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Electrobike Pi – Hybrid Electric Bike

At $7500, I’d probably get a real bike like a Suzuki GSX-R600 but this hybrid electric bike is cool since you can charge it within about 2-3 hours and goes upto 46mph. I wouldn’t want to go that fast in a bike like this though…

This blindingly red transporter “combines the lightweight portability of a bicycle with speed and self-propulsion more akin to a motorcycle,” as it includes a 36-volt pack

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DIY HACK – HOWTO extend your Wifi Antenna by 2-3 times!

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Wow, this is a cool wifi antenna hack. I knew it, those wifi companies were just selling us bunk extended Antennas just so they can charge $30 more…

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Underwater Cellphone Cover – Take your cellphone underwater!

Now you can take your cellphone underwater with you with this underwater cellphone cover. How clever is that! Someone should have thought of this earlier.

It even allows you to take clear pictures! (goggles for your cell?)

I know the first picture is difficult to see as it is a translucent case on a white background…as we say in Japan, shouganai. Cell phone cameras are getting better so you can use them for taking photos once reserved for your pocket camera. For underwater shots, Corega gives us a water

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Erector – Spy on your own home!

Here’s a cool spy gadget you can get which comes with built-in webcam and MP3 plus the ability to spy on your family. Well…not exactly spying but you can use it security I guess… Preorder one at Amazon.

Nikko and Erector just launched the Spykee Spy Robot, a Johnny-5-esque little fellow that recharges itself and includes a webcam and MP3 player all in a clever little package.

It costs about $299 and let’s you watch your

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TV Cabinet that raises your TV up and down automatically!

Wow, check out this cool cabinet that raises your TV up and down automatically!

The automatic electric lift system reveals your plasma as and when you want it. The auto-rising TV cabinet sells for £5500. The cabinet can also be modified to house various components for the home cinema. And, if you want choices, we have plethora of options to offer including Auton’s Plasma Lift.

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1000100101 LCD watch

Wow, check out this new 1000100101 LCD Watch from Japan!  I’d get one if I can just remember the right sequence of 0s and 1s.   I should be able to do this since I do have a Computer Engineering degree… :p

Tokyoflash introduces a black face version of their popular 1000100101 LCD watch. This will display AM/PM, month, date, and day-of-the-week but I can’t figure out how to tell the time on this model.

This is listed in the “coming soon” column at 15,900

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(Almost) Magic – Amazing Dice Trick Video

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Wow check out this “dice” video…amazing…Up until today I had no idea Dice Stacking was even a hobby let alone a sport to some people. Well after watching this video I was pretty imp

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UPGRADE HACK – iPhone firmware 1.1.1 released, WiFi Music Store included

Cool, iPhone firmware is being updated to 1.1.1! So now I might actually think about buying one but then the network is still too slow….so I will just wait for the real thing…

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DIY HACK – HOWTO Build your own LED Coffee Table!

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Wow, this has to be one of the coolest coffee tables you can own. You can get the kit at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories for about $350 or $450. You can even purchase a completed version if you are just not circuits-savvy.

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Bulletproof Backpack

If you live in the hood, you might need this just in case someone tries to shoot you in the back. This is the reality of some of the metropolitan cities in America so this IS a good invention. That’d be cool if there was one for your chest too…

With the bunch of crazy folks running around these days wielding guns, I wouldn’t mind having one of these BackpackShields covering my back. Constructed from 13 layers of K-29 Kevlar, this thin, lightweight plate will be able to fit in most backpacks and is effective in stopping bullets rangin

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