Gadgets

Kids and cellphones? Maybe not such a hot idea, especially with no strings or parental monitoring over Internet mobile access attached. Mobile monitoring company Mobile Spy has uncovered more unsavory behavior such as sexting and cyber-bullying from teenagers on phones than you might have suspected.

Just when you thought everything that could be invented had been, we say hello to this group of weird, wacky and often wondrous gizmos and gadgets, including super convenient retractable garden hose and power cord systems, glowing glasses to help you sleep and rechargeable ice that is neither rechargeable nor ice.

As we move into spring, the final new digital cameras of the season have finally crept into the market, which include new compact interchangeable lens models (CSC) from Panasonic and Samsung, designer point-and-shoot options from Panasonic, a hybrid camera/camcorder from JVC and two new Sony models.