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This Is Why They Make Travel Adapters

5:40AM Danny Allen | Future Darwin Award nominee or desperate genius? Maybe both. But shoving things into what looks like a UK 220V outlet is probably not going to end well. Just ask the guy in this retro UK electrical hazards PSA: More »
Peripherals

Logitech Harmony Adapter For PS3 Available In Australia End Of June

4:38PM Nick Broughall | All hail Logitech! For they have answered our prayers by releasing their Harmony adapter for PS3 in Australia. At least, they will at the end of June. More »
Peripherals

Ozaki iCommand Controller Unites the iPod Shuffle with Third Party Headphones

12:09PM Andi Wang | The iPod Shuffle’s controller placement makes replacing headphones difficult and doesn’t allow the use of third party accessories. Ozaki’s latest adaptor, the iCommand Controller, looks to fix that by putting the controls back in your hands. More »
Gadgets

Adaptor Turns Any Hard Drive Into An HD Player For Your TV

6:00AM Sean Fallon | There are a lot of cool docks coming out for hard drives these days, and the latest from Brando is no exception. In fact, it takes things a step further by delivering 1080i video directly to your TV. More »
Peripherals

Power Plugs of the World Map

11:40PM Mark Wilson | Have you ever wondered what type of plug they use in Nepal? Yeah, me too. UPDATE: Ooh, looks like they got China wrong. Don’t use this map when visiting China! [Eurocom via bookofjoe via Unplggd] More »
Peripherals

Logitech Harmony PS3 Remote Adaptor Review

6:00PM Jason Chen | The Gadget: An IR to Bluetooth adaptor for the PS3, letting you use any Logitech Harmony universal remote to (finally) control your PlayStation 3. More »
Cameras

Lumopro Hot Shoe Lets Any Flash Do It with Any Camera

3:40AM Jesus Diaz | The LumoPro Hot Shoe Universal Translator is an adapter that lets you link any flash with any camera—except Sony’s. And anything that makes artificially-incompatible things mix and match is a winner for us. More »
Peripherals

Griffin Charge Converter Review

4:00AM Jason Chen | The Gadget: The Griffin Charge Converter, which converts older Firewire-charging iPod docks and adapters to the newer USB charging iPhones and iPods. More »
Gadgets

Netgear’s Powerline AV Ethernet Adapters Have A Fairly Major Design Flaw

11:37AM Nick Broughall | The product isn’t exactly new, but I just got in Netgear’s Powerline AV Ethernet adapter kit, which promises ethernet connection of up to 200Mbps over your home’s powerlines. From early indications, it works a treat, but it does have one major design flaw: More »
Peripherals

OWC’s USB Display Adaptor Adds Six Displays For $US100 Each

2:30AM Jason Chen | OWC’s USB to DVI/VGA/HDMI adaptor is just like the ViBook version which we’ve been testing, and gives you up to six (four for OS X) extra displays on one computer. YES. More »