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Real Time 3D simulations with the True-3D Video Display

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It would take a while before each of us possess a 3D camera for that technology is undercooked and therefore it is still advisable to view your 2D images in a 3D format.

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Hands-On with the Knog Frog Bike Light

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Relax, lean back in your comfortable chair and join me on a journey. Imagine, if you will, that you own a beautiful, brake-free fixed-gear bicycle. The exquisite paint-job, iridescent in the shimmering sun, is rivaled only by the clean lines of your ride.

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DIY Styrofoam Turntable

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Designing a functional device with an urge of doing it differently can either finish in a stunning make or perhaps be only a thing to be mocked at.

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Afterglow, a laser drawing system for presentations, now available

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Afterglow is a presentation system that allows you to draw and point on a projector screen using a laser pointer and a PC. First announced way back in 2007, the system is now available online for $1980.

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BeoSound 3

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BeoSound 3($TBA) is a portable radio, clock and digital music player, designed by David Lewis. It al..(more...

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League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots – Guitar Bot

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This Guitar Bot has a real interesting sound. What would be cool is an iPhone app that would allow rea time interaction with the musical device. "GuitarBot is an electrified slide guitar that is versatile, responsive and easy to control, with high-quality sound.

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Gesture Controlled Lamps

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There is a small subset of people who both remember the 1960s and yet were there. Of them , some will remember the lava lamp, a hippy device whose psychedelic lure was strong enough to distract the stoned away from their junk food munchies for whole minutes at a time.

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Robotic gardener

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Painted imagination of a robot to do your gardening chores could soon be meeting a factual realism, if this robotic gardener by Peter Sand could someday meet practicality.

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Touchscreens with Dynamic Adaptive Buttons

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Touchscreens with Popup Buttons Touchscreens have advanced a lot over the last few years. As technology has advanced they seem to be more easier to use and a lot more responsive.

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Alex Cheong’s Plug-In Insulated Lunchbox

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With Alex Cheong’s new Plug-In Insulated Lunchbox eating lunch at work is fun again, especially if your office is too cheap for a microwave.

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PathQuest: Compass-like handheld GPS (concept)

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This will never come out, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth looking at. It’s called PathQuest, and it’s a portable GPS device that’s shaped, yes, like a compass. How this isn’t a more popular concept—GPS devices shaped like a compass—I have no idea.

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Bike Porter: Minimalist Handlebars With Basket

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Baskets on bikes are very useful, and so are handlebars. Unlike handlebars, baskets are pretty easy to steal. The Bike Porter from Danish designer Goodmorning Technology mashes the two together into something that looks like it could be used for mobile cage-fights. Between very small opponents.

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3D Electrostatic Computer Interface

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Justin Schunick, Mark Hollenbeck, Luke Shaheen, Scott Gillette and Glenn Black from Northeastern University have created one of the coolest sensor system I have seen in a long time. It uses a PIC 18F4550 microcontroller and an array of simple sensors that are made out of copper plates.

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Voigtländer’s New Folding Medium Format Bessa

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One place where film can still score over digital is in the medium format realm, especially for hobby photographers. With the fairly specialist, big-sensor camera bodies going for $1,500 and up, savings on film only become apparent if you shoot a lot of pictures.

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IKEA $20 Solar-Powered LED Desk Lamp

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IKEA's Sunnan($20) is a LED work lamp, entirely powered by solar power, Cool and green! It features ..(more...

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Arduino based Capacitive 3D Controller

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This Arduino based Capacitive 3D Controller that Kyle McDonald built looks like it is way to simple to function. Have a look at the video to see the amazing type of accuracy this device is capable of.

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Mypressi Twist – Portable Espresso Machine

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Here is a useful gadget for coffee lovers who do a lot of travelling the, Mypressi Twist portable espresso machine. The Mypressi Twist lets you make coffee on the go, it has a built in pneumatic engine,which is powered via CO2 cartridges.

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iF Mode Folding Bicycle

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Aimed at recent converts to cycling and fans of Björk, the IF Mode folding bicycle designed by Mark Sanders is based on a patented 3-dimensional 4-Bar linkage that automatically guides the wheels together when folding.

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Coen van Ham’s “Brabants Kwartiertje” watch

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The Dutch are a punctual people, but in the province of North-Brabants there is a phrase allowing for an exception to this: 'Brabants Kwartiertje' (Brabant quarter-hour), which is invoked or remembered when appointments don't quite line up. Dutch designer Coen van Ham has in fact designed a watch...

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Self Propelled Suitcase

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Hammacher come back with a Self Propelled Suitcase that is automatically provides power assistance when you are too tired to roll the luggage. The suitcase is able to move along the ground at 3 miles per hour.

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Vault high end garage storage

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I spent a couple of hours yesterday listening to The Bugle and cleaning my garage. It's the first time in my adult life that I've cleaned out a garage, and the first time I ever cleaned my own. The pleasure it gave me was yet another of the countless signs that I am getting old.

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16 Twitter clients compared

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The guys over at Testfreaks have tried out 16 Twitter clients for the Mac OSX. My personal favorite is Destroy Twitter on the desktop and Tweetie in the phone - but I haven’t tried more than a few.

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Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab (1950)

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From ORAU's collection of Atomic Toys:This was the most elaborate Atomic Energy educational set ever produced, but it was only only available from 1951 to 1952. Its relatively high price for the time ($50.00) and its sophistication were the explanation Gilbert gave for the set's short lifespan.

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1980s Seiko drum machine watch

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Spiegel's history of digital watches has some delights in store: this model, from Seiko, has a built in drum machine.

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Telos 5000: $190,000 amplifier

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The only thing to note about Goldmund's Telos 5000 amplifier is that it costs $189,600. Product Page [Goldmund via...

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ContourHD is lightest and world’s first wearable HD camcorder

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Every now and then we need high utility cameras to record our active lifestyle. Quality images and uncomplicated manner of execution is demanded out of a camera unit, and in such scenario nothing seems better than a wearable camcorder that captures high-definition images.

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Green Gadgets – Kinesis K3 Solar and Wind Gadget Charger

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If you are looking for a green way to charge all your gadgets, or for an easy to charge them when you are out and about, then check out the Kinesis K3 Solar and Wind charger.

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Delete Billboard

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Check out this cool Delete Key billboard by artist Ji Lee. The Delete Key billboard was part of the NYSAT (New York Street Advertising Takeover) on April the 25 in New York, when a bunch of artists decided to get rid of 126 illegal billboards and replace them with their own art.

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The story of the PlayStation

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Only a few devices really redefined my life: that stent, a fire truck, the Ford Fairmont, and the PlayStation are a few that come to mind right now.

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Verizon Wireless Introduces The Samsung Trance

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The Samsung Trance from Verizon Wireless is a high-powered music phone with touchpad navigation and enhanced audio quality backed by Bang & Olufsen’s ICEpower amp. It has a slim, slider form factor and is designed for the customer with an ear for music and an eye for style.

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Philips Luminaire Chandelier OLED concept video demo

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Philips are continuing their assault on traditional bulbs with the launch of two concept OLED lights, the first a compact table lamp and the second a more impressive chandelier. Both systems use the company’s Lumiblade OLED panels, which offer cool-to-the-touch, pure white illumination.

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Google Maps Typography

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Rhett Dashwood, Melbourn based Creative Director, he spent his spare time(from October 2008 to April..(more...

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Via Lattea Glowing Air-filled Furniture

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Via Lattea collection glowing air-filled sofa by Mario Bellini for Meritalia. Wow, they are beautifu..(more...

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Review: Black Diamond’s Orbit lantern

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I live in a quiet, hilly neighborhood in San Francisco near two parks with great running trails and killer views of the bay. Neither park has street lights, though, so it's a good idea to head out with a flashlight. Black Diamond Equipment makes a compact, 1-watt LED lantern called the Orbit.

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