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remote control watch: change channels from your wrist

filed under: gadgets | timepieces

Watch Universal TV/DVD Remote

This may just look like a cheap watch from China, but it’s actually a fully-functional infrared universal remote control with a touchscreen interface.

This remote control wristwatch can operate most popular brands of televisions and DVD players using a tiny touchscreen interface…

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July 21st, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

cupcake speakers sound delicious

filed under: design | just plain fun | media players

Cupcake Speakers from Semk

These freshly baked cupcakes from Semk may look tasty, but you’ll probably chip a tooth on ‘em if you try to bite in. That’s because they’re actually speakers, not cupcakes. Bummer.

Yep, no delicious frosting, just bass and treble. Just plug these compact stereo speakers into any media player or computer and you’ll be ready to rock out…

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July 16th, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

speakers made from china - made in japan

filed under: design | home entertainment

Porcelain Speakers from Noburu Kawamura

These compact speakers feature enclosures made entirely from an unlikely material, porcelain.

According to Japanese designer, Noboru Kawamura, the china construction is said to provide a warm, tender sound that traditional wood or plastic enclosures can’t achieve.
Each speaker measures about 5″ (w) x 5″ (d) x 6″ (h), so they’d look nice sitting on a bookshelf…

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July 15th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

fm radio is squeezably soft

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Semk Radiobox Soft FM Radio

This funky portable FM radio from Semk isn’t made out of the traditional hard plastics and metals you usually find in electronic gadgets.

In fact, the battery-operated Radiobox is made using similar materials to those you’d find in a beanbag chair. The radio features a soft, faux fabric exterior and is stuffed with those little pellets that make it nice and squshy…

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July 12th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

oppo v3 media player slims down

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oppo v3 media player

This media player from China’s Oppo was already pretty nice looking, with its 2.4-inch 320×240 color screen, MP4 playback capabilities and touch-sensitive backlit buttons.

Now the company has announced that they are cutting the thickness of the player down to an insanely slim 6.9 millimeters…

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July 7th, 2007 16 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

loudest mobile phone ever

filed under: media players | mobile tech

QKphone 911 Loudest Phone Ever

This ridiculous cell phone from China is capable of blasting out ringtones and media files at an earsplitting 120dB.

For those of you not familiar with the Decibel Scale, that’s somewhere between “Front Rows at Rock Concert” and “Threshold of Pain.” Unfortunately, this video of the phone in action doesn’t really capture just how load 120dB is…

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July 6th, 2007 9 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

m300 wrist watch has cell phone built in

filed under: media players | mobile tech | timepieces

M300 Watch Phone

This new digital watch out of China features a fully-functional mobile phone under the hood.

The M300 Watch Phone offers an unlocked quad-band GSM phone, which should work in most parts of the world. The watch has a built in speaker and microphone so you can talk directly into it. For better sound and call privacy, plug in the included earpiece…

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June 15th, 2007 12 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

portable dvd player plays movies, tv, mp4, fm and nintendo 8-bit games

filed under: gadgets | mobile tech | video games

Chinavasion Portable DVD and Gaming System

Leave it to the folks in China to bring us a single portable gadget that crams so much into such a little package.
The TX-0088 Portable DVD Player not only features movie playback from DVDs, it can also play MP4 format videos burned to disc or a USB flash drive…

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June 2nd, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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