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Steam-Powered Dragon Poised to Invade, Revolutionize Transport
Most of us haven't grown up to possess our own dragon, settling for the mundanity of riding a mid-class Ford, Hyundai or Toyota to work. What if I said that can all change for you? More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Ibelieveinsandwitches: does it breath fire? If it does then I can probably use it to scare away superstitious natives (or British... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Fully Functional Steampunk Vibrator Might Scald Your Privates
Unemployed exhibitionist metal worker Ani Niow created this fine piece of true steampunk craftsmanship, which for once actually deserves the "steampunk" moniker. Yes, it works. Sort of. Just avoid touching any exposed skin. More » -
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World's Fastest Camera Uses Lasers to Boost Images
Keisuke Goda's team at UCLA have built the fastest camera ever, which takes an upwards of a whopping 6.1 million pictures per second, at a shutter speed of 440 trillionths of a second. More »
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By Odelia LeeComment by Jitty: According to my calculations, this will allow humans to see stuff 200,000 slower times faster than they would normally see... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Steam-Powered iPod Charger Brings Back Memories of Locomotives and Cowboys
One of Boing Boing's readers managed to build his own steam-powered iPod charger. When your iPod goes "up in smoke," at least it won't mean an emergency trip to the Genius Bar. More » -
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Dealzmodo: Left 4 Dead is Half Off, This Weekend Only
Steam has the much-loved zombie shooter Left 4 Dead on sale this weekend only for $25 instead of the usual $50. More » -
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Amazon Game Downloads Store Offers 'Try Before You Buy' Titles for $10
Amazon has long offered music and movies for download and/or streaming. And now they've stepped into the wild world of video game downloads. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by froggy: 30 minutes does not seem like enough time to figure out if you want to buy the game. It would... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Gadget Deals of the Day: Cheap iPods, HDTVs, Man Bags, and Games from Steam
Sure, it's after Christmas, but the deals keep coming and you guys have a right to know what and where they are. Today we've got a solid crop, with deep discounts at PCMall and Steam. More » -
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Clothes Iron Bike Seat Warms Your Cheeks
If you've ever wanted to sit on a hard, flat, unyielding piece of metal while biking but your butt gets cold easily, we've got a solution for your ridiculous problem. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: I'm pretty sure burnt ass has got to smell worse than burnt hair.... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Giz Explains: Everything You Wanted to Know About DRM
Condensed explanation: Digital rights management is a corporate pain in the ass that stops you from doing whatever you want with music and movies in the name of fighting piracy. But there's more to it. -
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Valve's Steam Cloud Brings Cloud Computing to Gaming Masses
In the next update to Valve's Steam client, which distributes and manages PC games, and is probably the best digital distribution setup around (other software companies wish they had a setup half as good), Valve will be throwing cloud computing into the mix. Called Steam Cloud, the update will let you store profiles, keybindings and all of your save games online, in addition to social networking features like calendars and stuff. The cloud storage is free. Why is this a big deal? More »
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Comment by Ashe: @ Stephenbb - Wow! Looks like Steam deserves another whirl again. Never thought about that aspect of having Steam. Sure... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Steam Powered Electronic Newspaper Makes Us Ask If This is Really Necessary
Does the world really need another steam powered anything? And if it does, would an electronic newspaper be the most appropriate thing to be steam powered? We don't have any answers for these questions. All we know is that this Japanese setup can turn a page in all of 15 seconds, making it a whole two seconds faster than our "pull down our pants and turn it with our ass" approach. [Digital World Tokyo via Uber Gizmo]
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By Jason ChenComment by brutek: idiot. many power plants are steam powered. more » | Other threads
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gadgets
A Steam-Powered Battery Charger Seems Really Practical
You read that right. It's a steam-powered battery charger. Yeah, this is something we can picture everyone building on their own. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by megafly: Steam seems to make sense if they use Solar and Wind for power. They only need the steam when... more » | Other threads
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Steam-Powered Car Goes 200MPH, is Steampunk Batman's Ride
This crazy Batman-esque steam-powered car is an entry to the British Steam Car Challenge, which intends to both break the land speed record for steam records and give a lot of people steam burns in the process. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by Lazarus511: Jeez Jason, don't be so upset just because Keira won't return any of you phone calls. ;) more » | Other threads
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The Steampunk Office
Not content with just making steampunk monitors, steampunk guitars and steampunk turntables, the offices of Three Rings Design decide to make their entire workplace steampunk. More » -
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Get Facial Steam Massages From Your Overpriced Cup of Joe
I can't find the words to properly express how strange of an invention this is. It is a device that attaches to the top of a Starbucks cup and will give facial steam massages ... with the steam from the coffee. Seriously, what the hell. More »
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Comment by deusdiabolus: Now you can infuse the caffeine vapors directly into your pores, eliminating the need to drink the stuff...and for that... more » | Other threads
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Luxury Multi-Function Steam Shower - $22,587
This is out of range for most of us, so we'll just have to gawk and drool like the plebes we are. The shower is made of silicon-free safety glass in either clear or tinted blue. With great wealth comes great lack of shame. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by JAFO: I think we should get one for Giz HQ. Live-blogging from the shower! OK, OK, anything to get you guys... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Whirlpool's Pret-a-Porter Clothes Revitalizer
Whirlpool, known for its innovative range of home appliances, has unveiled Pret-a-Porter, the clothes revitalizer. It has the size of a vacuum cleaner and is fully portable. You can use the device for removing odor, sweat and smoke stains from the clothes that do not need a full, proper cleaning. It is designed to look like a piece of fancy luggage and can be used on almost every fabric. It is expected to be launched in the European markets by September 2006. No word on American release, so we can just keep stinking up the place.
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