Circuit City Closing 155 Stores
Circuit City, following the lead of CompuUSA, is closing down 155 stores and pulling out of twelve markets. It is said that a liquidation team will be taking control of the stores and selling product. I always wondered how the likes big box retailers could afford such overhead… I guess I now know.
Hydrogen Fuel Cell RC Car
Hammacher Schlemmer, just in time for the holidays, has started selling the H2GO hydrogen fuel cell remote control car. The car operates on a hydrogen fuel cell instead of batteries… so all you need is tap water! The hydrogen for the fuel cell is created by a solar powered fueling station which converts water (through […]
Duplicate Keys From Just A Picture
The kids you used to pick on in high school are at it again… computer scientist from the University of San Diego have create software that will duplicate a key from a photo. The photo doesn’t even need to be that good. Yikes. The system, named Sneakey, uses "teleduplication–extracting a key’s complete and precise bitting […]
Make Sushi Like A Pro – Sushezi
Make sushi like a pro… without the years of experience/training… sorta. Load the magic Sushezi (pronounced with a Japanese accent) with rice and you choice of fishy filling… then push the roll out. You are now a sushi pro! Yours for only $19.98.
HP Mini 1000 Laptop
Watch out Asus Eee PC… HP is hungry and wants your lunch. HP’s latest venture into the tiny laptop world is their HP Mini 1000. You can get the Mini 1000 in either 8.9-inch or 10.2-inch screen sizes, both sporting HP’s BrightView technology. The laptop starts at $399.99 and comes with the Intel Atop N270 […]
Palm Pistol – Helping Those With Weak Hands
Wanna get Granny a gun? This is the one because it is easy to shoot and doesn’t take massive trigger strength… but she better be a great shot… because she only gets one shot! The manufacturer is taking pre-orders for $300 each here. What is the Palm Pistol? The Palm Pistol is an ergonomically innovative […]
Electric Mini – The Mini E
First off let me say that I like electric cars… and… that this one is going to be almost impossible to get your hands on. The Mini E ($TBA) is going to be released early next year in the Southern California, New York and New Jersey markets… only 500 units… and…as a lease only. Bummer! […]
Apple Trying To Take Over World – RF Module Plan
Apple (like Google) has big plans in the "take over the world" department. The latest Apple patent aims it sights at your "personal area network"… basically they want to use RF modules on everything you own and relay that information to the internet. That would include devices with both short range (WiFi and Bluetooth) and […]
Victory Vision – 10th Anniversary Motorcycle
The folks at Victory Motorcycles (owned by Polaris) are making some sweet bikes. I have to say that Polaris/Victory are one of the few American companies turning out a good product with a motor. It is a pretty sad time when I won’t/can’t justify buying any American cars because they are crappy in comparison to […]
Motorola Aura – Expensive Cell Phone
Tired of trying to impress folks with your fake Rolex… try using a $2,000 status symbol of a cell phone… the Motorola Aura. The Motorola Aura sports a 16-Million color display (that is round), a 62-carat sapphire crystal lens, a stainless steel housing (which takes about two weeks to manufacture), and the other normal cell […]