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MacBook Airs Get Hit With A Thunderbolt

11:00PM July 20, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Apple’s brought both sizes of the MacBook Air line straight up to what you’d expect from a laptop in 2011, adding a Thunderbolt port, but more importantly some sweet Sandy Bridge i5 and i7 chips — and backlit keyboards. More »


Gadgets

Retrieve Lost Balls With The Golf Ball Wrangler

1:34PM June 8, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Somewhere in our extended circle of friends and family we all have a golfer who loves to talk about the many balls he lost in water hazards and the crazy ways he’s retrieved them. More »


Gadgets

Guy Uses Android Smartphone To Dismiss Speeding Ticket

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11:52AM February 25, 2011 | Daniel Long

It’s these kinds of stories that bring a smile to your face. US based Android fanboy Sahas Katta was pulled over by a police officer for ‘speeding’ in a school zone. Little did the unsuspecting cop know, was that Katta was using Google’s nifty My Tracks Android app on his phone and it was already recording his GPS movements. More »


Software

iRadar Device And iPhone App Provide Easy 360 Degree Laser And Radar Detection

3:20PM October 30, 2010 | Christina Bonnington

The iRadar smart detection system integrates with its free app to provide visual alerts and notifications for speed and redlight cameras, dangerous intersections, and known speed traps. It detects all radar and laser guns, so no nasty surprises on your road-trip. More »


Because Tea Tastes Better With Added Submarine

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11:30AM September 20, 2010 | Nick Broughall

You can almost taste the epiphany moment the designer of the TeaSub tea infuser must have had to create such a random gadget: “You dunk your teabag underwater… You know what else goes underwater? Submarines!” Although it wouldn’t be too surprising to discover that there were some pretty crazy drugs on the table when the idea was born. More »


Gadgets

Wait. Another E-Reader For Oz Market Lands

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4:00PM September 28, 2009 | Chris Oaten

Last week came news of a fresh reader from BeBook. Now Pioneer announces a new e-reader, the DreamBook eReader+, and the specs don’t look half bad. More »


Gadgets

Breastlight: A Light For Breasts

10:00AM June 11, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

(NSFW!) OK, no tit jokes on this one because breast cancer is a serious matter. This is Breastlight, a home appliance that will help women monitor her bosom for lumps. (WARNING: Lots of frontal breast fondling ahead) More »


Gadgets

Bed Sheets Fan Blows In the Wrong Direction

7:20AM March 28, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

According to the shop that sells it, the Between the Sheet Fan will create a “cool personal microclimate between your bed sheets, allowing you to regulate your temperature as you sleep without disturbing a sleeping partner.” In other words, its two “whisper-quiet” 12-volt fans will keep your private parts fresh or toasty, pushing nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, and methane up the duvet for just US$79.95. [Skymall via Random Good Stuff]

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