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Smarthome’s IP Thermostat

Smarthome’s new IP thermostat lets you control the temperature anywhere in the house with just a few mouse clicks and a secure internet connection. Hold the living room hostage with the threat of your incredible weather-controlling machine! All for the bargain basement price of $398, which can be subsidized by ransom. IP Thermostat [Smarthome]

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Heltzer Furniture Ti Collection

There’s something about squishy, brilliantly colored cushions that make me just want to gnaw on them, like I used to do with my dad’s keychain while locked in the Fun Trunk. The Ti Collection by Heltzer Furniture is a bench, chair and ottoman made of titanium, with silicone-topped air cushions completing the mix. The air…

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Sony Ericsson’s K300, J300

Sony Ericsson is also showing off the mid- to low-end K300 and J300 phones. The K300 comes with a solid, if not awe-inspiring digital camera built in for still photo or video capture and Quickshare to simplify sending them to other phones. The J300 is company-mandated “fun” phone, available in a host of colors and…

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LG Planning 5-Megapixel Cameraphone in April

LG is planning on releasing a 5-megapixel camera in April of this year, presumably only in Korea to start. They’re taking a swipe at Samsung, says MobileMag, who already has a 5-megapixel camera on the market, but lacks features such as auto-focus. I don’t know if this is a picture of the upcoming phone or…

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Pacemakers Transmit Info Over Phonelines

The FDA has approved the next generation of pacemakers with the ability to relay information over phone lines, allowing doctors to monitor patients where ever they may be. That’s good. The next step, still waiting on approval, will let doctors send the pacemaker signals to adjust it’s performance according to the patient’s needs. That’s even…

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Vectrix Electric Scooter

I’m always distrustful of these sort of deals, but the product looks good: Vetrix has developed an electric scooter that has a great top speed, acceleration, and range (62mph, 8 second 0-60, and 70 miles), able to be charged from a standard wall outlet in just a couple of hours. Someone has been sending out…

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Top Swing Training Robot

Top Swing is a robot with a mission to enlighten and better humanity by improving our golf swing. Six shafts controlled by a computer meet at a grip that fastens on to the club (rawr). The golfer grips the club like he’s about to swing at a ball and, taking into account factors like height,…

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Inflatable Clothing

The SleepingBagDress prototype developed by Ana Rewakowicz allows you to inflate a convenient sleeping bag around you once the day is through. Uniblow Outfits, one of her other works, are made from rubber latex and shoe pumps and inflate as you walk around, allowing you to fall down with abandon and appear only marginally retarded.…

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ASUSTek W3000 Notebook

Dear laptop makers trying to take on the Powerbook: keep it up. The new ASUSTek W3000 is a sexy little notebook that manages that all-too-rare x86 laptop feat of being functional and pretty at the same time. For your aesthetic needs, the W3000 offers a gapless touchpad (how 2002!), latchless cover design and a lovely…

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Mpio 2005 Line-Up: HD-400, HD-500, Mpio 1, Mpio 2, FY-500, FY-600

DAPreview has information on the three newest mobile players from Mpio, including the HD-400, a 5GB/8GB player with support for Microsoft’s all-you-can-eat Janus DRM. They’ve also confirmed the Mpio “1” with an extra-large 1.8-inch color screen (extra-large for a flash player, that is). There’s also the Mpio HD-500, a full-sized 40GB player with a iRiver/Creative-type…

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Samsung’s UWB Phone

The result of the Samsung Semiconductor and Freescale Semiconductor tag-team was apparently on display at the 3GSM show in Cannes, but nobody seemed to notice. Which is understandable, seeing as the model itself is about as remarkable as an D+ book report on my mom’s fridge. What’s interesting though is Samsung opting for UWB connection,…

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Verizon V710 Class Action Suit Expands Nationwide

So you know when we all sit around and bitch that mobile phone carriers are screwing us out of services because they can, but they we sort of forget about it when we start rolling up new characters? Well now you can actually do a little something about it, presuming you’re a Verizon customer who…

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Mechanical Fly Catcher

The Fly Catcher uses non-toxic bait to lure your least favorite insects into its mouth where two sensors give it the kill signal, clamping its mouth shut, crushing the bug in its plastic jaws (in theory). Opening up with a satisfied burp and ready for its next kill, the Fly Catcher is sure to class…

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PARO Animal Therapy Robot

I’m unsure if it’s really the first ‘animal therapy robot,’ but the PARO is almost certainly a seal, which are not only cute, but very delicious. There isn’t much in the way of details on Akihabara News, but there are lots of pictures, as well as the note that the PARO has been recognized by…

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Sony Ericsson W800 and K750 Details

Mobile Burn has more info on two upcoming Sony Ericsson handsets that were announced in Cannes, the W800 (the first phone to be branded as a ‘Walkman,’) and the K750 [right]. Both candybar phones look sort of fantastic, with built-in 2 megapixel sensors with autofocus, as well as the ability to play back music from…

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Hilton Hack Boosts T-Mo Sales

TechNewsWorld reports that New York T-Mobile stores are selling out of Sidekick IIs, sales fueled by Paris Hilton’s brush with hackery last week. Ignoring the fact that all of Paris’ emails, photos and memos were unwillingly brought to the eyes of the public, scores of people have swept up the devices, now aware that they…

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Microchip Mr. T

Future generations will judge us by our works and art left behind. They will use these achievements and failures to recreate life during our time, to understand how we lived and played and dreamed. Along with our weapons of mass destruction and meaningless giant gateways the color of parking cones, they will understand that despite…

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Talking Drug Labels

Thailand IC-Design Incubator is developing a speaking drug label. Using that technology devil child RFID, each label will have a small chip that communicates with a reader, which will match the information with a drug directory database housed inside it and spit out the name of the drug, directions for use, and side effects in…

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Keynamics Laptop Stand with Wheels

When I lie in bed at night, feeling stress draw crosses on my heart and figuring out how to take a bunch of you with me when I go, I rarely think about laptop stands on wheels. The idea must have kept someone at Keynamics awake at night, though, because they’ve created a laptop stand…

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Synaptics Spills LG JM50 Beans

If you check out this press release showing off Synaptics’ new LightTouch capacitive interface solution—a system that lets you run your fingers over buttons like they were all part of a larger scroll pad—you’ll also be able to pick up that LG is going to announce a new hard disk-based music player, the LG JM50.…

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Smarthome’s IP Thermostat

Heltzer Furniture Ti Collection

Sony Ericsson’s K300, J300

LG Planning 5-Megapixel Cameraphone in April

Pacemakers Transmit Info Over Phonelines

Vectrix Electric Scooter

Top Swing Training Robot

Inflatable Clothing

ASUSTek W3000 Notebook

Mpio 2005 Line-Up: HD-400, HD-500, Mpio 1, Mpio 2, FY-500, FY-600

Samsung’s UWB Phone

Verizon V710 Class Action Suit Expands Nationwide

Mechanical Fly Catcher

PARO Animal Therapy Robot

Sony Ericsson W800 and K750 Details

Hilton Hack Boosts T-Mo Sales

Microchip Mr. T

Talking Drug Labels

Keynamics Laptop Stand with Wheels

Synaptics Spills LG JM50 Beans

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