The language barrier can be a big issue when you travel abroad. Translating dictionaries are an option but sometimes the pronunciations can give a whole new twist to what you intend to ask. The Lingo Voyager 5 is a handy gadget that can speak the intended word or sentence aloud in any one of 20 languages. It can also speak over 46,000 commonly used phrases from around the world. It also features FM radio, various travel games, a voice/memo...

Designed by Shkinder Maxim, the Transformer Concept Phone works mainly as a cell phone but is also capable of taking photos/video and functions as a multimedia player, a projector, and even supports holographic imaging and 3D scanning. With so many independent swiveling and flipping displays that let you switch from one function to another with minimal effort; it's only a matter of time that someone will commercialize this handset. Source...

At the cost of sounding ancient, Madonna is bringing in her 50th birthday in a very unique way. She plans on making seven tracks from her upcoming album, Hard Candy, available to Vodafone customers before its April 28 release. According to the Times Online, songs can be downloaded for 24 hours before being replaced by the next track....

The Blu-ray 2.0 spec (or BD-Live) is about to be launched in a couple of days and at the taking cue Sony has just announced that the next PlayStation3 firmware update v2.20 will add the new interactive features to your PS3. PS3 owners will be able to access downloadable video content, ringtones, interactive movie-based games, and lots more when the software is released in "late March." The update will also allow you to copy photos and music playlists over...

The Asus Nova Lite Mini ITX machine houses stereo speakers built in that blend in with the front mesh and side grills. Sporting a single fan design, it runs at 24Db, and in its top config has a Intel 945GC+ICH7 chipset, 160GB of HDD, Wi-Fi b/g, Gigabit ethernet, 4 USB 2.0 ports, DVD multidrive, DVI and HDMI. The Nova Lite measures about 9 inches across....

Monaco-based Wally Yachts has designed the ultimate in luxury yachts; the WallyIsland a 99 meter (325 feet) "gigayacht". This super cool waterbaby can be fitted with pools, tennis courts, mini soccer fields, or the gardens and have space to house 40 crew members and 24 guests. A helipad and two 45-foot speedboats are deployed at the back. More pictures after the jump....

Did you notice your new laptop suddenly go the speed of a bullock cart as you got online? Have you ever wondered how every week a new email reaches your mail box to sell you male enhancing drugs? Chances are the workstation you're using is controlled by a rouge bot. Bots are compromised computers controlled by profit-minded crooks. They are responsible for the many of male sexual enhancement drugs or other such despicable email spam that goes around the...

Dell until recently was producing windows based pocket pc's but superior cell phones with smart features have eaten into its share. Dell wants this market back it has been reorganizing its team for handheld devices since it hired Ron Garriques, a former executive vice president at Motorola in charge of its cell phone division, in early 2007. Dell is expected to team up directly with Foxconn for the production of handheld devices, including GPS PDAs and Smart phones. Dell...

Ice Cube Machine makes ice fast zzzPhone is real Sanyo Xacti CG9 is a MPEG-4 digital camcorder The Dubble Bubble gumball machine phone HTC Shift X9000 UMPC info surfaces NTT DoCoMo Sound Leaf+ bone conduction Bluetooth headset Asus' new 15" multimedia laptop HTC Shift hitting US on the 24th with Sprint 3G Guitar Hero On Tour for DS controller Apple in talks for unlimited access to music with record companies Mobile phones are the new boarding pass Facebook to support...

Need ice pronto but your fridge is too slow, party throwers like you need something professional like the Ice Cube Machine that makes 2.3 liters water into ice in about 10-12 minutes flat. You can make ice in four different sizes (small, medium, large and x-large) and over a 24 hour period it can produce almost 40 pounds of ice....

Remember the zzzPhone we told you about? Well it sounded too good to be true but apparently the folks at Crunchgear had the opportunity to sample it. It seems the first generation had some initial hiccups and they don't work here in the States. However the new generation will work here and be here soon. The OS is uncertain and could be Symbian or Windows CE. Android is also in the works as well as Skype for the upcoming...

Sanyo has introduced the new MPEG-4 digital camcorder called the Xacti CG9. This pocket-sized beauty records video in the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format encoding technology, storing up to an hour of video for each GB of memory found on a regular SD/SDHC memory card. It features 9.1-megapixel CMOS sensor and offers 5x optical zoom as well as 12x digital zoom. Specs also include a 2.5-inch LCD display which flips out from the camera, an ergonomic design, still image capture, USB...

Just because you are a grown up now, that doesn't mean that you should give up on simple pleasures of childhood. This Dubble Bubble gumball machine phone is like a blast from the past, when there is an incoming call circus music starts playing and the flashing lights add to the excitement. What's more a treat in the form of a gum ball pops out of the slot; a reward for answering the call. As it is most of...

Here is some gossip on the semi-full-featured hybrid tablet ultra-mobile PC from HTC, called the Shift X9000. This is a 1-inch thick, 2 pound device that features a 7-inch touchscreen and Windows Vista Business. According to a Laptop Magazine who reviewed it, the unit has built-in Sprint EVDO connectivity and push email. Apparently there are several hard-wired buttons to the right of the screen for activating Bluetooth, WiFi, and EVDO. There is a button for changing between the devices...

NTT DoCoMo's second Bone-Conduction Headset, Sound Leaf+ uses bone vibration in the skull to transmit sound to your ears. Bone-Conduction technology has been around for awhile and this method allows you to hear the speaker's sound more easily in noisy surroundings when using the headset. This new version boasts of improved receiving capabilities. It hooks onto your mobile via Bluetooth and lasts for about 15 hours on a full charge....