Gadgets and Gear Unique New and Cool Products

Recently I came across a very cool website called Gadgets and Gear . They seem to have some amazing new gadgets that really blow my mind. Up until now, I thought most of these things existed only in science fiction movies, but the are real. YOu may want to get the little camcorder as a gift for your boyfriend, I know I would like one. I would suggest everyone go and check out what they have I am sure you wont be disapointed. Every day is something new.

From digital watches, to LED tshirts that light up to geeky geek stuff they got it all.
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Massive $1 billion electric car charging grid planned for San Francisco Bay Area

We've mentioned Project Better Place before, the company that plans to create a network of charging stations and battery exchange locations for electric cars in Denmark, Israel and Australia. Backed by super-rich investors, now it's planning an ambitious expansion into the San Francisco Bay area. The idea is to build a $1 billion network of 250,000 charging ports like you see here, 200 battery-swap stations, and a driver service center.

The remarkable aspect of this grand scheme is that most of this infrastructure is targeted to be operational by 2012. The three big-city (San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose) Bay Area mayors are on board with the idea, especially since this high-tech goodness won't cost them a cent. They will offer incentives for companies to install the chargers, and offered to expedite building permits to speed things along.

Meanwhile, Better Place will sell Renault-Nissan cars as part of the plan, and car companies such as GM and Toyota are interested in the idea, too. Tesla says its upcoming Model S sedan will be compatible with the swappable batteries and charging stations, adding that its battery will charge in the time it takes to fill a car's tank with gas. Better Place's remarkable move shows that the electric car scenario could fall into place quicker than anyone thought.

Sleep Partner resets your body's clock using acupuncture

Everyone has their favorite way to minimize the effect of jet lag, but this one's new to us. The Sleep Partner is a wrist band that according to its makers, "stimulates the acupuncture points of the wrist associated with sleep" thereby helping to reduce stress, while helping to reset your body's natural clock. I must admit to a healthy dose of skepticism, although at around 20 UK pounds (about $30 US), getting one to try out is unlikely to break the bank.

NASLite - DIY NAS Image

Networked attached storage devices are becoming increasingly common in home network setups, but they remain fairly expensive for what seems like a fairly simple idea. If you’d prefer to make rather than pay for a NAS then take a look at NASLite. They have a range of options for building your own NAS device from any ancient PC you might have lying around.

NASLite has 3 main distributions, CD based, HDD based or USB based depending on how you want your PC to boot. It’s designed for your typical home network setup and doesn’t need a fast PC by any means, for example the basic requirements are:

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Pentium or better processor
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PCI bus
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64Mb or more of RAM
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1 or more fixed disk drives
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PCI or on-board network interface adapter (no USB adapters)

If you want RAID with your NAS you’ll need RAID hardware, the NASLite software won’t do it for you. The NAS can be run without a screen, keyboard or mouse and you have full control via Telnet and you can keep track of things via HTML based reports.


The website has a full list of compatible hardware so you can check it all before you buy and there’s a forum and the usual community to help your untangle your BIOS from your SCSI. It’s $US29.95 for the CD, HDD or USB version of the software.


NASLite-2 HDD is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) Server Operating System designed to transform a basic computer into a dedicated SMB/CIFS, NFS, AFP, FTP, HTTP and RSYNC file server. NASLite-2 HDD is specifically designed to boot from a suitable IDE or SATA device and is intended for use in any low-security environment or application that requires the simultaneous availability of large amounts of inexpensive networked storage.

LG Insite Smartphone

InciteLG has finally come around to providing a smartphone for the U.S. market. The AT&T Insite has 3G speed, GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0, Windows Media Mobile Player 10 and a full color 3-inch LCD display that auto-rotates. Add to that streaming radio capability, Mobile Microsoft Office editing, Video ShareSM and both a QWERTY keyboard and 20-key version. With a price of $499.99, knock it down with a 2 year contract, a mail in rebate and the Insite is yours for $199.99.

Guitar Hero Pocket Game

Guitar Hero Pocket GameNow you can take your Guitar Hero with you. The pocket-sized version of the musical game comes with 3 levels of play, 10 track segments and 5 wav tone buttons. The Guitar Hero Carabineer has an LCD screen, a foldable neck, a whammy bar and a handy clip. Songs include “Rock This Town,“ “Heart Shaped Box,“ “Killer Queen” and “Smoke on the Water.“ The portable game comes with a MSRP of £14.95 (~$22.00.)

HP TouchSmart tx2 Convertibile

HP’s new TouchSmart tx2 was designed for users who want flexibility. With its AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor and Vista Home Premium, the convertible has a twist hinge for PC, tablet and display modes. It features a 12.1-inch diagonal BrightView LED display, is Energy Star qualified and comes with a rechargeable digital ink pen that converts handwriting into typed text. Too kewl! Get yours at HP for prices starting at $1,149.00.

OrbLive streams live television to your iPhone

Here at Gear Live, we’ve been big fans of Orb for quite a while. Back in the original iPhone days, they made an app that was only available on jailbroken phones that we really liked - we just knew it needed to run at 3G speeds to be useful when on the go. The time has finally come, though, as OrbLive has hit the App Store. To back up for a moment, Orb allows you to access files and media on your home computer while on the go. This means that any music on your home computer can now be played on your iPhone from wherever you are. Videos too. Oh, and if you have a TV tuner in your computer, Orb will even allow you to tap into that and watch live television on the go as well. Isn’t that off the hook?

The one caveat for the time being is that the Orb PC software is only available for Windows - but the Orb folks are promising that versions for Mac and Linux are coming soon. We definitely recommend this one - grab the full version of OrbLive for $9.99, or if you are on the fence, there is also a demo version, OrbLive Free.

Quad Band Swivel Screen Cellphone

This swivel screen cellphone packs a lot into such a small size. It has 4 band GSM, Bluetooth, Dual SIM with dual standby, FM tuner, and accelerometer.The Bronze Edition also has an MP3/MP4 player, a digital cam, image viewer, video recorder, and its own 1GB card for its SD slot. Unlike many of Chinavasion’s products, there is no minimum to buy and you still get a wholesale price. Sign up now with them to be notified when it comes in stock.

Asus R50A Available Worldwide

If you're feeling a little bit flush even in these times of economic hardship, chances are you will be able to afford $1,399 for the Asus R50A. Now available worldwide, this device comes with the following :-

* 5.6" WSVGA touchscreen display
* Slim external DVD burner
* Foldable USB keyboard
* Bluetooth mouse
* 3G connectivity

The Asus R50A will ship on the 22nd of December onwards, which means it probably won't qualify as a Christmas present in due time, especially when you live halfway across the world.