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What would any true knight be without a satisfactory time piece? Imagine showing up for a scheduled raid, but realizing that you’re centuries late! Well, that just can’t happen. The Catapult Watch by Backyard Artillery is a needed tool for any rampaging, raiding, rambunctious warrior itching for some pillaging. This very special watch can shoot BBs, seeds, pop corn kennels, ...

Hey, it’s a miracle. For once a phone design that isn’t a cellphone! The Quartz Tele concept uses large quartz crystals instead of the traditional button pad. Each quartz stands as its own number key with embedded LEDs, and illuminates when pressed. All of the quartz stand on a base with a central screen displaying all of the caller ID ...

We’ve seen robots made for both blue-collar duties and military jobs, but not one that can truly do both. The HRP-3 Promet Mk-II can bypass heavy rains and maintain a basic rescuing operation, yet showed off its softer side at the Kawada Industries press conference today. Promet took the opportunity to display his skills with a screwdriver, screwing in some ...

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 ...

New advances on the production of photovoltaic solar panels allow for them to be made in the style of roofing shingles. Instead of just a big clunky block of solar capturing, the solar cells can be integrated to look like normal roof tiles, making your choice of power not only inconspicuous, but more pleasing to the eye. The National Institute ...

Who doesn’t love using their old computer parts in productive ways? This DIY project is a good way to strut your geek spirit. For those of you into wearing your geekary on your sleeve, you can make yourself a bracelet out of your old motherboard PCB. To make this you’ll need a drill and drill bits, a hacksaw, a file, ...

Vision Robotics’, a company who has been on the cutting edge of designing agricultural robotics, has finally released some 3D-ish renderings of what they have in mind for the future of farming. To take the jobs of an indeterminate number of immigrants, they present their Fruit-Picking Robot. In the past, mechanical farm help didn’t make things much faster than human ...

Before you assume that this is just some cheap attempt at a pee pee joke, think again. This wee Wii is a very real product. This 7-inch Wii LCD from Japan’s Century is a way for the hoplessly addicted gamer to carry around their Wii wherever they go. We were under the assumption that most people like playing those active ...

You’ve gotta love forced prospective. Apple sure does. To make the dimensions of the iPhone look smaller, it seems Apple has hired a big handed model to show off the iPhone in all of its static dimensioned glory. To our knowledge, the dimensional specs of the iPhone haven’t changed at all. Though the dimensional specs of the model seem to ...

The bond between a human and their tea is among the strongest that life has to offer. Whether it be herbal or leaf, if tea had a soul, we’d most likely marry it. For those who don’t care about your mug’s contents not carrying a single ounce of respiration capability, the Ring Mug unites you and your beverage in the ...