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DIY UV LED Double Sided PCB Exposure Box

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When you are making DIY printed circuit boards, one of the popular methods requires UV exposure. Many systems use lamps that can give off lots of heat and be expensive to replace.

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FCC approves T-Mobile Sony Ericsson CS8 Cyber-shot handset

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If I was the FCC, I’d start my own gadget blog in light of the fact that I’d have first dibs to all the new gear. Er, wait…nevermind. Scratch that, stick to your federal duties and leave the blogging to us.

Earth-Like Exoplanet Could Have Liquid Oceans

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There may be another contender for most Earth-like exoplanet found so far. New measurements of Gliese 581d's orbit indicate a range where conditions would be right for liquid water, and thus life as we know it, Geneva University in Switzerland astronomer Michel Mayor announced today, according to...

UShip.com Launches Car Shipping Estimator

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Selling that life-sized KITT replica on eBay? Got a classic car that needs storage? uShip.com has launched the Shipping Price Estimator, an online tool for estimating vehicle transport cost based not only on distance and weight, but also on trucking routes and availability.

Microsoft Windows 8 already in the works

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What? Color me confused, but aren’t we waiting on pins and needles for Windows 7? So what on earth is this talk about Windows 8? I mean, huh? And oddly enough, this doesn’t even seem to be a rumor. A post that was just placed on the Microsoft careers website seems to point to the truth.

Tech savvy quilt design for the twitchy tots

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It is never easy to handle restless kids and the most daunting task is to put them of to sleep irrespective the antics you try with your story telling. If anything can please them, it has to be some tech savvy possession or else your own kip is doomed.

AquaPulse Brings Heart Rate Training to the Pool

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Want to swim like a shark? Or a Phelps? Finis, a swimming-tech company, has unveiled the AquaPulse, a compact device that you wear behind your ear to get heart rate data while swimming.The AquaPulse uses an infrared sensor that clips to your earlobe and measures the light pulses due to capillary...

Mystery Pentax DSLR revealed as K7D?

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The Pentax Forums have been buzzing since the first images of the purported next gen Pentax DSLR surfaced last week. It was widely speculated to be the K30D, but it appears that Pentax has confirmed it to be the K7D according to Austrian site fotografie.

Pleo extinct

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Ugobe, the makers of the $350 robotic dinosaur "Pleo", have filed for Chapter 7.

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MicroFly Tiny R/C UFO makes for super small fun

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If you’re one to indulge in a semi-useless gadget every now and again, you’ll be delighted to hear that you can now get your hands on the MicroFly Tiny R/C UFO for a real bargain. Not to mention, it’s just plain cool.

Web IM service is now open to Hotmail users

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Section: Communications, Email / IMHotmail has started offering its web messaging service to users in multiple countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Canada, China and other parts of Europe and Asia. With Web Messenger, you can send instant messages from Windows Live...

Dell updates Studio 15 notebook, now includes LED backlit screen

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Dell’s Studio notebook line is getting another update, but this time it’s more than a simple spec bump. The 15.6-inch display is getting updated to 1366 x 768 resolution along with LED backlighting. Not too bad for a series that starts out at $649.

Kinstone KS-UMD070VB 7-Inch UMPC

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Another UMPC surface at Hong Kong Electric Fair 2009. This one comes from Kinstone which introducing its 7-inch touchscreen UMPC called Kinstone KS-UMD070VB. This Kinstone UMPC packs 1.2GHz VIA C7-M processor, up to 2GB of RAM and 30GB HDD.

Hibernation Mode: Calculating the energy needs of post-human uploads

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Anders Sandberg tries to calculate the amount of energy it would take to sustain an uploaded human consciousnessHow efficient could a postbiological civilization be? The current IBM roadrunner does 376 million calculations per watts.

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Yoga “Eco Mat” Review: PrAna Revolution (Attention-Conservation Verdict: I Dig.)

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I have practiced yoga on and off since I was a teenager, but in recent years, more off than on. Recently, when friends, colleagues, and family all seemed to be pointing out with greater frequency that I seemed particularly stressed (read: a total pain in the ass to be around), I made a commitment...

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Tweetlog: Ultimate Ears MetroFi 170

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Good-sounding headphones are hard to find for less than $50—unless they're the Ultimate Ears MetroFi 170 (http://tinyurl.com/dbabks).

Steampunk Headphones

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Steampunk Headphones Steampunk gadgets are an interesting but kind of weird thing. The latest I came across today were the Steampunk headphones which have been converted from their original self to a techy antique look. The headphones are fully working and available over at Etsy costing $30.

Tweetlog: Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR8

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Sony's new LED-based HDTV (http://tinyurl.com/cyfj3b) isn't cheap, but we've seen no finer picture quality from an LCD HDTV.

Belkin Micro Auto Charger

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Here is the perfect car charger for your iPhone or iPod, the Belkin Micro Auto Charger. As you can see from the photo, the design is simple, and there is just one USB port, which makes it perfect for charging your iPhone or any other gadget in your car.

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Geeky Clothing – Yoda DJ T-Shirt

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What does Master Yoda do when he isn’t teaching young Padawans how to become Jedi’s? He spends his time DJing, and he has just released his own fashion line featuring himself when he is Djing, the Yoda DJ T-Shirt.

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Pleo, Ugobe Go the Way of the Dinosaurs

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Ugobe, the Idaho-based consumer robotics company that brought the world Pleo, the adorable robotic dinosaur, is extinct. The company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy this week, according to a report in the Idaho Statesmen.

iHouse SmartFaucet with Face Recognition

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iHouse SmartFaucet with Face Recognition The SmartFaucet is one of the smartest bathroom taps that has ever existed. Not only does it allow water to flow (which is what a tap normally does), it also has face recognition.

Monster Cable: Good products, dick company

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I have never once questioned the quality of a Monster Cable cable. The cables and power products are top notch. They have never failed me and I’ve used their products for years. But I won’t spend any money supporting the company anymore.

Clever clock quickly compensates for chronological corrections

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Product name: Ora ilLegale Question: Why? Answer: Daylight Savings. via engadget thanks alex!(more...

Recently on Offworld

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Recently on Offworld we saw our first guest post by maker, writer, and 'shoddy Cammy' Tom Armitage of infovore.org, who takes a look at a recent post by BioShock 2 designer Steve Gaynor on 'architecting the unreal.'

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iPhone OS 3.0 to include “Jibbler” voice control?

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It looks like Apple weren’t completely upfront with all of iPhone OS 3.0’s new features; according to unnamed sources, the software update will bring with it voice control.

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