 Fanless Laptop Coolers - The Gigabyte Roll Pad::For all of us shackled to our laptops, the persistent issue of our notebook computers overheating has been addressed in a number of ways. Many of them
The passive, fanless Gigabyte Roll Pad provides… [MORE] |
 Artificial Intelligence Instant Messaging - LOL with iGod::Chatting with artificial intelligence is no longer reserved for the future, with a range of robot chatterboxes online now. Our favorite, simply for its jolly mood, is the wonderful iGod.
iGod is basically… [MORE] |
 Solar-Powered Computers - The LawnPC::Designer David Velkamp came up with this clever and eco-friendly computer concept called the LawnPC. Its design features natural cotton grass-like "blades" that are covered in printed solar cells. These… [MORE] |
 Portable Memory for Gearheads - The F1 USB Drive::We have seen kinds of novel USB drives on Trend Hunter; the F1 Racing Car USB Stick is the latest USB drive designed for car geeks.
It is designed in the spirit of a miniature F1 racing car. It supports… [MORE] |
 42 Cutting Edge Consumer Electronics - Could These Have Saved Circuit City?::By now you’ve heard the news that Circuit City is closing roughly 150, or 20%, of its stores and laying off thousands and employees. Not only does this bring the credit crisis to the forefront of our minds,… [MORE] |
 Apple Fatal Errors - MacBook Released, Minus B Key::Apple's new MacBook seems to favor the letter M over the letter B.
They have produced a keyboard featuring two M keys and no B key, which is a bit of an, um, promlem.
Apple is masterful at phasing out… [MORE] |
 Mobile Desks On Wheels - The Home Office Trike::I don’t know about upward mobility, but this gadget will give you mobility around the house. Marketed by Deeply Mad Living, the Home Office Trike rolls around on three wheels, has drawers for storage,… [MORE] |
 Law Suits Over Email Ads - AOL Getting Sued for Invasive Ads::You’ve got subpoenas! A California dude, a lawyer no doubt, is suing AOL for including ads along with his email. He calls them “annoying, confusing, intrusive and misleading.”
Dr. Frank Cecchini says… [MORE] |
 Voice Synthesizer Overload - 10 Auto-Tune Abusers::Antares Audio Technologies has created a monster with its ubiquitous Auto-Tune technology. This audio plugin is a pitch correction tool that has been used and abused by modern music acts in every genre.… [MORE] |
 $98 Linux Laptops - The 7" HiVision miniNote::HiVision may be pulling our leg with the claim of a $98 computer called the miniNote. But if it’s real, this is big! The $98 laptop has everything you need in order to do basic computing tasks like playing… [MORE] |
 Eco Auction Sites - Ebay Bans Ivory::Ebay says they cannot monitor if the ivory for sale on their site is legal, so effective January 1, 2009, all ivory sales on eBay will be stopped globally.
The popular auction site became a huge place… [MORE] |
 59 Laptop and Notebook Innovations To Tap Into::Laptops and notebooks free users from being stuck in one place. As they become more popular, some of the innovative computer trends are for smaller, thinner and ultra light models. New generations of laptops… [MORE] |
 Designer Web Conferencing Gadgets - The BOYNQ Webcam Speaker::These new 1.3 megapixel webcams are a new product of computer gadget designer BOYNQ.
What sets these cosmetic accessories apart from other artistic photo accessories is that they include speakers.
The… [MORE] |
 Competition Crushing - "Get a Mac" Attacks Vista Ad Budget::The latest in the "Get a Mac" ad series pokes fun at Windows Vista's disproportionate spending on marketing and improving the actual product.
The "Get a Mac" ad features our favorite Mac representative… [MORE] |
 Mouse Pads Mousetraps - The Laptop Finger Trap::Who needs passwords when you can have this laptop lock? If your room mate or some jerk in the office likes using your laptop without your permission, then set a trap for those naughty fingers with Tino… [MORE] |
 OLED Scroll Gaming - Playstation Portable 2 Concept::There is an incredible new Playstation Portable 2 concept on the net that could revolutionize next gen gaming. The Playstation Portable 2 was developed by designer Tai Chiem.
Chiem came up with the idea… [MORE] |
 Exposing Domestic Diva Dirt - Martha Stewart’s Cluttered Office in Vanity Fair::Martha Stewart is a gutsy woman. She revealed her home computer space for the entire world via a spread in Vanity Fair. She then took it one step further and added her own little side notes about her office’s… [MORE] |
 Virtual Public Pink Slips - Tesla Fires Design Team on Blog::Tesla, the car touted by ‘60 Minutes’ as Silicon Valley’s answer to foreign oil, recently fired 90% of their Michigan design team. Tesla’s chairman is Elon Musk, the guy that founded PayPal.
What makes… [MORE] |
 Strip-Searching Body Scanners - Australian Security Gadget Finds Contraband Down Under::Now, even crooks that are hiding weapons and drugs in their privates will not be able to transport such things with this newly developed scanner from the land down under.
Officials have admitted that… [MORE] |
 USB Microscopes - Digital Desktop Magnification::The 1.3 Megapixel USB Digital Microscope is a neat gadget for science geeks. Plug the microscope into any USB port to see magnified objects from 10X up to 200X at your desk. According to SourcingMap, the… [MORE] |
 Wisecrackvertising - Shopping Website Jokes About Credit Crunch::Woot.com is a shopping site known for the irreverent descriptions of the single product that is on sale for one day at their website. They have taken their wise-guy attitude and applied it to their ad… [MORE] |
 Royal Logo Tributes - Google Honors Queen of England::Google loves to mess with their logo--a move that would be blasphemy for most brands. The Queen of England will be visiting the U.K. headquarters of the Internet giant, so for one day the Google logo has… [MORE] |
 Grants for Rural Youth Bloggers - Taming China's Wild, Wired West::This truly inspiring piece looks at how two friends brought technology and hope to the poor, agricultural western region of China. The story follows Kenny Lin and Sayling Wen, and describes what happened… [MORE] |
 Typewriter-Inspired PCs - IBM Laptop Concept::And you thought you'd never see a typewriter again! The c concept looks so much like the retro typewriters of the 80s, it's hard to believe it integrates cutting edge technology.
The high end device… [MORE] |
 Laptop Cooling Pads - Chinese Opera FaceMask USB::Looking for a unique laptop cooling pad? This cooling pad featuring an unusual Chinese Opera FaceMask style would be perfect for you. It will keep your laptop cool and catch your friends’ eyes when they… [MORE] |
 Lounge Chair Four Wheelers - The Audi Quattroplex::Well this is just silly. Extreme. Cool. Concept. But still silly. The Audi Quattroflex is a concept designed by Alexey Bykov. He first created designs for the vehicle back in December 2006, but updated… [MORE] |
 CeWebrity News Shows - Google PopTub::Google, as usual, has snuck something new into the marketplace that could shake things up drastically. PopTub is a web celebrity news show produced by the creator of Who Wants To be A Millionaire.
"Poptub… [MORE] |
 Political Ads in Video Games - Obama Billboard in 'Burnout Paradise'::Wow has advertising changed. Electronic Arts has confirmed that the Obama campaign bought a virtual billboard in the Xbox 360 game called Burnout Paradise. Brandweek reported that after seeing a virtual… [MORE] |
 Social Network Brandability Scans - Usernamecheck.com::Would you like to know if your personal brand - your username - is registered at all the cool web services, like email, social networks and blogs? Usernamecheck.com does it for you.
66 Sites are listed… [MORE] |
 iPhone Laptops - Olo Computers And Apple Partnership::It looks like Olo Computers has formed a partnership with Apple to create a type of iPhone-based laptop computer.
Olo updated their website with a photo of an iPhone placed in place of the computer… [MORE] |
 Free Nation-Wide Wireless Internet - FCC Approves Bandwidth Auction::In a huge decision that could revolutionize web access in the United States, the FCC announced that the excess spectrum, created when TV goes digital, will be auctioned off.
“The Federal Communications… [MORE] |
 PC Case Mod - Dangerous Battlestar Galactica Mod May Cause Addiction::Battlestar Galactica fans will drop over like Baltar at a lingerie party when they see this geeky innovation. The Battlestar Galactica PC case mod is truly impressive.
There is a side loading drive behind… [MORE] |
 The Rise of Open Source - Washington, DC Switches to Google Docs, Sorry Microsoft::Washington, DC offices are changing to Google’s open source applications for their documents and spreadsheets instead of paying money to Microsoft. Instead of paying for expensive programs like Microsoft… [MORE] |
 Touch Screen Bathroom Fixtures - The Electtronico Faucet::Carlo Frattini's Electtronico faucet gives users the ability to easily manage their water usage. The Electtronico faucet features a touch screen control panel that lets users sync all the faucets installed… [MORE] |
 Interactive 3D Tourist Info - Helsinki CityWall::Most city tourist information is boring, two-dimensional and not interactive at all; the CityWall in Helsinki, however, is a notable exception to this rule. The CityWall is a giant multi-touch interactive… [MORE] |
 Cut-and-Paste Songwriting - Melodyne Direct Note Access::Melodyne Plugin 2, set for release in the first quarter of 2009, will revolutionize the music recording industry. Melodyne utilizes Direct Note Access technology, which breaks down chords into individual… [MORE] |
 Computers as Plant Pots - Dell’s Eco-Friendly O Project::Mexican designer Luis Luna has a unique and clever concept of the eco-friendly computer which he has named the O Project.
The O Project is a sustainable computer inspired by oxygen and photosynthesis.… [MORE] |
 Music from MacBooks and Salad Bowls - The Stanford Laptop Orchestra::Yes, you read that right: The Stanford Laptop Orchestra nixes traditional instruments in favor of MacBooks and modified IKEA salad bowl speakers. Founded in the spring of 2008 at Stanford University’s… [MORE] |
 Web-Savvy Doctors - Webicina Brings Clinicians Into Present::Wouldn’t it be great if your healthcare could be supplemented by Web 2.0-savvy docs that can point you in the right directions for information?
And wouldn’t it be great if these same docs could have… [MORE] |
 Affordable Apple Laptops - Invitation Sparks Price Tag Speculation::Earlier this week, Apple distributed invitations to a special event on October 14th in Cupertino at Apple’s headquarters. Gizmodo wonders, “How do we know it’s about MacBook? Well, take a look at the image,”… [MORE] |
 Computer-Generated Beauty - Software Algorithm Renders the Ideal You::This gets filed in the "if you say so" folder. A couple of scientists took a bunch of data collected about global perceptions of beauty into an algorithm that uses 234 measurements to take a photo of a… [MORE] |
 USB Aquariums - Fake Jellyfish for Stress Relief::This illuminated USB aquarium comes complete with jellyfish to capture the imagination and will help to calm the stressed-out soul. Put it on your computer desk and gaze at the jellyfish to help you stay… [MORE] |
 Interactive Geography Education - The Smart Globe Deluxe::The Smart Globe Deluxe makes learning fun for kids who want to learn more about the geography, culture and history of the world. Smart Globe Deluxe is an improved version of the world globes we're used… [MORE] |
 Anti-Piracy Programs - Rawrip, Roccatune and Kyte Fight Illegal Downloads::The annual IMEA (Innovation Music and Entertainment Awards) are held at the Popkomm in Berlin. The whole music industry is looking for new ways to cover the financial damage caused by illegal music downloads.… [MORE] |
 Computer Creatures - Recycled Sculptures by Brenda Guyton::I love it when an artist can take a bunch of garbage and turn it into art. Brenda Guyton created some strange creatures out of crap she found, but for the most part her creations are made of pieces from… [MORE] |
 Virtually Stalking Strangers - Follow Me Project Helsinki::Follow Me Project Helsinki is tracking seven people LIVE as they wander around Finland’s capital.
Follow Me Project Helsinki is an interesting project to demonstrate how high tech outdoor media makes… [MORE] |
 Miniature World Photography - Tilt Shift Makes Fantasy Videos from Real Life::These images only look like they are of miniature models -- these photographs are actually of real life places!
They are created with a technique called tilt-shift, a really cool effect for still photography.… [MORE] |
 Sparkling Flash Gadgets - Bejeweled USBs::Most of us can relate to stomping around the office trying helplessly to find our USB after someone “borrowed” it, knowing there is a good chance it may never surface again. Since you can get a USB in… [MORE] |
 Extreme Work Spaces - New Leaked Images of Google Office::We've shown you the incredible offices at Google Zurich before, but it was essentially just a sneak peak. The Google work areas are just friggin' awesome, which is really no surprise considering the company.… [MORE] |
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