Sometimes simple is best: the ABC3D pop-up book is just wonderfully captivating, and does exactly what it says on its transforming cover. You may think more “coffee table, guest amusement” than “give to kids” but it’s only $19.95, so why not let the little tykes appreciate its good design too? By Marion Bataille, due out [...]

We like strange USB gadgets: Brando’s new gizmo plugs into a USB port and gives you accurate temperature and humidity measurements, on a second-by-second basis, if you like. It even logs the data for you, in a spreadsheet-friendly fashion. So that you can, you know, predict if it’s going to rain on your laptop. Maybe [...]

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.The Silbervogel Gravity Car concept, by Jakob Hirzel from the Pforzheim University Of Applied Sciences in Germany, has no engine, but still wants to grow up and be a real racing vehicle. The racer relies solely on, you guessed it, gravity to pick up [...]

It’s not just the iPhone that’s being cloned: now this black 8GB Nokia N95 clone has joined the party. With dual slider keypads, a two megapixel camera with flash, another small camera, media player, Bluetooth and microSD card slot, it’s actually not all that bad. It doesn’t have the 8GB, of course. But you’ve got [...]

It’s a USB webcam, like thousands of others: you plug it in, you get a picture — no info on pixel count. But see that sucker? On it’s base I mean: that’s why I kind of like it. Partly because of the crazy “we’ll demo it by sucking onto a delicate LCD” photo, and partly [...]

Mizumori Ado’s exclusive iPod nano case, called the Factron Quattro, sure as hell has the street cools about it, but unfortunately, it looks like its going to be a limited run in Japan only. The designer, Mizumori Ado, used a full aluminum construction to match the iPod nano’s housing, and we have to say, the [...]

FYI, PS3 Firmware 2.2 has just been made available for download. The update adds the Blu-Ray 2.0 standard, otherwise known as BD-Live, and will enable downloadable movie content, such as games, wallpapers and ringtones. [Thanks, Brian]

John Mayer is the guitarist who sometimes closes Apple events with a small gig (he comes right after you turn off the Quicktime broadcast to check the Apple Store), and Steve Jobs’ favorite music poster boy this side of Bob Dylan. Last week, Mayer contacted Apple about a problem with iTunes using the bug reporting [...]

The Gadget: Olympus E-420, billed as the world’s smallest and lightest DSLR
The Price: $500 for the body, $600 if you want the 14mm to 42mm starter lens too
The Verdict:
There’s a lot packed into this little package. People who don’t know much about photography but are dying to learn will love certain features, such as the [...]