April 18
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Researches at GE (General Electric) have achieved a breakthrough in organic LEDs technology, which allows the OLEDs to be printed on a very thin sheet of material, such as wallpaper. Meaning having this technology available in the market, you can get wallpapers for your apartments or rooms, which these wallpapers allow you to change its [...]
April 17
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This shiny, pretty phone is a heavily-modified Nokia N95 that’s been decked out head-to-toe with Buddhist iconography and characters. It’s got gold everywhere, a Buddha on the back, and fancy imagery all over. It even has custom wallpapers and ringtones onboard to complete the theme.
It’s slick, to say the least, especially if you’re Buddhist, I’d [...]
April 17
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Take a pair of radio-controlled racing boats, partition off a kiddie pool, and you have yourself an RC Speed Boat Challenge. Hey, it’s like slot cars on water. Those little suckers look like they could go fast, but look out! There are beaucoups obstacles in your way, so you’d better get your steering chops [...]
April 17
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Wearable mice aren’t exactly a new idea, but it seems that Microsoft thinks it can do things one better, with a recent patent application revealing its plans for a desk-defying device of its own. As you can see above, this one is designed to be worn even while your typing on a keyboard, with [...]
April 17
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This astonishing kitchen fixture has a sculptural and artistic edge: the Kohler Karbon Articulating Kitchen Faucet. The angular, linear aspect of the Karbon is sure to be as appreciated for its futuristic good looks as for its fantastic functionality. Clever engineering means that the faucet can hold any pose – it’s great for filling [...]
April 17
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When asked to design a building for a vacant lot in downtown Manhattan, the designers at Work AC went hog wild. They’re local foodies, you see, which means that they try to avoid buying produce that’s traveled from far-flung places like New Zealand. What better way to eat local than to bring the farm to [...]
April 17
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Have you ever been kept up at night because your bedroom is too warm? I’ve always thought that it was better to have it cold than warm at night. My logic is simple; there are only so many clothes that can be taken off, however, there’s no limit to the amount of blankets you can [...]
April 17
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This mouse pad is made from “a genuine recycled circuit board”. Sounds good? Well - before you hit the ‘Buy’ button, you might want to read the last part:
Due to the nature of this product you may find that optical mice won’t work as well because of the reflective surface. We recommend that they are [...]
April 17
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For those looking to add to their crazy-large collection of movies and music without also carrying a heavy external hard drive, ASUS is prepping the first terabyte notebook heavy, the M70. You know a company is being serious about laptop capacity when they start naming them after Winchester rifles. It’s also an enormous package that [...]
April 17
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Sure, there’s plenty of far fetched concept devices from big players like Nokia, but it’s nice to see that folks without millions of dollars in research funding can also come up with equally unrealistic devices, as evidenced by this so-called “Scroll” contraption created by 13 Tech Design. What’s more, this one doesn’t get by on [...]
April 17
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Rumblings of the Eee PC’s second coming were heard as early as January, but now it’s official! Asus has spilled the beans on the new Eee PC 900, with noted improvements in both the screen size and storage space. As of right now, the ultra-light laptop is going for €399 ($636) in Europe, while an [...]
April 16
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It’s not everyday that researchers make some progress towards terahertz computing, but a team from the University of Utah led by Ajay Nahata appear to have done just that, with them announcing that they’ve “taken a first step to making circuits that can harness or guide terahertz radiation.” That, they say, could allow for the [...]
April 16
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It’s not quite implantable, but Insound Medical’s new Lyric hearing aid is about as close as you can get, with it designed to squeeze in deep in your ear canal and sit just a few millimeters from your ear drum. That, the company says, not only allows for the wearer to hear much more [...]
April 16
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As anyone who sits at a desk all day knows, keeping good posture can be a challenge. Short of getting your mom to stand by your desk and yell at you to “Sit up!” all day, you could instead put on some Ergoskin underwear. The Ergoskin has sensors woven into the fabric at critical points. [...]
April 16
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Ready for some honesty? We can think of a good handful of timepieces that we’d buy before we dropped $629.95 on this catastrophe, but for folks with pants too slim and hands too full to carry around a separate cellphone, we suppose it’s a so-so alternative. The EGP-WP98 claims to be the first quad-band GSM [...]
April 16
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In July the the caped crusader will return in the movie The Dark Knight, and you will be able to add a little light to the darkness using Thumbs Up’s new and officially licensed Batman light-up t-shirt.
These high-quality shirts are made from 100% cotton and contain a small battery pack that powers the flexible panel [...]
April 16
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The colorful Greenhouse Eneplug allows you to charge your USB powered devices directly from any AC outlet, without the need for a separate adapter.
The Greenhouse Eneplug ($47) measures 42 x 65 x 22 mm and is available in green, orange, pink, white, black and yellow over at the Geekstuff4u website.
April 16
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The dodgy looking Mr.@ will help you to keep cool at your desk. Simply plug the fan into your computer’s USB port, or load it with three AA batteries.
Features:
Powered by USB or 3 x AA batteries.
On/Off switch.
Quiet motor will not disturb you when working.
Soft & safe plastic blades won’t cause injury.
Flexible neck to adjust anyway [...]
April 16
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There’s something appealing about seeing objects from your operating system’s desktop appearing here in the real world. Take advantage of that two-worlds-collide irony with the Icon Clock, a 3.5-inch wall clock made of plastic resin and available in the trendy colors you see here.
We’ll have to add this $55 art object to our clock collection, [...]
April 15
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We’ve seen wind turbines attached to skyscrapers and flying like balloons. But until now wind turbines were always part of large, energy projects. You couldn’t attach one to your roof. That’s starting to change. Companies like Skystream are making smaller turbines that can reduce or eliminate your electricity bill and provide “quiet, clean electricity in [...]