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  • New webcam improves eye to eye contact, costs too much

    New webcam improves eye to eye contact, costs too much

    This device works like a teleprompter to redirect the image from a webcam so you can maintain eye contact. Just the thing for Chatroulette.

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  • Bring the retro-bowling arcade experience home

    Bring the retro-bowling arcade experience home

    People love arcade games, and have since the 50's. Some of the earliest games were based off of other recreations, like for example bowling. I remember playing one of these in the arcade in town during my youth, but it never held the attraction to me like Battle Zone or Asteroids did.

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  • Meet the robot enforcer: The Husqvarna DXR 310 demolition robot

    Meet the robot enforcer: The Husqvarna DXR 310 demolition robot

    I for one welcome our new robot overlords.. And I have the sinking feeling that this particular robot will be the enforcer of the group. It's a damn good thing that the Cylons didn't have one of these, or it would have just chewed through the side of the Galactica and made for a very short series.

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  • The G-Mate Gun Overlord – Real or Fake?

    The G-Mate Gun Overlord – Real or Fake?

    We're not entirely sure this thing exists in real life. The G-mate Gun Overlord just seems a bit too glorious. Even the video after the jump isn't enough proof. If it is real though, watch out, it could be awesome. Unless of course it's not and actually really lame.

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  • Digital camera is half-inch thick, costs $25

    Digital camera is half-inch thick, costs $25

    Welcome to the future of digital photography, friends. This $25 camera measures 13.5 millimeters thick and takes what I can only assume to be mind-blowingly detailed 640x480 photos. That’s not all! The built-in memory holds 52 images! There’s no expansion slot but like I said, it holds 52 images. You’re not going to need an expansion slot, am I right?

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  • JakPak converts from jacket to emergency shelter

    JakPak converts from jacket to emergency shelter

    Assuming this is durable, this is just the type of emergency shelter I could see using myself. The JakPak turns from an all-weather jacket into a portable shelter by unzipping into a basic bivy sack. It's a given that it wouldn't be terribly comfortable, but in a survival situation who cares about comfort.

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  • Fake security camera moves, pretends to keep you safe

    Fake security camera moves, pretends to keep you safe

    So you want your neighbors to think that your house is an impenetrable fortress, but you don't really feel like shelling out the hundreds of dollars needed to buy actual security cameras? Maybe you're seen those other fake surveillance cameras in stores, but you want something that moves, damnit. Well here you go: the Hammacher Schlemmer panning Faux Security camera set.

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  • Supine Reading Glasses to spur recumbent reading movement

    Supine Reading Glasses to spur recumbent reading movement

    Sound the nerd alert: the Supine Reading Glasses from Hammacher Schlemmer let you read a book while flat on your back. That’s right, no more holding the book above your head. Just hold it upright and let the “two optical-quality glass prisms” bend your vision 90 degrees.

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  • Ski goggles feature head mounted display

    Ski goggles feature head mounted display

    Wow, these Zeal Optics “Transcend” goggles feature built-in GPS, speed data, altitude information, temperature, and a whole lot of other stuff for $350.

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  • Cup holder, schmupholder – you need a full tray for your morning commute

    Cup holder, schmupholder – you need a full tray for your morning commute

    What an odd array of breakfast items in this product shot: Egg McMuffin, sure. Apple juice, okay. Fries? You might be on to something there. Whatever the case, if you’ve been eating food out of a bag while careening down the highway on your way to work maybe it’s time to class things up a bit with this $11 Swivel Car Tray.

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  • Ear wax cleaner sucks more than Q-tips

    Ear wax cleaner sucks more than Q-tips

    You know what you need to clean out your ears? Tools. And not tools like Q-tips. Real tools. Motorized, mechanized, battery-using tools. Take this Cordless ear wax cleaner, for instance. It’s only ten bucks and it runs on AA batteries.

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  • Clamshell home projector cheap, probably of poor quality

    Clamshell home projector cheap, probably of poor quality

    File this under "sounds too good to be true". A Chinese artist has designed a projector into a clamshell, with a built in speaker. The unbelievable part? It's only $50. I question what type of quality you are going to get from a projector that only costs $50.

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  • Behold the 24-port USB hub!

    Behold the 24-port USB hub!

    If you saw the post yesterday about the 10-port USB hub and thought to yourself, “We’re getting there but I still need MORE!” then here’s your answer. It’s a 24-port USB hub. If 24 ports isn’t enough for you then I give up.

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  • The common peephole finally goes digital

    The common peephole finally goes digital

    It’s 11:30 PM. You’re all alone. Suddenly!! A knock at the door!! “Who could it be?” you wonder. Oh, two large pizzas just for you. That’s right. You ordered them directly from your TiVo in a fit of self loathing. Better make sure it’s the pizza guy, though. Oh, actually it might be the frozen yogurt you ordered too. Time to use the digital peephole viewer.

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  • Inventions that suck: turn a 5 gallon bucket into a wet/dry vac

    Inventions that suck: turn a 5 gallon bucket into a wet/dry vac

    Just in time for the holiday season, we're starting to see the usual crop of gadget that are, shall we say, less then top-shelf. I think it's safe to include this on that list, the BucketVAC. When I read the website for this thing, I feel like I should be wearing a blue shirt and yelling at a camera.

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