Slimmest cellphone screens in the world

LG and Philips LCD have worked together to create the slimmest cellphone screens in the world, with a thickness that measures only 1.3mm. This is roughly 32% to 55% slimmer than what their competitors are able to squeeze out.

You can read more about it here.

Gizmodo Review: Tivo Series3

After a long wait, the TiVo Series3 DVR is finally out. Sure, the new model supports recording two coveted HD sources at one time, and still offers most of the features we loved from the Series 2 (though TiVoToGo is gone for now). But, an $800 price tag might be steep for mainstream buyers and competition is afoot.

You can read more about it here.

Send Someone an "Ass in a Box"

Enjoy sending a completely original spring loaded surprise to those on your A-Hole list...They will receive their specially gift wrapped glossy white box, cut the fancy bow and KA-BOINNNGGG! A custom made Spring Loaded Ass in their face will shock and surprise them!

You can read more about it here.

Best 5 RC aircraft you can fly straight out of the box for $100.

Sure; you could buy a $400 RC craft that might be a little more impressive, but you're in it for the fun anyway (plus you're going to break it eventually either way.)

You can read more about it here.

New rings automatically exchange data with anyone who gives you a handshake

Each of the rings stores the wearer's personal information, so when a handshake puts two rings close together they exchange the stored info, making small talk and introductions unnecessary.

You can read more about it here.

HOW TO: Cut your electricity bill by 15%

Simple. Utility companies charge you different rates, depending on the day and time that electricity is consumed. The cheapest rate is at 3AM (no wonder). So this device accumulates electricity when it?s cheap and then releases it during peak hours, when the rates are much higher. Brilliant, isn?t it?

You can read more about it here.

If you ever need to pick yourself up!

This site is to make yourself feel good about yourself again.... just type in www.(your_first_name).(your_last_name).youaremighty.com (leaving out brackets) and it will give you a flash presentation to pick up your spirits.

You can read more about it here.

T-Visionarium II: A channel surfer's dream come true

You're handed a pair of plastic, smoke-colored 3-D glasses and suddenly, hundreds of digital television images begin to swirl around you on a 360-degree movie screen that's 11 feet high. Twelve projectors display images on the screen; six showing images for your right eye, six for your left.

You can read more about it here.

Relativity Drive could make wheels and wings obsolete

A UK man has developed a prototype of a radiation-based engine that could run spacecraft and even hover-cars.

You can read more about it here.

The House of Innovation

With its roughly $60,000 worth of wiring, it would be easy to see the House of Innovation as a gadget freak's dream. But there is more to the place than a robotic lawn mower and floor washer and phase-changing windows with remote-controlled blinds. Like some previous Idea Houses, this one has an element of prefab.

You can read more about it here.

Awesome Drifting RCs

A great video of RCs drifting. The camera works is done really well, actually looks full size every so often.

You can read more about it here.

Micro Mosquito Helicopter

The ingenious BladeRunner double-propeller system which relies on a coaxial rotor to make piloting the ?chopper. A three-channel digital remote controls up & down motion, forward & reverse, turning left & right and even allows the Mosquito to hover.

You can read more about it here.

PS3 Price Cut By 20%, Now Includes HDMI 1.3!

Closer to home, we're looking at a move from about $538 to $428 (looking at current exchange rates) representing a drop of some 20% when the PS3 hits later this year, or uh, early next.

You can read more about it here.

TiVo Series3 Exposes CableCard Confusion

Now that TiVo seems to have resolved most of the Series3 shipping problems, new problems are popping up -- but they can't all be blamed on the company. The Series3 is probably the biggest consumer product to embrace the use of CableCards, and with the increased demand comes increased confusion.

You can read more about it here.

Exact 1/3-Scale Replica of a Ferrari 312

Frenchman Pierre Scerri spent the last 15 years building an exact working replica of a Ferrari 312PB prototype, where everything is built precisely the way it is in the real car, except it's all one-third the size.(pics included)

You can read more about it here.

Remember Ring Gives You a Burning Reminder

The Remember Ring has a special nagging feature, using its "Hot Spot" technology that warms up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 seconds, every hour, on the hour, beginning 24 hours before that "special day," apparently honoring the anniversary of your voluntary servitude.

You can read more about it here.

Silencing cell phones on campus

Aside from intelligent design and other political bombshells, one of the most hotly debated topics in public schools is how to handle mobile phones. In addition to the obvious problem of distraction, the proliferation of student phones has been linked to everything from cyberbullying to teen depression.

You can read more about it here.

Zune Vs. iPod - Which player is right for you?

Putting all hype aside for a minute, let?s look at the specs of the system, the features and services we know about, and the prices involved with each device. By comparing what we know now, you can get one of these bad boys on your wish lists early?

You can read more about it here.

Bin your charger - these AA batteries have in-built USB port!

Leave that bulky desktop battery charger at home - flip the lid on these clever AA batteries and charge over USB using the in-built, standard USB port! A must-have for digital cameras and other devices still using AA cells.

You can read more about it here.

Groping the Backlit Microsoft Entertainment Desktop 8000 Keyboard

The Bluetooth keyboard itself is quite nice. With a gentle ergonomic curve, it's scissor-keys give you a pleasant tactile feel that's not too sensitive, yet not too heavy. The usual bevy of multimedia buttons appear in the periphrial of the periphrial, and can be programmed to work with whichever media player the user prefer.

You can read more about it here.

Star Wars iPod Ads

Funny YTMND of a spoof of the Apple iPod ads with Star Wars characters and cool mosic!

You can read more about it here.

How to Destroy the Earth With a Coffee Can

It's not as easy to destroy the Earth as you might think; evil geniuses everywhere have been trying for years. The problem lies with the fact that the Earth is pretty big (at least compared to you and me) and it takes quite a bit of energy to destroy it. There is a way however, to do it with nothing more than a coffee can.

You can read more about it here.

More Zune details

At least four members of the Zune development team have their own blogs at this point, creating a stream of new information, such as:the Zune will handle high bitrate wmv videos, but if you try to load an incompatible movie, the Zune will transcode it for you. Also, one member of the dev team is taking suggestions for new Zune accessories.

You can read more about it here.

Sexiest Phone/PDA Ever

Runs windows mobile, has bluetooth, wifi, 2 MP camera, and a 2.5 inch screen.

You can read more about it here.

USBCELL Batteries That Recharge Through Your USB Port

Moixa Energy have developed the USBCELL as an environmentally-friendly alternative to normal AA batteries. The top of one side flips up to reveal a USB connector, and the battery simply plugs into an open port.

You can read more about it here.

Great Parking Job! Did You Do It?

The new Lexus 460 features a new self parking feature. Great! They claim it takes 20 seconds to park. OK. So translated into non-carnut time, it would be more like 5 minutes. What a silly system.

You can read more about it here.

Lock Pickin Business Card

This business card will help you get into any lock you want!

You can read more about it here.

Motion Simulator Racing w/LFS featured on Fox News

Full Motion Racing was featured on Fox News, which was based on the Force Dynamics 301 motion simulator and the popular Live For Speed. In Winter 2006, they are opening a sim-raced center in San Diego, CA. Get ready to check your mirrors, and drift the streets.

You can read more about it here.

Bored? Try Chatting With Some Random Person!

This cool little web app lets you chat with a completely random person on the web. A cool way to socialize off your workday!

You can read more about it here.

Introducing the Picco Z: AWESOME indoor micro-helicopter for less then $30!

A well crafted, well balanced, 6 inch long indoor flying helicopter. All cheap RC flight's a beautiful thing, but mini-helis mean you can fly inside. Though indoor RC mini-helicopters have been done before, the Picco-Z by Silverlit has several features that set it apart from competitors.

You can read more about it here.

A Gun and Guitar fused into one, the Escopetarras

"Partnering up with musical instrument craftsman, Luis Alberto Paredes, he has been creating the instruments ever since. Initially made out of Winchester rifles, they are now made mostly from everyone?s favorite Cold War assault rifle, the AK47."

You can read more about it here.

How long are your MiniDV tapes and DVDs good for?

Chances are, somewhere in your household ? either in an attic, a closet, or bottom of a dresser drawer ? there resides the pictorial history of your family. You trust it to remain safe there. Time may slowly fade them, but photos will remain more or less in tact through the years. Your modern day video albums may not be so safe.

You can read more about it here.

How to Make a Hollow Book

A hollow book can be a nifty way to hide something, whether it's a spare key, a secret note, or even money. Most people wouldn't think to browse your library for private or personal things. It's also a great way to pass something to someone discretely--an unsuspecting onlooker will just think you're sharing a very good read!

You can read more about it here.

Zune battery life: 12 hours music, 3.5 hours video

Yeah, it's a somewhat minor-seeming detail, but no one seemed to know how much damned battery life the Zune was going to have at launch.

You can read more about it here.

Funny Prank to play on a friend, ex, co-worker or anyone.

This is way fun, enter anyone's phone number (us & canada) and type a message and choose what you want to display on the callerID, this site will call them and spoof the callerID so that it appears to be coming from whoever you specify. They then read the message back in the computer generated voice that you specify.

You can read more about it here.

Human "gills" might soon be possible

Would you like to breathe underwater like a fish? Researchers think they've found a way to create a device that will take oxygen right out of the water like fish and other marine animals (not mammals, of course).

You can read more about it here.

Apple iPod Nano Users Complaining About New iPod Nanos Already

It hasn't even been a week and people who bought the new iPod Nanos are complaining about blemishes on the finish. Blemishes? C'mon. First it was scratches on the first-gen Nanos, now blemishes on the second-gen? Some people are even saying dust is getting into the finish, which makes it an uneven color. Are Apple users just too picky?

You can read more about it here.

£

Professional gamblers are rushing to buy £1,000 devices that they believe will enable them to win millions of pounds in casinos when the gambling industry is deregulated next year.

You can read more about it here.

Napkin changes colors when wiped over viruses

The napkin will contain nanofibers that are bound to certain antibodies, and when those antibodies latch on to specific elements the cloth will change colors.

You can read more about it here.

Niveus Media Launches The Summit Series Media Centers

"The 2007 Summit Series line will include the re-introduction of the Rainier Edition featuring HD DVD and upgraded components for the Denali Edition line including Intel?s Core 2 Duo processor, Nvidia GeForce 7 Series graphics, and HDMI."

You can read more about it here.

Creative Technology Unveils Zune Rival

Creative released the Zen Vision W video, photo and music player the same day partner-turned-rival Microsoft unveiled details of Zune.

You can read more about it here.

Microsoft, SanDisk overstating accessory support

Following recent, separate announcements by SanDisk and Microsoft that certain prominent iPod accessory makers would be producing accessories for their iPod competitors, Sansa and Zune, iLounge has confirmed that two of the iPod?s top supporters were listed as SanDisk or Microsoft development partners without having actually agreed to develop any

You can read more about it here.

Microsoft's Zune WILL NOT Play Protected Windows Media

Microsoft's Zune will not play protected Windows Media Audio and Video purchased or "rented" from Napster 2.0, Rhapsody, Yahoo! Unlimited, Movielink, Cinemanow, or any other online media service. That's right -- the media that Microsoft promised would Play For Sure doesn't even play on Microsoft's own device.

You can read more about it here.

Leica M8 Hands-on Preview

Could this be the street camera many street photographer's have been waiting for?!?

You can read more about it here.

VIDEO: Demo of Microsoft Zune Song Sharing

Here's a video of two Zunes engaging in some safe exchange of content. First you pick a song, hit share, and a list pops up of the Zunes nearby. Not too speedy, but decent enough so that you're not sitting there twiddling your thumbs.

You can read more about it here.

test posting

test posting