Filed under: Transportation
Hot on the heels of Matra’s MS1 comes yet another human / electric-powered hybrid bike, but Marcus Levison-Hays’ Electrobike Pi definitely rocks a more unorthodox design. This blindingly red transporter “combines the lightweight portability of a bicycle with speed and self-propulsion more akin to a motorcycle,” as it includes a 36-volt pack of […]

Filed under: DesktopsWhile it’s not quite free, folks in India that are having a hard time securing a PC (let alone an internet connection) will soon have another alternative. Reportedly, Novatium’s stripped-down ₨4,500 ($113) netPC, which will be “connected to a centralized server in the locality by MTNL,” will act like a dumb terminal in […]

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe’ve seen some pretty wild ideas for space tethers, but it seems like actually executing is a little trickier than people expect — a joint Russian Space Agency / ESA Young Engineers Satellite 2 mission just screeched to a halt as the deployment of an 18-mile space tether went awry. The project, […]

Filed under: Portable Audio
We’ve seen a lot of slick tabletop HD radios hit the market in the past few months, but for those of you just looking to add a little high-res broadcast goodness to an existing stereo, JVC’s KT-HDP1 seems like a simpler solution. The $129 device rocks an AM / FM / HD […]

Filed under: Features
HP had a lot of new product at DigitalLife, what with the refreshed iPaq line, brand new notebooks and those Blackbird behemoths. Even Voodoo got in on the action. Such happy times. But don’t take our word for it, check out all the gallery action below.Gallery: HP’s DigitalLife booth tour Read | Permalink | […]

Filed under: Desktops
The first reviews of the Gateway One are starting to trickle in, and while the sexy all-in-one is garnering universal praise for its sleek, accessible design and innovative power brick breakout box, it looks like beauty’s only skin-deep in this case: both Computer Shopper and CNET found the machine’s performance to lag behind […]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wireless
In the latest scheme to make it just a little easier for you to part with your money, Visa has begun rolling out its Micro Tag key fobs for contactless (and if under $25, signature-less) payments. The issuer-customizable Tags are based on Visa’s payWave technology — an RFID system similar to […]

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Storage
Just a week after the DVD CCA approved an unexciting (and incredibly restrictive) download-to-burn scheme, DataPlay has unveiled what it calls the “world’s first CSS-managed recording DVD burner.” Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard about this type of setup, and as it turns out, DataPlay is actually “participating […]

Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops
ASUS is showing off their design chops again today with the introduction of the U6S. That nudges their total laptop model tally to 48 by our count — we’re not talking custom builds mind you; ASUS now offers forty-fracking-eight different series of laptops with an endlessly complex matrix of submodels — the […]

Filed under: Wireless
Users of previous-generation USB modems from Sprint and Verizon — the gargantuan USB720 comes immediately to mind — know that they’re a little on the portly side (and that’s being kind). If you’re going to have this huge mass hanging off the side of your lappie, it’d be nice if you could at […]