Yes, this is going to be another flying car post in which we lament our current, terrestrial ways and our predominantly Earth-bound means of getting places. NASA has what it thinks is the solution, a personal flying machine called Puffin that is just large enough for a person to wedge themselves into before lurching off vertically, powered by a pair of electric motors. These motors are said to make the machine almost silent so an initial application could be covert battlefield insertions, meaning yet again those military brats get to have all the fun -- in theory. However,

While it was created to “encourage the reuse of already consumed items by forming a new functional product” the Rethink hanger also turns out to be a clever travel accessory. For whatever reason hotels seem to think their patrons only need 4 or 5 hangers in a closet that can easily store 10x that amount, so the Rethink allows you to easily carry extras in your suitcase without taking up too much space.The downside is that you’ll need to buy & drink 2 bottles of water for each hanger you intend to use, but when assembled it seems like it would be far

I have on more than one occasion thought about going to an AIO computer that is quieter than my normal desktop. My machine has so much gear crammed inside that the drone of the fans can drive you crazy some days. If you are looking for an AIO to give to a kid as their first computer, a company called Kid Computers has one.The catch is that the machine sells for nearly $2,000, which many parents will consider a significant stretch for a first computer. A $500 to $1000 AIO from another manufacturer with netbook innards would be more appropriate in most cases. For the $2000, you get

Wallets are for storing your cash and credit cards and USB keys and stuff, and such a simple and straightforward use implies a simple and straightforward design. Apparently, some of you have expressed enough of a desire to also use your wallet for other things, like, I don’t know, killing people, that TMT Wallets felt that they could introduce a “tactical wallet” that would be commercially viable.The TMT Tactical wallet assumes that if you buy it, you are professional super spy who is likely to be captured by the enemy on one of your top

Korean projector Optoma today released its first 3D projector, the Optoma EX762, that adopts a Texas Instruments DDP2431 10bit Video processing chip and a DC3 DMD chip. This 3D projector provides a 1024 x 768 resolution, a 3D video playback, a 4000 ANSI brightness and a 3000:1 contrast ratio. The Optoma EX762 is now available in South Korea for around $1700. [Akihabara]

Say it ain’t so. Could a firmware update lead to the untimely death of your PS3’s Blu-Ray drive? Maybe. The actual cause is still unconfirmed, but many users over at the Playstation forums are reporting problems with Modern Warfare 2 after updating their consoles to the 3.10 firmware. They’re experiencing freezing while playing the game, and then after checking, experiencing more freezing in other games too. Speculation is that the firmware has somehow affected the Blu-ray drives. There isn’t any official answer yet, but you may want to pay close atention to how

There’s some kind of threshold that electronics with a high cool factor but questionable usefulness have to cross in order for them to be worth buying, and this Sanwa pico projector is awfully close at $120. I can’t figure out how many lumens it is (safe to assume not many), and it only pushes out VGA (640 x 480), but it does take both data and power over USB, which is nice, and includes an assuredly crappy speaker. It weighs 85 grams and comes with a lil’ tripod, too. So yeah, it’s a pretty “meh” little thing (not nearly as fancy as the one

CES 2010 as always was a mega event but for some reason Panasonic chose not to unveil its latest lineage of G2 HDTV’s at the event. Whatever was the intent behind keeping the latest HDTV series away from the event, considering what Panasonic is offering, it is surely a nice surprise for gadget freaks.Announced by Panasonic Japan, the G2 series will debut in the local market on February 5 but there is still no information about the HDTVs that broke cover at the CES.Talking specifically about the G2 series, all the models come with the Panasonic ‘black panel’

You can stop checking the iTunes App Store for new and interesting applications every day because the last program you’ll ever need for your iPhone or iPod Touch has been released. iSamJackson includes over 150 original and authentic quotes recorded by the man himself. Now yes, it is really nothing more than a Sam Jackson sound board, but these clips aren’t crappy captures taken from his films, but original studio material created just for this app. And you can even customize the sound board so your favorite quotes are all organized onto one page for easy access.

Windows Mobile 6.5 was supposed to be the savior of the WinMo platform flushing away all the problems that plagued WinMo 6. Devices running the new OS, branded as ‘Windows phones’ came in with much hype in October 2009, although Android and iPhone and other such platforms still stole a lot of the limelight. Sony Ericcson was one of the first to come out with a WinMo 6.5 device, in the form of the Sony Ericcson Xperia X2.Now here is Sony Ericcson’s latest ‘Windows phone’ offering, the Sony Ericcson Faith. It belongs to SE’s Green Heart family