Timo the Smart Table does it all, well, as far as working surfaces go

With a name like Time the Smart Table, you’d think there would be some automation of robotics involved. Designer Sungho Lee must be confusing versatality with intelligence. But even with its ill-conceived name, Timo is a pretty useful piece of gear, slamming together both a small desk and a T-surface table. Unlike most tables with their one appearance and use, ...

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Sleep machine gives you eight hours in only three

Insomnia and lack of sleep is probably the number one cause of many accidents associated to automobile fatalities (finish him!) and on-the-job tasks. People just don’t have the time that they used to. Thanks to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, we all might be sleeping more soundly, in a less amount of time. A machine currently in testing uses what’s called ...

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5T1CK135 (Stickies) computer window designed post-it notes

People love using their online sticky note programs, leaving little notes scattered across the Internet for further reference. 5T1CK135, or Stickies for non-l33t speakers, are computer window designed post-it notes for everyday life. If you feel secure in keeping with what you already know, 5T1CK135 could be a nice transition from going from a computer to the physical world. Just ...

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Limb-saving table saw knows the difference between a hand and wood

Construction is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Mostly because the power tools and other equipment they use is so damn dangerous. A small company called SawStop has invented a table saw that only cuts wood, leaving limbs untouched. The table saw works by sensing electrical currents. When the blade touches something that conducts a current, such ...

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Hotto Raisu, or how I learned to love the warm rice with cold water

Meaning literally “hot rice”, Hotto Raisu is a Japanese creation which is rice which can be cooked using cold water. We imagine it works through some kind of chemical reaction. Despite a high price tag, there is hope that one day the Hotto Raisu solution could be used during times of natural disaster and power outages, allowing for a hot ...

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Throw out your lawn gnome and get a Dalmation Digging Dog

People have a tendency to want to cover their lawns with useless crap and cliche statuettes that really just make your lawn look more like everyone else’s rather than adding anything unique. You want unique? Try this Digging Dog lawn statue. Much like an ostrich, the statue makes it appear as if you have a dog in your yard who ...

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Domino PC towers are an inventful recycling idea

[ev type=”youtube” data=”5_tXcRYOYZ0″][/ev] It’s really a shame when a corporation decides to get all new computer systems because all of the old ones wind up being chucked in the trash dump. What about a more creative use, such as PC dominoes. Watch how the camera slyly pulls ahead as the computers round the corner. I think that the line wouldn’t ...

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Apple stocks up, orders 500 million Samsung NAND flash drives

Everybody has their own Apple predictions and this announcement will do nothing, but add to the speculation. It’s being reported that Apple is planning to order 500 million Samsung NAND flash drives by the end of the month. Now, what could they be doing with all of that damn flash? Sources say that the acquired flash drives will be used ...

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Laugh of the Weekend: The PS3 Elite

[ev type=”youtube” data=”GG1G1-h3gfo”][/ev] I must say, I’m usually not a fan of G4 and their gaming obsessed attitude, considering it’s supposed to be a tech channel and not a “lets watch people play games” channel. But with this PS3 Elite mock ad they made, they’ve won a place in the coveted “Laugh of the *enter time span here*” title from ...

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The “really” Easy Chair

People who live with a limited and compact living space, which includes most of us, have a hard time arranging and squeezing in the few things they need to feel comfortable. The Easy Chair is a design concept that begins as one chair, and unravels to reveal two chairs and a table. The Easy Chair could seamlessly be adapted for ...

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