Archive for September, 2008
A super-fast charging battery you can reuse 5,000 times?
Imagine a rechargable battery that lasts 10 times longer than the current generation of rechargables, and recharges in 15 minutes or so? Toshiba’s Super Charge Ion Batteries (SCiBs) have been used for industrial application for a while now, with consumers wishing they could get their hands on them with their super fast charge time and incredible lasting power (5000-6000 charge cycles to [...]
An inkless printer from Dell?
An otherwise nondescript filing for a Bluetooth printer on the FCC’s site reveals that it’s really not nondescript at all when you look through the product shots—the system is a Zink-technology-based inkless printer branded with a Dell logo. You can see how it works from the picture provided…the possibilities are interesting, though there are concerns [...]
Thrustmaster Lightsaber Add-On for Wii turns you into Luke Skywalker
We’ve seen similar gadgets for the Wii before, but Thrustmaster’s version actually looks like something any would-be Luke Skywalker would be interested in using. These add-on sticks are powered by three AAAs and have 17 blue or red LEDs for glow-in-the-dark action. Very cool…for the right kind of game. Nice, but we’re not sure how [...]
SimpleTech Duo Pro; lots of disk space, very little desk space
There are plenty of dual-hard-drive outboard storage systems on the market, but SimpleTech’s Duo Pro struck me as particularly brimming with awesomeness and small size for the price. It packs more than enough space and speed to make a nerd sing. It’s not a NAS—it’s totally local—but you have a choice of USB 2.0, FireWire [...]
Carry Digital Media Easily In The Edge 16GB DiskGO USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Edge 16GB DiskGO USB 2.0 Flash Drive If you’re the type of person that’s always on the go with digital files, photos, music or other documents, then you know how much easier a pocket flash drive can make bringing this digital information with you. As flash drives have become the best way to quickly transfer [...]










