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Nothing portrays the glamor and glitz of E3 better than a bunch of dudes standing around drinking and avoiding eye contact. Thanks to E3 and iMeem, we now have an official E3 PARTAY-PHOTO-WEBSITE-COOLNESS-WOW-site where we can read such exciting news as:
Well since Imeem for some reason doesn’t allow cut and paste functions, I was going to post my party list here listing a day by day listing of all the cool parties at E3. But since I can’t do it, I guess never mind
and:
Siliconera has a preview of some of the compelling but lesser known games that will be at E3 this year. I think the flight game for the Wii looks like it could be a cool game.
Who says online content isn’t compelling? Let’s step it up there, boys. More booth babes, less of the talkie talk.
iMeem Page [imeem at E3]
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Continue Reading May 9th, 2006
You know those posters at the butcher shop that show you which cuts of meat come from which part of the steer? Well now you can have those illustrations right in front of you as you dine, with Food For Thought Plates, cheerfully inviting you to carefully consider where that juicy cut of red meat began its life that was so tragically cut short.
We have to giggle at the plate which dissects a dog, an unappetizing thought for some, good eatin’ for others. Available in versions depicting lamb, swine, mutt and steer, they’re yours for $10.50 apiece.
Product Page [via productdose]
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Continue Reading May 9th, 2006
Hey, let’s don’t actually expend any energy riding bikes—we could just replace our front wheels with a RevoPower and never have to pedal our bicycles again. Well, not quite. This little 1.1HP, 23cc, two-stroke internal combustion engine-that-could revs up to 7500RPM and its maker says it can reach speeds of 20 mph on a flat surface.
The remarkable thing about this engine is that it’s less than 3 inches thick, but it might be a little awkward since it adds 12 pounds to your front wheel. The good news is, it’s capable of 200 miles per gallon. Available in early 2007, the reduced fitness it brings you will cost you $400.
Product Page (horrible, flash-infested forced-video site) [via Popular Science]
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Continue Reading May 9th, 2006
Just because it’s E3 week and our brains are filled with visions of Wii controllers doesn’t mean we should forget about our mothers! Yes, our dear, dear mum, the same woman who took our video game privileges away as a kid, now expects a gift from us every year. Right. And because we can’t think of any other suitable gifts for our mom (customs confiscated our Canadian Oxycotin), we present Sci Fi’s 10 gifts for 10 moms.
Some highlights: Mac Mini for a Technophobe mom, bluetooth headset for a workaholic mom, and a photo printer for a shutterbug mom. Where’s the one for chain-smoking, vindictive mom?
Mother’s Day Shopping Guide: 10 Moms, 10 Gifts [Sci Fi Tech]
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Continue Reading May 9th, 2006
Hide this Shocking Lie Detector from your wife, or the next time she asks you where you were until 2am, that “I was working late Honey” is going to cost you all the feeling in your fingers.
As she feeds you some easy calibration questions—what are our children’s names—you’ll be thinking that this device didn’t strap your hand tightly to prevent any last second fidgets. Good luck gentlemen.
Shocking Lie Detector [igadget via Me, My Coke & I]
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Continue Reading May 7th, 2006
For city dwellers tight on space and students in dorms, the Computer Bed combines a computer desk with a bed. A stylish wooden desk by that folds down to reveal a hidden twin sized bed.
Although the bed is useful and practical, it doesn’t look very sturdy. Even with the new “metal bed frame” and “wooden slate foundation”, a well-fed fellow would probably be too much for the joints and come collapsing down all his equipment.
Available now for $2079.
The Computer Bed [Euro FlyingBeds via Sagags]
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FansNerds of the Robot Fighting League—the one that was on Comedy Central—are proud of their metal creations. But in the end, they’re just Roombas with hammers and saws attached.
Our tech-inclined friends over in Japan, however, have taken it to the next step. We’ve never lost money by overestimating their love of humanoid robots, but this just blew our minds. The Japanese have an actual Ultimate Fighting Robots league where the contestants actually look like robots should.
Unfortunately, the bots are only about a foot tall, but this is a step in the right direction. Kudos, Japan. You’re working hard to bring the inevitable Human-Robot Wars upon us that much quicker.
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Ultimate Fighting Robots Part 2 [TechEBlog]
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Continue Reading May 7th, 2006
This stunning Gorenje Swarovski designed black fridge takes its inspirations from desktop PCs, but one-ups them by embedding 7,000 crystals on the front. In addition to keeping your food fresh, it’s got a touch screen, radio, recipe book and voice recorder.
Less than 10 will be produced, so you’re probably not going to get one. Tough.
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Gorenje Swarovski Touch Fridge-freezers [Yanko Design]
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Continue Reading May 7th, 2006
Polycom cut its teeth on conferencing hardware, and now it’s teamed up with the oh-so-free Skype VoIP service for hands-free full duplex speakerphonage via a USB connection. There are two microphones strategically placed inside the unit, letting multiple people join in on the conversation.
Controls on the front let you launch Skype and initiate and hang up calls. There’s also a headphone jack, and then there’s the 22kHz sound quality which Polycom calls “CD-quality conferencing.” No pricing was available yet; the company says it will be “shipping very soon.”
Product page [Polycom, via productdose]
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Continue Reading May 2nd, 2006
Nooka just release their new design watch,Watches are 35 x 35 x 10mm with bands of 28mm width.features
HOURS 1-6
HOURS 7-12
MINUTES 1-59
SECONDS in small window with numeric display
DAY OF WEEK in window on lower right
AM/PM/ALARM
December 2nd, 2005
