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If you can’t wait until 2020 to take a vacation on Virgin’s Spaceship to an orbital tour of outer space, then make a reservation in 2016 for the Russian Space Hotel. The cost is a bit steep at $818,000 to travel via a Soyuz rocket to the hotel, and then another $163,000 for five days […]
Have a few extra million to spend: Take a vacation on the space hotel Read More
LG has released their LSM-100 Mouse with built in scanner. Push the scan button and swipe the page in one go and save your image in a multitude of standard formats including OCR for editable Word documents. It will scan up to an A3 page. To see how it works check out the preview video
LG LSM-100 Mouse Scanner – Save space on your desk Read More
Lipstick Shades offers a line of bright, colorful cases and stickers for iPhones. When you order from their website, you can get them personalized with your name or initials for $56 for an iPhone 3G/3GS or an iPhone 4 case; you can choose from a multitude of styles. You can choose monogrammed iPhone 4 decals
iPhone Cases for the Girly-Girls Read More
Bracketron will be unveiling their new stylus at the IFA in Berlin at the end of this month, but they’re giving us a sneak-peek. The Style-iT combines a ballpoint pen with a stylus that will work with all touch screens. The ballpoint is hidden under the cap, which has a clip to keep it securely
Bracketron Introduces the Style-iT 2-in-1 Stylus + Ballpoint Pen Read More
3D printing is a form of manufacturing technology where three dimensional objects are created by laying down successive layers of material. Industrial 3D printers are available but aren’t the cheapest item around. The Makerbot Thing-O-Matic is an an open source 3D printer for substantially less. Using a 3D CAD program and plastic filament you can
Makerbot Thing-O-Matic 3D Printer Read More
UPDATE: The HP App Catalog is reporting that the current inventory of free apps has been depleted. Hewlett-Packard is offering six free apps to owners of its recently discontinued HP TouchPad. If you were lucky enough to grab one of the heavily discounted tablets you can now download the following apps at no charge from
HP Offering TouchPad Owners Six Free Apps Read More
You can buy customized Tshirts, Mugs, Mousepads, Photo books etc with your own artwork, but how about an audio speaker? That’s new right? Zazzle gives you the ability. You can choose from a large selection of existing styles, or upload your own image to create a one of a kind speaker. Hey, that speaker above
Zazzle Speakers – Customized with your Graphics Read More
The motion-sensing Wizard Stick from Genius connects wirelessly with your PC (USB connector included) and lets you play games using more realistic motions. With the Wizard Stick with G-Sensor, you can move like you’re actually swinging a tennis racket or golf club or steering a car, for example. With the bundled AIWI gaming platform, you
Add Some Motion to PC Games with the Wizard Stick from Genius Read More
This is one of those “why didn’t I think of that…” ideas. The Cardstick is a set of 3 vinyl stickers that you can wrap around the edge of one of your existing credit cards. The stickers do not interfere with the normal operation (swiping) of your card and will provide a 3 inch ruler
Cardstick – A Ruler for your Wallet that Requires Zero Space Read More
If you’re an iPhone user that also happens to be shopping for a new head unit for your vehicle, you might want to check out Oxygen Audio’s new O CAR stereo which has been designed specifically for the iPhone. The O CAR features a built-in RDS-enabled AM/FM tuner, Bluetooth connectivity and a 4-channel, 55-watt amp
Oxygen Audio O CAR – Car Radio Built for the iPhone Read More
Amazon recently registered the domain names Kindlescribe.com and Kindlescribes.com. This adds to their KindleAir and KindleSocialNetwork domain names they registered earlier this month. We’ve all heard the rumours about a tablet based device but what else does Amazon have planned ? An ebook writer ? A light weight aluminum e-reader ? A competitor
Amazon Registers Domains – Re Kindle the Rumours Read More
SanDisk just announced a new addition to their popular Clip family called the Clip Zip. This ultra portable mp3 player comes in 7 different colors and is available in both 4GB and 8GB versions. Colors for the 8GB version are limited to grey and black. The Clip Zip is priced at $49.99 for the 4GB
SanDisk’s new Sansa Clip Zip Read More
HEX has expanded their line from watchband cases for iPod nano to include bags and accessories, like this iPhone 4 case. HEX says they designed the wallet for men who aren’t into the “man bag”, but I think the wallet will appeal to women, too. The HEX Code Wallet is made of genuine leather. The
HEX Code Wallet for iPhone 4 – Cellphone Case and Wallet in One Read More
I just popped open my Macbook Air to check email and RSS feeds and the first item that caught my eye was a shocker (at least to finally see it in text)… It’s been announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple. After stock market trading ended this afternoon, Steve sent out a
Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple Read More
If you recall, earlier in the month, we held a contest to give one of our readers an iPad 2. This contest helped to promote Vonage’s Time To Call VoIP application which makes it super easy to place international phone calls from your iPhone. The app doesn’t require you to create a new account to
You can still win an iPad 2 from Vonage! Read More
Do you enjoy making art with your iPad or Android tablet? If so, you probably prefer using a stylus instead of your finger when drawing. There are quite a few capacitive styli on the market, and now there’s another. Ten One Design, the company that has brought us the Pogo Stylus has just announced the
Ten One Design Announces new Pogo Sketch Pro Stylus Read More
Nintendo releases 59 LCD based handheld electronic games. Created by game designer Gunpei Yokoi, these LCD screened games include a clock and an alarm.
Nintendo Releases Game and Watch LCD Handheld – Do you remember? Read More
Playing CDs never seemed so dangerous as when Darth Vader plays them for you. Hammacher Schlemmer offers this Darth Vader CD Player – just lift his helmet to insert a CD. There’s also an AM/FM radio with telescopic antenna. A digital display and buttons on the base let you tune in a radio station or
Come to the Dark Side – We Play CDs Read More
Are you ready for Back to School? My children start school in two days and they are psyched! We went shopping yesterday for all of the Back to School goodies and I found some incredible deals on technology and thought I would ask you to share your Back to School deals in the comments section.
Ready for Back To School? Read More
Did you know that only a very small percentage of lost animals – 10-15% of dogs and 2% of cats – are ever returned to their owners? If your pet strays, you need to know immediately so you can retrieve him quickly. The Tagg Pet Tracker system from Snaptracs, Inc ( a wholly-owned subsidiary
Keep Track of Your Pet with Tagg Read More