My quest for the perfect power hub seemed to come to an end with the West Elm Charging Station, but this little number has made me think twice about that declaration. If you have an extensive Apple product family like me, then you can appreciate this Griffin Powerdock that safely charges up to four iPods and/or iPhones at once.
The Powerdock comes with two or four slots so you can accommodate your own toys, or share the charging real estate with your i-loving partner. Although the $50 – $70 price tag does seem a bit high for Apple-only charging capabilities, it is pretty chic, nonetheless. I’d rock it.
Categories: Gadgets
Tagged: Griffin Powerdock, iphone, iPod, West Elm
- The new BlackBerry Curve 8320 in
Sunset comes with a 2-megapixel cam, WiFi, camera, video player, and will cost $149 with a two-year contract. —CrunchGear
- Actor Gary Cole — which most of you will recognize from Desperate Housewives — admits to AOL’s Switched that he doesn’t have a romantic attachment to his cell phone. — Switched
- Lenovo’s IdeaPad, measuring in at 8.9 inches, was captured on video. —Engadget
- If you need any health info about your beloved pets, a new site called WebVet has just launched. So far it includes articles about dogs, cats, birds, and other small animals, but will soon include exotic pets like fish and farm animals. — TechCrunch
- Poof! Just like that, Apple has removed the popular Box Office app from its App Store. We’re still asking ourselves why?! — Boing Boing
Categories: daily tech
Tagged: AOL, Apple, AppStore, BlackBerry, Desperate Housewives, Gary Cole, IdeaPad, Lenovo
It’s nice to know buying a camera can do some good in the world–besides chronicling your latest party or taking dramatic close-ups for your MySpace profile, of course.
(Credit: Sony) As part of a retail promotion for Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras featuring Smile Shutter technology, the company says it will donate $100,000 to global charity Operation Smile, which provides free physical exams and reconstructive surgeries for children suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates, and other facial deformities. The promotion starts Friday.
Sony is also donating Cyber-shot digicams to more than 30 mission sites around the world so volunteers can record kids’ smiles post-procedure. Cameras with Sony’s Smile Shutter technology automatically capture a smile when the feature is activated, without the photographer having to press the shutter button. The feature is aimed at producing shots with natural-looking smiles and expressions.
Categories: Cyber-shot · MySpace · Operation Smile · Sony
At first glance, one may assume that Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have nothing better to do during lunch outings then play with their matching DS Lites, considering they do like to play twinsies every now and then. The truth of the matter, which is even more farfetched than my previous assumption, is that they were meeting with a gaming coach from the all-female gaming team Fragdolls and getting a private lesson on the DS. Could this be the beginning of the Heidi and Spencer video game? Yikes, I seriously didn’t think that project would come to fruition! I guess it makes sense though, Step One in creating a video game — learn how to use a handheld gaming console!
Categories: Nintendo DS · The Hills · heidi montag · spencer pratt
Can’t manage to stay cool at the office? What you need is Thanko’s USB Necktie. This unusual tie has a built-in fan to cool you off, powered by the battery pack.
Simply plug the USB cable into your computer, power on, and “breeze” through your work.
It sells for $43.59 on GeekStuff4U.com.
Categories: Necktie · USB · Wearable Tech
The LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player not only plays DVDs, it also receives streaming video from Netflix.
(Credit: Netflix)
Netflix fans will soon have another new option for watching movies.
On Thursday, the company made famous by sending DVDs to consumers via snail mail announced, in conjunction with LG Electronics, the imminent availability of a Blu-ray disc player that will also allow Netflix subscribers to view streaming video of movies and TV shows.
The LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player one-ups the Netflix Player by Roku, a set-top box that hit the market a couple months back. While the Roku device garnered much attention for its streaming-video capabilities, that’s about all it does–there is no DVD function.
With the LG box, due to come out this fall, Netflix subscribers will be able to make use of Blu-ray discs and standard DVDs and also to tap into an online repository of about 12,000 movies and TV episodes (a fraction of the overall inventory at Netflix). The service will be available to subscribers at no additional charge.
A feature called BD Live will give people access to additional content and previews.
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that it would allow users of the Xbox 360 game console to view streaming video from Netflix.
With Thursday’s announcement, LG and Netflix finally make good on a set-top box promise they made at the start of the year, just ahead of the big Consumer Electronics Show.
The two companies plan to show off the BD300 on Thursday night at LG’s 2008 Summer Line Show in New York.
Perhaps at that time, they’ll divulge the price of the BD300, which was not included in Thursday morning’s press release. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, LG is pegging the price at “well under $500.” That compares with just $100 for the more limited Roku box.
Categories: Blu-Ray · LG · Microsoft · NetFlix · Roku · XBox
I’ve been a little bit hesitant to write about the Wii Fit Stripper Pole game because I’m a little conflicted. But since it appears that it’s going to happen, here we go! A Stripper Pole game disturbs me a little, but since it’s part of Wii Fit, I think of it as the same level as those stripping exercise classes that popped up a few years ago and seemed cheeky and fun. It’s also a fun, hopefully private (close those shades) way to work out and explore a fantasy, so what’s the harm, right?
On the other hand, with the release of GTA IV and its supply of hookers once again, I’m leery of the intent here and I can get in that place of worrying about where the video game industry is placing their female fans. How do you feel about a stripper pole game?
Categories: Nintendo · Wii · Wii Fit
Kathy Griffin was on the Today Show recently to promote the A-List Awards, but what was more interesting was when Kathy talked about her relationship with her very tech-famous ex-boyfriend, Steve Wozniak (he rides a Segway! LOL!).
They’re no longer dating, and Kathy mentioned that he’d since met someone and became engaged. How does he get the ladies?
Now, Wozniak is undoubtedly a genius computer engineer who co-founded Apple, and let’s not lie, the billionaire title is not exactly a turn-off. . . but! The Woz?!
He’s a billionaire, he’s an Apple father, and he must be hiding some serious charm under that, um, teddy-bear exterior. Tell me — would you date him?
Categories: Apple · D-List · Kathy Griffin · Steve Wosniak
