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electric shock bottle opener gives you a buzz before your booze does

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Give your dad’s Monday night football an extra jolt with the electric shock bottle opener. But obviously you risk getting grounded as well. See what I did there?

The electric shock can opener is sold at BudgetGadgets for only $4 (USD).  The look on your face when you forget about it’s surprise and you use…

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August 24th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

jenda voice calendar: for the family that needs more nagging

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Hey there Mom! Does your husband always seem to forget that the floor of your house isn’t his clothes hamper? Do your kids always mistake Coke for milk? Is your uncle senile? The Jenda Voice Calendar can help! Record your appointments, messages, reminders, stern warnings, threats, ultimatums, and more! Simply select the relevant date, press…

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

filed under: gadgets technology

seura the one tv mirror: for people who can’t decide what to do

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I don’t understand the concept behind TV mirrors. Look: you either use the mirror or watch TV. You don’t see people selling a book-in-a-book do you? But as I always say, folks, it’s your money. If spending thousands of dollars on a tiny LCD screen is your thing, then Seura’s The One TV mirror might…

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July 22nd, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: home entertainment media players technology video

why cry baby analyzer will give you an idea as to why the hell you’re up at 3am

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Benjamin Franklin – widely acknowledged as “that chubby dude  in the 100-dollar bill” – once said that there is nothing certain in life except death and crying babies. Larry King may have already disproved half of Franklin’s  quote, but until scientists isolate and exterminate the Crying Baby gene in our DNA, Franklin will remain the …

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July 7th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful technology

mur-01 seat with built-in speakers: now that’s a seriously rocking chair

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Feel the full force of Mastodon on your butt with the MUR-01 rocking chair from Irisohyama. The built-in 8.5-watt 2.1 speaker system will assault your body with sound. Or will it just massage your body? How loud is an 8.5-watt speaker system anyway?

Mr. Smiling Caucasian must be listening to some R. Kelly. Feelin’ on yo…

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June 24th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio gadgets home entertainment technology

mitsubishi laservue projection tv: yet another expensive “world’s first” gadget

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Mitsubishi’s L65A90 LaserVue 65-inch Rear Projection HDTV is the world’s first laser-powered television, and the company claims that its laser-lit DLP delivers twice as many colors as the now stupid and old LCD and plasma HDTVs. If I may quote the L65A90’s tech specs…  “Twice the Color Over 200% of HDTV.” WOW. Twice and over…

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June 16th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech home entertainment technology video

forget antiques, get a pc-in-a-vase

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ECS surprised a lot of folks at the recently started Computex exhibition in Taipei by presenting a vase. Not an antique vase, but a PC vase, complete with optical drive. It’s sleek and funny and your mom’s gonna love it.

Don’t squint at the image, I’ll tell you what’s written on the card: the PC-in-a-vase…

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June 3rd, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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

wd tv hd media player should be integrated into all hdtvs

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I hope that in the future we can just plug in our storage devices into our HDTVs and access the stored media without the need for a separate gadget. I also hope that in the future I’ll have an HDTV. For now I’ll have to dream on, but HDTV owners can get the next best…

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May 26th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio gadgets home entertainment media players technology video

myka open-source bittorrent capable media receiver eager to take a bite out of apple tv

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While Apple TV gives its users access to a lot of popular movies and TV shows, its limited functionality and lack of support for other popular sources of content means that it won’t be as popular as Apple’s other products. Which is why upstart Myka’s digital media receiver was developed in an open platform, just…

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May 19th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio gadgets home entertainment media players technology video

colin o’dowd’s ekg coat rack definitely no flatliner

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Looking for a cool way to keep your coats up off the floor? Then look no further than the Beat coat rack by designer Colin O’Dowd.

Whether you think of it as the pulse of a beating heart, the waveform of your favorite tune, or the trend line for your stock portfolio, it’s definitely a…

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May 14th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design just plain fun

pantel outdoor weatherproof hdtv: so expensive, you might not want to leave it outside

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Pimp your ride, your pool, your house, and even your dog’s house with Pantel’s outdoor weatherproof HDTVs. They’re rust-resistant, can withstand temperatures from -40 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, and are equipped with anti-reflective glass screens, features that allow you to be a couch potato even when you’re out of the house.

Bald dudes, I don’t…

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May 12th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: home entertainment media players technology

like magic: octava takes component and vga and converts them to hdmi

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Have too many video devices and not enough HDMI inputs on your TV? Octava’s multi-input converter device accepts regular component and VGA inputs and converts them to HDMI. Even better, it also has space for 3 HDMI inputs, meaning you can switch between 5 inputs on a single HDMI cable. Less hassle and less clutter…

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May 5th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: digital imaging gadgets home entertainment video

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