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It’s probably not going to take the desktop world by storm like the Eee has with notebooks—cause it’s not $400 for one—but Asus’s Nova P22 mini-PC certainly isn’t a bad looking machine. It’s got a form factor sorta like the Mac mini but it’s more angular and less curvy, with a Sunkist accent wrapped around…
If you have some really precious data that could use a little protection from above, you are in luck. This Virgin Mary flash drive will store up to 512MB of data and safeguard it from evil. When connected to the computer her LED heart will glow and “beat” —increasing in intensity when information is being…
This webcomic’s almost more like a webtragedy. Why? Its depiction of Wired’s conversation with the confused CEO of the world’s largest record label, Universal, isn’t all that exaggerated. I mean, sometimes it seems like they’re still searching for this whole “internet” thing. [Hijinks Ensue via Boing Boing]
Long for the sound of a female having an orgasm while in bed? Well, it is time to make that dream a reality, my friend. Not an actual, living woman mind you—I mean, let’s be realistic here. I’m referring to this sleek-looking Orgasmo Clock. Just set the alarm and you will be gently coaxed from…
As tasers turn into must-have gadgets for self-defense and police officers alike, dubious tasings have apparently also gone epidemic, making taser-proof clothing a must for any activist’s, driver’s or breathing human’s Christmas list. Today’s exhibit: A woman walks into a police station, wants to give up her one-year-old, then tries to leave. Guess what happens?…
Pouring two drinks at once using this double pourer will certainly impress the ladies. Plus it will you save like six seconds of work. That is time you could be using to charm her with your wit, good looks and sophisticated tastes. Not bad for only $13. Too bad you actually have to be English…
According to research firm Informa, cellphone subscriptions have passed the 3.3 billion mark—half the world’s population. In 59 countries, penetration’s over 100 percent because people have more than one cellphone, so not quite half the world actually has one. Yet. [Reuters]
The new MicroTrack II from M-Audio gives musicians everything they need to record music on the go. The handheld device features 2-channel WAV (BWF) and MP3 recording and playback and can copy files directly to CompactFlash cards or microdrives. There are also two 1/4-inch TRS inputs for your gear, 48V phantom-powered mic preamps, and drag-and-drop…
Today London’s Westminster City council launched a toilet-finding service to help relieve visitor’s bloated bladders and prevent public urination. Apparently, the problem is quite serious in London’s West End, where something in the neighborhood of 10,000 gallons of urine ends up in the streets each year. When a user texts “toilet” (at a cost of…
Comcast confirms we’ll see the rollout of DOCSIS 3.0—the next-gen data over cable standard allowing bandwidth of 160Mbps down and 120Mbps up—starting next year, with 20 percent of its footprint expected to be blanketed in bandwidth goodness by the end of 2008. Even though Comcast isn’t saying where it’ll fall, markets where there’s FiOS are…
You may have seen some bicycles tricked out with huge soundsystems before, but probably not all in one place. Today the NY Times ran an article examining this extremely confusing and expensive hobby—complete with about 10 sweet photos and a video. One of the examples featured a 5000-watt system that cost in the neighborhood of…
After flat-out denying that they were going to carry the $199 Venturer HD DVD player this holiday season, Wal-Mart’s turned around and carried the $199 Venturer HD DVD player this holiday season. But if you take more than a cursory look at this sub-$200 player, you’ll find that the cheap Chinese knockoff isn’t actually a…
When the original QuickPod was released late last year for point-and-shoot cameras, it seemed a little quirky. Now that a new version for digital SLRs has been announced, it still seems a little quirky, but I can’t deny that it would prove useful for taking self-portraits. It can also be used as a standard monopod…
In case you haven’t heard already, Fünde Razor is coming. The oh-so-cleverly titled fundraiser for Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play Charity is happening in Denver and Brooklyn on Wednesday, December 12th, and it promises to be a lot of fun for a good cause. Organized by Kotaku’s Brian Crecente and Boing Boing Gadgets’ (and formerly Gizmodo’s)…
Even someone who has never set foot in a museum before can appreciate art like this. This “interactive” art installation by artist Hannes Broecker in Dresden, Germany, features wall-mounted containers filled with deliciously intoxicating cocktails for patrons to enjoy. The idea behind the work is that art should stimulate the senses. In this case, the…
The Google Gadgets Dashboard integration we told you about yesterday is here, but the bad news is that you’ll need to install Google Desktop to use it. With Spotlight, (pretty great) Widgets, and other applications already native to OS X, is there really a need for Google Desktop just to use Google Gadgets? If you…
Vincent from SlashGear just got a hands-on with Samsung’s new SGH-i620, otherwise known as the Sangria, a slim slider smartphone with an iPod-like touchwheel on the front. As we reported back in May, it’s loaded up with Windows Mobile and has Wi-Fi, a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and MicroSD expandability. Unfortunately for us, word from Samsung…
To most people, camping involves a fair share of roughing it—sleeping in a tiny tent in an uncomfortable sleeping bag on a rocky floor, but for a mere $50,000 the Treetent can spare you the grief. The 13-foot-tall tent resembles an under-inflated balloon, but it features a round hardwood floor that’s nine feet in diameter…
Some enterprising modders have written a Python application that links up a remote control car with their Nokia N95 via Bluetooth, using the accelerometer to turn the phone into a little steering wheel. It’s awesome. The next logical step would be to put a camera on the car that streams to the phone so you…
Ever get caught passing a note in class? Instead of swallowing the evidence, you droogs can just shred that little piece of your personal life, and your privacy will be intact with this ultraviolet spy pen with a message shredder built in. Ultraviolet? Yes, the pen also writes messages with special ink that can only…