Powermat Home & Office - Wireless Recharging No Longer a Joke

I first thought about it as a practical joke. Now, I see you can actually recharge your Blackberry, iPod and Nintendo – all at the same time. The Powermat PMM-HO100 Home & Office is here (to stay or not – I don't know).

Magnetic inductive charging of portable devices is the thought behind this product. Actual users of the product already have positive things to say. Less clutter, fewer wires and possibility of charging multiple devices at the same time are positives. You don't have to plug anything in.

The magnet also draws the devices to the right position. Hey, that is a cool feature. Isn't it?

The power shuts off when the device is not charging. It saves some energy and money for you. This also should attract the green customers out there.

The current price is $99.99, which I think would go down in the coming months or at least years. It also comes with optional accessories like Powermat Receiver Case for iPhone, Powermat Receiver Panel for Nintendo DSi, Powermat Receiver Universal Powercube and possibly more.

For more details and photos, go to PCMag.com review.

For shopping, find it on sale at Amazon.

Acer Recalling (Some) Aspire Notebooks

Acer has issued a voluntary recall notice for some Aspire notebooks, because the microphone cable overheats.

Acer has voluntarily instituted a safety recall program to proactively replace the microphone cable in the affected units to eliminate any risk of overheating.

I still wonder how a microphone cable can overheat. The Acer Aspire models in question are AS3410, AS3810T, AS3810TG, AS3810TZ and AS3810TZG. Check this if you have one.

At Kashiwa Cafe, You Don't Get What You Pay For

Found a cool story of a Kashiwa Mystery Cafe, where you won't get what you ordered or paid for. Instead, you get what the person before you has ordered.

I thought it was a cool idea to replicate outside Japan and around the world. I honestly think the idea behind this Japanese restaurant is cool and can be copied everywhere.

The official rules of the restaurant include:

For the record, here are the rules of the Ogori cafe:

1. Let's treat the next person. What to treat them with? It's your choice.
2. Even if it's a group of friends or a family, please form a single-file line. Also, you can't buy twice in a row.
3. Please enjoy what you get, even if you hate it. (If you really, really hate it, let's quietly give it to another while saying, "It's my treat…")
4. Let's say "Thank You! (Gochihosama)" if you find the person with your Ogori cafe card.
5. We can't issue a receipt.

And, for photos and a firsthand experience, check this out.