Anything and Everything that is cool, hot, fresh and classic.
Back4 makes a lamp that looks like a dog made of bricks. That is, until you turn the light on. Once illuminated, there is a skeleton visible on the shade, and the cord forms a kind of leash for your malnourished pet. Get one for the pet lover in your life.
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The PML Mini QED is a high performance hybrid version of BMW’s Mini Cooper. Put together by a British engineering firm, the car features four 160 hp electric motors, one per wheel. These motors are powered by a small gasoline engine, and give the car a combined 640 hp, accelerating to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds and giving a top speed of 150 mph. The car can run for four hours on just battery power, and has an all-electric range of 200-250 miles and a total range of about 930 miles. For longer journeys, the gasoline engine is used to recharge the batteries, giving the car 80 mpg in hybrid mode. The Mini doesn’t have brakes. Instead, the motors act as electrical generators, which slow the car down and recharge the batteries. Almost all of the energy used to get up to break neck speeds is recouped bringing the car back down to less than lethal speeds. ABS is built into the system, as each wheel can be independently controlled for anti-skid on both acceleration and braking. There is no differential. Instead, each wheel communicates with the other over 1000 times per second, determining the optimal amount of torque. Pick one of these up, and challenge the guy who just bought a Tesla to a race.
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If you love old school gaming (and who doesn’t) then wear your heart on your wrist with the Dreamcast watch. Though not an actual Dreamcast (that would be amazing), the watch, which was actually commissioned by Sega and is not a cheap knock off, has a Dreamcast case style body that flips open to show the time. Wear this with your Pac Man tie and let the world know your true passions.
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[Via: Gizmodo]
flickr, the king of photo sharing, has added a new feature called Geotagging, allowing users to drag and drop their photos onto a Yahoo map, which marks them with the location information (city/state/country) and the latitude and longitude. You can then create a map-based view of all of your photosets, browse your photos on a Yahoo based map page, or search and browse flickr photos from other users by location. In the first day of Geotagging, 1,234,384 photos were tagged, showing that this is a feature people are definitely interested in and that the service is also easy to use. If you’ve got a flickr account, tag a few of your photos, or just browse around and see the sites from locations across the US.
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[Via: TechCrunch]
If you’re a control freak, the Philips TSU 9600 Pronto Professional is for you. Featuring a 640×480 3.7-inch touchscreen display, this IR controller can manage your entire house from one place. You program it using your computer, and can control audio/video devices and any home automation devices you are already using. Individual buttons can be programmed to display each station’s icon, and you can add a wav sound file to each button press. It uses “ultra-reliable” wireless extenders to reach your far away devices from any room in your house. Though pricing hasn’t been announced, expect it to be a pretty penny for this classy looking device.
[Via: Remote Shoppe]
d_skin is “a totally new, totally necessary product that acts as a protective skin for all of your favorite disks”. The skin covers your disk and prevents it from scratches, and can be left on even while the disk is in use. You can store, play and transport the disk without removing the cover. Seems like a pretty good idea, so before you put your disk in a place where it might not want to be, wrap it up, and stay safe.
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[Via: CrunchGear]
CBS will be using Bluetooth technology to beam video clips of five of their new primetime shows to your cellphone, smartphone, or PDA (provided you device has Bluetooth as well) from inside of the Grand Central Terminal train station in NYC. The shows featured will be Shark, Smith, Jericho, The Class and CSI. Users will be required to accept the video before viewing, and the 30-second clips will take approximately 20 seconds to download. This is a very cool idea, and hopefully one that catches on. Imagine going to the grocery store, seeing an ad for a new dinner entré, and downloading a video that shows you how to prepare that dish, hosted by Emeril Lagasse. Bam! Interactively amazing.
[Via: Gizmodo]
Here’s a quick little game about parking the new Peugeot 107 into a variety of parking spaces. It’ll make you feel like you should have failed drivers ed.
[Via: Neatorama]
This video from YouTube shows you how to turn a disposable camera, $7, and 7 minutes into a 7000-volt taser. Try this yourself for a shockingly good time.
Adam Phillips makes some of the best flash animation I have ever seen. His newest work, “the Yuyu” is no different. Head on over to his site and check out some of the work he has done to see why this award wining artist is quickly gaining fans and praise.
