New gadgets for 2010!

[piccicatopolka]

What you got? Any new things you wish you could get?

Palm Pixi Plus
The new Palm Pixi features a thin design with an exposed keyboard, making it easy to say whatever you want in an instant.
$399

iConvert Instant Scan Digital Frame
Now it’s easier than ever to convert print photographs into digital images! Just slide your photos (up to 4" x 6") into the built-in scanner—your images are then stored directly in the 8" frame. Available in stores March 8, 2010.
$199.95

nook™ by Barnes & Noble
Discover and enjoy more than a million eBooks and periodicals on nook, which features an easy-to-read E Ink display and a color touch screen for navigation, free 3G wireless and exclusive content, promotions and Wi-Fi connectivity
$259

Kwikset SmartCode Keyless Locks
This remote locking and unlocking system operates with a motor driven deadbolt allowing for true remote locking. You can even monitor and control the door locks from anywhere in the world through the internet or mobile phone
$349

****No commentary about the smarts of hackers who can get into your system.

Interactive Toy Concept's Duck Hunter
Charge, toss and take aim! This indoor and outdoor duck hunting system takes a 10 second quick charge and offers up to 30 seconds of flight. Use the infrared shooter to hunt the duck.
$29.99

****I want a few sets of this toy!!! It looks SO fun!!

 

[islandman]

I need something wireless that can send all the vids on my PC to my flat-screen.

I'd settle for a wired connection though.

 

[John Doe]

Bloom Energy

 

[piccicatopolka]

When Earth is in much better shape I'd be more into the Mars thing but not right now. This is cool though...


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The journey from NASA to Bloom Energy started with Sridhar and a small team of university researchers working to build a fuel cell powered module to go to Mars. When their NASA project ended, the team left academic life, opened a research and development office in NASA Research Park, and began working to commercialize the fuel cell technology with a new company, ION America, which became Bloom Energy.

 

[piccicatopolka]

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/reviews/

http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/orange-solar-tent.210_470.jpg

The contest entry that got some of the loudest oos and ahs from the crowd was the Orange Solar Tent from Kaleidoscope. Designed to be a glowing beacon in the night at the Glastonbury arts festival in the England, the tent provides comfortable evening lighting, making it easier to navigate camp when the sun goes down. The solar panels also store up enough charge during the day to provide power for electronic devices. This is a tent that belongs on Tatooine.

While this tent is slick, it is entirely too heavy and bulky for even the shortest backpacking trip. It is probably best for gadget-addicted car campers or for the music festival-goer who is willing to risk the raucous crowds for a glowing tent that can charge their cell phone.

 

[John Doe]

When Earth is in much better shape I'd be more into the Mars thing but not right now.

Earth is in excellent shape. It supports millions of tons of bio-matter.

 

[piccicatopolka]

geeky Star Trek response

A bio-matter resequencer was a device which recycled waste products aboard 22nd century starships such as the Enterprise NX. In this process, waste matter is sterilized and broken down for reuse in manufacturing boots, storage containers, and other necessities.

When the four Ferengi Ulis, Krem, Muk, and Grish took over the control of Enterprise and made the crew unconscious they tried to find the vault of the ship. Commander Tucker, who remained conscious, placed a door lock at the the entrance to the bio-matter resequencer room and presented this room as the vault of the ship. The Ferengi ran into a trap and were shot by T'Pol who waited behind the door. (ENT: "Acquisition")

In 2151, Enterprise captain Jonathan Archer delegated Molly McCook's question, "When you flush the toilet, where does it go?", to chief engineer Trip Tucker. Displeased, Commander Tucker protested having to answer the "poop question", but ultimately relented and explained the ship's processes of recycling and bio-matter resequencing.