone retails for €399 in Europe.  Now the company has made another milestone announcement.  About 2 million LG Arena phones have been ordered around [...]

USB Necktie Is For The Formal Nerd

April 16 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Misc. Gadgets

Nothing says that you are here to be formal, but prefer to be dressed like a geek like the USB necktie. So far the USB necktie is just a concept created by designers at dialog05. Boy do I wish these were in production. I would wear this tie at every formal event [...]

Rubik’s Cube Memory Card Reader Costs $12

April 16 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Misc. Gadgets

Brando.com is selling a unique type of memory card reader. The memory card reader resembles a Rubik’s cube. The cube is 270 degrees x 270 degrees and supports SD, SDHC, T-Flash, MMC, M2, MS, MS DUO, MS PRO, MS PRO DUO, and DX. It costs about $12. Not bad for one [...]

Gamer Makes Arcade Stick Controller Out Of Dead Xbox

April 16 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Uncategorized

The Xbox 360 sometimes overheats and bricks itself. Not only that but sometimes the Xbox gets a “Red Ring of Death” and no longer becomes functional at all. This can be frustrating for many gamers, but some people see it as an opportunity. For example, one person decided to take their dead [...]

Urban Quad Bike Concept By Emanuel Abba

April 16 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Misc. Gadgets

The Urban Quad Bike was designed by Emanuel Abba. The Quad Bike is an electric vehicle that acts as a standard quad bike chassis. This bike runs on an electric engine and a lithium ion battery pack. It almost resembles a Smart Car.

Apple Patent Reveals Front-Facing Video Camera

April 16 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Cell Phones

Apple has received a new patent for a motion-aware iPhone interface that points out the possibility for a front-face camera. This potentially may be used for video chatting. The patent describes that the interface will adapt to a moving motion of an object or user. Perhaps this video on the phone will [...]

Best Buy Selling Samsung Instinct S30 For $49.99

April 16 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Cell Phones

If you go to the mobile phone section at Best Buy, you will notice that they have started selling the Samsung Instinct S30 phone for $49.99. Of course this price comes at a two-year contract. The Insinct S30 has touch screen, e-mail, calendar, etc. Other features of the phone include Opera Mini [...]

Belkin FlyWire Delayed Until August

April 16 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: HD, Video

About 15 months ago, Belkin introduced the FlyWire wireless HD/HDMI at CES 2008. However people are still waiting for it to ship. The FlyWire is supposed to take multiple HDMI inputs and stream them to HDTVs. Thx box runs on AMINMON WHDI. It won’t be arriving until August 2009 according to [...]