Powermat Charges Your Gadgets Without Wires

The Powermat charges gadgets without wires. Yea, it requires a special case for your phone or iPod, but its still pretty cool. We've seen other wireless chargers but none of them had an ad this f#*king funny. The powermat sells for $100 plus another $40 for each gadget case.

New HDMI 1.4 Features Revealed

For those who don't know, an HDMI cable is the ridiculously expensive cable required to connect an HDTV to a video component like a bluray player or digital cable. The newly released HDMI spec brings several new features to the consumer. The biggest of which is an integrated Ethernet channel that will provide network connectivity to connected devices thereby eliminating the need for a separate network connection via the Ethernet cable. But with all its glory, there's one huge flaw, it comes in 5 different average-joe-confusing varieties. So if choosing a HDTV wasn't confusing enough, then choosing the right cable will be! [businesswire.com]

No, You Will Not Need an Adapter to Plug in Your Car When Crossing Borders

GM put forth the idea that electric cars of the future should have a standard universal plug that recharges the car. A few hours later, other major car companies agreed. Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Eon, Vattenfall, EDF, Npower, Endesa and Enel agreed to use the same 400-volt plug to charge their cars. This would mean that you can take your electric car anywhere in the world and be able to charge it without the use of those crappy adapters or travel kits. Good to see there is at least some positive news coming out of the automotive industry these days. [Engadget]