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Arduino Drum Kit

May 19th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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This Piezo Drum Kit from Spikenzie Labs looks like it could provide days of fun. They provide interface software that allows you to output MIDI data from your Arduino that this kit is connected to. Thanks for the tip Andy, send us some pictures when yours is built!

hackedgadgets.com

LG claims thinnest display in the world, Shinoda laughs

May 19th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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LG announced today their new “thin” display line. The press release claims that LG’s are the thinnest in the world, but our constant readers know the truth. The new product line is available in both a 42 and 47 inch model, both of which are only 5.9mm thick.

www.crunchgear.com

Interead’s Cool-er Ebook Reader

May 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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It’s seems like market analysts have been predicting forever that ebooks would hit the big time. Of course, things never go as fast as people want them to, and this has been a great example. But the Kindle and the Sony Reader have brought ebooks to the mainstream.

TAG Heuer Bluetooth Headset is all about luxury

May 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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TAG Heuer products have always been about luxury and they probably always will be. But the company typically noted for its out of this world watches is now releasing a bluetooth headset that’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.

www.slashgear.com

Ultimate Ears Announces UE 4: Cheap(er) Custom-fit Monitors

May 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Ultimate Ears is known not only for its excellent consumer-level and high-end custom fit earphones, but also for its in-ear monitoring systems for touring bands. The trouble for most musicians is that those custom-fit monitors are expensive.

www.gearlog.com

Usage patterns could help fight spam

May 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Section: WebEmail services and users are constantly trying to find a better way to filter out spam. The current word filtering isn’t too bad, but spammers have found easy ways around them. There might be a new way of figuring out which messages are spam, and which are not, all...

www.gadgetell.com

The Killer Chip: Overstaying your Visa means death by poisoning

May 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Crazy how the gadget geeks can think at times! It is good to device tracking systems for touring foreign natives in your country, but, we really don’t think that you should kill them if they overstay their visa period.

www.gizmowatch.com

Space is the place

May 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Space is the place

gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/05/17/space-is-th

Apple Mini MP3 Player Speaker

May 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Here is a fun accessory for your iPhone or iPod, a mini MP3 speaker shaped like an apple. This fun apple shaped speaker plugs directly into a 3.5mm headphone jack, so you could also use it with your latop or netbook.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

DIY Speakers

May 17th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Design it yourself! The DIY Speakers($18) crafted by Merkury, they are portable and made of cardboar..(more...

www.likecool.com

NY Design Week 09: ICFF – Have a Seat

May 17th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Justin Gologorsky's fun, flippable Tumble stool rolls into four configurations. Eiji Shibata's Organic Cave Chair for Teko Design is an eye-catching moldmaker's nightmare. Matthew Mink's swoopy Spoon stackable beach chair goes hand in hand with sand.

Astounding skyscrapers from Sky-Terra

May 16th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Developed by designer Joanna Borek Clement, these sky scrappers are the whole set of a lot of towers being inspired by the neuron cells. With these super towers called “Sky-Terra” there will be more green belt as cities become more and more overcrowded.

www.gadgets-reviews.com

Wolfram Alpha is ready for you to try

May 16th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Wolfram Alpha is a search engine that you can use to compute systematic knowledge immediately. You can put in anything you would like to know and you can compare multiple results with each other. There is no need to know how to search; just type in what you want to know.

www.crunchgear.com

Alessi Cordless DECT Telephone with 65,000 color OLED display

May 15th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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The DECT phone - designed by Stefano Giovannoni - from Italy combines great design and advanced functions. Featuring a 65,000 color OLED display, a set of preloaded backgrounds and ringtones the DECT phone is quite the deal.

www.crunchgear.com

Solar Bench Powers Wi-Fi, Lights Hobo Parties

May 15th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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It’s about time park benches did some work. All they do now is sit there, overlooking a nice hedgerow, pond or flower bed and providing a place for teenage lovers to scratch their names.

Albatron 10.2-inch super skinny netbook spotted

May 15th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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We’ve not heard much from Albatron since their Tee PC touchscreen slate cleared the FCC back in December, but the company has obviously been busy in the meantime.

www.slashgear.com

NY Design Week 09 Preview: La MDF

May 15th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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SixInch is launching the La MDF chair at ICFF this year, designed by Tom De Vrieze. The chair is composed of CNC-milled medium density fiberboard, seeking to offer comfort with a minimum use of materials and machinery. Club chairs are also in development. More after the jump.

Flying Underwater with the revolutionary Deep Flight Super Falcon

May 15th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Submersibles have been known until now as sinkers that have ballast systems which takes them right to the bottom of the waters.

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In-wall coffeemaker from Siemens: functional but seems drastic

May 14th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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As a Seattle resident, I can confirm that people here do love coffee. But I see remarkably few people with modern espresso machines in their homes. A drip machine here, a Melitta there, and very occasionally (mainly in my apartment) a stovetop espresso maker.

www.crunchgear.com

Ends Tomorrow: Worldchanging Ideas Auction

May 14th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Edward Burtynsky prints? 2 conference tickets to Lift 2010? Trip for Two for a 2009 Classic Polar Bear Expedition by Natural Habitat Adventures? These items and more are available for bidding at the Worldchanging Auction, ending tomorrow at 10am PST.

Nokia using Synaptics capacitive touchscreen for upcoming smartphone?

May 14th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Nokia are tipped to begin using Synaptics touchscreen technology in their upcoming cellphones, with the first models using the presumably capacitive panels to launch in Q3 2009.

www.slashgear.com

MIT aims at productivity enhancement using a Sociometer

May 14th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Productivity is a key when it comes to making a business successful. The rate of productivity depends on a cohesive group of people, social interaction being a key part of this system.

www.gizmowatch.com

Hulu: So popular it’s killing itself?

May 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Section: Video, Video Providers, Computers, Software / Applications, Web, Downloads, Web 2.0, Web Apps, Websites, Online Music/Video I’m sure you’ve used Hulu, or at least are familiar with the site. Launched about two years ago by NBC and Fox, Hulu has become wildly popular with...

www.gadgetell.com

Radius shows off TruTune Fine Color Series earphones for iPod Nano

May 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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If all you’ve ever wanted was a pair of earphones that perfectly match your 4G iPod Nano, then you’re in luck.

www.slashgear.com

Cordotz: Dotz that go on your cordz

May 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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There are lots of cord winding solutions out there but Cordotz are kind of special. There are three parts to the system. First, there are the Dotz Identifiers themselves that identify each cable on your power strip. Then you have a Dotz strap that keeps those cables together in one bundle.

www.crunchgear.com

Review: Verizon MiFi 2200 – We love everything but the bill

May 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Short version: We’ve loved the MiFi mobile router since we first laid eyes on it back at CES. After a few days of playing with the Verizon MiFi 2200, we still love it just as much - but with one hangup: the nasty monthly bill.

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Update on Grant Howarth’s anti-bicycle-theft design

May 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Earlier this year we posted about Grant Howarth's entry for the 2009 RSA Design Directions "Design Against Bicycle Theft." Howarth, who took top prize, has posted more information about his winning design on Coroflot.

First look at SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone

May 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App ReviewThis is a painful review to write because the SlingPlayer for iPhone had so much potential before AT&T decided to cripple it.

Flip Video Ultra HD review

May 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Flip Video carved a niche for themselves with point-and-shoot camcorders, and it’s a niche which soon got crowded as rival firms offered their own entry-level devices.

www.slashgear.com

Cell Phone USB Ultrasound

May 12th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

The power of a modern cell phone is changing how many things are done today. For example I recently heard that the once CPU taxing program Myst was now available for the iPhone. I think I had to upgrade my video card to play that game years ago.

hackedgadgets.com

Sanyo LP-WXU700 WiFi draft-n projector

May 12th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Sanyo have announced an LCD projector with integrated WiFi draft-n, the first such model on the market. Able to stream video content as well as readily connect via Vista’s Network Projector wizard, the Sanyo LP-WXU700 has a maximum WXGA 1280 x 800 resolution.

www.slashgear.com

Taga Stroller-Bike is Kid-Carrying Cruiser

May 12th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

I used to laugh at “off-road” pushchairs and strollers, putting these disk-brake-equipped baby-carriers somewhere alongside the SUV on the map of urban overkill. Then a friend told me he uses his high-tech stroller to go jogging with the kids.

Scampering on vertical surfaces with the RiSE V3

May 12th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Robots are now an important part of surveillance efforts but there is still a long way to go before an entire operation would be carried out using androids.

www.gizmowatch.com

Slim Data 4GB “World Slimmest” USB Flash Drive

May 12th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Measuring only 3.54″ x 0.1″ x 1.97″ and weighing less than 9g, the Slim Data USB Card from TopTech is claimed as the world’s slimmest flash drive.

www.techfresh.net/slim-data-4gb-world-slimmes

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