October 16th 2008
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There is a lot riding on the shoulders of T-Mobile’s G1 Android…
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Tags: Android, Digg, G1, Gadgets, Google, Mobile Phone, Shoulders, T Mobile
October 15th 2008
Gadget blogs are a far reach from being oppressive totalitarian states. But the propaganda they all push, if not carefully filtered by editors, on behalf of the CE industry, can be disgusting. BBG’s…
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Tags: Bbg, Blogs, Conglomerate, Editors, Gadget, Gadgets, Propaganda, Totalitarian States
October 15th 2008
What I find most interesting about Ron Van Der Ende’s wooden replicas of everyday objects is now how well crafted they may be — very well crafted! — but how much the end results end up looking like Impressionist paintings when photographed.
Not all of his work is of plebeian items, though. He’s done some Apollo [...]
October 15th 2008
This beautiful blue email notification light recalls how people imagined e-mail would be before it became widespread, when its instantaneous nature was so exciting we didn’t quite realize the consequences of it being free of charge to send them.
In this vision, one would receive an electronic message from a friend or colleague once in [...]
October 14th 2008
What I find most interesting about Ron Van Der Ende’s wooden replicas of everyday objects is now how well crafted they may be — very well crafted! — but how much the end results end up looking like Impressionist paintings when photographed.
Not all of his work is of plebeian items, though. He’s done some Apollo [...]
October 14th 2008
You know you have been watching a sci-fi movie or TV show that you like, and you catch yourself thinking about what you would do if you got a hold of a killer gadget like the Lightsaber from Star Wars or the Green Goblin’s Glider from Spider Man.
Today we take a look at some of [...]
October 14th 2008
It is often the case that gadgets, however perfect in aspect and form, can be further enhanced by further expenditure. This is true of even the most illustrious technological fruits of distant nations’ labor. Take, for example, the iPhone.
I know, I know. It is a controversial thing, to dim a star by deed or [...]
October 14th 2008
This beautiful blue email notification light recalls how people imagined e-mail would be before it became widespread, when its instantaneous nature was so exciting we didn’t quite realize the consequences of it being free of charge to send them.
In this vision, one would receive an electronic message from a friend or colleague once in [...]
October 13th 2008
Transportation Security Administration baggage screener Pythias Brown is the reason you hate flying with expensive gear in your bag, especially if you ever flew out of Newark airport. Over the last…
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Tags: Baggage Screener, Gadgets, Newark Airport, Pythias, Transportation Security Administration, Tsa Airport Screener
October 13th 2008
At their best, gadgets transcend the world of technology and become “living” works of art. The following ten gadgets are awe-inspiring in their complexity, mind boggling in their motion and beautiful…
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Tags: Awe, Complexity, Epic, Gadgets, Moving Parts, Works Of Art
October 13th 2008
It is often the case that gadgets, however perfect in aspect and form, can be further enhanced by further expenditure. This is true of even the most illustrious technological fruits of distant nations’ labor. Take, for example, the iPhone.
I know, I know. It is a controversial thing, to dim a star by deed or [...]
October 13th 2008
Without that cup of coffee in the morning most of us would be completely useless. Now our gadgets can get the same jump start thanks to this coffee cup charger from PowerLine. It features 2 AC…
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Tags: Coffee Cup, Coffee In The Morning, Cup Of Coffee, Gadgets, Jump Start, Powerline
October 10th 2008
The average British household will work its way through more than 250 electrical devices over a period of 60 years, according to a new survey.
The poll of 3,000 households by Reevoo.com shows that electrical items rarely last longer than six years - and the kettle is the item Brits use and replace the most.
Over sixty [...]
October 9th 2008
newVideoPlayer(”/Stringer_Sony_Toobig.flv”, 475, 376,””); In perhaps the most spirited and cheery interview I’ve ever seen given by Sony chair Howard Stringer, the knight of the realm tells Charlie…
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Tags: Flv, Gadgets, Howard Stringer, Sony, Toobig
October 9th 2008
Earlier this week, a Qantas A330 inexplicably climbing 300 feet then nose-diving back down. In the cabin, 71 people were injured. Interestingly, the ATSB is now looking at in-cabin interference from…
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Tags: A330, Altitude, Atsb, Diving, Gadgets, Interference, Qantas
October 9th 2008
Here is another concept piece that follows the “less is more” philosophy although when it comes to gadgets, most geeks would agree that “more is more”. It is a remote that lets you perform many features as regular remotes, except this one has only one button.
This remote was designed by Brian Garret Schuur and the [...]
October 8th 2008
The WoodStation isn’t your standard LED clock/weather station. It’s your standard LED clock/weather station that’s made of wood. Through a seamless block of lumber design, the inert WoodStation is…
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Tags: Gadgets, Led Clock, Lumber, Mother Nature, Weather Station
October 7th 2008
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The very first time you touch the BlackBerry Storm—RIM’s first…
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Tags: Blackberry Rim, Digg, Gadgets
October 7th 2008
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At 96.73 feet (29.485 meters) this Lego tower built in the…
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Tags: Brick, Digg, Gadgets, Lego, Tower Record, World Record
October 7th 2008
Japanese design firm Conof makes these wonderful bracket-shaped lamps with a light that swivles up to 270 degrees and a few spare USB ports for charging your gadgets. There’s no pricing available, but these are lovely in that soulless modern deco way I kind of like.
USB Desk Lamp [Conof via Geeksugar]
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