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Boynq Toastit Will Not Burn Your Memory Cards

Boynq Toastit Memory Card Reader

Normally, I couldn’t think of a less interesting computer accessory than a memory card reader. Leave it to the design wizards at Boynq to change my mind on that.

Their $30 Toastit is a 27-in-1 memory card reader that bears a striking resemblance to a retro-modern toaster. While it won’t…

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May 14th, 2007 by: Technabob

USB Drives Look Like Tiny Baked Goods

USB Fresh Baked Memory

It seems like I can’t go a week without running across some ridiculous flash memory drives inspired by something completely unrelated to computing.

Today’s special: these Freshly Baked USB Drives, featuring enough carbs to make Dr. Atkins turn over in his grave. Coming soon from Vavolo, the drives will come…

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May 7th, 2007 by: Technabob

Kingmax Super Stick: World’s Smallest Flash Drive

Kingmax Super Stick USB

These new USB flash memory drives from Kingmax are just a tiny bit larger than a paper clip.

Measuring just 34 x 12.4 x 2.2mm and weighing in just 1 gram, the Kingmax Super Stick claims the current title of “world’s smallest” flash drive. They come in a variety of…

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May 7th, 2007 by: Technabob

The End of the Hard Disk: Solid State Drives Hit 160gb

Adtron 160GB Solid State Disk

This week, Adtron announced the availability of a new solid state drive (SSD) that’s capable of storing a record-breaking 160GB in its flash memory. The drive will be available in IDE and Serial ATA version.

As storage size is rapidly approaching that of decent-sized hard drives, it would seem that…

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February 24th, 2007 by: Technabob

Hardest Platform Game Ever, and It’s in ASCII

Jineseiowata no Daibouken ASCII Game

If you’re into platformers and you think you can beat them all, you’ve gotta check out this Flash-based game from Japan, Jineseiowata no Daibouken.

This game will kick you in the ass (twice), then serve it to you for dinner. It’s loaded with all sorts of fun tributes to classic…

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February 3rd, 2007 by: Technabob

Fuji F40fd: Flash Comparison and Face Recognition Camera

Fuji F40fd Digital Camera

Have you ever taken a photo with the flash on, only to discover the image was washed out? The Fuji FinePix F40fd digital camera lets you see a preview of your pictures with the flash both on and off.
The F40fd can take two pictures, two milliseconds apart. One photo…

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January 22nd, 2007 by: Technabob

Walletex Credit Card Sized Mp3 Player

Walletex Wallet MP3 Player

MP3 players keep getting smaller and smaller, and soon you’ll be able to pick up a new credit card sized MP3 player that’s so thin, it can fit in your wallet.

The Wallet MP3 Player from Walletex is just a little bit thicker than a credit card. As an added…

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January 2nd, 2007 by: Technabob

Wii Hacked to Control Entire House

Wii Home Control Hack by LiquidIce

Wii hacker, LiquidIce has set up an integration between his Wii console and his home automation systems.

The system lets him control his lights, thermostat, security and home entertainment systems, all from his Nintendo Wii.

The system is actually a web-based interface written in PHP and Flash running on a…

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December 24th, 2006 by: Technabob

Real-Time Xbox Live User Map (Digg Swarm Knockoff)

Xbox Japan UserMap

I was doing some investigating on Microsoft’s Japanese Xbox site today, and stumbled across this cool feature called the “UserMap.”

Much like Digg Swarm, the Flash-based application produces a very slick real-time map of player activity on Xbox Live. From what I could tell, you can also search for games…

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September 23rd, 2006 by: Technabob

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