Gadgets

What People Were Packing at BlogWorld Expo '09 (Technology, You Dirty Buggers!)

Jennifer Kushell | Posted 10.28.2009 | Technology


Jennifer Kushell

With all the funky new technology available these days, what is the one thing that the online blogging elite refuse to leave home without?

New Camera ViconRevue Promises To Catch Your Whole Life On Camera

New Scientist | Kurt Kleiner | Posted 10.18.2009 | Technology


Lifelog: New Camera ViconRevue Promises To Catch Your Whole Life On Camera ...

Kick Back Tech: 7 Gadgets That Will Keep You Off Your Feet All Weekend

gizmodo.com | Posted 10.17.2009 | Technology


On your feet all week? Maybe you just want to spend the next couple of days sitting on your ass. If you had these 7 gadgets, you wouldn't have to get ...

The Man's Must-Have iPhone Apps

One For The Table | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living


One For The Table

If you have an iPhone (sorry if you don't) and want to take your daily technology coolness quotient to the next level, then you need to pay attention.

Technology Is Anthropology

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.14.2009 | Technology


Jose Antonio Vargas

HuffPostTech -- a new HuffPost section that launches next Monday -- will cover how technology in general, and the Internet in particular, is changing the way we live our lives.

3 New Computers That May Change Your Mind About Energy Efficiency

The Daily Green | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green


Many people don't think to unplug their computers and many times don't even turn them off once they are done. This has led to some innovative and very...

The Writers Workbench: Universal Remote R50

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media


Robert J. Elisberg

The remote control: once, the greatest invention known to couch potatoes, it has now become among their greatest banes. Enter the universal remote.

USB Hub With On/Off Switches: Green Or Waste? (POLL)

treehugger.com | Posted 07.17.2009 | Green


Treehugger spotted this gadget, which seems ideal for the multi-gadget family: A "4-port USB hub from Buffalo that lets you turn on or off just the ga...

Top 10 Real-Life Spy Gadgets

Times Online | Times Online | Posted 06.12.2009 | Home


1. Poison-tipped umbrella Probably the most infamous real-life spy gadget is the umbrella used by the Bulgarian secret services -- with KGB help --...

Why We're Gadget Freaks (It's Not as Simple as You Think)

Richard Laermer | Posted 06.10.2009 | Style


Richard Laermer

We can't perfect our lives and our world is far from it, but we can perfect the perfect PDA. Or nose hair trimmer. Or card shuffler (note to self: time to get one of those).

To Kindle or Not to Kindle

One For The Table | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living


One For The Table

If you travel a lot (and are tired of carrying several books with you) or have trouble reading small print, this is the device for you. For everyday reading, the jury is still out. At least for me.

CES: Down But Not Out

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

If the purpose of marketing is to sell you something you never knew you needed, then this place is a marketers dream.

Live from the Consumer Electronics Show: Day 1

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business


Robert J. Elisberg

The convergence of the Internet, TV and movies is not only ever-more pronounced this year, it's becoming a mature industry.

ZUNE FROZEN, Stuck On Loading Screen -- Everywhere

Mobility Site | Posted 01.31.2009 | Business


In a story that is all over the net already, it appears a strange malady is hitting many if not all first generation Zune 30s. At some point on Dec 31...

Popular Mechanics: Top 10 Best Gadgets Of 2008

Popular Mechanics | Logan Ward | Posted 01.30.2009 | Business


The early 20th century produced a breathtaking succession of innovations--the Wright Flyer, the Model T, the Panama Canal. It was a golden age of engi...

One Way to Find bin Laden

Keith Thomson | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


Keith Thomson

2008-11-21-combay_bat.jpg One solution might be sending in this six-inch-long robotic micro-aerial vehicle known as the Com-Bat. In concept, similar to a radio-controlled toy.

Fuel Cell Stickers for Charging Gadgets

Treehugger | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green


Slap a sticker on your cell phone and consider it charged. Well, that's the goal of myFC, anyway. The Swedish-based company is working to make charg...

Fix Your Own Gadgets: 22 Instructive Videos

Treehugger | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 11.28.2008 | Green


E-waste is bad. This we've known for awhile now. We toss toxic gadgets left and right, often thinking they'll be recycled and therefore e-waste is pr...

Need a New Alarm Clock? I Dare You to Try...

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.26.2008 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

Oh, and wouldn't it be fun to be an alarm clock designer? I spent some time looking for some of the quirkiest alarm clocks out there.

The iSleep: a New Laptop Pillow for Nappers

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.21.2008 | Style


Dr. Michael J. Breus

I'm surprised it took so long for someone to invent this "laptop pillow": a small pillow that will inflate using air from your notebook vents when you close the screen and rest your head on it.

Just Give Me A "Dumb Phone"

Lloyd Garver | Posted 10.26.2008 | Media


Lloyd Garver

They call these things "smart phones." My question is, if they're so smart, why don't these phones work better -- as phones?

Electronic E-Waste To Be E-Cycled: How To Greenly Recycle Your Gadgets

Huffington Post | Posted 08.09.2008 | Green


With the constant creation of new technology, e-waste is increasingly clogging our lives and landfills. As the volume of electronic waste surges, e-cy...

Valley Workers Go "Topless" At Meetings

Los Angeles Times | Jessica Guynn | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business


As the capital of information technology, Silicon Valley may have more gadgets per capita than any other place on the planet. Yet, even here, "always ...

Some Viruses Come Pre-Installed

AP | JORDAN ROBERTSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


From iPods to navigation systems, some of today's hottest gadgets are landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory _ pre-instal...

Blu-Ray's Big Triumph At Gadget Show

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The International Consumer Electronics Show is turning out to be a celebration party for Blu-ray, the high-definition format that Sony Corp. backed, a...