5, Jun 2008
Balanzza Digital Luggage Scale

Travel much?  If so, the Balanzza digital luggage scale might be a good investment.  The unit costs only $22… which is a bargain considering airlines are charging between $50-$150 for overweight bags.  The unit is made of ABS plastic and steel and can weight up to 100lbs. Or you could…

5, Jun 2008
Verizon Alltel Merger – If Approved Would Form Largest US Cell Carrier

Not exactly news at this point… Verizon and Alltel want to hop into bed with on another.  The merger/acquisition would cost over $28 billion (yes with a “B”) and make the new company the largest US cellular carrier.  AT&T will be a bit bummed, as they love saying they are…

4, Jun 2008
Lifesaver – Water Bottle With Built-In Filter

Cool inventions like the Lifesaver water filtration water bottle are making water purification easier.  Remember the water purification bike… not so easy.  The lifesaver bottle by Michael Pritchard will purify 4,000 to 6,000 liters on a single (replaceable) filter.  The filter will eliminate bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, and other microbiological…

4, Jun 2008
Fingerprints Forever

Q – the King of Spy Gadgets would be proud! Bond, John Bond, a chemistry scientist from Leicester University made a discovery that is going to advance the field of criminology and put some folks behind bars. Apparently fingerprints are forever… No matter how much you wipe them or wash…

3, Jun 2008
Eye Pod – Glory Hole?!

  Nope its not a new Apple product for all you Church of Mac people, and it’s not a cosmopolitan-erudite reference about the London Eye attraction. In the action packed Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, the “Eye Pod” is a walk-in box with a single glass lens that projects an upside down…

3, Jun 2008
Ring Gun

It’s a ring… it’s a gun… it’s that simple. The only bad part is that I can’t find any video of the thing actually firing (and it isn’t for sale). Not sure of the practicality here… but we are a gadget blog, and this is a cool gadget. Video of…

3, Jun 2008
RSStroom Reader – Toilet Paper Printer

Not sure how some ideas actually make it past the drawing board all the way to a finished product in a three color box.  But they just keep on coming.  The latest “why” invention is a toilet paper printer that wirelessly connects to the internet and prints your favorite RSS…

2, Jun 2008
LG Decoy Coming To A Store Near You On June 16

  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…

2, Jun 2008
UV Cootie and Germ Killing Wand

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…

2, Jun 2008
Solar Powered Battery Charger

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…