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Who needs a skinner box when you’ve the most high tech baby jails in the world? Cencio has an impressive new crib that can pretty much raise your child for you. Here are the reasons why someone would spend so much on a little person who can’t even talk. This cot has video monitoring, which…
Miller Beer, Soon in Self-Cooling Cans Wow, I’m imagining an environmental impact close to a perpetual Shriners’ parade- except with Escalades, not the funny little go-karts. https://gizmodo.com/miller-beer-soon-in-self-cooling-cans-168882 Can I have a ticket to the idiot-free planet, now. Please? by matto Motorola Q Gets FCC Nod “It still has a chin bigger than Jay Leno.” https://gizmodo.com/motorola-q-gets-fcc-nod-168803…
News Eco-Friendly iPod Case Madonna, The Knobby Radiator HP Battery Recall Elitephone, for the Models T-Mobile Tries to Cash in on World Cup Fever with England Phone Upgraded Xbox 360 CPU to Run Cooler Miller Beer, Soon in Self-Cooling Cans Floral Pliers For a Prettier Toolbox PSP Piracy Around The World Solar-Powered Implant: Cure for…
Breaking news, folks. We have an iPod case that is actually stands out from the already overcrowded pack of iPod accessories. The Jimi case is made from 100-percent recycled plastic and is even available in six different colors. Even more unique, this nano case has an attached mirror on the backside for any kind of…
Let this breast-inspired radiator heat up your life, literally! Okay, I was exaggerating; nowhere on the manufacturer homepage does the words breast-inspired come about, but honestly. Look at this beast, and it is named the Madonna to boot. Aeon, the manufacturer, calls the design eye-catching, but I like to think of this radiator as just…
If you have ever sat down in the loo with laptop in hand lap then you may know how hot the batteries can get sometimes. If you happen to own a HP notebook then you may want to think twice because setting it on some bare skin. HP is recalling 15,700 batteries due to overheating…
This is the Elitephone and by no means is it l33t. The product homepage greets browsers with the phrase “A Mobile for Models by Elite Model.” Okay, so what the hell does that mean? Only models can use it? Overall this is a really horrible phone. It is small and has a 300k VGA cameraphone.…
The World Cup starts on June 9 and many companies have been trying to cash in on the fever (well, the fever that exists everywhere but in the United States). We’ve already seen World Cup contenders England-branded speakers and a USB football (soccer) fan for no real reason. Now T-Mobile is getting in on the…
Help is on the way for those overheating Xbox 360s—the triple-core processors inside the Microsoft gaming console are slated for an upgrade early next year. Chartered Semiconductor, one of two manufacturers that make those processors (IBM, the chip’s designer, is the other), said the new Xbox 360 CPU will use 65nm technology instead of the…
It took Tempra Technology two years since we first wrote about them to find a company to use their self-cooling cans, a little startling considering the average American drinks about 22 gallons of beer annually, but Miller has finally signed on to launch their beers in Tempra’s I.C. Cans in mid-2007. https://gizmodo.com/self-chilling-i-c-can-20165 The cans are…
Everybody knows that hand tools are just not pretty enough, so Bloomsbury comes to the rescue with its floral pliers. If you’ve spent any time in a Home Depot lately, you’ll realize that a large percentage of those who do household repairs and do-it-yourself projects are women, so it makes sense to create tools that…
Dan E of PSP Updates recently visited a mall in the Philippines to get a first-hand look at how the not-so-underground piracy scenes operate in the Third World: There were hundreds of technology shops in the mall, cell phone bazaars, PC, PS2, Xbox software, and of course the PSP services. Just to get a feel…
Combining hardware with human bodies gains even more traction with these solar-powered retinal implants that spray a neurotransmitter substance onto retinal cells, restoring sight to the blind. There are no batteries required, either, because the whole thing is solar powered. The tiny 1.5mm chip flexes in response to low intensity light, stimulating nerves that send…
The mighty Finns of Nokia have just released their Q1 2006 report and boy oh boy has business been crazy good in Espoo. If you don’t feel like slogging through their numbers, here are a few key facts: their device market share of 35% keeps them on the top of the global leaderboard, net sales…
RCA will be the second company to ship an HD DVD player, its HDV5000 to hit the streets on May 18 according to Wal-Mart’s website. This follows Toshiba’s HD DVD launch last weekend in the United States, its $499 HD-A1 player becoming available at Best Buy stores. These players don’t look much like the RCA…
Keynamics says 92% of business travelers carry laptops onto the plane, so it’s no wonder they decided to make a laptop stand designed specifically to fit in briefcases and fit perfectly on airplane tray tables. The Aviator weighs nine ounces, is easy to assemble, and for $19.99 it’ll raises your laptop screen and tilt the…
Here’s a product from the Chocolate Trading Company in the UK that’s so goofy we thought it must be a joke—the Explosive Chocolate Bomb made by Braquier has what’s cryptically called a “quality dark chocolate shell and contents” that provide “ongoing entertainment.” You can tell there’s something mildly dangerous going on here, because it includes…
Sometimes you get sick of plastic everywhere, and if you’re ready to go back to basics, check out this polished bamboo keyboard and mouse from Evergreen Japan. Bamboo is a readily renewable resource, and it’s one of the hardest woods in existence. Heck, even ritzy houses have floors made of the stuff. These fine computing…
We’ve been getting little hints that the Motorola Q is on the verge of release, and today we hear the elusive Q has gotten FCC approval for sale in the US. It will first appear under the banner of clueless com-giant Verizon, which has reportedly been tweaking its usability features before its ultimate release. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-q-on-verizons-site-168308…
Want to hide your PC rather than flaunt it? This design concept of a Stealth Tabletop looks like a designer coffee table, but boot up the multimedia PC hiding underneath, and there’s a screen that magically appears. Design Concepts from the UK sees this tabletop in corporate reception areas and in fancy houses where people…