We’ve seen straight phones and bi (dual hinge) phones, we’ve seen slider phones and swivel phones. Having informally stating that they’re giving up on swivel phones (not forever, hopefully), SonyEricsson is said to be working on yet another form factor. Supposedly the newly designed hinge will do what the W44S can do, i.e. landscape and portrait viewing, but shredding off ...
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Live in style in Duke’s Smart House
Loved the idea of college but hated the thought of living in dorms, or even worse, frat houses with their raging parties 24/7? Well if you did, you should work your butt off and try to get accepted to Duke University so you can live in the newly designed Smart House, funded by Home Depot. Starting in fall 2007, 10 ...
Read More »Protect your pizza…and laptop
Everybody needs a little humor in their life. The funniest thing about walking around with a pizza box laptop case is that people never respect pizza delivery men. Watch the eyes glance and the parents scoff. Only after these reactions do you reveal the wondrous notebook inside. This should make the onlookers feel outrageously stupid. Shows them not to pick ...
Read More »Authentic circuitboard coasters prove your geekiness
Coasters, you know you only use them at guest’s homes when they are paranoid about their brand new furniture. They aren’t really a pain, but they aren’t the first thing to come to your mind when you want to drink a cold coke. These circuitboard coasters might not have you rethinking your forgetful ways, but they might look freakin’ awesome ...
Read More »LG makes calligraphy Shine
We’ve all seen the LG Shine (LG-SV420), it’s the full silver metal-brushed slider that has caught so much attention that Samsung decided to copy it. Supposedly, the LG Shine design will be used on GSM phones in 2007, LG hopes to repeat the Chololate sensation. This week LG announced a limited Designer’s Edition to the Shiney slider, with beautiful Korean ...
Read More »Make water blue: the Blue LED Faucet Light
Sick of having crystal clear water running out of your faucet like normal people, then you should upgrade to the Blue LED Faucet Light. This faucet light attaches to the end of the faucet, automatically turning on when water runs through it and turning off when the water stops flowing. The water then flows out of the faucet an eerie ...
Read More »JLr7 watch takes 10 minutes to read
Want a watch that takes forever to actually figure out what it says? With today’s society forgetting how to read analog clocks, this watch is definitely something we do not need. The JLr7 displays the time by encoding it and allowing you to decode it though its eight rows of colored “L”s. No doubt, this watch looks awesome; it’s not ...
Read More »Wii controller prototypes: Thank the gaming gods for the Wiimote
This picture, which was snatched from the inner depths of the official Nintendo forums, is a scanned photo from Japanese magazine (Japzine?), Nikkei Business, which features some of the early prototype models for what became the Wiimote. We’ll be the first to say, “Thank you oh mighty gaming God, for not bestowing upon us these horrendous looking controllers!”. That orange ...
Read More »Clean your clothes through the power of UV
Cuddles the Bear might be out of business if this contraption ever sees the light of day. Get it? Light? Ha…ha…nothing? By the year 2020, you might have a UV Cleaner very similar to this one pictured, right in the comfort of your home. We all know that one of the annoyances in life is remembering to bring your suit ...
Read More »iPod Case for the kiddies
Durable, colorful, trainable, and equipped with two handles. If you thought we were describing your mother, you can put your fists down, no need to have them flying today. Those words describe the Tadpole iPod case designed for toddlers. With a heavy duty plastic screen over the entire iPod controls, you would think that the click wheel would be left ...
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