Archive for the ‘Wacky Gadgets’ Category

LG to announce wristwatch phone at CES

Grab your trenchcoat, fedora, and drum-fed machine gun because LG has cooked up the perfect watch to help you bust crime and keep in touch with those you need to be in touch with. One advantage you’ll have over Dick…

Mystery hybrid phone pops up all over the Internets

We’re not quite sure what to make of this beast, but it’s all over the blogosphere and our guess is as good as any for now. It looks like a weird hybrid of a Helio Ocean, Palm Centro/Treo, Sony Mylo…

Peek Email Device is the top gadget of 2008?

The upset of the year is not happening on the ice or the gridirons, instead it is happening over at Time’s website. Believe it or not but a poll over at Time.com has the Peek Email device leading the list…

WowWee Rovio unboxing / first impressions

Yeah, yeah, we’re a little late on this one, but what can we say? We’re in love. For anyone that gets a kick out of remote viewing, this little thing is bound to mess up your head. You probably know…

T-Mobile announces the Cameo

T-Mobile is launching a new device and service that could be hit or miss (we’re going with miss). It’s not a phone or phone accessory of any kind, but it’s a digital picture frame that will have a SIM card…

Sony Ericsson introduces bluetooth watches for women

Add another into the realm of wacky gadgets targeted at women. On Tuesday, Sony Ericsson launched the MDW-200 line of bluetooth watches designed for the lady in mind. Reminiscent of the MDW-150 series of watches, these new showpieces will vibrate…

Asus “scented” notebooks now available online

For real, no joke here guys or shall I say “gals” since this product is obviously targeted at you. Now available online from DataVision is the Asus F6V scented laptop that comes in such fragrances as floral blossom, morning dew,…

Telekinetic phones in the future?

The possibility of using brain-activated dialing instead of voice seems like a feasible thing of the future. NeuroSky Inc. of San Jose, CA is developing a new technology which will allow people to perform tasks and certain functions on their…

Commit a Misdemeanor to Avoid a Felony: T-1000 Cell Phone Jammer

Scenario: You’re sitting at a table in a decent restaurant enjoying a nice meal with your little lady when a cellphone at the table next to you starts singing Baby Got Back. A portly man picks up the phone and…

LionKing800 Mobile Phone Boasts One Year Standby? Hmmm

We’ve seen some handset manufacturers take a few liberties here and there, but at least they typically try to issue specs that bear some semblance of reality. Sometimes however, you skip past a gem that warrants a double-take, a snicker…

Roadrunner: Bluetooth Headset with Larynx Microphone

There is such a thing, we believe, as technology for technology’s sake. In other words, the practice of utilizing exciting new technological advancements in such a way that renders them infinitely less attractive; ridiculous even. Take the Roadrunner bluetooth headset…

Nice Dress, but it Would Look Better if it was… Charging my Phone

This dress may very well spawn more obnoxious one-liners than the advent of the frat house. It may also look like something out of The Fifth Element, but believe it or not it could be the start of an interesting…

Dick Tracy, your watch has arrived

If you’re the type of person that, as a kid, longed for a wrist-based communication device, your savior may have arrived. A new touchscreen-cell-phone-wristwatch is now available via Think Geek, and in spite of its geekiness, is actually pretty slick.…