| nio Bluetooth security system prevents your phone from ‘walking away’ | |
3/11/2010 3:55:35 AM Gizmos for Geeks
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UK company, TenBu, has a solution for alerting you if your prized possessions go ‘wandering’ off – the nio Bluetooth security system.
nio is a small fob (or tag) that you tie via Bluetooth to your phone. So if your phone and nio end up being apart at some predetermined distance, a loud audible alarm will [...]
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| Spracht AURA BluNote Bluetooth Speaker & Speakerphone – stream your music from your phone | |
3/9/2010 4:46:43 PM Gizmos for Geeks
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If you’ve managed the migration of your music from your MP3 player over to your phone, but would like to hear it from a speaker instead of through headphones, then this Bluetooth speaker may be just for you.
The Spracht AURA BluNote speaker lets you stream your music via Bluetooth from your phone. Includes bass boost [...]
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| Best Buy to compete with Netflix et al. in digital movie download business | |
3/5/2010 7:00:24 PM Gizmos for Geeks
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In a move that seems obviously like an effort to emulate the success that Netflix and Amazon has had with their digital entertainment download services, Best Buy is throwing their hat into the ring as well.
No start date yet, but the service called Blue Sky Video will give its customers one free movie download [...]
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| Wagan Ionic Air Purifies eliminates odors and fumes from your car | |
3/4/2010 6:55:00 AM Gizmos for Geeks
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Just about $10 is a small price to pay to have your air cleansed of unpleasant odors, fumes, bacteria, pollen and dust. The Wagan Ionic Air Purifier plugs into your car’s cigarette lighter. (They really need to give that thing a new name, because honestly, you shouldn’t be using it to help you smoke! Ok, [...]
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| Mini-Review: Threadsy – a unified communications client | |
3/3/2010 8:55:00 AM Gizmos for Geeks
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Communication in today’s computer networked world comes in different forms and most of us have use more than one: e-mail, Facebook, IM, RSS feeds, etc. Many times, we have multiple accounts. I know I do! Checking them all can be daunting or at least near impossible as more of them gain more real-time streams.
Startup Threadsy [...]
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| Canon has 4 new cameras that auto-detects smiles and winks and takes photos | |
3/3/2010 6:55:00 AM Gizmos for Geeks
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In what can better help you take ’spontaneous’ photos, Canon adds 4 new cameras to it’s PowerShot line that have a feature called SmartAuto which detects smiles and winks and releases the shutter.
The four models are:
PowerShot SX210 IS – $350
PowerShot SD3500 IS – $330
PowerShot SD1400 IS – $250
PowerShot SD1300 IS – $200
Some models will [...]
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| Nintendo getting in on the e-book market with DSi XL | |
3/2/2010 2:21:29 PM Gizmos for Geeks
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Even game console maker, Nintendo, is getting in on the e-book rage. Nintendo’s latest handheld, the DSi XL will be able to display e-books, and they will firt offer up a cartridge that contains 100 public domain books including classics by Shakespeare and Twain.
Press Release
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| BeBionic prosthetic hand is fully articulated and straight out of the future | |
2/26/2010 11:55:00 AM Gizmos for Geeks
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UK company RSLSteeper, maker of prosthetic, orthotic and assistive technology products has what looks like an amazing fully articulated prosthetic hand called the BeBionic. You have to watch the video on the BeBionic site.
Tell me this doesn’t remind you of Luke’s new artificial hand in Star Wars: ESB!
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| Bheestie bag dries out your wet electronics | |
2/26/2010 9:57:17 AM Gizmos for Geeks
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Drop your cell phone in a pool, got water splashed on it, or worse yet, did it fall in the toilet?! Well here is some inexpensive help without having to buy a new phone – the Bheestie electronic dry out bag.
Bheestie, which means ’servant who draws and carries water’ is simple bag that contains beads [...]
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