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AG Neovo’s X-20AV monitors coated in NeoV Optical Glass are so durable, the company recently used it as a cutting board to cut and serve sushi off of. Other than being knife and scratch resistant, the panels also supposedly enhance image quality as well. It’s hard to demonstrate how much better an image looks by…
The Supreme Court ruled today that Microsoft and Best Buy would have to face a lawsuit alleging fraudulent sign-up of MSN customers, a crime that violates the Mafia-busting RICO anti-racketeering act. Here’s the backstory: In return for a $200 million strategic investment from Microsoft back in 2000, Best Buy promised to sign up customers to…
Unlike with the Zune upgrade, Apple didn’t back-port all the new features in the iPod classic to the iPod 5 and 5.5Gs, even though the hardware wasn’t all that different. Good news for you, because hackers have figured it out themselves and released an upgrade so you can get in on the new menu action.…
Designed by Philips alongside Stella, a project that is developing flexible electronic substrates for the medical world, Skintile jewelry is an adhesive body adornment that can light up depending on your mood. Everything is contained in the substrate—energy supply, sensors, actuators and display, and Philips rather saucily claims that it is “arousal enhancing.” Well, I…
This week on episode 107 of the Coolness Roundup, the Gurus of Cool answer home theater questions and talk about watching videos via peer-to-peer internet streaming video service Joost. In Cool/Not Cool, Charlie and Stephen wonder why the weird, Elvis-like Star Wars phenomenon just won’t go away. [Free Podcast at PodShow or at Coolness Roundup]
Syntax-Brillian cranks out some cheap Olevia LCD TV sets, but now it’s outdone itself with the 265TFHD, a 65-inch LCD HDTV that’s the lowest price on one of its generous size we’ve seen yet. It’s a mere $6,999. That’s not a bad price, considering that the Sharp 65-inch LCD we’ve had our eyes on is…
PC Mag’s linkbaiting 100 Favorite Blogs piece has this under our entry: “… Now that’s what we call tech writing.” Thanks baby! [PCMag]
There’s nothing to stop Japan’s infamous earthquakes, but there are better ways to get ready for them. Citizen is developing the Seismic watch to take advantage of the country’s “Earthquake Early Warning” radio service. It will pick up the radio signal as much as 10 seconds faster than the cellular text-message alternative. The way the…
Not sure if you like to ride your bike sitting up straight or getting all laid back? Then the Switchbike is for you, letting you go all AC/DC on your bike, riding it upright in a conventional style or transforming it into a recumbent bicycle when the spirit moves you. With a quick flick of…
Now we’re really jealous of the lucky ones who already have FiOS TV, Verizon’s fiber optic-network-based cable TV replacement gets you all the HD channels you can watch, premium content and a dual-tuner DVR. Hey, sounds a lot like cable TV, doesn’t it? That DVR is getting a lot more sophisticated, and Zatz Not Funny’s…
Released just yesterday, the Palm Centro has our eyes for a few reasons. First, their Treo smartphones have some of the highest ratings in smartphone history on review sites like CNET. So when Palm essentially shrinks their famous Treo and drops the price to $99 with contract, we have to take a closer look. So…
So I arrived in Tokyo last night after a delightful 13-hour flight, and because jet lag is totally awesome, I woke up at 4:30 in the morning after only 6.5 hours of sleep despite having been awake for nearly 30 hours the day before. What better time to make a video for you nice folks…
Oh, you missed such a great time last weekend. Although, maybe we all had so much fun because you weren’t here—ZING! Here’s what you missed: Sex with Robots? Happening. Jailbreaking iPod Touch units on Macs is super easy. The Family Guy finally explained an issue we had with the Star Wars plotline. The iPod’s head…
Nikos Floros confuses us. Here he is, a dude manly enough to amass a collection of 20,000 beer cans, and what does he do with them? He weaves them into the most intricate, beautiful opera gowns ever seen. They are currently on display in Athens, not to be worn (new definition of nipple chafing) but…
Though some believe that Google is building a full-featured GPhone to rival Windows Mobile, there is speculation that the GPhone may actually be a lot simpler. A report from USA Today says Google is aiming to keep pricing low with low-tech phones equipped with something called a “Gbutton.” According to the story: Richard Doherty, research…
Check out this video of Blue Angel #5 shot last week at Fleet Week in San Francisco. It’s a Boeing F/A-18 Hornet jet aircraft flying about 25 feet above the surface of the water, and creating what’s called a Prandtl-Glauert condensation cloud. Not only is this jet jockey flying perilously close to the edge of…
This might not be accurately referred to as a case mod, but WTF happened to this PC? The Sky Puter appears to be frozen in mid-explosion. Suspended from the ceiling with pieces of network cables, nobody can complain about lack of ventilation with this one. It’s the first caseless case mod we’ve ever seen. You…
As much as we love gadgets, gag props can be spotted from a mile away. And the last thing you need when you are fake self-beheading is some little snot pointing out that the knife is plastic. That’s why this bleeding trick may be our favorite. Instead of using tin foil swords and bags filled…
This Hyundai W-100 Wrist Phone is not the first cellphone in the form factor of a watch, and it’s probably not going to be the last, either. Hyundai is apparently marketing this watch we showed you in the form of prototype last summer from Chinese company Cect. That’s a lot of tech to pack into…
Last week we were amazed by the feat of building a Jacuzzi on top of Mont Blanc at 15,711 feet against wind, sub-zero temperatures and lack of oxygen. I interviewed Thierry Bieler, one of the masterminds behind the project, to see exactly how they did it and learn more about their other stunts, like the…