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Patent Craziness: Complicated Machine Replaces One Bulb

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2008-07-03 14:38:08 by Jose Fermoso in Gadget Lab
It's one of the most inspired and ridiculous patent designs we've ever heard: A machine with over 200 different parts whose sole purpose is to change a light bulb The joke is too obvious right? So much so that you have to wonder whether the inventor created it with ridicule in mind According to the United States Patent # 6826983, the light bulb...
 
Tags: bulb, light bulb apparatus, light bulb, patent, ridiculous patent designs, idea, bulbs, sensor, energy conservation
 
 
 
 
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New Klipsh Earbuds Deliver Fine Sound When Pushed Hard

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2008-07-03 12:00:00 by Danny Dumas in Gadget Lab
Klipsch X5 Earbuds Klipschs X5 earbuds are little bullet-shaped buds that, despite weighing next-to-nothing, deliver big booming sound Like many other earbuds weve tested, the X5s must be inserted deep into your head to create a sound-isolating seal in the ear canal. We're prepared to tickle our eardrums a little, sure, but because these 'buds...
 
Tags: sound, earbuds, sharp sound, ear, ear canal, sharp, wee earbuds, ear canals, cable
 
 
 
 
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Openmoko Neo FreeRunner on Sale July 4

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2008-07-03 11:33:38 by Jose Fermoso in Gadget Lab
July 4, 2008 isn't just our nation's 232nd b-day -- it's also the day the highly anticipated Openmoko Neo FreeRunner cellphone will be available to anyone who wants to take a gander at the latest attempt to take the open Linux platform mainstream Will it work? If you gently take your eyes to a few discussion forums around the FOSS community,...
 
Tags: openmoko neo freerunner, freerunner, system, linux system, core system, platform, linux platform mainstream, mhz tri-band gsm, day
 
 
 
 
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iPhone Timeline Highlights the Handset Through The Ages

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2008-07-03 10:01:36 by Danny Dumas in Gadget Lab
...gadget, stretching all the way back to 1999 when Apple registered iphone.org to reroute traffic to apple.com. Click on the pic below and relive all your favorite iPhone moments from the birth of the ill-fated ROKR to Engadget's stock plunging delay rumor to the launch of the 3G handset on July 11th iPhonegold
 
Tags: iphone, favorite iphone moments, uber gadget, timeline, iphonegold, major events, july 11th, apple, delay rumor
 
 
 
 
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DXG's New HD Mini-camcorder Aims For Tiny Pockets

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2008-07-02 17:36:09 by Jose Fermoso in Gadget Lab
It was only a matter of time before eager manufacturers jumped into the cheap mini camcorder market established by the Flip and formed a lineup of capable clones. Here's the first to take a swing: DXG's 567V mini The DXG-567V looks like an iPod and features a UI that is supposed to alleviate one of the main problems we found with the Flip...
 
Tags: flip, popular flip ultra, mini, flip mino, flip camera, dxg, flip cameras videos, video, video quality
 
 
 
 
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Me Too Gadget: The Stix Brings Motion Controls To the PC

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2008-07-02 13:11:17 by Jose Fermoso in Gadget Lab
...gadget imitation for the benefit of the consumer public, manufacturer GoLive2 has come up with the latest version of the Wii-mote: The motion-sensing Stix, for the PC The wireless GoLive2 Stix are 'touch sensitive' controls that will be compatible with hundreds of PC games, and will be conveniently offered at their own game portal, Sphere....
 
Tags: stix, golive2, control scheme, control, wireless golive2 stix, motion control scheme, wii games, games, stix scheme
 
 
 
 
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Review: Asus Ultralight Stands in the Shadow of the MacBook Air

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2008-07-02 10:30:00 by Danny Dumas in Gadget Lab
Asus U2E The MacBook Air got people re-interested in the ultralight category, but Asus's U series has been lurking on the sidelines, largely unnoticed, for considerably longer. The Asus U2E is an update of last year's impressive U1F, correcting some early flaws with the model Most notable is the addition of an optical drive to the system, which...
 
Tags: asus, asus u2e, u2e, macbook air, tired numerous software, software, air, leather palm rest, leather
 
 
 
 
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UNbrella Brolly: Bring Your Own Canopy

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2008-07-02 04:48:01 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
It is somehow appropriate that the UNbrella Eco-Brolly sports an English newspaper in the product shot. The pocket-sized tube unfolds and forms a scaffold for the free newspapers found all around Blighty and holds them above your head, protecting you from that other Great British product: Rain The thing is, it's not much smaller than a normal...
 
Tags: english newspaper, newspaper, unbrella eco-brolly sports, designer shiu yuk, product page yanko, free newspapers, tube unfolds, british product, product shot
 
 
 
 
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Snake Oil Bandage Claims to Electrify Wounds

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2008-07-02 04:28:22 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
The CMB PROSIT medical dressing appears at first to be a great idea. When wet, it allows current to flow through the bandage, thus killing bacteria and generally wiping out things that thrive in a damp environment. Upon closer inspection, though, the dressings, which cost around $250 for ten, seem a perfect fit for our new Snakeoil category...
 
Tags: cmb antimicrobial, cmb, cmb prosit medical, wet, pre-market approval application, flow, current, fda replies, closer inspection