Geeky Gizmos

Eat chocolate, wear Cadbury’s Joy Jacket, become a walking carnival

At the end of November last year, Google released its latest mobile operating system riding on one of Nestle’s most favoured chocolate brands, KitKat….

LiFi beats Wi-Fi with 1GB wireless speeds over pulsing LEDs

LiFi is like Wi-Fi but instead of a router and receiver communicating via air waves, they do so using light. A French company called…

Google Chromecast review: great potential

A great veil of misconception surrounds the Google Chromecast. It’s been billed by many as the dongle destined to turn any HDMI TV into…

‘RP One’ Xbox-like iOS 7 controller may deliver the goods [CES2014]

There have already been a few iOS gamepads outed this year, namely Logitech’s PowerShell and Moga’s Ace Power. Both have received less that stellar…

7 of the best fat-burning, muscle-building gadgets available right now

It’s that time of year when people welcome a new belt notch they didn’t ask Santa for and wonder how to get rid of…

‘Death Ray Laser Drone Bot’ is terrifying, homemade, laser shooting robot spider

The Death Ray Laser Drone Bot is a homemade, remote-controlled robotic spider that shoots blue lasers. Instead of shooting little darts, the Attacknid robot…

5 more of 2013’s best gadgets

Gadgets have become an integral part of our lives. The peak of technological advancement keeps rising and it doesn’t seem like it will stop…

Asus WL-330NUL is ‘world’s smallest USB wireless router’

It was mentioned (albeit very briefly) in the official Asus press release (translated) for CES 2013, and during the show it went almost unnoticed….

Korean scientists working on bendable battery technology

While most manufacturers have used the term “lighter and thinner” to death, some have opted to include the word “bend”. We reported last year…

Brain-reading headband Muse may shame Google Glass

A penny for your thoughts? That phrase could well become redundant if what a Canadian company is contemplating comes true. Why contemplating? Well, it’s…

Oculus Rift hands on review: VR that actually works [CES]

You’ll find many new, and in some cases, legitimately compelling gadgets on the vast CES 2013 show floor. But oftentimes the more interesting gadgets are found…

The best of CES 2013 so far

CES 2013 has proven itself again, mostly with futuristic and interesting products being introduced, and as always the totally weird and wonderful makes its…

Oculus Rift: a DIY project that became so much more

Virtual reality gaming (VR), the type we would see in sci-fi movies of old, never really hit consumer lever. Whether it was too pricey,…

A 1TB flash drive from Kingston? Yours for US$3 500 [CES]

The 4K TV seems to have dominated a CES that is very much run-of-the-mill. Outside of Nvidia’s astonishing Project Shield and the frankly mind-blowing…

6 reasons why Alcatel is relevant again [CES]

With CES 2013 starting today in Vegas, manufacturers have been pushing the envelope with new products since the new year. Funny enough, the major…

Steam Box unveiled at CES 2013

Steam, the gaming platform developed by Valve, has unveiled the “Steam Box” (not the official name but pretty cool), that would allow PC gaming…

HAPIfork for a HAPIlife… the app fork that will change your life

While the yearly Consumer Electronics Show certainly delivers in the area of showing us how life will change and hopefully be better and easier….

‘Lightest and most efficient’ solar chargers developed for military use

Alta Devices is one of two US startups that have been producing lightweight solar charging devices for a few years now. While breaking some…

CuBox Pro: The square fit-in-your-pocket computer

Israeli start-up SolidRun has produced the CuBox, a square, cramped version of a “real” PC. An open-source mini computer, it has an 800-megahertz dual-issue…

6 iPhone extensions to get before the world ends

The world is not ending tomorrow. But for those who have prepared for the fake armageddon, here are six iPhone extensions you’d need if…

15 gadgets to put under every geek’s Christmas tree

What does every geek need for Christmas? No, not a boyfriend/girlfriend/inflatable love pillow. What they need are the most tricked-out gifts that tap directly…

The gadget of the year: Satis Advanced toilet

There are a lot of nations described as crazy. It depends what the situation is, but for the most part the Japanese are considered…

‘Woven’ is the Kinect-like t-shirt that will get you off your ass and moving

The crazy Dutch. From the land of Tulips and tall fair skinned stoners comes the latest invention. The television remote you can wear. Well…

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