LEGO designer Ronald McCrae created this amazing functional ATM made entirely out of LEGOs. How functional is it? Just check it out for yourself: This Lego NXT Automatic Teller Machine includes HiTechnic IRLink and a Codatex RFID Sensor, and just like any other ATM, it demands the PIN number. �Along with a functional keypad, a display screen, it flaunts 9�13 ...

If you’re not lucky enough to be a resident of the great state of New Jersey, you likely pump your own gas. I’m sure you’re used to it by now, but as a New Jerseyan, I could never get used to the manual labor. What can I say? I’ve been spoiled. The TankPitstop robotic gas attendant would eliminate the need ...

Look, I love Apple as much as the next guy does, but this is ridiculous. The press and bloggers are becoming rabid paparazzi as they demand to know every detail about Steve Jobs’ life. I mean look as this shit on Techmeme. Is this seriously the biggest news out there? That a hospital tried to keep the identity of one ...

Alright. Stick with me on this one. You crazy Europeans love to created weird names for products, like The Mirror by Violet. That being said, The Mirror’ is one of the neatest gadgets I’ve seen in a long time. Hook the $60 plate up to your Mac or PC and get ready to read some RFID tags. The set includes ...

The Arduino continues to power innovation and creation well into 2009. This blender, created by Matti Niinimaki, is rigged to create beats. No smoothies here, folks, just pounding techno full of cheesy sound FX. The Beat Blender prototype reads fruit embedded with RFID tags that are dropped into it. Hitting different blending speeds (Puree, Liquify, Blend, Grind, etc.) will add ...

Children are increasingly interested in social networking websites such as MySpace and Facebook. However, children under 13 don’t really have a lot of safe options for an online presence and the technical curve can be difficult for some. This is all solved with the RFID-enabled Poken. These little toys come with big hands for high-fiving. Two kids can high five ...

Apple’s Keynote was lackluster at best. The $100,000 Tuna Looking for a shittier, cheaper Optimus Maximum keyboard? Crayon Physics Deluxe drops tomorrow. A must see! DIY Bonsai Village STEVE JOBS LIVES RFID and jewelry meet in the middle How to Twitter via IRC Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? E-mail us: tips AT gearfuse DOT com.

Here’s to the first links of the new year! Shiny Happy Monsters! You can now order Subway online and via SMS G-Shock figurines DIY Famicom goodness Videos of kids freaking out over Nintendo Wii RFID invades your dorm room Get inside a Minty Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? E-mail us: tips AT gearfuse DOT com.

We haven’t covered much cloaking technology and that’s a shame because it’s starting to come into its own. Stefan Enoch at the Fresnel Institute in Marseille, France says that established cloaking principles, such as steering microwave light around an object, could be applied to ocean waves. Because cloaking technology is still in its infancy, scientists are still working on tackling ...

Girl you know it’s true. Ooh, ooh, ooh, I got links for you. Swype, Swype, baby Even stupider than Bluetooth headsets Wiimote a la Xbox 360 An incredibly disappointing “Beer on a Stick” RFID is coming to Walgreens A pool table that turns into a dinner table Here’s a review of Rock Band 2 I participated in Wario is hitting ...