Navevo has released their new GPS capable of helping disabled citizens more than your iPhone GoogleMaps. I guess the bad news is that this GPS is really custom-made for U.K. as of now and we probably won’t see them in the states. (but I might be wrong, please feel free to correct me as always)
This GPS’s distinguishing feature is that ... More
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First of all, if you are into rings, you should really check out our Ring Blog where we featured all types of interesting rings, diamond rings, casual rings, and more.
Back to the story, this Encoder Ring can basically store up to 64 characters using binary numbers.
It’s still a concept but I think it can go well if a company decides to go i ... More
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September 21, 2008
While this might not seem like big news, gamers will love the fact that Dell’s new laptop will feature a Quad-core Processor with 16GB of memory.
This new Dell Precision laptop will be available later this fall, keep saving up that piggy bank money until then gamers.
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September 20, 2008
Check out this awesome prototype Robotic Wheelchair that the MIT researchers have been working on and it might just change the way physically-challenged people get around town.
The Robotic Wheelchair uses voice commands to navigate the wheelchair itself (which is nothing new) but what is interesting is the fact that the Robotic Wheelchair will rem ... More
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Check out this cool Magic Message MIrror that will hook up to your existing home security system to provide you with automated messages from the Magic Man in the mirror.
During idle mode, the Magic Mirror is just a regular mirror as shown above.
During messag ... More
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Here’s an innovative Auto-Fold Baby Stroller, which will fold/unfold itself using a remote control plus the on-board battery charges itself by the wheels turning on the stroller. This will be great for dads/moms who constantly have to fold it everytime ... More
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I am sure most of you are familiar with automated car wash in your local city/town but here’s a new innovative automated Motorcycle wash for your bikers. I wish they had one in San Francisco so I can take my bike for a wash.
With revolutionary techniques specifically designed to accommodate the growing numbers of motorcycles on the road to ... More
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September 19, 2008
Here’s a really cool cocktail shaker with studded diamonds. Stand close to the bartender and you might just be able to score when diamonds fall out during the shakes. Of course, these have to be real diamonds as the shakers do cost an arm and a leg at $50,000 sticker price.
Touted to be the most expensive cocktail shaker in the world, th ... More
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September 18, 2008
Well, it took me all day to get all my sites running today, there’s was a massive DoS attack by some hackers I had to take care of.
With that cleared away, here’s how to make some inexpensive solar cell panels.
Mike Davis is an astronomer. To practice his hobby away from the light-pollution of cities, he bought some land in a remote pa ... More
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Japan intros a really fast train that goes up to 217MPH. Although this is nothing compared to the French train that can go about 357MPH, it wouldn’t hurt to have one in the U.S., where it takes me at least 5 hours to get to L.A. from San Francisco.
Yes, Japan needs to get it a little faster still…(catch up to the French but whereR ... More
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Although I do have regrets about Steve Job’s decision to go with slow AT&T network, I have to say this iPhone cupcake looks really delicious.
What will people think of next, iPhone cookies now?
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Sometimes it pays to really think out of the box and surprisingly, Antec, the company famous for making enclosures for custom PCs, have released their new “Open-Air” PC Case dubbed “Antec Skeleton”.
From what I can tell, this is a great idea for any of you trying to take your PC to the max by overclocking the sh*t out of it ... More
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Remember the $5,900 Swimmill that lets you convert your spa or small swimming pool into a lap pool?
Well, the great news is that you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars, in fact, you can spend just $89.99 on one of these Home Swimmer contraptions which allow you to swim laps after laps using simple belts and straps.
I was really surpris ... More
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Here’s a fun concept Digital Camera “Lens” cup that let you enjoy your morning coffee in photographic style. Of course, it’s a rather waste of an expensive camera lens but then you could make these with broken lenses that are going to the dump anyways.
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Check out these cool digital photo frames that come embedded in a castle or pumpkin, perfect for gift to your children’s room.
3.5″ 262k colour TFT QVGA display
Resolution of 320×240
Media slot for SD, MMC or Memory Stick cards of up to 2GB capacity
Supports most types of JPEG files
Dimensions:
Castle - 9.4″ x 7.8″ x 0.8″
Car ... More
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September 17, 2008
A UK-based artist Sandy Smith creates an awesome “sunset” effects with use of old PCs and monitors. Not the most energy-efficient way to make such an art but then re-using the old PCs is a great way to make use of useless gadgets.
The resulting wall stretched accross the centre of the main room of the gallery, wall to wall and floor ... More
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A Korean-born designer has designed what seems like “air bubble” chair that pumps itself when you walk.
I think this is a really great idea for concerts and outdoor events where people have to stand constantly.
For example, it would be great to have ... More
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Mercedes unveils their new S400 BlueHybrid, which sports a V6 engine and supposedly would get 29MPG.
It’s not a great feat for a hybrid car, I think they have to at least get somewhere around 35MPG otherwise it’s not worth going “hybrid” here.
The V6 produces 279 horsepower and can be aided by the electric motor during acce ... More
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Microsoft and Cray launch the CX1 supercomputer for about $25K each. The CX1 supercomputer can hold upto 16 Intel Xeon CPUs, 4 Terabytes of storage, and 64 gigs of memory.
The supercomputer will run Windows HPC Server 2008, the only downfall of it.
I would rather see free Linux system running on the servers, that would probably bring down the co ... More
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