Gadget Thumbnails for 03-Oct-2010

excerpt

T-Mobile myTouch Is T-Mobile's First Android Phone With Video Chat [Cellphones]

The newest myTouch iteration goes balls out with video: Video chat over Wi-Fi and T-Mobile's HSPA+ network with a front-facing camera and 720p video recording with the rear camera—shared wirelessly with any DLNA-compatible screen. More »

Valeo’s Park4U appears on new Volkswagen Touran and Sharan

So it took you a fair number of times to pass your driving test, as when it came to crunch time to park your vehicle, you tend to make a mistake here and there that blew the entire test. Assuming you finally passed (much to the chagrin of your instructor as well as yourself), parking [...]

Jabra partners with Zipcar, unveils Jabra CRUISER

Jabra has decided to work with Zipcar, resulting in the Jabra CRUISER Bluetooth-enabled in-car speakerphone. As we all well know, driving around while talking on your cellphone is dangerous since it not only keeps you distracted from what’s happening on the road and around you, it also occupies one of your hands which makes it [...]

New OLED panel to bring bendable cell phones closer to reality?

Ok, so this certainly caught our attention – two OLED mobile phone screens, one that is bendable, and one that is 50% translucent.  There have been some bendable OLED screens and bendable cell phone concepts put out there (as far back as 2006 from a quick Google search), but these screens seem like a reality and [...]

Tiger Woods Shoots Golf Ball Directly At Photographer's Camera [Image Cache]

Mail on Sunday photographer Mark Pain probably didn't know whether to cheer or cry after taking this photo. On one hand, he snapped a great picture. On the other hand, he might be about to face an angry Tiger Woods. More »

It Takes Over One Hundred Cellphones To Propose Marriage Properly [Video]

I sent this video to a fellow and told him "If you ever propose to me, please do this." Either he's currently fleeing town or he's gathering up about a hundred cellphones and figuring out how to recreate this trick. More »

Pittsburgh Gets Pranked by 100-Year Old Time Capsule [Time Capsule]

It was going to be a momentous day. A veritable treasure trove of local history, preserved and pristine within a time capsule that was buried beneath Pittsburgh, 100 years ago, just waiting to be opened! Then they opened it... More »

Verizon Will Refund $90 Million to Overcharged Data Users [Screwed]

Verizon Wireless, writing to us this evening, has officially confirmed it will notify 15 million customers with word that they will soon receive compensation for more than $90 million in "mistaken past data charges." More »

It Takes About One Hundred Cellphones To Propose Marriage Properly [Video]

I sent this video to a fellow and told him "If you ever propose to me, please do this." Either he's currently fleeing town or he's gathering up about a hundred cellphones and figuring out how to recreate this trick. More »