I recently had a chance to fire up my BBQ for the first time this year and like many of you other grillers out there know, it’s a great feeling. But what if you are one of the masters of the grill, so proud of their outdoor cooking proficiency that you want to personalize the food you cook–so your guests have no doubt who performed the culinary magic. Now you can convey a message straight from the grill with the customizable BBQ branding iron. The branding iron comes with a full alphabet that you can assemble in two rows of text, so you can sear words right onto the food you’re cooking. You can let people know if their steak is rare or medium without even cutting into it. (Read the full post about ‘Grilling gets personal with the customizable BBQ branding iron’…)
Ladies and gentlemen, here’s another iphone clone to hit the market, and this time it is known as the FW8800 from China (where else). It comes with a plethora of features that might actually astound you as well. 3.5″ touch screen display at 480 x 320 resolution Multi-touch input 2GB internal memory Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 GSM WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity 2 megapixel cameraNo idea on how much this costs, but it’ll definitely not be attached to any carrier. (Read the full post about ‘FW8800 iPhone Clone No. 83247′…)
No need to pack up and travel for miles just to get your surfing kicks in as long as you have the Skimboard Surfer. This nifty home-based device will bring all the fun of the beach to your backyard, as long as you own a decent-sized pool to go. With a 26 foot (7.9m) water filled slide and a 30″ pro-quality plywood skim board, this kit will keep kids (and grown-ups who are young at heart) amused for hours. Skim-boarding, if you’re new to this great sport, is a hydroplaning technique whereby the boarder runs at speed towards a thin layer of water, he/she then drops the board onto the water and mounts it with one foot (usually left foot first), the other following in one smooth movement. (Read the full post about ‘Skimboard Surfer’…)
Since this digital scale is environmentally friendly by relying on solar power, what say you get healthy too after looking at those rather high numbers each time you step on the Tanita HS-301 Solar Digital Scale? Not only is the scale capable of drawing power from sunlight, it can also be powered by standard household light as well during the night, doing away with the need to purchase or recharge batteries.
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LG’s VX9100 has just been announced officially be US operator Verizon, complete with the customary bevy of beauties surrounding it in order to persuade you to part with your hard earned cash. As we mentioned before, the VX9100 will feature a QVGA display with a full QWERTY keyboard to get all your typing done as quickly and efficiently as possible. It has a thickness of 16.5mm and will feature a 2 megapixel camera and 8GB of storage space. No idea on how much it will cost though. Tags: speakers, lcd, DVD, plasma (Read the full post about ‘LG VX9100 Officially Announced’…)
Stay connected to your cell, VoIP, or landland hands free with Plantronics Calisto Pro handset/headset. A nice device that lets you move around freely without losing your signal. If you’re in the market for a new Bluetooth headset and you happen to also make a lot of VoIP or landline calls, this is a remarkably good deal. Calisto Pro includes a USB port that lets you connect to your PC (sorry sad Macs, the world is still an unfair place) to sync your Outlook contacts in a matter of minutes (the handset has the capacity to hold up to 200 Outlook contacts with three phone numbers each). (Read the full post about ‘Cordless clarity with Plantronics Calisto Pro’…)
Recently there have been ongoing concerns over the shipments of lithium-ion batteries typically used in laptops. The concern stemmed from demand outstripping supply and predictions that only the biggest vendors would be receiving their quotas in the next few months.
The main reason for the shortage was due to a fire back in March at manufacturer LG Chem that saw production stop at the facility. But now it seems that supply may get back to normal by the third quarter according to battery producer Simplo Technology.
Sung Fu-hsang, chairman of Simplo stated, “The LG Chem problem has had a big impact on supplies, but we’re working with customers and they understand“.
Simplo Technology is the largest independent supplier of lithium-ion batteries and the comment by Mr Fu-hsang was made last Friday during an investors conference.
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Watches usually aren’t specifically themed into TV shows, or anything really. They usually just perform a few special functions and some even offer things like video, music, and more. However, this new watch by Skullcandy is MacGvyer themed and will basically play music in addition to telling you the time. If you are a hard-core MacGyver fan, it’s going to be hard to turn away from this watch. Basically, it’s like an ipod Shuffle, but only in the sense it shuffles up the music that you add to it and offers up 1GB of storage. Some other cool features are that its flash-based storage, also works as an audio recorder and has a built-in USB plug. Furthermore, it supports both MP3 and WMA audio files. (Read the full post about ‘MacGyver themed music wristwatch by Skullcandy’…)
by Joshua Topolsky, posted May 4th 2008 at 6:01PMThe Professor rounds up a handful of interesting and informative gadget-related science stories from the week and presents them in an easily digestible liquid form. Having trouble keeping your fingers, thumbs, or eyeballs on the pulse of modern science? Do you find yourself in the throes of panic due to misunderstandings in molecular goings-on? Did the latest aircar, split atom, or robotic insectoid go buzzing over your head before you had time to ready a response? Don’t worry friends, The Professor is here to help. Though not an actual scientist, professor, or even a college graduate, he can help guide you through the cascading, complicated, and spasmodic visionary vistas of human invention and achievement as smoothly as a hot knife descending into softened butter. (Read the full post about ‘The Professor: GM’s new old engine tech, moon mirrors, the dangers of space war debris’…)
