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igtr pocket amp makes guitars sound swell

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iGTR Box Art

Like that big rock concert sound, but don’t want to carry around a Marshall stack on your back? Then check out this pocket-sized guitar amp which lets you turn it up to 11 all in the privacy of your own headphones…

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July 12th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

microfiber clothing could power your gadgets for free

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Micro-Fiber Power Generator

If you’ve ever walked along a carpet in the wintertime, you know all about how you can generate electrical shocks without ever plugging in to an outlet. Now it looks like your body movements could be harnessed to provide electricity for your mobile electronics. Imagine a shirt or a pair of pants which can automatically convert the energy from walking around into power for your gadgets…

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February 14th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

lamps made out of light bulbs

design | hacks-mods

Bulb Lamp by Bulbs Unlimited

These unique lighting fixtures out of Germany reuse old dead light bulbs to create dramatic sculptural lamps.

Bulbs Unlimited sells kits that let you create fixtures like the ones pictured here from your own recycled bulbs. The kits include everything you need to make these cool designer fixtures except for the bulbs themselves…

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September 8th, 2007 16 comments stumble it! author: technabob

panasonic’s electric carpet keeps your tootsies warm

strange and wonderful

Panasonic Heated Rug

We’ve all heard of electric blankets, right? Japanese electronics giant Panasonic decided to take the basic concept and embed it into a carpet. That way, when you step on the rug, your feet stay nice and toasty. As a resident of a chilly Northern climate, living with hardwood floors, this really does seem like a bright idea…

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August 24th, 2007 6 comments stumble it! author: technabob

electric tennis racket serves up pesky mosquitos

gadgets | strange and wonderful

Electronic Mosquito Racket

Summer is just around the corner, and with that comes one of life’s greatest annoyances, the mosquito bite. Thankfully, the fine folks over at Brando have the solution for swatting those little buggers right off the map.

The $10 Electric Mosquito Trap Racket is designed to fry any unsuspecting pests who happen to land in the racket’s wire netting…

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June 5th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

ge working on oled lighting

future tech

GE OLED White Light Source

OLED (organic light emitting diode) technology has been gradually gaining momentum as a display medium for everything cell phones, portable media players and even some upcoming computer monitors. But did you know OLED can be amped up enough to generate a meaningful source of illumination?..

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March 30th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

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