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Lenovo’s IdeaPad notebook line basically takes their staid but solid engineering and design and candycoats them with more consumer-oriented flourishes, like textured magnesium lids, shiny keys and touch media controls. J&R has a “coming soon” listing for the sweet 11.1-inch widescreen U110 shown at CES for $1,999, configured w/ a 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo L7500,…
Ignoring previous “iPhone VoIP” apps like Jah Jah, which are only VoIP after you connect to their analog to VoIP bridge, this Fring app seems to be the first real VoIP solution for the iPhone/iPod Touch. To get in on this action you need a jailbroken iPhone, Wi-FI access, and you’ll be able to call…
The good news: A coalition of 800 local TV stations are lobbying to get a mobile TV standard approved by the ATSC. Rather than pay Verizon or AT&T a boatload of money to get MediaFLO content, you will just buy a product with a receiver chip and tune in whatever’s on. The bad news: Broadcasters…
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The Butt Butt, a rain-collecting 56-gallon water tank with a tap up its crack brings to us all the wrong (tubgirl) images, which makes it even worse than the alien sex doll, the mechanical singing urinal, and Spongebob’s butt thermometer, although perhaps not as wrong as the Jesuswitch. “Buyer” Camilla Kaylee gives it five stars,…
Remember those gun-toting robots that were being pulled out of Iraq because they were moving when they weren’t commanded? Well, according to their manufacturer it’s all “an urban legend” — the SWORD robot is not going to spin around and point its gun at friendlies… it’s fine’n’dandy and still deployed in the field. Phew. Looks…
Click to viewYou know, I really love it when (sorta) average guys out-innovate mega-corporate profit machines, like that homemade MRI machine. But this is more amazing: John Kanzius has no background in cancer research but might have invented a real cure. He was diagnosed with leukemia, and struck by the idea that radio waves could…
Tetris geeks must rely on brute force as much as mental agility to win in Tresling, a new version of the classic game. Opponents are pitted against each other on an arm wrestling board, and the pieces shift based on whoever is in control. Wanna get that straight piece in position for a four line…
Later today, I’ll be sending the government a painful, sizable check. Luckily, Walgreens has my recent drop in net worth covered by offering 15 free 4×6 prints. Just create a Walgreens photo account (or use one that you already have) and check out with the code TAXDAY. I know, you’re wondering, “What will I possibly…
Nintendo has announced that Wii Fit with the Balance Board will cost $90 when it hits US shelves. We can debate about that price all day, but you should realize that Wii Fit could cost you a lot MORE than $90 if it makes you live longer, you end up buying more food/paying more rent…
Tesla Motors, maker of the much hyped (and well reviewed) electric Roadster is suing Fisker Automotive, the outfit behind fake vroom-y Karma, for stealing Tesla’s design and trade secrets. Supposedly, this pushed the sale date for Tesla’s four-door sedan, White Star, back six months, to 2010. Henrik Fisker (the eponymous founder) was hired by Tesla…
The Epoq EGP-WP98B claims has the claim to fame as the first Windows Mobile 5 watch. And while the OS does seem a little overkill for the watch’s tiny 1.4″ OLED touch screen, its impressive internals stand up well to its faux-alligator-banded externals. A quad band GSM watch (supporting speakerphone or headset), it features Wi-Fi,…
You think China inducing rain to prevent a washed-out Olympics is impressive? Whatever. Check this out: a group of scientists has just shot a laser into some clouds and triggered lightning. The scientists used “laser pulses to create plasma filaments that could conduct electricity,” creating electrical activity within the clouds in a passing thunderstorm in…
If you thought London’s apartment stair bookcase was the coolest thing since Martha Stewart introduced you to vacuum-packing underpants with you still inside, check this beautiful bathtub bookcase (or vice versa) by Italian company Antonio Lupi. Part of the Biblio collection, it’s made in wood and corian, the adamantium-hard material made by Dupont. And as…
Not feeling enough like a real man with that Bose Portable SoundDock? Well roll up your sleeves past your biceps and grab hold of this Construction Radio and iPod dock. Not only does it snugly hold your iPod, but this 10-lb $130 hoss has a spotlight, two power outlets, an SD card slot and a…
Disney’s Cinderella painted a pretty picture of a perverse scene—only the one girl in all the land with the perfectly-proportioned foot could fulfill the prince’s grimy foot fetish. So you can consider the Her Chair a modern Cinderella equivalent…if Cinderella were to have dropped an ass-molded plastic chair during her race against midnight. A sexier…
Forget boring alarm clocks: now you can buy an alarm toy that looks like a washer, and shows bubbles and vibrates like it’s on spin cycle to wake you. Or one that looks like a ’60s fridge, but has a radio hidden inside, or even a blender that spins and plays ’70s game show themes.…
There’s little we’ve said about our modder buddy Ramon that we haven’t already said back when he made the Zelda, Samus, Rockstar and Clerks Wii mods. This guy is talented AND he has good aesthetic taste—something not commonly found with modders. This time he’s auctioning off this one-of-a-kind Super Mario Galaxy Wii mod that will…
The SofaBOX is pretty much just that—a sofa that fits in a rugged metal box, appearing to pop out when the box is opened (we’re guessing a la delicate pop-up book as opposed to snake-filled can of peanuts). Swiss designer John Hofgartner hasn’t revealed much information about the piece at this time or its intended…
Click to view What can you get from a RC car with some wires attached and a lot of wine bottles? Drunk driving and the Mario theme, that’s what. We have included the complete lyrics so you can sing along after the jump. Today, full of energy, Mario is still running, running Go save Princess…
