If the cash crunch can't get you a trip to Disney then a consolation is in store for you. Friend of Friends robotic Mickey Mouse from Sega Toys is the prize you can treat yourself to till the cash flow comes in again. Boasting of a 600-word vocabulary, it can keep you amused for a limited time, after which you can resort to twitching its nose or indulging a general hug. It also hosts internal body sensors for voice...

Officers from the paramilitary Carabinieri police were stunned when they seized a gun disguised as a mobile phone after a raid on a Mafia gang in Naples. Fully loaded, the gun's capable of firing four shots in quick succession through the antenna using buttons on the keypad as the trigger. The phone gun has a dummy display and can hold and fire four .22 bullets. The .22-calbire rounds fit into the top of the phone, under the screen. Bullets...

The San Francisco Bay Area is leading the charge toward the adoption of electric cars and a green electrical-grid infrastructure. The Bay Area cities have joined hands with the technology provider Better Place for the electric-car initiative. This isn’t without the blessing of California's Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger, and some Bay Area mayors who met at San Francisco's City Hall, to make the California region, an early adopter of the electric car scheme. Israel, Denmark, and Australia have already come...

Home-cooked meal is the best thing for your diet. Many of us skip this luxury for want of time (for cooking) or simply because we are fussy about piping hot grub. Agreed most offices have micros and calling for a sandwich from the deli is convenient. But imagine the plight of those traditional Asians (Indian, Japanese included) who would love to dig into some hot home cooked food at work! The Thanko USB Lunch Bag is a savior for...

Sony Ericsson's T303 is old news, however there is a twist to this tale. It's coming in a Daisy Edition for all the lasses in UK. This edition will be available from T-Mobile UK for £49.99 or $77, it comes as a Pay As You Go phone sans contract. A rundown on the specs reveals Tri-band GSM/GPRS connectivity, 1.8" 128 x 160 pixels TFT display, 1.3 megapixel camera, Integrated FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity and 8MB internal memory....

The advertising regulator has banned a TV ad for Apple's 3G iPhone for misleading consumers over the internet capabilities of the smartphone. The ruling marks the second time Apple has breached the advertising code for making misleading claims about the iPhone, after the Advertising Standards Authority banned TV ads for the first-generation iPhone in August. Apple has had a serious knuckle wrapping from the advertising standards watchdog (ASA) for that 'really fast' line, backed up by an image of...

Traditional rear-projection video systems require more throw distance than is available in most homes. The new VideoWall system, however, is completely self-contained in-wall projection video display system with a low-profile design that includes a rear assembly less than 32 inches in depth. The Runco VW-100HD VideoWall system retains video contrast and brightness even when viewed in high amounts of ambient light. The company's technology incorporates frame-by-frame contrast correction to provide stellar black levels within high contrast video content, enhancing...

Take a break from the world of luxury, gadgets, technology and peek in to the eco-world of Greenlaunches - Universal Studios Hollywood gets greener with solar powered electric carts (Eco-vehicles) Green hero - Hart Bochner is Hollywood's greenest actor (Eco-Hero) Arbre – An eco-friendly tree to illuminate the eco-dens of the future (Eco-Concept) Eco-friendly Handy Heart Eco Warmer to beat the heat! (Eco-Gadget) Sport Phone gets alternative green energy as you keep fit (Eco-Concept) Greentainer Project – Recycled container...

The new Gorenje fridge is an official Apple-licensed Made for iPod refrigerator. This cooler has an iPod Touch docking station on the door and a speaker unit that'll let you groove as you griddle, or rock as you rinse. Videos can also be played back on the Touch's screen, with the sound pumped though the fridge's speaker. The Touch's Wi-Fi connection helps you browse and display recipes in text and video format....

If social messaging is your scene and your gadgets can't keep up to your typing speed, then the Motorola Hint QA30 is for you. It boasts of a full, sliding QWERTY keypad that makes messaging and browsing easy and natural. The Hint proclaims a conversation-like experience of threaded text messaging and instant messaging, combined with immediate access to email. Intuitive dashboard interface, high-speed connectivity and optimized predictive text capabilities are said to be its forte. This pocket-sized device comes...

If delightful is your keyword and Europe your location, the look no further. Sony Europe has announced new speakers that are charm to lug around…by definition it would mean portable! The range includes SRS-D25 (in red), SRS-M50 (in pink), SRS-Z50 and SRS-Z100. The M50 maybe high on style but lacks on power, it belts out 5W (using 3 AAA battery) only and weighs under 30gms. The Z100 clocks in similar watts but the Z50 sounds a robust 20W. Source...

The Toshiba SD-C16G is the first 16GB microSDHC card. It will be ideal for storing masses of music and video on cellphones and other mobile devices. The company also announced a number of new Class 6 SDHC cards for high-speed digital camera use. The SD-F08G is an 8GB card, while the SD-F16G stores 16GB. The addition of these new SDHC cards to the Toshiba SD Card family addresses the growing demand for high capacity storage....

A reliable source has mentioned that Microsoft is going full steam ahead on the often rumored but never verified "ZunePhone" (codenamed Pink) to try to compete directly with the iPhone. A Microsoft-branded smartphone will be introduced in February, there are a few spec leaks claiming that it will be powered by NVIDIA's Tegra chip. The processor would give the device groundbreaking video playback quality. There are reports that the next version of Windows Mobile, version 7, is delayed until...

Lady, "Honey, come let's go to bed…" Man, "Just a minute love, let me switch off these freakin lights…" A few seconds later… Lady, "How much longer dear…I'm waiting" Man calls out, "Honey I think I need your help here…I don't know which switch is for which light and these damn two-way buttons confuse me!" Moral of the story… Get Mac Funamizu to design you this unique interface that lets you control all the lights in the room by...

It seems sexist to use the blonde stereotype to sell keyboards. This bubble-gum pink keyboard is a full-featured model. However, it looks weird to any old-fashioned hardware person, what with such keys as "Yes! I Want It!" (For Enter), "Oops!" (Back Space), "Totally Useless Key" (Ctrl), "Way Up" and "Way Down" Page Up and Page Down), "OK" (keypad Enter)"NO!" (Esc). It is a basic, normally functioning keyboard, but it is pink with humorous labels on the keys. Also, note...