NOW TRENDING

Gizmos:

Bacon iPad Case is Tastiest Ever

Everyone on the Internet likes bacon, right? Right! And there hasn’t been more talk about a product other than the iPad lately, right? Right! So it’s no surprise that someone would eventually come up with the idea to wrap an iPad in the Internet’s favorite food, and it might be the best iPad accessory yet. Om nom nom!

Continue reading Bacon iPad Case is Tastiest Ever

Gizmos:

Playable Atari Keychains for Gaming on the Go

Remember Atari? Of course you do… Legends never die, they just get smaller. At least that’s the philosophy behind the playable Atari keychains over at Firebox.com. The best part? All you’ve got to do is plug them into the television and you can play a number of preloaded games. Of course, the controllers are super small, so you’ll need hands like this guy to play it, but it’s still pretty fun.

Continue reading Playable Atari Keychains for Gaming on the Go

Around The Web

last update: May 17, 2012

Gizmos:

Refrigerator Magnets: There’s an App for That

There’s an iPhone app for pretty much everything these days, except in the physical world. That’s why Jailbreak Collective created an app that lets you hang a photo on your refrigerator or tack up your kid’s latest masterpiece. Ok, so maybe it’s not an app at all, but it looks like one. Here’s a set of iPhone app magnets from JC that look just like the real thing.

Continue reading Refrigerator Magnets: There’s an App for That

Computers:

Apple MacBook Pros Now With Intel Core i5 & Core i7 Processors

This morning Apple has finally updated their line of MackBook Pros from the old Core 2 Duo chips to Intel’s Core 2010 chips. Here are the specifics that we currently have on them.

Continue reading Apple MacBook Pros Now With Intel Core i5 & Core i7 Processors

Electronics:

New Backpacks Helps You Find WiFi HotSpots

Everybody is offering WiFi these days, coffee shops, bookstores, restaurants, even McDonalds. With so many gadgets using wifi to connect us all, it’s important to know when and where we can connect. This series of backpacks and carrying cases from Soyntec will help you do just that.

The bags are fitted with an integrated network WiFi detector that displays on a screen the level of the WiFi signal you’ve got around you.

Continue reading New Backpacks Helps You Find WiFi HotSpots

  • Follow TechVert

Electronics:

Father of GPS, Roger L. Easton Inducted to Inventors Hall of Fame

Roger L. Easton, pictured at left, is considered to be the pioneer of modern day GPS. As testament to his contribution to the technology is his induction to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He began his work at the Naval Research Laboratory in 1943. He also helped with the MINITRACK system which was the very first satellite tracking technology.

Continue reading Father of GPS, Roger L. Easton Inducted to Inventors Hall of Fame

Gizmos:

Minority Report Input Device Created Using Wireless Gloves

Two Electrical Engineering students from MIT have designed a new input device that behaves similar to what was seen in Minority Report. It’s called the Glove Mouse and was actually inspired by the movie.

Tony Hyun Kim and Nevada Sanchez wanted to bring what they had seen and make it a reality. The wireless gloves, which are powered by a cell phone battery, each have LEDs on the back of the index finger which is captured by a webcam. There are also buttons under the index fingers, middle fingers and thumbs. All the information is transferred a another unit via RF and is then sent to the computer.

Continue reading Minority Report Input Device Created Using Wireless Gloves

Computers:

Apple’s Next Money Maker: The iPad

For several months now there has been much anticipation for the debut of Apple’s iPad. There has been wide speculation within the industry of the impact of the new tablet computer. With pre-orders nearing the 1/4 million mark and another 1/4 million available in stores on launch date (Saturday April, 3rd) the iPad could revolutionize the market just as the iPod did for the MP3 market. Apple expects to sell any where from 8-10 million within the first year. If you haven’t already seen it, here is a video of what the iPad App Store will look like.

[click image to enlarge]

[source GigaOm]

  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. 7
  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. 11

More on TechVert