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New NIKE+ Fuel Band announced

Matthew Arnold — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:02:26 +0000

In 2012 Nike wants you to be more active and has unveiled a new high-tech wristband to help you track your activity and reach your goals.

During a media launch event in New York City some of Nike’s executives and star athletes showed off the new power gadget called the … Continue Reading

Real world Wipeout track with Quantum Levitation

Matthew Arnold — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:49:01 +0000

This video is for your inner geek. This epic video was created by the Japan Institute of Science and Technology. Basically its a real life racing game inspired by the classic “WipeOut” game series. The best part is that the cars are powered by prototype Quantum Levitation!

The research team … Continue Reading

360 degree panoramic camera ball

Matthew Arnold — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:40:20 +0000

Panoramic photos are cool, but they take quite a bit of work stiching all the images together etc. You can imagine the work involved to create a 360 degree panoramic photo. Well not with this nifty camera its as easy as tossing a football-sized ball into the air. Introducing the Throwable … Continue Reading

Disney launches toys that interact with your iPad

Matthew Arnold — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:03:32 +0000

Disney has just launched a brand new line of toys that really push the boundaries. These new toys are super geeky because they are made specifically to interact with your iPad. The toys are from the hit movie series Cars. You will need to buy one of the AppMates toys … Continue Reading

Inkling Pen transfers hand drawn sketches to vector files

Matthew Arnold — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:20:21 +0000

The Inkling Pen is a really cool gadget from Wacom. Essentially it is a pressure sensitive pen that automatically records every line you draw and is able to sync with your computer and transfer that data into vector ready images that you can tweak and edit.

This is not a … Continue Reading

ASUS enters the tablet market with an angle

Brett Greaves — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:40:11 +0000

ASUS recently announced their entry into the tablet PC market with the imminent arrival of the cleverly named: ‘PadFone’ which doesn’t only double as a smartphone, but couples with one too…

Yes, it is true. Asus have launched a tablet PC that not only stores a Smartphone inside it, but serves … Continue Reading

HTC Flyer available in South Africa

Matthew Arnold — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:23:40 +0000

HTC have announced that the much anticipated HTC Flyer tablet will be available in SA this week. There is a lot of competition in the tablet market recently, so lets have a look at what the HTC Flyer can bring to the table.

Weighing as little as a paperback … Continue Reading

Apple announce the iBox

Matthew Arnold — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:48:46 +0000

After years of thinking outside the box, Apple has focused its design and engineering smarts on the box itself.

Today, thousands of Apple faithful lined up at Apple Stores across the U.S. to see the result: iBox. The iBox has no touchscreen, no battery and no software. But what it … Continue Reading

iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup [INFOGRAPHIC]

Matthew Arnold — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:21:15 +0000

There have been tons of rumors around the release of Apple’s new iPhone 5. Some are probably true, other super far fetched. Here is a great infographic showing the likeliness of the various rumors.

Apple introduce new product iWater [PARODY]

Matthew Arnold — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:00:31 +0000

Apple have a way of making simply designed items and charging a fortune for them. This is a really clever example of Apple’s business model (Click to enlarge):