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Softbank’s Ultra Simple Single-Button Phone

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This new cell phone from Japan’s Softbank and ZTE is more of a security device than anything else. It’s kind of like a one-button panic alarm that’s wired into a cell phone. Apparently it’s designed for preschoolers and seniors.…

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February 9th, 2011 by: Range

IPad + Velcro = Pure Genius

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What happens when you outfit your shiny new iPad with a couple of strips of extra-wide Velcro? You turn Apple’s portable tablet into a wall-mountable hands-free display, that’s what.

With strategically-placed strips of the toothy stuff, Jesse Rosten demonstrates a variety of nifty places you can stick your iPad once…

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May 22nd, 2010 by: Technabob

Giant Button Cell Phone for Seniors (and Simpletons)

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Whether you have bad eyesight, an aversion to technology, or are just an imbecile, have I got a cell phone for you!

This generic-brand mobile phone offers oversize numeric buttons (1-cm wide) that you can read from several feet away – making phone calls nearly fool-proof. The phone was mainly…

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November 5th, 2009 by: Technabob

3 X 3 X 1 Rubik’S Cube is Just a Wee Bit Too Easy to Solve

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If you thought that 7 x 7 x 7 Rubik’s Cube was a little too difficult for your tiny brain, what with its 1.95 * (10^160) permutations, have I got a deal for you.

This 3 x 3 x 1 Rubik’s Cube (aka the “Floppy Cube”) is so simple that…

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January 30th, 2009 by: Technabob

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