In the ensuing battle between Blu-Ray and HD DVD, Sony, one of 9 companies backing the Blu-Ray format, recently released a 25GB Blu-Ray disc. The Blu-Ray disc is one proposed format in creating a DVDs for high-definition televisions. The discs produced by Sony come in both writable and rewritable formats.
The discs also come [...]

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Maxell, has developed hydrogen fuel cells by creating a system that combines aluminum and water. This fuel cell is a little bit bulkier than a fuel cell developed by Antig Technology.
It is believed that fuel cells will be the power sources of mobile devices as these become more lightwieght. Maxell made a modification of the [...]

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Samsung, today, has announced that they have created a 7″ TFT-LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that produces high resolution images for use in mobile devices. These 7-inch displays are able to produce colors at the WVGA level and run on one chip.
The fact that they run on one chip is what makes this feat amazing. These [...]

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Today we’re going to look at a gadget by Active Tunes that allows people to attach a speaker system to their bike so that they can connect it to an iPod, mp3 player, or satellite radio, and enjoy better sound while on the move.
The speakers come with a mounting bracket that attaches them to the [...]

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This photo frame has been around for awhile, but it’s an interesting twist on the typical picture frame. The gadget is a framed LCD screen with a built in card reader, and USB connection that increases the dynamics of a normal frame.
The 7-inch frame has a maximum resolution of 720 by 480 pixels. The display [...]

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When you think refrigerator, do you think TVscreen? Samsung does. It is launching it’s new 24 cubit Popular Convergence (POPCON) refrigerator that features a 10.4″ LCD screen. Now when I saw this, I thought sweet, they stuck a TV in there. Well, they didn’t disappoint.
The focus of the LCD screen is to allow it to [...]

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Sony has created a new gadget that it claims “will allow active readers to carry as much as they want to read whether they are traveling on the road or just around the corner”.
The Sony Reader is around the size of a novel and about 0.5 inches thick, and has the ability to store [...]

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Smart Watches are watches that function as watches but also work with MSN Direct, a service that will forward information to your watch and even allow you to receive MSN chat. The service is on a cost per month basis.
We’ll get into the different plans they have later. For now let’s look at [...]

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Zettabyte Computers has displayed iUpload at this years CeBIT 2006 show. The universal gadget allows people to convert their CDs to mp3s and store them directly onto their iPod. That eliminates the need for you to stick the CD into the computer, have software convert it and then transfer the files to the iPod.
The iUpload [...]

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Microsoft has finally released its new gadget that had been codenamed: Project Origami. It has announced the release of the Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers (UMPCs). Microsoft set up a site (origamiproject.com) 3 weeks ago that contained teaser videos about what the gadget could be. Every week it released a new video.
In week 2 Microsoft quietly [...]

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The atomic clock is an extremely accurate time keeping device which is used for many scientific purposes. It was even the invention of the atomic clock which caused the definition of a second to be reassessed and ultimately changed. The atomic clock is most widely known for being a component in Global Positioning Systems.
The first [...]

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Watches. They have got to be one of the coolest things made. Imagine the first time a watch was first made. Wow, no more need of a sundial. And remember the buzz when watches turned digital (well, I don’t but I’m sure there was).
Well Seiko Instruments has developed a watch that - get this - [...]

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Well, as promised, we have waited to see if Microsoft would release any more information about its new gadget. If you aren’t aware of what is being discussed see our earlier post on Microsoft’s next gadget codenamed “Project Origami”.
We did see an update on the site: origamiproject.com.
This is what it stated in another [...]

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Project Origami is Microsoft’s code name for its newest gadget. And this one looks juicy though the website set up is rather mysterious and never mention’s Microsoft. There are many rumors floating around about what it could possibly be.
Could it be the end to the iPod? Is it like the iPod? Engadget.com managed to get [...]

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Sometimes you see gadgets out there and you think, ” Wow these guys are just amazing. What a cool idea.” That’s what first came to my mind when I looked into the Solio Charger.
The Solio Charger is a solar, and more importantly, renewable power source for all your hendheld electronic recharging needs.
As you know the [...]

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