http://techspottr.com Spotting the best tech news out there Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:53:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cigars are a familiar fixture when you are playing a good round of golf. If you think about it, when it is your time to swing, there is not an ashtray around to place that lit cigar. So what do you do with your cigar? Ask someone to hold it ... http://techspottr.com/cigar-holders-while-golfing/ People love to show off or want to see their gadgets wherever they may be. On the working table or perhaps on top of the cabinet, seeing where your iPod or mobile phone is all you would want to see. Thanks to innovations, there are holders in the market and ... http://techspottr.com/gorilla-go-go-holder/ To most of us, getting hold of touch screen technology seems to be far off. At the moment, there is no news on whether this dream of most people as far as advanced and easier computing technology is within reach. Microsoft is aware of this and while the Bill Gates’ ... http://techspottr.com/waiting-for-microsoft-touch-screen-solutions/ At times we want to take pictures with our phones which are equipped with such a feature. But the problem here is that unlike the usual digital cameras, they don’t have a zoom option to get a better image when we want to shoot certain images. In fact, it limits ... http://techspottr.com/iphone-3g-mobile-phone-telescope/ Media tablets are slowly becoming the next rant in the gadget world and while we have heard of the Nokia Internet Tablet, Archos has countered with the Internet Media Tablet, available in three models. Each tablet allows the user to record TV shows, playback HD content adding a new dimension ... http://techspottr.com/archos-internet-media-tablet/ In a world where fuel has been a hindrance in allowing public transportation to serve the public better, alternative methods of using fuel are in the limelight. Electric cars are being buzzed up and we see most countries unveiling various options such as this solar powered cab that roams Malibu. ... http://techspottr.com/james-cameron-catches-a-solartaxi/ One thing about people with gadgets is that they want sustainable stuff that will not pose a problem when they are at home. Gadgets come in all shapes and sizes and among them include portable universal remote controls that are use to operate you television, stereo, DVD player or any ... http://techspottr.com/ez-wind-up-universal-remote-control/ Thanks to science, we may soon experience the real “Bionic Man”. We all remember this television series back in the 80’s which starred Lee Majors and while all of that was purely due to camera tricks, the scientists of the University of Pittsburgh may soon unleash the first official bionic ... http://techspottr.com/neuroprosthetics-may-produce-first-bionic-athlete/ According to an article on the Washington Post, the US Department of Homeland Security now has the right to detain laptops and any other gadget that can hold information, look into the contents, and possibly save notes or records. Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop computer or other electronic device ... http://techspottr.com/homeland-security-can-detain-travelers-laptop/ The thing about placing videos so that you can watch them anytime on your iPod is that you need the various cable interfaces that may prove to be harrowing or messy at times. The need to plug them in (assuming that the video source accommodates such interfaces) and avoid the ... http://techspottr.com/recording-movies-with-irecorder/