The LG Decoy VX8610 is a slider style phone with a new look. There are four standard buttons that surround a trackball d-pad (similar the ball used on BlackBerry devices). The phone slides open just like the Chocolate and Venus. Just like a mullet, all business up front… party…
I saw this at a friends house (Ray and Viv you ought to be ashamed of yourselves) over the weekend, and I wondered why anyone would buy this product. I mean, the last thing a kid needs after eating a sugary cereal is a sugary straw (?) to drink the…
I went to college (surprise) with guys who would eat pizza crust off the floor. They either had really good immune systems or spent quite a bit of time on the toilet. I on the other hand, am a bit of a germarphobe, I don’t even like sharing drinks/straws with…
I have an addiction to solar gadgets and rechargeable batteries. So when you combine the two you have a winner in my book. This unit costs less than $24 at Amazon, and charges D (UM-1), C(UM-2), AA (UM-3), and AAA (UM-4) size batteries. The solar panel is built into the…
San Jose State University (SJSU), my alma mater, is taking a big leap forward by offering a virtual campus on the Second Life game (?). Some day, mark my words, we are all going to be socially backwards and scared to see anyone face-to-face in this world of drive through’s,…
“Felling trees is a tedious task, hoping to make matters easier is this Plustech Oy / John Deere hexapod logging machine prototype. It has strong six-legs that does less damage to the forest and can move through more difficult terrain than wheeled or tracked logging machines. Apparently when the machine…
Looks like Panasonic has the Energizer Bunny dead in their sites. Panasonic has created a new “longer lasting” AA battery labeled the Evolta (combining “evolution” and “voltage”), which is supposed to last 20 percent longer than anything offered by Duracell and Energizer. Panasonic put some of these batteries in a…
I have always fancied pocket watches, even though they are a bit out of place in 2008 not to mention unpractical. It is just one more thing to lose… and a watch on your wrist tends to do the job. With all of that stacked against the pocket watch Adam…
Name this gadget contest. Don’t be yucky. And what will you win? Good question… I will work on that. ** The winner is… drum roll… wait for it…. wait for it…. – It’s the “Hand me that Wrench” by Amy (check your email for details).
Far Niente, a Napa Valley winery, paid quite a bit of money for the first floating solar farm. The 1000 (plus another 1300 panels next to the pond) panels are floating on pontoons and provide about 4000 kilowatts of energy at peak. Seems wineries are very eco-conscious, or have tons…