Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:00PM - By Carl Weiss
Though the details are a bit fuzzy, these solar panels from start-up Veranda Solar are a promising new product that could revolutionize the concept of solarizing your home. Sure everyone wants to go solar…in theory. But who actually goes the full mileage and procures the funding, installs all the equipment and gets their house producing its own energy from sunlight? Not seeing a lot of hands. Now, hanging a panel out the window and plugging ‘er in– that sounds like something the average American could actually get into. Unfortunately, there seems to be no indication of how much power you’ll actually be able to produce with this $400-600 investment. To be fair, Veranda is still in the production stages, so there’s plenty of time to fill us in. These panels seem to be a solid step in a realistically sustainable direction. Kudos. [Crunch Gear]
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:00PM - By Joe Wertz
Perfect for urban exploring, closet digging or traditional caving, the Garrity 1 Watt Pivoting Luxeon LED Headlamp is bright, comfortable and long lasting. Twin blinking red LEDs on the lamp mean you’ll be easy to find when you get lost in the wilderness or buried under basement rubble. Hit the jump to see some other spotlight deals.
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Monday, March 9, 2009 2:30PM - By Mike Payne
Last week, luxury sports car manufacturers from around the world met in Geneva, Switzerland for the Geneva Motor Show 2009. Top car makers like Ferrari, Audi, Lotus and Lamborghini were all in attendance showing off their latest supercars. We covered the event in great detail, including a roundup of the 17 best sports cars from the Geneva Motor Show 2009. It is one hell of a list, you won’t want to miss it! [more at StyleCrave]
Thursday, February 26, 2009 4:08AM - By Emily
Wouldn’t it be nice to just project a movie onto the wall whenever you wanted to? What if you could do it from a projector that fits in the palm of your hand? Mini projectors are definitely cool, but as of right now are also pretty expensive. Syba just announced a new projector this week that plus directly into your notebook or DVD player to play back your favorite films. The only catch is, the device costs a whopping $400, and it only projects a maximum of 25-inches, so you might even be better off using a computer screen or your television if it’s nearby. A full-size large projector typically only runs around $500, so if projecting is really your dream you might be better served to just drop the extra cash on one of those instead.
What do you think about mini projectors? How much would you be willing to pay for one? [via Wired]
Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:00AM - By Emily
A growing number of companies have started creating applications that use the G1′s hardware as well as software to perform operations. For instance, a company Wikitude has created an application that uses Wikipedia and the phone’s camera to embed information on live camera footage. Once it determines where you are, the application will superimpose information from Wkipedia on the screen when it has sites of interest within the cameras sight. Another application “nru” read: near you. Let you launch a compass style map that determines your location, and then places of interest that might be around you at the time. Do any of you have a G1? What’s your favorite application to sue with the device? [via Wired]
Thursday, January 8, 2009 12:00PM - By Jared Newman
Hands-on reports from CES are coming in for Nvidia’s GeForce 3D Vision glasses, seemingly with the thumbs up. The GeForce 3D vision uses an IR emitter to communicate between monitor and computer, and the glasses themselves are charged by USB to perform the image processing. When combined with a high frame rate monitor, these stereoscopic specs create depth-of-field illusions to pull you further into the game. Best of all, popular titles like Left 4 Dead, Call of Duty: World at War and GRID are already supported. The GeForce 3D Vision package costs $199, but you’ll need upwards of $400 more for a compatible display. Sure, that’s a hefty price to pay for a geeky-looking peripheral, but as NVidia’s handlers told CNet, this is hardly a stretch when gamers are willing to rock out on fake plastic musical instruments. [CNet and Gamespot]
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 11:00AM - By Alex Ion
Editor’s Note– Its a big news day for HP– here’s part two of three of the releases revealed by HP late last night. HP’s Mini 2130 may not be the perfect choice for those with business interests at heart. That’s exactly why the all new Mini 2140 was announced. Designed to keep your commerce needs connected, it runs on an Intel Atom processor, features a LED backlit 10.1-inch screen display, has an aluminum casing, packs 80 GB SSD and 3D DriveGuard. The cool look and the corporate-styled casing along with Vista, XP or SuSE Linux makes the stylish Mini 2140 pretty much all work and no play. Price is $499. [via CrunchGear]
Monday, January 5, 2009 10:30AM - By Emily
Details have leaked about Kodak’s newest digital camera. The camera is expected to be released at CES later this week, but CrunchGear went ahead and ignored the embargo on the info and posted the details today. The 12 megapixel KODAK Z980 camera will have a 26-millimeter wide angle lens, 24x optical zoom, DSLR-type body, hot shoe, vertical shutter release, and can capture HD video. The camera also includes Kodak’s “Smart Capture” feature, which analyzes scenes and adjusts camera settings to help take better pictures. Look for the camera to be released later this Spring for around $400, and to be officially announced on Thursday. [via CrunchGear]
Friday, December 19, 2008 2:42PM - By Jared Newman
While I’m not sold on LG‘s liberal use of the word “floating” (make it levitate and we’ll talk), the unconventional look of this DVD player, and the wall-mounting capabilities that lend its nickname, are at least easier on the eyes than your standard disc box. The DVS450H uses HDMI to upscale standard-definition DVDs to 1080p, and can play DIVx files using an attached USB hard drive. For $240, it does not play Blu-Ray. [Reg Hardware via Slashgear and Boing Boing Gadgets]
