Monday, September 20, 2010

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DIY LED Bottle Chandelier

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 03:26 PM PDT

If you’re looking for a project that’ll add a little mood lighting to your home, this tutorial could help you out with that problem.  It will require some electrical work obviously, so you’ll need to have a little skill in that area.  Plus, you’ll need a little bit of a artistic touch and creativity to give this some extra flare.  Then of course you’ll have to go supply shopping to get all the necessary tiems.

You’ll need screw top bottles, frosting spray, cable ties, circular wooden board and a whole lot more.  The tools are far more simple, an electric hand drill, pliers, side cutters and a soldering iron.  The light is packed full of color changing LED lights that will keep you entertained.  Like all  Instructables it’s broken down into 6 simple little steps.  You can read up on what it’ll take by going to the link below.

Source: Instructables


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Teac Retorodezain Radio CD Recorder

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 02:56 PM PDT

Although this Japanese retro radio will probably never make it into the US or the UK, there’s no harm in taking a moment to appreciate a good gadget.  Especially a retro radio that offers so many modern goodies to help sweeten the deal.  It has all sorts of things that’ll easily keep you content for your basic and even some of your more complex audio needs.

The Retorodezain Radio/CD recorder with USB memory and MP3 playback comes from Teac.  It has a 2.1 speaker system with a 65mm pair of speakers and a 80mm subwoofer.  To finish off the deal you’ll get a 10W subwoofer.  As far as the little details go it has a mini-jack headphone output and a handy little remote control.  This comes in red, white and black.  It’ll be up for purchase for 20,000 Yen or about $234.

Source: Newlaunches


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Magellan RoadMate 3065 GPS announced

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 10:18 AM PDT

Fancy getting a new GPS navigation system? That shouldn’t be too much of a problem with Magellan’s latest RoadMate 3065 GPS navigation system that has just arrived in the US. After all, you can never tell when you might be traveling out of state to an unfamiliar place on a work assignment or not, and a GPS navigation would certainly come in handy. The new school year (Stateside anyways) will also see parents ushering their offspring to new alma maters, and even that might turn into an ugly situation if paper maps don’t quite make the cut. Basically, the Magellan RoadMate 3065 GPS device is here to help you make the most of your travels, where you save plenty of time getting to your destination instead of figuring out the right turn. More on the RoadMate 3065 in the extended post.

The Magellan RoadMate 3065 GPS device is basically a premium 4.7-inch navigator that comes chock full with features, making it the ideal device for students. We all know how most students love to flout the law once in a while, and talking on the phone without a hands-free kit while driving is not a very bright idea as it could probably help you end up with a ticket (and a very angry parent). After all, the RoadMate 3065 sports Bluetooth connectivity for all those hands-free needs, alongside built-in AAA Member Roadside Assistance for safety.

Not only that, you need not fret about worrying about the crazy morning traffic, since each purchase will come with a free Lifetime Traffic that delivers real-time traffic information. As for the unique Traffic Wake-up function, it ensures that the device itself would go about downloading all the relevant information as and when you require it. This would definitely help you avoid traffic jams, detours and construction zones, perfect especially when you’re already running late for your meeting during those rush hour mornings. Expect the Magellan RoadMate 3065 GPS device to retail for $199.99 when it arrives.

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Sunday, September 19, 2010

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Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:01 PM PDT

Hot Wheels makes pocket-sized RC cars now

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 07:50 PM PDT

I’m sure that you all remember Hot Wheels, and how you can race them on flat surfaces and specially made tracks, with the occasional loop-de-loop.

Now Hot Wheels cars are remote controlled. That’s right, Hot Wheels actually made their tiny cars into R/C cars.

I have no idea how fast they go, but they are very unique in their ability to fold up and stash themselves within their own controllers, which are about the size of iPhones. These controllers have the same stickers and colors of the cars, so you know what controller controls what car.

These Hot Wheels R/C cars, or Stealth rides, have controllers with forward and back arrows, and are capable of turns as well. The tiny cars are powered by three calculator batteries, and the controllers use two similar batteries. Battery life is not so hot at about 45 minutes a set, and they really should have some recharging capability for the next version of these tiny R/C cars.

The cars currently come in four wheeled and tank tread modes, in two colors. They cost about $25, and there will even be a Batmobile Tumbler coming in October. That’s the Batmobile model that you see in the Christopher Nolan Batman movies, in case you don’t know.

The Stealth Racers look like they could be the next hot item stocking stuffer for the coming holiday season.

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P&P Office Waste Paper Processor turns paper into pencils

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 07:23 PM PDT

Some of you might remember when we reported on the paper shredder that can turn ordinary office paper into toilet paper. It certainly seems an economical and ecological use of used paper, and the P&P Office Waste Paper Processor does something similar.

This particular device turns paper into something that offices will always need: pencils. That is what the P&P means, I suppose: paper to pencil.

In case you are wondering, you have to provide your own pencil lead. Actually, the “lead” in a pencil is graphite, but that is beside the point. The point is that you will be using the same material that you put in mechanical pencils, but the end result will be a regular pencil.

I am assuming that these pencils will not have erasers, unless you can somehow supply the erasers like the you can supply the lead. You will probably get those golf pencils that have no erasers, but are good for just jotting down things.

As you can tell from the clear computer generated mock-up of the P&P device in the illustration above, this device is in a concept stage. However, recycling is always the way to go, so anything that helps with that should work for offices of the future.

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Smart Book is more than the sum of its parts

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 06:49 PM PDT

I think many of us suffer from gadget-itis, a case where we have way too many mobile devices. The primary symptom is having too much digital content spread out over a laptop, tablet, and mobile phone.

Often, none of these devices are synced, so it is difficult to find what file we need at the right time. Fortunately, this Smart Book hopes to end that.

I have a video after the jump of a man showing how it works. The notebook has a detachable screen that can be used as a tablet, and the tablet has a detachable mobile device that can be used as a phone.

It certainly isn’t like anything I have ever seen before, especially with its slot that stores a 2GB USB dongle. That alone could sell me. If all of these parts add up to a greater whole and sync together easily, then I am totally sold.

As for internal specs, this has an ARM Cortex-A8 CPU with 512MB of RAM. As for storage, it has 256MB of NAND flash and an 8GB microSD card of storage. It also has 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, and could have an OS of Ubuntu, Android, and possibly Google Chrome OS.

Smart Book isn’t ready for shipping as yet, but pre-orders can be taken at $549 for the whole thing and $199 per individual component. If you ask me, a multifaceted device like this could be the way of the mobile future.

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