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EPISODE 132

Sweat is killing iPhones

Mouse doubles as hand dryer, triples as seizure inducer

The new TV remote: Your bare hand?

DIY Microsoft Surface clone you can make on the cheap…

Originally posted at Gadgettes, the blog

On the look out for the weird and the wonderful at the 2009 New York auto show, we saw what we first took for an amphibious car–a high-observation area for the rear-seat passengers looking like …

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

Apple is approaching the 1 billion mark for applications downloaded from the App Store, and plans to give out a host of Apple gear to the lucky billionth customer….

Originally posted at News – Apple

So far 2009 is the year for Capcom with the launch of Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter IV, and now the upcoming Lost Planet 2. The hits keep coming, not to mention the newly released DLC for RE5 for both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

Now Capcom has teamed …

Originally posted at Digital City Podcast

Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia take the limelight at the 2009 New York auto show, launching a futuristic concept and a sporty coupe. Hyundai’s new concept takes a look at what a future crossover model might look like, while Kia takes its recently launched Forte …

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

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Every once in a while, my black and shriveled heart is momentarily warmed by a piece of news coming from a tech company. Today is one of those rare occasions. I received an e-mail from Nextar informing me of the company’s decision to donate a a shipment of its …

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Every once in a while, my black and shriveled heart is momentarily warmed by a piece of news coming from a tech company. Today is one of those rare occasions. I received an e-mail from Nextar informing me of the company’s decision to donate a shipment of its MA715 …

When we first saw the LG Xenon at CTIA 2009, we only had a very brief few minutes with the phone and couldn’t quite get a proper feel for the device. Now that we’ve had it for a few days, we have to say that the LG Xenon …

Are you one of those people attached to the notion that news should only be read on paper? Well, here’s something to appease your old-timey sensibilities.

Mitemite –a small Spanish companythat boasts their “unnecessary” products line–created a laptop bag in the style of old newspapers. Now …

During the 2009 New York auto show, Ford let us try out a couple of technologies it is introducing. The first is called Active Park, and parallel parks your car for you. Lexus previously rolled out a self-parking car with its LS model, but Ford has refined the concept and made it more user-friendly.

For the demonstration, we got into a Lincoln MKS equipped with the technology and started driving. After pushing a button to activate the system, the car goes into parking spot search mode. We drove by two cars parked at the curb, and the system told us we could fit in the space between them, and advised us where to stop so it could commence parallel parking.

As with the Lexus system, we had to put the MKS in reverse and control the brake and the accelerator, but the car handles the steering. As we backed up, the wheel spun around on its own accord, steering the car into the spot. The park distance warning sensors sounded off as we got close to the car behind us, and the Active Park system flashed a message that it was time to pull forward. Putting the car into Drive, the wheel again turned, straightening the MKS out so it would be parallel to the curb.

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Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

Donald and Jasmine try to make the most out of their limited in-studio time slot by talking as quickly and clearly as possible about the new Samsung P3 and SanDisk’s unusual SlotRadio player.

Also, Nixon enters the headphone market with a new line a fashion-friendly ‘phones that any surfer is sure to love. Plus, find out about our Top 5 iPod-recording accessories and top 10 portable speakers. Finally, see if you can wager a guess as to who came out on top in the latest Prizefight, “The Evisceration.”

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Originally posted at MP3 Insider

What’s this gizmo? Another ridiculous lens thing for bolting on the front of your phone to beef up that pitiful 2-megapixel camera? Actually, no: it’s the CellScope, which turns a normal mobile phone–in this case, a rather venerable Nokia N73–into a microscope. Limited …

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Fujitsu is fairly new to the external hard drive game, but they recently hit one out of the park with the Fujitsu HandyDrive. Each hard drive that makes its way through our labs seems to get cheaper and cheaper (from a …

Honda and Mitsubishi showed off dog-friendly concept cars at the 2009 New York auto show. The Honda version, built on its Element model, is slated to be offered as a trim option this fall. …

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

It’s official: Bluetooth 3.0 is coming. The Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) will officially announce Bluetooth 3.0 on April 21. It’ll be significantly faster and will enable the transfer of entire media libraries at the touch of a button. It also promises a new …

It was a long time coming, but we have a full review up of the very, very popular Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77. On the upside, it can now be found for $60 less than …

I have a question: is having a 16:9 aspect ratio monitor (as opposed to 16:10) really all that beneficial? The answer is, “It depends.”

If we’re talking strictly about resolution benefits, the specific size of the screen matters greatly. For example, a 16:9, …

I have a question: is having a 16:9 aspect ratio monitor (as opposed to 16:10) really all that beneficial? The answer is, “It depends.”

If we’re talking strictly about resolution benefits, the specific size of the screen matters greatly. For example, a 16:9, …

I only run when chased, so biking has always been my preferred method for a cardio workout. However, I’ve never been much for stationary bikes or spinning. The RealRyder ABF8 spin bike, however, might change my mind. (Though I doubt I’ll have the $1,995 to buy one …

Some people love the idea of turning their iPod into an audio recorder. If you’re someone who has an iPod on you at all times, and you need to record voice memos, interviews, or lectures, investing in a recording …