Despite endless delays and a massive $900 million dollar deficit, six station platforms near 14th Street will be wired for WiFi and cellular service as part of a longstanding initiative by the NYC Transit Authority. Plans for passengers to receive calls and check their email between stops have … [Read more...] about NY Subway To Get WiFi
Snowflake Speakers Play Music Pure As Virgin Snow
Ah, designers; you’ve really got to admire them. No other professionals on earth work so hard at combining the natural world with the man-made. Their creativity and innovation often lead to groundbreaking designs that captivate our senses and challenge our perceptions of everyday objects. Such a … [Read more...] about Snowflake Speakers Play Music Pure As Virgin Snow
Mysterious Top Gear Character Gets His Own Helicopter: The Stig Copter
If you happen to be a fan of the BBC automotive program Top Gear, you’re familiar with that ever mysterious and ever-masked character simply called, “The Stig.” Surprise, surprise, the man’s got a mini-copter named after him and sporting his mug—yup, that’s his visor helmet for a cockpit. It … [Read more...] about Mysterious Top Gear Character Gets His Own Helicopter: The Stig Copter
Stealth Computer’s LPC 100 Is Its Smallest To Date
In case you feel compelled to buy a miniscule PC and have the money for such a purchase, your best choice this year is the LPC 100 from Canada’s Stealth Computers. Roughly the size of a 7”x5” paperback novel, the LPC 100 makes up in hardware what it lacks in actual heft. Speaking of heft there’s … [Read more...] about Stealth Computer’s LPC 100 Is Its Smallest To Date
Ewee-PT is a German Segway Lite
The Segway was supposed to usher in a new era of pedestrian traffic and bring us closer to a sustainable urban environment... or so we thought. Now here comes the ewee-PT from German manufacturers Ewee. It’s basically a lighter, stripped-down version of the better-known Segway. The ewee-PT (for … [Read more...] about Ewee-PT is a German Segway Lite
Swede Builds Wearable Computer
Besides the Canadian filmmaker who implanted a camera into his eye, someone else in the world is moving ever closer to bionic perfection. Martin Magnusson, a self-professed “researcher and entrepreneur,” sought to literally expand his horizons with the help of some tech lying around his house. The … [Read more...] about Swede Builds Wearable Computer
Viper SmartStart App Now Available for Android Smartphones
We talked a bit about the Viper SmartStart application back in April when the iPhone app surfaced and would let you start your car and warn you when the alarm was set off. The app is also available for Blackberry users, leaving other smartphone types out until now. Viper has announced that its … [Read more...] about Viper SmartStart App Now Available for Android Smartphones
100,000 Android Applications Submitted To Android Market
AndroLib has posted reports that 100,000 Android Applications have been submitted to the Android Market to date. However, nearly 18,000 have been rejected or removed, leaving approximately 83,000 applications currently available in the Android Market to download. The Rapid Growth of the Android … [Read more...] about 100,000 Android Applications Submitted To Android Market
Concept Umbrella Stand Dries Your Umbrella and Uses the Water
We like concept products around here, and when they serve a useful purpose and do something green at the same time, we get all excited. A new umbrella stand concept has turned up that not only dries your umbrella to prevent slippery wet messes but also actually uses the water in an eco-friendly … [Read more...] about Concept Umbrella Stand Dries Your Umbrella and Uses the Water
Speck GeoMetric iPhone 4 Case Review
Today we have another iPhone 4 case from the guys over at Speck to review, the Speck GeoMetric iPhone 4 case. The Speck GeoMetric iPhone 4 is a semi hard case for the iPhone 4. It features an interesting asymmetrical triangle design on the back of the case, which gives it extra grip to ensure the … [Read more...] about Speck GeoMetric iPhone 4 Case Review
gPod iPhone Gamepad Case
If you are a gamer on your iPhone or iTouch, then the gPod case might be worth a look. The gPod is an iPhone case with an integrated gaming control pad that interfaces with the Apple 30-pin connector and provides tactile buttons in a conventional game pad layout. Check out the video after the jump … [Read more...] about gPod iPhone Gamepad Case
YouTube Increases Upload Limit To 15 Minutes
YouTube has increased the upload limit for videos from 10 minutes to 15 minutes, because users have asked to be able to upload longer videos to YouTube. Now you will be able to sit through 15-minute gadget unboxing videos instead of 10, and whilst it still isn't enough time for a full-featured … [Read more...] about YouTube Increases Upload Limit To 15 Minutes
