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There’s apparently more than one man who thinks it’s a fantastic idea to strap a home AC unit to a car and drive it around. This Toyota Camry station wagon, snapped by a bug-eyed Jalopnik reader, has the AC strapped on the back, instead of the top, so that it can easily kill whoever’s tailgating…
Instead of using flames and jet propulsion, as jetpacks are known to do, Raymond Li’s invention uses water to fling you up into the air. His patent hasn’t (as far as we know) been constructed yet. But it looks dangerous. The patent says that instead of using risky propellers, rotor blades and rocket exhaust systems…
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The new Olevia 665H uses a 6-megapixel LCoS light engine and Pixelworks DNX video processing to project a Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 progressive image. With a 2,000:1 contrast ratio and 4ms response time, Olevia says their new screen is great for fast-action scenes—as the picture I used to fill the screen, I hope it…
The phone we’ve previously known as the HTC Kaiser or the 8925 has just been named the HTC TyTN II for the European market. The Windows Mobile 6 phone will be available under T-Mobile, Orange, Vodafone and Telefonica (includes O2), and will have the standard 3.5G connectivity, Windows Mobile 6, HTC’s Home screen, GPS, TomTom…
If I said we should use toddlers as an energy source to fuel personal electronics, you’d think I was psycho. But according to the Detroit News, Michigan inventor Sun Yu is unveiling SEE Toys with glowing LEDs and digital speakers that draw power from kids’ energetic play. SEE Toys, whose name is an acronym of…
‘The Device’ is the world’s first all-in-one beer making machine. Just add the right ingredients, press the right buttons, twist the right valves and after two weeks you’ll have gallons of the amber nectar. I make use of another invention that provides me with beer, with even less hassle – it’s called a bar. Check…
I was wrong. Monster’s new low low pricing isn’t in the $30 range, like I said earlier. The 500 series I mentioned actually starts at $50 for a 1-meter cable. But it seems Monster left its lowest price level of cable out of the midnight announcement: Simply labeled the “box” level, it starts at $40,…
This week at TreeHugger: Sun-phobic gamers and pedal-power enthusiasts alike will love these instructions to rig up your bike to power your TV and PS2. A new fuel cell design that would convert methanol into hydrogen could provide 50 hours worth of juice to laptops and other portable electronics. No longer small, ugly, plodding electric…
Ricoh has boosted the stats of its latest Ricoh Caplio. The R7 is the seventh incarnation of the point-and-shoot and it’s gone one better on the megapixel front. Stats below. 8 megapixels CCD ISO 64 to 1600 2.7-inch monitor SD and SDHC card support 24MB internal memory Video resolution of 640 x 480 30fps 99.6…
These cartoon cops are Beijing’s latest war on the worldwide web. The animated figures will either walk, drive or cycle across the screen of internet users, warning them not to visit illegal sites. From September 1, the warnings will appear every 30 minutes on 13 of China’s top portals. The virtual cops are expected to…
As USB drives become even more commoditized, now they’re turned into scary looking jewelry in the form of these Olinari sterling silver dog tags. Choose from the fleur-de-lis style you see here or a few others you can see in the gallery, some of which make you look like you’ve been tapped into the Knights…
The Toshiba Gigabeat T401 just saw the light of day, and it looks like Toshiba is hopping on the slim and trim bandwagon with this 9.9mm-thin music player with a 2.4-inch screen. Plus, the company says it has improved the player’s sound with “H2C” tech, giving you better highs and less noise. We’re liking this…
A Photoshop contest run by the Worth1000 website put an old-school gloss on today’s gadgets. This Victorian Wiimote is rather fabulous, but I have a soft spot for the IBM Playboy. I wonder what our Photoshop wizard, Jesus Diaz, would have made of it? Or you lot. If you think you can do better, then…
HP’s Photosmart A826 is that blue egg-shaped printer you may have seen bopping around the web of late. This $250 DIY home photo kiosk with 7″ touchscreen is just bizarre enough to tickle our fancy. The Photosmart C8180 is HP’s most ambitious all-in-one in a while: For $400, you get integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, plus…
We’ve already whet your appetites with the EX-V8, but here’s Casio’s second YouTube-friendly Exilim. The EX-Z1080 is a 10-Megapixel camera with blur reduction, face recognition and YouTube capture mode. More specs, another pic and the price after the jump. https://gizmodo.com/casio-ex-v8-has-16-9-format-better-definition-294045 10.1 million effective pixels, 3x optical zoom Best Shot function High-sensitivity shooting mode ISO 6400…
Here’s a helium balloon with a twist: The Air Ray is modeled after a manta ray but instead of lazily plying its way through the ocean, it floats gracefully through the air. The guys at Festo, a company that specializes in factory automation but seems to have a lot of spare time for fun projects,…
Click to viewAmimon showed us its WHDI (Wireless High Definition Interface) working perfectly at last January’s CES and today the company is shipping that chipset to manufacturers of TVs, projectors and other consumer electronics products. That’s fine, but the big deal is that they’ve confirmed that 1080p over wireless is a go. Hurrah! It does…
Click to view[UPDATED 7:12AM: added a video from the Swiss guy who did it after the jump.] The invasion of the unlocking methods continues after Israeli hackers claimed another one this Sunday. This is a variation of the hardware unlock, but without any soldering whatsoever. It’s still complicated, but completing this McGyver-style feat won’t void…
Just in time for IFA in Berlin, Amazon has spilt the beans on the Creative Zen, their new flash-based portable media player available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB with full color 2.5-inch display, FM-tuner and SD slot. Expect to pay $149, $199 and $299 for these little beasts, which is quite good for such a…
