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hmm..interesting December 14, 2010 posted by Debra Atlas

The Pick Punch – a guitarist’s new best friend

Guitar players always need a good pick around. And, being so small, they’re sometimes hard to find. The new Pick Punch is a guitarist’s handiest do-it-yourself tool. It resembes a stapler and acts like a hole punch but it punches out usable guitar picks. First introduced in 2009, the Pick Punch is available in the traditional style or a 351 style pick shape that’s also the company logo. Future designs include a smaller Jazz pick, a teardrop pick, a smaller…

Awesome December 14, 2010 posted by Scott

R2-D2 Headphones make a geeky fashion statement

As a college student, I spend a lot of time walking around campus. You tend to notice a lot of things when walking about, one of which being that no one is very original in their choice of headphones. I’d say three quarters of the people wearing full-size headphones are wearing a pair of black or white Beats. Personally, if I were going to wear a pair of headphones, I’d go with a pair that said something about me. I’d…

diy December 14, 2010 posted by Scott

DIY Knitting Machine does all of the boring work for you

Kitting is one of those hobbies that takes a lot of time. First, you have to take all of the time to learn how to do it, then actually crafting something can take ages. Of course, you could always take another route and build a machine that could do all of the work for you. That’s exactly what one person decided to do. Made from some old scrap parts he had lying around and a special Picaxe-18x microcontroller, the creator…

Fun & Games December 14, 2010 posted by Scott

iCoat Watch+ turns your iPod Nano into a slap bracelet watch

Does anyone still remember the first iPods? While they were revolutionary at the time, they pale in comparison to what we have these days. The first one only held 5GB worth of music, and only had around 10 hours of battery life. Don’t even get me started on the $400 price tag. These days you can get yourself an iPod small enough to lose in your pocket that holds far more music, lasts longer and even has a touchscreen. The…

cool tech December 14, 2010 posted by Scott

iGrill is the perfect grilling accessory

There are many people out there that would consider grilling to not be merely a form of cooking, but an art. You have to get the flames just right, flip your food at the right times, and not leave it on too long. If you’re someone who likes to be very precise about your grilling, (rather than just eyeballing it, which some people swear by) then here’s a gadget just for you. iGrill is a companion gadget for your iPhone/iPad/iPod…

Fun & Games December 14, 2010 posted by Scott

Mini IQ Cube Flash Drive has a familiar look to it

I’m someone who loves solving puzzles. I’ll spend hours pouring over one, just to see it through to the end. This is why I’m rather embarrassed to say that I’ve never actually solved a Rubik’s Cube. Granted, I haven’t touched one in years, but as a kid I spent way too much time twisting and turning that annoying cube. I had the last laugh though, after I decided to completely disassemble it in frustration. If you have more fond memories…

Fun & Games December 14, 2010 posted by Nigel

TannenBomb Prank Holiday Ornament – seasonal annoy-a-tron fun

The TannenBomb Prank Holiday Ornament looks like an innocent little Christmas tree bauble, but inside – muwahahahahaha – lurks an evil little random noise generator which is guaranteed to drive the tree owners nuts. Give it as a gift to one of your soon to be ex-friends, and delight as you imagine your victims spending hours trying to track down the infuriating sounds of beeps, mosquitoes, crickets and giggles. And what’s worse? It instantly switches off when removed from the tree. Awful, just awful!…

Bookmark This! December 14, 2010 posted by Nigel

ManyCam – freeware lets you have fun with your webcam

ManyCam is a freeware program which lets you play around with your webcam for fun and giggles. You can add effects, different cool backgrounds, tweak the image in real time and generally spice up your boring webcam life. The other cool trick is the ability to make your webcam useable with more than one application simultaneously (for instance different video chat programs), which is something you generally cannot do with Windows. You can also add your own home grown effects…

but is it art? December 14, 2010 posted by Scott

Matt Lamp brings a little chaos to your lighting

Yesterday we showed you an interesting table that is sure to add a bit of intrigue to your living room. Perhaps now you want some lighting that will bring a similar amount of interest. If that’s the case, then you might want to have a look at this Matt Lamp. This lighting fixture is one that will no doubt stand out from the crowd. Rather than being made of a rigid material that maintains its shape, the Matt Lamp appears…

Bookmark This! December 14, 2010 posted by Nigel

Buddycloud – Foursquare meets Google Groups

Buddycloud is an open source alternative to Foursquare which offers location based social networking as well as more traditional interests based groups. It’s available for the Nokia platform and iPhone (almost) with alpha versions for Android available too if you hunt around. It’s interesting because it’s open, which is important if the Net is going to avoid being swallowed up by a small group of huge corporate services which own and control data and access. The other crucial bonus for…

Bizarre December 13, 2010 posted by Scott

ANDREA air purifier uses a common household plant to clean your air

Air purifiers aren’t uncommon items to find in a house, especially if you’re in the presence of a germaphobe. There are a variety of methods to clean the air, including UV light, filters, and ionization. But have you seen one that uses a houseplant? Well that’s exactly what this ANDREA purifier does. It features a plant in a special casing which draws in polluted air, and uses the plant’s natural metabolic energy to clean it. The air is then pumped…

Awesome December 13, 2010 posted by Scott

Float Table uses magnets to hold its shape

If your living room needs something to liven it up, then a new piece of furniture might be exactly what you need. Something perhaps like this Float Table. When observed, it appears to be made up of a number of floating cubes. What’s more, is that when you press on it, the cubes will move accordingly, and then spring back into their respective places. Is it magic? No, it’s magnets. To say that they are held in place completely by…

Bizarre December 13, 2010 posted by Scott

Snapkeys wants to revolutionize the way you type on your iPhone

With the rise of touchscreen mobile devices, we have also seen the frustration of typing on a surface with no tactile feedback. This takes some getting used to, and even after a couple of years, still isn’t quite as comfortable (to me at lest) as using an actual QWERTY keyboard of sorts. Well here’s a new piece of software called SnapKeys that will supposedly revolutionize the way we type on our touchscreen devices. I have to say, even after watching…

but is it art? December 13, 2010 posted by Scott

Rock out retro-style with your own NES Guitar

Any geek that was a kid during the late 80’s/early 90’s no doubt has a soft spot for the NES. For many of us, it was our first experience into the world of gaming. Well if you’re a musician that wants to show their love for that gray box, you might check out this NES Electric Guitar. Hand-crafted from an original Nintendo Entertainment System and various electric guitar parts, this $150 instrument is both geeky and functional.

Recommended December 13, 2010 posted by Scott

YouTube prepares to lift video limit restrictions

If you’re an amateur video producer, you’ve no doubt ran into issues with YouTube‘s video length limit. Thankfully the company recently raised the cap from 10 minutes to 15, but even that isn’t enough for some people. Well now it looks like the limit may be removed completely in the near future. According to product manager Joshua Siegel, the company has been working on their Content ID software, which scans videos for copyright violations. The advancements they have made allow…

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