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Check out this sexy phone from Ooma. One catch. It’s $400. The reason the price is so steep is because Ooma wants to give you free local ad long distance calling for the rest of your life. Just, ya know, not free. The Ooma phone can route calls where the internet is available and even plug into your landline hub. ...

Keys, keys, keys. Why do we still use those blasted devil trinkets? We say, let’s revolt against the key entry conformity. And here’s how. Home hacker Ashish designed a simple dtmf decoder that can control door locks when it is synced with your cellphone. To unlock the door, all you need to do is call the phone connected to the ...

For those who didn’t know that Fujitsu actually makes phones, yes they do in Japan, and they’re selling their new F704i waterproof phone with bikini girls. The F704i only adds WCDMA roaming to the F703i that they sold with a girl in the tub. The company claimed that the 17.9mm thin 3G phone is still usable after leaving under 1-meter ...

Some of you out there would be out at the beach hitting the waves right now if it wasn’t for one thing. You are scared shitless of drowning! While this surfboard with a special built-in radio and GPS tide warning system can’t perform CPR on you (yet), the board could still save you a few brain cells and high medical ...

Some people still prefer carrying cash around. We have sort of phased paper money out of our lives, keeping a spare $20 around in case of emergencies. The one dangerous thing about only using a bank card is that you can lose track of your spending really quick. A futuristic design concept might change how we budget ourselves. Using RFID ...

Just wait until the boys over at Jackass get their hands on this. TASER has developed a new weapon to add to their arsenal of non-lethal defense. The new Extended Range Electronic Projectile (XREP) is made to launch through a 12-gauge shotgun, and is the first TASER device to be completely wireless. The XREP is a electrically-charged shell that can ...

The SonyEricsson Z750i HSDPA folder phone was announced awhile ago, but not a lot of people had the chance to get hands on with the new user interface. At the CommunicAsia show which is still going on, news has been coming out that new Media interface (viz K850i) as well as support for external GPS receiver are spotted on the ...

Despite the technological advancement of the Tablet PC, many are yet to have integrated wireless services such as Bluetooth. Though if you don’t mind voiding your warranty, there is a way to do it yourself with a few mods using a USB Bluetooth module and a few simple circuits. To integrate Bluetooth into your tablet, you’ll have to connect a ...

As if taking 2 SIM cards on a phone is not enough, you can now shove 3 SIM cards into one single phone, the Huatian K998. Sadly, you’ll not be able to receive calls from more than one line at a time, like the Doubao 728. Nonetheless, this is cool for people traveling between dualband countries all the time (think ...

Paranoia is God’s way of saying “Hey, dumbass. You’re being watched.” A constant state of paranoia can lead to weight loss, increased irritability, and on-the-edge weirdness. The Wireless Camera Hunter and Viewer from Brickhouse Security allows you to watch Big Brother as they watch you. The Hunter allows you to tap into all of the wireless camera signals around you, ...