This is a cool one. If you’re like me, sometimes Im having my own amnesia moment and one of this moment is loosing either cap or lid is something that frustrates me.

But in the case of a USB flash drive lid, a Taiwan based company name IPQ came up with this simple and elegant USB flash drive design they call it Cool Drive U350.

It is like a pen where the USB connector head will automatically retract into the main body offering the flash you pull it out and push the tab to bring back the USB head.

Now you don’t have to worry of loosing your USB flash drive lid again!

Via {fareastgizmos}

This is a good news for all multiple bearing expecting parents out there, Philips has announced a new device that mothers of expecting triplets can now have all the fetal monitoring they needed.  When my wife and I are expecting our twins 2.5 years ago we wanted to rent of this kind of monitor but it is bulky and expensive so we end up visiting our OB twice a week.

More details from {Philips}

All robots fanboys out there here it is!! The new and improved Kondo KHR-2HV Humanoid Robot Kit. This is the second version of the first 2nd KONDO KHR-1 and is made of ultra light weight aluminum alloy material.

It is capable of doing back flips and cartwheels, and more human-like motions (hmmm.. I can’t even do the first two) and you can upgrade its software to do all other skills, good stuff huh!!

Starting cost is $1,199, require assembly and programming.

You can get yours here {link}

Look at this phone how small this new T-Mobile gadget really is, loaded with all the bells and whistle from digital camera, slick qwerty keypad, bluetooth enabled, email client to WiFi web browsing etc. etc.

If you want to get hold of this new gadget T-Mobile is offering it for $199.00 this after an instant discount and mail-in rebate of $150, and of course a contract.
Im quite intrigue with the WiFi feature though, is this means that if im on a free hotspot I could surf the web without any additional fee?? Christmas is coming, I just hope Mrs. Claus is reading this blog
Complete detail here

As I said from my last post, i’ve been looking for a mobile GPS for about a month now but I end up using my IBM Thinkpad X30 instead.  Today I read a news about this Cingular new HP iPaq Smart phone hw6920 / hw6925 in the US.  This gadget include an integrated GPS hardware and  TeleNav software navigator.

Im now thinking, since my Cingular 2-year contract is about to come to an end, if I should get this gadget or not  but when I looked at the $360 starting price tag of this baby with 2-year (again!!) contract then I started to think again and again..

See details here.

I was looking for a GPS system that would fit to my lifestyle and of course budget for almost a month now. Most of the GPS gadget that I tried works pretty well with my lifestyle side but failed almost all with the affodability criteria, so I end-up purchasing an ultra portable pre-owned IBM Thinkpad x series and a GPS reciever and iNav software.

This combination works pretty well because I can maximize and extend the use laptop computer and at the same time get what I really need out of a GPS and navigation software in one.
For the GPS receiver I purchased a Holux GR-271 CompactFlash GPS Receiver. This gadget is a total solution CF GPS receiver. This positioning application meets strict needs such as car navigation, mapping, marine navigation, PDA/laptop navigation, surveying and so on.

It has a built-in active patch antenna for direct signal reception. Also, even with lower power consumption, the GR-271 tracks up to 20 parallel satellite-tracking channels for fast acquisition and re-acquisition. It has a built-in hardware Tracking Loop Processor WAAS/EGNOS Demodulator. With its enhanced algorithms-SnapLock and SnapStart, these features provide superior navigation performance in urban, canyon and foliage environments.

Inside the Holux GR-271 CF GPSr, is a built-in rechargeable battery for memory and RTC backup for a faster time to first fix (TTFF). Supports NMEA0183 v2.2 specifications, and also supports Type1 CF card which is suitable for PDAs, and laptops (require a CF card adapter).

IBM came up with this innovative idea that it’s really cool enterprise gadget called Nomad. Basically, this is a functioning Lotus Notes in a USB stick.

What really cool is, you can just plug this stick into any computer USB port and you have the power and security of Lotus Notes up and running. I should say this gadget is really bacome handy specially if you’re on vacation or travelling without your laptop to check your office emails.

Im not sure though if this strick also comes with a VPN snippet for you to be able to tunnel to your corporate firewall and access you email.