Best Inventions of 2006

Posted on November 7, 2006 Under Gadgetry

TIME Magazine just released their picks for the Best Inventions of 2006. YouTube makes it to the top of the list (although technically I think they were founded in 2005), as well as the super-sexy, eco-friendly Tesla Roadster, the flesh…

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Jon Burgerman: ODM Watch

Posted on October 17, 2006 Under Gadgetry

Remember those ODM Watches I blogged about back in November of 2004? If you're just tuning in, probably not. Either way, the original watches were a huge hit-- winning the prestigious Red dot design award and the IF design award…

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Start Mobile: History Of Rock

Posted on October 17, 2006 Under Gadgetry

Start Mobile is getting ready to launch the Richard E. Aaron History Of Rock Mobile Gallery. They'll be distributing this massive historic chronicle consisting of more than two million photographs of thousands of bands through several hundred US and worldwide…

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Mimobot Star Wars Series

Posted on October 12, 2006 Under Gadgetry

The guys over at Mimoco recently announced these Darth Vader Mimobot Flash Drives-- to be released in January '07 in a limited run of 3,500 units. As usual they'll be available in a few different sizes: 1GB, 2GB and 4GB,…

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And The Winner Is

Posted on October 11, 2006 Under Gadgetry

Lizz Kannenberg! Congratulations Lizz, for being the lucky winner of our 'Name this Rockstar, Win a Pentax W20' contest. Lizz was one of our many readers who correctly guessed Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips to be the pink-boot-wearing, frizzy-haired…

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DigitalLife NYC

Posted on October 10, 2006 Under Gadgetry

DigitalLife is coming up this week, October 12th-15th at the Javits Center in NYC. I've never been, but they claim it's 'the ultimate consumer technology, gaming and entertainment event of the year.' In the past, tickets have been $15, but…

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Name This Rockstar, Win A Pentax W20

Posted on October 5, 2006 Under Gadgetry

We reviewed the Pentax Waterproof camera (The W20) at this years Austin City Limits Festival-- declaring it Party Proof. While we were there we used our press credentials to creep around back stage (yes, we were stalking Ben Kweller) when…

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Hulger Bases Finally Shipping

Posted on October 2, 2006 Under Gadgetry

Remember those super-sexy Hulger bases we were drooling over a few weeks ago? Of course you do-- the ones for the Penelope and PIP phones we all want for our Skype calls but simply can't justify buying? They're finally shipping…

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Turbo Sonic: Ghetto Blasters in Tokyo

Posted on October 2, 2006 Under Gadgetry

I'm feeling a bit nostalgic with this one. Every child of the 80's remembers fondly their boombox (a.k.a. Ghetto Blaster). Remember walking down the street with your Ghetto Blaster on your shoulder, blasting Rapper's Delight, getting sour looks from passersby…

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Phillips Design Probe: SKIN

Posted on September 26, 2006 Under Gadgetry

Phillips' design probe program SKIN takes a far-future look at the kinds of clothes we may be wearing in 2020--let's just say they will display more than just cleavage. The SKIN program challenges the present societal notion that our lives…

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