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Carbon nanotubes could be used in film-like flat speakers
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Portable Audio Seriously, is there anything carbon nanotubes can't do? We've got shock absorbers, flexible displays, atypically small eating utensils and now, film-like ..Intelsat retires Marisat-F2 satellite after 32 years of service
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsThe Marisat-F2 satellite may not have garnered quite the fame of other mission-defying spacefarers like the Mars Opportunity rover (it even seems to have been a bit camera..Time names the 23andMe retail DNA test 'Invention of the Year'
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Time Magazine has released its annual Best Inventions issue, and topping the list is the 23andMe retail DNA test, a kit which which offers consumers 23 clinical reports..Circuit City announces store closure plans, full list of locations revealed
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsYesterday news broke that Circuit City would announce the imminent closure of 155 retail locations, and this morning the company confirmed the news. Detailing its next pla..Amazon takes a stand to eliminate wasteful, hard-to-open gadget packaging
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Come on folks, say it in unison with us: "Finally!" At long last, a company with a little clout has stood up and questioned the necessity of those ridiculous hardPeek's email device tops voting for Time's gadget of the year, not that it matters
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets We're not going to jump up on our "new media" pedestal and claim that Time Magazine is irrelevant or anything, but man, stick to what you know. Time's gadget of thCircuit City to shutter 155 stores, locations to go public tomorrow
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsAccording to a slew of tips we've received, Circuit City will be closing down 155 of its retail locations, possibly even before Black Friday. Right now details are sketchy..Prototype artificial heart unveiled, expected to cost $192k
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Far from being the first artificial heart we've seen, the latest iteration unveiled by a team of French scientists is easily the most sophisticated. Built from technology..Panasonic and Sanyo change status to "it's complicated"
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays, Misc. Gadgets, Home Entertainment You know you've heard it from two lovebirds in junior high: "we're not going out, we're just talking." In a completeLondon's new bomb-proof trash cans will survive the apocalypse, keep you updated on stock prices
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets London will be the first city to test out new bomb-proof garbage cans, which are also going to multitask as recycling bins with LCDs that stream travel info and news. Sec..Electronic nose boasts "snoot full of sensory neurons"
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets It may be a sad state of affairs but, the fact is, it's tough for an electronic nose to stand out from the pack these days. This latest effort from some researchers at th..Microsoft placing "I'm a PC" recording booths outside Apple stores
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets The Apple / Microsoft ad war keeps escalating -- while Apple continues to insist that John Hodgman is the human representation of all PCs, Microsoft is taking its populis..Sony and Universal launching POP "instant entertainment" vending machines in UK
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Sure, downloading songs and movies is easy these days (even when done legally), but what if you don't have a computer or internet connection? "How would I be reading thMicrosoft makes Surface look dated with SecondLight
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Microsoft's Surface may be hard at work helping the liberal media steal the election (we kid, we kid), but other than acting as props in stores or random promotional vide..New technology provides greater control to paraplegic pianists
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Technology allowing paraplegics to operate the right pedal of a piano has been developed by a team of scientists in Heidelberg Germany, trumping earlier systems which did..Arduino-based pumpkin promises to scare off trick-or-treaters
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Pumpkins outfitted with LEDs are certainly all well and good, but the ever-versatile Arduino platform has now upped the Jack O' Lantern modding possibilities considerably..And the Lord said unto Sony, '01101000 01100...'
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets With pointy hats and staffs stowed in a coat-check of pure gold, Catholic bishops have decreed the use of mass, digital communications to spread the word of the bible in ..NanoVibronix cleared to market ultrasonic painkiller PainShield MD
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsNanoVibronix's PainShield MD reminds us (a little bit) of DARPA's wound-healing ultrasound wrap, but its purpose is to stop pain, not bleeding. The pocket-sized device emi..JHU researchers create self-assembling organic wires
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Once more it looks like Johns Hopkins has taken humanity a step closer to full-blown Borg-hood. A research team at the school has created water-soluble electronic materia..UK police to wield mobile fingerprint scanners, facial recognition up next
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Surely your remember Project Lantern from back in 2006, right? If you weren't too fond of that initiative, let's just say your worst nightmare is coming true. Going forwa..Windows 7 to feature GPU acceleration like Apple's Snow Leopard?
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets A first true glimpse of Windows 7, Microsoft's Vista successor, is T minus 1 day and counting. So far we know very little. Oh sure, it supports multi-touch and takes 1,00..Oprah calls Kindle "her new favorite thing," gives everyone $50 off
Filed under: Displays, Misc. Gadgets Been waiting patiently for the next-generation Kindle(s) to hit the market? Growing increasingly frustrated with the wait? Thanks to the Amazon e-reader becomin..Crapgadget: not-even-suitable-for-gag-gifts edition
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Peripherals We all know the holiday season is coming up, but even if you're on the hunt for a gag gift for your fav-o-rite prankster, we can't not recommend the followin..Princeton publishes how-to guide for hacking Sequoia e-voting machines
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets If you're American, it's nearly time to do your civic duty and pick the lesser of two evils for the greater good... and then to wonder if that vote actually got counted. ..iBone chew toy gives sneak peek at dog-centric App Store
Filed under: Cellphones, Misc. Gadgets We're going out on a limb here and assuming that the Haute Diggity Dog iBone comes jailbroken and ready to rock, or at least that's the impression we get from..DARPA's latest: a wrap that stops bleeding with sound
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets If we had our way, all our military tax dollars would go to DARPA. Whether it be nano planes, robot arms, or high-resolution sniper scopes, it always has something intere..Scotch tape surprises everyone by producing X-rays
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets As far as we're concerned, sticky tape is mostly just for out-there modding projects, but scientists have confirmed another use for it: X-rays. After hearing word of rese..Husqvarna's solar-powered Automower headed to the US
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Robots Husqvarna's plain old battery-powered Automowers have been available in the US for some time now, but it looks like the company's solar-powered hybrid model is no..Kids-on with the SMART Table
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets We got to play around with a SMART Table in a classroom full of lucky kids at Haines Elementary School in Chicago this morning, and we came away impressed with how much t..
