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Panasonic's Ion Steamer blasts your face with steam, for a price

Panasonic's Ion Steamer blasts your face with steam, for a price

Apparently, blasting your face with steam is good for your skin. Who knew? Even better than normal steam is the...
 
Drill-free cavity fix means truly painless dentistry

Drill-free cavity fix means truly painless dentistry

This little plastic instrument could make the dentist's drill a thing of the past. Instead of that whiny drill grinding...
 
A first aid box you won't want to hide under the counter

A first aid box you won't want to hide under the counter

First aid boxes are important to have in most public places, from restaurants to water parks. But why do they...
 
ColdAvenger is like a gas mask that keeps skiers breathing easy

ColdAvenger is like a gas mask that keeps skiers breathing easy

For skiers, snowboarders and anyone who just wants to look like they belong in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, there's this here...
 
Plug-and-Play hospitals saving lives in Haiti

Plug-and-Play hospitals saving lives in Haiti

It's hard for the doctors of Doctors Without Borders to do their work in Haiti. Its infrastructure has been devestated...
 
Nagging plate scale calls you a pig when you eat too fast

Nagging plate scale calls you a pig when you eat too fast

Just what we need: a talking scale that nags us when we wolf down dinner. Gee thanks, technology. It's called...
 
WIN Human Recorder offers wireless, real-time health tracker

WIN Human Recorder offers wireless, real-time health tracker

A company calling its collective group of body monitoring products the WIN Human Recorder system has released a new device...
 
Project Excite Bike combines the exercise bike with an Xbox 360

Project Excite Bike combines the exercise bike with an Xbox 360

It's tough to motivate yourself to get a good amount of exercise. It is equally tough to stop playing video...
 
WiiThink brain scanner is one poorly thought out peripheral

WiiThink brain scanner is one poorly thought out peripheral

You know what the Wii needs? More poorly-conceived peripherals! Oh look, here's the WiiThink, a concept controller that makes no...
 
Indoor Personal Mobility Robot rides like a Segway

Indoor Personal Mobility Robot rides like a Segway

The Indoor Personal Mobility Robot isn't the first robotic wheelchair we've seen, but it's decidedly the most Japanese-looking. Just look...
 
Air Press chamber offers oxygen therapy for your pet

Air Press chamber offers oxygen therapy for your pet

The comforts bestowed upon dogs in Japan know no bounds as exampled by the service proffered by Tokyo's Wag Style...
 
TV Ears rolls out a fancy HDTV just for grandma

TV Ears rolls out a fancy HDTV just for grandma

An HDTV may not seem necessary for our beloved elders who just want to get their Price Is Right on...
 
Head massaging hat certifies your dorkiness

Head massaging hat certifies your dorkiness

Massages are great, but I generally prefer the touch of another human over a machine. Now Osim, the folks who...
 
NASA developing an airbag for helicopters — for the entire 'copter

NASA developing an airbag for helicopters — for the entire 'copter

NASA's "deployable energy absorber" may appear to be a couple of oversized sponges attached to the bottom of a...
 
Comprehensive study: Cellphones don't cause brain cancer

Comprehensive study: Cellphones don't cause brain cancer

Okay all you fraidycats, you can emerge from your bunkers now, because cellphones aren't going to kill you after all....
 

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