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by Jason Giacchino on February 19, 2010
Just when you accepted the idea that the touch screen was about as high-tech an interface as technology currently allows, NTT DoCoMo has revealed a gadget at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona t...
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by Jordan Grodecki on March 27, 2009
So what do you normally buy from a vending machine? A chocolate bar, some sweets, maybe some crisps, hell even a drink? I certainly won't be from now on. I'll be having a pizza.
Oh dear yo...
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by Chris Matier on February 23, 2009
It's no secret that iPods and ipod accessories are everywhere, and that many companies think that you can throw an "i" in front of a product name and it will sell better. The trend seem...
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by Chris Matier on October 27, 2008
The U.S. Army has released a report regarding Terrorism 2.0. In the report, published by the 304th Military Intelligence Battalion, there is a chapter entitled "Potential for Terrorist Use of Twi...
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by Mark Rollins on October 6, 2008
Sometimes, designers take a look at devices and ask why we do things a certain way. Take fire extinguishers, for example. They are confusing to use with a canister in one hand and a hose in the other....
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by Chris Matier on September 24, 2008
OK, I admit it, this post has a very, very bad title, but the idea I am writing about is very, very bad. Digital Card, a CD and DVD replication company is offering Rub & Smell CD, DVD, HD-DVD and ...
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by Chris Matier on September 11, 2008
Have you protected your laptop from all the nasties out there? Is your virus scan software and your adware scanner working? What about a S.M.A.R.T. monitor for your hard drive? How about a blessing fr...
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by Mark Rollins on August 1, 2008
Sometimes I think that gadgets are getting a little too smart these days. This one concept phone known as the FuChat could be one of them.
The FuChat is able to empathetically detect a user's e...
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by Chris Matier on July 28, 2008
If you think that watching advertisements is the pits, then vote now. Deodorant Manufacturer Right Guard was the first to raise their hand and agree. In fact, they have pitted themselves against again...
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by Chris Matier on June 30, 2008
This Femisapien, made by WowWee, is odd; it just is. You see, it is a female robot complete with a dancing mode, female walk, emotive sound language, and a kissing mode. No, I am not making this up, a...
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by Mark Rollins on March 26, 2008
It's not that I don't like the ApriPoko from Toshiba, it's just that I don't really see a need for it.
This cute robot that you see there is actually a remote control for your elect...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on February 16, 2008
I don't even know what to say about this. Maybe this would be useful if you were doing your business in a dark or poorly-lit room and you needed a little Illumination to ensure you're on targe...
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by Mark Rollins on February 12, 2008
You have to admit that this just sounds like a bad idea. I mean, who would put a television set even close to a fireplace, or for that matter, build a fire under one?
Well, a company called Vox has ...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on January 20, 2008
I don't particularly care if you smoke. That's your business as far as I'm concerned. That being said, I don't want it in my house or inside any place I happen to go on a regular bas...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on January 9, 2008
I saw this on Gizmodo and I just about choked at the kid-friendly propaganda being shelled out by Microsoft. It's a book about how servers-especially ones from Microsoft-are a wonderful thing to...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 15, 2007
Space invaders. On a door mat. Now I've seen everything. Until the next weird thing comes along.
Hey, look, I like Space Invaders as much as the next guy. I sure spent my share of quarters playin...
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by Mark Rollins on December 10, 2007
I don't understand what would possess a builder to create the Tick Tock Timebomb Clock after 9/11, but if you've ever wanted your clock to resemble a few sticks of dynamite, you are officially...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 6, 2007
I've heard of hide the salami before, but hide the banana? That's just what this gadget is for: hiding the salami. If you're a woman who doesn't have a salami to hide at the moment.
I...
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by Mark Rollins on November 30, 2007
You have got to admire a lamp that uses electroluminescent tubes to produce an unusual shape. That is the premise of the ETree lamp. If you're having trouble remembering the name, just think ET me...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on November 30, 2007
I've seen USB drives in all kinds of shapes-including sushi-but I've never seen one that's an actual church key (bottle opener, if you prefer).
I guess when you use your church key to op...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on November 29, 2007
A few weeks ago, I wrote about charging your iPod with Gatorade and an onion. Sounded like a really impractical idea to say the least, even if it did work.
Karl J. Mogel writes on his blog The Inocul...
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by Mark Rollins on November 20, 2007
I suppose this is my day for Brando products. In all honesty, I'm not certain whether to classify this Hanging Cup as a gadget. After all, there is no digital or electronic aspect about it.
The ...
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by Mark Rollins on November 15, 2007
Remember in The Empire Strikes Back when C3PO gets blasted to bits, and Chewbacca has to carry him on his back? Now, you can carry Chewie on your back with the Chewbacca Backpack.
This definitely gi...
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by Michael Pick on November 14, 2007
Weighing in somewhere between a darlek and R2D2, but focused on carrying your luggage around for you, this prototype robot suitcase will apparently be available to buy by 2009.
The Raw Feed writes:...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on November 9, 2007
I am a geek, but this is ridiculous!
Etsy offers us the ability to wear 11 fuses attached to a necklace around your neck. The chandelier necklace is comprised of 2 amp 125 volt slow-blow fuses with a...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on November 8, 2007
On the American side of the Atlantic, we call it a Cup-O-Noodle. On the UK side of the Atlantic, it's called a Pot Noodle. In Japan, someone turned it into something I would have never considered....
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by Michael Pick on November 7, 2007
If you want to shut the world out next time you're talking on your mobile phone - and save them from being bored by one half of your conversation - you could perhaps invest in one of these.
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by Michael Pick on November 1, 2007
If you fancy having a futuristic looking house, or just want to impress your psychic medium clients this Halloween, you might be interested in these levitating lamps.
Wired reports:"To recall ...
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by Michael Pick on November 1, 2007
I'm sure I'm not the only one that finds the idea of this pepper-spray-bullet-gun vaguely disconcerting. Thankfully for me it's only available in the States.
Gizmag explain:"The Av...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on October 30, 2007
Here in the mainland US, we call it Rock, Paper, scissors. In Hawaii, it's called Jan Ken Po. In Japan, it's called janken. I've also heard it called roshambo. Either way, it's the cla...
