As a motorcycle rider as much as I love my MotoGP bike racing (go Stoner !!), as a Citizen of Planet Earth I always wonder how much of our precious fossil fuel is used up during a weekend of racing (and that’s not even taking into account transport to and from events and other things). […]
Motorcycle + Salt + Electricity = Landspeed Record Read More
Your tablet doesn’t quite pump out enough sound for that rave party ? Those explosions not “big” enough while watching the latest block buster ? Logitech has just announced the Tablet Speaker to help you pump up the volume. Using a rubberised clip the speakers attach to your tablet and connect via your headphone jack.
Logitechs New Tablet Speakers – Pump up the Volume Read More
Hanging out for the next season of Walking Dead ? Love your Angry Birds ? Here’s a similarly addictive game ( well for me anyways ), Stupid Zombies. Using angles, other physics and pure luck ( 🙂 ) the objective is to kill all the zombies with as few shots as possible . With a variety of
Braaaaiiiiins……Stupid Zombies Read More
Samsung Electronics Australia announced the local availability of its new range of powerful and stylish edge-lit LED monitors, the 3D capable SA 9 series, Smart Hub enabled TA9 Series as well as their CA5 Central Station Monitor. The SA 9 is available in 23 and 27″ configurations, full HD with 3D playback from a wide
New Aus Samsung LED TVs – Powerful and Stylish (?) Read More
Got your vinyl stored away in boxes somewhere? Grab out the best (or worst) record and revive its sound (well kinda). London Designer Paul Cocksedge molds old 12″ records into a smartphone amplifier, working on the same principles as the gramaphones of old. Paul will be heating and molding old LP’s at an Exhibition called
Old Vinyl – New Sounds… Read More
Citrix prides itself in providing a heterogeneous device solution for remote access. In keeping with this they have just released a Technical Preview of their Citrix Receiver for Chrome OS. What you can do with Citrix Receiver: Access you applications and Windows desktop at your office, home or on the road. Keep your information stored on your
Citrix Reciever for Chrome OS Read More
Do you ever pine for the days when you didn’t have to charge your phone every day, or when you didn’t have to have some sort of degree to operate some of the functions, or that your phone didn’t have all those functions that you’ll never use ? Do your kids annoy you with their
John’s Anti Smart Phone Read More
We all know fruit’s good for you however in Australia, due to Cyclone Yasi devastating Australia’s crops, bananas are very expensive. So I don’t want to chuck a banana in my gadget bag or pocket and end up with bruised, mushy and inedible fruit, they’re just too expensive to waste. That’s besides the devastating effect that
Bananaguard – Is that a banana in your pocket or….? Read More
Gadgeteers I need your help!!! 🙂 After some discussions about PalmPilot handhelds in the comments section I thought why don’t we do a weekly series about technology we used to use ? This will allow us all to reminisce about technologies past , show the young’ uns what we had to put up with (
Do you remember? Fire up the Time Flux Capacitor… Read More
You hear the horror stories about taking your gadgets with you traveling…..slash and grabs, cutting holes into your bags, straight theft. Pacsafe is the brainchild of two Aussie travelers and produce a line of products that help keep your gear safe. Their range includes adventure backpacks, urban and leisure bags, women’s bags, photography bags, motorcycle
Pacsafe Camsafe 200 – Happy Travels Read More
I love my Roomba so why not the same for my lawn ? Husqvarna has a range of three robotic lawn mowers covering from 1800-3000m2 capability. Just like the Roomba, they find their own way home when they’re low on battery to recharge. They have a timer/scheduler, are weatherproof and include a theft alarm. There’s
Husqvarna Automower – Lock up the dog first Read More
Ever been caught short needing a quick shave before that hot date or job interview? Perhaps this is the answer, the Carzor-Card credit card sized razor and mirror. The lubricating strip even comes in 5 scents: mint, sandalwood, lemon, ocean and orange. Certainly more convenient than trying to carry around a cartridge razor in your
Credit Card Wallet Razor Read More
Need a bigger view screen or want touch control of your Canon EOS DSLR ??? Currently still in Beta/Prerelease, Chainfire from XDA has released DSLR Controller ( Beta ). Full control of your Canon EOS SDSLR from your phone or tablet through USB. Check it out on the Android Market. Currently $8.55 This will go
Android Touchscreen Control for your Canon EOS DSLR Read More
The HP Touchpad that’s been available in the US since July finally has a release date of August 15th in Australia. Following it’s permanent price drop in the US, the Australian release price will also be $100 cheaper than first indicated. Harvey Norman will be the initial exclusive retail partner. Will webOs have the features
HP Touchpad Australian Touchdown – Bonus 3G Wifi Router Read More
Is the corporate world ready for Android ? Is Android ready for the corporate world? Lenovo seems to want us to think so. Due for release on August 23, the new Thinkpad Tablet is being pitched firmly at the corporate market. This 10.1″ WXGA , IPS, Gorilla Glass unit comes with Android 3.1, 64GB storage,
Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet – The Cure for Business? Read More
I really love my automatic, analogue watches, there’s just something about watching ( pun intended ) the mechanism. It’s like it’s “alive”. That being said these look really sweet. Often Tokyoflash’s watches require an advanced degree in cryptography to tell the time but the 3D Unlimited , while very different is easy to read. The
3D Time – Tokyoflash Style Read More
GARGOYLE- [gahr-goil] NOUN – a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal Gargoyle Router is an alternative firmware for a number of different routers that allows you to monitor bandwidth usage by user and set and enforce bandwidth quotas on particular users. Let me preface this review with a warning. I’m an alternate firmware junkie. Any
Gargoyle Router – A Not So Ugly Solution to Bandwidth Monitoring and Quotas – Mini Review Read More
Google has released an update to their Google+ app for iOS. Finally iPad and iPod Touch users can join Google’s “Facebook Killer” beta social networking site. That being said it appears that the client isn’t actually optimized for iPad, it’s just a big blown up iPhone version ( but then again the Android app’s not optimized
Apple iPad and iTouch Users can join the Google+ Circle Read More
Install up to four ROMs on your SD card and keep one on your phone as well. Boot up to 5 ROMs and switch between them with just a reboot. Official support is limited to mostly HTC devices. Bootmanager by init2winitapps available from the Android Market
Give a single Android ROM the Boot (Manager) Read More
You’ve got the cufflinks, the fragrance, the pizza cutter and all the other Star Trek stuff we’ve covered here. You’ve even turned your iPhone into a Star Trek Communicator and now you can use them all in the correct surroundings and not feel ( quite ) so geeky . Rubicon Group Holding is creating a US $1.0
Live Long and Prosper – Star Trek Theme Park Read More