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Looks like the our upcoming Winter months will be spent staring idly at this image, rubbing our arms raw, and dreaming of Blu-Ray goodness. According to this slide, taken by one of our Bothan spies, many of whom died to get this information, the PS3 will be available in Spring 2006. This means that the…
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It’s official — after months of going by the codename “Longhorn,” the next-generation Windows operating system has been dubbed “Windows Vista.” It sounds like a spa resort in the mountains, but the name was apparently inspired to “bring clarity to your world.” IT professionals and developers will be able to get their hands on the…
I was given the mission to bring a soft feminine touch to this macho website and I’ve already introduced you to the amazing world of carpets and shoes. Now here’s the turn of everyone’s favourite: handbags. Kanista is an excellent exemple of sophisticated German design. Made out of an authentic unused petrol can, the handbag…
These just arrived at my domicile and I was a little incredulous at first. The iPorter by ePorter is a tiny SD card holder made of plastic. That’s all well and good. It’s shaped like a little digital camera, which is kind of dopey, and it’s on a little ring for easy addition to your…
Blog sister Gina at Lifehacker knows what we like—things that kill bugs with air. The Bugzooka sucks bugs from walls and bodily crevices using a powerful air intake system and then drops them into a container for later consumption. You can get your protein and make your house more of a home in one fell…
Usually we feature gadgets in this daily section, but this is too good to pass up. Plus, you get free knives fer stickin’ folks. Apparently there’s something in the waters of the great state of Minnesota because this woman “RAKED” her brain for hours before deciding to sell the opportunity for your name to appear…
Another day, another new flash MP3 player. Vallio has released the VA-850, a flash player that uses SD memory. Same of the standard features apply: iPod-esque design, rechargeable battery, USB 2.0, FM Tuner, etc. The biggest problem plaguing Vallio is that they are not quite ready for an American release. Vallio s current company slogan…
German manufacturer, Runge (makers of all things benchy), has released a Light Bench. Sitting on this bench is like having a rainbow explode underneath your buttocks and believe me, it is as good as it sounds. These benches use LED lighting to illuminate the surrounding area with a selection of non-natural colors that would be…
Woop woop! Everybody over there! Put your hands in the air! Skrikka Skrikka Skrikka. The iPod DJ mixing thingie is apparently the real deal and will be available from Numark. Specs include: Big controls for iPod scroll wheel and transport buttons, Ins and outs for connecting other gear (like, say, a turntable?, 2-channel mixer, 3-band…
PolyGFX has entered the growing race win the coveted “KING OF CRAPPY PLASTIC STICKERS” title with their new custom skins. There are a few nice features that makes the PolyGFX skins “stick” out among the competition. HA! They have many exciting skin stlyes as well as matching mousepads, desktop tower stickers, and you can use…
Our friends over at T3 have highlighted the top ten pet peripherals on the market. Some of the items featured are dog collar cell phone, pet costumes, vehicles, a ferret sofa, and some top of the line bird condos. Some of the cooler items include a small 3.5 megapixel camera that attaches to a pet…
I have a Pac Man watch that I loved dearly as a boy. It got me through many long hours and was loud as hell so when you started up a game you woke up the entire chain gang. Anyway, these retro Nintendo wristwatches come in a crystal clear cubes and make me sooooo happy.…
The iPop holds your iPod shuffle in place with its suction-cup bottom that grips any dry surface: bathroom tiles, boss’ forehead, window seat on your car, truck, plane, etc. iPop is made of silicone rubber and will be available soon at $12. RD iPop [design by people via Josh Spear]
We missed the boat on this more than a month ago because we were too busy trying to sketch out our plans for world domination—which fell through at the last minute because Paul had to go to his Grandma’s. If only we had stopped to take a look at Tactiva’s TactaPad, which looks like a…
Purebi, a Japanese consulting company for arcades, is collaborating with Hitachi to build a “crane game” (e.g. “UFO Catcher,” “Puppy Yanker,” “Knob Twiddler”) in which all the stuffed animals are to be RFID-chipped and used as consumer loyalty cards. Scenario would be as follows: after a couple of hours playing the UFO Catcher, you begin…
Nike is working in conjunction with Bausch & Lomb to develop contact lenses that are able to make the nerdiest of nerds (me) able to hit like Derek Jeter. These contact lenses have the ability to filter out light similar to sunglasses and also can enhance players of fast moving sports like baseball, golf, cricket,…
Studying Abroad in Japan has posted a couple of snapshots of these great posters for AU’s Star Wars campaign that i’ve been spotting around yamanote line stations lately. “vader has a schoolgirl fetish” “yoda demonstrates the jedi c-block”
Yes this is an unsubstantiated rumor, but it’s just so delicious that we had to dish about it. Apparently the sleek and fashionable Motorola PEBL may be coming to T-Mobile in Q4 of this year. It remains to be seen if it’ll be as popular as the RAZR, but the sheer cuteness of this pebble…