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toys for big boys: iphone remote controls honda civic, blackberry remote controls f1 car

idriver

Man, these are smartphones indeed. The wise – and probably bored – folks at the University of Berlin made a one-of-a-kind iPhone app which they called iDriver, which allows them to control a Honda Civic via Wi-Fi. But it’s not like our German friends just coded the app and then began playing real-life Hot Wheels;…

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October 19th, 2009 comments (8) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing cool toys gps + navigation hacks + mods just plain fun mobile tech technology

i love those toyota priora: origins of popular hi-tech names

butthulu

If you happen to meet an Indonesian man and you tell him that you like watching TV programs at Hulu, he may tell you that he just likes staring at Hulus. That’s because “Hulu” means “butt” in Indonesian. So…we’ve been watching videos from a butt. I knew it.

Mentalfloss has the details on that as…

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March 4th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun technology

iphone 3g and blackberry earrings: real earphones (get it?)

iphone 3g fimo clay earrings barb feldman etsy

Whether you’re an iPhone addict or hooked on your CrackBerry, you have to be a real gadget nut to wear these miniature smartphone earrings.

Toronto artist Barb Feldman handcrafts these teeny tiny iPhone 3G and BlackBerry (Curve?) dangly earrings by precisely layering and slicing Fimo polymer clay.

If you have any doubt about how detailed…

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February 4th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun mobile tech

spps200 portable power station:the bmw m6 of battery packs

pps_1

Let it be known that I am not the one responsible for that analogy. Battery Geek Inc., makers of said battery pack, are to be commended for such an exquisite and refreshing figure of speech.
So why is the SPPS200 200 Wh Portable Power Station the BMW M6 of battery packs? Because its little brothers,…

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January 8th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing gadgets media players mobile tech technology

wear your addiction proudly with crackberry earrings

These BlackBerry earrings show the world you’re addicted to that sweet little device, and that you’re not afraid to show it.

BlackBerry (or as it’s commonly known, crackberry) addiction is actually getting to be somewhat passé, what with the iPhone mania. Still, look at every train, plane, and automobile, and you can generally find someone buried…

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August 13th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft mobile tech

bphone: blackberry mimics iphone ui

bPhone Theme for Blackberry

While many of the BlackBerry models out there are arguably more capable than Apple’s iPhone (i.e. GPS integration, not locked to AT&T, etc.), most would agree that the iPhone user interface is a bit more slick. The bPhone theme for BlackBerry lets you have your cake and eat it too.

The theme installs on BlackBerry…

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October 2nd, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gps + navigation mobile tech

blackberry features coming to windows mobile devices

Windows Mobile BlackBerry Mashup

In a surprising move, Research In Motion today announced that they will start to produce software that will let you run BlackBerry applications on select Windows Mobile 6 devices. The BlackBerry software will run side-by-side with Windows Mobile applications as a dedicated icon on the programs list.
All of the popular BlackBerry applications, including e-mail,…

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April 23rd, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: mobile tech

blackberry 8800 adds gps and more

BlackBerry 8800

Research in Motion today announced their latest smartphone model, the BlackBerry 8800. The new model adds numerous features including GPS tracking, expandable memory, and a long-lasting battery.

The 8800 is a full quad-band GSM/EDGE phone, and lifts many of the features found in the popular BlackBerry Pearl model, such as its well-received trackball navigation. The…

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February 12th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gps + navigation media players mobile tech