Nap Archive

  • CrunchGear Week in Review: Chamber Edition

    CrunchGear Week in Review: Chamber Edition

    Here are some of the past week’s stories: Hands-on with the Apple iPad: Groundbreaking or not, it’s still amazing The smartphone: a shackle once more And now the Aussies are making bionic eyes too Nap Vieeb Plus II: Wearable doze prevention device The KegStool: a bar stool made from a keg!

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  • Nap Vieeb Plus II: Wearable doze prevention device

    Nap Vieeb Plus II: Wearable doze prevention device

    Are you constantly in danger of falling asleep while working or driving? Alarm clocks, watches or your cell phone are of no help? Then the oddly named Nap Vieeb Plus II [JP], offered by a Japanese company called Takanoha, might be the right thing for you. The Nap Vieeb Plus II is a simple earpiece alarm gadget whose first version was released about four years ago.

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  • Official Nexus One desktop dock now available

    Official Nexus One desktop dock now available

    Straight from the source, you can now get the official $45 desktop dock for your shiny new Nexus One. When you dock your phone, the clock automatically launches. Behold the future!

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  • Thursday Giveaway: Pulse Smartpen

    Thursday Giveaway: Pulse Smartpen

    Man, am I sleepy! I almost didn’t post a giveaway for you all today! Maybe I won’t post the giveaway and maybe I’ll just go take a nap… what do you guys think? Nap? Or Pulse Smartpen. You’ll recall that the Pulse Smartpen is one of the coolest toys we’ve played with this year and we’re [...]

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  • Sleep deprived? Just watch this Sharp Netwalker unboxing

    Sleep deprived? Just watch this Sharp Netwalker unboxing

    Next time I need a nice long nap I'm going queue up this video of some Russian dude going through the Sharp NetWalker PC-Z1. This monster video is 30 minutes long and involves such exciting discoveries as "a Youtube Player," "spreadsheet clicking," and "sniffles on camera." This video is truly akin to watching an old man try to fold a an old Chik-Fil-A wrapper on the bus: it's vaguely disturbing but more fascinating in its uncontrolled precision.

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  • Massive 3800mAh battery makes the Palm Pre look cancerous

    Massive 3800mAh battery makes the Palm Pre look cancerous

    Remember that 1350mAh extended Palm Pre battery that Seido released back in July? Childs play. Accessory manufacturer Amzer has gone and made an absolute beast of a battery; one that pats the Seido battery on the head, gives it a juice box, and tells it to go take a nap. Coming in at roughly 3x the [...]

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  • Video: LG is marketing the GM730 with… puppets?

    Video: LG is marketing the GM730 with… puppets?

    So, let’s say you’re really digging the LG GM730. It was perfect: you loved the look of the KM900 Arena, but needed something with a bit more Windows Mobile - bam, the GM730 fit the bill. Same 3″ screen, same 5 megapixel camera, and they’ve even thrown a bit of that S-Class interface on top [...]

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  • Video: Sony’s Vaio W Netbook Unveiled (O.M.G.)

    Video: Sony’s Vaio W Netbook Unveiled (O.M.G.)

    If today’s photos of Sony’s $500 Vaio W netbook weren’t enough to help you nap through afternoon, check out the Japanese video above demonstrating the device. Be warned: It’ll knock you out faster than washing down a sleeping pill with a bottle of Nyquil. Product Page [Sony] See Also: Sony Announces $500 Netbook, Wins ‘Race to Bottom’ Just Why [...]

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