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URWERK UR-1001 pocket watch may be the coolest watch ever

, Aug 26th 2011 Discuss [2]

I am not a watch guy; I leave that to Vince and Ewdi. I can say that the coolest watch I have seen in a long, long time has surfaced from URWERK and it's called the UR-1001 Zeit Device. This is a pocket watch, not a watch that you wear on the wrist. Just a glance at the face and you can tell that the watch is insanely complex on the inside with a mechanical movement that times way more than just hours, minutes, seconds, and months. Read The Full Story

Toshiba debuts new Smarbo robot vacuum to battle Roomba

, Aug 25th 2011 Discuss [1]

Vacuuming really sucks. It's no fun and I think if most of us could find a way to get out of vacuuming the floors at home we would. There are a few robot vacuums on the market already with Roomba being the most common. Toshiba has announced a new robot vacuum for Japan called the Smarbo and it's aimed at home users. The robot has some interesting features and one of the coolest is that it has two CPUs. Read The Full Story

Qmadix unveils dry-foam gadget cleaning kit

, Aug 25th 2011 Discuss [2]

My kids love to use my gadgets. That means that my iPad typically has some sort of smear, sticky fingerprints, or other stuff on the screen. I have several cleaning kits around here to get the gunk off the screen but they often involve spraying a liquid on the screen to get the goo off. I have never liked the idea of spraying the screen since I fear the liquid getting inside the iPad and ruining things. Read The Full Story

Thrustmaster debuts gated TH8 RS shifter for T500 RS PS3 racing wheel

, Aug 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Racing wheels are fantastic for racing games like Gran Turismo and others on the PS3 and there are a bunch of different wheels on the market. Some of the high-end wheels include a pedal assembly with a clutch so you can get that extra realism by banging through the gears if you want. Thrustmaster launched its cool T500 RS racing wheel a while back for the PS3 console and it was great except it had no shifter. Read The Full Story

.NET Gadgeteer looks to draw tinkering geeks away from Arduino

, Aug 4th 2011 Discuss [3]

I have talked a bunch about some of the cool DIY stuff that I have seen around the web that geeks use Arduino to build. My favorite DIY stuff that people build using Arduino are robots like the Android mascot I mentioned a few weeks back. Microsoft Research has unveiled a new project that was created by the Sensors and Devices team called .NET Gadgeteer. The project was started after some of the folks inside the research area started looking for a faster way to come up with new products. Read The Full Story

Power Up puts electric motor on paper airplanes

, Jul 26th 2011 Discuss [3]

I used to build paper airplanes a lot as a kid. I once tried to graft one of the rubber band propellers from those little balsa wood planes you could get at the store onto the paper planes with no success. I was never able to get the balance right and the planes always crashed. A cool new gadget called Power Up has broken cover that will give you an electric engine for your paper airplanes. Read The Full Story

Boss Micro BR BR-80 digital recorder lets you record your music at home with high quality

, Jul 25th 2011 Discuss [2]

If you are a musician that wants to be able to record your solo play or your entire band in the garage getting a high quality recording to share with friends and others is probably important to you. You can't just whip out your old tape recorder and expect good results. Boss has a new recorder that will put your tracks down in digital format so they are easy to share and promises superb recording quality. Read The Full Story

Modded iPhone may be able to track oxygen, sodium and glucose in the blood

, Jul 22nd 2011 Discuss [1]

A team of medical researchers is working on a really cool way for people that need to track certain vital statistics about their body. They are working on a system that uses an iPhone to monitor things like the sodium in the blood, blood glucose, or the amount of oxygen in their blood. The modified iPhone would work in conjunction with a nanosensor "tattoo" on the person's skin. Read The Full Story

Gerber’s new Steady multitool has a tabletop tripod inside

, Jul 22nd 2011 Discuss [1]

I have seen a bunch of Gerber multitools over the years and I have even owned a few of them. I tend to lose them though. Everyone has a digital camera today and a bunch of people carry those little digital cams with them everywhere and a tripod would come in handy in many instances. The Gerber multitool has a new feature in some of the latest versions. Read The Full Story

Jawbone UP tracks movement & sleep for healthier living

, Jul 14th 2011 Discuss [3]

Jawbone may be best known for its Bluetooth headsets - SlashGear still has a soft-spot for the ERA we reviewed back in January - but the company is looking to branch out into other personal wireless electronics. The Jawbone UP is the first of what's promised to be a range of healthy-living gadgets, a wrist-worn sensor bracelet that can track movement and sleep patterns, conspiring with an app to push you in a generally more wholesome direction. Read The Full Story

LG VR6172LVM robot vacuum cleaner will diagnose itself and tell you what to fix

, Jul 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

Robot vacuum cleaners are very cool little devices that have been around for a long time now. The Roomba was my first experience with one of these things and it worked surprisingly well. There are all sorts of robot vacuums now from different companies. The most recent offering we took a hands on look at was the Neato XV-15 vacuum. Chris found the little vacuum expensive, but a solid choice if you want a robot vacuum. Read The Full Story

Turbo Tango puts foam soda in a spray can

, Jul 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

Those of you who take sugar binges deadly seriously will know how tricky it can be to simultaneously quaff sodas while squirting spray-cream into your mouth: the drink dilutes the cream and everything just gets depressing. Now, UK drinks manufacturer Britvic has the answer: foam Tango in a spray can. Read The Full Story
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