Archive for the 'Gadgets' Category

iPhone and iPad software to reach ‘new platforms’

Apple has a new job listing on their employment website that specifies that the company wants to bring someone in to manage porting over the iPhone OS to other ‘new platforms’.
The section of the listing that relates to this says that Apple “is looking for a talented and inspired manager to lead a team focused [...]

Own your own mech walker – The LANDWALKER

The Landwalker is a real life, working mechwalker, similar to the ED-209 ‘chicken walker’ from Robocop. This mechanical behemoth stands at 11ft tall and weighs in at 1,000 kg.
You can get your hands on this beauty at www.sakakibara-kikai.co.jp, but as you can guess the website is in Japanese. I have listed a run down of [...]

Portable unlocking systems for mobile phones

Know what a portable unlocking systems is for mobile phones? Many people have made a mint and become almost millionaires by using certain devices that can unlock hundreds of phones on the street in a matter of minutes.
If you have the right contacts, you can get you hands on a device that can fit into [...]

Unlocking the iPad?

I’m sure you have all heard of Apple’s latest and most advance product the iPad!
Now, ever since the iPhones were released, people all over the world have tried to hack it and manipulate it. after failing over and over again over a very long period of time, they finally broke into it and manipulated it [...]

The new Apple Tablet

Apple were on the brink of destruction when they came out with the initial iPod which changed everything for them. from there, the company has progressed significantly and have moved on in many fields with success after success after success.
If you haven’t heard of it yet, Apple will be releasing their new tablet sometime this [...]

Amazon Kindle 2 – No more books?

The Amazon Kindle 2, for those who aren’t aware, is a flat handheld tablet device that can be used as an electronic book reader (eBooks). Despite being mainly a book reading device, the Kindle 2 also features a web browser that lets you read blogs and other suchlike things.
There is an International version of the [...]

Women better with gadgets than men

According to a survey undertaken by electronics retailer, Comet, women are now more confident with technology than males. This flips over the age-old stereotype that men are better with gadgetry than women.
The study showed that 48 per cent of women felt comfortable when it came to using new technology and gadgets, whereas only 47 per [...]

Fancy being a wizard? Try the Kymera Magic Wand Remote

This could possibly turn out to be one those must-have quirky gadgets for Christmas. The Kymera Magic Wand Remote let’s you become your favourite wizard, be it Harry Potter or Merlin.
Using this ingeniously simple device, you can control almost any infra-red device by just flicking the wand, magician-style. You can program 13 different gestures to [...]