Lazy Geek Cushion Helps You To Work Belly-Down

Feels like lying on your belly while you work on your laptop? Lying on your belly the Agama style while working on your laptop may seem like a sweet-pie, at least for the first 10 minutes. After that, I bet it will no longer be a pleasure.

The Lazy Geek Cushion will definitely help you to lie on your belly for longer period before you started feeling the pinch. For how long, I don't really know. In case you are interested in this nice gadget, you may visit here for details.

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Hide A Gym In Your Living Room With Otto-Bench

For those of us who are gym rats and will like to have a gym right in our home, but can't do that due to space constraints, the solution is at hand.

Otto-Bench lets you hide a gym right in your living room because the gym equipment can be used as normal home furniture when not in use for exercise. This has clearly solved the problem of space which is the major constraints in having a gym in your home.

This excellent Otto-Bench hides the home gym right in your own living room, disguised as a place to sit or even an extra-large ottoman. The Otto-Bench provides an “adjustable Olympic bench press and a free weight set to create a workout solution for small urban living environments.” Designed by Gabriel Prero and Life Fitness, the Otto-Bench is still in its conceptual stages.

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See-Through Scanners Installed In US Airports

Due to new security arrangement, passengers in US airports can now have the choice of either to be checked-in by physical pat-downs or go through security scanners which can see through their bodies and reveal details of their body underneath. The new security arrangement has been installed in 10 US airports for start. This is being revealed by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

A random selection of travelers getting ready to board airplanes in Washington, New York's Kennedy, Los Angeles and other key hubs will be shut in the glass booths while a three-dimensional image is made of their body beneath their clothes.

The booths close around the passenger and emit "millimeter waves" that go through cloth to identify metal, plastics, ceramics, chemical materials and explosives, according to the TSA.

While it allows the security screeners -- looking at the images in a separate room -- to clearly see the passenger's sexual organs as well as other details of their bodies, the passenger's face is blurred, TSA said in a statement on its website.

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Amazing V-12 Four Stroke Paper Engine

This amazing V-12 four stroke origami is a pure genius at work. I used to pride myself on my Paper Mache skills back in secondary school those years. But nothing beats my imagination as the level of skill and finesse put together to achieve this awesome feat of art and engineering skills.

Built by a self-employed Montreal man named Yee, the Origami V-12 is a paper engine that pumps just like real engines (with the help of electrical wires, a resistor, a motor and a battery holder). It looks complicated because it is: One V-12 engine consists of 195 sheets of fine-printed patterns. From those sets, 1,978 pieces are used in total. And it only weighs 3.2 lbs when finished. This makes your 1,000-piece puzzle look like a piece of cake.

Read the full details here and see whether you can take up the challenge of building your own paper engine. The Origami V-12 engine is available for online for $110

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Scandyna Alien Audio Speakers Will Daze You

These speakers sure look alien and out of this planet, but that doesn’t subtract from their sound qualities and high aesthetics. If you are into space things, needless to say these exotic looking speakers should be a must-get for you.

The amp has 50 pumped up watts per channel, so when it's time to turn up the Wu Tang or M.I.A., you don't need to flinch as you dial up the volume — this system has some serious punch. In the high ranges, you can hear the smallest details in the music, and with the excellent imaging, instruments and sounds pop out all over the room. The soundstage is solid, too, so you don't have to be front and center to enjoy the beautiful sound quality. The bass is tighter than a drum, although somewhat thin in the deep end — hey, you can't have everything. Overall, this is one of the best-sounding small speaker systems I've heard in some time.

These speakers don’t come cheap; so you must be prepared to shell out about $1550 if you want to lay your hands on these nice gadgets.

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High-Tech Shoe Makes for Smart Walking

At $700 (£350) a pair, these cutting-edge kickers cost considerably more than anything from Nike and Apple’s tie-up. But Verb For Shoes are more advanced, featuring an embedded computer to provide “Auto Comfort", which allows the fit to be adjusted at whim. For example, the shoes can be made ‘cushier’ or altered to provide a slightly firmer footing.

Apart from this, this shoe has the capacity to optionally share information with other smart shoes around it, and data can be uploaded onto a PC from the shoes. This nice gadget of a shoe is available for purchase online.

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PRINTSTIK Portable Bluetooth Printer

If you want to be completely mobile and totally digitalise your life, then you may want to take a look at this nice gadget called PRINTSTIK made by Planon Systems.

The PRINTSTIK has some very outstanding features, but its biggest selling point is its Bluetooth connectivity. All you need to do is just beam the document from your laptop, smart phone, or PDA, and the PRINTSTIK will print it out at 3 pages per minute. It is also designed to print clear pages at 200 DPI, with no smudging or leaking ink.

With a full charge taking about 120 minutes, this portable printer capable of printing 40 pages per charge. This should satisfy the user who wants to print the occasional 2 or 3 pages on the go. PRINTSTIK is available for purchase at the manufacturer's website for $299.00.

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Telescopic Walking Stick

Using a walking stick seems to be for the older folks, or those who are culturally inclined. Now, you have another reason to use a walking stick, which is being technologically inclined.

This Telescope Walking Stick features a handle, which, when pulled out reveals a small telescope. Mind you, something this small is going to have only a 3x magnification, but that’s still enough for someone watching birds or hiking in the woods.

The Telescopic Walking Stick costs $89.95.

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Earth Trek 90-805R: World Smallest Projector

The world's smallest projector, according to its manufacturer, has just been released. The projector, named 90-805R, made in Hong Kong, is a product of Earth Trek.

The mini projector features a card slot (SD/T-flash card), built-in lithium battery (1-2 hours), built-in speaker, MP4 player, and provides a 22" diagonal projection. It measures 105x58x25mm and weighs 160g.

Take this projector anywhere you want and at anytime you can watch your favourite video on a large screen. Life is just getting better.

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Takaratomy Yumel Partner Doll Communicates With Owner

This sounds a little bit strange but it is true that this Takaratomy Yumel Partner Doll can actually communicate with its owner by greeting, singing or talking.

In the morning, he will greet his owner. He will also talk and sing to his owner when he is being taken care of. Yumel is designed for everyone. He will fall asleep when his owner goes to sleep. He will wake up when his owner wakes up as well.

Exactly why you will need a doll that will freak you out is beyond me, but if you are into such toys, you can actuall pick this doll up at the retail price of $179.99.

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Mega-Dynamizer Robot Mows Your Lawn

There is a saying that money frees you from doing many things. So, if you dislike doing things like mowing your lawn, then your money will really come in handy to purchase the Mega-Dynamizer Robot to mown your lawn while you chat with your neighbour. This robot is being created by Sugiura-san, the creator of the ROBO-ONE bots.

Click here to watch the Mega-Dynamizer in action while the Sugiura family lounges around their yard, having a good time.

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Xerox Self-Erasing Paper

Some documents are so secret you’ve got to keep them safe from even yourself, and that’s why Xerox invented self-erasing paper. The info fades away after 24 hours, so only your photographic memory can keep the info locked in. This is all due to a molecule that creates the print under ultraviolet light and then readjusts after 24 hours or under heat to make it disappear.

This paper is still under-going research at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center.

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Microsoft Wearable Mouse: Just Wave Your Hand In The Air

Working with the computer is now taking a new turn, as you will no longer need to move your hands away from the keyboard to use the mouse. With Microsoft Wearable Mouse concept that utilizes gyroscopic technology, all you need to do is to wave your hand like a magic wand, and the cursor on your screen will move.

The idea behind the patent, which was filed way back in 2006, is that you wear this mouse on your hand and then it can translate your hand movements into cursor movements. The mouse is activated when you make a fist, and then the left and right mouse buttons are activated by your thumb.

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INBED: The 2D Virtual Girlfriend

Are you lonely and don't have a girlfriend? Do you want an imaginary girlfriend to sleep beside you on your bed? Then INBED seems to be your ideal bedmate. Though this sounds spooky enough to me, if you are really lonely and need to have somebody lying beside you, then you don’t need to look further.

INBED works by having a projector on the ceiling beam an image of a lady down in that empty space on a double bed.

What makes the INBED impressive is that it has infrared sensors that can detect the position of the live person in bed, and adjust the virtual person accordingly. In other words, the virtual girlfriend will adjust her position to snuggle with you, spoon with you if you lie on your side, and even react to kisses by burying her face in a pillow.

I have a feeling somebody out there is lonely and in dare need of a companion, real or imagined. Will this fulfill the desire for a real or 3D girlfriend? Well, as the saying goes, 2D girlfriend is better than none.

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Touch360: Wireless USB Flash Drive

Now you can keep your USB flash drive in your pocket while you copy or transfer files into it. This is made possible by a new product called Touch360.

We created a new product concept that allows users to keep their Flash Drives in their pockets (or purses) by utilizing wireless technologies (Bluetooth, Wireless USB, or other LAN/PAN).

It is needless to say that there will also be a 'device' that is essentially a battery-powered RF module that provides a dock for the flash drive.

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Enviromentally Friendly Lingerie With Solar Panel

Now we are in the age in which nothing surprises us again. But when it comes to the issue of solar bra, one is still caught unawares. An environmentally-friendly lingerie may be something you need to spice up your imagination. If it looks good, then lets wear it.

The eco-friendly Solar Power Bra integrates a whole lot of green into one complete sexy package. Aptly colored with a green shade, the Solar Power Bra features a waist-mounted solar panel which powers a small, chest-mounted electronic billboard, or pretty much any other gadget you feel like modding onto the bra.

Not to be outdone in other eco-friendly categories, the bra even offers a pair of reusable drinking cups (no pun intended), which not only offers a way for the wearer to reduce the amount of aluminum cans and plastic bottles they use, but also adds to the woman’s (or man’s, if you’re into that sort of thing) bust size. These reusable containers can be hidden away in a special pocket on the bra’s cups.

A time will come and has come when we will start wearing disposables clothes and shoes. Who wants to wash clothes and pollute the eco-systems with chemicals?

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Jupiter: World's Most Expensive Desktop Computer

This is it. Now you've got a very good reason to be extravagant. That is, if you really can afford it. Can you shell out £375,000 on a desktop PC? I can hear you say "Not if it is gold-plated". I can assure you this one is more than gold-plated.

Dubbed Jupiter, the desktop PC’s case is solid platinum with diamonds that have been arranged to mimic astrological constellations. It would be a pretty rough deal to pay all that money and get no working innards though, so Zeus, the manufacturer, also chucks in Intel’s 3GHz E6850 Core 2 Duo CPU, 2GB of DDR 2 memory and a whopping 1TB hard drive.


A gold model is also available £280,000. It also has diamonds in its case and the same technical specifications. With this model you can save some cash.

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Starry Night Sleep Technology: A Gadget Lover's Bed

Beds are originally meant to be a place of sleep or rest, where you shut your eyes and blank out to the world of dreams. A typical gadget lover wants more out of his bed. In between the time of wakefulness and shuteye, a geek will want to play with his gadgets. The Starry Night Sleep Technology Bed offers more than a sleeping place for the gadget lover.

The Starry Night Sleep Technology Bed includes wireless internet connectivity, an iPod docking station and a plethora of surround sound audio treats, including four 9in sub-woofers. But, rather than simply building an LCD TV into the foot of the bed, the Starry Night has a wall-facing 1080p LCD projector integrated into its headboard to provide a 6000:1 contrast ratio and 2000 lumens of brightness.

One other cool thing about this bed is that the bed's sides rise automatically to stop snoring, and drop back when the snoring stops. You can also adjust temperature for separately for each side of the bed. I tell you, this is the type of bed I like to sleep on.

The bed is available in the range of $20,000 to $50,000 with the mattress.

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Cambrige Soundworks PlayDock

This audio dock is different from all others you have been seeing as it is not made for Apple iPod alone but also for other MP3 players.

Thanks to 4 different kinds of holders, the dock is compatible with a couple of MP3 players, such as the Creative Zen Touch, Dell Pocket DJ, the obvious iPods, and many more. Its features are:

- Robust 15-watt subwoofer has 4-inch driver

- Powered by sub and main speakers, the compact PlayDock MP3 will out-boogie much larger stereo systems
- Convenient grip in rear housing makes it easy to transport
- AC adapter keeps the music going
- Internal battery ensures up to 10 hours of cordless music anywhere you go
- Recharges select MP3 players while AC powered.

The Cambrige Soundworks PlayDock costs $249.
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SanDisk Sansa Fuze (4GB)

I am not a fan of Apple iPod. I used to be until I started using Sandisk Sansa MP3 Player. I found out that it delivered all I want in a portable music player. Currently, I am using the 8GB Sandisk Sansa e280.

The Sandisk Sansa Fuze, at 2.0 inches wide by 3.1 inches tall by 0.3 inches deep, it fits nicely in your hand. The illuminated jog wheel is a nice touch on this good-looking player, too.

The robust feature list includes support for subscription services such as eMusic, Napster, and Rhapsody To Go. You can display video and images on its 1.9-inch screen. The player also has an FM tuner (with 40 presets), a voice recorder, and microSD expandability.

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The 4GB costs $100 and is also available in 2GB and 8GB versions, for $80 and $130, respectively.

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Bug Bat: Electrocutes The Annoying Insect

This Bug Bat gadget had me really smiling to myself. Sure it is payback time to those stubborn insects that make it their pleasure to annoy you. Insect of just killing them, just electrocute them. Sweet revenge!

Whether you are cooking in the kitchen or relaxing in your veranda, you are sure to have insects making some zing zang around you. Sometimes it is too much bother attacking them with insecticides or brooms. Just have some fun while they roast.

Each time a bug carelessly flies or touches the “strings” of the Bug Bat, it will most definitely go straight to insect heaven as your ears pick up the electric crackle of death.

If you are feeling sporty and want to go insect-hunting, you can pick up this nice gadget for less than $20. The excitement you will get out of it will make the cost insignificant. It is time to read your environment of those disease-carrying bugs.

It's simple to use - when a fly or mosquito is annoying you, you flick the switch on the racket handle to on, and go hunting. When you’re ready to strike, you depress the button on the handle to instantaneously arm the racket strings and swing the racket, much as your granddaddy might have swung a rolled-up newspaper.

If you touch the fly or mosquito with any part of the racket face during your swing, then ... POW!!!!! The most satisfying aspect of hitting your target, apart from ridding the world of an unwanted pesky insect, is the noise - the sound of a kill generated by the zap is incredibly satisfying, particularly if the little blighter has been tormenting you for hours.

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Porta-Pack Wired Backpack: Webcam On The Prowl

This is not an ordinary backpack, but a combo of MP3 player and a web camera. This means while listening to your digital music as you move about, you can also become an amateur movie producer by capturing the scenes around you (surreptitiously?).

Coming complete with a wireless 2.5GB hard drive, USB Hub, a tiny LCD screen with 4 button navigation and input, and 1 GB of flash memory, the PORTA2030 performs what its creators call “portable data sensing-storage-transmission” as it not only captures video streams in real time but also plays MP3s for its user to enjoy.

It's a nice gadget for field workers or security personnel who need to monitor in real life what's happening to other members of the team. Each Porta2030 is assigned a unique IP address for wireless transmission to a central hub.

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The Self-Stirring Cup

Now you have one less thing to bother about when taking your tea or coffee - the spoon. With this cup you don't need a spoon - because the cup stirs itself. This cup will mix its own drink with just a simple shake.

This unique cup uses a floating mechanism, which is supported by a ceramic ball that rests at the base. When you shake it, the ball and float move about to mix up your drink. When you go to take a sip, you’ll find both objects resting gently out of the way at the bottom of the cup.

This self-mixer's cup is an innovative design invented by some French students.

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Hand Power Your Gadgets

True to the adage that a person's hands cannot deceive him, the Hand-Crank USB Power Charger will enable you to recharge your cell phone, camera, portable media players or other USB devices with just a few turns of the handle. It came with necessary adapters for many different phones.

Just throw this nice gadget into your bag or backpack and you will never be stranded anywhere with a dead cell phone battery. It costs about $39.95.

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Blow-up Traffic Cone: Be Colourful Even In Breakdown

Do away with the conventional C-Caution sign normally placed on the road when your vehicle breaks down and go for this classy and colourful traffic cone. I assure you, you will have no fear of being run over by vehicles passing your side of the road.

This traffic cone is even more effective than the standard – not only does it feature two reflective yellow bands – but it also lights up! and it blows up. They’ve really thought about this one! It’s inflatable, so when you don’t need it, it’s tucked beneath the seat or in the boot and when you do need it, it has a built-in hand pump that inflates it in seconds. The Emergency Traffic Cone features a sturdy base that resists movement. Even without the flashing red LED light – its super visible. But when you activate the LED - you’re ready for whatever the highway holds.

This nice gadget is available for $19.
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Pedal Charge Your Gadgets To Power

Now this is an innovation that makes you sweat for charging your gadgets. While this might not be a cool technological invention, it is guaranteed to get the sweat out of you.

Besides the fact that you have an alternative way of powering up your gadgets without the use of much of an electrical output, the Pedal Powered Gadget Charger is sure to help you work up a sweat as well. Not only will you be adding a super charge to your device, but you’ll be pumping the blood through your veins and increasing your overall health and energy. And you can still always use your hands to crank the pedals if your legs are feeling a little too much like jello.

With this Pedal Powered Gadget Charger, you can charge your cell phones, digital camera, portable media players or notebooks. It is available for $141 . It weighs about 4.8kg.

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The Stress Eraser: Wipe Out Your Stress?

The StressEraser is an award-winning, hand-held biofeedback medical device designed to calm your mind and relax your body in just 15 minutes.

This product works by sticking your finger on the Stress Eraser for 15 minutes per day, and after 2 weeks of doing this, you are expected to feel more calmer, patient and energetic.

The StressEraser costs $300 and was honored with Frost & Sullivan's 2006 Medical Industry Award for Technology Innovation of the Year.

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TrekDesk Treadmill: Burn Calories Behind Your Desk

Are you stuck to your desk all day and no time for exercise? With the TrekDesk All-In-One Treadmill, you can now work out while you work behind your desk.

No time for the gym, spouse or your kids? Stop the guilt, re-discover your family, burn calories while you work (without sweating) and enjoy life again.

The TrekDesk offers an all-in-one solution for the home worker. Keeping you moving and your heart a-pumpin’ as you tap away at your keyboard answering e-mails. All you have to do is attach the easily assembled 70 x 38 desk onto any standard treadmill. It’s universal design ensures that your existing treadmill is compatible with the TrekDesk.

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SIYOTEAM USB Card Reader With Bluetooth

The SIYOTEAM card reader has it all. It supports myriads of cards and above all can also function as a Bluetooth dongle.

It supports several card formats like:

-SD/SDHC
- miniSD
- microSD/SDHC
- MMC
- Memory Stick Micro (M2)
- Memory Stick
- Memory Stick Pro
- Memory Stick DUO
- Memory Stick Pro DUO
What more else would you need from a card reader?

This nice gadget costs about $15. Read product details here.

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Electronic Scarecrow: Dummy Security Camera

This looks too good to be a fake. Yet it is a dummy security camera that looks too real to be ignored. So, if you can't afford the real thing, this fake camera will do to scare away intruders from your premises.

Best of all, this fake cam is equipped with blinking LED lights to actually catch people’s attention. This nice gadget is available for just $15.

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USB Illuminated Keyboard: Type in the Dark

The USB Illuminated Roll-up keyboard, just like your cell phone, has illumination function, thereby allowing you to type in the dark anytime. Why would you want to type in the dark? Maybe you don't want to disturb your partner.

Moreover, it’s made of silicon, can be rolled up, and is virtually indestructible. You can wash it and even squish it inside your bag if you’re going on a trip. This nice gadget is available at a price of $13.

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Iogear's Mobile Digital Scribe

Many note takers today face a choice of either lugging a laptop everywhere or writing everything down by hand and then manually entering their notes into a computer. Meanwhile, if you're a compulsive doodler or graphic artist, many of your best works may be buried somewhere in the margins of an old notebook.

Iogear's Mobile Digital Scribe ($130) represents an innovative alternative for note takers and sketchers alike: an ink pen with a digital component. The Digital Scribe comes with a receiver, and it saves everything you write to plain paper as a digital file. When you plug the receiver into a Windows PC, the device lets you upload your handwritten notes and convert them into text documents via the bundled My Script Notes 2.1 Lite optical character recognition (OCR) software.

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Solar Power Cordless Fan: Cooling From The Sun

This solar powered cordless fan will keep you cool when the temperature gets hotter for your comfort. It draws power from the sun rays to protect you from the heat of the sun. This makes it the more interesting.

A full charge will keep you going for 8 hours. You also have the option to plug in into electricity in case you run out of the solar power. So, save yourself some bills on electricity and get cooled from the sun.

Not only does it feature a fan, it also boasts an alarm clock and doubles up as a cell phone/MP3 charger (though not compatible with all models). Perfect for traveling and camping, it also comes with a rechargeable lantern that has an LED light bulb. It costs about $60.

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Get a Meteo Watch: Get a Weather Forecaster

Now you don't have to tune in to your TV or radio station just because you want to read the time. Why? This is because you can read the weather right on your wrist, if you are wearing the Meteo - Weather Forecast Watch from Oregon Scientific. Gone are the days when watches are meant just for time-telling only.

This stylish and fashionable digital watch tracks the weather by measuring barometric pressure trends. Perfect for those who want a sleek, low-profile watch that features a reverse LCD display and stopwatch function. Four easy-to-read icons (sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy, and rainy) display the upcoming weather conditions in the next 12 to 24 hours.

The Meteo - Weather Forecast Watch cost £40 and also functions as a digital clock, calendar and alarm.

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Transmit Data Through Your Skin Using NTT's Firmo

This is not science fiction, but a technology that is readily available to you by NTT. With this device, you can even open your door or locker just by touching it. It's definitely faster than a swipe card.

The new product, called Firmo, consists of a card-sized transmitter carried in the user’s pocket. The card converts stored data into a weak AC electric field that extends across the body, and when the user touches a device or object embedded with a compatible receiver, the electric field is converted back into a data signal that can be read by the device.

For now, a set of 5 card transmitters and 1 receiver goes for $8,000, but NTT expects the price to come down when mass production begins.

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Kiss Me: Halitosis Level Indicator

Halitosis can be embarrassing. A person with bad breath is always avoided, either when speaking one-to-one or in groups. The bad thing is that nobody will tell you that your mouth smells. It is as bad as that. Though some people maintain the proper oral hygiene, they are still plagued by halitosis. It is embarrassing seeing people turn their heads away when you open your mouth to speak. It shouldn't be so.

This is where The Kiss Me Personal Bad Breath Detector comes to the rescue. Though Kiss Me doesn't remove the bad breath, but it can let you know how bad your mouth smells. Kiss Me is simple to operate, just breath on it, and LEDs will light up to indicate just what rank your breath is. Then you will either brush if you are indoors or take some mints if you are out.

This is good news for those that eat garlic a lot. You can check your breath with Kiss Me before stepping out. Kiss Me costs just $19.

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blueLounge Sanctuary: All-round Charging Tray

This innovative charging tray is being designed with the typical gadget geek in mind. It is a special charging tray that supports more than 1,500 products. So whatever your gadget, be it cell phones or portable media players of whatever brand, you will find a compatible charging plug in the blueLounge Sanctuary.

12 built-in connectors can charge more than 50 brands, including electronics from these companies:

- Nokia
- Samsung
- Audiovox
- Kyocera
- Palm
- LG
- Sony Ericsson
- Apple
- Mini-USB
- USB

The blueLounge Sanctuary costs E65 and you can order for it here.
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SensorPlug: Turn It On Without Touching It

This is no magic, I assured you. You can actually turn on your lights or plugged in appliances without touching the switch. You simply walk past. Amazing!

SensorPlug is like having an extra pair of hands when you need them! The SensorPlug Motion-Sensing Outlet is a passive infrared motion sensor that's triggered when you walk past, instantly turning on a light or even an appliance, such as a fan or a radio. Since the SensorPlug inserts right into a wall outlet, you don't need to wire it in!

SensorPlug costs only $20 and it provides Safety, Security and convenience at an affordable price. Product details here.

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Wear Your Keyboard on Your Pants

This is not a designer's pants, but a designer's keyboard. Yeah, a fully functioning keyboard sewn into the fabric of the Jeans. This is a product of designer Erik De Nijs.

This keyboard pants also includes speakers built into the knees, a pocket for mouse storage in the back, and a joy stick controller behind the zipper. This is geek's madness carried a little bit far.

Give a little time, we will soon be wearing our monitors as spectacles.

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Digital Photo Watch

This wrist watch, apart from telling you the time, also acts as a digital photo album. You can either view the photos in slideshow or one by one.

It has the capacity to hold 60 pictures. It has a USB connection for charging the watch and for transferring photos. This is great if you want to keep those special photos always with you. Don't tell me that your camera phone can perform better. Yeah, I know it.

If you are interested in this Digital Photo Watch, you can place your order here It costs just about $100.

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Spoon Scales: The Intelligent Spoon

We've finally reached the age. This is the age when you don't have to guess what measure you have in your spoon. Let the spoon tell you itself. I mean, read it straight from the LCD of the spoon, be it grains, powder or liquid.

This Spoon Scale is simple and precise as it exactly weigh even the tiniest amounts down to the last 1⁄10 gram.

The LCD display (36 x 15mm/11⁄2" x 2⁄3") is easy to read, shows the exact weight down to 0.1g (0.005oz) and can be switched from grams to ounces. With option to weigh added ingredients. After use, hang your space-saving Spoon Scales on your utensil rail or place them within reach in a drawer.

Spoon made of black ABS plastic, handle in 18/10 stainless steel. Measures 23 x 5 x 2.5cm (9" x 2" x 1") (L x W x H). Weight approx. 90g (3oz) including batteries.

This spoon is affordable at a price of £18.50. To order, click here.

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Tissot T-Touch Watch: The Omni-Function Wrist Watch

Finally, my type of watch has finally arrived. This is because I don't wear watch now, as my cell phone is already combining the function. Well, the Tissot T-Touch Expert watch is enough to stimulate the pleasure center of the gadget geek’s brain. Packed into a dual analog/digital face, this wristwatch is literally a flotilla of functions.

As I used to tell my friends, unless the wrist watch can perform a multiple functions of a wrist watch, a thermometer, stethoscope, wind vane, trek-o-meter, etc, (something like a James Bond’s type of wrist watch), then count me out.

This Tissot T-Touch Watch got all. It is fully loaded. Full options. Among it's arsenals are:
- Dual time zones
- Two alarms
- Countdown chronographs
- Barometer
- Thermometer
- Perpetual calendar
- Compass
- Altimeter and
- Azimuth (sort of a GPS system on your wrist)

The face of these technological wonder is touch screen. By tapping on seven different points on the analog face the digital portion displays the results instantly.

The Tissot T-Touch Wrist Watch comes at a price of $1095. It is not too expensive if you consider the number of technological masterpiece crammed into this device.

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Smart Gym Gear: Cooling Shoe, Ear Sensor and Smart Bra

For those of us who are gym rats, we need to give claps to technology for these. New tools under development will soon make sure there's no missed step, poor form, or lagging pace you don't know about in real time.

Ear Sensor
The e-AR from Sensixa is a cufflink-sized device that tucks behind a runner's ear like a Bluetooth headset to measure shockwaves through the skeleton. It calculates stats like step frequency, acceleration, and stride.

Smart Bra

Even small breasts can bounce up to 3 inches during exercise, causing significant discomfort. Researchers in Australia are using motion capture to design a bra that dynamically adjusts cup and strap stiffness as a woman moves around.

Cooling Shoe
Avacore is developing a cooling shoe based on the company's CoreControl glove currently used on NFL sidelines. Why? Rapidly cooling hands and feet is a safer and more efficient way to prevent overheating than water buckets or mist fans.

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Fagor TP-2006 X Flat Toaster: Make a Toast, Get a Burn

The Fagor TP-2006 X Flat Toaster comes with a cool design. It doesn't look ordinary. Besides, you can toast larger items on it. But then, you better be careful with it, for you may be asking for more than toasted bread if you fail to concentrate while using it.

Why now?
- The surface is lined with extremely hot wires that are very well exposed. There is no way to cover it except with the toast.
- You have to manually flip over your toast, as both sides cannot be heated at once.

This is definitely no toaster to be used by children or somnambulist adults.
Source: Coolest Gadgets

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Volkswagen Cars That Can Park Themselves Remotely

The VW Park Assist Vision (PAV) will asset driver to remotely park their Volkswagen cars. The driver does not even need to be in the car. Apart from this, the Volkswagen PAV can park the car perpendicularly like in parking spots or in parallel as in along the street.

This means, if you can park in the tightest of spots, without worrying about how you are going to open your door to get out, because you won't be in the car while doing the parking. This sounds exciting. This is the sort of things James Bond movies are made up.

The hardware involved includes ultrasonic sensors, electro-mechanical steering gear, and a 2GHz computer. Once the car is nice and ensconced in its spot, the engine shuts off and the doors are locked. All these will be done via remote control.

Source: Mobilemag

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Asus Plans to Build Laptop Casings with Bamboo

This is a sharp departure from the conventional practice of using plastic or metal for the outer shell of laptop, although some aluminum frames will be used to offer the laptops some form of rigidity. Otherwise the bamboo will be a little flexible.

This is worth picking up as the design is beautiful. You might have to wait till June though. There will be both 11-inch and 12-inch variants of the bamboo notebooks, with pricing starting around $1650.

Source: Mobilemag

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Stack Up Your Data with Lacie 500GB Rugged Hard-Drive

The new Lacie 500GB portable hard drive comes in 2 models which only differ in connectivity options. There is a version that only features the USB 2.0 interface, and a better one that includes FireWire 400/800 on top of the USB.

The Lacie Rugged 500GB portable hard drive is both shock and scratch resistant in order to protect your data. The USB 2.0 model sells from £190 while the Firewire version sells from £230.

Source: Gadgetspy

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Acer To Launch First Smartphone

Acer will likely launch its first smartphone near the end of this year or early next year and it will be a Microsoft-based device, the president of the company said Wednesday.

Smartphones will represent as much as 10 percent of Acer's revenue in the next few years, said Gianfranco Lanci, president of Acer, at the company's first quarter investors' conference in Taipei.

People on the lookout for such a device should remember Acer, the world's third-largest PC vendor, owns several brands now, including Gateway of the U.S. and Packard Bell in Europe. Lanci said any smartphone launched by the company could enter the market under any of the brands it owns.

Acer's quick entry into the smartphone market comes largely due to its NT$9 billion (US$297.3 million) agreement last month to purchase handheld device maker E-Ten Information Systems of Taiwan.

E-Ten has developed and sold several smartphone models over the past several years, including its Windows Mobile 6.0-based Glofish smartphone with GPS (Global Positioning System), in addition to other handheld electronic devices such as GPS devices and pocket PCs.

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Scan to eBook With Plustek OpticBook 4600 Book Scanner

ant to photocopy that book? We have a better idea. Scan it with the newly introduced Plustek OpticBook 4600 Book Scanner. You might want to ask me why you should scan it rather than photocopy it. The reasons are plain simple:

- No paper required - as users can save the scanned file onto the hard drive or any portable storage media.
- Scan and save – besides printing out hard copy, users can choose to scan and save the file to any digital format.

This scanner has a resolution of 1200 dpi (interpolated to 24000) dpi and has a Scanning speed as stunning as 3.2 second per page. Besides, Plustek OpticBook 4600 comes with an optional stand. This thoughtful design elevates the scanner by 122mm with an 18.8 degree angle thereby generating the best scan result even when you are scanning a book with hard and bulky cover.

Create an eBook from a book instead of generating bulky papers. This is a great idea for libraries, as scanning a book is more convenient for both the students and the library than photocopying in this highly digitalised world.


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SOLo Lounge Table: A Fully Connected Table

Tables are traditionally meant to be tables, and nothing else. As long as a table can stand and maintain its ground, it’s all well and done.

Well, the SOLo Lounge Table has carried the table concept a little far. Apart from being a table, it comes with some useful connectivity options, which are:

- Solar panels placed on the tables to gather energy to recharge your personal gadgets

- A USB port

- Bluetooth transmitter

- Charge controller and

- A LCD monitor to view it all.

This is in addition to blue LEDs that add cool lighting effects when dark.

Source: Gadgetspy

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