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Air Force Takes Pain Beam to the Skies

The Air Force already developed the Woody Allen-esque “Active Denial System,” a microwave-based beam that causes painful, but (hopefully) non-damaging bubbling of the water just underneath the skin. Basically, people cook a little and then freak out—better than a bullet, and at least twice as entertaining. And while a Humvee-mounted version is in the works,…

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180s Gloves with Exhale Port

These performance gloves from 180 all share a good trick: each comes with a pull-back flap that hides an ‘Exhale Port,’ a one-way valve that lets you breathe warm air into the gloves to heat your hands without taking them off. They come in a vareity of styles, including these Flurry Mittons. A warm pair…

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Linksys 802.11g CompactFlash Wi-Fi Card

Linksys is selling a 802.11g CompactFlash card for $100. While most devices that would need this don’t have the sort of storage necessary to really need the extra speed, it’s certainly not going to hurt anything. And I’m sure there’s a lone hacker out there using his iPaq as a node to relay streaming video…

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Seggin’ Across America: Complete

Josh Caldwell has completed his three month Segway coast-to-coast journey, “American at 10mph.” He had sex zero times. Across America, low and slow [CNet] Photos [CNet]

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Toshiba SD-P2700 Flip-Screen DVD Player

Toshiba is releasing a clever portable DVD player in Japan that I hope finds its way here—if not the very model, then at least the form factor. While the 1,024 by 600 pixel widescreen LCD is nice and all, what really revs me is the Tablet PC-style twist screen, that lets you watch movies in…

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HP Bluetooth Headphones Reviewed

Let me sum up this review of the HP Bluetooth headphones: I was excited about these. They are a “piece of cake.” They are awesome. Scott eVest is awesome. Everything is awesome! To sum up, according to Jack at Dave’s iPaq, these headphones are awesome. Okay, I’m really not being fair, but he has, like,…

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Nokia 6235

Nokia announced the 6235 and 6235i, two mid-range CDMA2000 1X candy bar phones with built-in VGA camera and FM radio. There’s almost zero to get excited about if you’re a phone nerd, but they look perfectly serviceable otherwise. Expect to see the 6235s on a variety of worldwide carriers. Basically, I’ve got nothing, but if…

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Jesusonic CrusFX 1000

Justin Frankel of Winamp and Gnutella (and Waste, sheesh!) fame has a new project—and it could be his most wicked yet. The Jesusonic CrusFX 1000 is a prototype effects processor for musicians, designed to run the text-based Jesusonic software (available for download on the Jesusonic website). Each button on the prototype triggers a different, linking…

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Freecom USB Card Pro 1GB

Freecom has upgraded their strangely appealing USB Card Pro to a 1GB model. The USB Card is a magnesium alloy flash memory drive with a pop-out bit to connect to PCs—the idea being that it’s easier to carry in a wallet than a standard thumbdrive. Whether or not that’s worth the price premium to you…

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Logitec dvdjuke Pod

Finally, a company goes and creates a decent “external hard drive that doubles as a media player,” and it happens to be Japan-only. Typical. The Japanese firm “Logitec” is not to be mistaken for the American Swiss “Logitech,” but that’s not important. They have this new external hard drive available called the “dvdjuke Pod” in…

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World Exclusive Review: Voltaic Solar Backpack

I’ve had a prototype Voltaic Solar Backpack for the better part of two months now and I’m ready to call it an only slightly-qualified success. It’s not going to be for everyone, simply because not everyone has the need to drop $230+ on a backpack. That being said, if you’ve got a hankering for gadgets…

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Moon Buggy For Sale

Remember Diamonds Are Forever? The 1971 Sean Connery comeback as 007 after we were collectively tortured by George Lazenby’s ineffectual performance in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service? The film made into an object of ire in Wichita by the line, “Well, if we blow up Kansas the world may not hear about it for years?”…

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Nintendo DS Preorders at 2 Million

Nintendo had planned to have a million DS handhelds on, uh, hand for their December launch but now they’re pulling out all the stops to double that amount due to unexpectedly high pre-orders for the gaming device. They’ve brought a third factory online, in fact, to try to ramp up production over the next couple…

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Siemens -> Skype USB Adapter Not Coming to US

Ouch! It looks like that Skype USB adapter (the Gigaset M34) that would let owners of Siemens cordless phones use Skype voice-over-IP instead of their traditional long distance service isn’t coming to the US after all. Om Malik gave them a ring to ask for a review unit and was told there aren’t any plans…

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T-Mobile Offers Samsung P735

Looks like the T-Mobile is offering the Samsung P735 now. Another megapixel camera phone plus MP3 player, kinda like Motorola’s promising-but-mediocre v710, except double the onboard RAM (yay!), RS-MMC instead of TransFlash (yay?), and IR instead of Bluetooth (bleh). It also swivels and flips rather than just flipping, which is fun to idly play around…

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Maxx Home MiniWoofer Reviewed

PCMag today reviews the Maxx Home MiniWoofer, a small $150 sorta-subwoofer utilizing Waves’ MaxxBass DSP, which you can also find as a plugin for your favorite audio editing software or as a standalone signal processor. The MiniWoofer can’t compete with the real deal subs many people have attached to their PC or home theatre systems,…

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PSP Under Glass

In preparation of their December launch, Sony has placed four working PSPs inside Shinjuku station—the busiest train stop in Tokyo. Each of the four units are behind plexiglass and are guarded by three men who encourage passers-by to keep a respectable 20-centimeter distance. Two million commuters pass through the station each day, they say. It…

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686 Tool Belt

The 686 Tool Belt isn’t for me—the only snowboard I’ve ever used is a mirror. But if you don’t pay for your snow-covered slopes by the hour, the integrated Philips and flat-head screwdrivers would be very useful for tightening up loose bindings, and the built-in bottle cap opener would be perfect for busting caps on…

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Dell PowerEdge 1855 Blade Server

Maybe some of you will care less about these new Dell PowerEdge 1855 Blade Servers, but there was a time when I was working as the World’s Worst Systems Administrator, and we had a bunch of Dell hardware around. It was surprisingly good, too—a definite cut above their consumer gear—and I’ve been looking forward to…

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Morning Bits

Air Force Takes Pain Beam to the Skies

180s Gloves with Exhale Port

Linksys 802.11g CompactFlash Wi-Fi Card

Seggin’ Across America: Complete

Toshiba SD-P2700 Flip-Screen DVD Player

HP Bluetooth Headphones Reviewed

Nokia 6235

Jesusonic CrusFX 1000

Freecom USB Card Pro 1GB

Logitec dvdjuke Pod

World Exclusive Review: Voltaic Solar Backpack

Moon Buggy For Sale

Nintendo DS Preorders at 2 Million

Siemens -> Skype USB Adapter Not Coming to US

T-Mobile Offers Samsung P735

Maxx Home MiniWoofer Reviewed

PSP Under Glass

686 Tool Belt

Dell PowerEdge 1855 Blade Server

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