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Wearable sensors to monitor health 24×7

January 18th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Advanced Institute of Wearable Environmental Information Networks has developed a unique sensor based monitoring tool to keep a check on elders’ health. Marketed by Marubeni, the technology remotely monitors a person’s health who wears the sensory device on the chest 24×7.

www.gizmowatch.com

Nintendo DS2 set for launch in next 15 months says analyst

January 18th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Portable gaming is traditionally dominated by two main players — Nintendo and Sony. Over the last few years, a very tough competitor has entered into the mobile gaming market with arguably the best mobile gaming platform around — the iPhone.

www.slashgear.com

Mophie launches FeliCa credit card payment solution in Japan

January 18th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Mophie makes all sorts of cool accessories for the iPhone from regular cases to the Juicepack line of cases that add battery life to your iPhone. Back in late December 2009, we heard that Mophie was working on a new credit card reader for the iPhone but we had few details on the device.

www.slashgear.com

Netbook Navigator, a 8.9-inch Tablet

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Netbook Navigator, a 8.9-inch tablet pc is offered and ready for pre-order.Yep, although called Netbook Navigator, this device is has no physical keyboard so we prefer to call it as a tablet.

www.lifeatmost.com

More Asus DR-570 eReader details surface

January 18th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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eReaders are hot with several interesting new devices spied at CES and some cool ones like the Nook and Kindle already on the market. Over the weekend, a new eReader from Asus called the DR-570 broke cover and it looked pretty darn cool with a color screen and more.

www.slashgear.com

Nokia Ovi event tips “big news” on Jan 21st

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Is the thought of an update to Nokia’s Ovi mobile download store enough to drive you into a frenzy of anticipation?

www.slashgear.com

Biker-centered design in Denmark

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Check the railings that the man is holding onto and resting his foot on. It’s located on a little Copenhagen traffic island where cyclists often wait, reports Copenhagenize.com. The City of Copenhagen has implemented this double railing simply as a convenience for the cyclists who stop here.

Apple 22-inch touchscreen iMac tipped for 2010

January 18th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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It’s really been too long since we’ve had a darned good Commercial Times rumor, and today’s is a doozy.

www.slashgear.com

Table that turns into a secret house

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The "Daily Shelter" by artist Ingrid Brandth is a dining-room table that converts to a secret fort: "At first glance it looks like an ordinary table. But for the one who knows its secret, it can be transformed into a shelter where one can hide from scary sounds, ghosts or family members.

www.boingboing.net/2010/01/17/table-that-turn

When getting the bombsquad called to school was a badge of honor

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Murilee from Jalopnik sez, "After reading your post about the candy-ass school VP who freaked out over that kid's science project, I remembered my own similar experience in high school ('75 Ford seat-belt buzzer hooked up to batteries and put in a locker, which resulted in school evacuation).

www.boingboing.net/2010/01/17/when-getting-th

ATM skimmer — could you spot it in the wild?

January 18th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Brian Krebs's "Krebs on Security" features an ATM skimmer that is chillingly well-camouflaged. After seeing photos of early, crude skimmers -- devices that capture your card number and work in concert with a hidden camera that records you punching in your PIN -- I assumed that I could rely on my...

www.boingboing.net/2010/01/16/atm-skimmer----

Candy-ass vice-principal calls the bomb squad over an 11-year-old’s science project, recommends counselling for the student

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A San Diego school vice-principal saw an 11-year-old's home science project (a motion detector made out of an empty Gatorade bottle and some electronics), decided it was a bomb, wet himself, put the school on lockdown, had the bomb-squad come out to destroy X-ray the student's invention and search...

www.boingboing.net/2010/01/16/candy-ass-vice-

Beautiful ice-sphere machine

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This copper mechanism from Macallan's will turn your large, irregular chunk of ice into a perfect sphere, whose melting properties are somehow optimal for the consumption of Scotch (I drink neat Irish, when I drink at all, which is almost never).

www.boingboing.net/2010/01/15/beautiful-ice-s

Dishwasher door as self-cleaning toddler workspace

January 18th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Another sweet ParentHacks tip, from reader Chrissy -- I love the elegance of realizing that the dishwasher door, when opened, is a self-cleaning, toddler-height food-prep area: Stumbled across this idea by accident this week when my four year-old wanted to help with the cooking.

www.boingboing.net/2010/01/14/dishwasher-door

Handmade steel gauntlet earns you respect and fear from just everyone

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For all who like living the retro-style or wanna make a bold ‘handy’ statement every time on road, or want to party wild, like the people did in an era when gauntlets were pretty common, ThinkGeek has a very exciting gauntlet for you.

www.gizmowatch.com

Apple attempt Nokia import block over IP dispute

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The patent battle between Nokia and Apple continues to rage, with the Cupertino company now attempting to block all imports of the Finn’s handsets into the US. The move follows Nokia’s own attempt to ban Apple from importing iPhone, iPod and MacBook products in late December 2009.

www.slashgear.com

Nokia flexible cellphone patent app makes for bendy UI

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It’s been a few years since Nokia showed off their Morph concept cellphone, but the company have obviously been thinking about the potential of bendy handsets ever since.

www.slashgear.com

Robotic maid is just perfect for your untidy home and dirty clothes

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Mahru-Z isn’t how you would call your dog in South Korea, but is a robotic maid that scientists in the country have developed to assist the lazy home owners, I bet, if I was in South Korea Mahru-Z was definitely for me.

www.gizmowatch.com

Target to offer nationwide TV delivery and set up service

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Judging by the fact that every time someone in my family or a friend gets a new electronic device I get the call to come install it, there are lots of people out there who don’t know how to hook up electronics.

www.slashgear.com

Amazon opens Kindle Digital Text platform to world

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The Amazon Kindle line of eReaders are very popular and are credited with helping to start the eReader boom. One of the keys to the success of the Kindle is the robust digital bookstore that Amazon runs.

www.slashgear.com

Apple making 22-inch touchscreen iMac?

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A rumor floated by Taiwan's Commercial Times newspaper today claims Apple is developing its first touchscreen iMac. The new version would allegedly be a 22-inch model and would be separate from the 21.5-inch and 27-inch versions already on sale.

www.electronista.com

Grotesque and lovely animatronics

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Roboticist film-maker John Nolan’s gallery of animatronic creations is a treasure-trove of wonderful, grotesque creations in states of partial undress.www.johnnolanfilms.com: gallery of photos (via JWZ)Previously:Singapore#39;s second-creepiest animatronic exhibit – Boing BoingAnimatronic zombie…

www.boingboing.net/2010/01/14/grotesque-and-l

IPod Headphones contain Your Nano

January 18th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Sometimes it looks like there are far additional accessory gadgets for the iPod Nano than any of the new version of the iPod. Whether or not that is in fact the case is controversial gadget products nano ipod’s music, but here’s one more to add to the list.

gadgetsngizmos.org/2010/01/18/ipod-headphones

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Games Edition Goes On Sale In US

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Nokia’s 5530 XpressMusic Games Edition is now available in the US market. Known as Nokia’s most affordable touchscreen phone, this handset comes equipped with a total of 20 games from renowned developers EA Mobile and Gameloft.

www.techfresh.net/nokia-5530-xpressmusic-game

A-Data’s New Line Of Portable HDDs

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A-Data has announced a new line of portable HDDs, the CH94. Coming in capacities ranging from 250GB to 640GB, these plug-and-play drives feature a high-speed USB 2.0 interface, a wrap-around USB cable and come bundled with self-adhesive letter stickers for easy labeling.

www.techfresh.net/a-datas-new-line-of-portabl

Asus getting into the e-reader game in a big way

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Asus leaked some information recently about their upcoming e-reader, the DR-570. Not content to be a “me too” with the standard black and white e-ink product, it looks like they are going to be coming out with an OLED offering that might just kick the rest of the e-readers to the curb.

www.crunchgear.com

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