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Angry Birds parks headed for the UK in 2012

Edwin Kee — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:08:28 +0000

If you happen to live in the UK, are a huge fan of Rovio’s Angry Birds, and love hanging out outdoors especially at a local park, then here is some bit of news that is going to have you fluttering your wings – Rovio has agreed with activity park manufacturer Lappset Group to develop themed [...]

Stealth LPC-125LPFM – Fanless Low Power Mobile Mini PC

Paul Briggs — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:24:48 +0000

Stealth.com Inc. (Stealth Computer), a leading ISO 9001 manufacturer of industrial rugged computers and peripherals has released the new model LPC-125LPFM, a rugged, small footprint, fanless computer for industrial, Mobile/In-Vehicle and Embedded applications. The LPC-125LPFM is a breakthrough in small form factor computing. The rugged, diminutive size, noise free computer operates in wide temperature ranges [...]

Panasonic KX-PW821 fax machine has stylus and touchscreen

Mark Rollins — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:59:35 +0000

I don’t even think we have a category for “fax machines” at Mobilewhack. I thought that most of us were done with fax machines, but I believe that I have found a good use for them time and time again. The Panasonic KX-PW821 allows the user to essentially draw on the touchscreen with a stylus, [...]

Report on Foxconn employees is quite bleak

Mark Rollins — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:27:59 +0000

There has been a report on suicides at Foxconn, a company that helps build the Apple products that we are so dependent on. This caused Chinese newspaper Southern Weekly to send a reporter to check out the company that employs 400,000 employees. The results are not good. Several of the workers are standing all the [...]

Darth Vader sensor bar holder brings the force to the Wii

Dax — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:29:57 +0000

There are fanboys and then there are fanboys; this next item is for the latter ones who still debate whether Princess Leia had a thing for Luke Skywalker or not. StarWarsShop now offers Wii players a chance to embrace the dark side of the force with the Darth Vader Sensor Bar Holder, which is modeled [...]

The Wand, world’s first gesture-based remote control

Dax — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:42:33 +0000

Here’s something for all our Harry Potter fans out there: A wand that actually does magic! Well, no, not really, but it does have some powers over your everyday gadgets that use infrared signals. Simply called “The Wand,” the device can apparently control appliances like your TV or DVD player by using gestures like swishing, [...]

FTC bans prerecorded marketing calls

Jeff Baker — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:18:25 +0000

I don’t even know how many times I’ve picked up the phone expecting to hear a human on the other end but was instead met with a robotic prerecorded voice. Just like everyone else I proceeded to hang up without listening to the voice for more than 2 seconds. Luckily, the days of these robotic [...]

iPhone 3G explodes, leaves smouldering crater in car seat

Jeff Baker — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:47:47 +0000

Now here’s something you don’t see everyday — Pictured above is an iPhone 3G that reportedly got too hot and decided to explode. As you can see, the explosion was powerful enough to leave a crater in the car seat which Gizmodo points out, looks like the work of a meteor. Is this one true? [...]

Cambrionix’s 49-port USB hub will power all your peripherals, and more

Jeff Baker — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:09:45 +0000

Do you have more USB powered peripherals laying around your house than you have USB ports to power them? Well then does Cambrionix have a solution for you; their 49-port USB hub. OK, so maybe it’s not marketed towards those who have a extensive gadget collection, but it’s still damn cool. Cambrionix says that the [...]

Ruckus Wireless’ oddly shaped Zone Flex 7762 outdoor router

Jeff Baker — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:41:59 +0000

What you see above is no ordinary router, oh no, it’s Ruckus Wireless’ Zone Flex 7762 $2,000 outdoor router. And no, it’s not made of gold. Anyways, this router apparently uses integrated BeamFlex Smart Antenna technology that will result in higher performance, extended coverage and a ridiculously high level of consitency. Couple that with its [...]