The ADzero bamboo smartphone will undoubtedly be one of those products eco and tech nerd hybrids will love to hate and hate to love… or just hate. While the phone is not entirely eco-friendly, as it is essentially an Android phone wrapped in a sleek almost all bamboo…
The problem with any traditional safe is that thieves are drawn to it like a moth to a flame. And unless you own a 1300lb bed bunker, any decent thug is going to bash your little lockbox open or simply walk out the front door with it – unless, of course, they never…
Venus: goddess of love, beauty, some other things, and Steve Jobs’ new yacht. Wait, Steve Jobs has a new yacht… isn’t he…? Yes, Steve Jobs is very much, sadly, dead, but unveiled yesterday in a shipyard in Aalsmeer, just South of Amsterdam, and released into an…
The word is out: CEO Dick Costello has announced that the social media megatron, Twitter, is experimenting with a "Like" button to compliment their service that currently tops half a billion tweets a day! I have to break this down: That is 500 million plus…
Halloween is around the corner and if you’d like a one armed robot to do your pumpkin carving for you then the PunkinboT is for you. In the meantime there is only one prototype available, created by Brian and Alex VanDiepenbos, a father and son team based in…
Let’s get down to brass tacks – working out is the absolute worst. I don’t get people who actually like it. I’m not anti-exercise in the least – a little physical activity might be good for your overall health here and there. You don’t want to look like a…
The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) has yielded a new autonomous robot named Pet-Proto, and it is capable of walking, dodging, and jumping through hostile environments. Why make such a metal giant, you ask? The primary function of the DRC is to "develop ground…
What would Hartwig Kantorowicz, founder Wyborowa, think of his beloved Vodka brand today? Usually when a vodka company introduces flavored concoctions like Bacon, Fruitloops, Cupcakes, Smoked Salmon, and entirely made up flavors like Peppar, they are usually taking…
Ever wish you could jump into a car that knows you as personally as some of your best chums? Say hello (possibly literally) to Toyota’s new INSECT car. An acronym for "information network social electric city transporter,” the INSECT is Toyota’s response to…
Winter is right around the corner and I do need a new jacket... If you hate the cold bite of winter, like standing out in the crowd, and find the whole jacket/scarf/goggle/hat thing too time consuming, the new Italian designed “AI Riders on The Storm” jacket…
Chat Perf is a hilarious new product from our friends over in Japan. Ever the romantics and connoisseurs of the ultra cute, Chat Perf is a dongle like accessory that connects to your iPhone and with an accompanying app you can send little puffs of scents to your…
Monday – the word itself just crawls at your back with a general sense of unpleasantness. What does that have to do with anything? Probably nothing, but it could be a metaphor for all things that are unpleasant – including most speakers. Finding a good pair or set…