Gadgets, gear, games and more
September 2006
September 28, 2006
Time to change batteries?
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
Exploding batteries have become a punchline of late in the tech industry—I should know, having written a joke or two hundred in said sphere. Like an investigation of political corruption, the search for janky batteries is just getting wider. Two...
"Blind Camera" officially wacky idea of the week
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Cameras/Photography
A blind camera isn't a gadget you can buy right now, and I doubt it's something that anybody would ever really spend money on, but it's far too fascinating to not inform our faithful Gadgetbox readers about it. The device...
Slingbox ^ 3: AV, Tuner, and Pro models released
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Video
Sling Media's been busy. The company that brought "placeshifting" (it does for space what TiVo does for time) to the masses is releasing three new models of its Slingbox hardware: the Tuner, AV, and Pro. What's the difference? I'm glad...
Get yer KRZR here
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Phone & Wireless
I love only the very smallest, very shiniest of phones. Truth is that while I'd been coveting a RAZR for some time, I knew I ought to wait. Because something better is always just down the line...in this case, the...September 27, 2006
Xbox HD DVD coming in November for $200
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Games
Remember that HD DVD add-on that Microsoft announced for the Xbox 360 in Japan last week? As predicted, it's coming to America too in mid-November. The price, however, is slightly more than the Japanese will be paying for it: $199....
It's three, three, *three* monitors in one
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Geekery
Oh you clever technologists, you. What's better than KVM switch alternating between three different systems on one display? Why, one display that can handle three different displays simultaneously, depending only on your angle of viewing. In this case, those images...
Wii goes to the Opera, for free!
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Games
For those who think they might want to do some web-surfing on their new Nintendo Wii, come November, we're here to let you know that you'll be able to do so with the help of web browser Opera. Even better,...
CinemaNow to offer DVD burning done right?
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Video
We've complained in the past about the paltry movie-download services. Of course, that was pre-iTunes, but one thing all of the services lack is robust DVD-burning. Movielink and CinemaNow are the only sites that allow DVD burning, but in order...September 26, 2006
Phone charged? Unplug it!
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Phone & Wireless
We're all about conservation here at Gadgetbox. Just because we love our gadgets doesn't mean we want the world to go the hell in a handbasket for our fetish. So when we heard that we could save enough energy to...
Diese Maus ist sehr sauber
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Geekery
With the amount of gross stuff your average pointing device accrues, you might be tempted to think that they hail from Germany. Get it? It's a play on—never mind. Anyway, IO Gear wants to buck the trend of nasty mice...
Did you say "Popcorn?"
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
Let's talk to microwaves. Sorry, that was supposed to be "let's talk microwaves," but with Daewoo's forthcoming voice-activated microwave, I suppose that it's no big deal. Finally fulfilling the dream of geeks everywhere to be able to request their "tea,...
Sony Reader brings reading to the masses
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
I'm a fan of words, so I think electronic ink is about the coolest thing I've seen in ages. It provides for extremely high-contrast displays that finally make reading text a joy instead of a pain. The Sony Reader, due...September 25, 2006
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