Tim Petros, a professional photographer, invented BongoTies as a quick and easy cable tie for pro photographers, grips, and sound technicians. This simple solution to a common problem has become a real product of which the applications are endless. BongoTies are simple but very functional and do a great job…
The Brammo Enertia was one of the first electric motorcycles on the market (retailed around $11,995) and had a sad 40 mile range. Today Brammo announced the Enertia Plus that will get 80 miles per charge and has a new price tag of $8,995. Expect to see the Brammo Enertia…
Looks like the Palm Pre 2 is getting closer to a release. The new Palm Pre 2 looks just like the old one and supports multitasking, Flash, App stacks (allows opening of groups of apps), HTML5, etc, From a hardware spec standpoint the Palm Pre 2 is similar to many…
This story isn't fully gadget related, but Mark Boyle does rely on a few crafty gadgets to survive. For example, the handmade stove above which is made from large olive cans. He also used solar panels to charge his laptop. Long story short Mark Boyle decided to live without…
This is not a concept car. This 258 MPG (some say 282 MPG) single seater VW will be on sale starting next year for only $600! That is the good news, the bad news is that is only going to be selling in Shanghai for the time being. The new…
The chart above gives a quick visual to who is getting raped on expensive cell phone plans (US & Canada) and who has it good (Hong Kong & India). The New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative did a detailed study to show the total cost of phone use including data,…
As you may know by now, I am a bit of a cootie-phobe, and I tend to like all things that kill cooties. With that said, one of the most germy things that we carry around, and really don't think about as germy, is our cellphone. We press our cell…
This is a pretty simple but smart/sneaky iPhone application for taking spy photos. The application, Camera Camouflage, starts taking photos while activated by your voice. It can also be set to ring and begin secretly taking photos as well while you pretend to be on a call.
Iomega has just come out with a new external SSD drive that runs off of the USB 3.0 standard. The drive is only 1.8-inches and comes in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB sizes. The casing is metal and can handle drops from up to ten feet. The best part is the…
Whenever I see a senior citizen cruising around in their mobility scooter I feel a bit sad. They struggle to go over 5-mph, not because of lack of tech, but because the manufacturers are most likely scared of getting sued. If I was in the final quarter of my life,…