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The Japan Acoustic Laboratory is famous for their soft science research, those guys have recently started selling ringtones online that they claimed can calm crying babies. Nikkei has decided to spend a few bucks and try that out on 2 babies. First they downloaded the tone on to their mobile, then they sent it to the alarm clock by muPass. ...

We have seen our fair share of cool geeky cakes, but this is the first one we have seen that comes with a tutorial to actually make it yourself. This Rubik Cube Cake is truly as cool as the arctic tundra. Just plain geek-o-rific. Using some skilled frosting cutting and lots of strategically placed food coloring, you to can win ...

The game is called Go, but you might know it better as Chinese Chess. This design concept creates a foldable Go board which rolls up like a scroll, and is played through a OLED display. The Go board uses the traditional Chinese calligraphy along with a painted open-book system of playing. Go and impress your friends (no pun intended) at ...

Odd USB gadgets have produced almost a cult-like following. There’s always some new weird gadget flowing through the pipes. This USB Mini Fridge makes sure that your beverage stays properly chilled while you work at your computer, which is great for the slow drinker. We hate having our drinks become flat and room temperature. The Mini Fridge is made to ...

Afro-rocking California Senator Carole Migden, who has been known throughout congress as an ardent activist supporting a law against driving while on the cellphone, fell prey to her own hypocrite views. While cruising around in her SUV, Migden crashed into another car as she blabbed and gossiped away on her cellphone. Most likely talking about how bad she wants to ...

This new 2.2-inch active matrix OLED screen by Samsung is being touted as the thinnest OLED display ever created for commercial use. Hell, the thinnest period. At an anorexic 0.53 mm thick, a piece of paper is barely competition for this screen. Samsung plans to roll out the new screens over the next few months, providing them to mobile phone ...

Kim Jong-Il will be pleased to know that a missile more fit for someone of his stature is on its way. This 25-inch long, 5.3 pound SPIKE missile was recently fired in a successful test launched by the U.S. Navy. SPIKE is navigated through a fiber optic data link which receives commands right from launch. Controllers can change the target ...

A recently released patent from Motorola reveals a cellphone design that integrates solar panels and the LCD display of the phone. Environmental-lovin’ nerds are sure to be up in arms with a joyous stupor over the announcement of solar integration. The technology works best with black LCD screens, with 75% of the rays reaching past the display layer. The thin ...

This is no April’s fool joke, but the above picture shows a real product label of a device named PS3 that is made in the mysterious country of Koera. Strangely enough there is also an IMEI code. Jump to find out more.

We’ve seen some cool DIY’s, but this might take the cake on the technical aspect of things. Ever wanted to make your own Progressive Scam Camcorder? Odds are it never even passed your mind, but regardless, you can now create your own. The Progressive Scan Camcorder in question was used to make the 88-minute indie sci-fi film, The Shimmering Earth. ...