17, Jul 2009
HP-12C And HP-15C iPhone Calculator Applications

Many of us grew up using the HP-12C (HP’s best selling calculator) or HP-15C (Higher end programmable scientific version) calculators.  Well if you want to always have your HP scientific calculator with you… install it onto your iPhone via the HP-12C ($15) or HP-15C iPhone applications ($30).

16, Jul 2009
Taser Shotgun

The folks at Taser are about to announce a new taser the X3 (on July 27th)… but for now you will have to settle for the X26.  Buttttt… what I really want is a Taser shotgun (which shoots the XREP – eXtended Range Electronic Projectile).  I have been calling Taser,…

16, Jul 2009
Nikon D5000 Startup Fix

Nikon just announced it would fix the power up issue on it’s D5000 DSLR cameras for free.  If you own a D5000 camera you may have noticed that you have try multiple times to get the camera to power up. Nikon will be ready to address the issue by July…

16, Jul 2009
Dell Vostro All In One Desktop

Dell has added to it’s Vostro business line of desktops with an All-in-one desktop.  The all in one Vostro  sports a 19-inch display, (many standard config options) Core 2 Duo or Pentium dual-core CPU, 160GB hard drive, and 2GB’s or RAM.  Expect to see this in North America around August…

16, Jul 2009
Stylish Folding Chair – The Flux Foldable Chair

Flux chair from flux chairs on Vimeo. Remember the traditional folding chair that you take to sporting events?  Well the Flux chair is like that… but not.  The Flux chair is made out of a single piece of recyclable polypropylene and transforms from a flat self-contained envelope to a stylish…

16, Jul 2009
Learn About Hydraulics Kit

The nerds at ThinkGeek have found a pretty cool way to teach the principals of hydraulics with their Wooden Hydraulics Machines Kit.  For $29.99 you get four hydraulic kits, the Platform Lifter, the Cherry Picker, the Scissor Lift, and the Excavator.  Watch the hydraulic kit in action after the break.

15, Jul 2009
Verizon MiFi Data Plans Suck

The Verizon Mobile Broadband Intelligent Mobile Hotspot AKA the MiFi (same as the Sprint MiFi Hot Spot) is a great product.  The sad part is the data plan that comes with the Verizon (and Sprint) MiFi sucks.  There are only two options (listed below) and the max data you can…

15, Jul 2009
Battleship Mug Set

One of my favorite games as a kid was battleship, in fact I recently played the game while camping and it is still fun. Some crafty Brits have come up with a battleship coffee mug set for about $17 here. [Thanks Pete]

14, Jul 2009
eMachines All-In-One Low Price Computer

The cheap kids on the block, eMachines, are making an all-in-one PC that will sell for a teeny $400. The affordable all-in-one computer will have an 18.5-inch screen, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom cpu, a 160GB HD, 1GB of memory, and some decent looks.  This will not be a power machine…

14, Jul 2009
Samsung’s HMX-U10 Minicamcorder Targets The Flip

Samsung seems to be targeting the (Cisco Linksys) Flip camera with their very own minicamcorder the HMX-U10.  The HMX-U10 does 1920-1080 30fps video (which smokes the Flip UltraHD’s 1280×720 720p) and 10-megapixel still photos.  The camera charges off of your USB port (but it isn’t built in like the Flip),…