17, Oct 2008
Potenco – Pull The String… Get Free Power

  Gotta love free power whether it be solar, wind, hamster, or now human powered (like the wind up shaver).  Potenco is revolutionizing simple human powered electricity generation and storage. There are two models available today, the PCG1 (personal device charger… hand held style) and the PCG2 (charging station wall…

6, Oct 2008
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – Another iPhone Killer (Attempt)

I am not an Apple fan boy, but I do believe that anyone releasing a product that claims to challenge the 900lb gorilla that is the iPhone needs to bring a pair of brass balls and a cup to the fight. Looks like Nokia is doing just that. Launching in…

3, Oct 2008
Nintendo DSi-Gain Some Lose Some

Nintendo DSI, the latest addition to the Nintendo family, was just launched in Tokyo Japan. As always the US addicts will not get their fix now, we get to wait until the next year. As someone who owns 4 of these little crack dispensers of fun ( 3 kids… Okay?…

1, Oct 2008
Cool And Functional Shoe Pouch – Perfect For Nike+ iPod Gadget

At first glance this may seem like a simple and useless idea… and it is simple… but not useless.  If you ever struggle to find a place for your Nike+ iPod gadget, keys, drugs,  car remote, etc… this $6.99 shoe pouch is for you.  Nice thing is you aren’t stuck…

22, Sep 2008
Griffin AirCurve Dock Amplifies iPhone Without Power

We have seen passive iPod amplifiers/speakers in the past.  And I get the allure of amplifying the tiny iPhone speaker while not wanting to use electricity.  But until I get my sample of the AirCurve from Griffin (Griffin, this is your cue to get a sample in the mail for…

15, Sep 2008
You Paid How Much For That?! Best Buy Overpays For Napster

Check me if I am wrong, but Napster is dead, and has been dead pretty much since the day they stopped being “the place” to pirate music. In today’s world people can get any friggin tune from iTunes if they have the money, and from Tagoo.ru if they don’t have…

11, Sep 2008
Who Needs Guitar Hero? Go Ghetto With Guitar Idol

Seems everyone is jumping on the guitar hero train with gadgets like this,the Guitar Idol.  Remember previous Guitar Hero iterations like the pocket sized guitar hero game and the Guitar Hero for Nintendo DS.  I am not sure this gadget has much of a chance as a viable game, may…

10, Sep 2008
Sling Media – Slingbox Pro-HD And SlingCatcher – Pre-order

If you are a SlingBox junky and are waiting for the new Slingbox PRO-HD or SlingCatcher… they are finally available for pre-order at amazon.  Both units are priced at $299.99 but there is no mention of ship dates. SlingCatcher pre-order for $299.99Slingbox PRO-HD pre-order for $299.99  

9, Sep 2008
Apple iPod Updates

Today Apple announced the following changes of the iPod line.    iPod NanoThe iPod Nano will come in new colors (Bright blue, purple, orange, green, pink, etc…) and will come with the cool motion sensor.  Just shake the mp3 player to activate the shuffle mode.  The Nano’s will now be…

9, Sep 2008
Apple iTunes 8 Updates

Looks like the major news around the Apple iTunes store/site is the addition of a new tool named Genius.  The iTunes Genius feature works like the Pandora application in that you can give it a song that you like… and it will build a list of songs that you will…