Just as people originally bought mobile phones to protect against hypothetical emergencies, so internet-connected smart devices now often sell comfort from fear. Motion cameras that deter evil babysitters. Recording doorbells that stave off solicitors and burglars. Propane scales that avert cook-out disaster. Sensor-tentacled boxes that warn against flooding.
Toaster Griddle Is the perfect appliance for lonely breakfasts
Can you smell it?
If you roll out of bed by yourself in the morning in an empty apartment, breakfast for one doesn’t always have to be just a bowl of cereal. Nostalgia Electric’s griddle packing toaster has just enough room to fry up a couple of eggs or a single pancake…
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Spiderpodium – ‘Flexible, Universal Travel Dock and Gadget Grip’
Spiderpodium
The Spiderpodium, by Breffo, is a gadget-stand/tripod shaped like an arthropod. It is designed to accomodate virtually every handheld portable device available now and in the future. (Pics)
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iBottle Opener – iPhone Case Also Opens Beer Bottles
iBottle Opener
No need to rub your eyes seeing is believing. The bottle opener and a sleek iPhone protective case have come together to serve mankind like never before. (video)
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HIDEOTO: Stylish Gadget To Digitize Your Old Cassettes
Say hello to the HIDEOTO
Remember cassettes? In case you are one of the people who still owns tapes and now wants to digitize the content for eternity, the so-called HIDEOTO might be the right thing for you. It’s not the first gadget out there that can get the job done, but it’s certainly the most compact and stylish we’ve seen so far.
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Solar Pebble Lamp Doubles As Gadget Charger
The new light of your life?
It might not change the world, but it won’t be for lack of trying. Plus Minus Solar has designed what it’s calling the LED Solar Pebble, a multifaceted device that requires just a pinch of sunlight (or maybe gobs of it, actually) in order to generate artificial light. And charge your arsenal of gizmos. It’s engineered to be built at a low cost and used in developing nations, but unfortunately there’s no confirmation on what exactly it’d charge…
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RCA Airnergy Charges Gadgets with Nothing But Wifi Signals
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Walkman Named Top Music Invention of Last 50 Years
Top music invention of the past 50 years
Sony’s music player has beaten Dolby sound, compact discs and the ubiquitous iPod to surge to the top of the list of the “ten most important musical innovations of the last 50 years” published by T3 magazine. Its victory comes in the week that the Walkman celebrated its 30th birthday.
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Gadget Graveyard Keeps On Growing
So sad to see them go
Looking back at the 20th century, it’s clear that even the biggest and baddest gadget sensations will one day fall victim to technological evolution. Continue reading… “Gadget Graveyard Keeps On Growing”
Pocket Phonograph: The Proto-Walkman
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Here’s a sweet video of an early walkman ancestor, the Mikiphone pocket phonograph, a superb gadget that unpacks and assembles in seconds, quickly filling the room with the dulcet tones of your be-bop combo.
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5 Deadly Sci-Fi Gadgets You Can Build
Do it yourself can be cool or maybe deadly but hey its always fun to build crazy stuff
It’s 2009. Where are our jetpacks? And laser guns? It seems like the cool stuff of sci-fi movies is now the stuff of the billion-dollar military programs, and equally unavailable to us common folk. What the hell?
Well, if you’re tired of waiting for this stuff to turn up on store shelves, it turns out a whole lot of these working sci-fi staples can be built on your living room floor. All it takes is some off-the-shelf parts, a little creativity and a complete disregard for your own safety. Continue reading… “5 Deadly Sci-Fi Gadgets You Can Build”
iFlyz Holds Your Mobile Device While Flying
iFlyz
Holding your mobile device in your hand is not exactly hard work, but it can get tiring and lead to hand strain as you browse the internet and play your favorite music while travellng on a plane. Using just a suction cup on a flexible rod to grasp your gadget, the iFlyz can take care of your iPhone for you as you surf the net or watch a movie hands free.
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