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  • Hands-on with the Kapoosh Knife holder: Actually kind of cool

    Hands-on with the Kapoosh Knife holder: Actually kind of cool

    Posted on June 12, 2010 | No Comments
    I saw this a few weeks ago and was impressed. It’s basically a universal knife holder that allows you to slap in any knife in your collection without having to have special holes in the holder. In theory, it seems to work, although in practice there are some complaints. I didn’t actually get a chance to [...]

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  • Murata develops world’s first waterproof, ultra-thin piezoelectric speakers

    Murata develops world’s first waterproof, ultra-thin piezoelectric speakers

    Posted on June 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Kyoto-based Murata has developed the world's first piezoelectric speaker that not only is waterproof but also ultra-thin (0.9mm). The devices are meant to be mainly used with mobile phones, which makes sense, given that almost 25% of the 50 latest cell phones released (on the Japanese market, at least) are actually waterproof.

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  • Apple Patents The Invisible Button

    Apple Patents The Invisible Button

    Posted on April 29, 2010 | No Comments
    One of Apple's famous minimalist design principles is to get rid of buttons whenever possible. With touchscreen devices like the iPhone and iPad, almost all of the buttons appear when needed on the screen. But what about Macbooks with aluminum casings? A new patent application titled "Disappearing Button or Slider" shows that Apple is at least thinking about how to bring elements of touch computing to all devices by replacing buttons and other controls with capacitive controls which appear only when needed. The patent describes a way to create backlit micro-perforated holes on the aluminum casing of a MacBook or other device which could be used for buttons on the lid when the laptop is closed or below the keyboard when it is open. The buttons could serve as simple displays for WiFi signal or battery strength, control playlists and volume for iTunes songs or movies, or even replace the trackpad.

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  • Review: Koi Cheese Flavored Japanese Doritos

    Review: Koi Cheese Flavored Japanese Doritos

    Posted on April 15, 2010 | No Comments
    So J-List sent me a box of stuff including some (good God) onacups [NSFW]. While I’m debating whether to “review” those devices, I’d like to tell you about Japanese Doritos. Basically these are heart-shaped Doritos. The weird thing is that they’re thicker than American Doritos and actually have an odd, sweet taste that is not unpleasant. [...]

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  • Cables To Go unveils TruLink WirelessHD Kit

    Cables To Go unveils TruLink WirelessHD Kit

    Posted on April 14, 2010 | No Comments
    Cables To Go, a provider of cabling and connectivity solutions, just announced the release of the TruLink 60 Ghz WirelessHD Kit that enables wireless transmission of a high definition 1080p signal between televisions and HDMI components such as Blu-ray players or gaming consoles. Although it's not the most aesthetically pleasing product, it does allow you to finally reduce that clutter of HDMI cables in your living room.

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  • DIY: Stereo Cooler

    DIY: Stereo Cooler

    Posted on March 13, 2010 | No Comments
    Here's a clever yet simple DIY project for you, just in time for the weekend. You could probably even through this thing together before the next camping trip, even if you are heading out tonight. It's that simple.

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  • Chip Shotz Desktop Golf Game: You know it’s fun because there’s a Z in the name

    Chip Shotz Desktop Golf Game: You know it’s fun because there’s a Z in the name

    Posted on February 23, 2010 | No Comments
    When it’s winter outside, you can’t play golf! There's not even a close substitute. I mean, what are you going to do? Play it as a video game or something? Name me one golf video game! No, for those of us going absolutely bat-shit stir crazy waiting for winter to end, maybe this $13 desktop golf set will help.

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  • Mantys is part motorized scooter, part golf cart, and a pinch of Segway

    Mantys is part motorized scooter, part golf cart, and a pinch of Segway

    Posted on February 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Oh I like this very much. Very much indeed. The Mantys (or “MANTYS” as the company shouts) is a personal motorized golf cart that’s steered simply by shifting your weight. It weighs just 45 pounds, has a top speed of 12.5 miles per hour, and can go for 36 holes before needing to be recharged. At the end of the day, the Mantys folds down for easy transport.

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  • Camcorder stuffed into ID card

    Camcorder stuffed into ID card

    Posted on December 30, 2009 | No Comments
    “Hey guys, what’s going on? Talking about secret company stuff? Cool. Don’t mind me. Just gonna heat up these SpaghettiOs real quick. Anyone do anything illegal lately?” For $100, now YOU can be the creepy tattle tale at your workplace.

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  • Review: Kensington Car Mount with Sound Amplified Cradle for iPhone

    Review: Kensington Car Mount with Sound Amplified Cradle for iPhone

    Posted on December 15, 2009 | No Comments
    Short Version: A solidly-built iPhone car dock whose unique, no-batteries-required sound amplification system actually works fairly well provided you get your phone’s microphone and speaker lined up correctly. Review: Let me start out by saying that I’m leery of iPhone docks that cost $40 and up without including built-in charging features. Thankfully, Kensington has recently dropped the [...]

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  • OMG! A leaked backplate for some sort of upcoming Apple device!

    OMG! A leaked backplate for some sort of upcoming Apple device!

    Posted on November 3, 2009 | No Comments
    So what’s all this then? A company called China Ontrade is selling an iPhone Generation 4 2010 backplate with camera holes for $23.42. China Ontrade, interestingly enough, was the company that started selling iPhone 3GS screens a few months before launch. What does this prove? Not much. Maybe they’re trying to drum up excitement or maybe [...]

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  • Kunai: New USB Ninja tool

    Kunai: New USB Ninja tool

    Posted on September 21, 2009 | No Comments
    A kunai is a tool the ancient Ninja used to gouge holes in walls and to kill off people. Now, thanks to Tokyo-based gadget maker Solid Alliance, you can have one of these things [JP], too, if only as a USB memory stick. This is the same company that released the USB Ninja star shuriken back in May.

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  • Office Kid: Fake child, real excuse to leave work

    Office Kid: Fake child, real excuse to leave work

    Posted on August 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Anyone who's had to deal with co-workers in any capacity knows that kids trump all office-related priorities, leaving those of us without kids to do most of the heavy lifting while working parents leave for five hours every day to chauffeur their little, jobless a-holes to the emergency room every time one of them sneezes.

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  • OSes gone and very forgotten

    OSes gone and very forgotten

    Posted on July 11, 2009 | No Comments
    In honor of Chrome OS, here BusinessInsider has collected a nice selection of obscure old operating systems that basically died on the vine. Take BeOS, for example. Be was one of the most amazing OSes I’d ever seen, especially in about 1995. Then there were real clinkers like Inferno and Arthur, OSes that tried valiantly to [...]

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  • Make It: Shampoo Bottle Charging Dock

    Make It: Shampoo Bottle Charging Dock

    Posted on July 7, 2009 | No Comments
    This wall mounted charging dock, made from an old shampoo bottle, is so very simple that you probably don’t need instructions on how to make it. In fact, the hardest part is probably remembering not the throw the empty bottle away when the soap finally runs out. But simple is, in this case, good, and I [...]

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