http://gadgets2008.com all gadgets news Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:16:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sling Media is set to show off a real live version of SlingPlayer for iPhone, which should be available sometime this quarter. It’ll be available via iTunes. They will also be showing HD streaming on the Mac via the Web-based SlingPlayer on Sling.com. Posted in Audio/Video, Home Theater, CES, Gizmo ... http://gadgets2008.com/2009/01/06/slingplayer-for-iphone-being-shown-off-at-macworld/ Lenovo has finally (officially) launched the world’s first dual-screen laptop, the ThinkPad W700ds, putting some of the mystery around it to rest. The limelight is obviously on the two screens – the main display being 17-inches, with a second 10-inches slide-out screen. And no, the second screen doesn’t weigh ... http://gadgets2008.com/2009/01/06/lenovo-launches-dual-screen-thinkpad-w700ds/ The name Targus ought to be familiar with people who own notebooks - after all, most of the standard notebook carry case that comes with each notebook purchase aren’t exactly up to par with what consumers want. How else would you explain the many other notebook carry cases that ... http://gadgets2008.com/2009/01/06/targus-prepares-spruce-ecosmart-macbook-pro-cases/ We are a bit late announcing the winner of the last year’s final coolest gadget competition so without further ado it is the iMu Vibrating Speaker: Turn anything into a sound system. The iMu vibrating speaker will transform any flat, hard surface into a top notch audio ... http://gadgets2008.com/2009/01/05/the-last-coolest-gadget-of-the-week-and-200-winner-is%e2%80%a6/ Sadly, it has been over a decade since I have been skiing, but I can tell you that nothing wears you out more than a day on the slopes. Your legs will get a great workout, and this is just one reason why you should have a SKIGYM. ... http://gadgets2008.com/2009/01/05/skigym-allows-for-skiing-at-home/ Since I installed my IR distribution system a few years ago, things have really progressed! Channel Vision’s All-In-One IR System is not your older brother’s IR distribution system but includes an IR Repeater with a plasma-proof receiver and 2 dual IR emitters as well as multiple mounting possibilities for ... http://gadgets2008.com/2009/01/05/control-home-theater-components-behind-cabinet-doors/ Everyone has dealt with those days where you’re running around and doing other things so much that you forget all about the load of laundry you put into the washer or dryer.  Then you come back and they’re either overly wrinkly or mildewed.  Now luckily dryers do have ... http://gadgets2008.com/2009/01/04/washing-machine-project-lets-it-twitter-when-finished/ I’ve always been a nut for a color, but frankly color combinations like this just give me nightmares about my childhood.  All those terrifying brightly colored pants, it’s just unnatural.  I don’t care what the latest fashion trend thinks, we have to save new generations from the horror ... http://gadgets2008.com/2009/01/04/graffiti-aerial-7-headphones-come-with-blinding-color/ Turning lights on and off are just a fraction of what you can do with your home automation system. I/O Linc’s INSTEON Remote Control Door Strike Kit actually allow you to allow entry or exit by locking or unlocking doors at a press of a button, even remotely from ... http://gadgets2008.com/2009/01/04/unlock-your-doors-remotely-via-insteon/ Could this actually happen in the future, where people actually find themselves turned on by robots? Perhaps not in the form factor that you see above, where a robotic DJ and a robotic pole dancer (check out the way “she” wiggles her rear end) practise in bringing ... http://gadgets2008.com/2009/01/04/pole-dancing-robot/