Archive for September 18th, 2009

The Glow and Go baby monitor lets you listen in on your little ones, and tell the temperature at the same time.  There’s not a whole lot new here, but I’m sure some parents will be interested in innovation in the baby monitor market.

We don’t have great photo coverage here, but today Barnes & Noble’s BNRZ100 eBook reader passed through the FCC.  With the exception of the FCC label, pictures of the device remained confidential.

The BNRZ100’s test report confirms the presence of GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA and HSDPA radios.

tabletkiosk passed a slick 7” UMPC through the FCC today.  It sports a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor, resistive touch screen, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.

tabletkiosk targets the corporate market, so you probably won’t find this device in retail stores.  But if you’re in the market for a thin table with a bunch of features, I’d give the eo a7330 a look.

Hasbro’s Bumblebee remote controlled car seems like a decent enough toy.  But oversight to me is that this thing is just a car…it doesn’t transform into a robot or anything.  Now how sick would it be to have a remote controlled car that you could drive around, then transform it into a robot a la Robosapien?

eclipse’s Bluetooth Touch Mouse has an interesting slim design.  Instead of the normal oval-shaped form factor, the Touch Mouse is mostly thin, with a cylindrical battery compartment at the back.

I’m not sure if this will a comfortable design – it doesn’t look like great ergonomics to me – but it is thin, which should be great for travelers.

It doesn’t look like much in this pic, but the GRAFIK Eye QS is pure wirelessly pimpness.  This device will sense the lighting in a room and dim the lights appropriately to create ideal TV viewing conditions.  And what about that pesky sun?  The GRAFIK Eye QS has you covered – with a push on the remote, this guy will close the curtains for you too.

The features on this thing are incredible.  But it won’t come cheap.  Installing the GRAFIK Eye is custom install job that will require deep pockets.

The Belkin F5D7234-4 is a compact router for those of you still using 802.11G.  It has a smaller footprint than a CD case, but still brings you four ports.

I’d prefer a wireless N version of this guy, however.  Sure, small is good, but it’s not worth it for the price of lower bandwidth.

Behold the Spot, a compact geotagging unit from Globalstar.  Now, I never got into the whole geotagging scene, but this device seems pretty sweet if you’re into that sort of thing.

Spot sends text or email messages to your friends and family that detail your location.  And, as you hike you can have Spot mark your progress so you can see where you’ve been.  You can also use Spot to alert authorities if you get lost.

It’s a great idea to have a GPS unit that can also send messages.  I can see how Spot can give you and your family a bit more peace of mind when you’re trekking out there in the wilderness.

Nyko passed this Wiimote through the FCC today.  It’s very blue for a Wiimote, but other than that, not much to see here.