Oct. 24, 2008 2 Comments
Underwriters Laboratories — the “UL” you see on virtually all your mechanical or electronic products — has issued warnings about two foreign-made cables, saying they bear UL-approved markings but were not actually evaluated for safety. First, late last month, UL warned industrial contractors and distributors that a 1000-foot communications cable made by a Hangzhou Xingfa [...]
Oct. 9, 2008 1 Comment
Coby continues a growing trend for their products.
Aug. 20, 2008 2 Comments
A Chinese company is releasing a product that you might not be able to show off at the fifth grade science fair this year. The Horizon Fuel Cell Bio Energy Discovery Kit is a simple enough product. It allows you to put water and alcohol in solution — like, say, diluted vodka — to create [...]
Aug. 18, 2008 Leave a Comment
Apple’s iPhone has been dominating the handheld market since its release last June, I’m sure you’ve heard. Since then, it has been tough for other companies like Samsung to get people talking. On November 5, the Open Handset Alliance was created. This alliance, consisting of 34 hardware, software and telecommunications companies was founded with the [...]
April 3, 2008 Leave a Comment
In the realm of all things pretty good comes the Duracell Powersource Mobile 100 power inverter and battery backup system. Maybe more than pretty good, the Powersource crosses over to “good” now that the price has come down from a whopping $139.99 to just over $50. The Powersource Mobile 100 gives you a three-prong plug [...]
April 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
Martin Schubert is going to change the way you see the world [...]
March 2, 2008 2 Comments
The other day I was browsing around the Internet when I discovered an online shopping tool called the Magicmirror. This product may be a breakthrough innovation in Technology and Science. The product relies on RFID or embedded microchips within the tags. The chips in the tags communicate with the system, providing the user with a [...]
Feb. 20, 2008 13 Comments
Cobra Electronics will debut the first ever Bluetooth-compatible CB radio at the 2008 Mid-America Trucking Show March 27 through 29 in Louisville. The patent pending 29 LTD BT is the first-ever CB radio is aimed at making communication easier and safer on the road by bringing your cell phone calls wirelessly into the CB unit. [...]
Feb. 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
(ARA) – An important change is coming in the way television works and it could affect you. It’s called the "digital television transition" and it will be a seismic shift in the American television broadcasting system, as local TV stations meet a government requirement to transmit their signals in a digital format, starting in February [...]
Jan. 2, 2008 4 Comments
Kreative Power, a newcomer to the technology market, has launched a funny-looking new surge protector in the shape of a pyramid. The “Powramid” is a six-outlet cone of a power strip that’s actually pretty smart. It lets you plug large power adapters into each socket and is extremely compact. Kreative says several models of the [...]
Jan. 1, 2008 3 Comments
(ARA) – So you finally bought that beautiful new flat-panel TV you’ve been eyeing for the past six months. Now what? An increasing number of new TV owners are abandoning bulky entertainment furniture to mount their TVs on the wall. Wall mounted TVs are the latest trend in home improvement, and for good reason. They [...]
Nov. 28, 2007 Leave a Comment
A recent survey sponsored by IOGEAR (sure they have an interest in the subject matter…) suggests consumers are lacking adequate numbers of HDMI inputs on the TV’s and home theater receivers. As video games and home video units adapt high definition technology, most televisions still only carry one HDMI port while many affordable receivers come [...]
Nov. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
Walmart is trying to increase its electronics section’s popularity and awareness this holiday season by building up to black Friday with a “secret sale.” Every Friday this month till the infamous Friday after Thanksgiving, they will be selling five items for a greatly discounted price. This week, they have Fisher Price Nascar Ride-On for $144.72, [...]
July 2, 2007 Leave a Comment
Like millions of other people, I wanted to get the latest gadget from Apple: the iPhone. So I went to AT&T’s website, where it says "Find iPhone at an AT&T store,” plugged in my address and I was off to the nearest Apple retailer. By noon on June 29th–the iPhone’s release date–I was hearing tales [...]
June 28, 2007 Leave a Comment
Well, it’s coming. Is everybody on the AT&T-formerly-Cingular-network ready for the iPhone? In a statement more fit for Hollywood than Silicon Valley, Apple announced that their cell phone/portable multimedia gadget “premieres this Friday night at Apple and AT&T retail stores.” Said stores will be opening at 9 a.m. all summer long to offer “support for [...]
