Gadgets

The standstill of printer design is baffling. As one of the most popular peripherals used, the progression of the printer has been pretty stagnant when it comes to aesthetics. The Wall-Mounted Picture Frame Printer puts a new spin on the old stockiness of the printer. Displayed at the Cooper-Hewitt Triennial, the printer is completely wireless and makes all of your ...

There have been rumors of a PSP phone around for a while and while we might not be seeing that anytime soon, a UK company is working on bringing phone capability to the PSP. British Telecom is working on a PSP phone system that would be released to over 100 countries and would allow wireless telephony between other PSPs and ...

After the movie Sideways was released, wine collecting seemed to have a wave of popularity start up again. Along with the new wine craze came new wine gadgets. With this self proclaimed “Only Infrared Thermometer and Corkscrew”, wine lovers can moderate the temperature of their finest bottles, and pop them suckers open without having to go grab a different device. ...

Jumper cables are unreliable at best. It’s about time for a change. This DIY will show you how to make your own solar charged car battery using pretty basic items. The one thing you’ll probably need to pick up is the solar panel, and to tell you the truth, not much more is needed. The panel is connected to the ...

Home entertainment wizard Bose has a few tricks left up their sleeves, as can be seen from this recently released patent. Bose wants to use electroacoustical transducer technology to integrate a 5.1 surround sound system right into your seat. The system would also allow for cellular devices to be embedded directly into your chair. The patent descirbes the product, “…an ...

Ever wondered how your pet dog views the world? One Eye Ball by Hung-Chih Pen attempts to recreate the dog perspective for us bipedal mammals. The One Eye Ball concept works by mounting eyeglasses-sized LCD displays in the helmet, which are connected a a camera at the end of a tube. The camera sits around the same height as a ...

So, you’ve got a countless amount of data cards laying around and a separate device for each and every one of them. What a friggen’ waste! The 31-in-1 I-O Data USB2-W31RW reads just about any card you can throw at it. This multi-card reader is also Vista friendly and can actually read your SDHC cards as well. For its massive ...

Are you frustrated that you can’t find a cellphone dock that fits your needs? Here’s a solution. Make your own! Instuctables has a nice and simple DIY which guides you through producing your own cellphone accessory. The dock and wire wrangler work together to keep your cellphone in one compact area, without any pesky tangles. Really great for someone who ...

A technology that scientists didn’t expect to pop-up for a decade or so is showing its face early. SeeReal Technologies is working on developing a 3D holographic display technique which wouldn’t require any funny-looking glasses to watch. The holographic system would follow the watchers eyes and produce the holographic effect accordingly. Holographic display reconstructs a “scaled-down” natural scene. So it ...

This is one smart device. When you have no visitors, the Party Timer is simply a cool digital clock, but as you start hanging out with more of your friends, this gadget analyzes the noise level and displays what sort of party you are having. The Party Timer predicts 9 different party types, simply by analyzing the average sound level ...