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iStraw – Because your water is dirty

, Aug 14th 2007 Discuss [1]

I'm horrible about drinking water. I really don't drink nearly as much as I should, as I'm too busy getting hopped up on Mountain Dew. However, when I do drink water, I like it to be purified, rather than from the tap. No, I don't go out and buy bottles of water, I just have a purifier hooked up to my tap. Read The Full Story

Nokia recalls 46 million cell phone batteries

, Aug 14th 2007 Discuss [0]

Well Sony shouldn't feel bad, they're not the only ones recalling batteries these days. Now mobile phone giant Nokia is reaclling roughly 46 million cell phone batteries. The batteries affected are model number BL-5C and were manufactured between December 2005 and November of 2006. Quite a few Nokia phones use this battery ranging from the 1100 series up to the N91 and E60. Read The Full Story

SensorFreshQ sniffs your meat

, Aug 9th 2007 Discuss [0]

One thing that I hate doing is smelling food to see if it's still good. If there's any doubt I usually just end up throwing it out, probably before it has gone bad. This new gadget promises to remove any doubt you might have about that ham sitting in your fridge. Read The Full Story

Sudden Stop flashes to prevent rear-end collisions

, Jul 17th 2007 Discuss [0]

I have been involved in more than one rear-end collision since I started driving years ago. Once I was the one doing the hitting, in the other I was struck. In the one where I struck the other driver, I didn't notice that he had hit his brakes hard until it was too late. Something like the Sudden Stop would have probably prevented the accident. The Sudden Stop is a relatively simple concept. It is basically a set of lights that mounts to your license plate and flashes for around 3 seconds when you brake hard. It determines how fast you are decelerating by calculating the G-Force. This prevents it from flashing when you are just braking as usual. Read The Full Story
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