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A portable media player right out of the 70s
The MyRacer Q10 is a portable media player that doesn't do too much more than any other PMP, but what...
Mount a fireplace right on your wall
No fireplace? No problem! The Cupola is a spherical, wall-mounted fireplace that'll let you slap a hearth on just about...
Brilliant video schools Apple on needed iPhone improvements
What if the iPhone had multitasking? Ocean Observations created this excellent video showing what it might be like. Of course,...
Dell Adamo XPS laptop, even sexier in incremental reveal no. 3
Dell continues its media abuse with the next incremental tease of its spectacularly thin Adamo XPS notebook. This is tease...
Nokia Booklet 3G coming to AT&T in November for $299
Here it is — a netbook made by a cellphone manufacturer, and it's coming to the U.S. just in time...
Ditch those keys: start your car with your iPhone
Car keys are going the way of the Dodo. We're already starting our cars with the push of a power...
TV-B-Gone/Flashlight hybrid is either insane or brilliant
This is a normal flashlight, yes. But it hides a dastardly secret: a TV-B-Gone. Yes, you can point this thing...
Sketch lamp bows down and becomes a light box
Who doesn't love multi-functional gadgets? This Sketch desk lamp, by Hung-Ming Chen and Ninna Kapadia doubles as a light box...
Taiwan unveils Roppie, the dancing home service robot
The Industrial Technology Research Institute recently showed off its new Roppie Home Service Robot at the Taipei World Trade Center...
The WikiReader: a pocket-sized, offline Wikipedia
Openmoko's WikiReader may not immediately make sense if you're always glued to a smartphone or a computer. Just put aside...
Epson PictureMate Charm printer shoots out 4x6 prints every 37 seconds
Inkjet printers have come a long way in the past few years. Even cheapo models are capable of great color,...
Wii Cyberbike: roadtrip to nowhere
I guess the whole point of the Nintendo Wii is to get you off your ass. This latest Wii accessory/game...
Air Multiplier: Dyson attacks the table fan, kills the blades
Putting it kindly, the Dyson brand has made a name for itself by taking tired product categories and reinventing them,...
Modder crams entire NES into NES cartridge
A user who goes by the name of "Airz" over on the Ben Heck forums has managed to cram an...
Blue blue, blue GPS shoes make you instantly locatable
Where the heck are you? No one will wonder anymore once you've donned your Isaac Daniel Compass and Blue GPS...
Don't tell Nintendo about these Wiimotes for the PS3
Console accessory-maker Blaze decided that Sony's official motion controller — already Wiimote-esque save for the ball attached to the end...
USB Computer Prankster is practically harmless
Gawd, please don't use this on me, beloved comrades. If you slipped this $32 USB Computer Prankster into a USB...
Package for AC/DC album contains a delightful surprise
This must be the ultimate box set: AC/DC's Backtracks package looks like a guitar amp. Looks can deceive, because the...
Collider could help discover a way to travel to the stars
Here's a good use for that massive, trouble-prone Large Hadron Collider everyone's so scared of: Let's use it to test...
Dr. Dre gets his hands on an HP Envy laptop, Beats it
Who knew a laptop could benefit from the ministrations of the inimitable Dr. Dre? HP takes one of its Envy...
6 gadgets Japan loves (and the U.S. rejected)
Popular gadgets in Japan often just need a little time to start popping up in the U.S. For instance, most...Simple concept is part-bike, part-car, and a leaner Beamer
Blimey — BMW isn't exactly standing still at the moment. As well as updating their C1 scooter and unveiling their...
PUFF! iPhone app gives Japan geeks their own Marilyn Monroe
We've been waiting for (dreading?) the wave of oddball Japanese iPhone applications that were inevitable due to the country's penchant...
Hidemax bike looks like it's too flexible to ride
Bike design has seen a lot of refinement over the last twenty years, but a new tweak is only going...
La Grande Castine speakers are exceptionally horny
Ultra high efficiency horn speakers are prized by some audiophiles for their ability to make a ten watt tube amplifier...
Finally, a robot that can fetch me a beer
From Japan's Vstone robotics company and the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (or ATR) comes the Robovie-PC, a new hobby...
World's fastest amphibious vehicle goes 60mph on water
Get a Corvette engine, rig it up with a Dominator jet pump impeller drive, and then strap it into a...
How you use this steering 'wheel' is anyone's guess
I feel like I'm writing about some fancy new steampunk mod when looking at the picture above, but — nope...
Adobe Photoshop comes to the iPhone
Adobe Photoshop has finally made its way to the iPhone, available now for free at the iTunes app store. Before...
Is this the world's first voice-activated coffee machine?
I don't know, but if I can just scream "coffee!" from my bed and wake up to a freshly brewed...
Tiny, cozy living room tucked inside a PC
We've seen creative PC case mods before, but none like this one. Nestled inside this ordinary PC case is a...NASA bombs the moon, not much to see yet
What an exciting thing, crashing a probe into the moon at 5,600 mph! Man, where we pumped about this, but...
Cassette tape tape measure makes perfect sense
This may look like an old cassette tape, but it hides not audio tape but measuring tape. It's so clever!...
Thermeleon panels make your house energy efficient without solar power
Solar panels are still very expensive and pretty inefficient, not making them the best choice for most people to install...
CEATEC: Sharp intros NetWalker, the touchscreen mini-netbook
If you're one of the many iPhone fans who have longed for a full-fledged tactile keyboard to go along with...Eigenharp a worthy successor to the Keytar
Fans of the bad old Eighties — that's "Yo! Flock of Seagulls", marble-washed denim, ice-hockey hair and keytars — look...
SHIFT: You can't afford to be poor
Pick up any newspaper or log onto any news website, and it's there in black and white. Tough times are...
'Happy U' USB-powered massager makes some bold claims
So, here's a USB-powered massager. That's nice, right? I mean, you pay $15 for it, plug it into your machine...
Nissan Land Glider leans into turns like a motorcycle
Nissan's ultra-light, ultra-thin Land Glider concept car is a bit like a Smart Car, but looks like something you'd actually...
Glass TVs blend screens into arty surroudings
Here's a trendy looking TV that looks like a single sheet of highly reflective glass with an HDTV peeking out...
Bottle-opening hammer makes construction seem really fun, irresponsible
Nothing goes together quite like construction projects and drinking, as safety experts are always quick to tell you. That's why...
Timex Tap Screen watches activate lap features by touch
Okay all you rippled-muscled marathon triathletes, Timex Ironman Sleek watches are even cooler now with Tap Screens. We like the...
Yamaha clock radio rocks a wireless iPhone cradle
Yamaha takes one more step toward our ideal clock radio with a TSX-W80, the retro-designed beauty with a wireless iPod/iPhone...
Virtual mini golf lets you avoid the outdoors even more
Mini golf is great, but the problem is that when you go out to mini golf courses you're surrounded by...
Mitsubishi astonishes CEATEC with gigantic 155-inch OLED display
And to think we were impressed with the Zune HD's 3.3-inch OLED display. That would be positively puny next to...
I don't know about this phone design
This is the Fujitsu F-Circle, a mobile phone concept designed by Yuji Ito. They say it has a "timeless" appearance,...
Connected Body Scale wirelessly sends weight data to web
Here's a bathroom scale like none other: the Withings Connected Body Scale measures your weight, fat mass, and lean mass,...
BMW revamps the electric scooter
Almost a decade after it's initial failed entry into scooterville, BMW is showing off a prototype of an updated version...Piano Stairs aim to get Stockholm butts moving
No prizes for guessing the inspiration behind this little idea. Advertising agency DDB and Volkswagen teamed up for a little...
CEATEC: KDDI updates mobile phone fuel cell prototype
KDDI used the CEATEC conference in Tokyo as a platform to show off its updated prototype methanol fuel cell-powered mobile...
Sony concept camera shoots 3D via single lens (verdict: not bad)
Sony recently announced a concept video camera that shoots footage in 3D through a single lens. It works by splitting...
Update! Sony VAIO X: 'world's lightest laptop' unofficial specs leaked
Ahead of the official announcement, the leaky ship that is Sony's PR machine wasn't able to keep the company's upcoming...
Firefighting robot heads directly into harm's way
The Firefighters Assistant Robot, developed by Hoya Robot of South Korea, is designed to head directly into fires and let...
$25,000 'Cupcake Car' comes with a matching hat
$25,000 sounded like a lot to me. Well, at first. Then I noticed that each giant Cupcake Car comes with...
Alien effects: Lighting a candle in space
When you're floating around in the International Space Station, you're constantly reminded that you're having a literally out-of-this-world experience. Case...
Dow Powerhouse solar panels look like ordinary rooftop shingles
Dow Solar Solutions figured out a way to make solar panels look just like regular roofing shingles. Dow is launching...
Gateway One brings Windows 7 touchscreen tech home
Touchscreens are all the rage these days, and they seem to be what the computer industry is banking on being...
Dell banks its brand on artists, baseball and nail polish
Today marks a continued shift by Dell to downplay the guts 'n' going-ons inside its machines while focusing instead on...
Buffalo now shipping first USB 3.0 external hard drive
Buffalo is now selling the first external hard drive that supports USB 3.0, meaning if you have the fancy new...
The razor-thin Dell Adamo XPS in the flesh
Dell is counting on the look of the Adamo XPS to get people excited. (Maybe a little too much, as...
Plasma rocket: Earth to Mars in 39 days
There's been lots of talk about plasma rockets for decades, but the Ad Astra Rocket Company just finished testing the...
Collapsible bike where even the wheels fold
Foldable bikes are nothing new, really, but here's a concept that did have me choking on my morning cuppa. Victor...
CEATEC: Yamaha HRP-4C robot adds singing to its arsenal
This week's CEATEC conference in Tokyo revealed Yamaha's updated version of its HRP-4C robot. In addition to a new, more...
TransferJet: Put that USB cable away for good
Imagine never needing to connect your USB cable to transfer photos from your camera to your PC. OK, yeah, Eye-Fi...
AT&T is going to allow VoIP over 3G on the iPhone
Well, geez. First Flash applications, now VoIP? The iPhone is having a pretty good day! According to AT&T, the telecoms...
Samsung TL225's unique front screen comes in handy
Like to take self portraits? Samsung's TL225 has a tiny 1.5-inch screen up front, letting you see yourself when you...
At long last, Adobe bridges the gap between iPhone/Touch and Flash
Now, before you get too excited: you still won't be able to use Flash 10 on the iPhone and iPod...
Yet another shower with colored lights for some reason
Apparently, rich people love showering in water colored by light. That's the only explanation I can come up with for...
LaCie's Philippe Starck hard drives are downright sexy
What, is it external drive day in the tech world? First we hear from Western Digital, and now LaCie brings...
Powermat charger frees you from pesky wires
We want wireless everything. But most examples of wireless electricity using induction are just experimental. One vaporous promise just came...
PhotoSketch lets anyone be a Photoshop expert
Well, this is pretty crazy. PhotoSketch is a web program that lets you make a crude, labeled sketch and turn...
Western Digital USB drives now show always-visible info
We see a trend in the making. Finally, external drive makers have figured out how nice it is to see...
Fraunhofer Institute pulls off best 3D demo ever
Every big electronics company is pushing 3D hard, especially here at Japan's CEATEC show, but it was Germany's Fraunhofer Institute...Shape-changing blob cures loneliness, apparently
Paul meet Funktionide. Funktionide, this is Paul. Funktionide is a blob that shape shifts thanks to the powers of electroactive...
Completed Gigantor giant robot goes on display in Japan
The giant robot known as Gigantor (called Tetsujin in Japan) we mentioned back in July has finally been completed and...
Self-stabilizing gyrowheel makes training wheels obsolete
The gyrowheel would make it so that anyone learning to ride a bike — or just keep any ol' bike...
Microsoft shows off five multitouch computer mouse concepts
Microsoft may be looking into expanding its multitouch support — as it's doing with Windows 7 — but the user...
Digital Peephole Viewer uses zooming camera
Update that antiquated peephole with this $138 Brinno Digital Peephole Viewer. It's an LCD display with a tiny camera on...
Gateway's EC18T is a tablet laptop with Windows 7
This is Gateway's new EC18T (catchy, no?) tablet laptop, and it's looking pretty slick. Featuring an 11.6-inch touchscreen that rotates...
Laser watch projects numerals on your wrist
What could be cooler than wearing a watch with a tiny laser projector on board, tossing those numerals onto your...
Web app automates expense fraud
Want to commit fraud on your expense account? There's an app for that. A New York steakhouse wants to encourage...
Kempler & Strauss PhoneWatch tries to convince us watch phones are cool
Watch phones are devices that seemed amazing and like what the future would be like 20 years ago, but now...
Bamboo keyboard and mouse are green as you can get
Hey you, bamboo, the fastest growing plant on earth: Pretty soon everything will be made of you. Brando's jumping on...
12-step program to improve the iTunes App Store
The iTunes app store offers such a gigantic cornucopia of choices, it's downright bewildering. How will you ever find that...
A Dreamcast controller combined with an iPhone is geek catnip
How do you get a geek excited? You combine two of their favorite things, such as the iPhone and the...
Bugathermo boots made for more than walking
Columbia Sportwear has come up with a nifty pair of boots that anyone who, come October, starts to prepare for...
Elekit amplifier: sexy tube goodness
It's rare these days that a piece of electronics can make my knees weak. This stereo tube amplifier is from...
Eco-Macho: Germany debuts e2 electric car of the future
The Tesla electric car is officially passé now that we have the e2 electric sports car from e-Wolf coming in...
RAAL speakers fill your room with cylinders of sound
There's no shortage of ultra cool new high-end audio gear at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver this weekend....
Woo hoo! They're the world's most expensive headphones
Headphones are the hottest deal in high-end audio these days, so this weekend at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in...
The Punch Camera takes pictures by punching holes
The Punch Camera is just like any other digital camera, but with a twist. You can still load your photos...
One man's vintage SPARCstation computer is another's coffin
What's to be done with our bodies after we cash out is a grim thought, sure, but one brother, Sam,...
Reseachers use Wi-Fi to see through walls for 'cheap'
As if we all need another reason to wear a tinfoil hat. "The Wi-FI! It can see you, man." Well,...
Boston architects propose vertical farms tended by robotic arms
Bostonian architecture firm Höweler + Yoon took a look at some of the stalled construction projects around town and decided...
Electric car batteries with 500-mile range on the way?
We're stoked about electric cars, but unless their range can exceed the 100 miles or so of today's electro-cars, they're...
Next week: DVICE does Japan
Coming up next week is CEATEC Japan, a big-ass trade show in Tokyo that always has tons of cutting-edge tech...
EPORO robot cars, world's first to swarm in tight groups
The days of self-driving cars just got closer with Nissan's EPORO, robot cars that know how to move together without...
World's tallest rocket roars away, captured in spectacular photo
You're looking at the 253.2-foot Delta 4-Heavy lifting off from launch complex 37B at Cape Canaveral, and yes, that's actually...
Bra-cum-gas mask wins IgNobel prize
An Illinois doctor won the Public Health section of the IgNobel awards at Harvard University last night, for her invention...
BMW Lovos concept car gives you eco-friendly wings
Anne Forschner, a student of design at the Pforzheim University in Germany, proves that concept cars can be futuristic, sexy,...
Why the e-reader market needs to kill DRM now
Pop quiz: How much music do you buy or borrow in a month? And how many books to you buy...
Ultimate Optimus Prime model puts normal toys to shame
The Transformers were basically designed as toys before they were designed as big movie stars, so it's only natural that...
'Roll Charge Light Protect' project keeps wheelchairs safe at night
While it may look like it belongs on the lesser-known reality TV show, Pimp My Wheelchair, Min-Goo Kim's "Roll Charge...
Update: Honda Skydeck, the DeLorean for soccer moms (sorta)
Behold, the chariot of the McFly clan. If Doc Brown had to design a time travelin' auto that could (comfortably?)...
Off the Air plates let you serve dinner on a test pattern
Now you can take your geekdom into the dining room with these Off The Air plates. Those of us former...
Make your own Fallout 3 laser rifle for fun and profit
You know what earns respect real quick? Toting around a laser rifle from a post-apocalyptic world. Like the laser rifle...
Solar blinds gather energy by day, charge gadgets at night
If you think about it, solar gadgets are pretty much useless if you're hanging around inside your house or office...
Blu-ray innovations on the way from Fox
Finally, someone steps up to improve the dreadfully useless BD-Live gimmick built into the latest Blu-ray players. Fox Home Entertainment...
6 green lies that tech companies tell
A lot of tech manufacturers tout their wares as "green" these days. After all, saving the one planet we have...
PlayStation 3 laptop improves upon the original PS3
Ben Heck, king of the video game modding scene, has just released his latest masterpiece. This time, he's taken a...
Read all about it: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
I don't normally do book reports. Never did them before; not about to start now. However, this story is just...
Power Loader exoskeleton makes 'Aliens' sci-fi tech reality
As if torn directly from the script of the sci-fi classic Aliens, an exoskeleton suit that claims the same name...
Hermes designs stumpy yacht for fat billionaires
You can tell by the headline that this $143 million yacht is giving me an attack of the green-eyed monster....
Russia's 2014 olympic stadium will have a crystal sky
Having a crazy stadium to host the Olympics in seems to be the order of the day after all that...
Why you want a Sprint Hero instead of an iPhone
Sprint subscribers/Apple haters, rejoice. Your Hero, literally and figuratively, has — or will — arrive Oct. 11. It's not perfect,...
Airlines stepping out of the Stone Age with automated bag sorting
When bags go missing, it costs airlines money — to the tune of $3 billion annually, in fact. What's worse,...
Belkin Conserve Surge cuts off the juice to power-sucking gadgets
Plenty of gadgets that we use every day claim to be off, yet consider to suck down power in some...
World's first 3D point-and-shoot camera comes to America
Good on Fujifilm for making good on its promise to launch the Finepix Real 3D W1 point-and-shoot camera in the...Video: More details of Microsoft Courier tablet revealed
Those leaked pics of Microsoft's Courier tablet PC piqued our curiosity. Just when we thought we were going to have...
Updated Chumby One connects you and your widgets in style
Remember Chumby, that padded Internet-connected 320 x 240-pixel screen that looked like it belonged in a converted van from the...
$1 million Batmobile rocks the bat-tech
An industrious Swede spent 20,000 hours putting together this full-sized Batmobile replica. Built on a 1973 Lincoln Continental chassis, it's...
Make playing Wii even nerdier with a Vader sensor bar
The Wii sensor bar is designed to be small and unnoticeable as it sits either above or below your TV,...
TV Armor protects your HDTV from tragic accidents
HDTVs are fragile, especially if you play the Nintendo Wii. One sweaty palm and overeager pitch, and you've got some...
Polaroid Flower Vase — when Warhol met Monet
When Polaroid announced that digital cameras had caused the demise of the instant camera and film, there was much gnashing...
Mechanical Tumor case mod shows biomechanical future horrors
Although disgusting at first sight, the recently unveiled Mechanical Tumor may in fact be a forecast of future bio-mechanically engineered...
Latitude Z: this is what a heavily-engineered Dell laptop looks like
As far as Windows-allied computer companies go, it seems Dell is trying the hardest to answer Apple's design-heavy approach tit-for-tat....
Boom box tote bag actually plays your music
This tote bag is designed to look like a sweet retro boom box, which is great. But what elevates it...
Video: 60-foot robot statue being built
A couple of months ago we told you about Japan's plans to build a life-size version of Gigantor, the first...
Electronic Webcaster Gun makes Halloween decorating a cinch
If you want your house to look a little more like a set piece for Arachnophobia, this Electronic Webcaster Gun...
Future PC: Spectacular Thermaltake Level 10 arrives
Remember that unusual and beautiful design concept for a Thermaltake PC case we showed you last March? When we visited...Video: Jet-powered carousel is spinning insanity
You'd think the hand-lettered warning scrawled on a piece of cardboard reading "CAUTION This May KILL You!" would be enough...
Apple tablet rumored anew, this time even more specific
Yeah, we know. There's yet another rumor about the Apple touchscreen tablet floating around, but wait. This one's really, really...
Garmin GPS phone is coming to AT&T. Should you care?
We've been hearing about Garmin's nüviphone — a cellphone with full-featured turn-by-turn GPS — for literally years. Turns out it's...
Measuring tape watch lets you measure out time
This may not be the easiest watch to read in the world, but it's got one of the more unique...
High heels phone may not be the most practical phone design
Most phones are shaped like, well, phones. And that's totally boring! I'd much rather have a phone that's shaped like...
Samsung SCH-W880 is more phonecamera than vice-versa
Next month, South Korea sees the launch of a true chimera from Samsung: the SCH-W800. It's a socking great 12-megapixel...
RAPUD robot arm empowers the disabled with metallic muscles
Before we get our wish of fully automated humanoid robots, we're much more likely to see the first wave of...
Transforming robot can walk, roll and even provide seating
One 'bot builder showed off an interesting transformer, the OmniZero 9, at the 16th annual Robo-One competition in Toyoma, Japan....
mSpot launches really sucky movie-streaming service for phones
Streaming video directly to cellphones? That's not new. Streaming full-length movies directly to cellphones? OK, mSpot, you've got our attention....
Sniff the bionic dog hunts gadgets with an RFID nose
Not just gadgets, either — Sniff can identify and react to anything that's appropriately labeled with an RFID tag. It's...
Big plans for 220mph trains could forever change the way Americans travel
There's a lot of big talk about high-speed rail, but French railroad operator SNCF submitted a detailed proposal for 220mph...
Is Intel's super-fast Light Peak connector Apple's idea?
Intel's recently introduced Light Peak connection is a fiber optic hookup that could replace just about any other connector you...
World-record bridge and causeway will be 24 miles long
If you live in the Middle Eastern countries of Qatar or Bahrain, apparently there are no worries about a world...
Brain scans reveal what's in your mind's eye
Scientists are getting closer to being able to create an image of whatever you're picturing your mind. This is either...
Louisville Slugger Wii bat won't make you better at Wii Sports
Are you terrible at the baseball game that comes with Wii Sports? Well, I have some bad news: spending $15...Galileo Robot gets around on both wheels and tank tracks
Some robots have wheels, while others have tank tracks. The Galileo Robot? It has both. Yes, while the Galileo normally...Testing Europe's latest Mars mission in a quarry
While Mars may have come to earth last week, the red planet still holds a huge fascination for the human...
Livepack: wireless streaming HD video from anywhere
So, you've got this amazing event coming up. Your band's big concert, a 24-hour urban alleycat bike race, or just...
Robo-One Tournament shows off thought-controlled robot
We now have more proof from the front lines of robotics research that the upcoming sci-fi epic The Surrogates is...
Green Watch turns you into a walking environmental sensor
Big cities use sensors in strategic spots to monitor environmental conditions, but they're not much help when there's a localized...
Ultrasonic dishwasher cleans your plates with waves of sound
Owning a dishwasher may have been a hallmark of modern living 40 years ago, but French appliance maker De Dietrich...
Brabus-Benz Viano Lounge, a high-tech palace on wheels
Sure, it looks like a silly box, but the 2010 Brabus Mercedes-Benz Viano Lounge hides a wonderland of crazy tech...
KEF wireless subwoofer looks like a spaceship
It's hardly the first wireless subwoofer, but KEF's HTB2SE-W is possibly the coolest-looking sub we've seen. While the oblong shape,...DARPA shows off its remote-controlled cyborg beetles
Yep. You read that right: cyborg beetles. Remote controlled ones, no less. It's the work of a team of puppet...
Bravo Gustavo iPhone app lets you flail your phone around like a pro
Bravo Gustavo is the new iPhone App from the LA Philharmonic. Think of it like Guitar Hero, but for conductors,...
StressWatch, the 21st-century Mood Ring?
Don't wear your heart on your sleeve, wear it on your wrist with the StressWatch. This attractive design concept gathers...Microsoft's Ballmer: '3 screens and the cloud'
Where is Microsoft going with Zune HD and its vaunted three-screen idea? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talked with TechCrunch's Michael...
Head examined: MRI like you've never seen it
Here's a guy who wants to give you a look at exactly what's going on inside his head. Literally. After...
Piet Indoor Stove brings warmth into your home
The Piet is an indoor fireplace that burns ethanol instead of wood. Featuring brass reflectors, it fills the room with...
17 amazing sci-fi themed cakes
Our friends at Sci Fi Wire managed to find 17 sci-fi themed cakes to celebrate the 17th birthday of Syfy....
Spaberry Portable Hot Tub lets you relax anywhere
There are few things more relaxing than a hot tub. But most of them are just so stationary. What if...
NTT Docomo unveils wood-based cell phone concepts
Japan's leading cell phone giant NTT Docomo is joining the growing trend of ecology-as-cool with the introduction of the new...
Cocoon food grower wins Electrolux Design Contest
There comes a time in every writer's life when he or she is faced with a conundrum: how to disarm...
Welcome to Microsoft's revolution: Zune HD is just the beginning
The Zune HD media player is about to hit the streets, but is it too little, too late? "With this...
Go figure: finalized PS3 motion controller looks like a Wiimote
Who woulda thunk it? Apparently the 3-year-old Wiimote is the ideal form factor for motion control (unless you opt to...
Massive dust storm transforms Sydney into an alien world
Ever wonder what it'd be like to live on Mars? Australians got a little taste of it on Wednesday, as...
Solar mailbox numbers make your house easy to find
Put this saddle-shaped device on your mailbox, and lost souls with no sense of direction will be able to see...
Ecko Halo OSDT hoodie dresses you like Master Chief
Face it: you'll never be Master Chief from Halo. For one, he's a fictional character. But beyond that, you just...
LittleDog robot takes its first steps, imitates older brother
Following in the footsteps of the disconcerting BigDog robot and the slither tracks of the Robot Snake, here's the LittleDog....
Microsoft phones revealed: Please say it ain't so
Our old pals at Gizmodo snagged a chatty source from somewhere near (or inside) Microsoft, leaking upcoming products left and...
Blood-powered lamp: think twice about turning the lights on
Normal lamps run on electricity, so you probably don't think much about having them on all day. But a lamp...
MIT's eyeball chip could restore sight within three years
Some researchers at MIT are currently hard at work on a microchip that will attach to the outside of an...
Little Horn Speakers have big sound, little price
Horn speakers have seen a resurgence in popularity. And, it seems that none of them come cheap. The Specimen Little...
Half-Toy, Half-Terminator: VStone unleashes Robovie-nano bots
Japan's Vstone has unveiled a new set of commercial robots called the Robovie-nano. The tiny robots are outfitted in colorful...
U3-X is Honda's latest mobility device
As well as rhyming with Jane Fonda and Anaconda, Honda has a pretty nifty thing going on with mobility devices...
Why the IREX DR800SG is the best e-reader yet
After IREX unveiled its unimaginatively named DR800SG e-reader this morning, I spent an hour or so futzing around with it....
Navy BUG 'bot autonomously scrapes barnacles off of ships
The Office of Naval Research is looking for a way to autonomously scrub a vessel's hull on a regular basis....
Kurzweil: 'a world where humans become cyborgs' only 20 years away
61-year-old Arthur C. Clarke Lifetime Achievement Award winner, futurist and inventor guy Ray Kurzweil has made a lot of wild...![[UPDATED] Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard: ultra-thin, super useful](http://dvice.com/assets_c/2009/09/msbtmobile_2-thumb-80x80-24609.jpg)
[UPDATED] Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard: ultra-thin, super useful
Want to take a keyboard along with you when you hit the road? The thinner the better. That's why we...
iTrip: First iPhone-controlled hardware
Here's the first hardware controlled directly from the screen of the iPhone: the Griffin iTrip iPhone/iPod FM transmitter. We're no...
IREX enters U.S. e-reader market with DR800SG
IREX, a spin-off company from Philips that's been selling e-readers in Europe for a while now, is introducing its DR800SG...
Alienware quad-core m15x laptop called 'world's fastest'
When Alienware said it was going to "shake the gaming world to its foundation today," it wasn't kidding. The otherworldly...
'Laptop Burka' may be the most useless product ever
The questionably-named Laptop Burka is essentially a sheet you drape over you and your laptop when outdoors to provide privacy...
IREX e-reader being unveiled today; we'll be Twittering
It's already being widely reported this morning, but IREX is bringing its DR800SG e-reader to the U.S. They're "unveiling" the...
Playing cards flask is perfect for the hard-living gentleman
Nothing goes together quite like drinking and playing cards, so it's natural that someone has created a flask that holds...
Tapping Fingers act out your lack of patience for you
Are you so impatient that you don't even have the patience to tap your fingers on the table impatiently? Well,...
5 robots that will save your life
Robots help us build cars, explore the deepest oceans and farthest regions of space, and even take one for the...
Courier, Microsoft's secret tablet — sorry, booklet — unearthed
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Pantech and S.T. Dupont intro new luxury touch phone
One of Korea's biggest cellphone makers, Pantech, has teamed up with French firm S.T. Dupont to introduce a new luxury...
R2-D2 mod crams in eight game consoles and a projector
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Humorous 'Bots With Stuff' carry items from all walks of geekdom
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Google enables push Gmail for the iPhone, finally
Well glory be. Google has enabled push e-mail for the iPhone. Ever since we started using the iPhone, we wished...
Tiny remote-control robots play soccer under glass
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Analyze your baby's cry to see what he wants
Babies have a lot of needs and no way to tell you what they are specifically at any given time....
SGI 80-core Personal Supercomputer packs a punch on the cheap
You'd be forgiven if you thought former computer giant SGI (Silicon Graphics, Inc.) had gone extinct. But the California company...
Wake up like a true American with a flag clock
You're a patriot, aren't you? You love your country? Of course you do. But if that's the case, why are...
Space Foosball replaces the physical ball with a virtual one
We've seen insane air hockey tables from the future, but what about foosball? Don't worry, it's not getting left out....
Designer Homes: Alien temple invades Japanese neighborhood
The architectural marvels of Japan never cease to amaze as exampled with this latest structure found in Hiroshima, Japan that...Battery-operated model plane hits record heights
A bunch of Aeronautics and Astronautics students from Stanford has broken the altitude record with a self-piloted plane. Last September...
Sony Ericsson introduces motion controlled earbuds
Sony Ericsson is introducing a feature it expects to become a standard in the earbud world: motion control. Pop the...Laser-Accurate microphone captures 'pure sound'
There are good microphones, and there are bad microphones, but pretty much all of them are limited by the nature...
PURE Sensia touchscreen radio connects you to Facebook, Twitter and more
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Popcorn Hour C-200 Networked Media Tank: Awesome hardware, lame software
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Digital Wallpaper: sneak peek into our OLED future?
Start with a black-and-white striped room, mount multiple projectors to the ceiling, and you get this crazy digital wallpaper. It's...The craziest air hockey table ever made
This air hockey game has a video screen for a surface, which shows the score for the game you're playing....
New HD Wii coming in 2011?
Square Enix is the biggest game developer in Japan, so when president Yoichi Wada speaks, people listen. And when he...
Microsoft cellphones, tablet PC on the way?
Microsoft's triumphant Zune HD media player might be just the beginning. Now there are well-supported rumors of Microsoft working on...
Billionaire's yacht uses lasers to thwart paparazzi
Apparently, what the man who has everything really wants above all else is privacy. And with enough money, he can...
Garmin-Asus nüvifone coming this October
The Garmin-Asus nüvifone has been talked about for a while, but now it's gone from talk to reality. The nüvifone...CueLight pool table burns $200,000 hole in your pockets
If you go down to Esquire's Ultimate Bachelor Pad today, you'd better take your pool cue — and some insurance....
Bugatti unveils chrome-layered concept car for 2013
When it comes to futuristic designs, copious amounts of shiny chrome go a long way towards selling us on nearly...
3D head shows shows the effects of a Tetris obsession
Despite its low-tech simplicity, Tetris is one game that can really become obsessive. I've known people who would sit trying...
PlayStation4 design is probably way too cool to be real
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Motorola CLIQ: best Android phone ever *
* …Considering this is only the third-ever Android phone and that we only got an hour to play with the...
Wiimote Football is as close as you'll ever get to the big game
Face it: you're no athlete. The closest you'll ever come to the Super Bowl is in a Madden game. But...
inMotion Classic iPhone dock: small package, huge sound
iPod docks have evolved to this: the Altec Lansing iMT620 inMotion Classic, a small audio device that sounds a whole...
Mission-style PC case hides raw power underneath
Computers of the future will be completely hidden, and master craftsman Jeffrey Stephenson leads the way, hiding a clunky mid-tower...
iPhone case fends off deadly cellphone radiation
You want to scare somebody? Just mutter something about radiation and you'll be able to sell an iPhone case for...
Robotic bed makes standing up a thing of the past
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This solar carport, straight out of Japan, manages to keep your cars safe from the elements while also providing a...
This solar kiosk could be your 'gas' station one day
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Intel starts production on its versatile 32-nanometer chips
Intel has started to produce the ultra-dense 32-nanometer chips it needs to bring about the next generation of processors. What's...
Joules the robot cyclist no threat to Lance Armstrong
The skinny little rider you see perched atop the back seat of this tandem is Joules, robot cyclist extraordinaire. He's...
Huge Magellan Roadmate GPS puts your maps on a big screen
Anyone who has ever squinted at a typical tiny GPS screen trying to read an obscure street name, will appreciate...
Asus has a USB-powered Blu-Ray player on the way
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Air Mouse Elite is like a Wiimote and laser mouse in one
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MoGo creates backpack for iPhone Bluetooth earpiece
Where's the best place to keep your Bluetooth earpiece without losing it - besides in your ear? MoGo thinks...
Thanko unveils Micro Sports MP3 Player earpiece
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Duracell myGrid charges phones on a conductive pad
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SHIFT: How Sprint's $69 deal is good for everyone (except Sprint)
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Stargate motorized pyramid is a PC case from another world
A user by the name of Gup over at the TechPowerup forums has whipped up one of the most impressive...
SwiMP3 underwater MP3 player transmits sound through your bones
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Fancy cellphone runs Windows XP, now up for pre-order
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SRS TruVolume tells blaring commercials to simmer down
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Pioneer's CDJ-2000 takes DJs to the next level
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You control the news — tell us what to cover via Twitter
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Sofa with PC, two pop-up displays offers connected relaxation
You'll never have to look at each other again with the Athena sofa, equipped with two LCD displays that pop...
Wi-Fi Dowsing Rod makes you look like a confused time traveler
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GreenSun solar panels: direct sunlight optional
It been pretty much understood that solar panels need sunlight. Direct sunlight, that is, and lots of it. GreenSun Energy...
Pentax K-x DSLR about to paint the world red
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HP DreamScreen: Not your grandma's digital picture frame
HP just dreamed up a fancy batch of digital picture frames, and it's calling them DreamScreens. Connected to the world...
Bullet Car: Volkswagen introduces the L1 concept car
The Frankfurt Motor Show will play host to the latest round of concept car teasers this season and the latest...
Golfer Michael Allen has an LCD screen right on his bag
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Zune HD review: Excellent media player, slightly flawed
After admiring the Zune HD's slim good looks, now we've installed its software and taken it for a spin. We...
Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 comes with a 250GB HDD
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Sleek CT6: Glowing earbuds from the future
Maybe you're not getting enough attention lately. In that case, you need a pair of these Sleek Audio CT6 Aura...
This toothpaste is designed to knock you unconscious
Do you have trouble sleeping? You could drink a glass of warm milk, or open a window. Alternately, you could...
B&W Zeppelin Mini, high-end iPod dock for (relatively) cheap
Perhaps prompted by yesterday's unveiling of the Bose SoundDock 10, B&W today gives us the Zeppelin Mini, a compact iPod...
Sony trots out glamorous Walkman A840
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iTwinge adds a physical keyboard to the iPhone
The iPhone's touchscreen keyboard has been working just fine for the millions of people who have bought it since launch....
Peugeot's Internet-enabled car sounds super safe
It's hard not to be a bit of a Luddite when it comes to car technologies that could take the...
Seagate DockStar network adapter, your personal online server
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Renault unveils space buggy-style Twizy Z.E. concept vehicle
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Android on a tablet? Archos Googles the portable media player
Slipping almost surreptitiously into stores tomorrow is perhaps a better portable media player than the much ballyhooed new Apple iPods...
Bose SoundDock 10: iPod docks grow up
Unveiled today at a theatrical product demo in Manhattan: the Bose SoundDock 10, a XXL version of its (apparently popular)...
VW's 'Beetle of the 21st century' isn't all that buggy
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Bloodbot draws blood from the brave
If you hate needles when you need to have blood drawn by a doctor, something tells me that having a...
Panasonic's LED lightbulb shines for a whopping 19 years
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HP Mini 311 plays back 1080p 'awesomely'
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Haunted toilet paper roll plays the sounds of the undead in the bathroom
This is curious: it's a toilet paper roll holder that plays the sounds of the undead when you pull at...
(Sneakernet + network) x 1080p = Seagate FreeAgent Theater+
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Bose event today — follow DVICE on Twitter for immediate updates
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Dubai 2010 video depicts a futuristic Arabian metropolis
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HP intros super-thin Envy laptops
Look out MacBook Air and Dell Adamo — HP just flexed its high-fashion muscle with a couple of laptops that...
AT&T says proper 'broadband' excludes online gaming
AT&T and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) are currently battling over what constitutes a broadband connection. The ESA, which is...
'After Office Tie' is armed with a bottle opener
Argentina's Sinapsis design studio has come up with this "After Office Tie" that'll seamlessly take you from your nine-to-five to...
Steampunk + Nixie Clock = Geek heaven
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CORRECTION: iPod Classic didn't get a downgraded screen
We recently reported that the second generation of the iPod Classic had a lower screen resolution than the 1G. Looks...
6 insane speakers for the filthy rich
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Change the color of your PS3 to anything you want, for a price
Interested in the new PlayStation 3 Slim, but turned off by its boring old black color scheme? Well, if I...
PetCare Robot: Fido's virtual playmate
People use webcams to check up on all sorts of things, but it's usually a passive activity. With a prototype...
Volution headset tries to make Bluetooth fashionable
Is it possible to make Bluetooth headsets cool? They're generally seen as something that somewhat douchey business types wear, so...
Brick Lights shine out from your wall
These Brick Lights take that staple construction material and add a star-shaped light into them, allowing you to build a...
Kymera Magic Wand TV remote — don't tell Voldemort
A British company has come up with a universal TV remote that looks like a magic wand. With 13 gestures...
Echo 1 PC: Finally, perfect playback for home theater
Having a PC in your home theater gives you terrific advantages, particularly when there's a Blu-ray player inside. The Puget...
Google offers animated Street View privacy policy video
In recent months Google Japan has been the target of numerous complaints from privacy-minded Japanese citizens concerned about the pervasive...
Zune HD: Exclusive first look at the REAL THING
A 32GB Microsoft Zune HD media player arrived at our doorstep today, and we had just enough time to take...
Really Snowing picture frame is like a 21st century snow globe
Remember those cheesy snow globes you used to get at schlocky tourist shops while on vacation? It really didn't matter...
Airfonix sends 24-bit audio wirelessly to any speakers
How, exactly, do you connect outdoor speakers to your stereo system? If you're a DJ, how do you wire speakers...
Kwikset, Schlage locks send you e-mail when door opened
Want to keep track of your kids' or spouse's comings and goings? Electronic combination locks from Kiwkset, a subsidiary of...
Rotating Lego iPhone dock puts a new spin on things
One of the neat features of the iPhone, is the way its display switches automatically from portrait to landscape mode...
How much bass does $10,000 buy?
CEDIA is well known for its wildly wild-looking and expensive speakers. But you figure that for a five- or six-figure...
Samsung combines Blu-ray player with soundbar
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Samsung has put a Blu-ray player with Internet connectivity to Netflix and...
Wirelessly play your iPod/iPhone with Yamaha speaker docks
There's always been an annoying problem with iPod/iPhone speaker docks: with your iPod/iPhone across the room on the dock, you...
Control4 readies first smart grid home-control module
Local power companies all over the country are helping to built a 21st century smart grid, complete with smart meters,...
First Wi-Fi HDTV with a QWERTY remote: Just $2k from Vizio!
It sounds like a Billy Mays spiel: A 55-inch LED backlit LCD 1080p HDTV with built-in Wi-Fi (b/g/n), a first...
UPDATE: iPod Touch and Classic compared with predecessors: What got worse
As some of you have already noticed, Apple's new generation of iPods isn't much of a generational leap. And if...
Japan's unmanned freighter is on its way to the ISS
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) enjoyed a successful launch of its H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) this morning from the...
Remote Buddy helps hunt down lost remotes
No points for presentation here, but the Remote Buddy is a $40 solution for keeping four of your remotes stored...
PowerCurl takes control of your MacBook's power cable
If you're a little bit anal, you're probably seriously bothered by tangles of cables. And that includes the power cable...
Good lord! It's a $135,000 Blu-ray player
Next time you have a spare $135,000 lying around, why not pick up a Goldmund Eidos Reference Blue Blu-ray player?...
Panasonic combines Blu-ray, iPod and surround sound
You bought your 50-inch HDTV. But now you want better speakers. You want a Blu-ray player. You want to...
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