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Celrun FDN-2700 GPS looks pretty

Ok, we admit it. We are saps for pretty-looking gadgets. No matter how mediocre the actual gadget might be. Call us crazy, but this Celrun FDN-2700 GPS device is one slick looking piece of gear. Even though the 2700 will most likely never make it out of South Korea, we admire the 7″ LCD wide screen with sleek black framing. ...

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GE breaking into the digital camera market

General Electric announced its new venture into the digital camera market through a fleet of releases through General Imaging, a small manufacturer created by the former president of Olympus. GE will be producing a series of branded cameras, all with red eye removal and image stabilization, including a high end model called X-1 which will feature an 8 MP sensor, ...

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Self Stirring Mug saves you a few seconds

People are so busy these days, even a simple task such as stirring a cup of java can delay them precious seconds. The Self Stirring Mug stirs while you multi-task any other project your working on. Your dose of caffeine is then ready for consumption, without even the smallest effort put into stirring. With a liquid capacity of 16 oz, ...

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Nap Alarm sadistically keeps you awake

We know it’s hard to keep awake in painstakingly boring meetings, but wouldn’t it be great to have somebody next to you to wake you up when you fall asleep? The Japanese came out with various solutions for that, and one of them is the Nap Alarm. The Nap Alarm looks pretty much like just another headset for your mobile ...

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Illuminated Rubik’s Cube changes pattern to music

These damn Rubik’s cubes might be damn near impossible if you’re not an obsessive kid with a super high memory, but some very cool products and projects get created through this 80’s puzzle wonder. This Illuminated Cube displays 27 different patterns of multicolored lights, which light up to the pattern of the music you are listening to, via internal speakers. ...

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Digital Hourglass sexes up the old fashioned sand

Hourglasses are known mostly for sitting on wizards desks and counting down how long people have left to live, but the Digital Hourglass should be known as one of the coolest time pieces ever. We love old ideas made anew. This is one of those products. The Digital Hourglass is a German design project from Susann Humann and Fabian Hemmert, ...

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Digital Drawer encourages your kids to draw on wall

[ev type=”youtube” data=”b146_atvG4g”][/ev] Anyone with a blooming child knows that little doodles are bound to pop up on your wall at some point. Philips has developed a digital drawing gadget that not only allows children to color on walls, but encourages is it with his non-mess gizmo. The multicolor paintbrush, or “magic wand”, can be dipped into a digital paint ...

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Icuiti VR920 makes us wonder why Geordi was so melancholy

Winner of the 2007 CES innovations award, the Icuiti VR920 brings us one step closer to a Star Trek-esque world of designer technological eye wear. The headset creates the illusion of watching a 62-inch screen from 9 feet away, with a resolution of 640×480. And from the look on the womans face, the picture looks as cool as it sounds. ...

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R.I.P. Robert Adler: Inventor of the Remote Control

As gadget fans can testify, most gadgets wouldn’t be gadgets without the remotes that control them. What is a TV without a remote? Just a box with pictures, thats what. So, from one gadget fan to another, and on behalf of the tech community, Rest In Peace Mr. Adler (1913-2007). — Andrew Dobrow Robert Adler [Wikipedia]

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