http://thesecrets.biz/facts-and-photos Great Electronic Gadgets And Gizmos From Around The Net Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:11:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Imagine yourself swimming in a pool: It's the movement of your arms and legs, not the viscosity of the water, that mostly dictates the speed and direction that you swim. For tiny organisms, the situation is different. Microbes' speed and direction are subjected more to the physical vagaries of the ... http://thesecrets.biz/facts-and-photos/2008/11/20/how-do-bacteria-swim/ digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Kingston_Unveils_64GB_Thumb_Drive_for_177'; You've got entirely too many RAW files and uncompressed David Bowie albums to be slamming everything onto a 16GB thumbdrive, so Kingston Technology's coming to the rescue with a new pair of ultra-spacious DataTraveler 150s. Arriving in 32GB and 64GB flavors, the DT150 becomes the largest in ... http://thesecrets.biz/facts-and-photos/2008/11/20/kingston-unveils-64gb-datatraveler-150-for-177/ Toys 'R' Us a is building up the hype about their upcoming Black Friday event by giving us a taste of the deals they have in store. Apparently, this year will boast 50% more Doorbusters than last year—a total of 150 from 5am to 1pm on November 28th. Toys 'R' ... http://thesecrets.biz/facts-and-photos/2008/11/20/toys-r-us-leaks-black-friday-deals-black-friday/ Things are bad out there, people. We're going to see a pretty sad holiday shopping season from retailers perspectives. Yet these Black Friday ads we're seeing, they look just like they do every year. I don't think they adequately reflect just how badly they want, nay, they need your money. ... http://thesecrets.biz/facts-and-photos/2008/11/20/create-honest-black-friday-ads-to-reflect-the-economic-climate-photoshop-contest/ I've long suspected that the best job ever would be to work in product stress testing—because you basically get paid to break shit all day. Nokia sent over a bunch of info detailing how their test centers operate, leaving me fully convinced this would indeed be my dream gig. Not ... http://thesecrets.biz/facts-and-photos/2008/11/20/a-look-at-the-nokia-damage-test-labs-destruction/ Unlike other models we've seen, this roll-up mouse pad doesn't just have some random, empty cylinder hanging off the side, spiting you like an empty tallboy through the workday. Instead, it uses this otherwise empty space to store a 4-port USB hub and a speaker complete with 3.5mm in and ... http://thesecrets.biz/facts-and-photos/2008/11/20/roll-up-mouse-pad-charges-your-ipod-and-plays-it-too-peripherals/ Jason, I was in LA for a bit yesterday, helping Jalopnik cover the LA autoshow with my long lens. (It was a boring show with nothing too interesting other than the Electric Mini and Honda Concept.) But it was coincidentally the same day JJ Abrams was showing off some scenes ... http://thesecrets.biz/facts-and-photos/2008/11/20/catching-up-star-trek-preview-impressions-from-a-casual-fan-off-topic/ While most smartphone manufacturers have released at least one fancy touchscreen model, RIM has pretty much stuck with their Blackberry's standard businessman-pleasing form, a squat candybar design with QWERTY and a tiny screen. That was, until they announced the BlackBerry Storm, the first full touchscreen Blackberry on the market—and also ... http://thesecrets.biz/facts-and-photos/2008/11/20/10-takes-on-the-blackberry-storm-frankenreview/ The most anticipated BlackBerry of the year (sorry, Bold) is just a day away from release on Verizon -- and naturally, we've got the full rundown.Want to know if this is the phone for you? Click the pic or the link below to get the scoop!Continue on to read the ... http://thesecrets.biz/facts-and-photos/2008/11/20/in-case-you-missed-our-blackberry-storm-review/ Nyko didn't like seeing fellow third party manufacturer Penguin create a 4x Wiimote charger first, so Nyko fired back with the Charge Station Quad for Wii. Priced at $50, the Nyko Quad includes four NiMH rechargeable battery packs, four rubber Wii Remote battery covers and, of course, a four-port Wiimote ... http://thesecrets.biz/facts-and-photos/2008/11/20/guess-how-many-wiimotes-the-nyko-charge-station-quad-charges-wiimote-chargers/