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Heart Hand Warmer to use again and again
It’s the time of year where, if you spend a lot of time outside doing outdoor activities (or if you have to watch someone else do those outdoor activities) it’s pretty likely that your hands will get cold. Those chemical hand warmer packets are nice, but you only get one use out of them.
The Continue reading » Heart Hand Warmer is a red, heart-shaped chemical hand warmer that can be used over and over again to keep your hands nice and toasty. On the inside, there is a small metal disc that when moved back and forth a few times in the clearish gel will turn the gel opaque. Heart Hand Warmer to use again and again
Kanguru USB Duplicator
Let us face it, USB flash drives are the wave of the present and future, and they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. We have (or I should say we had) devices that could copy 3.5 floppies all at once, and we have devices that can copy many CDs at one time, so why not a device that can copy many flash drives?
That is the premise behind the Kanguru USB Duplicator. It comes in two sizes, and the largest has the power to copy information onto 24 USB flash drives at once. The other one can do about nine.
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ITRI Makes Big Stride in Digital Paper
I’m looking forward to the digital paper decade, where all our information will be moving and active on digital paper as both a hard copy and soft copy all at the same time.
The Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan has made a great stride in this effort with their debut of the 10.4 inch Cholesteric LCD (Ch-LC) flexible display and flexible LED backlighting unit.
The unit has two plastic substrates with a thickness of less than 10mm, and its structure is less than 10 millimeters. This takes the thickness of a traditional color Ch-LCD and cuts it in half.
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iPond plays sounds, stores fish
Fancy this portable speaker that carries a fish along with it? That’s exactly what the iPond is – it hooks up to portable audio devices like the iPod, but has in recent times drawn the ire from animal rights groups as the iPond is said to offer inadequate space for a fish to live. Meant for Betta fish (also known as Siamese fighting fish), the 650mm iPond has been said to be insufficient, since a single Betta fish requires around 10 liters of water to swim around and receive a proper amount of oxygen. In addition, the speaker is located at the bottom, so your favorite trance sounds might actually unsettle the fish further. The iPond retails for $60.
Source: Gizmodo
Crimson RC Blaster universal remote control system announced
Zilog, a universal remote control market leader has just added to its line of consumer solutions the new Crimzon RC Blaster system. This universal infrared remote control system will be able to integrated itself to any digital device easily, providing immediate remote control capability. It will feature the market’s most comprehensive code database, boasting an easy to implement API as well as a robust new IR learning function that helps universalize all remotes in the digital home. A wide range of applications will be targeted by the Crimzon RC Blaster IR system, including set-top boxes, satellite and cable receivers, IPTV, DVD recorders, media center hubs, PDAs, toys, cellphones and even secure monitoring systems.
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u-blox GPS technology in Navigon Porsche Design PND
Navigon has just rolled out a brand new high performance personal navigation device (PND) that was developed in partnership with Porsche Design, and this PND will be using u-blox’ ANTARIS 4 SuperSense GPS technology. The PND in question is the Navigon P9611 that comes in a rather diminutive 125mm x 82mm x 19mm package, tipping the scales at a mere 250 grams. You will get a whole range of hardware and software features within, among them a pre-loaded SD memory card, a USB cable, a car cradle, a charging cable and high quality audio playback for those who can’t live without music no matter where they go. In addition, Bluetooth connectivity is readily available for hands-free communication support, targeting Bluetooth-enabled handsets for you to keep your eyes peeled on the road.
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Your calculator might just be staring back at you
The holidays are a time for giving. Which also means that you’ll likely be on the receiving end of your fair share of gifts (or coal). With all of the cool things you get in colorfully-wrapped boxes, there is something you may want to consider. Your new calculator from that creepy guy in accounting might actually be watching you. That’s right, someone has taken an ordinary printing calculator and stuffed a spy cam inside.
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