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Why use dustpans when you can use this Sweep-Away Cabinet Vac, a genius invention that we didn’t even know we needed until we saw it. Instead of sweeping dust and gunk into a pan that you have to pick up and throw away, you sweep it into the vacuum hole on the bottom of your…
The Blackberry Pearl 8130 is confirmed for a 11/23 launch on Sprint, according to the Boy Genius Report. [BGR] https://gizmodo.com/rim-reveals-rumored-cdma-blackberry-pearl-8130-305648
If you still haven’t gotten around to getting a Wii, Amazon’s going to have it in stock tomorrow, October 31, at 10AM PST (1PM EST). We’ve been hearing that retailers have Wiis in stock in certain places lately, but we’ve never actually seen one in stock no matter where we go—possibly because we leave the…
Slysoft, the makers of AnyDVD, CloneDVD, and many other disc-copying software apps, have just cracked the Blu-ray BD+ copy protection. This means, if Slysoft’s predictions are correct, a commercially-purchasable suite to copy Blu-ray movies will be available by the end of the year. However, Blu-ray blanks—especially dual-layer ones—are still so costly right now ($40+ for…
Microsoft’s just updated their line of Zune accessories for the second generation Zune, to no one’s surprise. The accessories include the Zune Home A/V Pack, which lets you charge your Zune, output video via the composite cable, and control it from a distance with the wireless remote. There’s also a Home Dock which is a…
The House has agreed 402-0 to the Senate’s version of the net access tax ban, so the bill heading President Bush’s way runs to 2014. Hooray. [CNET] https://gizmodo.com/senate-passes-seven-year-extension-of-net-access-tax-ba-315500
This week at TreeHugger: We’ve seen the future, and it’ll involve things like “intelligent walls” as we move from electricity to electronics. Honda’s FCX, the fuel cell-vehicle we’ve been waiting for for years, will finally show its face in 2008, though you can get a production-ready peek in LA next month. Take a peek inside…
Ion’s USB turntable was cool before, allowing you to digitize all your analog vinyl LPs to MP3 format on your computer. But now, with the included iPod dock, you can directly shove the bits into your iPod via its gaping iPod dock hole. All you need is a 5G iPod or a 2G Nano (we’re…
The no!no! Shaver is a device that keeps your nether region looking smooth by using a “thermodynamic wire to transmit the heat to the hair”. In other words, it burns the hair clean off your man parts (or lady parts!). If that wasn’t enough, the no!no! is “characterized by (the) odor” of sweet, sweet burning…
When Panasonic introduced its Strada in-dash GPS system, I was like, “Where’s the portable, dudes?” Well, it’s here. The $500 Strada CN-GP50U will have the usual premium features such as Navteq maps of US, Canada, PR and Mexico, an SD slot and Bluetooth for hands-free calling, but it will also have Voice Command for setting…
What is it about doughnuts? We love ’em. This one’s a USB drive, and it looks so scrumptiously delicious with its shiny chocolate glaze, you might have a hard time not taking a bite out of it. It’s made by Redismo, a Chinese company whose creations you may have seen before, such as a miniature…
Rob Ives makes it easy to fold up pieces of paper and turn them into animated paper sculptures. His Flying Pig kits require just a bit of folding and a touch of white glue here and there, and suddenly you have yourself a “Cat Walk” model like you see here. Don’t like cats? Choose from…
Located on the 5th floor of Decks Tokyo Beach in Odaiba, Muscle Park is a really strange place. It’s kind of like a theme park, but all of the things you can do are physical challenges. There’s a push up contest, some pitching games, soccer ball kicking accuracy games, and things of that nature. The…
Now you can blast off this Discovery Hydrogen Fuel Rocket, a hydrogen-fueled missile powered by the same element that fueled the upper stages of the Saturn V launch vehicle that sent man to the moon. A cool twist is that you generate your own hydrogen fuel in the rocket’s launch pad using ordinary water, and…
We know, we’ve given you lots of coverage on Apple’s new Leopard. And we’ve even given you a convenient matrix outlining what the NYTimes, WSJ and USA Today have had to say about the new OS. But for the final step, we need a real consensus—not just one or two voices, but a roomful of…
Because traveling is just more fun when open flames are involved, the BVSA Rocket Bike exists. Created by Jason Broemmel so that he could jump across Islais Creek in San Francisco for a bike rodeo (yes, a bike rodeo. What a country.), this bad boy is powered by highway flares, illegal fireworks, propane, and danger.…
Every two years, a spectacular assortment of solar-powered vehicles races across Australia in the Panasonic World Solar Challenge. Last weekend wrapped up the 20th competition, and taking the honors for the fourth year in a row was Nuna4, the crazy looking vehicle pictured above sponsored by the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. The…
UPDATED WITH VIDEO Logitech and Skype announced a partnership that they claim will bring “High Quality Video” over Skype calls, which they define as VGA resolution (640×480) at 30 fps. Back in February, we reported on a way to achieve this resolution with some tweaks to your settings. However, Skype claims that in order to…
Rumor has it, on Nov. 4th, Sprint will pop a $30 BlackBerry plan with unlimited BIS e-mail and web, IM, text messaging and navigation. That’s cheaper than T-Mo’s $35 monthly rate, and way cheaper than Sprint’s current $50/month BB unlimited plan. Very Pearl friendly indeed. [BGR]
According to a leaked Black Friday ad from Sears, Nintendo has a couple of special-edition DS Lite’s coming this holiday season. First is a gold, Triforce-embossed version that comes bundled with Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass which should appeal to our general readership. Next is a metallic pink version with a paw print on it…