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It seems that people will go all-out to get an Xbox 360 in time for the holiday season. Inomaly has been tracking the ads placed on Craigslist and they are finding a number of people asking for sex in exchange for their Xbox 360s. You have to believe that these ads being placed are from…
Talk about a straightforward design—this little all-rubber radio from Lexon is water-resistant and you can browse through stations by turning the antenna that pokes out from the top, adjust the volume or band on the front, and turn it on or off on top. That’s it. No equalizers, LCD displays, or tape decks. Just good…
The gateway to a woman’s heart is through her bra, correct? Yes, very correct, and now we have proof. Introducing Numetrex’s high-tech sports bra. Rather than having some ugly, gaudy heart sensor attached to your body somewhere, this one features an integrated sensor right in the bra fabric. The information picked up by the bra…
The Penguin Goes Mobile By Carlo Longino The mobile world has been talking about Linux-powered smartphones for quite some time. Although they have yet to catch on in great numbers outside Asia, Linux for mobile holds great potential as a low-cost competitor to other mobile operating systems like Symbian, Palm OS and Windows Mobile. But…
Like they needed another reason to go to McDonalds, kids may be bothering their parents even more to hit the greasy fast-food chain if a recent patent application actually comes to fruition. The patent would involve both Disney and McDonalds and reveals plans to release a portable player that would feed kids bits and pieces…
Vonage is set to release its portable WiFi phone, called the F1000, today. It’s been in the works for ages, but we finally have some specs and pricing details. Manufactured by UTStarcom, you’ll be able to use this phone on any public 802.11b network, and it’s configured to work with existing Vonage call features, such…
This one’s for the ladies—the fertile ladies. Not only does it measure a woman’s absolute exact body temperature, but presents it as a 12-day graph on the display. It works in 30 seconds, and remembers up to 480 days worth of results. What if it’s nighttime and you are all snuggled up in bed ready…
Is the Mio A201 a GPDA or PDPS, because this PDA that is designed to function as a GPS sure needs a new acronym. Being touted as the first Pocket PC with integrated GPS receiver, it’s got a 20-channel SirfStar III GPS chipset as well as Microsoft Windows Mobile on board and features such as…
You sit down at the bar and order a double Scotch and soda. But the drink tastes more like water than Speyside malt. No worries, just whip out this trusty alcohol tester and catch that 250 lb. bartender red-handed. You hold up your multicolored testing device and shout: you, sir, are a cheat! What happens…
Following the huge success of the cute iDog as an accessory for iPod freaks, Sega presents the ifish. It moves in fishy ways when you play music for it. And it creates sounds, lighting effects and acts as a loudspeaker when connected to a digital audio device. I saw the prototype a few months ago…
Bad news for the HD-DVD camp today as Toshiba announced a delay of the Japan launch of its HD-DVD players. Saying there are still copy protection issues to address. The Japanese company is still hoping for a US launch this February or March. And considering we saw this product as a working model last January…
Probably designed with the local coffee house in mind, Moodblurbs are a laptop communication accessory. You attach a clip to your laptop’s screen and insert a Moodblurb with a message showcasing what you’re currently up to right now. For example, perhaps you’ve scored the latest Jenna Jameson flick off BitTorrent and you’ve got your headphones…
After both the US and Europe sold out of Xbox 360s faster than Ken Kutaragi can say ohayo gozaimasu, Japan’s gaming community seemed less than excited about the newly released, next-generation gaming console. According to the Japanese gaming mag Famitsu, less than half of the almost 160,000 consoles were actually sold in stores on the…
Rumours abound as the upcoming Macworld approaches. Always competing with CES, the annual Macworld Conference & Expo is the second week of January in San Francisco, and this year, we’re hearing tremors of Apple-made consumer electronics products. Or, as Apple Insider describes it, “iPod companions.” The first thing we’re being fed is being described as…
Just one year after we watched Honda’s Asimo humanoid robot run around and try not to trip over chairs, things are looking up for the little guy. Looks like Asimo has graduated to office work, meeting and greeting visitors and of course, fetching orange juice and coffee for visitors. Rumour has it he can also…
This was never called a French Refrigerator. Thermador used the word “Freedom” to name its just-announced fridge because the fresh food and freezer parts of it can be separated and placed in different parts of your kitchen. Thermadore also introduced the built-in wall oven in the 50s, in case you were curious, so this is…
For the geek in all of you (and I know you’re in there), don’t miss the Scrollbar Scarf, a hand-crocheted piece of body art with re-positional scroller. These scarves may not be brand new, but they’re just such a classic I figured December would be the perfect time to remind you. Scrollbar Scarf [Fitforuse]
This is the “Pocket Get off the Phone Excuse Machine,” yes, the longest and most obvious product name ever. This is a pocket device that can play six different sounds that would give you a good excuse to get off the phone. The sounds include a crying baby, insistent doorbell ring, a siren, a loud…
The holidays are upon us and that means one thing—we’re all home and we can all dig out our old photos and share them with millions of absolute strangers. Here’s what we want: one scanned photo of you looking like the biggest dork in the world at age 10-18. We want too-tight shorts. We want…
Looking very Gucci-like but selling for a reduced price of about $200, the Andrea Valentini laptop bag is certainly a good gift idea for the lady (or REALLY fashionable guy) on your holiday list. The company says it’s inspired by an egg, though I guess they really mean egg crate, and it’s made of a…