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Dell Latitude E6400 XFR Could Probably Double as Bullet Proof Armor

Dell's new ruggedized laptop, the Latitude E6400 XFR, manages to be slimmer—yet manlier—than its first foray into military-grade notebooks, with better ballistic armor, higher drop specs and...

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Electrolux Vacuum Ad Pokes Fun at Suicide, Really Does Suck

Wow. I've seen a couple ads of questionable taste in my day, but this one—in which a desperate "live jumper" takes a leap but doesn't hit the ground—really takes the cake. [Youku Buzz]

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Japanese Elementary School Kids Now Being Taught by Saya the Robot

Elementary school teachers watch out. Japan's trying to make you obsolete! In lieu of a real flesh and blood person, one primary class in Tokyo is now getting a robot teacher named Saya. Saya has 18...

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Dell Adamo Found at SXSW, Priced at $1999

Now we've got confirmation that the Dell Adamo is actually launching later today and will be priced at $1999. PR person Brian Solis took pictures of the Air-contender at SXSW. [Engadget]

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Rumor: Dell Support Documents Show Adamo 9, Studio One 22

The Adamo's only just come out, but it looks like we might already know what Dell's next step is-an ultra-portable 9-inch Adamo and a 22-inch Studio One all-in-one PC. References to an Adamo 9 and a...

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Elecom 2GB MicroSD Loverish Line Prettifies Your Memory Cards

MicroSD cards are so prolific nowadays that it's about time for companies to differentiate their products using cutesy designs. If you're a 15-year-old girl, these goth- and love-themed 2GB ought to...

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In Lieu of Fireworks, Chinese Villagers Hurl Molten Iron at a Wall

During the Lantern Festival last month, one village in China celebrated the same way they have for 500 years—by throwing molten iron at a wall to create showers of make-do fireworks. The villagers of...

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Sheep-Powered LED Display Lights Up Welsh Hillside

In one of the funnest examples of merging animals with technology yet, these herders took to the hills of Wales to create huge sheep-driven LED displays. Baaaad ass! It's blatantly a commercial (for...

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Fake Aura Slaps On Fake Louis Vuitton For Ultimate Tackiness

In case the Aura, Motorola's 2008 luxury phone, didn't scream nouveau-riche enough, some Chinese counterfeiters have decked their version out in a Louis Vuitton skin. Fake LV Aura eschews its pricey...

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Super Thin, Flexible OLED Lights to be Available in 2011

We've seen ultra-skinny flexible OLED sheets before, but it looks like we now have a date for when they're coming out. Korean company Modistech says it'll debut its thin-and-flexy OLED lights in 2011....

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Fujitsu FLEPia Color eBook Reader Has Finally Arrived, Yours For $1000

Remember the FLEPia – Fujitsu's eBook reader that would trounce all other readers by displaying color? After years of waiting, it's now out and available in Japan! The FLEPia promises an 8-inch...

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UFO Spotted Over China

Chinese officials have reported a UFO sighting while they were on an airplane and, in case anyone thought it was just a case of baijiu-induced hallucinations, they snapped pictures of it too. In a...

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Spider Drill Piano Produces Symphony of Cacaphony

Brazilian artist Paulo Nenflidio, who's currently showing off his work in Arizona, creates weird noise-producing sculptures like this robot drill spider, which ends up sounding as frightening as it...

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With No Real Apple Netbook on the Horizon, Chinese Create Fake One

Sure, you could always wait for Apple to release its first netbook (if they actually do). But over here in China, when we want something bad enough, we go and make it ourselves. That's right,...

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"Want To See How Painful Our Stun Guns Are? Let Me Show You... On...

Showing a dedication to lightning reviews we could never hope to emulate, this Japanese stun gun company's president tested out his products on himself. That's right, we said PRODUCTS. The one in the...

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Rumor: Nintendo Planning on Its Own Dsi App Store

Nintendo might be planning on taking on the iPhone and iPod Touch with an app download service of its own, and has been encouraging developers to come up with app-like content for the DSi. The Dsi—at...

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Robotic Carp Unleashed Into the Sea to Sniff Out Pollution

Those crazy looking robotic carp now have a job-a whole school of them are going to be released into the sea off northern Spain to help detect hazardous pollutants in the water. Created by engineers...

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Rumored Lenovo oPhone OS Looks Too Apple-like

Chinese bloggers have posted photos that are rumored to depict what the Lenovo oPhone's operating system looks like. Apparently, much like their moniker, the oPhone OS also has that slight Apple-y...

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EGGo Mobile Kitchen Would Look Good Sitting on a Wall, Would Probably Survive...

Industrial designer Zhdanova Irina's self sufficient mobile kitchen concept, EGGo, looks like it could win an award for the most stylish way ever to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. The kitchen,...

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Young China Fashion Designer Draws Inspiration From Recent UFO Sighting

This couture collection, designed by Jiang Zhou of the Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology, was featured at China's recent fashion week and looks to have been inspired by the country's recent...

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Ruin Diamonds By Nano-etching Your Ugly Mug Into Them

Have the urge to really ruin the resale value of a diamond? Here's one way—permanently embed a hi-res grayscale photograph of yourself in it. A company called DiamondPure takes any photograph you want...

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Chinese Villager Takes Wooden Bike Out For a Spin

A carpenter in a Chinese village, perhaps unwilling to spend what would amount to a month's pay on a bicycle, has created a 100% wooden one to ride around town instead. 55-year-old Peijia Wu, from...

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Clairvoyant Watch Warns You When It's a Bad Time

Swiss watchmaker Borgeaud has teamed up with Indian fortune tellers to create a watch that allegedly predicts the future. When things are about to go sour, a bedpan-shaped section on the watch will...

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Robots Will Be Taking Care of Your Grandma in Five Years

The Japanese government is planning to put robots to practical use in Japanese households in as soon as five years, and has already begun formulating the political agencies needed to oversee robot...

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12 Eye-Popping Flight Helmets

Oobject's list of flying helmets proves that pilots never need to look far for absolutely terrifying Halloween costumes. Like that f-35 joint strike fighter helmet - those terrible green eyes will...

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Portable Cross Fadin' Cassette Will Make All Your Spontaneous DJ Dreams Come...

Once, while walking down the street, a man suddenly approached me screaming "QUICK! We need someone to DJ!" If only I had had this portable cross fader—who knows how differently my life would've...

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Mugen Pop Pop Infinite Bubble Wrap Now on iPhones

Bandai first brought the pleasure of regular bubble wrap to your keychain with its Mugen Pop Pop Toy. And now, in case you don't bring your keys everywhere, they've put it on the iPhone too! The...

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Honda Asimo Creators Turning Your Brain into the Ultimate Robot Controller

You know what I think the worst thing about having a robot army is? You have to press buttons. It's much more satisfying to get every automaton to do your bidding by just thinking it. Apparently, the...

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GoPro Attached to Surfboard For Recording Awesome Wipeouts

The GoPro Hero Sports Camera seriously is cool, and watching Brian toppling over himself on a snowboard made me want to search for even more GoPro videos. Enter sexy Spanish surfer wiping out. Swooon....

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Lightning Review: Tinge Razor Massager, Shaver Combo Gadget

A couple months ago, a company asked if I was interested in reviewing their razor/personal massager combo. I said sure, never expecting them to send one all the way over to China. Well, they did. And...

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