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Paytouch Lets You Buy Stuff Using Your Fingerprints

By Hazel Chua on 05/01/13 • Leave a comment!

Paytouch

Paying for stuff just got easier with Paytouch. Of course, it’ll depend on the number of establishments that will choose to roll out the system in their stores, but the premise of the technology is simple: you pay with your touch. Basically, Paytouch links your credit card information with your fingerprint so all you have to do is have the machine scan your fingerprint whenever you want to make a purchase.

It completely eliminates the need to carry cards anymore. Heck, you could even do without carrying a wallet when you go out anymore, since all you’ll need are your fingers (which happen to be conveniently attached to your body).

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It’s a Mad World: Dude Double-Texts and Drives with Toddler in the Backseat, Gets Arrested

By Hazel Chua on 04/08/13 • 1 Comment

Double Texter

The guy you see in the picture above is 19-year-old Dandre Moore. And he’s a douchebag.

Dandre and Dartavious Moore were arrested last week when officers spotted the former texting while driving as they passed through the George Wallace Tunnel. The police realized things were much worse than they initially thought when they found out that Dandre was driving with his knees because he was double-texting. As if that’s not crazy stupid reckless enough, officers found that he had two women passengers and a 3-year-old toddler on board! To seal their fate, Xanax, 386 oxycodone pills, marijuana and $5,000 in cash was found in the car.

Dandre eventually admitted to police that he had been double-texting and knee-driving ever since he was 15. This guy’s got to do a lot of thinking so he can see the error of his ways–before it’s too late.

VIA [ Ubergizmo ]

Fuel Emergency Charger Gives Your Phone Some Extra Power When You Need It the Most

By Hazel Chua on 03/27/13 • Leave a comment!

Fuel Charger

There are a number of portable phone chargers currently available, but most of these are bulky and are pretty much a hassle to carry around–especially if you’re a guy (who doesn’t carry a bag) or a girl (who doesn’t carry a purse).

And then came the Fuel emergency charger. It’s creators claim that it’s ‘the world’s smallest cell phone charger’, and they might just be right. It’s the same size as your typical keyring–it measures 1.3 by 0.9 by half an inch–but don’t let it’s compact size fool you.

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Panasonic Unveils 20-inch 4K Tablet at CES

By Hazel Chua on 01/10/13 • Leave a comment!

Panasonic Tablet

The major reveals at CES 2013 just keep on coming. This time around, the spotlight is on Panasonic and on their new 20-inch 4K tablet. As expected, the display looks impressive, and the specs reveal why. The LCD has a pixel density of 230 ppi and an aspect ratio of 15:10. You could press your nose up to to the tablet and not spot the individual pixels on the display.

Twenty inches is a bit huge for a tablet, which is probably why some people consider it more like an entire PC in one neat package. Despite that, Panasonic is still marketing their newest baby as a tablet. Going back to the specs, the tablet is powered by Intel Core i5-3427U central processing units with a clock speed of 1.8 GHz. It will also come with a microSDXC memory card slot, a USB 2.0 port, and a 720p front-facing camera. The 4K tablet lets users stay connected as well via WiFi and Bluetooth.

No release dates or pricing information have been released yet, although you can expect them to come soon.

VIA [ Softpedia ]

iMpulse Lets You Get Your Game On–And Finds Your Keys, to Boot!

By Hazel Chua on 09/21/12 • Leave a comment!

iMpulse

The popularity of mobile devices like the iPad and iPhone has made mobile gaming even more popular. Capitalizing on that is the iMpulse Bluetooth controller, which functions as both a game controller and key finder. It’s not just for the iOS devices either, because it’s also perfectly compatible with the Android.

The iMpulse’s compact size makes it easy to attach to your keychain, so you can take it with you anywhere and whip it out when you’re ready to play, anytime you want to. It also functions as a key finder in cases when you happen to misplace your keys. Just fire up the iMpulse key finder app on your phone, hit ‘Locate’, and the iMpulse will sound an alarm so you can locate it (and your keys.)

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Hi-Fun Gloves are the World’s Silliest Bluetooth Handsets in Existence

By Hazel Chua on 09/07/12 • 2 Comments

Hi-Fun

If you’re looking for an alternative to the Bluetooth headset, then move along because you won’t find one here. The Hi-Fun Gloves are Bluetooth-enabled themselves, but they aren’t exactly hands-free for the reason that you’re supposed to wear them on your hands and make the ‘call me’ gesture while you’re using it.

It basically has a speaker sown into the thumb and a microphone built into the pinky finger of the glove. Just push the appropriate buttons on the back of the glove to hook it up with your phone and begin taking calls in the weirdest way possible. These literal ‘handsets’ will be available for about $60 starting this October. While it’s novel and will definitely keep your digits warm and toasty during winter, I’m just not sold on the idea. What do you think?

VIA [ Gizmodo ]

Got A Family Full Of Devices To Charge? How’s A Super Charger Dock Grab Ya?

By David Ponce on 07/05/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

There really aren’t many interesting things to say about the above item. It’s not an exciting one; it’s a useful one. It charges mobile devices. Up to 4 cellphones and a tablet. So you can have the kids come home from school, plug their phones in while they go off and get the house nice and dirty and come back later to a charged mobile. You can turn it into a little charging station, tucked away somewhere central. It’s got connectors for the iPhone as well as micro USB for a host of other devices.

It’s $99.

Not exciting. We know.

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FlyGrip: For The Walking Texters Among Us

By David Ponce on 07/03/12 • 2 Comments

By David Ponce

Let’s not pretend like we don’t all do it. You’re walking down the street with your head down, a Starbucks coffee in one hand and your phone in the other, texting your bff just how fantastic that biscotti was but how you’re upset you have to hurry now because you might be late for work. Do you realize how dangerous that is? You could drop your phone at any moment! But if you were smart enough to equip it with the FlyGrip, you’d be less likely to do so. It’s a simple plastic accessory that glues to the back of pretty much any phone and gives you a T-shaped grip that comfortably fits between two fingers. It also doubles as a kickstand. It’s an easily obtained bit of additional ergonomic convenience, although not necessarily a cheap one, at least not when considering it’s just a bit of plastic: $29.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ The Gadgeteer ]

The Volt Buckle Lets You Carry A Charger Around Your Pants

By David Ponce on 06/26/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

It’s a fact of life that guys tend to leave the house with quite a bit less portable storage space than women. While the ladies have seemingly bottomless purses in which to stash what appears to be mostly useless things (how many lipsticks can you possibly need?), they at least have the space to bring a phone charger along if they want. And while we might not need four kinds of concealer, we do need to top up the battery on our phone from time to time. The Volt Buckle could be a practical solution for when you’re out in the wild and want to juice up your device: remove part of the buckle, attach the appropriate connector and let the charging begin. You’re still able to keep the belt on (and functional) while the buckle is being used and the shape of the device transforms it into a stand of sorts so that your phone is propped up in case the wall socket is elevated. You can order it with any type of connector you need, and the belt features a special compartment on the inside with which to carry it. It’s a smart and simple design and at $60 on pre-order on IndieGoGo won’t break the bank. Of course, the company has to reach its funding goals first, and as of this writing they haven’t even reached 5% of their $60k objective. There’s 49 days left though, so you never know.

[ Volt Buckle ] VIA [ TechCrunch Gadgets ]

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