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With “Your Welcome Mat” by designer Jeni Rodger, the swappable letters make for endless fun. I mean, you don’t even need to “welcome” people anymore. You could be like, “yo, sup” instead. And then your in-laws would know that you aren’t just some beast that can be tamed, groomed and shoved in a clean pair…
“Dude, I just spent $100,000 on the most kick ass home theater.” “Seriously??” “Yeah, you’ve gotta come over for the game this Monday.” “I’m so there! What’s it got?” “Well, the four 42″ plasmas are sweet. But the centerpiece has to be this awesome 144-inch Draper screen with a gorgeous 720p Sanyo projector.” “Whoa! Wait…did…
Starting November 9th, it’ll be Germany’s turn to embrace or reject Apple’s iPhone, and T-Mobile will be the provider. Contrary to hopes of a 3G iPhone in Europe, just like here in U.S., the phones will start out using the EDGE network for data, and Wi-Fi will speed things up if there are any hotspots…
Ever thought of getting yourself a permanent pair of Star Trek Vulcan ears? A day trip to the plastic surgeon can get that done for you. This body modification is said to enhance the music listening experience, but then, you have to go around looking like Spock to enjoy that questionable benefit. Done under local…
Apparently at least some of the Leopard security vulnerabilities have already been exploited, but only through the aid of stupid hornball Mac users. Was that childish of us to call porn-craved Mac users “hornballs” and imply that some of them are stupid? Maybe. And the image of of Justin Long doing the dirty certainly won’t…
Here’s a better way to pay for stuff. By just touching your fingertip to this Pay by Touch biometric system, you can pay for anything in the ten Chicago Shell stations that are now testing the tech. So this means there’s no need to reach for that credit card or even your wallet; all you…
Japan is going to start tracking their defense officials through hi-tech, James Bondish means—GPS-enabled phones. After a retired defense official admitted to playing hundreds of free rounds of golf (bought by a defense contractor) while on the job, officials of the officials have gotten upset, and decided that members of the defense ministry need to…
Guess those rumors were true about impending MacBook updates. Apple didn’t make a big deal about it, but right under everyone’s noses the company’s upgraded its popular MacBook laptops, finally goosing them up to the Santa Rosa architecture with GMA X3100 integrated video, giving those graphics a sprightly new lease on life. Santa Rosa gives…
Remember that early Wal-Mart Black Friday we told you about? It just got blacker. Wal-Mart tells us that it will be selling Toshiba’s HD-A2 for $99 over the weekend only, starting Friday. Yes, at long last, the HD DVD player that was hovering in the mid $200s will break the (definitely profit-free) $100 barrier, at…
In case you were unawares, the contract between Hollywood producers and the Writers Guild of America was supposed to expire a few hours ago, leading to a possible strike, meaning bad things could happen. One of the major issues is digital content and distribution—after getting screwed over by the terms of how they were paid…
Famed maker of awesome Takara Tomy’s latest bundle of cool is a super cute air filter for babies. It’s outfitted with an antibacterial filter and Sharp’s “decontamination ion” purification tech (my AC in Japan actually had this too) so your offspring don’t inhale all the nasty, germ-y stuff floating around your house. It’s about $150…
Comcast ain’t so happy about the FCC’s vote to ban exclusive apartment contracts for cable providers. Says Sena Fitzmaurice, Senior Director of Corporate Communications and Government Relations: https://gizmodo.com/fcc-ends-exclusive-cable-contracts-for-apartments-316409 “Consumers in apartment buildings and condos across the nation received a blow today from the action taken by the FCC. The result of this decision is likely…
If you’ve made the switch from incandescent light bulbs to CFLs in order to be more energy/money efficient, one issue possibly plaguing your otherwise greener conscience is where to recycle it after it goes cold in about seven years, since it can’t be recycled with glass bottles, thanks to its mercury content. IKEA to the…
The March 27, 1931 Lima News (Lima, Ohio) ran a piece titled, “Press the Button and Mechanical Man Will Pop Right Up With Meal.” Automation, as we’ve seen through countless other posts, epitomizes futurism of the 1930s. Robots (a relatively new term in 1931) seemed to often be thrown in for that extra bit of…
Up until now, Verizon Wireless has charged people with any America’s Choice plan $5 per month extra to use the Mobile Web for any reason, and has charged airtime minutes while you use it. In a transition that is intended to pave the way for more variety of data usage, VZW is dropping America’s Choice…
Rip Curl wetsuits may keep surfers warm in general, but nobody recommended hitting the waves in 20 degree weather, with wind chill factor bringing it down to -4 degrees Fahrenheit. Not until the arrival of the H-Bomb power-heated wetsuit, that is. All we know about this unreleased product is that it uses “fibre-heating elements, which…
No. Peter Semmelhack explains why his open source gadget hardware will never be as lean and mean of an email chucking machine as the Blackberry. The BB’s about doing a few things particularly well, while his hardware is meant to stimulate the brain and live up to your imaginative hacking plans. Like legos, they’re bricky…
Not a lot needs to be said for these speakers, since combining them with picture frames is such a strange idea to begin with. But MIRAEPLASMA’s creation has some cool technology under the surface. Utilizing a “plasma technology” within its film speaker, the speakers have a comparatively thin form factor and are said to offer…
If you have been eagerly anticipating the release of the LG VX10000 “Voyager” from Verizon, you will be happy to know that a full spec sheet has leaked onto the web. A recent hands on revealed some interesting details like an external touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, and an HTML browser —but the spec sheet elaborates…
It’s far from destructive, but the indoor tornado set up at the Mercedes-Benz museum is cool nonetheless. Using the museum’s 144 air intake nozzles, they set up a smoke machine on the ground below, had air blowing in from the sides causing a swirling effect and let the nozzles suck up the smoke. The Guiness…