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TikTok and LunaTik iPod nano watch kit nears $1m in funding

Chris Davies, Dec 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

iPod nano watches are perhaps one of the more surprising trends of 2010, and probably near the top of the list of those overwhelmed by their popularity are TikTok and LunaTik. Since project lead Scott Wilson put the multi-touch watch kits on fund crowd-sourcing site Kickstarter, he's raised almost $1m - well in excess of the $15,000 Wilson originally hoped for. Read The Full Story

Nexus S Ninja unboxing concentrates on mayhem

Chris Davies, Dec 16th 2010 Discuss [1]

With the Google Nexus S hitting Best Buy stores this morning, YouTube will soon be flooded with unboxing videos as gleeful owners get a first taste of Gingerbread. It's entirely possible that none of them will feature desktop ninjas in a completely interactive YouTube page, however, so if that's what you're looking for then you'll have to head over to http://www.youtube.com/ninjaunboxing2. Read The Full Story

“Emotional” phones hold your hand, blow on you & kiss you [Video]

Chris Davies, Dec 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

You could well argue that the great thing about phones is that they generally prevent the person you're talking to from lapping at your face during a conversation, but design researcher Fabian Hemmert wants to bring some of that tactile feedback into the modern cellphone. Speaking at TEDxBerlin, Hemmert showed three prototype phones that could variously recreate the feel of breathing on your neck, the squeeze of a hand, and even the wetness of a sloppy kiss. Video after the cut Read The Full Story

Rock Paper Robot “Float” table is tactile bundle of magnetic cubes [Video]

Chris Davies, Dec 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Rock Paper Robot describes its Float table as "sturdy, yet capricious"; we'd also add "potentially dangerous to your credit cards and hard-drives" to that description. The side-table is a matrix of 64 wooden cubes, using magnetism to float away from each other and a lashing of steel cable to keep the whole thing from falling apart. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Orbotix Sphero remote-control game ball due at CES 2011

Chris Davies, Dec 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Back in July we looked on with coy amazement as GearBox invited us to play with their balls; now the company has rebranded - as Orbotix - and is bringing their remote-control orbs to CES 2011. The Orbotix Sphero is a 74mm robotic ball, controlled via a Bluetooth link with your iOS or Android smartphone. Read The Full Story

Google smash, freeze & burn 25 Cr-48 Chrome OS notebooks in praise of the cloud [Video]

Chris Davies, Dec 10th 2010 Discuss [3]

Usually, when an interesting new gadget arrives, we have to wait until iFixit gets around to tearing it down before we see what's going on inside. Google, though, don't appear willing to wait for that to happen; they've pushed out a video to demonstrate the benefits of cloud-based working, and along the way 25 Google Cr-48 notebooks are broken, frozen, shattered and generally mistreated. Video destruction after the cut Read The Full Story

Andrew Chase Steampunk Mechanical Horse is galloping marvel

Chris Davies, Dec 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Steampunk has come to be associated with over-decorated, cog-encrusted Victoriana, but artist Andrew Chase has arguably taken it to its purist roots. His mechanical horse is just that: a beautiful, hand-crafted metal beast complete with piston legs. Read The Full Story

Barbara Kruger computerized chess set isn’t impressed by your bishop [Video]

Chris Davies, Dec 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

Electronic chess sets have been around for ages, but seldom do they goad or insult you while you're playing. That's because most chess sets aren't like artist Barbara Kruger's, a custom electronic kit crafted from Corian and able to say things like "don't even think about it" and "why prolong the pain?" as you play, and which has been on display at Art Basel Miami Beach 2010. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Pentax K-r limited edition gets bizarre robot theme makeover

Chris Davies, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [1]

Pentax has outed another in the company's range of unusually colored DSLRs, this time a limited edition of 100 rainbow K-r cameras. Supposedly the result of customer demand, on the inside it's the same 12.4-megapixel shooter previously offered in white, black and red, complete with a 3-inch 920k dot LCD display, 6fps shooting for up to 25 frames, in-camera HDR editing and a 100 – 25600 ISO range, but on the outside it's an eye-catching (if not eye-watering) array of colors and a matching lens. Read The Full Story

UFOs mentioned in WikiLeaks cables confirms Julian Assange

Chris Davies, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

WikiLeaks may be prompting embarrassment in embassies across the world right now, but it could soon have us all looking to the skies. Founder Julian Assange has confirmed that parts of the as-yet-unpublished remainder of the cable documents passed to the site does make reference to UFOs, though he's not saying what, exactly, the confidential files are claiming. Read The Full Story

Google pays $1 compensation in Street View privacy case

Chris Davies, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [1]

Google has agreed to pay a US couple $1 in compensation, after Aaron and Christine Boring, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania accused the search giant of invading their privacy, trespassing, negligence and unjust enrichment when a Street View camera car was discovered to have driven onto their private driveway. According to the couple's lawyer, the compensation is "one sweet dollar of vindication." Read The Full Story

FarmVille credit & exclusive items added to American Express reward scheme

Chris Davies, Nov 30th 2010 Discuss [2]

American Express has announced a new partnership with online gaming company Zynga, which will allow credit card users to swap their membership reward points for FarmVille points, exclusive items or credit in other online games. 100 membership points gets you a dollar's worth of in-game credit; however there are also "exclusive" virtual items, including a dashing purple cow for 540 points, which can only be secured via American Express. Read The Full Story