12v Spotlight bring a mighty light in tiny package

We’ve all had times where we were trying to grab that last gummy bear underneath the seat but just can’t quite see where your paw is grabbing. Sure, you could use one of those little keychain lights. But those require batteries that you have to change all of the time. You can also use a bigger flashlight that could be seen from space. Though, those also take large batteries that over time are costly to replace. Why should you even have to replace batteries? Take your old flashlight and throw it in the trash because the 12v Spotlight will be the last light you ever have to get.

Keep your membrane entertained throughout the day: Maze Pen

We’ve all had days where time just seems to draaaaaaaaag along, each second seems like an hour. When you’ve already finished playing eye spy with yourself, counting the dots on the ceiling, (we’ve all done it), and walking laps around the office, why not get something that will keep you entertained and happy for at least another 30 seconds? The Maze Pen will do just that. While your long term sanity is still screwed, with copious amounts of boredom to soon follow, at least for the few minutes that the Maze Pen captivates you can you really escape from the everyday hub bub called life and relax. Of course, trying to navigate a maze stuffed inside of a pen can lead to frustration and more anger, so it’s best to limit maze navigating sessions to under 10 minutes. Not for you, but to save your co-workers’ life when you snap. How much will 5 minutes of freedom cost? $1.99.

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Source: Geeky-Gadgets, Craziest Gadgets

Pirate Bay gets denied…looks ahead to appeal

While this shouldn’t have been a surprise, somehow I am still left wondering “why”? You may remember all of the drama circulating around the Pirate Bay trial, verdict, and revealing of Judge Tomas Norström’s membership to the Swedish Copyright Association as well as the motion for a retrial by the Pirate Bay and accompanying camp. I’m sad to say that today, a Swedish court has ruled that simply supporting a particular group/laws does not make you biased. In simpler terms: retrial denied. Looks like the nefarious swashbucklers will have to try their luck at certain upcoming appeal. Again, while there business and tactics before the trial foreshadowed a ruling such as this, the way the courts, judges, and copyright labels all share the same bed is ridiculous. Have anything to say?

Source: Ars Technica, Image Source

Samsung Omnia: the new *hacked* home of Android

When consumers are faced with limited choices, taking matters into their own hands is often their response. In regards to Android, while the line up for the second half of the year looks promising, that doesn’t do anyone much good right now who have a few handsets to choose from with hardware that is ok at best. Enter hackersville. The Samsung Omnia is pretty sweet phone albeit one big problem — it runs Windows Mobile. Thankfully there world isn’t going though a shortage of determined, skilled hackers. Those skilled hackers have focused their efforts on the latest Android project. So, who wants to see Android running on a Samsung Omnia, giving the phone a new lease on life? While the Android packin’ Omnia barely works, (as in it starts up and gives you a half-assed smile), it is a precursor and promise of things to come. Now that the world has seen the goods, I’m sure more developers and hackers will be intrigued enough to help out so that the “andromnia” can darn near take the crown of coolest Android device. Makes you all fuzzy inside, doesn’t it?

Source: Mobile Crunch, Android Community, Patrick Soon

“We Are The Fallen” looking to switch up the whole music writing/distribution process

While wars currently rage between labels, copyright holders, RIAA-like companies, and consumers alike, a small movement may be on the verge of starting. A new band, “We Are The Fallen” has risen from the ashes that was Evanescence. While many will confuse the old and the new, Ben Moody, the co-founder of Evanescence sees the two bands as walking the path of life on this earth peacefully rather than resorting to typical celebrity drama/bashing. So what exactly is the big deal with this new band. At first glance many will more than likely confuse them for Evanescence as it is again a group of guys with a girl fronting the band. The real difference isn’t in the structure of the band, but in how they will share their creations with the rest of the world. Hint: Don’t think of “big CD releases”, instead, think of more sporadic updates. Their approach is exciting to say the least…

Windows 7 pricing officially outted.

I’ll start by saying that if you were hoping for Microsoft to loosely follow Apple in terms of pricing on OS upgrades on their up and coming OS releases, I’m sorry to say that considering Microsoft’s revealed pricing “loosely based” to Apple’s would be a stretch to say the least. For XP and Vista users who are upgrading, the pricing is as follows:

Upgrade Pricing:

• Windows Home Premium Upgrade: $119

• Windows Home Professional Upgrade: $199

• Windows Home Ultimate Upgrade: $219.99

So the upgrade prices aren’t exactly spectacular…but it could be worse right? So how much are users who need the full install getting stuck with? All that and some juicy pre-order discount goodness right inside.

iPhone 3GS’s PowerVR SGX graphics chip more powerful than first believed?

Anyone with any bit of gadget knowledge can take a look at the various tear downs of the iPhone 3GS and see that it is truly a modern marvel of engineering. The latest iPhone brings a much upgraded graphics chip that goes by the way of the “PowerVR SGX”. Now, we know that this chip is many times faster than the old chips found in the previous iPhones and iPod Touches. However, a bigger mystery pertained to what model the chip actually was as there are many different models of SGX.

SGX520 (7 MPolys/s, 250Mpx/s) for the handheld mobile market
SGX530/1 (14 MPolys/s) for the handheld mobile market
SGX535 and SGX540 (28 MPolys/s) for handheld high end mobile, portable, MID, UMPC, consumer, and automotive devices
SGX540 (1000M pix/s, 20-35M Polys/s), SGX545, SGX555

Now, for starters, the Pre uses the SGX 530 and so far hasn’t really displayed much in terms of eye candy, though that is more a limitation with current software and development methods as opposed to the actual hardware. iPhone developers meanwhile have found a file named “IMGSGX535GLDriver” which would naturally lead one to believe the iPhone is using the SGX 535 model. Of course, just because a particular file is there doesn’t confirm the rumor 100%. Still, it is a big clue as to what really makes the iPhone 3GS tick. Further backing up this claim is a report from an Anandtech commenter who claims to have heard the real deal on the iPhone 3GS’s hardware. Does the SGX 535 actually reside inside the newest iPhone? At this point I’d say it’s safe to say yes. Care to disagree?

Source: Mac Rumors, Image Source