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Whoa, I totally want one of these nifty LG ART COOL air conditioners, which basically turns that classically ugly appliance into a classic painting. You can pick one of the paintings the company offers or put one of your own 17″x17″ pictures under the transparent front panel. Not bad. The air conditioner itself comes in…
German design house Product Visionaries has created Snaked, a concept for a telephone that doubles as a tool to signal a woman’s emotional well-being. Details are intentionally sketchy as to how this unusually-designed device would be actually used, but the idea is the Snaked Phone wraps around various body parts, emphasizing its wearer s babe-osity,…
Verizon has been getting weasely with some of its customers in California who bought its Motorola v710 Bluetooth- capable phone on or before January 31, 2005. Preliminary approval of the settlement was granted in a California court for a class-action suit against the company because it didn’t accurately tell prospective customers that its Bluetooth features…
We have to believe that most things that come out in Japan first will eventually come home to us. So here’s a sneak preview of 3 Sony VAIO type F TV series and 5 VAIO type S series notebooks that will be available in the land of the rising sun. The type F TV laptop…
Here’s an exciting little tidbit, straight out of the VP of Sales and Marketing’s mouth. Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime recently announced that we’ll be seeing the Revolution selling in the US for under the $300 mark, which will make it significantly lower-priced than the PS3 is rumored to be and still lower than the 360. Good…
I can’t tell you much about this Mercedes-Benz MP3 player. It’s got 256MB and an FM tuner. And it looks like the Chinese manufacturer, which seems to trade in all sorts of Mercedes-branded goods, is looking for sellers. Whether or not it ever goes to market may depend on how popular the Mercedes MP3 watch…
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Russia is accusing the Brits of placing “spy gadgets” inside of fake rocks. From the looks of it, James Bond used some kind of handheld PDA to beam data to the inside of a fake rock. The Russian counterparts would, presumably, then upload the data from the rock using a similar PDA-like device. There is…
Samsung’s teeny, tiny projector is finally on sale for under a grand. With a Carl Zeiss lens and weighing just under 1.5 lb, this mobile projector makes a great travel companion. Features include a connecting cable and D-sub (PC), AV input for easy connections, but as you might expect with something this small and low-priced,…
During a recent visit with Apple, someone tried to convince me to test out the motion detector in my iBook by tossing it up in the air and catching it on the way down. I took his word for it. Never occurred to me that there was a spiffy widget to be made out of…
It may be time for conventional phone service to start hanging up their hats because VoIP is fast becoming a revolution. And to make that point in bold letters, IBM and Siemens have joined forces to offer Internet phone service right from Lotus Notes and Domino business software. So you’ll soon be able to launch…
Ok. I’ll admit I was duped by Apple many times—all you need is one mouse button, girls aren’t as fun as a PowerBook, Steve Jobs came to us on a comet and will die for our sins strapped to a volcano. But even I was kind of fuzzy on this whole Intel chips being faster…
Oh, you silly iPod fans. Can’t you see that Jens of Sweden out-classes you all! This is the MP-500, it plays MP4 video, MP3s, does voice recording, has stereo speakers and USB 2.0. Jens throws in a watch, an alarm and an FM radio with 24 automatically-set stations as well. Thinner than a box of…
An engineer at the University of Florida has developed a robotic system that can take X-Ray video of people suffering from physical injuries while at home. The current X-ray technologies are effective, but could be moreso with the ability to observe in normal environments. The current two-robot prototype uses a one-meter mechanical arm that is…
I’m going to give the GoNintendo folks the benefit of the doubt here because a) the screen, which is apparently a CRT, has those little CRT lines b) the design LOOKS feasible, but not nearly kid-friendly enough and c) the guy said his cousin took these. And this isn’t just any cousin. It’s his first…
Yeah, the official exit for analog TVs isn t slated until 2012, at least for the U.K., but one manufacturer has already announced an end to its analog manufacturing. Matsushita Electronics, the parent company of Panasonic, will put the axe to its analog manufacturing in February. Welcome HD and digital television, me love you long…
Meet the Germanium Vigor Watch. Not only will this bad boy tell you what time it is, but its super-secret germanium-powered awesomeness will make you feel better, stronger, faster, and smarter. That s because germanium holds special healing powers previously untapped. For $117, you, too, can become enlightened. Energy time. [The Red Ferret Journal]
You don t have to be the Great Gatsby to have a high-quality sound system in your house. Sure, it helps, what with the resources of a bootlegging operation at your fingertips, but it s not necessary. Onkyo s coming out with the X-T1, an audio system that will put a $400 hole in your…
I’ve heard of making sure your woman was properly romanced on Valentine’s Day, but this is getting ridiculous. Insomuch that the holiday is a reason for men to spend money on the women they love (or just want to get into bed), I am shocked and appalled to see that iAttire is now offering romantic…
At first glance this appeared to be a toaster-esque device that could slot load hard drives for complete virus removal. Much to my disappointment it’s not. Rather this is an air virus washer. The VW-VF8A Virus Washer can help rid your home or office of airborne viruses. Show that influenza who is the real boss!…