27, May 2008
World’s Largest LED Billboard At Times Square

  The world’s largest LED billboard is being installed in NY at Times Square.  The billboard will be 17-stories tall (212 feet high), weigh 250,000 pounds, and contains 12 million LED’s.  The quantity of LED’s will allow some decent resolution.  One of the first advertisers waiting to defile the skyline…

27, May 2008
Amazon Offering Free TiVo HD DVR’s With Certain TV’s

Looks like Amazon is offering a pretty sweat deal to get a free HD TiVo DVR with certain TV’s.  The promotion isn’t just for the ridiculously expensive TV’s either… you can get the 40-inch Samsung (720P, 8000:1 contrast and 2 HDMI ports) for $947.71 and still get the free TiVo…

27, May 2008
Nintendo DS Lite – New Colors Spotted

Nintendo hasn’t really given much information regarding new colors for the DS Lite… but these pictures seem to do most of the talking.  Looks like three more colors I don’t need in my life.  I am an black and white type of guy… at least when it comes to my…

23, May 2008
Zero Motorcycles – Electric Dirt Bike

The folks at Zero Motorcycles in Scotts Valley, CA are giving the all electric motorcycle (dirt only) a serious go. There “Zero X” bike is trying to convince the conventional (gas powered) dirt bike rider to switch to electric. There are two versions available currently, the standard for $7,450 and…

23, May 2008
ENGOBI Caffeinated Chips – Review

Hello, I am one of the test monkeys and occasional writers at GadgetKing. I was given a pack of “cinnamon” ENGOBI and a pack of “lemon” ENGOBI and was told to try some and pass some around to my cohorts. My overall first impression is someone sprinkled a bunch of…

23, May 2008
Segway i2 Ferrari Edition – Still Lame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWI8WOw82qI Looks like the makers of the Segway scooter are trying to sex-up their product with their latest, the Segway PT i2 Ferrari limited edition. I can’t believe Ferrari let this happen. What makes it a Ferrari? Red paint A Ferrari backpack Autographed by Kimi Raikkonen (?) $12,000 price tag?!…

23, May 2008
Epoxy Surfboard – Made Out Of Cardboard

What happens when you combine a smart web programmer/surfer with a bunch of free time?  You get a sweet surfboard made of cardboard and epoxy, the “shredder”. “he used 3-D modeling software to design a snap-together deck that’s as sturdy as a conventional model and performs just as well, made…

22, May 2008
Party In A Box – Disco Ball Kit

EPartyUnlimited.com LED Disco Ball Set – Via GadgetKing.com – The funniest videos are a click away For some reason, disco balls and smoke machines never get old, I guess you could say they are timeless. Unfortunately they both take a fair level of commitment to set up…. until now. The…

22, May 2008
Silly People Stand In Line At Apple’s Flagship Store For No Reason

“So word on the street (literally) is that a large number of people are queuing in line outside of Apple’s flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York City (see above) — keep in mind the Cube is open 24 hours a day. Our intrepid girl-on-the-scene reports that the group…

22, May 2008
US Soldiers In Iraq Get Wicked Paintball Guns – FN303

First off, where can I get one of these bad boys?  Looks like our tax dollars are now buying beefed-up paintball guns for our soldiers in Iraq.  The new gun, known as the FN303 or Individual Serviceman Non-Lethal System (ISNLS), shoots a 6.5 gram shell containing a mixture of paint…