Kent Council bans 'anti-teen' gadget

" Council bans 'anti-teen' gadget   Kent County Council in south east England has become one of the first in the UK to ban mosquito gadgets from its buildings. The devices...

Ontario: Driven to Distraction on Wired Driving Ban

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNow I am not one who thinks we need more "unesseScary laws", but perhaps this is a law which needs implementing thanks to Modern Technology, meant to make life easier,...

Steampunk Going Mainstream?

One of the more interesting web-propagated art/DIY/culture memes has been steampunk, which involves the re-imagining of modern gadgetry using Victorian elements (a loose definition). Perhaps inevitably, the trend...

Nerdic: The Language that Isn't

While interesting, the article below misconstrues the concept of a language. Indeed, tech-based jargon continues to grow more prevalent as more and more people grown more comfortable with gadgetry, but two things...

Customer Service: WTF is That?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYes, we have all heard of it, "Customer Service", like Jesus, Allah, Buddha or an honest Politician, a myth we have never actually seen.  Marketers today are...

LG's Watch Phone

"Its a watch. And a phone. There really isn’t much more you can say about this straight-from-Sci-fi gadget. And from the looks of things, its not nearly as hideous as it could be. Its a shame its not a touch...

Bug Labs: Build your own dream gadget

This product takes open source thinking to an new and very interesting level.  "Described as "the Lego of gadgets" by Webware's Rafe Needleman, the Bug Labs platform starts with a minicomputer, the Bug...

Wi-Fi Camera Card Gets a CES Prize

This actually looks pretty cool:"LAS VEGAS (AP) — A memory card that wirelessly sends pictures from a digital camera to a computer — letting you skip the tedium of plugging the camera in to upload images — got bragging rights Wednesday at the International Consumer...

Sony debuts dancing robot 'Rolly' at CES

Rolly may not win any prizes for bettering humanity, but it's, well, weird, at least."LAS VEGAS--The most curious gadget I have seen so far at CES is a small, spinning cylinder at Sony's booth called the Rolly....

Amazon debuts digital book reader

"Online retailer Amazon has unveiled an own-brand wireless electronic book reader called Kindle. The paperback-sized device is on sale immediately in the US for $399 (£195). It can store up to 200 books in its...

"The fresh is always the most appetizing. “Freshly Baked” USB Drive Bread Series is doomed to give you a good shopping appetite with its innovative design and trustworthy quality. Different to the traditional dull-looking USB drives, “Freshly Baked” is a kind of Mini-bread...

Pillow gadget stops snoring

A German scientist has invented a computerized pillow that automatically shifts the position of a snorer's head when it receives a snoring sound.   What happens if the snorer's partner snores?  Will the pillow respond to that too, shifting the (in this case)...

New iPhone Firmware Out, Hacked iPhones Being Disabled?

"Apple warned us this might happen. Might, apparently, has become fact, based on early reports surfacing from iPhone owners and gadget blogs. The newly released iPhone 1.1.1 firmware is apparently wreaking havoc with iPhones that are running third-party applications or were...

Convert Video to Play on Your Mobile Gadget

This might be handy. Or it might be a way to waste time. Only you can know that for your own life."Cell phone Most mobile phones play video in the 3GP format. To get your PC footage rolling on pint-size screens, use Xilisoft's 3GP Converter (xilisoft.com). For Mac users,...

Cat Translation Device: Do You Really Want to Know?

What about cats from different parts of the world? Let's say I get one of these (highly unlikely, but still), and take it with me to, say, Paros, a Greek island known for its cat population. Would my North...

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