LG Flatron W2252TE stakes claim of being the world's most energy-efficient monitor. It sports a 22-inch widescreen LCD and offers a 45% power reduction on other models, a saving of 40 watts.; thus reflecting on electricity bills. However the screen still comes with toxic chemicals that come with all electronics, and LG hasn't changed anything about the actual materials the monitor is made from. In related news Dell, has become the first company of its type to offer goods...

Motorola launched two new headsets, the H560 and H620 featuring noise reduction and echo cancellation for street warriors. However the H620 also adds in another punch with boasting of an automatic volume adjustment to adapt to road noise and other outdoor disturbance....

Vendors in various Chinese provinces are selling these sealed keychains with a live goldfish inside. The poor fish would survive a couple of hours and if lucky would make it from the manufacturers to the point of sale. Simply disgusting and inhuman. Printed on the bag is HuanHuan one of the 2008 Olympics mascot. This is what Andie a commenter on Geekologie has to say and I completely agree with him. step one: Get a really big plastic bag....

Baby monitors have evolved over the years and has become an essential tool in child rearing. More often than not, it's the lack o0f sounds from the baby's crib that are a cause for concern. SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has no logical explanation so far and is believed to occur due to lack of oxygen. BébéSound's Angelcare Movement Sensor is a wireless pad and monitor set that allows you to know if your baby is well in...

From what I can figure out TOSY is a Vietnamese company that makes robotics kind of toys and their RF controlled R-Ball is looks to be hugely popular. Based on this moving ball, they have made the R-Tyre, which is "the first radio controlled tire in the world." It can move forward and backward, left and right, but then don't all tires do that? No pricing info is available, but you can check out their site for some cool...

As I wait with lip-smacking eagerness for this beauty to step into my palm I cannot help but recall the day I got my first 1.3 megapixel phone and couldn't believe that a camera in a phone could get this good. Today, I land up on this particular post that says that Sony Ericsson, yes, our very own SE has an 8.1 megapixel autofocus camera phone in its backyard waiting to be unleashed. The camera in the phone also...

The Marines have tested out Lockheed Martin's latest Joint Strike Fighter-the supersonic F-35. Apparently the plane lands like a chopper (with super lift engines) and thinks like a pilot (with a HAL-esque brain). It is also said to be the most expensive plane to date and is a modded version of the F-35 Lightning II that lands perpendicularly like a helicopter...

Fujitsu claims to have found key technology necessary to fivefold the highest storage densities existent in today's commercial hard disk drives. Their researchers have developed the technology that will provide 1 Tb/inch2 density, now they're seeking to transfer it into commercial products. The company is looking to bring to the market 5 TB desktop drives and 1.5 TB notebook drives. Fujitsu says it has managed to develop a way to build a patterned media device featuring a one-dimensional array...

The iBar in the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino is the first entertainment place to feature Microsoft's Surface. The comp is already seen at AT&T stores as interactive product demonstration centers. The Surfaces features custom-designed applications for guests at the iBar as well as a few Microsoft-supplied apps, customized for the lounge. For example, The Flirt application allows users to meet others sitting at Surfaces throughout the lounge, with video chatting and picture functionality as well. Mixologists inspires you...

It was June 12th 1897 when Karl Elsener legally registers his "soldiers' knife" for use by the Swiss arm. Alarmed by the fact the Swiss Army was importing Solingen blades from neighboring Germany, Elsener sought to manufacture his own knife for his army. His prototype of the Swiss army knife appeared in 1891, it featured a wooden handle and included a blade, a screwdriver and a can opener. Not satisfied with his creation he modified it to include a...

Apparently the Pentagon is on the hunt for a new technology that will be able to "safely divert an aircraft in the air or stop and/or disable an aircraft on the ground." The non-lethal weapons division is looking for a "Switch" that will be able to "disable" aircraft, before they can take off from a runway or block the planes from flying over a particular marked area or city. The Directorate wants "reversible effects which allow the targeted aircraft...

These people had lined outside Virgin Megastore in Times Square on the 11th to celebrate the midnight release of Metal Gear Solid 4, the fourth and final entry in the highly acclaimed video game franchise. Their patience paid off as Hideo Kojima the creator of the famed Metal Gear series made a rare appearance and signed autographs for his adoring fans from roughly 12:05AM 'til closing at 3:00AM. (Catch up more Metal Gear and Hideo Kojima madness after the...

Cramworks a Japanese company has introduced the 'Bootplug 2' a 2GB USB memory stick which comes preloaded with Linux kernel 2.4 a light version. It boots up in just 10 seconds and loads up the kernel, X Window System, LAN, PPP and VPN (PPTP and IPsec), Web browser, Mailer, OpenOffice.org, PDF viewer and a remote desktop client. In addition to this you can install Flash player 9 and Real Player. The drive offers 1.7GB of storage capacity the remaining...

Fear Factor aside, a million bucks can't make me touch a roach so running after it with a swat is totally out of the question. Something like the Electromagnetic Cockroach Expeller is more like my deal. The device plugs into any wall socket and omits low-frequency electromagnetic waves and flashing lights that bugs the bug! Apparently the electromagnetic waves play havoc with its nervous system....

I am still baffled by the description of the rascals and rotund fungi from Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy game, I mean; it's the first time that someone is calling the mushrooms "rascals"! These Bandai keychain toys are usually found in those coin-operated dispensing machines but you can get the whole set in different colors if your order them from NCS. While you're at it, you may want get yourself the cool Space Invaders keychains set. Not to sweat the...