2, Sep 2008
Becker Crocodile GPS – The Tough Guy’s GPS

The Becker Traffic Assist 100, or Crocodile is the tough guys GPS.  The Crocodile has a rugged casing and is water resistant.  The unit is optimized for motorcycles, not exactly sure what that means. The unit comes with 2GB’s of internal memory, comes with Navteq data for 42 European countries,…

28, Aug 2008
Sony’s New CyberShot Cameras – Slim

Sony dropped news of two new CyberShot cameras today – the DSC-T700 and the DSC-T77.  Both should arrive in the US by the end of September (Colors are red, champagne gold, and pink for about $400).  The DSC-T700 has a 10-megapixel 1/2.3″ CCD sensor, 4X optical zoom, a 3.5-inch touch…

28, Aug 2008
GE Profile – Neato Looking Washer And Dryer

GE’s latest washer and dryer line, the Profile series have some sweet gadgetry.  They certainly aren’t cheap at around $1,200 per unit… but they sure look pretty.  The washer sits on top of a SmartDispense pedestal that holds and dispenses about six months worth of detergent and fabric softener. The…

27, Aug 2008
GammaTech Durabook – Real Life Product Testing

Long story short… GammaTech makes a tough laptop called the Durabook. Why should you care? Because the Panasonic Toughbook is very expensive and the Durabook is priced relatively fair. The Durabook is a rugged laptop, and best of all, it is spill resistant. Watch our product testing video… starts to…

26, Aug 2008
Sennheiser MX W1 Wireless Headphones – Not Bluetooth

Sennheiser – the maker of expensive, awesome audio gear, has come out with a badass set of wireless headphones. The MX W1 wireless earphones use a wireless technology named Kleer (not Bluetooth), the kleer wireless transmission range is about 33 feet. Sennheiser realized that not all ears are the same…

25, Aug 2008
Olympus Stylus 1050 SW Digital Camera – Waterproof, Shockproof, And Freezeproof

Olympus released a batch of new cameras today… the coolest of which (in my opinion) is the Stylus 1050SW.  The new 1050 SW will work in temperatures as low as -10 degrees Celsius.  The camera features a newer technology dubbed “tap control” which allows you to tap on the cameras…

22, Aug 2008
Spy Watch With Tiny Hidden Camera

Gotta love the gadgety goodness at Brando.  The “spy micro camera watch” comes with a built in micro camera and 2GB’s of memory.  The watch records at 352 x 288 pixels in the AVI format and the video can be downloaded via a mini USB cable.  The only negative, other…

21, Aug 2008
Mental Commitment Robot Seal, Love You Long Time

From Japan, the country that brought you Hello Kitty and Life Like Extreme Sex Robots, comes the Seal Type Mental Commit Robot for Psychological Enrichment. No, that’s not from Borat. That would be the mental marketing giants from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology crushing it with…

21, Aug 2008
Buddha Board – Zen Like Magical Painting Surface

While shopping in Santana Row yesterday I bumped into a pretty neat Zen-like item for the home or office – the Buddha Board. The Buddha Board is a painting surface that reacts with water to change from a whitish/gray to black when painted on (with water). After a bit of…

21, Aug 2008
Asahi BeerBot – Beer Pouring Robot

Let me start off by saying that they are sold-out…huge bummer! The Asahi BeerBot is a tiny R2D2 looking robot that will refrigerate, store, open, and pour your beer for you. I am not sure of the price, or if more will be coming back into stock anytime soon… but…