Jay Garrett’s Gadget News

There’s been plenty of chat about thin tele’s and most make me feel uninspired to write even the briefest of remarks on this site.
But at least this one has made me sit up and put pen-to-paper….well, finger to keyboard at any rate.
This new gogglebox from Sony is (at the moment) the thinnest LCD HDTV.
Measuring at a size [...]

Let me introduce you to the very cool (if not a little scary) world of Augmented reality (AR).
This is the combination of virtual worlds and reality and could lead to extremely useful applications in navigation systems, medicine, architecture and many other fields.
Geisha Tokyo Entertainment Inc. [JP] now found a way to help all single Otaku [...]

Whilst most of us are waiting to buy the new iPhone 3G there’s equal anticipation coming from third-party companies and developers who are waiting to take advantage of the possibilities that the SDK and GPS offers.
AppLoop is a startup launching today that will provide developers with a self-service platform for tracking mobile application usage and distributing ads [...]

I’ve been snooping around to find out more about RIM’s latest offering known as Thunder.
Stop your giggling!! I know RIM Thunder, or indeed, Thunder RIM is something for the school yard but just shut it a moment!!!
The official model number is the BlackBerry 9500, and apparently the touchscreen is a higher res than the iPhone’s [...]

Mobiblu, renowned for their cuboid mp3 players, have released yet another; but this one comes flat packed so that it can either be in cruciform or built up to the more familiar Mobiblu cube-shape.
So, if you’re walking the streets at night listening to some phat choonz when suddenly a vampire appears - no problems.  Whip out the [...]

Here are a few designs of toys that, if we all hassle Lucas and co should get made dammit!
The brains behind these toys is fellow Londoner McMorran.
“So, what else is there after the destroyed ‘Moisture Farm Playset’?” I hear you scream….  Well you need the charred remains of Luke’s Aunt and Uncle for a start [...]

It’s almost too difficult not to go pun-tastic with this - just as the papers couldn’t res-train themselves at the time, but I shall try.
Emma Clarke, whose voice warned people to “mind the gap” in London’s tube stations for 8 years, was fired after a joke announcement was posted on a personal blog, now has taken her [...]

Downloading games and other features direct to the Sony handheld gadget has always been thought likely due to it’s Wi-Fi enabled browser capabilities and now it looks like the possibility is drawing even closer.  The exitement and expectation has increased since Eric Lempel, the PlayStation director of network operations (in charge of the newly launched PSP PC [...]

Meet Tux Droid, a Linux only critter similar to the Nabaztag (but not as cute in my opinion).  It is of course wireless fed (2.4GHz), text to speech enabled and programmable. It flaps, reads your email to you, tells the time, streams Internet radio, is a motion sensing alarm, provides VoIP phone services and generally does everything [...]

If you fancy yourself as a bit of a time traveller and happen to have one of the few (working) DeLoreans left - now you can add that all important ingredient - The Flux Capacitor! This model is sure to make you feel like an 80’s hero as it comes complete with lighting effects [...]

Now, I’m quite partial to a bit of ‘Counter Strike’ and ‘Day of Deafeat’ but would never see it as a ’social’ experience (unless hitting your buddy with a headshot via a Desert Eagle counts).  doof on the otherhand has other ideas - they’ve decided to mix the web-crack that is social networking with online gaming to be rewarded with the aptly titled  ”social [...]

Everyone is jumping up and down all excited like because there is another snippet of evidence pointing to the slight possibility that Apple has ordered parts that could be components of a tiny little Maclette.
Taiwan’s DigiTimes states that Apple has placed orders for 13.3″ backlit LED display parts, and some believe it will be for a [...]

With the music industry having to contort itself to the whim of the buyer for the first time possibly in its’ entire history the marketing departments of various labels have been working hard to keep up with demand and keep the buyer interested.  Releasing things on YouTube, Myspace, etc just doesn’t cut it any more [...]

Nevermind that the color scheme looks like it was designed by Ronald McDonald —this Gravity Zero bed is packing some serious features like a 150-Watt sound system, 2 sleep system motors, 2 powerful massage systems with 12 programs, four-joint adjustability, flexible shoulder comfort zone, pneumatic hand control, and a ventilated Talalay latex mattress for added [...]

Suffering a slow puter?  Those lovely people over at Crave have a load of free-to-try software to put your high street PC shop firmly out of business. Among this fountain of perpetual freeness are programs that can be used to speed up your machine.
They’ve selected seven of the best apps for turbo-charging your PC. You’ll [...]

Rudolph’s nose, holly berries, cranberries, Starbucks take out cups - all of these red things mean the festive season is here (or it means it’s November at least) - and Sony are joining in with a special edition red PSP.  It’s planned for release in Japan only in late December.
We saw coloured prototypes back last [...]

Just the thing to go with the cigarette lighter USB drive that I posted earlier.
Have a bootle of beer that WILL help you remember!

There’s all kinds of lunacy for sale at EverythingUSB.com

From The BBC
Singer Kylie Minogue has launched her own social networking website for her fans to communicate with each other. The KylieKonnect website enables fans to create personal profiles and upload images, as well as “keep up to date with all the very latest on Kylie”.The launch coincided with claims that the 39-year-old had shelved [...]

I’ve been searching around the interweb for novelty USB memory sticks and hubs.  I’ve seen hamsters in wheels, humping dogs and others that I dare not even mention.  So far, the most useful I’ve come across was the 32gig stick that I’ve already posted.
But, now here’s a great design.  If you’re a smoker, a dying [...]

Looking to scratch that retro itch? If so, you’ll likely find oodles of satisfaction in the MIXA USB tape, which not only weds the modernness of a USB flash drive with the old school flavor of a cassette, but also bows down to your funky fresh customization skills. You heard right — those interested can [...]