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The USBCell from Moixa Energy is the coolest rechargeable AA battery we’ve seen in a long time. Displayed during CeBIT last month, the USBCELL rechargeable battery was awarded as New Energy Entrepreneur of the Year.
It doesn’t require a charger, as you just open it up and plug it into a USB port, and let [...]
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So your Web 2.0 venture just got acquired for some millions and you want to go somewhere to celebrate—but you don’t want to just fly first-class since you were already doing that when the terms were being worked out.
Enter the Eclipse 500.
While $1.8 million might put dent in your small fortune, in aircraft [...]
Fresh from the why-didn’t-I-think-of-that-first department comes Driinn, the simple piece of plastic with the funny name.
Driinn cleverly solves the problem of how to keep clutter to a minimum when you’re charging your phone, iPod, or other small device from a wall outlet.
Of course, it also creates the problem of where to store Driinn when you [...]
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ooma is a totally new device that can help you break the habit of paying for local phone service. ooma has been given high marks by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Business Week, and has been called the hottest gadget of they year by Parade and In Style [...]
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“Drobo - The Worlds First Storage Robot” is how Data Robotics tags the Drobo. We couldn’t agree more. They’ve been available since April, 2007, so while they are a year old at this point, that doesn’t matter… every geek should want one.
We’ve wanted a Drobo ever since we saw one on GeekBriefTV a while ago. [...]
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If you live in Britain (or in Texas), where the weather changes all the time, you might want to pick up the new Meteo from OregonScientific, masters of all weather forecasting geekery.
The watch features four easy to read icons (sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy, and rainy) display the upcoming weather conditions in the next 12 to [...]
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From the do-it-yourself department comes this clever little trick only a geek could appreciate. Take a slim USB flash memory drive, dismantle a USB cable (functionality optional), and amaze your friends and coworkers as you show off your destroyed USB cable-come-flash drive.
Check out the full scoop with photos of each step at Evil Mad Scientist [...]
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You know you should keep your tires properly inflated to improve their longevity and your vehicles fuel efficiency, but what a hassle, right? You either have to tangle with an unruly setup at a gas station (have your quarters ready) or you can purchase a home air compressor and lug that out when you need [...]
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Samsung took a move right out of Apple’s playbook with the ML-1630 monochrome laser printer and created the first printer you don’t want to hide on a shelf or behind a cabinet.
At first glance, most people probably couldn’t even tell you what the ML-1630 is from a distance, a nice start. Add in its quiet [...]
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