This is surely a sign of the coming apocalypse. I fear for mankind. This thing is a ROBOT CAT! HUN, WHY? Yeah, some Maryland "robo-therapists" (I’m serious stop laughing!) Alex and Elena Libin from http://www.robotherapy.org/ even recommend electric critter for nursing-home residents and dementia patients who could use a pet’s love but cant care for the real thing. NeCoRo in his native Japan and Max as we in the U.S. call “it” will purr, turn his head, move his ears and blink his eyes. “It” can also sit, stretch and sleep… But that’s all it can do. Seriously stop laughing, now!

Created by a company called Intelligent Energy the ENV Bike is a site to behold not to mention a technological wonder. Yes this very sexy machine looks like a steroid pumped, futurist motocross monster but runs more like a souped up moped. Weighing in at a mighty 200 lbs., the aluminum bike travels at speeds of up to 50 m.p.h. thanks to proprietary hydrogen-powered fuel-cell engine. Project director Andy Eggleston says that proprietary technology allows the fuel cell to produce more energy than is typical. The ENV cruises along almost silently a 5-oz. canister of hydrogen (about $4) can power the bike for 100 miles. California is the only state with hydrogen fueling stations at the moment, so keep that in mind. With a little creativity and some creative financing you can be riding style. NOT!

You know as we continue to find new ways to store information, we end up with PILES upon piles of old media lying around. Its bad enough to have to move all your Floppies to CDs to DVDs to Memory Cards to HD-DVD or Blu-Ray to, who knows what’s next (maybe we will do a article on that soon). But even worst, what do you do with all that legacy media? I mean of course keep some of it for keepsakes “Hey kids look at what Grand Pop used to use to store his term papers on” but there are security issues, identity theft and just confusion and disorderliness of to much information in to many formats.

Well you could just destroy all that stuff but you don’t want dumpster divers/hackers/bad guys getting hold of your precious data. You need to destroy your media, neatly and completely. That’s where Royal comes to our rescue! Designed to handle a wide range of media, the MD100 shreds paper, compact disks, floppy disks, and credit cards into unusable confetti-style pieces to ensure your piece of mind that your precious information is destroyed and unusable to your detriment. Time magazine even bestowed upon the MD100 the title of one of the coolest inventions of 2003, due to its ease of use and ability to flatten raised numbers on credit cards before shredding them and being able to shred CDs and DVDs in less than 5 seconds. YOU SHOULD GET ONE! Just a suggestion.

Oh, yes! It’s that of year again ladies and gentlemen. Our friends over at Cnet have for released… drum roll please “The Worst tech of Q2 2006”. How dare they! I know some of you (me included) where actually considering some of the awfulness that is mentioned on Cnet’s list.

Featured on this years list is the DigiArmor DMS-S20 a 350-dollar Ipod/Razr rip-off that should have been DOA before it was ever put out for review. But remember what I always say: “Sometimes it’s not about knowing what’s hot, but knowing what’s not…”.

Till next time,
Patrick

Indeed, you are in your dorm or at work and have some down time. You feel like drumming it out. Yeah, you do but you don’t want to drag a whole drum set. Get one of these cute lil Finger Drum sets. About the size of a mouse pad, and with a touch sensitive pad depicting a traditional drum kit, the Finger Drums have a snare, high hat, three tom toms, a base drum and two cymbals - you just tap them and they play through the in-built speaker. You can even record your best drum breaks and play them back or play along to six pre-programmed demos and adjust the volume and tempo.

 

Features

• A mouse mat drum kit.
• A touch sensitive pad with 8 authentic drum kit sounds.
• A recording and playback function for up to 30 notes.
• 6 demo drum patterns for you to accompany.
• An adjustable tempo.
• An adjustable volume.
• An on/off switch for the drums depending on how musical you are feeling.
• A year guarantee.
• Suitable for ages 3 years+.
• Requires 4 x AAA Batteries (included).
• Size: 23 x 20 x 3cm.

HP Deskjet 5740 / 4800 x 1200 / 18ppm / Inkjet / Printer… It’s FREE, Nuff Said!

Yes, yet another company is stepping into the arena to challenge the big boys. NO, Nokia’s n-Gage the Gizmondo do NOT count as real competition. IRIVER has been successfully battling Apple’s iPod. Lets see what they do with the G10 against SONY and NINTENDO. Ill tell you this it sure does LOOK slick. We will get you more info as it becomes available.

All right people we had to do some retooling around “Ye Olden Men’s Tech website” to better serve you. The summer is here and we knew we had to come back at you HARD! So we figured you’ll be spending time traveling or away from your home with friends and family maybe you need some MOBILE entertainment. But, I bet gas prices have your pockets a little tight. HUUUUM. What can Men’s Tech do to help??? I mean an Ipod would be nice! In fact a PSP (Playstation Portable) would be even better! But we all know PSPs go for 249.95 to 300.00+ at many stores and website (we won’t mention any names here to protect the NOT SO innocent). WELL HOW ABOUT WE KNOCK $120.00 OFF THE GOING PRICE!!! YEAH! How about that for a comeback special?
PSP FOR 159.99! PHOTOS, VIDEO, GAMES, MUSIC (that’s MP3, MP4, WAV AND ATRAC3plus) AND INTERNET for less than 160.00 bucks and you can upgrade the memory? Come-on! That’s insane!
OH BY THE WAY… YOUR WELCOME!

THE TREMENDOUS SPECS:

• CPU: PSP CPU (System clock frequency 1 - 333MHz)
• Main Memory: 32MB
• Embeded DRAM: 4MB
• Display: 4.3 inch, 16:9 Wide screen TFT LCD 480 x 272 pixel, 16.77 million colors
• Maximum luminance: 180 / 130 / 80cd/m2 (when using battery pack)
• Maximum luminance: 200 / 180 / 130 / 80cd/m2 (when using AC adaptor)
• Sound: Built-in stereo speakers
• Main Input/ Output : IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi) USB 2.0 (mini-B) Memory Stick Duo Infrared Port
• Disc Drive : UMD Drive (Read only)
• Main Connectors : Memory Stick Duo Slot USB connector DC IN 5V connector Headset connector
• Keys/Switches: Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left) Analog Stick Enter keys (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square) Left, Right shoulder buttons x 1 START button, SELECT button, HOME button x 1 POWER/HOLD switch x 1 Display button, Sound button, Volume +/- buttons x 1 Wireless LAN switch (ON/OFF) x 1 OPEN latch (UMD) x 1
• Power: Lithium-ion Battery AC Adaptor
• Profile: PSP Game UMD Audio (profile name TBD) UMD Video (profile name TBD)
• Codec: [Video]: "UMD": H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile Level3 [Video]: "Memory Stick": MPEG-4 SP,AAC [Music]: "UMD": linear PCM,ATRAC3plus™ [Music]: "Memory Stick": ATRAC3plus™,MP3(MPEG1/2 Layer3)
• Security: (Encryption) 128bit AES (Copyright protection technology) MagicGate
• Access control: Region, Parental Control
• Wireless: communications IEEE802.11b Infrastructure mode Ad hoc mode (connection up to 16 consoles)
• Dimensions: Approximately 6.7 in (W) x .9 in (H) x 2.9 in (D)
• Weight: Approximately 280g / .62 lbs (including battery)

Cut the cord with Saitek’s A-250 Wireless Bluetooth 2.1 Speaker System. These neodymium speakers feature high-fidelity wireless technology that streams your music from your PC to provide excellent sound and bass performance. This system includes a low-profiled woofer and two long-range tweeters and media commands (i.e. volume +/-, play, skip, pause, forward and back) to operate your PC. The unit is powered solely by a four of ‘AA’ batteries (sold separately) the high-quality wireless link receives and controls audio within 98 ft range. With this stylish black beauty, transfer music easily from room to room — whether you’re reading downstairs, cooking, working in the yard or entertaining company. Buy one?

More:

• Streams tunes wirelessly from your PC and can connect directly to any audio player
• Neodymium speaker technology boosts the bass performance and offers enhanced audio performance
• Features high-quality wireless link that receives and controls audio within 98 foot range
• Connect to MP3, CD and portable media players via the included 3.5mm jack audio cable
  

The Lumipad is a motion activated, glowing message board. It’s powered by 4-AAA batteries and has a magnetic backing to stick to your fridge or other magnetic surface. I lights up when you walk past it to ensure it catches your attention. Its cleaner that a chalkboard or a traditional white board. Definitely has a lot of potential. Buy one here!