June 2009

Mechanical tumor, external heart, elastic cell - CPU Load Meter

Mechanical tumor, external heart, elastic cell - CPU Load Meter

Interactive media artist Mio I-zawa’s “mechanical tumor” is a quivering hunk of fleshy, organic-looking material that expands and contracts depending on the amount of stress your computer is experiencing ....

Dell Latitude Z: 16-inch notebook weighs 4.5 pounds, charges wirelessly

Dell Latitude Z: 16-inch notebook weighs 4.5 pounds, charges wirelessly

Dell’s got something for the business set today in the 16-inch Latitude Z, a $2000 notebook that measures just over half an inch thick, weighs 4.5 pounds, and charges wirelessly ....

The Very First Lighter Phone SB6309

The Very First Lighter Phone SB6309

Although I fully admit to chuckling quite a bit after first seeing this cellphone with a built-in cigarette lighter, I can see some practicality with it. After all, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard of my smoking friends losing their lighter. I’ve been asked numerous times if I happen to have a lighter on me, despite that they’re fully aware I don’t smoke. Having a lighter built into your cellphone would come in incredibly handy. After all, your phone is almost always somewhere within reach.....

Samsung Introduces Its First Solar Powered Mobile Phone

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Samsung surprised us today with the launch of an affordable solar powered mobile phone in India. We were banking on the Blue Earth phone but it’s the Solar Guru (Guru E1107) that will make its way first to the commercial market. The phone won’t be looked upon for its features but rather for its solar charging prowess, which for 1 hour of solar charging can give around 5-10 minutes of talk time. It supports dual GSM bands (900/1800MHz) and...

Ergonomic Backpack Vacuum

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Carry your Vacuum Backpack on the back, and clean your house now. Cool? "Ergonomic backpack vacuum($170) moves with you so you don't have to drag a heavy upright vacuum around the house. Cleans any surface from carpet to tile to stone or hardwood floors. Powerful suction to tackle even the toughest jobs including broken glass, confetti, nuts and bolts, pet hair and more. Features adjustable, padded backpack straps for added comfort. Includes...

Portable pizza oven lets you cook-a nice-a pizz-a pie in a moving car

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How many times have you said to yourself: “I really, really wish I could cook a pizza while driving.” Well have I got something for you.The Porta-Pizza oven could be just what the doctor ordered. This 12-volt pizza oven looks almost like an April Fools prank from The Onion, but it’s real. Now I’d be afraid that I’d kill my car battery with the amount of power you’d need to cook pizza, but what the heck do I know? And what’s to stop you...

Mimo Mini USB Monitor

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Looking for that extra bit of screen real estate to get you through the busy workday? Referring to notes while writing an e-mail, checking info in a spreadsheet while entering data into a web page, keeping an eye on your to-do list while browsing YouTube... it's handy to have additional monitor space at the ready. Problem is an entire secondary monitor comes with its own needs like requiring a separate power cord or perhaps an additional...

Colour changing umbrella

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Black umbrella with a white London skyline from Squid London. When water hits the the umbrella the skyline changes to multi-colour. Priced: £ 22.00 [Sour...

Desktop Factory 3D Printer - small scale 3D printer

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This Desktop Factory 3D Printer is priced (and sized) to please. For US$4,995 you get a rapid prototyper the size of a large laser printer that can make anything up to 125ci (approximately 2 litres) in volume. The manufactured parts are tough enough to be thrown around a room (must be a 3D printer standard) and are made using a halogen light source and plastic powder instead of more expensive UV cured polymers. These non-exotic materials...

LightLane Personal Bike Path

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A few months ago the LightLane personal bike path was merely a competition entry in conceptual phase. Using high powered laser beams mounted to bicycle seat posts, the light generated so much interest that the designers took it into development.Alex Tee, a mechanical engineer, and industrial designer Evan Gant, who both work with the Boston-based design firm Altitude, Inc. are currently in the production engineering phase of development....

Cushionless Stool Perfect for Lazy Launderers

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Tidiness is supposedly a virtue. It could also be viewed as a disease, an obsession with order at the expense of utility. I firmly disagree with this second statement: I’m a Virgo, and therefore everything must be in place at all times lest I am thrown into an OCD-stoked rage.I am also too lazy to actually tidy up, which is why this stool from Berlin design team LLot Llov, cutely named Todd, is ideal. A useless stack of twisted metal out...

Special Motorcycle Sidecars: Laverada Supercar

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I have a great admiration for people who are able to build things with their hands. Having two left hands has made it impossible for me to make anything, except maybe some eggs for breakfast. It's therefore that when I look at these photos, I'm in awe. Here's someone who has made from a Laverda motorcycle a sidecar. Not just any sidecar, but a supercar sidecar, including gulfwing doors. The sidecar part looks amazing, a true work of art....

A web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14

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A web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14, the portal offers timely items of interest to kids, suggestions for projects and group activities, and links to Web resources and other useful materials. Sections in the website include PuzzleZone, for inventing and solving puzzles, SciFiZone for science project ideas and tips, GameZone, which has a selection of logic and memory games, and TeacherZone, which has question sheets...

www.hunch.com

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Hunch wants to help people make up their minds about anything from dumping a boyfriend to choosing a car or getting a piercing. Launched by a team of MIT graduates, Hunch.com uses machine learning to guide people to decisions that seem to suit them. The Hunch engine uses machine learning technology to come up with insightful questions, the answers to which lead to a personally tailored recommendation regarding a path to take. [Sour...

Windows 7 on a thumb drive for Netbook owners?

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Microsoft has shown Windows 7 running on Netbooks ever since it introduced the operating system last fall. However, helping consumers get it on their notebooks has proven more tricky.Microsoft is considering offering Windows 7 on a thumb drive to allow Netbook owners to more easily upgrade their machines, a source tells CNET News. The move, which is still under consideration, is one of several things Microsoft has looked at to try to make...

Michael Jackson Death Prompts Malicious Spam

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The spam email appears to offer a link to a YouTube video, but instead sends the recipient to a Trojan Downloader hosted on a compromised Web site. The file offered is called Michael.Jackson.videos.scr (MD5: 664cb28ef710e35dc5b7539eb633abca). This file is located on a legitimate Web site hosted in Australia belonging to a radio broadcasting station. Upon executing the file, a legitimate Web site at http://musica.uol.com.br/ultnot/2009/06/25/michael-jackson.jhtm...

Self Aware JavaScript Validation With LiveValidation

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LiveValidation is a small open source JavaScript library for making client-side validation quick, easy, and powerful. Two versions are provided – a Prototype version and a standalone version. Both are fully tested on most modern browsers with a comprehensive test suite. LiveValidation comprises of two main parts. Firstly, it provides developers with a rich set of core validation methods, which can also be used outside the context of forms....

How To Add Logo At The Top Of Feedburner Emails

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You all might have subscribed to other blogs and receiving emails via Feedburner. After opening the mail you can see a logo at the top right corner. How to add that logo? How to add the logoLog into your Feedburner account and select Publicize tab at the top. In the left sidebar, click on Email Subscriptions and then select Email Branding. Now, in the Email Branding option, enter the url of the logo and click on Save at the bottom. And...

New Amazing Features on Google Books

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Think about how you use a book. You want to read it, sure--but there are a host of other ways for you to interact with the words between the covers. You might want to flip through the pages to find an image. You might want to open right up to the table of contents so you can find your favorite chapter. And you might want to pass it along to a friend so they can have a look at it, too. Today I'm excited to announce that we're rolling...

Babyglow Garment Changes Color When Your Baby Is Running A Fever

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Six years ago Chris Ebejer conceived a way to stop babies from overheating. Now, proudly, he is delivering his fully-formed creation to the world. The father of one has signed a £12.5million contract with a manufacturer to take his 'Babyglow' babygrows global. The garments change colour with baby's temperature - meaning they can tell parents when their child is getting too hot and help prevent catastrophic illness. 'Mothers are going to...

Super Universal Car Mount for Phone, GPS, iPhone, iPod...

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In this age of always-on Internet devices and random attention spans here’s an automotive mount that probably will soon be illegal. This super universal car mount holds three devices via a flexible gooseneck bracket. Now you can drive your car, watch videos, type an email and play your PSP! Best of all – when not in your car, take it into your kitchen, turn it upside down and use it as a candelabra.Super Universal Car Mount – $29.99 [S...

Crystal Clear DSi available now thanks to XCM

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XCM Eye-Candy shell (Crystal series) - Made from the best quality super clear acrylic plastic available. These cases will bring out the beauty of your handheld like no other case can.The XCM Eye-Candy shell includes:Full NDSi Replacement CaseButtonsScrewdriver - No Extra Tools Required![Sour...

No Crank Water Powered Retractable Garden Hose Reel

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Just in time for the summer! as this is no ordinary water hose reel. NO-CRANK is a Water Powered Retractable Garden Hose Reel that is there is no hand, no electricity, no springs. This ground-breaking technology is based on the proprietary Hydro-Pro system which takes the water pressure and converts it into the power needed to rewind up to 150ft of reel. [Sour...

Artmu to launch its laptop sleeve bag used as a mouse pad

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Triggering a "why the hell didn't I think of that?!" moment, Artmu has designed a laptop sleeve that, when unzipped and opened up completely, transforms into an effective mouse pad. Altogether now: Why didn't I think of that? [Sour...

Terminator Salvation Chopper has landed

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This menacing looking machine has some decent detail of the Terminator T800 skull and that in itself is enought to get noticed as you buzz this three channel RC about the room, but the added effects really set it apart. Glowing LED lights in the eyes, sound effects from the film and a laser battle mode to fight other choppers in the Bladez range make the £27.99 price tag pretty good value. Get yours at PLAY.com Combat Function – Terminator...

Farsi Translation Now Available in Facebook and Google Translate

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There has been widespread unrest and turmoil all over Iran, since the alleged botched results of the Presidential elections came out. There has been a ban on reporting for the international media and Iranian authorities have been quick to block access to various social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook. Still, many people are using proxy servers and other methods to make sure that the news reaches to the the world via such...

New Professional Blogger Template Exotic

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Three ColumnFast Loading Design : As this template does not uses any image except the logo and the blockquote, this is main reason why this template loads very fastBuilt in search engineThree column header to add Recent Comments, Recent Posts and Popular PostsSpecial space to add your Top 15 categoriesNeat and simple design Demo | Download[Sour...

How to add Page Peel Effect For Blogger

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Hi, friends, in this post, I am gonna teach you how to implement the page peel effect in your blogs. This increases the number of visitors to your blog. This is the best place for advertising. Hope you like it.You have probably seen these forms of advertisings where you can peel a corner of a website and see a message underneath. This is done using some simple lines of jQuery.This was origianlly done by Sohtanaka Just login to Blogger,Go...

IMPORT OF NON IMEI MOBILE PHONES BANNED

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Government of India today banned the import of mobile phone which has zero IMEI or No IMEI which was creating a problem for security agencies to track the culprits the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification.IMEI is a 15 digit code which appears on the operator’s network whenever a call is made. Mobiles phones without IMEI number are considered a security threat and concerns had been raised over their usage after terrorist...

BSNL UNLIMITED GPRS AT RS.20

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is looking to shake up the mobile Internet Market for prepaid users, offering a plan with Unlimited Browsing at Rs.20 per day.The State Operator announced the launch of Unlimited GPRS-20 Plan for its GSM customers of TamilNadu Telecom Circle. BSNL Prepaid Mobile subscriber can access full GPRS connectivity on mobile as well as PC & Laptop with Unlimited.Browsing and Free Download-Uploads with the activation...

SCD530 DECT Baby Monitor - monitors baby and all

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This serious-looking bit of kit is the SCD530 DECT Baby Monitor from Philips. As well as transmitting the usual goos, gahs and wahs from the other end of the house it also warns you if the temperature spikes/drops or if the humidity goes south. Because it uses DECT the signal should be interference-free as well as secure. The parent-end of the setup is rechargeable and can be used continuously for 24 hours even up to a distance of 300 metres....

Dose-Alert

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Dose-Alert® reminds you to take your pills Self-adhesive timer sticks to the cap of any pill bottle. Simply press one button to set from 1 to 24 hours. Timer counts upward from the time it is activated until it reaches alarm set point. Beeps loudly and flashes to remind you to take your medicine. Press reset to start the count again. Battery included. [Sour...

128GB’s on your keychain

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EDGE’s mega high-capacity 128GB DiskGO Flash Drive can store approximately 85,000 photos, 128 hours of video, 32,000 MP3s, or 1,280,000 documents. The drive is housed in a rugged aluminum casing that provides protection against wear and tear. It includes CryptArchiver Lite encryption software, a trial version of CryptArchiver which allows users to encrypt up to 25MB of data using 128-bit AES encryption. The full version of CryptArchiver...

Outlet Wall destroys cable clutter by embracing it

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Cable management is one of the most annoying aspects of modern electronics. Pretty much every single device you connect to your computer or home theater needs a power cord, and tons of products — even whole companies — invest their efforts in keeping the knots to a minimum. The Outlet Wall "reverses the telescope" on the entire idea of wire clutter, putting your cables front and center by covering a wall with power outlets. The concept...

4-port USB hub doubles as solar mobile phone charger

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Here comes a 4-port USB hub that also works as a charger for adding more juice to your mobile phone.This 4-port USB hub can draw power from your computer’s USB port to charge the mobile phone. Or alternatively, it’s equipped with a solar panel that is able to soak up sun lights and store in its internal battery. And the stored juice can then be used to recharge a cell phone.It’s a pretty handy gadget for frequent travelers to bring along,...

CTA Digital’s Wi-Bowl Bowling Ball Wiimote

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Turn every Wii bowling experience into a perfect 300 with the Bowling Ball for Wii. This ultra-realistic accessory, allows you to mimic all the critical motions a ‘striking’ performance requires. This Wii peripheral is the first of its kind to be fashioned after an authentic bowling ball, turning your wii-mote into the optimum performance-enhancing accessory! To operate simply press the release button to open the ball in half, place the...

Mobidapter - connect your USB flash memory drive directly to your mobile phone

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The Mobidapter is a clever gizmo which lets you connect an ordinary USB flash memory drive to any device which has an SD or microSD memory socket. Since this includes most of the modern smartphones on the market, it means that you can hook up a flash memory stick to upload/download photos, music, files et al as easy as pie. No more needing to use a computer as the middle man. Cool stuff. The device comes with mini, micro and full size SD...

Pure Air Sleep System Air Purifier: Incredible 100% Pure Air While You Sleep!

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Be prepared to be impressed! We are very excited to present to you this new specialized air purifier designed specifically to address allergy sufferer’s nighttime needs. If you are one of many whose allergies prevent you from getting a good night sleep then the Pure Air Sleep System could be the solution you’ve been dreaming of. Designed specifically for allergy sufferers, the Pure Air Sleep System couples HEPA filtration with a unique...

Opera Unite Puts File Sharing in the Browser

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Norway's Opera Software opened a new, free service on Tuesday that enables simple sharing of personal computers' pictures, files or music with anyone on the Internet.The new service, which the company has said would "reinvent the Web" is part of Opera's Web browser, enables direct downloading from personal computer to personal computer and removes any need for data storage at servers in the middle. Files can be viewed with any browser.Similar...

Facebook Experiments with Real-Time Search

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The company introduces a new search interface with some much needed functionality.Facebook has introduced a revamped search interface that brings real-time results from News Streams users in chronological order. The feature is considered experimental and has been introduced only for a small number of people but the initial reactions seem to be very positive as many have been unsatisfied with Facebook's current search capabilities. “Those...

Google Apps Sync Disables Outlook Search

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The Outlook team has recently been made aware of a serious bug / flaw with the recently announced Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook, and as a result we wanted to provide the Outlook user community with additional details around this problem as well as information on how to address it.The installation of the Google Apps Sync plugin disables Outlook’s ability to search any and all of your Outlook data. When a Google Apps user installs...

Google Adsense Allows you to Change Size of Fonts

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Google recently allowed publishers to pick a font for the AdSense powered ads. Only three fonts were provided though.They are now allowing publishers to pick the font size! Publishers are now allowed to change the font size of the text in their ad units. Three options are available: small, medium and large. These options are however only available on Latin character ads. There are 2 ways to change the sizeMethod 1 : To change fonts for...