With the advent of technology being miniaturized by the day, it makes perfect sense that even everyday items like a simple pen is no longer going to remain just as that, case in point – the Icon Solo LED Pen Light from ThinkGeek. Retailing for $24.99, this unique device is a dual output LED pen light that boasts an integrated pocket clip which helps you keep it handy at all times. After all, you never quite know when the next brownout might happen, and should that occur, you can always press the tail switch to toggle between low and high beams that are rated at 16 lumens and 2 lumens, respectively. Not only that, it will even work when you’re soaking wet since it is sealed for water resistance to 1m for 30 minutes. A couple of included AAA batteries ought to give it around 75 hours total run-time.
The Death Star may have been a dark and evil thing back in its time, but now it’s just so pretty. Instead of blowing up planets, this Death Star makes the stars shine brightly even while you’re still in your house. You don’t even need to go outside anymore, you can just sit inside with this Star Wars Death Star Planetarium and stare up at the stars.
This planetarium would also work as a night light for little kids who need comforted in the dark by something bright and shiny. Of course this isn’t advised for kids under 3 years of age due to choking hazards. To keep it powered it requires 3 AA batteries, that are obviously not included. Once this comes out in August you’ll be able to purchase one of these for $29.99. Of course if you’re feeling impatient you can go ahead and pre-order one now.
Yesterday, there was a huge kickoff for the Motorola Droid X from Verizon. In attendance was Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Google vice president of engineering Andy Rubin, Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha, and Verizon Wireless executive vice president John Stratton.
But enough name-dropping, how is the phone? The Droid X is a phone that has Android 2.1, but it be upgrading to 2.2 (Froyo) sometime this summer. It has 8GB of onboard storage with expansion of up to 32GB and it actually has a 16GB memory card right in the box.
The screen is a whopping 4.3 inches and it is definitely designed for video as it is capable of 720p video capture and has an HDMI out port. In addition to this, it has an 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash. Find out the extra paid feature after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
It has been 4 years since the TV B-Gone was released to irritate the heck out of salesmen and in one instance, wreck havoc at CES a couple of years back. Well, the nifty little device has just turned pro, coming in the form of the TV B-Gone Pro where it will cost you $49.99 each. This super high powered remote is capable of turning just about any TV on or off regardless of brand within a 110 meter radius, featuring more emitters than its less pro sibling. It features a touch activated switch that relays your intent to the targeted TV within seconds, and even boasts an instant reactivation feature that lets you turn off many TVs in quick succession, perfect for a prank at a large electronics store with your friend to see who can turn off the most TVs within the shortest time possible.
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