Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wearables

An inventor with no medical background looks to have already made quite a name for himself with his X-Finger prosthetic device, which gives folks that have lost fingers a full range of motion without relying on robotics. To control the device, the wearer simply pushes against a lever with the remaining portion of their finger, which sets the knuckles into motion, apparently providing enough force to hold a coffee cup or clutch a golf club. While inventor Dan Didrick’s already churning out 100 fingers every 45 days, according to The Naples Daily News, he’s apparently far from meeting the demand, for which he says he needs about $11 million in funding. Presumably, that’d also help reduce the cost of the mechanical digits, which currently run a cool $10,000 per finger.

[Photo courtesy of Lexey Swall / Naples Daily News]

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Revolutionary memory card turns any digital camera into a wireless picture beamer!

Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs

There was a time (about 3 months) when these 7-inch ultraportables from Kohjinsha were all the rage in ultra-portable circles. Now however, we’ve got a $600 VIA’s NanoBook coming out in an endless stream of OEM offerings on top of that supposed $200 Eee PC from ASUS. Hell, even Samsung slapped a decent keyboard onto their Q1 Ultra UMPC for thumbing around. Still, Kohjinsha’s back with a second generation K600 model which gets a big bump to Intel’s new A100 processor for XP/Vista and adds T-DMB television while remaining true to its â‚©800,000 (about $859) price tag. Not bad. Read-on for more pics.

Continue reading Kohjinsha’s K600 gets an Intel A100 and DMB TV

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Natter with friends and send texts using the power of the sun alone!

Filed under: Laptops

Attention Wal-Mart shoppers, we’ve got pics-a-plenty from Dell’s new Inspiron lineup. Better yet, French forum lesDelliens proclaims to have the specs on not only the 1520, 1521, 1720, and 1721 already churning in the rumor mill, but also on a new 14.1-inch 1420. Everything certainly looks kosher but you’ll have to judge for yourselves. Click-though for a glimpse at the purported specifications (via machine translated French) or just click into the gallery below. Mmm, so many pretty pictures.

Continue reading Pics and specs of Dell’s unannounced Inspirons: HHDs, Blu-ray, and RAID?

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!