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July 31, 2008

Travelmate Portable Fireplace

Here’s a cool innovation, a portable fireplace called Travelmate you can take anywhere with you. The coolest thing about this porta-fire is the fact that you can place the fireplace in the middle of your livingroom instead of stuck at a corner permanently. travelmate portable fireplace by conmoto is made of black powder-coated steel and glas ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Design, Entertainment, Gadgets, Gifts, Household, Industrial by max on the July 31st, 2008 at 7:53 pm
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Dish Network to bring 1080p HD Broadcast!

No longer will you have to remain comcastic with Comcast’s monopolized cable service as the Dish Network is bringing you 1080p HD Broadcast. Satellite TV provider DISH Network today became the first known TV broadcaster to put out video in a full 1080p (1920×1080 progressive) resolution. Starting with an August 1st Video On Demand optio ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Entertainment, Gadgets, Industrial, News by max on the July 31st, 2008 at 5:42 pm
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Treadwall is a Wall-Climbing Treadmill!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this really cool wall-climbing treadmill called Treadwall.  Now you can experience the daily ultimate wall-climbing experience without leaving your home. The Treadwall is designed to bring the capabilities of an entire climbing gym to the limited spa ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Gadgets, health by max on the July 31st, 2008 at 4:30 pm
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DIY LED Dragon with Fire Animation!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out the LED Dragon, kind of a cool DIY project if you know how to engrave glass. I have to say that even I was surprised how well the dragon version turned out. Three very simple flames and bit of light and magic can really spice up the engraving. And th ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, LED, Projects, Toys, Video by max on the July 31st, 2008 at 2:26 pm
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How to Teach your Female Humanoid Robot Femisapien!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Remember the female humanoid robot, the Femisapien?  Well the guys at Robots Rule have made couple videos on how to teach the Femisapien how to dance and do lots of other st ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, Robots, Video, technology by max on the July 31st, 2008 at 1:14 pm
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NES Controller Cake!

Check out the NES Controller Cake, isn’t it time for you to make one too? via neatorama Related: A Whole NES Cake at Kotaku Consumer, Cooking, Cool, Entertainment, Food, Games, NES, nes cake, nes controller cake ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cooking, Cool, Entertainment, Food, Games, NES by max on the July 31st, 2008 at 12:14 pm
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July 30, 2008

DIY - How to Make a Chapstick LED Flashlight!

Here’s a fun DIY on how to make a chapstick LED flashlight.  It’s pretty simple to do but a great idea.  Maybe Chapstick companies will pick up on this and make them as promotion materials. This is an instructable on how to make a flashlight out of a ChapStick tube. After reading up on multiple LED instructables I thought it would be ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, LED, lights by max on the July 30th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
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Crack is Whack - iPhone 3G Cracks Everywhere!

The news is that iPhone 3G is causing a quite a stir with its “crack”.  Well, it’s always a great idea to have never bought one in the first place.  Wait until the “crack” is gone. My honest recommendation is to wait for the iPhone 4G, where speeds will actually match the dollar amount you pay out from your pocket. ... More

Posted in Apple, Consumer, Cool, Gadgets, News, iPhone, iPhone 3G by max on the July 30th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
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Nokia E71 Now available in the U.S.!

I am not a big fan of most Nokia cellphones due to the fact that their web browser compared horrible to others but in this case, the Nokia E71 might prove to be a lot better than its companions. NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — An eager crowd greeted the official arrival of the highly anticipated Americas version (GSM 850/900/1800/ ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Gadgets, Nokia, cell phones by max on the July 30th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
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Stewart F1 Electric Pull-Cart for your next Golfing Decade!

I am probably not old enough to qualify to use an electric pull-cart and too stubborn to stop carrying my golf bag but if you are old enough and you do not like carrying your clubs, here’s the Stewart F1 Electric Pull-cart that will get you around 36 holes of golf in high-flying style. When folded, the F1 Lithium occupies just one third of t ... More

Posted in A+Featured Sports, Consumer, Cool, Design, Gadgets, Golf, Sports by max on the July 30th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
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How to Turn your iPhone into a Dyno with Dynolicious!

Here’s a cool new iPhone app called Dynolicious that will turn your iPhone into a real Dyno using iPhone’s already-capable accelerometer. This is definitely going to beat buying a stand-along Dyno or making an accelerometer yourself. Dynolicious is the first automotive performance meter available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Dynolici ... More

Posted in A+Featured Auto, Apple, Auto, Cars, Consumer, Cool, Gadgets, cell phones, iPhone, iPhone 3G by max on the July 30th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler will not fit most PC Cases!

Maybe it was just a picture, but the above pic does make it seem like the Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler is too big to fit in most PC cases. As you can see, the CPU cooler actually fits well inside a PC case while the cooling metal fins are designed right next to your power supply and vent fans for maximum cooling. I think this CPU Cooler might cool m ... More

Posted in CPU, Computer, Consumer, Cool, Design, Gadgets by max on the July 30th, 2008 at 11:56 am
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Porsche 911 Wireless Mouse Baby!

A company in South Korea has launched their new portable Porsche 911 wireless mouse.  I don’t think these will ever make it to the States unless they did get some branding approval from Porsche or maybe they will pass as knockoffs.  (but the Porsches do look awfully real for mouse) Well, last but not least, you do get to become a Porsche o ... More

Posted in Auto, Cars, Computer, Consumer, Cool, Design, Gadgets, Laptop, Mouse by max on the July 30th, 2008 at 10:55 am
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SofaBox is not really a box you can carry around!

Here’s SofaBox, a giant portable sofa all encased in what seems like a stainless-steel box.  Let’s face it, you will probably never want to go anywhere with this so-called box.  However, it does beat traditional sofas as far as portability goes. I think the designers really need to “re-design” to make it smaller and more ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Design, Entertainment, Furniture, Gadgets by max on the July 30th, 2008 at 3:21 am
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July 29, 2008

DIY USB HACK - How to Make a Cheap USB Vacuum!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun little project.  Get a PC fan, a sawed-off USB cable, and some carboard to make a cheap USB Vacuum running off 5 volts DC. via getusb carboard, Computer, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, Hac ... More

Posted in Computer, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, Hack, Projects, USB, Video by max on the July 29th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
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Microsoft Sphere for the Educational Market

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a cool Multi-Touch Sphere thingee in development by Microsoft. REDMOND, Wash.– A group of academics will be among the first people outside Microsoft to see Sphere, a spherical surface computer developed by Microsoft Research. The sphere-shape ... More

Posted in Computer, Consumer, Cool, Design, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, Multi-Touch, Video, technology by max on the July 29th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
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Kambu - 10 Inch Wireless TV for Kids!

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Posted in Consumer, Cool, Design, Entertainment, Gadgets, TV, kids by max on the July 29th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
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DIY Fridge HACK - How to Make a Refrigerator!

Here’s a really cool DIY on how to make a PID controlled fridge. For this project, you will need to grab an icebox, thermoelectric cooling part, and a PID. Heck, if you want to skip the steps, you can also get a Kimchi refridgerator, which does the same thing. I had an old beer cooler sitting in the garage that Kylie picked up on the street ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Food, Gadgets, HOWTO, Hack, Household, Projects by max on the July 29th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
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Plankton “Hammer-that-Nail” USB Flash Drive!

Here’s a new type of USB Flash drive that’s going to make you laugh and feel secure at the same time.  It’s a Nail USB flash drive that looks like a big nail stuck in your computer like this: This is the first product from plankton, a new design company based in the Netherlands. The USB stick is made of polyurethane and iron an ... More

Posted in Computer, Consumer, Cool, Design, Entertainment, Gadgets, Storage, USB, memory by max on the July 29th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
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USB iBuddy - MSN Messenger Alert Lights!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s USB iBuddy, an MSN Messenger alert light basically. It even has wings, just like RedBull. You can buy it here: iBuddy at Brando.com.uk for $20 iBuddy at Firebox.com for $24.95 iBuddy at BuyiBuddy.com for $24.95 iBuddy at Prezzybox.com for £14.95 ... More

Posted in A+Featured Web, Computer, Consumer, Cool, Design, Entertainment, Gadgets, MSN, Pets, Toys, Video, Web, WebApp, lights by max on the July 29th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
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Martin Jetpack

Yey, the Martin Jetpack is out.  It looks like a lot of fun, maybe even more so than hang gliding. Little is known about the capabilities of this flying machine, though sources familiar with its design say it can fly 100 times longer than previous jetpacks. Historically, 26 seconds has been the endurance of previous technology. This being the c ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Design, Educational, Entertainment, Flying, Gadgets, Industrial, Travel, Video, World records, technology by max on the July 29th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
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July 28, 2008

Digitally “Hand-Encode” Music with the Piano Roller!

watch video here - music_box_set Here’s a cool Piano Roller that lets you digitally “hand-encode” your music. This is the ‘big brother’ version of the Music Box Set. It has 20 notes instead of 15, so it can play 2.5 octaves. As a music box, it is quite a bit bigger, at 14.5 x 7 x 2.75cm high. Again, like the smaller m ... More

Posted in Audio, Consumer, Cool, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, Gifts, Music, Toys, kids by max on the July 28th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
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Android Robot in Japanese Commercial

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Ah gawd, it’s an android robot.  I do give thumbs up for making one but this android robot looks like Anime character. via techfresh - newlaunches Consumer, Cool, Entertainment, Gadgets, Robots, Robots, technology ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Entertainment, Gadgets, Robots, technology by max on the July 28th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
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