The biggest advantage, of course, is that you are off the ground. This means that you are less likely to have random critters (including the creepy-crawly six-legged variety) pay you a midnight visit. Just like how they tell you to suspend your food high above the ground to reduce the risk of bears, you can save yourself from Yogi and his pals too.

The Tentsile comes in a number of sizes, ranging from 11 pounds to 100 pounds, and it can be set up in less than an hour. You have to find three points of contact and then the hammock-style tent is suspended above the ground using that tension. A rope ladder is included for getting in and out, but you’ll presumably have to climb the trees the old fashioned way to get your three points of contact.

[Gadget Review via Tentsile]

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It appears like those of you out there who are fond of carrying a weapon are going to have a tough time doing that. The New York Police Department has just announced a new project which involves the developing of a portable scanner that can remotely detect a concealed weapon on a body.  As you know, frisking someone who is carrying a lethal weapon is certainly a dangerous duty for police officers, especially if that person is not happy about getting arrested. But officers from NYPD (and most probably other departments as well, later on) won’t have to worry about it for too long.  The NYPD started working on the portable scanner three years ago after teaming up with the United States Department of Defense.  The device makes use of infrared light rays to image radiation that is coming from a person’s body. If the person is carrying a metal object such as a gun, it will prevent the rays from reaching the part of the body where the object is. This will result in the appearance of an outline of that object on the scanner.  At the moment, the device is capable of detecting weapons from a distance of about one meter. But they are expecting to increase its range to at least 25 meters. They are planning to mount it on a police vehicle for using it on suspects, and frisking will be avoided.  One day in the future it will probably be in HUDs.

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The Atari Jaguar, which was originally launched back in 1993, was a commercial failure. But it has definitely become a favorite for many hackers and modders out there. User Evil Nod over at Bacteria Forums has created his own portable version of the console and it looks quite impressive.

If you haven’t been living under a rock until now you might know that this new product is not the first of its kind. Ben Heckendorn took this route once in 2006 to create his portable version.

Now, Evil Nod has used the PS1 display to create a compact console which is about 1.75-inches thick. It’s definitely a bit bulky when compared to Heck’s build, but Evil Nod has managed to create a product which does not need a giant battery or a cartridge slot at the back. He has kept everything inside a textured black shell.

He has not released any details regarding battery life or weight which are factors that can make or break a portable system. But he has documented the entire production process extensively. Check it out here.

The video shows a game running smoothly on the system.

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Revivelite II portable charger

Scosche, an accessory maker for mobile devices announced Revivelite II.  A small, sleek, portable iPhone charger that is equipped with a USB port to allow a second iPod or iPhone to be charged simultaneously.  It has a collapsible iPhone docking station and wall socket prongs for folding up on the go, and includes various foam inserts for different iPod models.

The LED night light helps you to find it in unfamiliar territories, and so you don’t trip. It automatically switches on in low light but has a manual on/off switch too.

The Revivelite II portable charger will be available in spring and is expected to have a price tag of $25 and come with a 1-year Manufacturer’s warranty.

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ESPN360 is about to get a slight name change, as of April it will now be known as ESPN3.com.  Damon Phillips, the gentleman in charge re-branding the network was bursting with excitement over the success that ESPN360 has had and their direction towards delivering mobile content is still a large focus.

“We are an extension of the network and in many ways we are a portable, take it anywhere version of the ESPN family of networks. We had over seven million people watch college football this season smashing our records from before. We are up double digits in all of our sports from college basketball, to soccer and the recently concluded Aussie Open was huge for us. We will continue to offer plenty of quality content to our user’s laptops and cell phones.” said Philips.

“The name ESPN3.com more closely aligns with the existing naming convention for our networks,” said Sean Bratches, executive vice president, sales and marketing. “users have become more accustomed to engaging with content across various screens, it made sense to make adjustments that reflect both the product’s and the industry’s evolution.”

A brief line-up of what ESPN3 will be showing:  Basketball – NBA, FIBA, WNBA, college, Euroleague; Football; Soccer – FIFA, any of the events you could want in this category; Baseball – MLB, College & Little League World Series; Tennis – lots and lots of tennis events; Golf – US Open, The masters, Open Championship; Lacrosse – Major & NCAA College; X Games; NCAA Hockey & Softball, Open-wheel Racing, Racquetball & Polo.  Not so brief is it.

As far as I am concerned; if sports can be viewed anywhere/anytime – I’m in.

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Full color scans are about 28 seconds and the black and white scans only takes 4 seconds.  Power is drawn from 2AA batteries. 

The price tag on this little scanner is $99.99, a bit much but quite convenient for its size.

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Available only in the UK, there are 3 storage capacity sizes of the iStorage diskGenie; 250GB, 320GB and 500GB of storage, with a price tag of $184, $225 and $280 respectively. Don’t fret, in the USA a very similar product from Apricorn called the Aegis Padlock Secure Hard Drive sells for $159.00 for a 500GB.

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