Tag: GADGETS

Some of us geekier types have trouble performing basic human functions, such as talking to member of the opposite (or same) sex, dressing ourselves, and wrapping gifts. As messy as a geek-wrapped gift may be, there is something oddly charming about the crooked folds and sloppy taping job. Gadget e-retailer, Firebox, is offering a service it's calling CrapWrap. CrapWrap allows anyone to offer ...

Companies has been trying to dream up a "kitchen computer" for years. HP has been pitching itsTouchSmart as a cook-friendly information center, computers have been crammed into refrigerators, and we've even tried out the OLPC as a 21st-century replacement for the cookbook. The problem is, all these items merely put words on a screen, and don't actually offer anything that a physical cookbook ...

In keeping with our legal requirement to cover every piece junk that plugs into a USB port, we present you with the heated USB mouse pad. With the winter months quickly kicking into gear, those of us with substandard heating in our homes and apartments will be looking for ways to stay toasty while sitting in front of our PCs. Of course, wrapping yourself in blankets and drinking cup after cup of ...

Believe it or not there there are some nuts out there who when they see crazy cartoon gadgets say to themselves "I could make that!" Why? Well, that's something for researchers of psychological diseases to figure out. Cracked has collected five of its favorite ridiculous cartoon devices that have been brought to life by careless or seriously disturbed inventors. Included are the wearable suction ...

Share New research indicates that sending text-messages with your phone is not only dangerous, but also possibly damaging to your brain. According to the Sydney Morning Herald and the BBC, researchers in the UK have discovered that a particular region of the brain, ratio communis, flickers and goes dark when patients use gadgets like GPS and cell phones. The American College of Emergency ...

We've spoken before about schools dolling out iPods, iPhones, and generally going high tech. In fact, luring kids in with flashy gadgets is becoming less the exception, and more the rule (Duke, MIT, Abilene Christian University, and Drexel University have all gotten in on the trend). Colleges seem to be encouraged by the potential for innovative education applications and a constant line of ...

It's been said that today's teenagers are getting "junk sleep" thanks to their gadgets, with 30-percent of students indicating they only get four to seven hours' worth on an average night. Now, some researchers have examined the health implications of such limited sleep in a new study showing that sleepless teens were three-times more likely to have high blood pressure than those dozing for a ...

It's always fun to look back to see the "cutting edge" of technology from eras past. If you're in London, you'll have to stop by the British Library Business and Intellectual Property Centre, where a collection of Victorian era gadgets has gone on display. Some of the gadgets are terribly unsophisticated precursors to modern must-haves, such as the wrist-watch-styled GPS ancestor with scrolling ...

Worst. Tech. Products. Ever. Share People are always creating lists -- best restaurants in town, most scenic drives, scariest films of the year. Open a magazine or go to a Web site and you'll be berated with Top Ten Lists; but what about all the failures, mishaps, disastrous and worthless creations along the way? We've decided to balance things out a bit and give you a rundown of the ...

Larry Magid of CBS decided to compare his gadget bills to those of his parents, and ended up wishing he didn't. The network's tech guru found, to what we would have assumed was no one's surprise, we spend a lot more on gadgets than the previous generations. How much more? Well check out the quick list below: Cost of phone in 1970 - $8 a month plus long distance charges. Cost of phone now - $90 a ...

'Get Smart,' everyone's favorite '60s spy show, is being reincarnated as a movie. Steve Carell is in it, starring as bungling secret agent man Maxwell Smart. This could be good news for some of our friends-who-shall-remain-nameless, who have cats named after Agent 99 and digital collections of all the old episodes. But will the new movie measure up? [Spoiler: We heard it doesn't.] Much has ...

Oh please, let it work! We've stopped cooking at home due to this very problem. The exterminator came and went and the cockroaches remain. We don't even bother with the 'Raid' anymore. But maybe there's hope? A $25 gadget that uses flashing lights, like our favorite Kanye song, promises to drive the home-wrecking bugs away for-ev-er. The Extra Electromagnetic Cockroach Expeller just plugs into ...

According to market researchers at Sony Ericsson, it's the ladies that are driving the latest trends in the gadget world. It used to be that when companies wanted to market a gadget to women, they slapped some pink paint and glitter on it. Now feminized gadgets have taken on more practical designs that owe less to Barbie and gender stereotypes and more to the the industrial designs of companies ...

If you're anything like us, you've probably got a house or apartment filled with obsolete gadgets and computer gear. Pretty much your only options until now have been eBay or garbage. Dealing with customers on eBay can be difficult, and shipping large equipment is expensive and inconvenient, while throwing out some of your gadgets is not only wasteful, but may be illegal depending on what you're ...

If you've turned on the Discovery Channel at all in the last year you might have noticed that survival is quite the draw. The popularity of shows like 'Survivor Man' and 'Man Vs. Wild' is not only drawing viewers to Discover, though, it's also helping draw attention to an entire cottage industry of gear designed to help you avoid the very situations (read: deadly ones) we love to watch Bear ...