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LG Wants Number 2 Phone Manufacturer Spot, Working On Premium Line
LG is taking on Apple’s iPhone with a new designer phone as part of their Black Label series in Q4, probably in time for the holidays. CEO Ahn Seung-kwon told Korea’s Yonhap News Agency that the company wants to be in 2nd place in the market by 2012. He also mentioned …
Posted on: July 03, 2009 at 2:33 pm on Gear Live - 0 comments total -
NASA and ASTER Make New Topographic Map
NASA and Japan have teamed to give a better view of the planet. Working with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the US space agency made a digital topographic map with 1.3 million images taken by the Terra satellite with the Japanese ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) …
Posted on: July 03, 2009 at 1:49 pm on Gear Live - 0 comments total -
Einstein Photon Ball with iPod Dock
Gear up for Independence Day with your own mini fireworks display. The Einstein Sound Master Photon Ball iPod Dock combines both sight and sounds. The colors move to the beat and your iPode gets to recharge on the handy dock. Available for most iPods, the device also has an AM/FM tuner, …
Posted on: July 03, 2009 at 1:46 pm on Gear Live - 0 comments total -
Samsung Anycall SCH-W760 Phone With Night Vision
Wannabe spies in Korea will now have another tool for checking out the enemy, the neighbors, or creatures that go bump in the night. Samsung has released the Anycall SCH-W760 with an infrared night vision camera. Mostly basic in its other specs, the phone also has a 2.8-inch WQVGA AMOLED …
Posted on: July 03, 2009 at 1:13 pm on Gear Live - 0 comments total -
Consumer Reports: iPhone 3GS is Best
Consumer Reports says that Apple’s new iPhone 3GS is still at the top of the smartphone heap in terms of multimedia, browsing, battery life, display, and navigation. The Palm Pre with WebOS, Samung Omnia, and BlackBerry Storm were close behind, however. The Pre scored higher in messaging and multitasking. CR also …
Posted on: July 03, 2009 at 12:49 pm on Gear Live - 3 comments total -
Funko Star Wars Flash Drives
Watch out, mimobots. Funko has their own 2GB flash drives based on the Star Wars characters Darth Vader, Yoda, Stormtrooper and Boba Fett. Decapitate your fave to get to the connector. While mimico’s designs are limited edition art, come in differing storage amounts and pre-loaded with content, Funkos have a …
Posted on: July 03, 2009 at 12:08 pm on Gear Live - 0 comments total -
Video: USB Cigar Flash Memory Drive
There is a never ending run of USB drives, many of them made out of everyday objects that have been gutted. This one, made by “laxap,” is composed of a real cigar, a small flash drive, some wire, 2 red LEDs, a resistor, and extension cable, paper and tape. When …
Posted on: July 02, 2009 at 12:29 pm on Gear Live - 0 comments total -
eReader Lowers Prices
Fictionwise, in an effort to compete with Amazon, has lowered its pricing in its company eReader. While Kindle customers pay $9.95 for newly released books, Fictionwise, now owned by Barnes & Noble, promises no e-book priced over $12.95, all new and New York Times best sellers will be $9.95 or less …
Posted on: July 02, 2009 at 12:06 pm on Gear Live - 0 comments total -
Sega Fireworks Projector
Sega will have a new projector out this August, with a decided twist. The 190×205×200mm portable device has the ability to show electronic fireworks on your wall or ceiling. With a library of 55 different virtual displays, it is powered by 3 AAA batteries. Not many details were given out besides …
Posted on: July 02, 2009 at 11:46 am on Gear Live - 0 comments total -
iPod User Tries Out First Sony Walkman
It’s hard to believe that it has been 30 years since the very first Walkman came out. In honor of the occasion (or perhaps in spite of it) Scott Campbell gave up his iPod for a week and was asked to try it out. Some of his comments were worth repeating: …
Posted on: July 02, 2009 at 11:21 am on Gear Live - 1 comments total -
3D Movie Screenings to Include Interactive Game
Lucky UK moviegoers will get to play a 3D game this summer, in addition to enjoying movies like Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D and Toy Story 3 3D at participating VUE cinemas. O2’s Asteroid Storm allows audience members to guide the Starship O2 through an asteroid belt …
Posted on: July 02, 2009 at 11:15 am on Gear Live - 2 comments total -
Sanyo eneloop Lamps
Sanyo, parent of the Eneloop brand batteries, has come up with a lamp powered by 2 AA eneloop batteries (naturally.) The ENL-Y1S(W) can be used as a bedside table lamp with either white or blue light. It also doubles as a flashlight. The lamp will run for up to 35 …
Posted on: July 02, 2009 at 11:03 am on Gear Live - 0 comments total -
Babyglow Color Changing Clothing
Any first time parent knows the panic when their newborn appears to have a fever and drives their physician crazy with constant calling, only to be told a simple solution or to calm down. Chris Eberjer came up with Babyglow, clothing that changes color when the baby’s temperature is rising. Available …
Posted on: July 01, 2009 at 4:29 pm on Gear Live - 2 comments total -
Pure Digital Launches Flip Channels
If you dig your Pure Digital Flip video camcorder as much has we do, and hate the hassle of editing and uploading, this will be good news for you. The latest version of their FlipShare software has been released with Flip Channels, online storage that you can use to share with …
Posted on: July 01, 2009 at 4:18 pm on Gear Live - 0 comments total -
Security Guard Keyfinder
We are constantly losing our keys to the point that we have to put them on a hook so we always know that they are not in the refrigerator, between cushions or lurking somewhere under the bed. Now there is a solution with the Security Guard Keyfinder. The retro device attaches …
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