9, May 2008
Ultimate Lake Toy

It will be nice when more product samples make it to our gadget blog headquarters, because this would be fun to “test”.  Until we get our product sample from Aviva we will be patiently holding our breath.  The 14′ iceberg water climber is a huge inflatable floating iceberg.  The iceberg…

8, May 2008
NBC.com Streaming 30 Rock And The Office To Your iPhone

NBC is now streaming 30 Rock and The office to the iPhone via the Safari browser and QuickTime. Very slick, but don’t bother attempting this over the slow edge network. Wait until you have a wifi connection. “Streaming 30 Rock over our quick Wi-Fi network was rather pleasant. After waiting…

8, May 2008
Invisible Post-It Notes – Sheer Genius

Another, “why didn’t I think of that” moments.  Seriously though, this one really makes sense.  I could have used this in college, would have been much better than defacing my textbooks with ink and highlighters.  I tell ya, kids these days have it pretty good. [Via 3M]

7, May 2008
Pedal Power

We have seen power devices that use a crank, wind, and sun, but pedal power is new to me. Power up your electronic gadgets while burning some chub off of your butt.  The Japanese Rakuten charger is powered by pedal energy.  Use your feet or your hands to crank out…

7, May 2008
Craftsman 1470 Piece Tool Set, I Want It

Before I get too far into this post please keep in mind my birthday is right around the corner.  Seriously, I would be ok with this gift… email me for the shipping address. OK… ok, on with the coolness that this Craftsman toolset is.  I have always been a fan…

7, May 2008
Pioneer Elite SC-07 And SC-05 Receivers

  Pioneers new high end receivers are here – the SC-07 and SC-05.  The SC-07 has a Burr Brown Sampling Rate Converter (SRC) for upscaling audio to 192 kHz 24bit res, and tow HDMI outputs for multi-room viewing. Read the press release and see how many ports they managed to…

6, May 2008
Lobster Catching Claw Game?

The damn claw game will not go away. Now some rednecks figured out how to stick a lobster tank into the game to let drunk patrons fish for lobsters. I am not sure what the winner does with the lobster, but I don’t want to waste too much brain energy…

6, May 2008
AT&T Leaked Memo – iPhone in June?

Looks like Apple’s leakiest partner AT&T has put more fuel on the rumor fire with the latest memo leak.  Supposedly a AT&T memo for retail store employees went out saying not to take vacations from June 15th to July 12th.  Same thing happened last year during the last iPhone release. …

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6, May 2008
iPhone Competition? HTC’s Touch Diamond

HTC is launching it’s newest smartphone the HTC Touch Diamond to compete with the upcoming 3G iPhone. My largest concern with this new phone is the 4 color flag in the top left of the screen. I have tried several Microsoft based phones and they are typically FAR from intuitive…

5, May 2008
Flashlight With Built-In Color Camera And DVR Recorder

This is a smart idea, wonder why we haven’t seen more of this type of gadget.  The MPE1019FL flashlight has a built-in camera and DVR.  Never again have to wonder if you saw a ghost while using the flashlight in the dark basement… just download and watch the video.  On…