newVideoPlayer(”/legotimer_gizmodo.flv”, 494, 390,”"); The Gadget: Lego Egg Timer. The Price: $7.99. The Verdict: It’s cute. It’s makes a wonderful tic-tac noise. It helps you do roasted lamb and chicken and Beef Wellington and cakes. It’s Lego. Really, it can’t get any better than that. I o…

During the Hokkaido Toyako Summit (July 7-9, 2008), Sharp will exhibit its environmentally conscious products and advanced environmental technologies, specifically, LCD TVs and solar cells and modules. One of the exhibit is the 26V-inch Low ability Consumption LCD TV (Prototype) which appr…

Sharp will introduce two models of solar-powered LED street lights that combine Sharp’s proprietary solar (photovoltaic) modules and high-intensity, long-life white LEDs for the Japanese market on August 21, 2008. The Sharp LN-LW3A1 Solar-Powered LED Street Light delivers brightness at t…

Fujitsu Media has developed the world’s smallest SAW duplexers (for bands I, II, IV, V and VIII) for W-CDMA mobile phones and SAW filters for GSM (850, 900, 1800 and 1900) technology, using a hermetic seal structure. Use of these devices will contribute to the production of smaller and mor…

Police in the 1970s urged citizens to “drop a dime” in a pay phone to report crimes anonymously. Now in an increasing number of cities, tipsters are being invited to use their thumbs — to identify criminals using text messages.

Police hope the view helps recruit teens and 20-somethings who wouldn’…

Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo’s online search operations with the help of News Corp. and duration Warner Inc.

The latest twist in Microsoft’s convoluted courtship caused Yahoo’s shares to rise more than 3 percent in Wednesday’s sinking sto…

In a move that could give a welcome, whether short-lived, boost to consumer electronics makers and retailers, consumers up and down the West Coast are snapping up headsets that let them talk on cell phones while driving — and stay in compliance with a law that took effect in California and Washingt…

Scientists at the Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea have developed a robot that can handle 70 different types of blood tests. The 1.6-meter robot, developed is packed with the latest advancements in biotechnology. The prototype robot has an inbuilt reagent dispenser, a pro…

Samsung Electronics’ environmentally-friendly mobile phone ‘Eco’ (SCH-W510) is the first handset to acquire the ‘E-Mark’ from the Environment Ministry’s Korea Eco Product Institute. The cover of the Samsung Eco phone is made of eco-friendly materials containing 40 percent bioplastics made …

Tesla Motors will build its electric-car factory in the Bay Area, not New Mexico as previously announced. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said California was able to supply San Carlos-based Tesla with incentives, including the waiving of state sales tax on $100 million worth of manufacturing eq…