Hand Solo: Cable Stretchers for Single-Handed Bike Repair

The Park Tool Cable Stretcher is a uni-tasker, but its single job appears to be so helpful that we’ll let it through. The stretcher is a one handed (once set up) device with which to fit and adjust gear and…
The Park Tool Cable Stretcher is a uni-tasker, but its single job appears to be so [...]

Hand Solo: Cable Stretchers for Single-Handed Bike Repair

The Park Tool Cable Stretcher is a uni-tasker, but its single job appears to be so helpful that we’ll let it through. The stretcher is a one handed (once set up) device with which to fit and adjust gear and…
The Park Tool Cable Stretcher is a uni-tasker, but its single job appears to be so [...]

Nokia’s profits drop 90% in Q1 2009

So, there’s good news and bad news here, and we’re opting to go against tradition by dishing out the positive first. Nokia just pushed out its Q1 2009 results, and while many firms have been struggling to stay afloat, at least it managed to turn a profit of €122 million ($160 million). That said, it’s [...]

My First Album [Listening Test]

Besides some Spanish groups most of you won’t know—Radio Futura—David Bowie’s Hunky Dory was the first album I ever remember getting. I’ve been listening to music through my telescopic nipple antennas since then.
I was 17. About to finish high school, drop the girlfriend who later became my first wife—yeah, first: There are more—and I couldn’t [...]

Atlona teams with Wisair for wireless USB to HDMI adapter

Wait a second — isn’t wireless USB, um, deceased? Regardless of what pundits and the industry at large have said (via words, actions, or otherwise), Wisair is absolutely refusing to give up the dream. To that end, the firm has teamed with peripheral mainstay Atlona in order to develop and produce a wireless USB to [...]

Univision going HD in time for the 2010 World Cup

Just when we were wondering about Univision’s plans for HD, comes word that it is rolling out high definition throughout the 2009-10 broadcast season, ready in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. also to be in HD? Video on-demand packages, as well as broadcasts on the Telefutura group, but if soccer / football isn’t [...]

Kyocera teases with a combo of concepts

Beginning at CTIA09, Kyocera has been showing off mockups of concepts they’ve got lurking around the labs. While the hard plastic mockups they’ve shown previously didn’t do much for us, they’ve since moved on to 3D renders – and boy, are they pretty. We’re going to go ahead and ignore the fact that the technologies [...]

Griffin Navigate: iPod Remote with FM Radio

If you’re looking to put an inline remote on your iPod, Griffin has one new way to do it — and it adds that oldest of old-school wireless music sources, FM radio. Griffin’s Navigate plugs into the dock connector, bypassing…
If you’re looking to put an inline remote on your iPod, Griffin has one new way [...]

NYC cabbies could have cellphone use blocked while driving… but probably not

The Taxi and Limousine Commission of New York City (also known as the TLC) is considering some changes to the way that taxis and their drivers will operate in the future as part of its “Taxicab Passenger Enhancement Program.” Among the wild ideas being floated is one that would “block” anyone in the front seat [...]

Full details on Asus’ P835 smartphone

Last we saw of this thing, it was also being called the Galaxy 7, but all of the specs were already in place. Well, Asus has finally granted the P835’s wish and made it a real boy. Wait, no — they’ve just made an official announcement. We knew all this stuff months ago, but it’s [...]