Subscribe by EmailCell Phone Secrets: Getting the Most Out of your Phone
May 11, 2008 by JR Raphael | 3 commentsBy JR Raphael
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
It’s no secret cell service isn’t cheap. What you may not know, though, is how many cool tools are out there just waiting to make your life easier. Most of them are free, and all of them will help you get more bang for your buck. So grab [...]
One encoding to rule them all
May 5, 2008 by Chip | 2 commentsDespite the joke in the image above, it certainly seems that the web “hearts” Unicode. According to Mark Davis of Google, the use of Unicode on the web has recently surpassed both ASCII and Western European encodings, as shown by the blue line in the chart below:
In case you can’t read it, the [...]
Festo Didactic: Creators of robotic masterpieces
April 30, 2008 by Kiltak | 0 commentsFesto Didactic, a company that is known for producing robotic masterpieces, has unveiled many cool robots in the past year. A few months ago they gave us the Air Ray, and now they’ve developed 2 new ones: The Aquajelly and the Airjelly. Both robots have been designed with the biologic structure of a jellyfish in [...]
“This DVD will self-destruct in 48 hours….”
April 25, 2008 by Mark O'Neill | 11 commentsBy Mark O’Neill
Welcome to the latest new German product - a self-destructing DVD disk which will make return trips to the movie rental store a thing of the past.
DVD-D Germany Ltd’s ‘Einmal‘ (German for ‘Once’) will shortly bring out a disk which will be useless 48 hours after it is unwrapped from the packaging. [...]
High-Tech Navigation in the Palm of Your Hand
April 24, 2008 by JR Raphael | 1 commentBy JR Raphael
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
Surfing the web may soon be as simple as waving your hand in front of your screen.
A British design agency called Clusta has just unveiled a new webcam-controlled site that lets you navigate with hand gestures. The site uses a webcam to “see” your movements and translate them into points and [...]
5 Killer Titles For Showing Off Your Home Theater System
April 24, 2008 by Kiltak | 1 commentBy Patrick Biz
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
There are a number of reasons why HDTV and home theater gear are now mainstream: prices of Plasmas and LCDs screens have dropped considerably; personal video recorders (PVR) have kicked VCRs out of the living room; the offering of HD channels is growing rapidly; and Blu-Ray has officially buried its strongest [...]
The Crime-Sensing Car
April 23, 2008 by JR Raphael | 1 commentBy JR Raphael
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
Starting today, the GPS system has a new power: sensing high-crime areas and warning you before you make a potentially dangerous turn.
Honda has just introduced its new SatNav system in Japan. International news agency AFP reports the system will use information provided by police to mark “crime hotspots,” then sound alerts [...]
LM3Labs’ Interactive Hologram looks creepy
April 22, 2008 by Kiltak | 0 commentsThe folks at LM3Labs have developed an extremely cool interactive hologram system that can be controlled via hand gestures. Check it out in the following video.
Looks a bit creepy doesn’t it?
10 Cool Gadgets Every Geek Should Want
April 22, 2008 by JR Raphael | 11 commentsBy JR Raphael
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
You can measure a man’s greatness by the number of cool gadgets in his home – or at least, the number of cool gadgets he’d like to have in his home if not for those pesky utility bills. So in the spirit of all things awesome, I bring you this list [...]
Cell Phone Payment: A Cash Machine in your Pocket
April 17, 2008 by JR Raphael | 6 commentsBy JR Raphael
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
We’ve all been there. You’re waiting in line when suddenly you reach for your back pocket…and realize your wallet isn’t there. Well, good news, fellow geeks: The days of needing cash or even a credit card to pay for purchases are almost behind us. The cell phone is gaining new power [...]
