Lego Darth Vader Key Chain Has A Led Light In its Foot

So yeah, Lord Vader has got a lamp on his foot. Oh wait, make that feet. Both of them got the sparkly stuff. Odd placement but keep in mind this is a Lego miniature. Dubbed a Mini Torch (emphasis on mini), this Darth Vader incarnation can’t do much else besides a minute amount of illumination. Oh yeah, maybe it can hold a couple of Lego lightsabers, but other than that, nada.

Airdrop Irrigation Turns Air To Water (Video)

Being an inventor rocks. No surprise that Edward Linacre is probably feeling great right now. Not only is he $14,000 richer thanks to acing the 2011 Dyson Award, but his little device could change the world. Airdrop Irrigation is a clever contraption that collects condensation, humidifies it, and collects the resulting moisture in a small underground tank. Real simple stuff indeed. The ebst part is it works. Linacre field tested it in his mom’s house.

Sportiiis Projects An HUD Onto Your Sunglasses

That’s no typo. It’s really spelled Sportiiis. Yup, with a lot of iiiiiisss. But hold on, because this is one impressive gadget. Too bad it can’t be sued for gaming. See, the health uber-conscious part of the population has a tendency to sport cool eyewear. What the Sportiiis does is use a series of LED bulbs to inform the wearer of health stats. Neat, huh?

First Gen iPod Nano Recalled Globally

Listen up iPod Nano owners, here’s the score. Apple issued a bad batch of first generation Nano’s in late 2005. Now, after so many years, they’ve realized how bad it actually is. Or should it be was? Grammar is confounding! Anyway, in a gesture of corporate responsibility a global recall is now ongoing.  The problem is the stricken batch could be harboring batteries that go up in flames.

Party Hub Blacktop 360 Fryer Cooks Pretty Much Anything

For some bizarre reason, cooking appliances have the bad habit of making it on this site. It’s cool though, since as of late, so many cooking appliances have arrived armed with really neat features. Guilty of the same is the Blacktop 360, a novel saucer shaped four-legged frying and deep frying marvel. It’s actually the Blacktop 360 HFI Premium Party Hub Grill. That’s too long, so let it stick at Blacktop 360.

Suzuki Outs Colorful Compact Car Concept For Hipsters

Okay, so maybe consigning it to the hipster crowd is a little cruel. Can’t be helped though, just look at those colors! Also, it’s a compact car! Exclamation points aside, Suzuki seem proud enough to tout their latest non-creation to the press. See, the way the trend is going now, every major automaker is preparing to unleash small compact cars to flood city streets. Better kiss that guzzling SUV goodbye then.

Oops! Russian Mars Probe Caught In Epic Fail

The bad part is the epic failure transpired in low orbit. To think everything went down (or should it be up) smoothly on Wednesday when a rocket lifted off at Baikonur. The problem is the moment the probe was supposed to enter its designated orbit on its long Martian journey, well, zip. Nada. Turns out the boosters wouldn’t activate.

This Candle Holder Is Supposed To Be A Major Innovation

Sadly, this particular candle holder doesn’t light on its own. Nope, that’s not what the title of this post implied. Hold on though, because it is a game changer in its own small way. If you haven’t noticed yet, then by all means hit the jump and finish reading this post.

Robot Polar Bear Pillow Soothes Obnoxious Snorers (Video)

Only the Japanese are ingenious enough to wrap a really smart gadget inside a cute polar bear. It’s called Jukusui-kun, which means deep sleeper. What it does is adjust a person’s sleeping position to keep them from snoring. The magic is one of its paws moves to the sleeper’s head and tickles it. Sort of annoying, but apparently it works. Just check out the video after the jump.

Xbox.com Adds Xbox Live Gold Auto-Renewal Cancellation Options

Today turned out to be a mystical day after all, since nothing short of supernatural energies could have made Microsoft relinquish its white-knuckled grip on our sadly vulnerable attention spans and, by extension, wallets.  Xbox.com is getting a makeover, bringing it in line with the new Metro UI as well as finally adding auto-renewal cancellation functionality.

Verzo Kinzo Smartphone Lands for $459 with Boring Features

If you want, a “luxury” smartphone and the looks and style are more important to you than the hardware inside the device the Verzo Kinzo might be just the device you need. The smartphone runs the outdated Froyo OS with a custom UI over the top. I would wager it would be a long time before you get an update thanks to that custom UI too.

T-Mobile Springboard Tablet Release Delayed Until November 16th

If you have been waiting patiently for the arrival of your new T-Mobile Springboard Tablet you might be a little disappoint to learn that T-Mobile has now pushed back the release date until November 16th.

It was originally though that the T-Mobile Springboard would be released on the 7th of November, and no information has been released as the reason for the delay.

Sony Launching UMD Passport For PS Vita

Sony has unveiled plans to launch a UMD Passport for its PS Vita console once it officially released. Gamers with large libraries of UMD games from previous PSP consoles will be able to sign up for access to the new UMD Passport. However you wont be able to simply port your game across to play on the new PS Vita device.

Apple iOS 5.0.1 Update Not Solved Battery Issues For All Users

Apple rolled out their new iOS 5.0.1 update this morning in an attempt to help stop batteries draining quite so fast on their iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, after battery problems were reported by a number of users using iOS 5 over the last couple of weeks.

Well the iOS 5.0.1 update has been used for sometime, and even after initial trials stating that theupdate would fix the problem, the update doesn’t seem to have fixed the problem for everyone. With many users complaining that their battery life is still draining away just as quickly.

Iomega eGo Mac Edition Portable Storage Launched

Iomega has added a new portable storage solution to its range in the form of the Iomega eGo Mac Edition, design specifically for Apple Mac users. The new Mac version has as rugged design and is equipped with 2 x FireWire 800 ports and 1 x USB 2.0, but unfortunately no Thunderbolt connection.

Its sleek rugged design and included Iomega Drop Guard case has been created to provide a safety net if you should drop your drive giving you added protection from drops up to 7 ft.

Chrome OS Becomes Windows Friendly With NTFS Support

Google has this week rolled out a new update for its Chrome OS which now allows users to play a little more friendly with the latest Microsoft Windows Operating systems, thanks to the added NTFS support.

Chrome version 15.0.874.117, Platform version: 1011.118 now support NTFS and includes a number of other features such as a new Web user interface login, additional support for playback of key media codecs and improved video decode performance.

Voice Of Apple’s iPhone 4S UK Siri Speaks Out

When I got my iPhone 4S and started using Siri, I thought that the voice sounded familiar, it turns out that the UK voice of Siri was done by voice over artist Jon Briggs, who has done voice overs for a number of popular TV shows here in the UK.

Although Jon Briggs didn’t record the his voice for Apple, it was a company called Scansoft, which he recorded over 5,000 phrases for over a three week period, and the  phrases were then used by Siri, which was taken over by Apple.

Opera 11.60 Beta Released

Opera has this week released it latest Opera 11.60 beta version for download, which includes HTML5 microdata support, ECMAScript 5.1 and further HTML5 support.

Opera 11.60 beta includes a new HTML5-compliant parser, which provides richer functionality to web developers and improved compatibility with other browsers. Opera’s address field has also been redesigned with new search suggestions, and improved results display in History and Bookmarks.

Samsung Illusion Details Revealed

We haven’t heard anything about the Samsung Illusion for a while now, the device is supposed to be headed to Verizon Wireless, and now the guys over at Android Central have found out some more details about the Samsung Illusion.

The Samsung Illusion will come with a 3.5 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels, plus Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 1GHz Hummingbird processor and 512MB of RAM.

Motorola Lapdock 500 Appears At The FCC

Motorola’s latest Android device, the Droid RAZR goes on sale in the US today, and it looks like there is a new Lapdock on the way for the Droid RAZR as a new one has appeared at the FCC.

The Motorola Lapdock 500 is a keyboard dock that can be used with compatible Motorola smartphones, and it comes with a laptop sized display and also a keyboard.

NuForce Dia Digital Amplifier

This week Nuforce have unveiled their latest amplifier creation in the form of the new Dia stereo amplifier which has been designed for home audio/visual and streaming devices.

The NuForce Dia digital amplifier provides a 24bit/192kHz D/A converter (DAC) and 24-watt stereo amplifier which can be used with all your latest gadgets via optical or coaxial digital inputs and used in a multitude of combinations. Details after the jump.

Acer Allegro Windows Phone Smartphone Coming To The UK Next Month

Acer’s first Windows Phone device, the Acer Allegro which lands in France this month  will be available in the UK from December, as one online mobile retailer has put the device up for pre-order with a price of £259.99.

As a reminder the Acer Allegro features a 3.6 inch VGA touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, and it comes with the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS, Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus To Land On Verizon 28th November?

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus will go on sale in the UK and Europe on the 17th of November, and we are expecting it to launch in the US with Verizon wireless at around the same time, but it could possibly be coming on the 28th of November.
The guys over at Droid Life have obtained an advertising schedule for Verizon and it shows that they will be pushing the Droid Razr first from the 10th to 14th of November and then the Samsung Galaxy nexus from the 28th of November.

Garage Band Lands On The iPhone And iPod Touch

Apple has released its popular music creation app Garage Band for the iPhone and iPod Touch, the app which has been available on the Mac and iPad is now available for Apple’s other iOS devices.
Garage Band for the iPhone and iPod Touch comes with all the features of the iPad version, and good news if you already own the iPad version as you will be able to download the iPhone and iPod Touch version for free.

Galaxy Nexus Hands On: Google & Samsung Are Bumping Pretties

Android devices had found a large portion of their audience among lovers of diverse hardware offerings, but Google and Samsung are now making it official. The flagship Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich device is taking the ubiquitously humongous screen one step further and doing so in style. It’s also seemingly divesting itself of petty rivalries in the process. This seemed to us like the first Android device not specifically made to compete, but to impress. Which it did, effortlessly.

Limited Edition Diablo Mobile Amp Debuts

I am sure when have all had some ear buds or headphones over the years that would have been so much better if they just had a bit more power and volume. If you have a set of headphones or ear buds that you really like that suffer from too little power the new limited edition Diablo Mobile Amp will fix that.

NEC Outs 27-inch Desktop Display

NEC has announced that it has a new LCD screen for desktop computer users. The new screen is the 27-inch MultiSync EA EA273WM and it is a widescreen display with LED backlighting. The screen is able to use 52% less power than previous generations.

Google Officially Launches Its New Gmail Interface (video)

Back in October we brought you the news that Google was planning to launch its newly re-designed Gmail user interface together with a major update to its Gmail services. Well today Google has now officially unveiled its new Gmail update which it has now started rolling out to Gmail user accounts.
If you have received the update, when you login to your Gmail account you will see a link in the bottom right hand side of Gmail, labelled “Switch to the new look”. Simple click this to upgrade to the new interface and features. Watch a Google promotional video after the jump for a walk through of the new look.

Apple’s Siri Can Even Tell You A Story, After A Little Nagging

We have featured a number of the humorous questions you can ask Apple’s new Siri personal assistant on the iPhone 4S, but its now been revealed that Siri is even capable of telling you a short story. All be it after a fair bit of asking and nagging.
It was discovered by Amanda Stewart that if you ask Siri to “tell me a story”, she will try to get out of the the task by saying she doesn’t know any good ones and that the story is silly. But if you persist Siri will finally start to read you a short story about a “quite intelligent agent by the name of Siri.”

Google Drive Integration Arrives On Google Docs

It has been rumoured for sometime that Google has been working on a Cloud Storage service called Google Drive which it has created to enable Google users to store their documents and files online, in a similar why to other services such as SugarSync and Dropbox.
Well now a Brazilian technology website called Gemind has been able to unlock hidden references to the service within Google Docs itself, and has even detailed steps to enable a “Download Google Drive” option within the Google website.

BlackBerry Bold 9900 And BlackBerry Torch 9860 Headed To AT&T November 6th

AT&T has announced that it will launch three new BlackBerry smartphones this month, the first two being the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and the BlackBerry Torch 9860 which will be available from AT&T on the 6th of November.
AT&T will also offer the BlackBerry Curve 9360 on their network in the US from the 20th of November, and this will be available for $29.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with AT&T.

PlayStation Vita Limited Edition Hard Case Unveiled

Sony has today taken the wraps off it new limited edition PlayStation Vita case which will be included in the “First Edition” PlayStation Vita bundle. From the first images of the case it looks as though it is a hard shell style container which will help keep your PS Vita well protected when not in use.

Plex 2.0 Arrives On iOS Devices Bringing myPlex Cloud Access

Plex has this week rolled out the latest Plex 2.0 app update on iOS devices, which has been designed to bridge the gap between your Apple devices and your home theatre and media files, allowing you to view online media from a variety of sources.
The Plex application allows you to use your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to browse and play your video, photos and music using the Plex Media Server installed on your Mac or PC over your local network, Internet or 3G.

Motorola Xoom 2 To Cost 400 Euros, Launch Before Christmas

We have been hearing rumors about the new Motorola Xoom 2 for a while now, we are still waiting for an official announcement from Motorola on their second Android tablet, and now it would appear that it may launch before Christmas.
The guys over at Engadget have got their hands on a flyer for European mobile phone retailer the Carphone warehouse, and as you can see below it lists the new Motorola Xoom 2 with a price of 399.90 Euros.

Orb Audio Booster Mini-Amp

If you are looking for a way of increasing the audio levels of some of your home media equipment such as speakers, headphones, HDTVs or computer speakers. You might be interested in the new Orb Audio Booster mini amp which is capable of  boosting the audio to four connected devices as well as a set of speakers simultaneously.
The compact design of the Orb Audio Booster device, measures just 6 inches square and 1.75 inches high and produces 20 watts per channel and has four stereo inputs two RCA, and two mini-jack along with subwoofer and speaker connectors.

Samsung Galaxy W Lands On Three UK

The new Samsung Galaxy W was announced a while back and it is now available in the UK through mobile carrier Three who are offering the handset on a range of their monthly contracts and it comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
The Samsung Galaxy W featrures a 3.7 inch touchscreen Super LCD display, processing is provided by a single core 1.4GHz processor, and it also comes with WiFi and GPS.

Nokia Testing Free WiFi In London

Nokia is testing a new scheme in London where it is offering free WiFi, and the free WiFi scheme uses phone kiosks operated by Spectrum Interactive, and it is being trialled in around 25 locations around London.
The free Nokia WiFi is available to everyone, not just Nokia device owners, and it comes with maximum download speeds of 1Mbps and upload speeds of 500Kbps, and Nokia plans to run the trial for two months in London.

TwelveSouth Launches PlugBug iPhone And iPad Travel Adapter

TwelveSouth has launched a new accessory for people who take their iPhone or iPad on the road, the TwelveSouth PlugBug is designed to work with your MacBook’s power adapter and also let you charge your iPhone or iPad at the same time.

Acer Announces New Touchscreen All In One PCs