Okay, this is pretty interesting, and I guess I am reporting on it because it is so darn cute. In case you are wondering, the headline is true. Just to let you know, it doesn't look like this is part of some scientific experiment to teach dogs how to drive or anything. This is a promotion from the New Zealand SPCA, to show how smart shelter dogs are. You can watch a … [Read more...] about Dogs can drive now thanks to SPCA promotion

What you are seeing here is something developed by New York studio Ray Kingston Inc. known as the Sneaker Speaker. In case you haven't figured it out, it is a way to put speakers on your sneakers. Yes, it does require a Bluetooth enabled device to work, but you could easily do the opening shot from Saturday Night Fever if you have the soundtrack on your smartphone. It … [Read more...] about Sneaker Speaker are Bluetooth Enabled Shoes

It seems like with every Bluetooth product that comes out, some new spin has to be put on it. The Bluebuds X seems targeted to exercise/sports enthusiasts, and it certainly has what it takes to please them. Jaybird says that their Bluebuds X is good for eight hours worth on a single charge, so for jocks, that is good for "a week's worth of workouts". In case you are … [Read more...] about Jaybird Bluebuds X wireless earbuds

I think that DVD and Blu-ray have given us the power to make our films quite interactive. I still remember seeing DVDs in the early part of the last decade that had some weird thing appear on the screen during the film which led to some special feature. Sony Pictures have allowed Men in Black 3 to have a special interactive edition known as Movie Touch. Movie Touch is an … [Read more...] about Movie Touch introduces Men in Black 3 as an interactive movie experience

It is really interesting to see what kind of Information Age that we are living in. The person that you see in the photo is Hannah Sabata, who lives in Stromsburg, Nebraska. She stole a Pontiac Grand Am and then robbed a bank in Waco. She used a gun, a pillow case, and a note, and then went right home and posted her crime on YouTube, flashing the cash proudly. In … [Read more...] about Want to keep a secret? Go online.

I think that we all know that Augmented Reality could be our future someday, and its applications could be educational as well as that of entertainment. This project, simply called "Touch the Train Window", is designed to make full use of the entertainment aspect. Have you ever taken a long trip? I'm sure that you know that it can be quite boring in some places. I'm … [Read more...] about Augmented Reality Window could change the future of travel

Every once in a while, I like watching some movie with CG effects to show what it would be like to live in some fairy-tale like city. The other day, I was watching that Thor movie, and while I didn't really like the film, I enjoyed seeing its portrayal of the Golden Realm of Asgard. Every once in a while, I wonder if heaven is anything like these cities from fantasy. … [Read more...] about I want to live in this Origami House

I realize that there are a lot of people looking for iPad accessories this Christmas, and I would like to recommend the ZAGGKeys PRO folio+ The PRO folio+ is nothing really new, but it is a thin portfolio case for your iPad that comes with a keyboard built right in. For those that want the clicky-click of keys while they are doing their iPad work, this is for you. It has a … [Read more...] about ZAGGKeys Profolio+ for the iPad

A while ago, we had a contest where we wanted to give away a set of Cord Cruncher headphones to five lucky readers of The Geek Church. I ran into some technical difficulties, but I wanted to make certain that I ran this giveaway sometime before the holidays. Now, I am going to do this again, so here is how you enter. Just leave a comment, but here's the catch. On your … [Read more...] about We are giving away five Cord Cruncher headphones!

Now that we are in wintertime in my section of the world, it gets harder to use touchscreen devices when you are wearing gloves. I have seen some solutions to this problems that involve special gloves the like the Agloves. This AnyGlove is a liquid that is able to turn any glove into a touchscreen sensitive conductor. All that you need to do is put a few drops on the … [Read more...] about AnyGlove makes any glove touchscreen-friendly

I think we all know that the mobile phone/tablet market is going to put a major dent in the gaming industry, especially the portable kind like the Vita and the DS. Remember that article we did on the Nyko PlayPad? Well, here is another gaming controller for Android (and iOS) devices known as the Play. It is designed by a company known as PhoneJoy. The PhoneJoy Play is … [Read more...] about PhoneJoy’s Play is a GamePad for Android devices

I think we all know that there is a war going on with traditional cameras and mobile technology. Have you seen that recent commercial for Nikon with Aston Kutcher where he claims that mobile phones aren't as good as cameras? I suppose that we all know this is the case, but one would have to say that the typical mobile phone camera is better than it was a few years ago. I … [Read more...] about Turtleback’s TurtleJacket PentaEye case puts five lenses on your iPhone 5

Remember those 60's spies like James Bond and Maxwell Smart who had cameras in all sorts of odd places? I think we used to be obsessed with hidden cameras in the days when we feared Big Brother, but now it seems like every mobile devices has a camera of at least a few pixels. There days, Hidden cameras are as useless as Get Smart's shoe-phone. I remember seeing one James … [Read more...] about CAMER:ing is a ring in a camera

Of course I want to report on the latest in Wii U, and here is one of the latest: the Wii Fit is making the transition. Sure, Mario is gone over, so why not WiiFit? It's hard to imagine that the holiday's biggest gift didn't have the Wii Fit U available before the Christmas, but this would appear the case. I haven't heard whether or not that flat white rectangle is going … [Read more...] about Wii U to get a new Wii Fit and Google Maps in early 2013

Nokia has recently announced a new Windows 8 Phone with the Lumia 620. Okay, you probably already read that in the headline, so here is what you need to know. The handset has a 3.8-inch TFT screen at WVGA resolution (800 x 480), 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus processor, half a gig of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, and then 64 GB expandable with an microSD. Also … [Read more...] about Nokia announces the Lumia 620