If you’re still reliant on compact flash cards because of that DSLR you have no intentions of replacing, your options for a compact memory card reader are limited. But if you’ve managed to break free of the shackles of compact flash, the mini card reader world is your oyster. The Mini Cube is definitely one [...]

Another Monday morning, another “world’s [-]est gadget.” Today it’s accessory manufacturer Western Digital, which is laying claim to “the world’s fastest SATA hard drive.” The company’s new 10,000-rpm WD VelociRaptor drives boast a 35-percent performance increase over the company’s previous models. The 2.5-inch drives offer 300GB of storage and a built-in heat sink.
“We created WD [...]

Remember that USB Penguin Mouse from last year? The same kind of flightless bird inspired computer mouse is now available in a wireless version.
Features:

Interface: USB
Mouse Structure: Optical
Resolution: 800dpi
Radio Frequency (RF) wireless transmission technology.
Works up to 2 meter from your notebook or desktop.
2-button mouse with scroll wheel.
Optical precision on virtually any surface.
Support Windows Vista, XP, ME, [...]

Jerry Shen, ASUS CEO, is casually twisting Eee PC fans into a tizzy this morning. At the launch of the 8.9-inch Eee PC 900 in Taiwan, he uttered the magical phrase “10-inch Eee PC” for the first time. Expected sometime later this year, Shen said that the 10-inch screen will be the biggest allowed on [...]

They say opposites attract, but that certainly not the case in any marriage where both parties are willing to wear wedding bands made using male and female 8P8C Ethernet connectors. Fashioned from sterling silver by designer Jana Brevick, I guess you can couple your rings together when you want to engage in geeky ersatz sex. [...]

Oh, poor Eee PC 900. You haven’t even made it into most people’s hands, and already you’re getting dissected and inappropriately inspected. Honestly, we didn’t mean for that to rhyme. Regardless, the folks over at bit-tech have gone to all the hassle of cracking the little dude open, though what they find inside is apparently [...]

Surely you’re not content with just multi-touch and built-in accelerometers, right? Microsoft Research is expecting not, as it’s already working towards integrating force-sensing technology that will enable gestures to twist on-screen imagery without crafting UMPCs out of flexible material. Essentially, the gurus behind the idea feel that implementing said tech would “turn an otherwise passive [...]

Like your Rolls-Royce, Louis Vuitton bags, and priceless, endangered animal collection, the Urwerk UR-202 turbine regulated watch is another expensive item you don’t really need.

Samsung’s been getting pretty creative with cell cameras lately — the Instinct lets you pan around web pages by tracking movement with the camera, for example — but the company’s latest patent application, for a gesture-based phone interface, might be a little less practical. The idea is to use the phone’s camera to track [...]

Altoids seem to be just as popular for their curiously strong flavor as they are for the metal tins they come in. I’ve seen everything from headphone amps to battery backups to even actual iPods crammed into those tins, so it seems almost logical that someone would make one specifically designed for that purpose. Case [...]

Remember Tagz , the animated and customizable scrolling LED dog tag that we covered last summer? It’s now available in a limited edition with blue light-emitting diodes, instead of the original red ones.
They can be programmed to say whatever you want with a maximum of 256 characters. The Tagz is able to scroll both capital [...]

If we’re ever going to colonize the moon in any serious way, we’re going to need to terraform it. That is, we’re going to need to figure out how to grow plants up there to provide oxygen. In a big of great news on that front, it looks like scientists have figured out [...]

Who’s the target customer for the Abyss Light? I’m guessing anyone obsessed with pearls, seeing as the circular strip of LEDs looks just like a strand of ‘em. And fans of sculpting might get a thrill out of the strip’s ability to curl up and hold its shape, letting you twist the light into any [...]

Yesterday I wrote about some concept Shuriken LED Lamps that were a dangerous but cool way to light your home. So in keeping with that trend, here’s a coat hook that looks like someone has simply stabbed a knife into the wall. They’re made of polyurethane and steel plates and are actually safe and easy [...]

In a move that will make business travelers and geeks alike squeal with delight, Texas Instruments, maker of fine calculators, has managed to engineer a DLP projector so small that it can fit into a cell phone without trouble. The Pico projector is only 1.3 inches long, and puts out DVD-quality images in wide-screen TV [...]

Unlike most home fish tanks, this “refrigerator-aquarium” is designed to produce food that you can eat. Yum. The bottom of the Local River fish tank contains freshwater fish, and the top has pods for growing veggies. The plants help filter the water for the fish, while the fish fertilize the water with their, uh, dookie. [...]

So what if don’t have a cool smartphone with wireless Bluetooth music support. You can always pick a Jabra A120 and enjoy some good wireless music. It plugs into the 3.5 mm jack of any MP3 player or any other music player and transmits your music to your wireless Bluetooth headphones. It can transmit [...]

Hantat a USB drive manufacturer from China showcased the Banana shaped USB flash drive. The HK8093 has a 8GB capacity and is enclosed in a rubber casing. Nothing much to report on except the Banana shape and that the drive opens to reveal the connector. Pricing and availability is not known.

With all the recent talk of going green leading up to NBC Universal’s Earth Week there are probably at least of few of you out there still rebelling against Mother Nature. For the proud SUV truck driving, energy hogging, red meat eating geeks among us we offer the Mosquito Ruby Pod Rare. Whip this baby [...]

It may not be something we often think about but scales aren’t exactly universally friendly - that is to say people with disabilities and handicaps. The Universal scale unfolds to all shapes and sizes to make weighing easier and less intrusive and helps patients retain a bit more dignity. A huge improvement over the current [...]