Gadgets

Xun Chi 138 – Cellphone for your fifth pocket

The Xun Chi 138, being touted as the “world’s smallest cellphone”, is small enough to fit in the fifth pocket of your jeans, and still manages to squeeze in a “1.3 Mega Plixs” (sic) camera, a touchscreen with handwriting recognition, music playing, and other multimedia functions. The touchscreen is actually a necessity, as the phone is far too small to ...

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BenQ FP785+ LCD monitors add some culture

Monitor’s have never been known as the prettiest gadget on the planet, but BenQ is waking up to the fact that some people want some style in their screen. Some of the FP785+’s are being produced with prints by the Eastern artist Giuseppe Castiglione, which sounds like an Italian name to us, definitely not East-Asian. Italian or not, the prints ...

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Music Jam gives karoke stars a place to turn to

For all of you mini-Chers or Madonas out there, the Music Jam Mixer iPod portable recording & karaoke studio is just what you need to impress every single one of your friends. Your karaoke friends, that is. The Music Jam Mixer utilizes the iPods XLR socket to both playback songs and record what you are singing simultaneously. It also performs ...

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Genius Navigator 380: VOIP phone, instant messager, oh yeah, it’s a mouse

Wait, you mouse only does what? It only move that cursor around your screen?! Not anymore. With the Genius Navigator 380, your mouse now works as a VOIP phone, an instant messaging device, not to mention the 1200dpi optical mouse part. All of these are rolled into its sweet clamshell design. Of course, if you have this multi-functional device, its ...

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This shirt loves you!

Well, not really. It does, however, let you know someone else loves you, by squeezing various parts of your arms and torso in response to a message sent via cellphone. Of course, it requires a Bluetooth-enabled cellphone and special ‘Hug Me’ Java-based software, but all that is a small price to pay for getting hugs from far-away loved ones. The ...

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Netgear Skype Phone = stocking stuffer

If your still busting your head over what to get that special someone for their stocking or just as a general Christmas gift, a Skype cellphone is a pretty neat idea for Skype users. The phone allows you to call any other Skype user for free when you’re within a WiFi enabled area. For a minimal cost, you can buy ...

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iProjector adds some productivity to the massive iPod accessory market

You know you have an iPod, it seems like everyone does, but do you use it for anything more than listening to music? It does have the ability to play those videos, remember? The iProjector from Ion Audio creates a real use for the iPod’s ability to play videos, but it does seem a tad gimmicky. The iProjector allows you ...

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1″ Mini Cube pocket USB drive holds 12GB

How many times have you wanted to transport 12GB of photo’s off your computer to show your distant relatives how much your kids have grown? God knows we’ve all been there! The A-Data Mini Cube pocket USB drive, allows us to carry 12GB of data around with us in a cool looking little square that looks slick enough to even ...

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52-in-1 with Bluetooth, who knew there were 52 cards?

So, did you know that there are 52 different media card formats floating around out there? Neither did we. That’s because, in a practical sense, there aren’t. Technically, there are, but that’s counting stuff like CF I, CF II, Extreme CF, Extreme III CF, Ultra II CF, HS CF, XS-XS CF, CF Elite PRO, CF PRO, CF PRO II (those ...

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Greenhouse’s USB ashtray, smell the fresh air!

Tired of people picking on you for your disgusting and lung damaging habit? Smoker’s are in for a treat this holiday. This Christmas, do you and you’re family a favor and ask for one of these for your stocking. For a mere 500 yen ($4 and change), treat yourself to a gift that keeps on giving. Pop this baby in ...

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