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the tmt tactical wallet: the swiss army wallet

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With a compass, a tweezer, a toothpick, a pen, a glass breaker, 2 hidden compartments and ample space for money, the TMT Tactical Wallet is ten times more useful than me.

Made by North Carolina-based Toner Machining Technologies, this XXXXL cousin of Swiss army knives measures 4.0 x 3.57 x 1.150-inches and weighs a whopping 7…


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January 18th, 2010 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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thanko four sd slot pen: a pen that can write and read!

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Get it? Thanko’s neat pen and SD card reader combo can accommodate up to 4 SD or MMC cards in its slim 0.6″ x 0.6″ x 6″ frame. And if you really want to look like a dork, just keep your memory cards on the pen all the time.


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November 16th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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gundam gun ballpoint pens might blast a hole in your paper

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Fans of the classic Japanese Anime series Gundam will recognize these familiar items. Except instead of firing deadly projectiles, these miniature weapons fire ink onto paper. Well, they don’t really shoot ink, they just write like any other ballpoint pen. But they sure do look cool doing it.

These Gundam-inspired ballpoint pens are being…


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November 12th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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color picker pen might make that box of 120 crayons obsolete

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When I was in grade school, crayons served as our introduction to the art of one-upmanship – you have a box of 8? Well your seatmate has a box of 16! So you tell your mom to buy you a box of 24, but – oh snap! -  your rival’s already upgraded to a…


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August 13th, 2009 comments (16) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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ultraviolet spy pen lets you write and read invisible messages

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Here’s a handy way to keep a secret. Just grab one of these ultraviolet invisible ink pens, and you can leave yourself hidden messages that you can easily decode using the same pen you wrote them with.

Each pen has a built-in ultraviolet LED light, you can read messages that are invisible to the…


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February 6th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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pocket shark pen weapon nearly as mighty as the sword

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The next time your boss tells you that he’s still waiting for that TPS report, you might want to fill it out with one of these bad-ass pens in your hand.

The Pocket Shark pen ($6.99 USD) might look innocuous enough, but it’s actually made from glass-reinforced plastic and designed to act as an…


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February 1st, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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message tape mimics digital displays

Message Tape from Suck UK

This cool decorative tape lets you leave messages by blacking out the the white areas. A brilliantly simple design concept, the tape works in pretty much any language thanks to its free-form display concept.

Perfect for labeling boxes, temporary signage, creating impromptu artworks or modern graffiti, the tape comes in either a dot-matrix or…


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January 19th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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robot artist draws portraits

Artist Robot by Sylvain Calinon

This humanoid robot holds a pen in its hand and can draw an image of any person who stands in front of it.

Created by robotic researcher Sylvain Calinon, the robot recognizes when there’s a face in its field of view, then snaps a digital photo and extracts the major characteristics of their visage.…


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December 28th, 2007 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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wacom bamboo touch tablet revealed

Wacom Bamboo

Graphics tablet maker Wacom has announced their latest touch tablet, designed for the consumer and small business market.

The Wacom Bamboo will retail for under $150 when it’s released later this Spring, and features a wide variety of features for both creative and functional uses. The small (appx. 4″ x 6″) drawing surface fits…


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May 15th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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iogear digital scribe: record notes from any surface

IOGEAR Wireless Digital Scribe

I’ve seen plenty of devices that let you record digital notes, but all of the ones I know of require either special paper, special ink or a special pad. The IOGEAR Wireless Digital Scribe (GPEN200N) is the device I’ve come across that can capture handwriting from any surface.

The device is comprised of a…


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January 12th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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