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Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of a mini microwave. But looking at this thing, I find it hard to justify spending $130 just so I can conveniently heat up some crappy instant coffee or some Ramen noodles at my desk. However, if the manufacturer decides to make a USB-powered version, we will…
A digital video recorder with built-in micro camera and high quality recorder disguised as a belt buckle that could make Chuck Norris proud? My life is now complete. Thanks to Ajoka and their full-color, sound-enabled Buckle DVR, now you too can be an spy, a private dick and a Geek Squad technician. Yes, it looks…
The whole team is working their collective butts off here at CES ’08, and we do it all for you guys, but every now and then it would be nice to have someone tell us they really, really love us. We went in search of some affection, but unfortunately, we asked the wrong guy. [CES…
Instead of treating smokers like outcasts, Paris architect Florian Brillet is embracing them with a new design that is intended to keep them comfortable while enjoying a smoke outdoors. The Smoker Bell is a helmet-like covering that includes a drink stand and an articulated arm that can be attached to the exterior of buildings. Plus,…
The Photosimile 5000 is a professional office photography machine that is able to take professional 3D images from physical products/people placed in its central chamber. The imager work by utilizing a camera running along a rail, which can take a number of user defined images that are then translated into one unified 3D photo. The…
Here is a comforting thought for you. Apparently the FBI has routinely failed to pay telecom companies for providing phone and internet lines that they had been using for wiretaps and other super-secret surveillance. This has resulted in at least one company cutting a foreign intelligence wiretap until the bill is paid. It appears that…
It’s been a long week, and we’re all feeling somewhat like this. But the CES 2008 press room just closed, so CES is largely over. We’ll have some additional stuff to post, but we’re pretty close to going home to rest up. Good night, ladies and gents.
Ryan Han has developed a concept for a Bello PMP, which, despite the striking unoriginality of the design, it actually has some neat (concept) features. The standard finger clicks, swipes and flicks are all incorporated, but the most interesting features involve utilizing shaking and pouring motions. [Yanko Design] Shaking the player will turn all the…
Nobody wants to flick on a light in their kitchen to see a bunch of cockroaches scurrying about. And depending on where you live, its not like a rinky-dink little roach motel will get the job done. Those suckers can be huge. Sure you could use a baseball bat or a gun, but if you…
The Hitachi CP-A100 ultra short throw projector here is rigged up to a touch-motion interface. Sitting at the edge of the table with a lens mounted about 15 inches from the screen, casting a 50″ diagonal picture, in this case, a computer screen showing Google Earth. Tabletop applications are only the beginning—the XGA LCD-based projector…
Most of us are more familiar with the name “Panasonic” than Matsushita—Panasonic being Japanese electronics giant Matsushita’s international brand name. Well, as of Oct. 1, Matsushita is changing its name to Panasonic. [TG Daily]
The chaps at Delphi were just showing us a cool concept; they were using a web app on an iPhone to control a GMC Acadia vehicle. The prototype on display was able to check the automobiles vital stats, open and close windows, retain user configurations for seating options and even start the ignition. Check out…
Click to viewWandering around the CES show floor, you have to laugh when the elaborate multi-million dollar structures designed to convince you of a company’s credibility are called “booths.” Step with us through the most exquisite, best-designed and overall most awe-inspiring of all we saw this week in this top ten gallery of the Best…
Inspired by the comic book, Gotham by Gaslight by Mike Mignola and Brian Augustyn (Batman vs. Jack the Ripper set in the late 19th century), the modder behind these action figures sought to place the members of the Justice League in the Victorian era. I think you will agree that he did one hell of…
Panasonic’s 150-inch plasma is crazy huge, but it’s also crazy expensive, with price estimates around $1,000 per inch. So can Panasonic justify building the thing?
FyreTV, the guys who are releasing a nondescript set-top-box that streams IPTV adult video straight into your living room just gave us a hands-on demo with their machine. Here’s what we think: it’s the best thing we’ve seen yet to bring you on-demand porn over the internet into your living room. You’ve already seen the…
The second generation of the Tank Chair is even bigger and badder than the original, with a 24v, 2hp, 127rpm variable speed motor powered by four Optima Deep Cycle batteries. It also has a 22:1 gear ratio and it can handle a 10% incline with no problems. https://gizmodo.com/rugged-wheelchair-lets-disabled-go-off-road-217074 The upgrade even includes a full-sized and…
Click to viewLess than a week after it came out Sony BMG was planning to sell music not loaded down with copyright protection, they’re officially selling DRM-free MP3s through Amazon’s MP3 store later this month, making it the first store to carry DRM-free music from all four major labels. UPDATE: Regarding the lack of numbers…
Mark, Chen and I just got out of AVN. We’re making a video. This is an actual receipt I got for one of the services I paid for at AVN for use in our video. I need to expense this now. I’m sorry Blam, I really am. Stay tuned for the video, it’s sure to…
UK based design firm PostlerFerguson’s line of “Life Machines” was born “with the question of how an aging population’s needs can be met through technology.” They sought to design “domestic objects that reflect the needs of both machines and humans.” Apparently, they feel that a symbiotic relationship between aging man and machine is defined by…