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DIY HACK - Convert thin air into electricity!

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Earth, Educational, Energy, Hack, Projects, Video by max on the February 14th, 2008 at 1:20 pm

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Ever thought of turning electrical waves floating in the air into electricity? Well, here a guide if you need it.

This is btw, similar to the new “wireless” batteries that Phillips is working on.  (i think it’s phillips…)

via HighT3ch

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DIY HACK - HOWTO build your own in-car PC!

Posted in Computer, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Gadgets, Hack, Projects by max on the February 14th, 2008 at 1:12 pm

DIY HACK - HOWTO build your own in-car PC

Here’s a good one on how to build your own in-car PC! Although I wouldn’t recommended as people woud probably rob you as quickly as you install it.

As a marine electrician I’ve installed a few desktops in yachts to avoid the above mentioned problems so when I bought a used Grand Caravan in July and it had this empty space between the front seats I thought, why not? The first task was to measure the distance between the seats and see if anyone made a case that could fit there.

via HackNMod

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Valentines DIY - HOWTO make a flashing heart!

Posted in Cool, DoItYourself! by max on the February 14th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

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Yey, it’s valentines day! Well, if you ever want to get some extra love from your loved one, you can build a flashing heart like I did last year for my girlfriend.

and yes, try to stay away from the V-day virus today.

Instructions here.

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Charge your gadgets for free

Posted in Business Ideas, Consumer, Funny, Gadgets by david on the February 14th, 2008 at 9:00 am

There is an idea that by producing a sophisticated piece of cloth, you will be able to charge up all of your gadgets by somehow connecting to it, this is not static electricity, which you get when rubbing your shoes on the carpet, this is something completely different.

micro fiber

The cloth would be made up with nanogenerators built into the fabric, there would be millions of these tiny generators and every time the fabric is stretched or pulled there will be a small electric charge produced.

Its early days, but this could be promising for the future.

Source [Techna Bob]

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Phone powered by AAA batteries

Posted in Batteries, Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, cell phones by david on the February 14th, 2008 at 8:00 am

It’s about time that a mobile phone maker got their act together and finally designed a phone that could take an AAA battery even if it is only in an emergency, this would save so much hassle with batteries going flat etc.

philips battery mobile

The Philips Xenium NRG phone is already in production and will be able to use these normal or rechargeable batteries which can be picked up for a small amount of cash and no hassle.

The phone is due to be launched sometime in April 2008.

Source [Oh Gizmo]

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The Hillary pop up

Posted in Art, Consumer, Cool, Entrepreneurs, Funny, Gadgets by david on the February 14th, 2008 at 7:00 am

When it comes to Hillary Clinton, you just don’t know where she is going to pop up next.

hillary box

This is made by a company called Pop Art Creations and this one is a Hillary in a box, when you find your self in a tight spot or the conversation just simply dries up, then all you need to do is release Hillary onto the guest, it’s a party stopper!

Priced at $30

Source [Pop Gadget]

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The lipstick knife

Posted in Art, Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, Household by david on the February 14th, 2008 at 6:00 am

The next a girl goes for her lipstick watch out, because she may be pulling out more from her bag than you originally thought.

lipstick knife

Of course she may just be looking for her lipstick, but can you take that chance.

Source [Nerd Approved]

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Telephone booth fish tank

Posted in Animals, Art, Consumer, Cool, Funny by david on the February 13th, 2008 at 8:00 am

Yes it had to happen some time and now some one has just gone and done it.

phone fish tank

This looks as if it should be in some sort of sci fi film, which will account for the darkness and the size of the fish inside the telephone booth. I wonder how people have actually open the door of the phone booth, could get a bit messy!

Source [Pop Gadget]

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USB Morse code machine

Posted in Audio, Computer, Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, USB by david on the February 13th, 2008 at 7:00 am

For anyone who is interested in learning the old way of communicating then this is the thing that you will need to get you started on learning and practicing the age old art of Morse code.

morseusb

morseusb

Before you know it you will be tapping away whenever you are and getting responses from other people, but no one else will know what the hell is going on, great!

Priced at $18

Source [New Launches]

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The compressed air bike

Posted in Business Ideas, Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, Industrial by david on the February 13th, 2008 at 6:00 am

This is a great idea out the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, this bike will use a pneumatic system rather than that of a chain, this makes the ride smoother as when the pedals are used these will then make compressed air to push through the bike and then turn the wheels in a smooth action.

compressor bike

The frame of the bike is made from a vacuum formed metal, which has been heated to very high temperatures and as for the tyres, these are light completely air tight rubber which in all adds to the smoother ride.

Source [Gadgettastic]

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