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Networked, Powered Tiles Concept

These “Pervsaive Ambience” tile concept by Caleb Fung would an extremely elegant way to add unobtrusive function to rooms. Each tile can serve as a link in a network, providing power and information to various “node” tiles, including “lighting tiles, heated tiles, flat speaker tiles, and LCD tiles.” It would be wonderful if someone would…

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Sidekick II Intellisync For More Than Outlook?

Hey, Sidekick II owners, have you downloaded the Intellisync software yet? Do you use something besides Outlook as your contacts system? Try this and tell me if it works. A reader sent in this tip: I used to work for Intellisync and I think that if you install the full version of Intellisync on your…

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Sprint PCS Launches Samsung i600

Sprint has officially unveiled the Samsung i600 smartphone, a Windows Mobile 2003 clamshell (the first Windows Mobile unit for Sprint PCS, they say). Their website has it listing for $470 and it should be in stores next month. This is essentially the same phone released last year by Verizon, so don’t expect a whole lot…

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Flexible Robot Skin

University of Tokyo researchers have developed an artificial skin for robots that gives them a sense of touch. Essentially an array of pressure sensors embedded into inexpensive, flexible materials, the prototype skin has about 16 sensors per centimeter – pretty good, until you realize that human’s have around 1,500 per centimeter in our fingertips (although…

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Pong Mechanik

I’ve linked to this once in the Bits remainders, but so many of you keep sending it in that you’ve convinced me it merits a whole post. Two German students have built an electro-mechanical version of Pong, replacing all the digital bits with pulleys and strings and electrical sensors. It is rather brilliant, perhaps I…

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$150 14-Inch LCD Panel, $109 Gateway DVD Player with Wi-Fi

There are all sorts of good sales happening today, but I thought I’d pick out a couple of things that are especially nice. Best Buy has this Proview 14-inch LCD monitor on sale for $149 ($249 with a $100 instant rebate). It’s just 1024 by 768 pixels, of course, but as a second monitor or…

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Special Forces SnowGoose Drone

I think you can share my dissapointment in realizing that the Marines have not, in fact, developed a parachuting blue whale as a final measure in the War On Krill. Sadly, it’s not a whale at all, but instead a SnowGoose, an unmanned cargo drone capable of transporting up to 600 pounds of cargo in…

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Dental Chair Uses Bone Conduction to Play Music

A Japanese dental equipment manufacturer has developed a special chair that uses bone-conduction to broadcast music to patients that might not otherwise be able to hear it over the sounds of drills and the disinterested chatter of your dentist. The thing is, isn’t the drill making noise through bone conduction, too? Read – Front Page…

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Cute InCase iPod Mini Sleeves

Not much detail beyond the pictures, but it looks like InCase (the same people that make the iPod skateboard bag) is prepping new sleeves for the iPod mini. I could do without the one with the flames, but the turntable case is pretty ingenius. I’m surprised that hasn’t been done that already. (Thanks, Ken!) Read…

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Morning Bits

Product Highlights • Analyst note: Nintendo DS invites free voice-over-IP chat [Gamespot] • Mechanical Pong [Cybernikias] • Two New FireWire products from WiebeTech [MacMinute] Business • Can IM morph into ‘instant music’? [CNet] • Netflix, Warner Bros. in video-on-demand test [CNet] Reviews • iRiver H320 (20GB) [CNet] • SnapStream Firefly [PCMag] • Asus a730 Review…

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More iPod Wedding Cake

Someday I’ll have a beautiful wedding with individually decorated cakes, including ones will little icing iPods on them. Or on second thought, I will just make some cakes. And before iPod haters get on the stick and send me hate mail, try to remember one thing: this isn’t about the iPod. This is a post…

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Hello Kitty Bluetooth Headset

Not one, but two Hello Kitty cellphone peripherals in one day? Be still my heart! The first is from Expansys and is a Bluetooth headset, but not the clip-over-the-ear kind, but the kind you keep in a pocket and then use a corded earpiece with (read: sort of pointless). The other looks quite a bit…

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Logitech MX 1000 Laser Mouse Reviewed

When Logitech released its recent MX 1000 “Laser Mouse,” I think a lot of use were questioning if it really was any better than a good ol’ LED optical version. The problem is, there really isn’t any benchmark you can use to objectively test it, either, so when Tom’s Hardware says that it’s the best…

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Sony Ericsson Z1020 Released as Vodafone 802SE, AKA V800

Looks like the rumored Sony Ericsson Z1020 has been reborn as the Vodafone 802SE, a tri-band Bluetooth camera with a built-in 1.3-megapixel camera, 262k-color screen, and Memory Stick Duo Pro slots. Honestly, I don’t know if it lives up to all the hype, but I know lots of you guys were clamoring for it, so…

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Siemens Phone Tests for Bad Breath

While the original Reuters story is suffering from linkrot, Mobile Weblog gives us just enough information about Siemens new phone that can detect bad breath and alert you if you’re skanky to know that we want one. Details are slim, of course, but one would presume you have to breathe into a sensor, hopefully one…

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New Mini Cooper Concept

As much as I love the Mini, I think we can all agree it’s in need of a little freshening up. I sincerely hope this is not how they choose to do it. I’ll grant them, it looks better painted than in clay. Read – Front Page [MotoringFile]

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Siemens Gigaset SL740 Land Line Cell Phone

Here’s another one of those analog home phones masquerading as a cellphone, this time from Siemens Mobile. The Gigaset SL740 has all the major functions you’d expect from a mobile, like a built-in camera, MMS and SMS messaging capabilities, and picture caller identification. And no cords, which is usually part of the package (or isn’t,…

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Vodafone Gets Nokia 6630

Nokia has sent word that the Nokia 6630 – the “Codename: Charlie model that their lawyers loved to speak to us about – will be offered by Vodafone as part of the 3G WCDMA lineup. They claim it’s the world’s smallest megapixel 3G GSM and WCDMA phone. I suppose if you slap enough qualifiers on…

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Gravity Lamp

This “Gravity” lamp from one of our favorite design houses Front is a concept design that detects when you enter and exit a room, perking up straight and shining brightly upon your arrival, and slowly drooping down to slumber when after you leave. This is appealing not only because it gives the lamp a sense…

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Sidekick II Intellisync Released

Along with the new hardware with the upgraded camera, radio, and what not, one of the major promises of the Sidekick II is that Danger and T-Mo would finally offer a proper sync program. And as of yesterday, as long as you’re using Windows, it’s here. I had a chance to play around with a…

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Networked, Powered Tiles Concept

Sidekick II Intellisync For More Than Outlook?

Sprint PCS Launches Samsung i600

Flexible Robot Skin

Pong Mechanik

$150 14-Inch LCD Panel, $109 Gateway DVD Player with Wi-Fi

Special Forces SnowGoose Drone

Dental Chair Uses Bone Conduction to Play Music

Cute InCase iPod Mini Sleeves

Morning Bits

More iPod Wedding Cake

Hello Kitty Bluetooth Headset

Logitech MX 1000 Laser Mouse Reviewed

Sony Ericsson Z1020 Released as Vodafone 802SE, AKA V800

Siemens Phone Tests for Bad Breath

New Mini Cooper Concept

Siemens Gigaset SL740 Land Line Cell Phone

Vodafone Gets Nokia 6630

Gravity Lamp

Sidekick II Intellisync Released

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

Report: FDA Set to Unban RFK Jr.’s Favorite Peptides

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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

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