New Google Android mobile operating system-based phones are coming fast. After news less than a week ago of the second Android phone to be launched in Australia, reports suggest that Lenovo is preparing to launch a Android-based phone called "OPhone" on China Mobile's network. T-Mobile's HTC G1 launched in October in the U.S. was the first device to run Android OS. Lenovo's OPhone is likely to release early next year, according to a forum on ModMyGphone. A leaked shot of the OPhone suggests a sophisticated touchscreen phone that could potentially seize the opportunity that Apple has left in the...
Every year we’re excited to see more and more exciting innovations in the clean tech industry, and happily many of these advancements are finally trickling down to greener consumer gadgets. From renewable mobile energy sources to greener materials and manufacturing, today’s gizmos are smarter, smaller, and more efficient than ever before. We’ve compiled a list of our favorite clean green devices that are sure to bring holiday cheer to the gadget geeks in your life. (more…)...
The Japanese company, Figura Inc has developed a prototype of a robotic vacuum cleaner which listens to the commands of the one that operates it. It’ll be as obedient as your puppy, it’ll start vacuuming only when you ask it to do so. And when you ask it to stop, it’ll stop immediately. Using voice commands to control the Figura robot should be much easier than controlling the iRobot Roomba. The Figura’s robotic vacuum comes with a powerful vacuum that can navigate autonomously to clean rooms and avoid obstacles. It also has an optional floor waxing unit, so you can...
If you’ve been worried about getting too much electromagnetic radiation from your cell phone, you can finally take off that tinfoil hat! A Belgian firm has announced that they have finally created a gadget that blocks your phone’s harmful rays, or “signal.” Supposedly, their little dime-sized sticker will emit “a quantum physical information wave” to counter your phone’s lethal radiation. The firm responsible hasn’t released any other information about the product as of yet, or else it’s in a language I can’t read. Whatever, it’s all science, am I right? So if you believe that this product may do...
Here, we speak to Firebox’s Naomi Brown about how she’s been developing the gadget retailer’s in-house affiliate marketing programme since taking it over two years ago....
Google Desktop's integration with Gmail has always been slow and unreliable: Google Desktop could fetch and index the messages from a Gmail account, but this could take days. The new Gmail gadget for Google Desktop doesn't add your messages to the index, but it's a small version of Gmail's interface that sits in the sidebar. You can read your mail, send replies, star messages, perform searches directly from the gadget.Here are some potential uses for the gadget:* check your inbox from a fast-loading simplified interface* find the email address of a contact: compose a message and use Gmail's auto-complete feature...
My buddy Caleb Elston who started the awesome service toluu has just released a new service to help all those out there who are the tech guru’s for their family or friends or you are someone who is looking for that great gift for the tech guy or gal in your family but have no idea what to get. The new service is called Kallow and basically what they are looking to bring to everyone out there looking for the hot, new, and best gadget is a one stop shop for the best in each category out there from...
Here’s Your Perfect Gift this Holiday: Paper Airplane Launcher Creative Vado HD Fitness Cube: One compact fat-burning machine Gadgety Stocking Filler Gift Ideas The Laser-Etched Wooden Bulb Win $100 voting for this week’s coolest gadget Black & Decker’s Thermal Leak Detector GameCoach offers active gaming lesson plans for PE classrooms Sharper Image rolls out SoundBag Transformers Optimus Prime Projection Alarm Clock Incipio Lloyd microphone adapter for iPod nano 4G Annoy-a-tron 2.0 is back for more Open Air Cinema rolls out new Open Air Home Screen Sharp launches new PG-F255W projector Navigon 5100 on sale for $99 Mobile phones powered...
One maker of sexualized children's toys has gotten a judge to crush another, on the grounds that Bratz' creator violated its copyright and probably came up with the idea on Mattel time. A judge on Wednesday granted an injunction sought by toy maker Mattel Inc. that bars rival MGA Entertainment Inc. from manufacturing or selling its popular pouty-lipped Bratz dolls. The ruling, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Riverside, follows a federal jury's finding that Bratz doll designer Carter Bryant came up with the edgy concept while working for Mattel. The same jury later awarded Mattel $10 million for...
The Gadget: iHome's iP47 speakerphone has an unbelievable amount of integrated functions, like A2DP stereo Bluetooth connectivity, iPhone/iPod docking, GSM interference shielding, iPod alarm clock playback, AM/FM radio and on-board dialing direct from the unit. And, it has a remote control. It's one of the only iPhone speakerphone units out there now. The Price: $199 The Verdict: Good, but not fantastic—and a bit pricey. For all the functions it has, each one has a small flaw that prevents the whole from being spectacular. The main point of the iP47 is the speakerphone functionality, which connects to your iPhone via Bluetooth...
A few years ago I held an event each year to raise money for the Child's Play Charity that puts videogames into the hands of kids staying at children's hospitals. We called it, in proper rock style, Fünde Razor. We're now in our fourth year, and thanks to help from friends in the industry — Kotaku, Game|Life, Rock Gamer, Gizmodo, not to mention tons of game and gadget manufacturers — we've raised thousands of dollars that we give over in its entirety to Child's Play. We've even moved beyond our original New York event to add a Denver and San...
Calling all designers, inventors, and green gadget geeks! The 2009 Greener Gadgets Conference is shaping up to be an incredible event, and we’re excited to announce the details of next year’s Greener Gadgets Design Competition! Hosted by Core77 and Inhabitat, the Greener Gadgets Design Competition will award $5000 of cash prizes to extraordinary designs for green gadgets that offer innovative solutions to the issues of energy, materials, product lifecycle, recycling, and social development. Designers are encouraged to consider their design’s product ecosystem, and may focus upon a particular context, material, device, or area of human enterprise. Want to enter?...
This week has been quite the week for both Facebook and Google, as both have released their “Connect” products more broadly to developers and webmasters over the last couple of days. Facebook’s Facebook Connect and Google’s Friend Connect products are engaged in a game of virtual Tug-o-War with developers and webmasters as they race to get more sites to integrate their Connect products. Developers and website owners must choose which to go with, though the two are quite different. Google Friend Connect - Social Context Through Gadgets Google’s Friend Connect allows webmasters to authenticate their users from multiple social networks...
The day when we would be using machines that won’t be powered by the little socket somewhere in the wall is still a couple of decades away. But this does not keep some designers and inventors from thinking that the calories burnt during exercising can solve the energy crisis to some extent by powering daily use machines with pedal-power. These machines not only serve the purpose they are actually built for but they also reduce the number of hours you spend in a gymnasium. Here we have compiled a list of ten awesome machines that are powered by nothing...
Are you or your spouse a snorer? Let them know that you’ve had enough of their noise by buying them the SnorePro SP600. It knows when you’re snoring away and sends a mild electric shock to get you to shut your pie-hole. It even features a built-in snore counter. The idea is to train snorers to stop by using biofeedback. There’s no pricing info, but the site says SnorePro is “coming soon.” And it’s guaranteed to be the feel good gadget of the year for those who sleep with snorers. IF it works. Another great feature is the SnorePro’s snore-recording....
Navigon's dashboard-mounted GPS unit has a lot to recommend it, including a whizzy 3-D display and street views that show photos of actual road signs, making it easier to find your way around. But as reviewer Rachel Ciricola discovers, this $600 navigation gadget has a big drawback: It's slooooow. The 3-D view might just be enough to distract you from the 8100T's many minor annoyances. For instance, if you plan on turning the unit off between trips, you'd better know where you are going — at least for some of the ride. Every time we restarted, it took a...
Belkin’s charging hub is a beast, but I’ve found it to be quite useful at home and in the office. With a 360-degree rotating plug it fits in wherever I need it to. Three outlets and two USB ports make it an ideal gadget for all your power needs. Buy.com is offering a $10 MIR until the 14th dropping the total cost of the device to $10 with a $5 shipping fee. Rebate form...
