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Tech NewsGadgetsSelf-Stirring Mug, For the Spoonless
Surely there are people out there who don’t believe in or own spoons, right? Because besides being extremely lazy, spoonlessness is the only reason to own a gadget like this. This coffee mug, from Hammacher Schlemmer, features a miniature propeller at the bottom of the mug that will spin at 3000 rpms mixing whatever additives … Continued
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Metal Detecting Gloves, For the Coppers
Strathclyde and central Scotland have began experimenting with a new gadget to help in deterring knife-fights on the streets. They will begin using gloves equipped with metal detectors to quickly scan individuals for metal objects, specifically weapons. The Kevlar gloves will vibrate at the wrist upon discovery of a metal object. These gloves run £200 … Continued
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Speculation: Talking iPod Forthcoming?
Apple’s not talking, but the company has filed a patent that shows a next-gen iPod with speech capability, telling you what song will play next in a variety of celebrity voices. This won’t be your run-of-the-mill robot voice, either. Apple is reportedly working on a system that uses famous actors’ voices to perfectly pronounce even … Continued
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Solar-Powered Address’o’Gauge
If you happen to live in an odd part of town that is damn near impossible for delivery drivers to find, this may be a good addition to your household. This device charges with delicious rays of sunlight and can then display up to five numbers, commonly for the address. The entire unit itself is … Continued
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Sony CFD-S01 Karaoke Boom Box
Sony’s looking to squeeze just a few more yen out of the CD player market with it CFD-S01. Not only does it play CDs, but it also plays cassettes! Hot dog! In addition to playing back optical audio discs and magnetic tapes, both of which are cutting edge technologies, it also had a Karaoke function, … Continued
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Panasonic 103-incher On Sale Now?
Unlikely we previously reported back in April, it seems the Panasonic 103v 103-inch plasma display is going on sale today, maybe. Newlaunches is saying that Panasonic USA will begin accepting orders for this plasma today, five months ahead of the projected release day of Christmas 2006. Newlaunches also is saying that only 5,000 of these … Continued
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Sea Orbiter: Around the World in 730 Days
The Sea Orbiter is a 170-foot vessel that looks like an airplane wing set on its side, designed to drift around the earth while bored scientists inside study fish, plankton, and the ecology of the underwater world while getting on each other’s nerves. Powered by nothing but sea currents and blown by the wind, the … Continued
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Ricoh Develops Optical Device for Blu-ray/HD DVD Combo Players
As companies such as Toshiba, Samsung and LG allude to dual-format Blu-ray and HD DVD players, Ricoh jumps in with a tiny optical device that makes a goes-both-ways player easier to execute. The company said it has created a 3.5mm diffraction plate that can rock pretty much any format, including Blu-ray, HD DVD, DVD and … Continued
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Fishing Gadgets: Unleashing Your Hidden Quint
Fishing is the sport of champions and champions increasingly rely on on hi-tech gear to help them win, or, in this case, land the big one. Several such gadgets are already available for all your fishing needs, making the age-old battle between man and fish all the more devastating. https://gizmodo.com/world-cup-ball-more-advanced-than-your-pc-179760 A remote control from Minn … Continued
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NTT DoCoMo Foma P702iF Girly-Phone
Cellphone designers are definitely eyeing the ladies, with pink motifs becoming commonplace. Now NTT DoCoMo takes closer aim at its distaff target market by creating a flesh-colored clamshell handset that could be just as at home in a dildo shop as in a cellphone store. The NTT DoCoMo Foma P702iF is available in white, aquamarine, … Continued
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Blue Ant X5 Stereo Bluetooth Headset
Aussie company Blue Ant just burst onto the US scene last month, and now it breaks out its X5 Stereo Bluetooth Headset which lets you stream high-fidelity stereo up to 30 feet away and includes a detachable microphone for making voice calls. Go all-Bluetooth or connect it up to your favorite MP3 player or any … Continued
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Hemp Finds Its Way Into Ladies Underthings
How could we resist telling you a story that involves dope and babes all in the same breath? There is a legitimate use for the cannabis sativa plant, and that is to make hemp to be used for clothing. But the plant’s course coarse fibers have been sometimes associated with cloth that is anything but … Continued
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Intel Plans 32-Core Processor by 2009/2010
It might be time to change our way of thinking about processor speed. Now Intel is hinting at processors with 32 cores available by the end of this decade. Sure, the company predicted 20GHz chips by 2010 a few years ago, but now instead of higher gigahertz numbers, they’re talking multiple cores that will result … Continued
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Pong Clock Unwrapping
Not only has the Pong Clock shipped, it’s arrived! https://gizmodo.com/the-pong-clock-is-finally-shipping-183542 Take a look at the unwrapping of the pong clock, complete with a size comparison with the iMac. From all the pictures we saw before, we thought the clock was a lot bigger. It’s actually about the size of an UMPC. First Pong Clock In … Continued
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The Week In Comments
Magnetic Floating Bed: Oh. Your. God. umm, you better be DAMN SURE that the young ladies you bring home have no piercings in select locations. by wohho https://gizmodo.com/magnetic-floating-bed-oh-your-god-184990 Citibank Releases RFID Credit Cards You know, you can rely on two things if you want to read these cards. One, is that males would have it … Continued
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Chinese Phone Knockoff Maker Telsda’s Phone Designs
To follow up on our previous post about Nokia suing Telsda Mobile and Song Xun Da Zhong Ke Electric for copying their Nokia 7260 phone design, here’s a gallery of some Telsda’s other phones—strangely reminiscent of other phone manufacturers. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-sues-chinese-companies-for-7260-knockoffs-184036 Not only is Nokia being ripped, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, and Samsung have all been subject … Continued
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Sony Ericsson Flip Phone Patent
Instead of having two separate screens on a flip phone—one larger inside and one smaller outside—this patent allows one larger screen to rotate to be displayed both on the inside and outside. This means possibly having the screen auto swivel so you can see the same UI when the phone is closed as you do … Continued
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Sharper Image Reaches Deal Over Breathalyzers
If you were looking forward to buying one of those Sharper Image Breathalyzers you saw on the AirMall catalogue on your way back from seeing your “other” family in Vegas, think again. The San Diego Consumer Protection Unit found that the claims of being accurate to 0.001 percent were bogus, and Sharper Image reached a … Continued
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Xbox 360 To Ship With HDMI Port?
Xbox-Scene got a tip about the new Xbox 360 board supporting HDMI. The parolees at Kotaku don’t believe it, citing Xbox-Scene forum posters and their “apeshit” denial over the eventual obscolescence of their first-run Xbox 360s. We, on the other hand, aren’t so sure. If the 360 were to someday get an eventual HD DVD … Continued
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