Archive for November 3rd, 2007

Plug & play crowd control gun

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

The oxymoronically named ‘Anti-Violence Electrode Shock Gun’ is capable of inflicting a wide range of constituationally corrupt assaults on its unfortunate targets.

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The OLE Mechanical Robot Fire Extinguisher

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Forest fires are a major destructive natural disaster, which can spiral out of control and potentially lead to enormous amounts of damage, in terms of money and more importantly lives. Due to the scale of such fires, it is difficult to stop them once they begin, as they grow stronger and increasingly more intensive as the fire’s rage progresses.

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gPhone Gossip -we can not wait

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Call it gPhone GooglePhone or OOPhone whatever you call it but You will have to admit that there is no smoke without fire. So when the rumors of the Google Phone begin to flare up..

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No Pilot, No Problem: A Look at Civilian UAVs

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Unmanned drones have been a key tool used by the military for years now. Now a whole fleet of UAVs designed for civilian applications from border patrol to hurricane forecasting are about to take off.

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12 Essential Photographic Rules

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

From Sunny 16 to Moony 11, 8, and 5.6, these facts, formulas, and photographic rules can get you out of a jam and help you get good shots when nothing else will.

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More Walking Tables at ArtBots

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

More than 1,500 users “dugg” a video of a walking table yesterday. I wasn’t that impressed. First, because the person pushes the table. Second, I’ve seen video of a table that moved on its own that ArtBot creator/curator Douglas Irving Repetto created back in 2002. Got me wondering, are Digg users are aware of ArtBots?

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Giant WWII Battleship Model Is 9m Long

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Wow! This is an awesome gadget-model-toy-whatever you wanna call it. The builder’s tech specs are a bit nazi (he enjoys listen to Wagner while he sails the german battleship model). The toy he made is something unique, though. It took the guy (William Terra, from Main, USA) 6 years to build the model.

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Toshiba 37HL67 REGZA: Disappoints in Standard Def

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

More pixels mean a more detailed picture – but only if those dots are driven by a capable video processor. Fortunately, Toshiba’s new 37-inch LCD HDTV offers a detailed and colorful picture that delivers an immersive viewing experience when displaying HD video

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Thumb-sized USB Oil Burner - my laptop sure smells nice

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Again, if your office environment stinks simply because of too many smokers around or it’s giving out strange smell for unknown reasons. Here is a much cheaper solution, which at least to help you keep your own little space fresh with fragrant smells. It’s a Thumb-sized USB Oil Burner, which you just pour a few drops of the included fragrance oil..

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MacGyver Tip: How to make your pee drinkable

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Simple, elegant, and portable cone turns urine and salt-water into fresh drinkable water.

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Build Your Own “Huey Hog” Model Chopper!

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Nothing is quite as satisfying as building and displaying your own model… Until this happens. Unbelievably Funny.

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Draught Beer Dispenser for the home

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

With beer being the most popular alcoholic drink on earth, it’s surprising that it has taken 10,000 years to invent an appliance to dispense draught beer and keep it fresh indefinitely. A new beer dispenser that is free of exclusive beer company affiliations is ready for market and uses kegs for around 300 beer brands!

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Cute Squidy USB Memory

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Squid is really Yummy. Especially if we fry it, make as stew, or just make the calamary ring But as this Blog reviewed about Gadgets, not food, how about the Fresh Squid Flash USB Memory? Seems weird, but if you see the Pic, you will reliazed that this USB is really really Cute!

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Oups! Gizmodo editor never heard of bread makers.

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Posts story about these amazing machines from Japan. No WIFI, no USB connection, the only output is fresh and delicious machine made bread.

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No more smelly shoes

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

That’s right, the days of your old Converse stinking up the house are gone. And it’s all thanks to a glowing egg! Hang your fungus-filled footwear from the Shoe Pure 100 when you come home, and within half an hour they’ll be nice and fresh and ready for another adventure.

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Huge List of Social Bookmarking Websites

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

A categorized list of 158 sites on which to find “cool crazy hot fresh new links” really shows you how much this corner of the internet has grown.

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Machine-Wash your clothes without detergents

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Just as the air around cascades is so fresh and healthy, due to the ions that are created by the flow, scientists have developed a washing machine that based on that removes the stains in your clothes. Now we can buy the real thing that comes from Haier. Named WasH2O, the machine breaks up water molecules into OH- and H+ ions, where OH- acts as the

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Buffalo unveils new wireless Skype phone

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Buffalo just released its own Skype phone for wireless on-the-go phone calls. It’s black (a requirement for any truly geeky device), it’s slim and lightweight and it’s designed to connect to Japan’s over 5,400 FREESPOT WiFi access points. The phone itself isn’t much to look at, but if it works as advertised,

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First Look on Nokia Internet Tablet - N800

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

While we were already looking forward to the Internet Tablet’s inevitable successor, it seems like Sprint may have something else in mind. According to LinuxDevices, the operator “will offer a mobile -enabled version of Nokia’s N800 Internet Tablet to North American customers next year,”

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rotating automatic website thumbnails

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Square website thumbnails are common - but these nifty rotated images which can have a background color and a border of your liking get some fresh air into the old fashioned way of capturing websites. Rotation angle is free to choose, same goes for border thickness and background color. Instant result - no queue, no wait time. Images are cached.

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Wind powered mobile phone charger

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Launch of a mobile phone charger that is powered by wind energy, perfect for festival-goers

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Jeff Han Talks Multitouch, iPhones, and Lame Minority Report Jokes

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Bumping into Jeff Han, who some would call the father of multitouch interfaces, was a highlight of my Nextfest fly through. He was showing off Perceptive Pixel’s 16 foot long multitouch system and I got a chance to ask him about the UI, what he thinks of and the iPhone and other systems, and how much he must hate Minority Report jokes.

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Fresh-Off The 4th Day July: The All-New Nokia Speakerphone HF-300

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

The Nokia Bluetooth Speakerphone HF-300 allows you to easily install a cable-free and hands-free system. Cool gadget indeed! HF-300 can last for 20 hours of talk time and also features an automatic shut-off as its power saver which knows when to turn itself off so you don’t have to worry on losing its power easily.

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Mystery TomTom revealed as TomTom DUO; to hit CeBIT, tout handsfree calling

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Fresh deets on TomTom’s forthcoming GPS are starting to flow in, and hopefully we’ll know about all there is to know by the time this unit shows off on the CeBIT floor. While we’d been led on by the FCC leaks seen just hours ago, it looks like TomTom’s marketing department took the easy route in regards to titling, as they’ve settled for TomTom DUO

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Nothing says love like… The Death Stick!

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

FTA: The Exhumer Death Stick is made of S-5 steel and has a cool, nail-biting geometry that looks like it’ll more than pass what I call the “angry framer test.” The bar’s sharp teeth and aggressive angles of attack mean those nails Biff buried in that misplaced 2-by won’t stay in there long.

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How to Choose a GPS Navigation System

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

When it comes to finding your way from point A to point B (with the occasional visit to point C), nothing beats a GPS navigation system.

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Professor invents ‘ripeness’ sticker to tell if produce is fresh!

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

TUCSON, Ariz. - A University of Arizona professor has invented a sticker that can tell consumers if a fruit or vegetable is ripe. The stickers will be available to growers next year and should make their way to supermarkets within two to three years, said Mark Riley, a UA assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering.

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Ultimate Fishing Gadget - The Radio Controlled Fish Locating Radar Boat

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

The ultimate in fishing gadgets, this 1 meter long radio controlled fishing boat comes with onboard radar to help locate fish - and which can bee seen on shore via a 5.72 LCD display - and will drop its own fishing line right on target once fish are found. A Japanese gadget, of course and not cheap - but seriously cool.

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Nokia answers convergence call with Nokia 6301 UMA phone

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Espoo, Finland - With a sleek stainless steel design, the Nokia 6301 phone launched today is not only stylish, but offers consumers seamless voice and data mobility across GSM cellular and WLAN networks via Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology. The Nokia 6301 phone uses UMA technology to integrate the benefits of landline and a mobile phone..

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condom survival 101

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Next time you get trapped out in the forest a condom may save your life, or if the wife finds that condom here is the worlds best excuse!

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ET Call Home- Man Racks Up $4800 iPhone Bill Even Though Phone is OFF…

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

While Levy, his wife and his daughter were enjoying their Mediterranean cruise, and even while they were sleeping, their three iPhones were racking up a bill for data charges. The iPhone regularly updates e-mail, even while it’s off, so that all the messages will be available when the user turns it on.

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Telephone for the Facebook Platform

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Call & talk to all your Facebook friends on line or just leave a message. Telephone runs on almost any computer & loads automatically in seconds. Call your friends live or press Direct-to-Voicemail. Cut down on expensive mobile phone minutes! All your friends are on Facebook already, so only use your mobile when you’re away from the computer.

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Boys Toys! Nothing Beats this

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Are the the PC / Internet / Mobile devices toys enough? Or are they ready to be usurped by a traditional toy manufacturer with a new toy with the geeky coolness that can make you drool and lose yourself!

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Flavoured Edible Crickets

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Feeling brave? Crickets Farm Raised specially for Human consumption, they are fed on a diet of fresh cereals and greens. These tasty little snacks are oven baked till crisp and then tossed in a seasoning.

Crickets are extremely high in protein and very low in harmful saturated fats. So they make a very healthy snack!

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First Look at DeWalt’s Awesome new DC827KL 18v Nano Impact Driver

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Powered by DeWalt’s exclusive Nano Phosphate Lithium Ion battery technology, the DC827KL Impact Driver may be one of the most powerful cordless screwdrivers ever made.

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