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Will you accept this USB rose?

Excellent love gift..A USB Rose....It’s powered by a USB port and is available in a variety of colors including: Red, Blue, Pink, Purple and White. Get one for $9 or buy a whole … [visit site to read more]

Will you accept this USB rose? originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 23, 2010 at 9:00 am.

Super Goat is coming!

VRX iMotion racing simulator adds more to racing fun indoors

Racing simulators are great entertainers solely because they create the racing environment, and for gamers who like to get behind the wheel, simulators surely do the job well. The latest entry in the field of advanced racing simulators is VRX iMotion from the house of VRX Industries.
Giving you a feel to sit behind the real wheel, VRX iMotion flaunts NVIDIA GeForce 3D Surround Vision for a unique experience across the three screens. It also takes in use D-BOX Motion Code that uses motion effects specifically programmed for each film, TV series or video game, which are sent to a motion generating system integrated within either a platform or a seat.
The other unique features of the simulator include carbon fiber base with locking wheels for easy simulator positioning and set-up, Sparco racing seat, CNC-machined aluminum bracket and parts, stainless steel reinforced tubing, fully adjustable display and PC rack mount placement.
Additionally, there are fully customizable Clubsport racing pedals for accurate clutch, brake and throttle inputs and Bose companion 5-speaker system designed for the 5.1-encoded movies, music and games. The VRX iMotion simulator is compatible with XBox 360, PS3 and Wii. And for all that in house racing fun, it comes with a price tag of US $27,995.




Via: BR

Gorilla goes hands-on with Nintendo DSi XL

Tech Fever Spreads

Looks like Nintendo's DSi XL has finally found its target audience.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Gorilla goes hands-on with Nintendo DSi XL at the San Francisco Zoo originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:20:00 EDT.

Safety Second: Novelty Motorcycle Helmets

Who cares if they're not DOT approved, they look cool. Safety can take a back seat to style any day, amirite? No, no that's a good way to die young and still leave a crappy looking corpse. Now I don't know how things work where you're from, but back in West Virginia it's considered an honor if Morty the mortician makes out with you after the embalming, and I come from a long line of the distinguish dead (we suspect he even stole my uncle's genitals).

Hit the jump for a bunch more, including slightly NSFW butt and breast helmets.

Nokia CEO: Nokia N8 is the savior

'We are approaching the end of this painful product transition at the high end of our product portfolio', says Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. He continues with a prediction 'delivering the N8, with a high-quality user experience, will mark the beginning of our renewal. We will achieve our potential and regain high-end leadership in our industry.'

We absolutely want to give Nokia the benefit of the doubt, but at the moment, this seems like a very optimistic prediction from Nokia's CEO. Although the N8 looks very interesting, it has not generated "envy" and "desire" as other recent handsets did – although there are N8 clones already. More importantly, it is powered by Symbian 3, which we consider to be out of the smartphone operating system race at this point (the N8 is the last N-Series Symbian phone). The early N8 previews were not positive.

Geeky Bath Tub..

If you really just wanted to get rid of a whole lot of cash fast well then you’ve found the proper method. Of course after you’ve spent all of that dough and are worried about paying for other things, you can lay in your brand new tub and relax away all of those worries. As long as you can pay to keep that hot water coming in, you’ll be just fine. With all the features this tub includes you could spend a whole lot of time making your skin nice and pruney.

This tub features an integral splash protected TV system, with a splash protected remote control. If that weren’t enough it has a marine grade DVD/CD player with four 100W speakers. Under the water it has a high-gloss acrylic and chrome finished body. In addition to that are six access doors, 25 hydro-air jets, 12 jumbo jets, 12 medium jets, 8 small rotational star jets and 4 ozone jets. To keep those jets running properly it has 9 therapy modes and over 50 different therapy combinations. You can even choose a scent that includes everything from lavender to eucalyptus to watermelon. It also has LED lights and a waterfall spout. Right now there’s not a ton of word on the price, but you can expect to be forced to offer up not only your first but your second born child as well to get your hands on one.

Source: BornRich

A Must Listen: The Steve Jobs Song [Video]

I thought I was a fanboy. I’ve got nothing on Jonathan Mann.

Regular readers may recall that Mann is the guy behind the Bing jingle (which we didn’t like – but students did, or were forced to), the song about me (which we did like), and most recently, the iPhone 4 antenna song (which not only did we love, but apparently Apple did too). Mann, touched by the fact that Apple decided to play his song at their press conference last Friday, decided to follow it up with a serenade for CEO Steve Jobs.

Warning: if some of my posts about Apple drive you crazy, this song is going to make your head explode.

We have lyrics like:

• “If that sounds like Moses, it’s no accident. The cult of Macintosh is a religion.”


• “We bow down to products that make us weep. The beauty of simplicity. The shepherd and his sheep.”


• “In his guarded temple, there’s a beating drum. And it’s made of glass and of aluminum.”

But the craziest thing about this song is that it’s good. Seriously. It’s so damn catchy. Mann continues to impress.

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Turning an Accident into a Million-Dollar Opportunity

A motorcycle accident left Todd Brown paralyzed from the waist down. But it also inspired a business idea. Today, his 180 Medical is one of the nation's fastest-growing medical supply companies.

Wear Wireless Keyboard Pants...

Geeky Pants with a built-in keyboard that's apparently Bluetooth-enabled. Beyond that, you'll also find sewn in Speakers, a pocket made especially for Travel Mice of all flavors and a "Joystick Controller" strategically located just behind the front zipper...??WTF???

The back pocket is utilized for carrying mouse, the knee portion has a pair of crotch rocking speakers that offers an added level of excitement. For gamers, it offers a joystick controller positioned just behind the front zipper. Using the space bar too many time may seem little weird in the public(Located on the front zipper) :-)

1 Million CDs will form a Beautiful Sea

“CD Sea” is the next artistic installation by Bruce Munro. He has asked people to send in unwanted CDs, and will use one million to create an inland sea illuminated by natural light. “It will be the first of a number of self-funded ‘eco’ installations using recycled materials, at Long Knoll Field in Wiltshire.”

Disco Chair is way cooler than its name would lead you to believe

This is the Disco Chair, the brainchild of Kiwi&Pom, and though we're not fans of things with the word 'disco' in their names, this one is outstanding and beautiful. It's made with 200 meters of electroluminescent wire, and the lighting can flash on and off (hence the disco moniker). Hit up the source for a few more shots.

Disco Chair is way cooler than its name would lead you to believe originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:38:00 EDT.

Fascinations City Lights Globe

The Fascinations company offers ”wonders created by physicists.” Their City Lights globe is a little different from most globes. There’s a light source inside that illuminates the major cities on earth. The globe automatically rotates on its axis, as well. The globe comes with a 11oV power supply. The City Lights Globe is available in 6″ or 10″ diameters from various retailers.

Fascinations City Lights Globe originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 28, 2010 at 8:30 am.

British Amputee Cat First to Get Bone-Grafted Exoprosthetic Paws

When Oscar the cat lost both his hind paws in a farming accident, it was feared he'd have to trundle around in one of those wheeled-cat apparatuses. But Noel Fitzpatrick, a neuro-orthopedic veterinary surgeon in Surrey, pioneered a groundbreaking technique instead, installing weight-bearing bone implants to create a bionic kitty.

Custom-engineered metal implants -- called intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthetics (ITAPs) -- are fastened directly to Oscar's little ankle bones, inside his fuzzy little legs. From there they protrude directly through the skin and fur, using a biomimicking design inspired by the way that deer's antlers anchor to bone and then extend out through the skin. Prosthetic paws attach to the ends of the implants and let Oscar (no relation to Oscar Pistorius) walk normally.

'The real revolution with Oscar is [that] we have put a piece of metal and a flange into which skin grows into an extremely tight bone,' Fitzpatrick told BBC News.

'We have managed to get the bone and skin to grow into the implant and we have developed an 'exoprosthesis' that allows this implant to work as a see-saw on the bottom of an animal's limbs to give him effectively normal gait.'

According to the BBC report, ITAP technology is being tested in humans, including a woman who lost an arm in the 2005 London bombings.

[BBC]

YouTube Adds A Vuvuzela Button To Its Videos

New Button to drown out the video sound by the noisy football sound...







If you've been following any news related to the South African World Cup, you'll undoubtedly have heard of the many complaints over the noise caused by the vuvuzela, a trumpet-like device that is capable of making quite a bit of noise. Now it seems like someone over at Google caught the World Cup bug and used his 20% time to add a soccer ball icon to the YouTube video controls, allowing you to turn on the annoying noise to drown out the sound of the video that's being played, almost as if you're really at the World Cup. You can check it out via any YouTube video at the moment.

Motion Activated Toilet Nightlight

Despite the fact that this is smart, admittedly, it’s weird. If they had attached a normal colored light it’d probably be slightly less odd, but as it is, it makes the toilet shine red or green. Now those color choices aren’t just there for decoration though, they do actually have a purpose that could keep you from having any light night issues.

When the toilet seat is up and it senses the presence of someone, the light will kick on red. When the toilet seat is down and someone comes near, the light shines green. If you tend to have toilet seat wars, this could make the household a little more livable late at night. After you walk away from the toilet, the light will kick off. You can purchase the Lav Nav Motion Toilet Nightlight for $19.95.

Source: EB$29.99

Hatcams offer hands-free video

Nothing will make your entire family cringe more than you wearing around a Hatcam. Sure, it means all the hands-free videos that you could ever desire, but you’ll still look like a dork. Now there are certain cases where some things prove more important than looking like a sane human being. Like if no one ever believes you when you say how big the fish was that you almost caught, now you can have proof.

These hats come in blaze orange, khaki, camo, forest green and pink. The design was actually created by Randy Peterson who loves hunting and fishing. Although this was made for the outdoorsy types, I’m sure you could find other uses for it. These Hatcams can be purchased alone or with the Flip MiniHD Camcorder. The hat alone is $34.99 and the full kit is priced at $204.99.

Source: Geekologie

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