Intel Metro - Uber Thin Notebook

The result, code-named Intel mobile Metro notebook, is less than 0.7 inches thick—about one-quarter of an inch thicker than Motorola's (MOT) iconic cell phone, making it the world's thinnest notebook. And at 2.25 pounds, it's also one of the...

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Posted by Staff on 24 May 2007

Retro LED clock with radio sync

Coming to you from Japan is the Retro Dot LED clock. This snazzy looking gizmo comes in your choice of blue or green LED’s and is a minimalistic beauty. The clock display features circular LED’s rather than the traditional...

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Posted by Staff on 12 March 2007

Ink-less all-metal pen

There is no ink, yet this pen will write on virtually any type of paper! Its solid metal 'nib' consists of a metal alloy, that leaves a mark on most types of paper. If you use the sort of...

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Posted by Staff on 1 January 2007

Asus R2H UMPC with built-in GPS

A couple other specs not listed are an integrated GPS receiver and an integrated webcam. I use my Samsung Q1 UMPC all the time for on the road GPS navigation so having an integrated receiver could be a nice...

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Posted by Staff on 25 August 2006

Asus R1F Core2 Duo tablet PC

Specs-wise, this 13.3-inch machine doesn't quite different compared to its siblings. It features an Intel 945GM Express chipset, up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, up to 120GB of SATA HDD, and wide-range of connectivity options - WiFI, Ethernet LAN,...

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Posted by Staff on 22 August 2006

Kouwell KW-7292 hard disk with fingerprint lock

Getting paranoid these days? Taiwan’s Kouwell offers its KW-7292 fingerprint disk, an external hard drive that won’t let you access its data unless you’ve got the right fingerprint. Via Gizmodo...

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Posted by Staff on 30 June 2006

Sony E-Series office displays

Designed for office use, both the 17" and 19" models feature a 1280x1024 resolution and, most importantly, a slot to hold pens/pencils and a large flat area for sticking Post-Its — making these the hottest cubicle addition since the red...

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Posted by Staff on 13 June 2006

10 great new GPS gadgets

Civilian GPS equipment emerged in the late 1980s, but the Pentagon built in electronic errors to limit the accuracy of nonmilitary devices to within 300 feet. In 2000, President Clinton ordered the intentional errors -- known as selective availability --...

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Posted by Staff on 18 May 2006

DualCor cPC announced - minus WiFi

DualCor Technologies has just released the final specs for their cPC "ultimate convergence device," and those who were looking forward to this model are bound to be horribly disappointed: not only will the production version lack cellphone capabilities out of...

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Posted by Staff on 13 May 2006

Dork alert - programmable LED badge

You can control the scrolling speed, and we suspect this badge will be highly popular among those who are promoting or advertising some product. We wish the pixels could be larger though for better readability. Via UberGizmo...

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Posted by Staff on 13 May 2006

Fujitsu P1510d tablet PC reviewed

Certainly one of the coolest, sexiest yet functional super-small notebooks available in the US. The specs and power make this machine good enough for business and school use while Windows XP Tablet Edition puts the touch screen to good use...

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Posted by Staff on 10 May 2006

Navman iCN530 cheap and cheerful GPS

If you're looking for an entry level GPS receiver, look no more. The Navman iCN530 GPS receiver costs just £299 and comes with more than enough features to keep the first timer satisfied. Via UberGizmo...

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Posted by Staff on 8 May 2006

Toshiba Portege M200 tablet PC reviewed

The Tablet form-factor presents about as steep or steeper a learning curve / behavior shift as the initial shift from a day planner to a computerized PDA. I'm only just beginning to appreciate the other areas where it can bring...

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Posted by Staff on 2 May 2006

Origami finally official

It's finally official - the much-rumoured Origami handheld PC running Windows Tablet PC edition has been revealed. Despite much of the hype, this device really has very little to do with Microsoft other than running Windows - the initial models...

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Posted by Staff on 9 March 2006

iPod ties from Thomas Pink

The £49 ($86) tie is bright red - ideal, perhaps, for the much-rumoured red AIDS-awareness iPod - and made from silk and nothing else. On the back is a small pocket in which to place the player, and there's a...

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Posted by Staff on 23 February 2006

USB to SATA/IDE cable

The USB 2.0 to SATA / IDE Cable allows you to connect SATA or IDE devices to your computer via USB port, a very useful tool for data transfer, backup and cloning. The Hi-Speed USB interface provides an easy plug-and-play...

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Posted by Staff on 23 February 2006

NEC WT615 touch-sensitive projector image

The projector comes equipped with a pen-shaped device you use to click on the image. The WT615 interprets where you're pressing and passes this information on to the computer via USB. The projector itself is also pretty nifty -- it...

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Posted by Staff on 23 February 2006

$35,000 automated book scanner

It is just like any traditional flatbed scanners that you are familiar with, but BookDrive is unique in that it has an automatic page-turning mechanism inside. Simply entering the number of pages you want to scan, BookDrive then automatically outputs...

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Posted by Staff on 23 February 2006

Samsung SyncMasterMagic CX719TD 17" touchscreen LCD screen

Featuring a touch-sensitive display and a 700:1 contrast ratio, this 17" LCD screen looks fantastic. It apparently uses an electromagnetic field to detect the location of the stylus - which looks pretty honkin' large to us. Presumably that cigar-like instrument...

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Posted by Staff on 22 February 2006

Seagate's new 12GB 1" hard drive

Seagate Technology, the world's leading manufacturer of Consumer Electronics (CE) hard drives, today announced the newest member of its diverse CE product portfolio, the Seagate ST1.3 Series 12GB 1-inch hard drive. With a footprint 23% smaller, 50% more storage capacity,...

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Posted by Staff on 14 February 2006

Micro-Mini matchbox-sized projector

And we thought projectors were getting small when they were the size of a Mac mini! Light Blue Optics has created a micromini projector that’s the size of—wait for it—a matchbox, and it’s going to be used with a cellphone....

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Posted by Staff on 11 February 2006

Edirol R-09 digital audio recorder

If you're looking for a high-quality portable recorder you may want to take a look at the Roland Edirol R-09, a compact player that goes for about $400, records 24-bit/48kHz uncompressed WAV files, has a built-in mic (along with mic...

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Posted by Staff on 1 February 2006

Imation USB flash memory wristband

Sized at 8.27in x .86in (thickest part of band) (210mm x 22mm (thickest part of band)), and available in Black and Blue band colors, this USB flash drive is a wearable bracelet. It could easily be mistaken for one of...

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Posted by Staff on 1 February 2006

HP's dockable PDA GPS system

HP will be teaming up with ViaMichelin to introduce a new plug-and-drive satellite navigation system. This system will use the iPAQ rx1950, cradle and ViaMichelin’s GPS software. It has an integrated Wi-Fi adapter, runs Windows Mobile 5.0, SD slot expansion,...

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Posted by Staff on 1 February 2006

Portable foldable bluetooth keyboard

If you’re the type of person who needs to do a short 500 word document in the quickest amount of time possible, then this keyboard may be what you’re looking for, unless you’ve ironed out your thumboard tapping skills.It’s light...

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Posted by Staff on 31 January 2006

Skype on Pocket PC performance woes

Skype has taken the world by storm on the desktop in homes and offices worldwide, but the Pocket PC version is just plain bad. Connection isn’t the culprit, but the sound quality is. Via UberGizmo...

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Posted by Staff on 29 January 2006

Soldius Solar Golf Bag

’m not sure the guy behind you is going to be thrilled when he catches you banging away on your cellphone and/or Blackberry on the links, but the Soldius golf bag will certainly make it easy to stay in touch...

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Posted by Staff on 29 January 2006

ZyXEL PL-100: networking via electrical wiring

As instructed, Crave plugged one end of the device into our PC's LAN port, and the other into an electrical power outlet, et voila, it turned our power lines into a house-wide network infrastructure. So now we can make toast...

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Posted by Staff on 26 January 2006

OQO Model 01+ Ultra Personal Computer

Except for the small round power button and the microphone next to it, the front of this device is almost entirely taken up by the 5in diagonal 800 x 480 VGA display. When Judie and I saw the OQO at...

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Posted by Staff on 25 January 2006

Samsung's SP-P300ME pocket-sized projector

Featuring a Carl Zeiss lens and weighing under 660g, Samsung’s SP-P300ME is one of the smallest and brightest DLP LED mobile projectors on the market. Promising high performance, superior style and superb mobility, the SP-P300ME looks set to be the...

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Posted by Staff on 25 January 2006

Dell Axim X51v PDA

The latest space-sapping device to cross our paths (and ensure that by the year 2010 we're all wearing multi-pocketed combat trousers and Batman-style utility belts) is the Dell Axim X51v-642 PDA. Dell is talking it up as the 'ultimate handheld',...

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Posted by Staff on 19 January 2006

Alienware Area-51 m7700 dual-drive notebook

Alienware's latest beefy laptop adds something new to the desktop-replacement game: two of Seagate's new Momentus 5400 RPM 2.5-inch 160GB drives. Other specs include a 17-inch widescreen display, Pentium 4 at up to 3.8GHz, and a backbreaking weight of 12...

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Posted by Staff on 19 January 2006

Anti-Virus USB Drive

Available in capacities from 128MB to 2GB, the IOCELL VaccineDrive’s antivirus software automatically checks with the mother ship for the latest virus definitions each time you plug it in. No word as to exactly which antivirus software this baby uses,...

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Posted by Staff on 19 January 2006

Is that a mouse in your PC card slot?

This slick new mouse was featured on TUAW today. It's a Bluetooth mouse which slots neatly inside a laptop's PC card slot. The mouse also recharges via the slot. Finally a use for that wasted space in my Powerbook!...

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Posted by Staff on 18 January 2006

The Optimus mini three

This sleek gadget is a 3-key keyboard with OLED displays built into the keys. As you can see from the image, the keys can provide live feedback. No word on compatibility or how large the device is. We don't know...

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Posted by Staff on 15 January 2006

DWL-G730AP Wireless Pocket Router

If you work on the move, the DWL-G730AP wireless pocket router from D-Link is a possible portable wireless solution, delivering 802.11g wireless connectivity with a maximum wireless signal rate of up to 54Mbps - ideal for creating a network for...

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Posted by Staff on 13 January 2006

Mobilepen releases $430 dedicated Bluetooth keypad

Mobilepen provides a touchpad that remotely connects to any cell phone (running on Symbian Series 60 or Windows Mobile) and transfers the data to the handset. The mobilepen device offers the user different options such as giving him an online...

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Posted by Staff on 11 January 2006

Always forget passwords? Try an RFID implant

Forgetting computer passwords is an everyday source of frustration, but a solution may literally be at hand -- in the form of computer chip implants. With a wave of his hand, Amal Graafstra, a 29-year-old entrepreneur based in Vancouver, Canada,...

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Posted by Staff on 11 January 2006

Yet Another Watch, The Alien From Android USA

By David Ponce Oh, let me tell you, I’m having a watch indigestion. I’ve written enough about them in the last three hours to last me three months. That’s why y’all aren’t gettin’ no fancy writeup on this one. It’s...

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Posted by Staff on 10 January 2006

Sony's hybrid mouse and VoIP phone

With all the clutter currently sat on my desk, I look forward to the day when Sony's hybrid mouse and VoIp phone hits the UK market! The Sony Mouse Talk wasn't unveiled at the CES, but separately by Sony...

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Posted by Staff on 9 January 2006

GYROTRANSPORT air mouse presenter with 1GB of memory

We got some hands-on time with Thompson's GYROTRANSPORT air-mouse presenter here at the RCA booth. It's not like we give that many boardroom presentations mind you, but with a few tweaks, we're thinking we might get this work with...

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Posted by Staff on 9 January 2006

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