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space hotel to open in 2012, will let rich people have an excellent view of the apocalypse

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“The birth of the Homo Spaciens.” That’s how Spanish-based Galactic Suite Ltd. describes its vision of a hotel in space, one that enables guests to literally go around the world in just 80 minutes and see 15 sunrises and sunsets in a day, and of course marvel at a breathtaking view of our planet. Best…

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November 6th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design future tech strange + wonderful technology

twitterpeek can only send and receive tweets: fail whale?

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I’m not a Twitter addict – although I do have an account – so I might be wrong on this one, but will a device that only sends and receives tweets be worth buying? That’s what Peek is counting on as is launches the TwitterPeek. Much like their one-trick ponies Peek & Peek Pronto, which…

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November 4th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets mobile tech strange + wonderful technology

tele scouter translator will literally let you see what someone is saying

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NEC aims to overcome language barriers with the Tele Scouter, a system that will process spoken language and display a translation on a retinal display. To maintain the portability of the gadget, NEC split the Tele Scouter into three parts: an eyepiece, a small computer and a remote server.

Aside from the display, the microphone…

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November 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech gadgets interactive mobile tech technology

air board: the rich man’s segway

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If you think that the Segway is too expensive, you’ll probably be disgusted with the Air Board, a $14,000 (USD) personal hovercraft. Then again, it’s a personal hovercraft! The product page clarifies for us peasants that “hovercrafts are not just very unique and unusual gifts, they are actually available.” So we’re clear on that okay? Hovercrafts…

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October 28th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun strange + wonderful technology

d*light pillow is probably made of unicorn and care bear essence

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Ladies and gentlemen: World Peace is within our reach, thanks to d*light. Designed by Diana Lin, d*light is a “combination of ambient lighting and cushion”, a benevolent matrimony of woven polyester and SMD LEDs. It provides a soft light and just the right amount of warmth, such that even the Devil himself will repent and…

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October 20th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design gadgets just plain fun strange + wonderful technology

vicon revue camera automatically takes pictures of user’s day: a photographic twitter

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Twitter lets people share even the littlest, most unremarkable things in their lives. This winter Vicon will release the Vicon Revue, a camera that promises to make “lifelogging” – making a photographic archive of your day – popular. Oh crap.

The Vicon Revue was originally called SenseCam. Some of you may have heard of SenseCam…

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October 17th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: digital imaging future tech gadgets mobile tech technology

dyson fan multiplies air, costs

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Unless the blades of your electric fan are quite dirty – mine are, need to clean them – I don’t think you’ll feel that the air coming from the fan is “choppy”. You’ll still feel that steady stream of air right? Dyson disagrees, so it invented a bladeless fan that uses technology found in turbochargers…

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October 14th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design strange + wonderful technology

sasqwatch: are you willing to pay $50 for an awesome pun?

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This is one of those products that’s good for a 5-minute laugh – an hour tops if you’re drunk. Presenting: Sasqwatch.

Heheh. Sasqwatch. Sasqwatch. Cracks me up. Oh I’m sorry man, I didn’t, I was just kidding. What? There really is a Pinkfoot? Whoa. I bet it goes ape for Kool Aid. Just like you…

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October 12th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun strange + wonderful timepieces

touchscreen rubik’s cube: surprisingly more backasswards than the plain version

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Minor modifications aside, today’s Rubik’s Cube is very similar to the one that Ernő Rubik introduced to the world more than 30 years ago. But it was only a matter of time before the geeky puzzle cube got touched by technology. That sounded dirty. But you get it, right? Touchscreen Rubik’s Cube. Stupid pun. So…

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October 11th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys gadgets interactive just plain fun technology

boy you lookin’ hot: mini lighter cufflinks

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You’ve been stealing glances at each other the whole night. All you see is that hot little number with the shiny red dress, everything else is black and white. She finishes her drink, and sashays off to the terrace, the light bouncing off her hips as they sway. You adjust your tie and follow her.…

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October 6th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets geek art + craft just plain fun strange + wonderful

master sword & hylian shield replicas: it’s dangerous to cosplay alone! take these.

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Fauxblademaster Aaron makes “convention safe” video game swords and shields in his spare time. He hasn’t made a ton of them yet, but each of his creations are very detailed. Here’s one of his creations, a fiberglass replica of the Twilight Princess version of the Master Sword, Link’s trusty weapon in the Legend of Zelda…

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October 1st, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft just plain fun

optimized prime: customized revenge of the fallen optimus prime toy on ebay

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Just about the only thing good about the recent Transformers movie are the new versions of our beloved Autobots and Decepticons. Although I’m sure some of you will say that even the new designs suck. Also the movie changes POVs and angles every nanosecond so we hardly got to appreciate the designs anyway. Stupid cinematography. Aaaaaanyway.…

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October 1st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys design geek art + craft hacks + mods just plain fun

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