8, Jun 2009
LEGO Mindstorms NXT Toilet Flushing Robot

I tell you, there isn’t much you can’t build with today’s high tech LEGO’s.  Mike D’Amour (the idea man) and Will Gorman (the builder) came up with the RoboFlush and have posted instructions so you can make your own.  The RoboFlush Lego toilet flusher gadget will automatically flush the toilet…

5, Jun 2009
Scrap Your Dual Screen Setup – The New NEC CRV43 Curved Widescreen Display

I am one of those people who can’t live without my two screen setup… it just makes me more productive… plus who doesn’t like having more viewing real estate… NEC has come up with a cleaner way to accomplish this goal… but it isn’t cheap ($7,999).  The NEC CRV43 Curved…

3, Jun 2009
500 Solar Powered Trash Compactors Landing In Philadelphia

Philadelphia is installing 500 BigBelly solar powered trash compacting garbage cans… this move is expected to save the city around $12.9 million over the next 10 years. The BigBelly trashcans only need to be emptied about 3 times per week instead of 19 times per week.  The city will only…

2, Jun 2009
XBox 360 Forza 3 Screenshots

I am not much of a gamer… but when I do play games I like shooters or driving games.  With that said, most driving games tend to lack the look or the control feel.  Things may have just changed with the XBox 360 Forza 3 racing game.  Forza Motorsports series…

29, May 2009
Upgrade Your Eee 900, 901, 901A, 901 GO, And S101 SSD Drive

I am one of the early adopters into the netbook world and therefore have a puny SSD drive.  In the past upgrading or modding your netbook was painful… not anymore.  Super Talent has come out with a batch of SSD drives for upgrading your EEE PC.  The EEE 900, 901,…

28, May 2009
Verizon To Carry The Palm Pre and BlackBerry Storm 2

We are were big fans of Palm products… and are hoping the Palm Pre is the return of Palm as an innovator.  Fingers are crossed.  However when we saw that the new Palm Pre was coming out with Sprint as the only carrier we thought that was the final straw…

27, May 2009
Ferris Bueller’s Movie House For Sale

** Update 1/24/11 – the house is back on the market again… for less money.  Now you can have the Ferris Bueller house for $1.65 million.  (Thanks Robby) ** The house that Ferris Bueller’s best friend, Cameron, lived in is for sale for $2.3 million.  The house is located in…

26, May 2009
ATT’s First Google Android Phone The HTC Lancaster

ATT has it’s first Android based phone, the HTC Lancaster.  The HTC Lancaster has a 2.8″ touchscreen, Bluetooth 2.0, A-GPS, 3 Megapixel camera, and USB 2.0 connectivity.  The Gadget King is waiting to see what price point they will announce, hope it is cheaper than the iPhone and the Palm…

22, May 2009
Breakdancing Robot

Robot technology just keeps getting better and more humanlike.  The Manoi PF01 dancing robot can school most inner-city kids.  If it wasn’t $1,500 dollars I would have my own personal dance instructor!  You have to see the video after the break… amazing… simply amazing.

22, May 2009
Ace Fogless Shower Mirror

Finally a fogless shower mirror that works!  In an effort to get that great shave that only comes from shaving in the shower, you know, the extra moisture and steam.  Any ways, I have spent about $10-$30 a pop trying out crappy shower mirrors (even tried the sharper image POS),…