New Nexus 7 pre-orders now available

The Nexus 7 (2013) is the only Android tablet that  many users will be considering. The lure of updated specs, that dazzling and dense 7-inch screen plus all the improvements promised by the latest Android Jelly Bean 4.3 OS and that oh so reasonable $249 price point (for the16GB version make it a no brainer. Why spend more just to get less. Future Shop and Best Buy have announced their pre-order pages for the device that is coming on July 30th. Exciting Stuff indeed.

Grid-It in bag form

What can be described as an OC geek’s dream come true, the Cocoon Grid-It travel organizer now comes in bag form. The Slim features an interior panel with the same crisscrossed elastic straps ready to accommodate your gadgets and cables of any size. It even comes with a second compartment to house your laptops or tablets or other thin devices.

Be careful not to overstuff the bag with gadgets. You wouldn’t want to throw your back out. It’s not the lightest bag at 1.14kg but it is reasonably priced at $80.

Ford develops vibrating shift knob

It won’t be in the next Ford Mustang you’ll be taking out of the lot but it gives you an idea of what’s possible in terms of car technology.

Ford engineer Zach Nelson has created a vibrating shifter knob to make it easier to adjust to manual transmission and perhaps help you get the most performance or fuel economy out of the car. He created it out of an Xbox 360 controller, Arduino controller, and LED display which he placed inside a 3D-printed knob.

First Impressions: OUYA Open Source gaming console

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I was interested in trying out the $99.00 OUYA console mainly because it pushes a daring paradigm for gaming as a whole. The tiny Android-based device leverages open source systems, cloud computing and an independent game publishing model that sounded refreshing and felt like a new direction worth pursuing.

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