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Brighter, faster and smarter, the A2 Fuel Cell Flashlight from Angstom is a portent of things to come as hydrogen fuel cell technology begins to take hold. Compared to similar LEDs, the A2 also puts out 10x the amount of light with it’s 1-watt LED for the same amount of power. The flashlight uses hydrogen…
Somehow, Tempera Technology has figured out how to automagically lower the temperature of beer in a can by 30-degrees Fahrenheit in three minutes, using a combination of vacuum heat pump technology and insulation that’s safe and environmentally friendly. The I. C. Can is about the same size as a 16-ounce beer can, yet its small…
A kind reader sent in this cool cavalcade of case mods, including the Atari 800 mod, the Pokemon Laptop, and the famous Kana PC, shown here, which looks like its maker spends hours inserting and removing flash drives all over it. We’ve seen these all, but it’s fun to see them all in one place.…
As much as we’d like to hate Tangle Tamers i-springs because the “i-springs” part of the product name is really stupid, they’re actually a fairly neat idea, $10.44 for two long springs you wind around the cord of your headphones that prevent them from tangling even when you regularly jam them into your pockets. (If…
Very, very scary. These remind me of these plastic spikes I saw at a gun show a few years ago designed to allow insane people to get past metal detectors with sharp implements. This is a knife made of G10 laminate, which is usually used for circuit boards. It holds an edge very well and…
Sony is officially pulling the plug on the PSOne in hopes that folks will purchase and play PSOne games for the PS2, PS3, PSP, and the fabled PSWalkman NW-444 with full ATRAC support. If you’re in the market for aged video game machines, however, the PSOnes that are left out there are almost certainly going…
The Borough of Lewisham in London has launched a new program to help clean up the neighborhood with the help of the public and MMS. Everyone is allowed to download an Java application to their cell phones and then proceed to take pictures of graffiti, abandoned cars, garbage, etc. The application then uploads the photo…
Apparently, this little bugger nods his head when he detects motion and sound and will bark if someone tries to use your computer without permission. It also notifies you of new email, alarms, and calendar events and it can even bark a number of songs like Happy Birthday. No availability, but if you’re a purveyor…
Take your besotted brain back to the disco era with these bartop lighting effects that use 120 RGB LEDs and 250 feet of cable to give you endless dance-floor blinkin’ lights right up in your face. The computer-controlled light show is a do-it-yourself project based on a controller board that MIT began offering online last…
GDC was the place to be last week, with tons of announcements, rumors and insider info revealed at the con. For all of Kotaku’s Game Developers Conference updates, check out everything tagged GDC. Sony dropped some major PlayStation 3 bombs at Phil Harrison’s keynote including details on the PlayStation network, new game demos and so…
The special edition of Japanese Dreamcast/Playstation 2 game Rez included a device called the “Trance Vibrator”, which plugged in as a controller and was meant to go under a couch pillow and vibrate from there, so someone playing Rez would feel like they were in a club. People soon found another more obvious use for…
While some people enjoy the pleasing, white-noise effect of noisy PCs, a lot of you don’t. Who’da thunk it that there is an entire website dedicated to shutting your computer up. Build Silent PC is a website that offers a variety of options for getting your PC to be a little less noisy. Most of…
The Widget Economy By Laura Richardson Remember the time when a widget was simply an abstract concept in your math class? Your teacher probably tried to stump you with a question like this: “A company has ten machines that produce gold widgets. One of the machines is producing widgets that are a gram light. How…
Playlist has a roundup of the top eight iPod hacks, tricks and mods. Topping the list is the ever favorite, iPod Linux. Also making an appearance in the list is the iPod mame, radio-free shuffle, scratchless screen, and even a mod to custom-build an 8GB nano. Most of these mods will void your warranty and…
Intel is just about to release its Pro Platform, a set of specs that call for a dual core CPU, Vista-ready graphics and generally the ability to manage large groups of computers in an enterprise. The platform, set to debut at the end of April, will also mandate VoIP and 10-way conference calling on Skype.…
Looks like Apple has wound up in court against the beloved Beatles again, where Maxwell’s Silver Hammer is coming down on the Macheads for jacking that trademark name from the Fab Four way back when. Sure, the two companies, Apple Computer and Apple Corps, settled years ago, with Apple promising not to ever enter the…
This isn’t exactly how is sounds. Essentially, the Skype guys created Kazaa back in the day and promised to sell it to Morpheus-maker, Streamcast. Instead, they sold the product to Sharman Networks. Now that Skype is popular and eBay owns, it, Streamcast wants their right of first refusal back and is trying to grab a…
Being stuck in a hotel with bad WiFi service is our idea of being in hell, but now you can get off that road to perdition by reading a roundup of the best hotel WiFi in the world. Hotel Chatter does an investigation and smooths the way, helping you avoid WiFi cold turkey wherever you…
How sweet! This twee helicopter weighs 3.3g and can fly for about a minute on one charge. It uses three mini-motors and is controlled in the 900MHz range. The Picoflyer isn’t officially available and it looks as old as my grandma, but the music on the video is classic. Product Page [ProXFlyer via TechEBlog]
If you’re having trouble keeping that video shot from shaking, here’s an alternative to $8,000 Steadicam camera stabilization gear: Steady-ORB, created by Hollywood cinematographers for mere mortals. This lightweight 3.2 lb. device is made of aluminum and Teflon, and it was designed specifically for DV camcorders. You can place it on the floor or a…