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.