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Self-Powered LED Bike Pedals

I’m about to get a bike—I’ve lived in this city far too long without one, and if things go to plan I might be able to ditch my car (or have an excuse to get that supercharger). One thing I’ve been sketched on, though, is the almost-certain death that biking in NYC seems to lead…

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Morning Bits

Product Highlights • eBay via WAP (I had no idea.) [eBay] • Use Hotmail as Remote Drive (a la GmailFS) [RoamDrive] • Top 100 Pictures and Word Aggregate in Postcard Form [TenByTen] • Human-powered Kitchen Appliances [WMMNA] • Hough Waves Prints: math as art [HoughNO] • FoxyTunes: Control your music from Firefox [FoxyTunes] (Very slick.…

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AOL-Branded PC

AOL is selling their own branded PC for $300 for customers who sign up for a year of service with the ISP. Although GearLive is sort of down on the whole thing, I’m basically okay with it. A 2GHz Celeron isn’t exactly a beast, but it’ll handle most newbie users’ needs, and with a bundled…

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Motorola V3 Razr Available… In Australia

I don’t know who is screwing up the Razr launch: it sounds to me like it is something with Motorola themselves, not the carriers, as Australian reader Pat Cahill had problems getting one from Moto down under but was able to walk right into an OptusWorld store and get one off the shelf. And like…

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Cameraphone Comparison Database

It’s in Danish, but it’s still useful even if you don’t speak the language: Sprites.DK has a database of a few dozen phones from a variety of manufacturers, with examples of pictures taken with each phone’s camera. It’s a pretty handy way to compare cameraphone quality (as long as that phone is available in Denmark,…

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E-Zipy MP20

Reader Jay Are points out this off-brand portable media player called the E-Zipy MP20 which actually looks pretty hot, despite its sort of trashy form-factor. A 7-inch screen covers a 30GB hard drive which stores all the normal PMP content like MPEG-4, DivX—those old familiar formats. But the best part (to me) is that it…

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MacSkinz Limited Editions

MacSkinz has a limited-edition series of stickets for 3rd and 4th Generation iPods, most of which are sort of awesome, especially the Disney-esque rabbits and the ‘Marilyn Monroe as Bettie Page as a Playboy Bunny’ designs. It’s possible, of course, that I just like little hoppity rabbitses. Each of the designs are limited to a…

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Perfume Spraying Watch

I woke up in the middle of night, looked at my watch which I swore said 9:30, jumped up in a freak out and got ready to write an apologetic post to you all. It wasn’t 9:30, though, but 2-something, so I took off my watch and went back to sleep (not wanting to have…

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Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset Reviewed

Trusted Reviews has a glowing review of Motorola’s not-quite-to-market HS850 Bluetooth headset, which they report to have a great battery life, great sound quality, an extremely comfortable fit, and a really smart design which keeps the headset powered-down until you flip out the boom microphone, which causes the headset to pair back up with your…

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Oakley Thump Hands-On Impressions

A couple of editors from iPodLounge went to the product launch for Oakley’s Thump MP3 sunglasses and came away fairly impressed, saying the sound quality and the fit were both very nice. I personally cringe every time I see them—people wearing them look like a cover of a bad 3DO game—and I cringe doubly when…

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Denon DVD-5910

Denon has a new flagship DVD player that uses a new video chipset that is purported to give an EB-rating * to regular DVD output that is off the chart. The DVD-5910 is an update to the 5900 that will include DVD-Audio, SACD, WMV-HD formats (and maybe even HD-DVD) and will cost a hefty $2000-2500.…

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Solar-Powered Hermit Squatting on Los Alamos Land

A hermit was recently discovered squatting on Department of Defense land just a few hundred yards from the famed Los Alamos research labs. Roy Michael Moore, or ‘Mike,’ came to Los Alamos four years ago to work on his own personal theories of space and time, and then presumably to present those ideas to the…

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Catherine’s PITA iPod Cozies

Catherine writes: I just launched a new online shop with lots of handcrafted iPod cozies for sale, and thought you might like to post about them. These limited-edition cozies, one of which was recently featured in a Teen Vogue spread on iPod cases, are heavier on the fashion than function, but oh the fashion! I’ll…

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F-Origin Iris

Good golly, internet friends. You send a lot of email. I expect it will take all day just to catch up with the juicy bits sent in over the weekend, so we might as well get started. For the record, though, Boston is a nice town, but entirely too clean. I almost felt bad heaving…

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Your Mother and I Have Decided to Get a Beer

So I have some good news, some bad news, and some good news. Bad news: I’m leaving for the rest of the day. Good news: I’m leaving to go to Boston to drink Belgian beer. Gooder news: I’m not leaving you alone. Ryan Ashmore will be picking up the slack for the rest of the…

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Morning Bits

Product Highlights • Konfabulator to make Windows debut Monday [MacMinute] • Scientists invent loud speakers for clothes [TheInquirer] • Brewing Up a Cholesterol-Lowering Beer [MACSOnline] • More Bluetooth Motorcycle Helmets [Motorbiker] • New Automotive Systems Offer Drivers Remote Access [Jalopnik] • Rocking Chair Made of Seat Belts [TreeHugger] http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/gadgets/new-automotive-systems-offer-drivers-remote-access-025052.php Business • DVD price wars: How…

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Fossil Abacus SPOT Watch Reviewed

I’ve yet to buy into this whole SPOT watch thing from Microsoft, mainly because I don’t feel like paying a yearly fee to tell time. But the watches do offer some cool, if limited functions, so I am almost persuaded to give it a try after reading this review of the Fossil Abacus watch. Not…

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Megapixel Cameraphone Comparison

We’re all sort of waiting for cameraphones to replace our point-and-shoots—we know this. And right now we’re in a painful limbo, as our cameraphones get incrementally better, but still not anywhere near what they need to be to replace cameras entirely. That being said, megapixel-plus cameras are slowly creeping into the market, and Mobileburn took…

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Motor Trend’s Design Competition

I like to know what teenagers think the future of transportation will look like, and I know you do, too. Motor Trend’s 2004 International Design Contest winners have been announced, full of lots of names of people that may not even be American. Fortunately, you can just ignore all that and check out their nifty…

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Polk Audio XRt12: Component XM Tuner

PolkAudio is promoting the new XRt12, the first component XM tuner, and it looks pretty okay. It’s relatively cheap, at $330 ($300 on sale at Polk’s site), has digital audio out, and even a composite video output so you can output its control graphics on your television instead of using just the integrated LCD screen.…

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Self-Powered LED Bike Pedals

Morning Bits

AOL-Branded PC

Motorola V3 Razr Available… In Australia

Cameraphone Comparison Database

E-Zipy MP20

MacSkinz Limited Editions

Perfume Spraying Watch

Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset Reviewed

Oakley Thump Hands-On Impressions

Denon DVD-5910

Solar-Powered Hermit Squatting on Los Alamos Land

Catherine’s PITA iPod Cozies

F-Origin Iris

Your Mother and I Have Decided to Get a Beer

Morning Bits

Fossil Abacus SPOT Watch Reviewed

Megapixel Cameraphone Comparison

Motor Trend’s Design Competition

Polk Audio XRt12: Component XM Tuner

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets