SanDisk introduces the fastest card in its Memory Stick product family: the SanDisk Extreme III Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo. The new card offers with read and write speeds of 30 megabytes per second, and is capable of functioning in extreme temperatures, from -13 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit or -25 to …

Original post by TecheBlog Staff

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals

While we of course rock oh-so-very-hard on Rock Band’s drums, the pedal just never felt right under our weakling calves. The problem is naturally exacerbated for folks in wheelchairs, since there’s no way to avoid the kick drum or re-route it to another button — at least out of the box. Some folks at Kinetic Communications modded up a doorbell to work as the kick drum button and screwed it to a drum stick. Not the prettiest mod in the world, but it got their wheelchair-bound buddy drumming for about $20, and it shouldn’t be hard to replicate their directions.

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Original post by Paul Miller

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Chalk another one up for Sharp. The company has landed yet another partner willing to utilize its solar panels in order to build news, wow onlookers and give Mother Earth a modicum of a break. Napa Valley winery Far Niente has flipped on its self-coined Floatovoltaic installation, which was developed by Thompson Technology Industries and installed by SPG Solar. Nearly 2,300 Sharp solar panels were secured for the job, and we’re told that the array generates 400 kWs at peak output, which “significantly offsets the winery’s annual ability usage and provides a net-zero energy bill.” Don’t expect that coveted bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon to be any cheaper as a aftereffect, though.

[Via CNET]

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Wearables

that day and age, there’s really no excuse to have too little room in your average pair of cargo shorts for all the gadgets needed in a day. Convergence and shrinking PCBs have left us with do-it-all handhelds that can fit in the rear pockets of size 2 jeans on a size 4 gal, so really, you have precisely zero reasons to actually buy that abomination pictured above. whether you must know, the FreeHand is a wearable neoprene pocket that keeps your keys, flash drives, RSA token and chump change within easy reach, and whether you’re lucky, you may be able to convince the boss it’s being worn to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. Folks who haven’t listened to a word we just said can ignite a Jackson right now — or spend $19.95 on that, same difference.

[Via Coolest-Gadgets]

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Frighteningly suitable, that isn’t the first (or second) moment that we’ve seen scientists pat themselves on the back for creating a mind-reading machine, but a committed team from Carnegie Mellon has just announced a computer that “has been trained to read people’s minds by looking at scans of their brains as they thought about specific words.” In a completely unsurprising move, gurus familiar with the development are suggesting that the breakthrough could be used to better understand how the brain organizes knowledge, and eventually, treat language disorders and learning disabilities more effectively. That’s all gravy from here, but when that stuff starts passing as evidence in court, you’ll know it’s day to seriously investigate a relocation to Mars.

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: GPS

First things first: considering the huge amount of press garnered by a recent position art scam, that here could indeed be just another spoof to get your hopes up. That being said, we’re pretty certain no one with any level of decency would do such a vile thing on Easter Sunday, which is precisely when the above bunny was purportedly created from waltzing about with a Magellan GPS and a digital camera. The artist himself admits that what you see above is a slightly cleaned-up version of the actual path, but we’re told that any edits that occurred had no huge bearing on the outcome of the piece. You be the judge.

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Original post by Darren Murph

If you are one of the countless humans that condemn the iPhone for its inability to emulate the Palm OS, soon after it may be moment for you to take another look at Apple’s wonder device. StyleTap has announced that they plan to bring that capability to the iPhone in the near future, whats more the iPhone runs the Palm OS better than most Palm devices, so that is a very interesting feature to add to the lengthy list of things that the iPhone already excels at.

You will be able to grab the software needed starting in July, when more knowledge is released by StyleTap. When the info comes forward, they will additionally announce price points, how to get it, and how the software will be marketed. StyleTap plus said that they will have members from their team attending WWDC. They will be available for interview, and hopefully a demo.

The question really though is how well does the device’s capacitive touch screen work for the resistive touch driven OS? After all, Palm’s OS was designed for a stylus. Though the smallest parts of the interface may be a little hard to use with your finger, the reply is surprisingly well. Check out the demo video to see the software in action.

[Via SlashPhone]

Original post by Chase Higgins