Archive for Gadgets

<!– –>   Tweet – A A A + <!– –> KUSA – Here’s a cool new way to perk up your cubicle at work. Tank Bot Desk Pets’ palm-sized Tank Bot is a four-wheeler that features a variety of play modes and iOS control. The mini-bot operates in a trio of configurations: an autonomous mode [...]

MANILA, Philippines — The little guys continue with their role as the high-tech sector’s marching band. Smartphones and tablet computers remain at the forefront of the market’s unrelenting surge forward. These mobile gadgets are leading the market’s efforts to develop and adopt new technologies, and take consumers’ money from their wallets, with consumers none the [...]

A fast-growing number of Americans are using two or more electronic gadgets daily, whether smartphones, tablets or e-readers. Studies show that tablet ownership doubled over the holidays, while nearly half of American cellphone users now own a smartphone. If you’re looking for a bag to carry all of those devices, why not buy one that [...]

I was out of the country for four days celebrating the extended Chinese New Year in Hong Kong. During my brief stay there, I took the chance to check out the gadgets and tech things everyone’s raving about when in HK as everything’s supposed to be cheaper there as the place is a port region. [...]

Orange Tahiti IF THE only reason you don’t have a tablet is the price, then the Orange Tahiti is out at just £69.99. Lightweight with a 7-inch multi-touch LCD screen, it has a dual-core 1.2GHz processor and runs on the Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system. It’s £25 per month on a two-year contract that includes [...]

There would be little argument from experienced off-road drivers that a well-set-up personnel carrier (PC) would have to be the most practical and popular vehicle for four-wheel-drive touring and camping. More 4WD and camping:WEDGE ISLANDAUSTRALIA’S BEST CAMPINGTIPS FOR A ROAD TRIP TAKE TYRE PRESSURE DOWN Include a pop-up roof and a decked-out camper conversion from [...]

A promising new documentary on individual Chinese workers at Foxconn Protesters depicting Steve Jobs and Foxconn workers act in a street drama in Hong Kong / Reuters The New York Times over the last week or so ran several stellar pieces on the Apple supply chain and the potential human cost associated with the personal [...]

<!– –>   Tweet – A A A + <!– –> KUSA – You could spend hundreds of dollars on kitchen gadgets. How about a crinkle cutter for veggies or goggles for cutting onions? When it comes to cooking, it’s a lot easier to get the job done when you have the right tools. It [...]

Nerd Approved  I am a fanatical Giants fan. My father got me watching the games with him at the beginning of the 86-87 season and by the time they got to the Super Bowl that year I was already hooked for life. Whenever they reach the big game we always throw a huge party, so [...]