Here’s the story so far:
1) Family appears on Wife Swap.
2) Husband builds a balloon.
3) Balloon goes free, and child is on it.
4) Turns out child is in attic the whole time.
5) Family appears on Larry King, gets an additional fifteen minutes of fame.
6) Everyone wants if this is planned due to comment made by child in step 5.
7) Kid gets called “Balloon boy” for the rest of his life. Does he deserve it?
Oh man, I’m sure you’ve heard about this one. Apparently, there was some sort server problem over there at T-Mobile, and the end result was that many Sidekick users lost their data.
Man, doesn’t that just stink? The good news is that T-Mobile is promising to work “around the clock” to restore this information. Apparently, T-Mobile believes that the data loss “affected a minority of Sidekick users”.
Okay, this would be a good time for T-Mobile to insert their slogan: “Get More”. You should also insert that weird ringtone that ends their commericals.
Yes, I realize that it is almost not this date, but I still have news to report.
Those who want a printer for just their 4 x 6 prints might appreciate the Epson PictureMate Charm inkjet photo printer.
Prepare for the self-sanitizing keyboard! Enter the Vioguard!
Another ereader is coming to the United States with the BeBook Mini eReader, now available for $199.
Anyone like HAVA, now you can get HAVA for the iPhone.
Here’s a little tracker that you might like: the Ekahau T301W. You can track those that you love with Wi-Fi.
For those of you who are interested in hiking, running, golfing, or any sport that requires a GPS should check out the Satsports GPS.
Those of you who want a handy little voice recorder should check out the Samsung YP-VX1.
Those that are into movie reviews might want to check out the Leonard Maltin Movie Guide iPhone app.
Christmas gift alert for those kids ages 3 and up: Mickey’s Mouse-ke-Tag. Check it out.
Those that love the Sharper Image products should check out the Charging Valet.
Disney has some new ride called Sum of All Thrills. It is a virtual roller coaster that the spectator designs and then goes on their own personalized thrill ride.
I finally managed to get iHarmonix’s Beatles Rock Band, and I will have to say that it is more than just a spin-off of an already popular franchise designed to make money, but it is an experience.
Yeah, I’m not going to deny that Beatles Rock Band is less a product of genuine inspiration rather than a way for Rock Band to become even more huge.
Still, they really put a lot of effort into this endeavor. If you don’t believe me, watch the game’s intro. And if you are going to put out another version of Rock Band with lots of new songs, you might as well use songs that everyone knows and loves.
Hand from Above from Chris O'Shea on Vimeo.
This is about one of the coolest things I have seen all day. This is a billboard in Liverpool designed by artist Chris O’Shea entitled “Hand from Above”.
It uses augmented reality so he can pick up and drag passerbys. If you don’t know what augmented reality is, don’t think I’m going to link to it to you can read it. Instead, you can just go through the entire website so you check it out for yourself.
We’ll start with the Coosh headphones. I gave them a detailed review here.
HP is pretty proud of their “entertainment laptop”, the HP Pavilion dv8.
Flip Mino HD gets an upgrade that includes more memory and a larger screen.
Samsung Blue Earth finally announced its release date, but it will only be in Sweeden.
Here’s a new iPhone app for those brides-to-be called the Bride’s Dressing Room.
Wal-Mart is offering some low cost phone plans that are as low as $45 and $30.
Leap Frog is good at putting out products for kids, and the Zippity is no exception. Read the more detailed review here.
The Spy Gear Evidence Kit by Wild Planet is good for those kids who want to be future CSIs. Check it out.
Philips has some new device known as the “Rationalizer“. It’s used to display the emotions of the user in lighted form.
The Wii Cyberbike is a stationary bike for the Wii. It’s should be here soon.
I wouldn’t say that I am a big Star Trek fan, but I honestly can’t say that I don’t care about it at all. Since Star Trek is only second to Star Wars with its merchandise, it stands to reason that they would come out with this special edition of the latest Star Trek movie (the J.J. Abrams one).
Yes, the entire movie is a thumb drive that is in the shape of the StarFleet Insignia. Users are allowed to run it on 5 registered devices and can even burn it onto a DVD.
If you like it, you’ll have to pay $29 for this collectible.
Yesterday, I posted something about how I was crushing a rumor about Barnes and Noble teaming up with Plastic Logic to create an e-book reader. Unfortunately, I don’t know how true that is, because these photos that you see here have leaked onto the net.
This is Barnes & Noble’s e-book reader, and it does have a color screen. However, it also has a 800 x 600 6 inch monochrome e-ink display as well as this color display. The color display is a 480 x 144 color LCD that appears to be for browsing book covers and other content, and it also can transform into a virtual keyboard.
I have decided to shut up about this whole e-book reader from Barnes and Noble until I can obtain reliable information. I’m not suggesting that what I reported on before was from unreliable sources, it’s just that one can only get so far when hearing so many contradicting voices!
See the Wacom Intuos4? Very nice, isn’t it? You can read my most detailed review here.
For those who have kids ages 3-5, you might want to consider the Stomp 1-2-3 from Wild Planet as a potential Christmas gift.
You know that story about Jesus turning water into wine? Well, if the water was in corked bottles, he could have used the Rechargeable Wine Opener by Sharper Image to open them. Yes, the was the worst intro that I have ever done.
Someone has decided to make Shoes with GPS and Bluetooth. Someone else can figure out why.
If you are in the market for a Bluetooth Speaker, then you should check out the Spracht AURA BluNote. Read my review of it here.
Those who like BlackBerry might like that Dictionary.com is offering a BlackBerry Dictionary app for free!
Speaking of apps, there is now an app for starting your automobile from your iPhone. Enter…the Viper SmartStart!
Like Wikipedia? How would you like to have it in the palm of your hand? This is exactly what the WikiReader is.
The Red Light Camera Detector is an interesting gadget.
If you want to put a personal touch on your mobile device, then you might want to look into GelaSkins.
The VR1 Bluetooth Headset is designed to record conversations. It is the first of its type.
LG is planning on making an ereader that is solar powered.
I don’t think that I reported on this as yet, but someone reported that Barnes and Noble had teamed up with Plastic Logic to produce an ereader with a color screen. That someone is seen in the video before you, and I feel sorry for this reporter that isn’t seen.
Yes, that new development was quite a scoop, but it was not true. In company statement, Barnes and Noble said that the person in this video was not an authorized Barnes and Noble spokesperson, but he apparently had enough money to spring for a T-shirt.
Okay, I said that last part, but hey, you can see how one bit of misinformation can really screw things up.
Sharper Image has recently put out a Clock Radio for the iPod and iPhone that you see here. For more information, check it here.
I got a chance to try out Coosh Heaphones. You might want to check it out.
Leap Frog has a new product out called the Zippity. It’s made for younger kids.
I realize that I don’t really report on lip gloss, ever, but this is the time to report on a drug detector for roofies. Read all about it.
Sharper Image also has a new Portable Speaker System for the iPod and iPhone. You can see it on the picture to the right, and read more about it here.
Sony is working on going completely wireless with their Wireless Power Transfer. Soon everything related to your TV will be wireless, including the power!
Pantech announces two new handsets, the Reveal and Impact from AT&T.
LaCie has some new hard drives that are designed by tech style designer Philippe Starck.
Check out these concept phones from Fujitsu on display at CEATAC Japan.
There’s a new Microsoft commercial that is about as weird as those ones with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld.
There is an Expandable Cordless Phone System from VTech known as the LS6245.
Another CEATAC Japan product is on display with the Sharp Netwalker PC-Z1.
In an odd move, USA Today has released a travel app for the iPhone.
I hope you had a good weekend. Mine was mildly pleasant. I’d like to tell you a problem that I encountered with technology that is worth sharing.
The first occurred on Saturday. It happened when one of my mother’s friends came over and couldn’t get their laptop to work on my wireless network. Needless to say, complications ensued as my mother called our neighbor, and, after hours of troubleshooting and such, my mother’s friend was still unable to get her Dell laptop to sync with my wireless network. Isn’t it amazing how technology, in its efforts to make our lives easier, actually complicated them more.
The next day, I was doing a task of cutting up of a log for firewood, and I decided to use a manual saw. Now, I had access to a chainsaw, and I’m not certain why I didn’t use it. Maybe my bad Wi-Fi incident the previous day caused me to lose faith in technology.
Some of you might not know what I’m talking about with Intel’s “Rock Star” ad, but you can watch it right here.
Yeah, it’s pretty weird. I used to watch it a lot whenever I was watching anything on Hulu. Intel sponsors a lot of stuff on NBC, apparently.
According to Conan O’Brien, the man that you see in this ad is not the real Ajay Bhatt, co-inventor of the USB. He is actually a paid actor. Say what now?
Conan actually interviewed the real Ajay Bhatt, and hilarity ensued. You can catch it after the jump.
The other day, I realized that I was sort of getting away from my roots, so to speak, with this blog. I believe my first entry promised something to the extent of a Christian tech blog, and the first month has revealed more tech blog than Christian.
Of course, part of my vision has been not to be too preachy, but I wonder if perhaps I might err on the other extreme. I’d like to talk more about some more Christian things on future posts, and I’d like to start with one of my favorite subjects: television.
I believe that television habits are changing daily with the advent of watching television online. With sites like Hulu, Crackle, and various other video sharing sites that allow users to watch their favorite television shows when and where they want to. Not to mention DVRs and portable media sharing devices.
Because of these sites, I have realized the wonders of watching TV online, and have exposed myself to many a TV show. Some of them have been quite good, but the other day, I realized how easy it is to watch a TV show that I would normally never watch.
I’ll start with some quick concept device, the Nissan Land Glider. It is a car that leans when it turns. It also is fully electronic.
Here’s something called the Sundries PLAYBRICK. In order avoid lawsuits, it is not called Lego headphones.
Elecom has this new product out called the TK-TCT005BK. Think of it as a numeric keypad and touchpad.
In case you haven’t heard, we have bombed the moon. Yeah, I know, the moon didn’t do anything to us, but we just had to do it, didn’t we?
Actually, there is a reason why we rammed the Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) at the moon at 5,600 mph. We wanted to get that plume of dust that is miles high!
Wacom is putting out some very classy tablet pads, and one of them is the Intuos4.
As a fan of Sharper Image, I found the Portable Speaker System to be quite a delight.
Here is something that you might like: an Emoticon T-Shirt.
Ever wanted to have a camera film as you drive? Honestly, I don’t consider my commute all that exciting. For those of you who want to try this, the Car Cam Voyager is for you.
Samsung has recently unveiled some kid-friendly phones with CorbyTXT and CorbyPRO phones.
The big gadget show at CEATAC Japan revealed a very cool flexible OLED from Sony.
Anyone remember that movie Wild Hogs when William H. Macy gets that “tat” on his arm with the Apple logo? I suppose that bikers like him are the target audience for the iBike Rider Case.
As you can see here, it is a case for the iPhone that fits on the wrist. This of course raises the question: why is this targeted to the Apple-loving biker crowd?
I mean, look at thing, it is a computer for your wrist! Is it just me, or don’t you think it would be cool if everyone had one of these on their wrist. This is one of those times where technology shocks me, because every once in a while, I discover that we have futuristic technology now.
Well, if you have $42 and whatever an iPhone costs, you can have the future in your hands, or close to it. By the way, there is also an optional helmet mounted headset for about $85.
I have seen foldable bikes before, but the biggest problems that they have are the wheels. You see, they can’t really fold, because they are full of air.
Unless you want to inflate and re-inflate them, those wheels will usually take up the same amount of area and will refuse to be compacted.
Until Victor Aleman’s design, which allows the tires to be compacted in a very small radius. Check out the folded version after the jump.
There’s a lot today, so let’s get it on.
Dell’s Vice President decided to show the world the 9.99 millimeter Adamo XPS.
Sony is celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness month (that’s this month, by the way) with pink products.
A-DATA has a very cool portable hard drive called the SH93. It’s both durable and water-resistant.
Sprint and LG is apparently coming out with a sequel to the Lotus. Not much in the way of changes so far.
Verizon has come out with the Razzle. Is it candy or is it gum?
Blue Microphones have come out with the Eyeball 2.0 with a higher quality lens.
I got a chance to try out the 3M MPro 120 Pocket Projector. You can read about my experience here.
I also got a chance to try out the i.VoicePRO 901 Bluetooth Headset. You can read about that experience there.
This particular robot known as the Hoya can roll itself into a burning building and check for survivors or other damage.
Okay, today I have discovered one of the greatest technologies that I have ever seen.
It essentially works by drawing something in a paint program, and then label your drawings what they are supposed to be. From there, photoshop will fill in the gaps of what you have created.
So, as the illustration shows, a drawing of a cheetah chasing a motorcyclist in the desert produces a somewhat realistic photo of a cheetah chasing a motocross rider going through the desert.
By the way, the user got to pick what cheetah, what rider, and what desert he or she wanted to use.
This technology comes from several universities working together, and I think it is the wave of the future, baby!
It begins today. Some guy has actually invented a Laser Watch, a product that is designed to read the bar codes tattooed on your wrist.
Oh no! It would appear that I may have to print a retraction of my previous article about why Christians are afraid of technology.
Now that they have made this device, there is nothing to prevent that darn AntiChrist from seriously taking over.
If you dare to read more, there is some terrifying details after the jump.
Once again, another Sharper Image product has caught my attention with the Clock Radio iPod/iPhone dock.
Here’s an interesting toy I’d like to try out. The Air Hogs Zero Gravity Laser remote control vehicle. It is an RC vehicle that can go up a wall, a ceiling, and follow a laser pointer. Dang!
Someone has finally created a boot that can heat itself, electronically. It’s called the Columbia Bugathermo.
I once heard that one of the leading killers on the road is not drunk driving, but falling asleep at the wheel. I remember that I did that once, and I accidentally swerved off the road. Fortunately, no one, including myself, was hurt.
I suppose the SmartCap was prevented in order to prevent accidents like these. This baseball cap that you see in the picture is synced wirelessly with a mobile device such as a BlackBerry to monitor for fatigue.
Some of you remember when I wrote that piece on Augmented Reality. It’s that little technology that allows you to put an image in front of a camera (usually a webcam) and cause another, usually three-dimensional image, to appear on the display.
Right now, it is being used for advertisements, trading cards, and even on bags of Doritos. It would appear that someone has figured out how to get the augmented reality off the food wrapper and get it on the food itself.
See these cookies in the picture here? They look like ordinary cookies with an L on them, right? Check out what they look like with a little camera, and a lot of augmented reality after the jump.
