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...
View ArticleElectrolux 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]
View ArticleJapanese 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...
View ArticleDell 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]
View ArticleRumor: 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...
View ArticleElecom 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...
View ArticleIn 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...
View ArticleSheep-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...
View ArticleFake 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...
View ArticleSuper 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....
View ArticleFujitsu 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...
View ArticleUFO 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...
View ArticleSpider 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...
View ArticleWith 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,...
View Article"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...
View ArticleRumor: 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...
View ArticleRobotic 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...
View ArticleRumored 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...
View ArticleEGGo 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,...
View ArticleYoung 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...
View ArticleRuin 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...
View ArticleChinese 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...
View ArticleClairvoyant 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...
View ArticleRobots 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...
View Article12 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...
View ArticlePortable 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...
View ArticleMugen 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...
View ArticleHonda 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...
View ArticleGoPro 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....
View ArticleLightning 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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