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Lightning Review: LG Chocolate 3 Cellphone

The Gadget: The Chocolate 3 from LG, it replaces the old slider with a new thin flip form and adds an extra screen, 1GB of memory, a better camera, FM transmitter and a 3.5mm headphone jack. More »

10:40 PM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Benny Goldman
8,529 views, 32 comments

Latest by n/a: Kind of looks like a new version of the 8600 -- which was kind of considered a flip version of the chocolate. more »

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Lightning Review: Electric Socks

In honor of the upcoming Tahoe reader meetup on April 5th at Alpine Meadows, I'm going to be doing end of season reviews of some outdoor gadgetry that's been floating around the cabin. First up, these electric socks originally designed to keep North Atlantic fishermen warm.
The idea: Wool/Poly blend Socks with wiring and thin resistors that run from the D cells mounted in the top of the sock liner to under the ball of the foot. Sweaty feeling, and any activity causes sock droop as the batteries overpower the elastic. Yet, warmish. And $22.

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11:53 PM on Sun Mar 30 2008
By Brian Lam
5,857 views, 18 comments

Latest by marcsiry: I have electric socks that plug into my motorcycle. 12v DC from the electrical system- saves batteries and keeps me warm (along with my electric pants and electric jacket liner and electric gloves). Don't try this on a bike with more »

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Essential Wall Dimmer Video Hands On, Soft as a Baby's Butt


When we first told you about the Essential Wall Dimmer from International Fashion Machines, we were wondering if its carpet-like conductive switch felt like a Brillo pad. The company sent us a demo unit, and we can now definitively tell you that it feels soft as silk, just like a fine piece of carpet. The $99 switch works well, and is extremely easy to turn on and off. We only noticed one slight downside to these pretty wall switches. More »

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10:17 AM on Fri Aug 3 2007
By Charlie White
10,575 views, 9 comments

Latest by glipz: Wait where do I get conductive fabric. This looks like a Instructable waitng to be made. more »