Okay, not really. However, New Scientist claims that in the year 2011, violent solar activity will disrupt GPS satellite navigation. Apparently, GPS recievers are highly senstitive to the radio noise produced by solar flares that arise by explosions in the sun's atmosphere. When solar activity peaks in 2011, it could potentially cause widespread disruption to  emergency location systems that rely on satellite navigation data.What does this mean for you? Don't just jump off the GPS navigation wagon. Instead, take it for what it is and ride out the tide. Starting with this, W-Track A-GPS, an extremely neat A-GPS device. This tiny, and I mean tiny (65mm x 43mm x 28mm)  real-time GPRS connected ...

If you can manage to pull yourself away from YouTube for a moment, TurnHere is a video site worth  checking out. TurnHere features a growing collection of video guides of cities, restaurants, events, hotels and other areas. Most of the videos are filmed by amateurs, but that is what makes these videos so interesting and fresh. If you ask us, TurnHere is the next best thing to traveling some place on your own, and it sure beats a post card....

Admittedly so, this device may not woo you away with that "whoa" factor, but we think Combotronic's all in one DC Booster Mingo Series Charger (available in Input 20 - 30Vdc and Input 11 - 16Vdc and retails for $46.00) will strike a winning chord with those of you who carry around a multitude of adapters for your gadgets.  This state-of-art technology delivers you a durable, absolutely compact and handy power pack with 70W output power. Also, there is no longer a need to compromise on messy and massive cords and adapters. The 16-Step Selectable Output, will allow you to enjoy the flexibility of powering your notebook ..... mobile, PDA, DV ...

I’m not sure if you remember the motivation behind my SpyCamera (SpyFinder?) story. Anyway, I recommended that same company to a friend of mine who was convinced that her boyfriend was cheating on her and wanted confirmation. They ended up recommending quite a few products to her and she chose a combination of them. I figured I’d post my favorites as a sort of guide  - a guide that will help you "cheat a cheater" - for the tech savvy woman that finds herself in the same situation. Placing a digital voice recorder in the glove box of his car. It’s a pretty good idea if you ask me – you can listen to both his cell phone and in-car conversations. Sure, its a violation of his privacy, but hey, he is violating your trust! Plus, thus way youll be producing material evidence to confront him with. The technology: they obviously range in price and handle time but they are all voice activated so they won’t waste valuable space recording air.

Over the years I've accumulated miscellaneous travel kits for charging my devices on the road, and in the end  I always end up lugging around a heavy bag just for power kits and cables. Yes, there are a few companies that offer all in one devices that will charge all of your devices, but you usually have to spend upwards of $10 for each tip for every unique device that you own. Blackstone International has launched the MFuel line which includes the World Pak products, the ultimate all-in-one power solution for air, car, and wall. These kits are small and travel friendly, and they include ALL the tips and cables in ...

Electronic translators are relatively affordable so they definately are must-haves if you are traveling abroad. Unfortunately, punching in a phrase on a little electronic device often proves to be time consuming and unpractical when struggling to ask a native which way the bathroom is. Thank goodness then that ECTACO's Travel SpeechGuard TL-2 is not your ordinary electronic translator, it doesn't require manually punching in a word or phrase, instead the TL-2 is a speech to speech -translator. Speak English into the device, and a voice will respond with the translated phrase or word in the language of your choice. The TL-2 also allows you create new entries for any new words that might ...

Laptop Magazine has a list of hotels in North America which offer high tech amenities. Amongst them is the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront which is testing out an HDTV system that plays music from your MP3 player via the guestroom's television's 30-watt speaker. You can also use the television's 32-inch flat panel screen to connect to your laptop for a multimedia presentation. Plus, the HDTV screen also splits so that you can check your e-mail while watching TV.   The Nine Zero Hotel in Boston has WebTV's and High-speed Internet access throughout the hotel. It's also the first hotel in the world to install LG's iris identification technology, which allows guests to access the hotel's Cloud Nine penthouse suite. The technology uses a digital camera to take a picture of the guest's eye, and as a result the on-site cameras can identify guests and grant or deny them entry to the suite.

Ok, so fishing gear usually doesn't fit into a Hi-Tech category, but if you stretch the definition of "gadget" can't a bait kit fit in somewhere? Anyway, this Tackle Bag with Lure Kit from Fishergirl.com is extraordinary because it's made especially for women! How many tackle & bait kits have you ever seen that were made for girls, eh? Of course the kit's case comes in pink and the bait included are plastic, shiny and kinda pretty. Best off all, part of the $30 price for the kit goes to breast-cancer research. (Source: Time Magazine, August 22 2005)

For all you Apple addicts who miss your toys when your traveling, the iStudio suite at the Tribeca Grand Hotel is the place to stay when visiting Manhattan. The suite is pimped out Mac-style with an ipod and Bose sound dock, a G5 computer loaded with recording, editing and ripping software, a Sony camcorder, an iSight camera, and even some DVDs. Pricing for this suite starts at a pricey $499, but where else could you get all of this in your hotel room - short of bringing it all with you. (Source: Laptop Magazine, September 2005) var simpleadTextColor = '#000000'; var simpleadTextFace = 'Arial, sans-serif'; var simpleadLinkColor = '#006699'; var simpleadUrlColor = '#999999'; var simpleadSize = ...

This new portable dvd player from Pixa Inc might look ordinary but its got a lot more under the hood than other portable DVD players. At $299 it's reasonably priced with its 8.4 inch screen and a 16:9 aspect ratio. To add to the value it also includes a pair of wireless headphones, a plug-in TV tuner, and a game console or camcorder can be connected to it via its stereo AV input. Plus it comes with a carrying case and ac adapter for international use. The battery life isn't bad at about 3 hours and it supports both Pal and NTSC.It's about time portable DVD players did more than just ...