Category Archives: Gadgets



Cell Phone Security: Using your Phone to Monitor your Home

————– By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] This week, we’re talking cell phone secrets — easy-to-use services that can help you unlock the hidden powers of your phone. I started by showing you a bunch of ways to get more for your money with cool services like Braincast and Cellfire. But today, we’re taking on […]

Blu-Ray vs. DVD: The New Format War?

By Patrick Biz Contributing Writer, [GAS] With HD DVD now buried six feet under and all major Hollywood studios onboard in the Blu-ray camp, the stars are aligned for next-generation format sales to finally take off. Surprisingly, prices aren’t falling, and customers still aren’t buying. The War Has Just Begun Don’t laugh, Blu-ray vs. DVD […]



High-Tech Glove Lets You Speak With Your Hands

By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] Watch out, Power Glove: There’s a new sensor-based item on the market, and this one has the potential to change lives. A team of computer engineering students at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a glove that can convert hand movements into spoken words. The idea is to give deaf […]

Cell Phone Secrets: Getting the Most Out of your Phone

By 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 your […]

Watch Out For This Watch

By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] I often write about cool gadgets we’d all like to own. Well, my friends, today I am turning the tables and focusing on a pricey little gadget you should be embarrassed to own. This is the $300,000 watch…that doesn’t tell time. Have you heard of this thing? It’s the […]

World’s First Digital Camera

Ahhhhh the 70’s… the decade where the first Star Wars movie was released, where afro haircuts where all the rage, and where the first digital camera came into existence. Yep, you read that right! In 1975, Kodak released the world’s first digital camera prototype, a clunky-looking device that used casette tapes as the medium to […]

NeoCube will keep you busy for hours

The Neocube is an interesting little device that can keep your mind busy for hours of non-thinking fun. It is composed of 216 individual high-energy neodymium magnets, which can be formed into BILLIONS of shapes and patterns. Check it out in the following video. [Via TechEBlog]