Link: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=259637

Sony Ericcson is working on a phone using Google's Android platform for release this year.

The exciting bit is that the phone will apparently include side-slider gaming controls instead of a QWERTY keyboard.

"The D-pad is here, but instead of the small joystick, the device will have what was described as a 'long touch pad' for analog controls, along with standard PSP buttons and shoulder buttons," according to Engadget.

Also attributed to the phone is a large display, between 3.7 and 4.1 inches with WVGA or better resolution, a 5 megapixel camera and a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU is "likely".

The phone is mostly black with some silver highlights, and the gamepad area is white / silver in color, claims the source.

Could it be true? Time will tell I guess, but the real deal here is will anyone want one?

Link: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-gadgeteer/sell-and-recycle-your-old-tech-gear-with-gazellecom/3723

Seeing the ZdNet author got $30 for his broken Ipod I think we all might be able to make a few bucks on this site if we cleaned out that old device drawer.

I sold off my old original iPhone, some MP3 players, and several old cell phones. I also recycled an MP3 player and some phones rather than have them sitting around in my desk. I was very surprised to see they paid me $30 for my dead original iPhone 8GB. I had the battery replaced once, but then after a couple of months it just died. I thought it was complete junk and would have thrown it away so I was very happy with the $30.

Link: http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2010/08/06/power-switch-usb-hub/

Nice way to reduce power use on the 5volt rail when USB devices are not being used.

Only $20 at Think Geek.

Link: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/awesome-products-geeks-will-love/

Good list of cool stuff for us geeks.

Link: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/01/ces-an-electric-snuggie/1

Course, this makes it decidely less portable so you can't make an idiot of yourself in public, but rest assured ... you can still look like an idiot at home.

Ion Audio, known for USB turntables and high-end video game drum sets, is bringing power to the blanket-with-sleeves category.

The Toasty, due this spring for $60 (www.ionaudio.com), is a fleece electric blanket with sleeves that also features a built-in thermostat and controls to keep you at the right temperature while watching TV or reading.

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/14/summer-gadgets-2010-top-1_n_644245.html

There are some really cool gadgets here I didn't even know about. Take a look if you've got the need to be the alpha geek at the beach this summer.

The geekiest beach bums can check surf conditions before arriving at the shore, take a swim with headphones on, read a Kindle while it floats in the water, dive deep and capture photos or video, use a sonar watch to see what critters live nearby, lounge on a towel that plays music, mix tasty cocktails without leaving the sand, charge all their devices using the power of the sun, and rest comfortably knowing that there's a robotic lifeguard patrolling the waters. It's all possible in 2010.

Check out 10 hot summer gadgets that are a must for any tech-obsessed summer-lover.

Link: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7105479.html

Gee faulty be design and it doesn't get the nod? Go figure....

Apple has said that any phone will lose signal strength when gripped in certain ways. It said the iPhone 4 seems to show a larger drop because it has been using a faulty formula to decide how many signal bars to show.

But Consumer Reports said it tested several phones that use Dallas-based AT&T Inc.'s network, and only the iPhone 4 seemed to have the reception issue.

And what do you think Apple did when users mentioned this on their Forums?

10 points if you guessed deleted all conversations about it

Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00198IUKY?tag=jaybrewernet4-20&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=B00198IUKY&creative=373489&camp=211189

This time of year everyone needs to keep the grill clean and ready for cooking. This brush holds water and upon contact with a hot grill cleans with steam.

It's only $20.00 at Amazon.

# Grill brush uses the power of steam to clean tough baked-on food and grease
# Stainless-steel bristles; safe for cast-iron, steel, or porcelain grill grates
# Long, sturdy handle protects hands from heat; hanging storage hook
# 2-sided head removes for easy cleaning

Link: http://www.techvert.com/hottest-gadgets-1980/

This is fun, Gadgets have come a long long way in 20 years.

Link: http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/motorolas-droid-x-advert-ridicules-iphone-4-reception-issues-2010071/

Carpe dium eh?

Link: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/microsoft-kills-kin-just-weeks-after-launch/36431

The ads are all over the TV - this much overhyped social media phone did one thing right - it stored everything you did in the cloud for later use... so when you took a picture it would be ready online for work... aside from that though, making a dumbed down smartphone all based around social media was a dumb idea. Rumor is they sold only 500 units.

Anyone seen this commercial ? I'm betting there's a gyroscope inside....

Link: http://mashable.com/2010/06/24/iphone-4-reception-response/

Everyone covered this yesterday, it got Apples attention - and you wont believe Steve Jobs answer ....

Apple has responded to those concerns some new iPhone 4 owners are having with poor reception issues, and the gist is essentially either “stop holding the phone that way” or “buy a case.”

Oooof - they just jumped the shark right there.

Link: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iT2LvU72jbaLrcXxfKe2w2m2az2g

Wow, that's a lot of phones - looks like Android is the iPhone killer.

More than 160,000 mobile phones powered by Google's Android operating system are being sold every day, the Internet giant said Wednesday on the eve of the launch of the new iPhone from rival Apple.

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, speaking to the CNBC television network at the unveiling of a new Android phone from Motorola, the "Droid X," said his company was engaged in a "battle over the next set of mobile platforms."

Link: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/06/tron-toys/

A light cycle that can climb the walls - and a keyboard with the coolest themed blue lighting I've seen in a while ... and let's not forget the lighted Xbox controllers.... omg and the holographically projected faces on the action figures - WOW.

The gravity-defying racer uses suction technology developed by a company called Air Hogs. Although the toy light cycle is a tad noisy, it spins around on the wall as easily as it does on the ground. True to the movie, the vehicle projects a beam of light behind it, and if it’s crossed by another light cycle, it loses power and will fall off the wall.

Link: http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band

Holy crap, reading this I'm getting the impression that the silver band around the edge is a dual band antenna ... and if your hand creates a short - or more likely capacitance change between the two, reception dives. - Many many users have sent in videos proving this behavior is reproduceable.

WTF Apple ? How could this not be noticed in the design process??

Link: http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/06/17/0430225/Nintendo-3DS-Early-Impressions

I have to admit - I've seen Nintendo blow 3D before so I thought this would be a flop - apparently I was way wrong.

Wired writes, "The graphics, which are much more advanced than you’d expect from Nintendo, left me pretty much in disbelief. They're on a level with Sony’s PSP, probably even a little better than that. But the eye-popping 3-D effect makes everything that much richer." According to the Guardian's Games blog, it works "beautifully." They add, "You can perceive 3D only if the console is directly in front of you, but this is fine for handheld gaming. I actually found it pretty adaptable in terms of viewing from different vertical positions.

Link: http://gizmodo.com/5560206/

I'm a big fan of lasers and have several - however this one can cause permanent blindness or burn you in less than a second. That's enough to keep me from buying one. The real question here is should they be selling these? All it takes is one idiot to misuse it for a second ... and there are a lot of idiots out there.

Built with the blue-laser diode of a dismantled Casio projector, the $200 Spyder III Pro Arctic is the world's most powerful portable laser. It can permanently blind you and set your skin—or anything else, really—on fire almost instantly.

Link: http://www.hammacher.com/Product/78661?promo=Category-NewArrivals&catid=60

A very cool summer gadget I'd already own if I had the extra cash to spend.

This is the waterproof HD video camera that captures action above or below the waterline. With the highest Ingress Protection Rating attainable (IPX8), this camera can stay submerged down to 10' for up to an hour to record the inhabitants of a coral reef or a child's first underwater flip. A 3" TFT LCD color screen and 4X digital zoom enable easy capture and review of shots. The 5-megapixel camcorder records up to 60 minutes of HD (1920 x 1080p) of video footage at 30 fps, or takes up to 900 high-resolution (3264 x 2448) still images on a 4 GB SD memory card.

It's priced to move at $199.95 which I'd say is a fantastic price for the features.

Link: http://www.lighterside.com/product/69917.do?WT.srch=1&code=QLP&AID=10388556&PID=1830967

Place your sandwich on the base of the Krustbuster® and push down to remove crusts from the bread, and seal the edges to keep fillings inside!

Works with any sandwich, any bread, any filling!

Includes 5 fun silicone stampers (star, grapes, strawberry, heart, smile face) and a mold to cut meat and cheese so it is sized to easily fit inside the sealed sandwich.

Cool fun for the littler ones, only $19.98

Link: http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/This-blog-post-could-save-you-from-Steve-Jobs-iPhone-4-Reality-Distortion-Field/1275948198

Seriously, if you're on the fence about the new iPhone read up. If you're an Apple fanboy it's already too late to save you.

Robert Scoble posted yesterday: "Back to Steve Jobs. If I were him I'd worry that I've lived without my iPhone for seven days so far and I haven't missed having the crappy cell phone service from AT&T, not to mention I like having the extra features of the Android OS that aren't yet available on the iPhone." Three days earlier, Scoble posted about his "experiences without an iPhone for six days so far." Bottom line: "Living without the iPhone has been a lot easier than I expect." But Jobs' WWDC keynote's RDF washed over Scoble, who today tweeted: "Is this enough to get me to give up Android? It has me itching."

Link: http://www.walyou.com/blog/2010/06/08/radar-watch-design/

Oooooh, this is something I could get into wearing.

Only a concept at this point but I wouldn't be surprised to see TokyoFlash pick it up.

Link: http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/retro-gaming/bfc7/

Thanks Osh!

Incredible MAME emulation allows you to run all your favorite arcade video game classics, even vector games. Amiga game emulation is rock solid. You can run Atari ST games, Commodore 64, NES, SNES, Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, NeoGeo, Flash Games and more too numerous to mention. Of course you'll need to find yourself some game roms... but we have a feeling that's no problem for you and Google.

The Wiz can do a host of other useful things besides gaming. It can play video files including MPEG4, Xvid and DIVX. You get a built in e-book reader, calendar, voice recorder... etc... you know the drill. 1GB of storage is built-in and you can expand on this with the SD (SDHC) card slot.

$179.99 over at ThinkGeek.

Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/197015/why_i_switched_from_iphone_to_android.html

I expect to see plenty more of these - looks like the Android platform is truly the Iphone killer and the HTC Incredible is leading the way.

I used to feel that, to get the best smartphone software and hardware experience, I had to live in Apple's walled garden. Now, the walls are getting higher, and life outside the garden looks better and better. I can get a really great smartphone without some company telling me I can't switch out the keyboard, or the dialer, or the voice mail program, or the browser. I can get a world-class smartphone without putting up with AT&T's spotty network. I don't have to put up with supporting a company that enforces its restrictive App Store policies in a seemingly arbitrary and draconian manner.

Link: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/demand-exceeds-supply-for-verizons-htc-droid-incredible/14849

The metworic rise of the Android phones continues - with the HTC Incredible being the smartphone to have at the moment. So much so that Verizon is plain out of stock.

Verizon execs say that they sold approximately 100,000 units of the HTC smartphone within the first two days. So anyone wishing to pick up a Droid Incredible of his/her own can order a copy now, but orders made from today onward will not ship until June 8 due to “high demand.”

I'd be on the bandwagon too but I have 8 months left until I can get a new phone on my contract.

Link: http://mashable.com/2010/05/10/android-outselling-iphone/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29

Whaddya know, the Android is becoming the next big thing. This shouldn't be a surprise seeing it's a better phone but you know how slow people are to notice.

Another interesting development in Android- The Google Nexus One, it's Googles Own Android and no carriers want it. AT&T and Sprint both changed their minds about carrying it, meaning if you want the Nexus One you'll have to go with T-Mobile. (yuck)

During the quarter, Android handsets accounted for 28% of smartphone sales, beating out iPhone OS and its 21% share. BlackBerry was the bestselling OS, with its devices capturing 36% of the market. NPD attributes the shift to strong sales of the Motorola Droid and Droid Eris.

The news follows a report last month from AdMob that showed Android’s share of the mobile OS market had actually grown past that of iPhone OS, at least in the U.S. Worldwide, iPhone OS still has a big lead, however, with 46% share compared to Android’s 25%. AdMob’s data is based on ad requests across mobile websites and applications.

Link: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/d794/?pfm=Carousel_TV_Poltergeist_4

On. Off. On. Off. On. What is wrong with the TV? Only you will know it's the TV Poltergeist! Annoy the crap out of friends and enemies by possessing their TV so it turns on and off at random intervals every 5-20 minutes, 24 hours a day, for weeks on end.

It's only 13 bucks - good clean fun.

Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H3BUCM?ie=UTF8&tag

I suppose there might be a legit use for this besides crank calling and extortion but I can't think of one.

Make calls without being recognized using our cell phone voice changer. Get the newest voice changer technology in a unit that can also be used as a hands free head set for cellular phones.

Only $26 at Amazon

Link: http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2010/04/20/own-this-awesome-bluetooth-amulet/

Ok, I don't know exactly how you'd look wearing this - but by itself the gadget looks hella cool.

The Tokyoflash Kisai Escape C is an amazing Bluetooth fashion accessory allowing you to connect to your Bluetooth device to make/receive calls, listen to music, or even use Apps such as Skype for easy chatting.

Link: http://mashable.com/2010/04/12/google-tablet-htc/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29

Entering the tablet fray with an android device would certainly be interesting. Seeing how Google and Apple seem to be at war you know there will be an Adobe Flash tie in as well.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt has confirmed that his company is developing a tablet device based on the Android (Android) operating system, according to friends that spoke to the executive at a recent event in Los Angeles. The New York Times reports that Google (Google) has “been working with several hardware manufacturers,” and “hopes to make its own apps marketplace available for new slate-like devices.”

Link: http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20100330/handheld-video-inspection-camera/

Think you got mice - Carpenter Ants - Aliens ? But you cant look into the walls - well... now you can and you're welcome.

it allows you to capture shots that were once deemed impossible, including video footage in a cramped, dark location. Thanks to a flexible video borescope with built-in adjustable dual LED light source, it is capable of illuminating objects in the dark crevices of where you want to shoot, alongside a flexible gooseneck that holds its shape while you film.

Link: http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/03/30/0352247/Self-Destructing-USB-Stick

If you have really sensitive information that you want completely secure, this USB Stick is for you.

The Secure features a fingerprint scanner and a thermal sensor 'so that the finger alone, detached from the body, will still not give access to the memory stick's contents.' While offering no explanation how the self-destruct mechanism works, Victorinox says that if someone tries to forcibly open the memory stick it triggers a self-destruct mechanism that 'irrevocably burns [the Secure's] CPU and memory chip.' At a contest held in London, Victorinox put its money where its mouth was and put the Secure Pro to the test offering a £100,000 cash prize ($149,000) to a team of professional hackers if they could break into the USB drive within two hours. They failed."

Link: http://www.hammacher.com/Product/78372

Nothings too good for little Johnny eh? Well, you just might think twice about this toy. I mean yeah, it's way cool but for $30k?

This is the three-dimensional spherical labyrinth that challenges the limits of your manual dexterity and spatial understanding as you maneuver a 5/8" wooden marble through its entire course. The Superplexus is a complex network of chicanes, multi-planar hairpin turns, spirals, and staircases--even a vortex. Hand made from 3- and 6-ply Finnish birch that form the track, over 400 hours are involved in its construction. The labyrinth is set inside a 36" diameter acrylic sphere affixed to a Jatoba base using a stainless steel gimbaled mount that allows you to tilt the sphere in any direction to guide the marble.

Link: http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/03/22/sandisk.teaser.a.microsdhc.capacity.boost/

I just got myself a 16 Gig and thought I was doing pretty well, but you know how technology moves. Expect the price to be at a premium for a while.

The card is based on three-bit-per-cell storage that packs more data into a given space. SanDisk is shipping the 32GB capacity online today for $200 and should have the card in retail stores by April. It should work with any microSDHC-to-SDHC adapter.

Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AS4NQS?ie=UTF8&tag=gadge05-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001AS4NQS

Perfect for killing things that take phantom power when they're off ( TV / Game Machine / Adapters )

The price is right too - $22.95

Technical Details

* The Remote Controlled Switch Sockets are ideal for the remote operation of many electrical devices including lamps appliances tools and more
* It even works outside!