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Waterproof Fingerprint Reader

We’re not sure what practical uses a waterproof fingerprint reader has—checking mail straight dripping wet from the shower maybe—but we rarely see eye-to-eye with the Japanese. The device is waterproof and works exactly like a regular fingerprint reader, allowing you to authenticate yourself without a password. For the demo, their setup had a constant stream … Continued

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USB Guitar Flash Drive

Ever since that damned Guitar Hero it seem everyone wants to be some kind of faux guitar maniac. This flash drive is shaped like a guitar and even includes a miniature guitar case. It includes an extension cable for connectivity and is only available in 256MB capacities. At least it will match that world’s smallest … Continued

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Linde Werdelin Watch Hands-On

Got a chance to fondle the Linde Werdelin Biformeter and I have a much better idea of what’s up now. Essentially, this is a really fancy watch with a strange attachment that covers the mechanical part and adds a number of digital functions. The wristwatch itself costs about $4,000 for a steel model and the … Continued

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Ho-hum Philips SA1200 DAP

Philips has released the SA1200 DAP to appeal to the average music listeners everywhere. Nothing to spectacular or fancy about this one, it plays music. Easy enough. The SA1200 is powered by a AAA battery, includes a tiny LCD screen, can play back MP3, WMA and WAV and record audio with an integrated mic. It … Continued

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Acer Drops 2 Fatty, 22-inchers

Display, 22-inch displays, you sickos. These behemoth of monitors have a 1680×1050 WSXGA+ resolution, 700:1 contrast ratio, 5ms refresh time, 300cd brightness and includes two DVI ports. I guess Acer is going by my personal motto: go big or go home. But wait, there is more! This monitor—available in black or iPod white—has a very … Continued

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Cellphones Excite Brain

This is really weird. When 15 male volunteers used a GSM cellphone for 45 minutes, “the cells in the motor cortex adjacent to the cell phone showed excitability during phone use but returned to normal within an hour.” What does this mean to you and me? Who knows! Even the fancy scientists in Fatebenefratelli hospital … Continued

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Pattern Clock

Hating life? Want to hate it more? Pick up the Pattern Clock, an alarm clock that won’t turn off unless you repeat a Simon-like pattern of lights by pressing a series of buttons. The goal is to create an alarm that will definitely wake you up out of your torpid slumber and/or drive you crazy … Continued

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Kestrel 4000 Weather Meter

Some folks turn on the Weather Channel to find out what’s up and others need the Kestrel 4000 Pocket Weather Station made by Nielsen-Kellerman. This handy device will measure every possible environmental condition from the palm of your hand. The Kestrel 4000 measures wind speeds, temperature for air/water/snow, wind chill, dew point, and Barometric pressure—among … Continued

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Netgear HDX101: 200Mbps Powerline Networking

Poweline networking has long been the laughing-stock of networking devices. While Wi-Fi and other wireless junk has taken off, everyone is always harshing on poor powerline networking for no good reason. Until now. Enter 200Mbps powerline rockage with the HDX101. 200Mbps is considerably more than the trickle we once saw with this selfsame technology and … Continued

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GM to Build Plug-In Hybrid?

As we keep you posted on the latest developments in hybrid vehicles, we can’t help but notice that General Motors has been lagging behind, and has even discontinued building promising cars that run on anything but internal combustion engines. But now, our greasemonkey brothers at Jalopnik tip us off about how the me-too suits at … Continued

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Bullet-Proof iPod Case

We’ve all been there at one time or another. You are in the middle of a gunfight and that iPod sitting in your pocket take a hit. Sure the bullet may have gone straight through the iPod and penetrated your leg. But a gushing bullet wound is the least of your concerns. Your $300 iPod … Continued

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Apple To Show Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard at WWDC This August

Yeah, this is a little early, but we’re Apple zealots, remember? Apple has confirmed that Steve Jobs will once again keynote the Worldwide Developers Conference this August, where he will unveil the next major update to Mac OS X, Leopard. As of yet, hard details on how Leopard will improve all of our lives are … Continued

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mobiBLU US2 Ultra-Slim DAP

mobiBLU is no stranger to all things small. Maybe they are trying to compensate for themselves or maybe having small DAPs is a good selling tactic. Whatever it is, it seems to be working for them. Their latest DAP, the US2, is actually smaller than the iPod nano and it is even stainless steel, so … Continued

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C-Ice: Dude

>C-Ice is some kind of Swiss ice tea drink that has like hemp in it. There’s no THC in there, but there are so many hemp-induced vitamins that you might just get high on health and not need the sweet, sweet mouthfeel of Sister Mary Jane. This is actually from a longer Financial Times piece … Continued

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Harry Jr. Accessory Holder

Substitute one type of clutter for another with Harry Jr., a clump of bendable wires you can clamp onto various items that have no other place on your desktop. If that’s not going to be big enough for all that stuff, get Harry, its larger brother. Take your pick of black, pink, blue, white, or … Continued

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Panasonic Hints at Car Blu-Ray Players

Give me a break, Panasonic. I think the first step in this high-def DVD war is getting people to accept Blu-Ray in the traditional home theatre format, but if you want to go balls-to-the-wall and start pushing car Blu-Ray player, then I guess that is your decision. Panasonic’s U.S. chairman and CEO Yoshi Yamada said … Continued

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Virtual Doggy in a Console: vMigo

In the relentless quest for the shitless dog, here’s a new one, the vMigo, a plug-and-play TV-connected console that includes a carry-around Tamagotchi-like handheld pod with a 16-bit screen and a pedometer inside. If you want your pet to stay happy, you’ll have to take it out for a walk, and that pedometer keeps you … Continued

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High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Here’s what all the hubbub’s been about at Kotaku for the week of June 18. A definitely fake Grand Theft Auto 4 screenshot popped up on the Web this week. We questioned it’s credibility, then were handed some proof of how easy something like this is to fake. My rule for determining authenticity? I reflect … Continued

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Do-It-Yourself Water-Cooled Xbox 360 Kit

Lots of news regarding Xbox 360 water cooling recently. Now Koolance, a major player in the world of PC liquid cooling, has come out with a do-it-yourself Xbox 360 water cooling kit. Available in silver and black, the kit includes all the things you need to water-cool the Xbox 360, including the company’s Exos-LT cooling … Continued

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How Much is That OS in the Window?

Apparently there’s a lot of confusion about operating systems, what they can do, and what it’s like to install them. Look before you leap with a OSVids, a site that gives you an inside look at a variety of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows Vista, Ubuntu, OpenBSD, and dozens more. Not only do these moving … Continued