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Desk Fx: USB Cables That Light Up the Night
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More fun stuff from CES 2010… Looking for a cool addition to your computer rig? Check out these new illuminated USB cables, just announced by ION Audio. These new DESK FX cables will glow when connected to your USB ports, making a bold statement on any desktop. While the cable… |
January 5th, 2010
Stanley Flashlight Watch is Overkill for Most Wrists
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This watch from Stanley has something special that most watches don’t. Nope, it’s not a built-in GPS, digital camera or a mobile phone, but a built-in flashlight! If I was thinking about a watch I wanted to get, I guess that the last thing that would cross my mind would… |
December 31st, 2009
Make Your Own Bat Signal
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Picture this – you’re being held hostage by an evil, bad-makeup-wearin’ supervillian, but you’re 25 miles away from Gotham City. Normally, you’d be screwed, right? But just then, you reach into your backpack and whip out your own portable Bat Signal, hailing the Dark Knight from across town. He swoops… |
December 19th, 2009
Enfren Free Style LED Lamp is Also Fun to Play With
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Enfren’s new environment-frenly friendly lamp isn’t called a “free style lamp” for nothing. The lamp not only has a bendy neck that allows users to adjust the height or angle of the light, the LEDs are separated into five disks that resemble contact lens cases. This arrangement allows for further… |
December 16th, 2009
Maratac Aaa Flashlight: Heavy on the Light, Light on the Heavy
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Although County Comm’s website leaves a lot to be desired, their flashlights are no-nonsense, functional gadgets. Take the Maratac AAA flashlights for example. It’s made of aircraft-grade aluminum and its lens has been treated with an anti-reflective coating. Touted as the world’s smallest AAA flashlight, the Maratac AAA measures a… |
December 16th, 2009
Warnlaser: Fun With Frickin’ Laser Beams
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The guys over at Warnlaser were kind enough to send me a couple of their battery-powered laser pointers to play with and I wanted to let you guys know – lasers are fun! Now these aren’t those cheesy red laser pointers you get at the drug store these days. I… |
December 6th, 2009
LEGO Brick Light is Too Big for Minifigs but a Tad Small for Humans
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When I first saw the Lego Brick Light I thought it was an awesome way of adding working headlamps to Lego vehicles. Although Red Save didn’t post the measurements of the lamp, it did say that the lamp runs on three AAA batteries. Hmmm. So then I thought maybe it’s… |
November 29th, 2009
Beamer iPhone Flash Case Helps You See and Shoot
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It’s been quite a while since I checked out quirky, the community-powered design-build-sell platform which gave birth to the kickster and the digidudes, among other things. So I visited their website and saw the beamer, a 2-piece plastic case for the iPhone 3G & 3GS that has a built-in flash.… |
November 23rd, 2009
Electronic Dress Lights Up When Hit by Wind: Will It Shock You When It Rains?
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Created by Dutch designer Stijn Ossevoort, Flare is a dress embroidered with wind-sensitive lights, arranged to form dandelions. Just imagine – it’s your wedding day, and it’s at the beach, just like you’ve always imagined it. You’re walking along the shore, the wind caressing your dress, not only making it… |
November 22nd, 2009
Honey, I Got You a Bouquet of Light-Emitting Diodes
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If there’s one thing us geeks know how to do is turn the everyday into something fantastically dorky. Our latest invention? LED flowers, trees and shrubs. This high-tech plantlife does away with such petty annoyances as dirt, water and sunlight, replacing them with an ongoing thirst for electricity. Each kit… |
November 11th, 2009
