Dog-e-Minder keeps tabs on your dog’s vitals so you don’t have to (video)

You’re already weighing down the massive head of your Frenchton with some sort of bark collar and GPS-enabled location tracker , so what’s another pendant around the neck, anyway? Dog-e-Minder, which is cleverly being marketed to the “As Seen On TV!” crowd, is a battery-powered device that records the last time your pup (or cat, or iguana, or anything else that rocks a leash) ate, walked or took his / her medications. Essentially, owners simply mash the corresponding button after an event has occurred, and an internal timer keeps track of how long it has been since said event has happened

Worldwide PC shipments up slightly in 2009 — is an even more decent 2010 underway?

An IDC Quarterly PC Tracker report released yesterdays found that PC shipments overall for 2009 were up about 2.8 percent over 2008 — not exactly a game changing stat or anything, but we’re sure the manufacturers will take what they can get. The upswing was apparently largely due to the strong fourth quarter (and the positive debut of Windows 7 ), which made up for the abysmal first quarter, second quarter, and semi-abysmal third quarter. In that last quarter of the year, PC sales showed a 15.2 percent growth over 2008 worldwide, while in the US, sales were up 24 percent over the last year, with 20.7 million units shipped

Motorola Backflip promo spot reminds us what rock and roll is all about

Remember when men were men and guitar riffs were boring and mindless? Moto does. The company has thrown together a little animated spot demonstrating its new Backflip handset

Poll: Will the DROID have you in its clutches?

We’ve already got some smartphone beasts in the market like the Pre and the iPhone , but Android hasn’t really had a supercharged, drool-worthy device yet — a knight in shining armor ready to sweep the platform off its feet and ride off into the sunset. The DROID could very well be that device, so we’re turning the question over to you: are you jumping in? View Poll Filed under: Cellphones Poll: Will the DROID have you in its clutches?

BlackBerry Curve 8530 now official on Sprint

As we revealed this morning, the BlackBerry Curve 8530 — a CDMA remix of the 8520 now available on T-Mobile — is coming to Sprint to do battle with its Verizon-branded cousin. Unlike Verizon, which promises a November 20 launch for $99.99 on contract after rebate, Sprint isn’t revealing pricing or availability details for the low-end BlackBerry — but naturally, if they’re smart, the answers will be “cheap” and “soon,” respectively.

Verizon’s BlackBerry 8530 and LG Chocolate Touch go hands-on

Rounding out the flurry of interesting Verizon Wireless launches today are the BlackBerry Curve 8530 and LG Chocolate Touch (pictured).

Samsung’s Tango robot vacuum uses cameras to clean your floors, duvet covers

Just because a Samsung vacbot never cleaned your floors doesn’t mean they’re not out there somewhere, attacking dust on hardwood and carpet — and apparently Egyptian cotton too if the above picture is anything to go by.

Public Radio App lets you resume ‘This American Life’ whenever you please

Now that you’ve got an NPR-lovin’ stereo in your bedroom, the only thing missing in your otherwise completely fulfilled life is an NPR application that enables you to listen to your favorite programs whenever, wherever.

Verizon getting a little VAIO P to join its netbook offerings

Motorola’s DROID is just a few days away from dropping on Verizon, but why pay $299 (minus $100 rebate) for that when you could instead pay $299 (possibly also minus $100) for a fully-featured definitely non-netbook VAIO P ? Yes, Sony’s littlest ultraportable looks to be coming to VZW, popping up on a test page in a configuration with 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and Windows 7 Home Premium. Seemingly (and curiously) no SSD versions will be on offer, possibly to keep down on costs, as the subsidized $299 price is quite a bit lower than the $800 or more you’d be looking to buy one new — not to mention a good bit more appealing than the other netbooks Verizon currently has on offer for the same price.

Google Navigation video hands-on: you want this

We apologize for being fanish, but Google has pulled off something with its new Navigation elements in Google Maps (or is it Google Maps in a Navigation app? It’s hard to tell) that has serious ramifications for a navigation device industry used to charging money for functionality. The introduction of satellite view, a tasteful touch of street view (peep a still of your next turn, or see your destination), and of course regular stuff like spoken directions and street names, and Google’s voice recognition applied to search (anywhere on the device just tap voice search and start your phrase with “navigate to”) make this a pretty astonishing offering for what’s essentially a free app with the purchase of an Android 2.0 device

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