Archive for the ‘Power Tools’ Category

Wireless Power Supply

Tired of the mess created by power cords for laptops, and chargers for iPods, cell phone and digital cameras? Cannot locate your power adapters just when you are about to run out of power? The new wireless power technology may come to your rescue. We all want to stay connected and entertained, and we use [...]

Power Pwn surge protector snoops on your network

A company called Pwnie Express has a new product that’s in the works called the Power Pwn. It looks like your typical power strip or surge protector but is designed to snoop on your network. Systems administrators in the enterprise setting won’t appreciate this device all because it could be slipped into the network, and [...]

Canada’s Dextre robot refuels faux satellite from the ISS in first-of-a-kind test

Move over, Canadarm. You may have helped the space shuttle fleet repair the Hubble Telescope and build the International Space Station, but there’s another robotic tool that’s the apple of the Great White North’s eye. Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency’s dual-armed mechanical “handyman,” has successfully refueled a faux satellite from the ISS as part of [...]

Porsche swerves to the power tool realm with P’7911 Multihammer

We’ve noticed that the folks at Porsche Design have been branching out to new endeavors of late, but this joint venture takes brand extension to an entirely new level. The group has apparently partnered with Germany’s Metabo to unveil the Multihammer P’7911 power drill, which “combines all the essential functions of a drill with the [...]

Netgear’s NeoTV Prime (GTV100) is the latest Google TV box outed by FCC filings (update: pictures!)

Just like the suddenly inescapable 4K, it appears Google TV will be a buzzword for multiple new devices at CES like this Netgear NeoTV Prime (model # GTV100) which GTV Hacker discovered via a pair of curious FCC testing documents. It actually snuck through the FCC before the just-leaked ASUS Qube (more on that in [...]

Cranial Drilling Device puts a hole in skulls, not brains

If you told us on Monday that we’d be capping our week off by checking out an innovative cranial drill, we likely would have just stared at you funny. But here were are and here it is, a device referred to, quite straightforwardly, as the Cranial Drilling Device with Retracting Drill Bit After Skull Penetration. [...]

Dremel Multi-Max Universal Adapter

Dremel just made using any type of oscillating tool easier by announcing the first of its kind Dremel Multi-Max Universal Adapter. This means regardless of the brand of oscillating tool you own, you can now use Dremel accessories, giving more time to work around the house, create and craft. Dremel has created the adapter in [...]

POWER8 Workshop

The POWER8 Workshop is a good all-in-one starter kit that fits all its tools in one compact box. Contained within its armored stainless steel box is a drill driver, circular saw, jigsaw and a halogen flashlight. Thanks to a little design magic, each of these core pieces can transform into another tool counterpart such as [...]

Sears Blue Tool Crew Adds Hitachi to Collection

The Sears Blue Tool Crew is bringing customers another great reason to shop for tools with Sears. Consumers can now shop sears.com for a full line of products from Hitachi, including lithium-ion drill/drivers, power saws, routers, work lights and more. With a reputation for superior design and unsurpassed durability, the power tool collection from Hitachi [...]

Bosch 11221DVS 7/8-Inch SDS Rotary Hammer Drill

The Bosch 11211DVS 7/8th” SDS Rotary hammer does a lot, and has superb ergonomics. The grip and trigger mechanism are well integrated, especially the front grip, and long enough to accommodate different body styles.For a rotary hammer, design is especially critical during overhead and down-drilling operations, where fatigue can quickly become a factor. The tool’s [...]