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Design

The Desperate Puppy In The Window, Digitised

5:17AM John Herrman | Projected against a shop window in New York, Sniff is a 3D animated dog. He’s just a computer-generated rendering, sure, but he’s got personality — he reacts to your gestures, follows you around, and presented with a group, chooses favourites. More »
Toys

Live Action Duck Hunter Review: Briefly Satisfies The Urge To Kill

7:40AM Sean Fallon | Being a fan of the classic NES Duck Hunt, I have been anxious to test out this new live action mechanical version from Hammacher Schlemmer. I’ll say this: It’s fun while it lasts. More »
Gadgets

Samsung’s Holographic Gesture-Based Eye Candy Upstages Product Announcement

1:30PM Dan Nosowitz | At the announcement of their new superfast Jet phone, Samsung used used Project Natal-esque holographic gestures for effect. The Jet seems cool, but we just want to hear more about the holographic gimmickry! More »
Gadgets

Energizer Hard Case Tactical Flashlight Shoots R, G, B and Infrared

11:03PM Mark Wilson | Energizer’s latest industrial-grade flashlight will take LEDs to war…or just your next backyard camping trip. More »
Phones

Samsung SCH-W760 Shoots Your G-Rated Videos in the Dark

2:40AM Mark Wilson | It’s as if thousands of preteens sharing naughty videos cried out over a direct line into Samsung’s R&D department. More »
Gadgets

Google Infrared Patent Further Details Firm’s Insatiable Book Assimilation Technique

4:00AM Jack Loftus | We’ve covered Google’s attempt to suck the text from every book ever written before, but here’s a recent patent filing that details the infrared technique—in glorious pictures! [NPR via Memex 1.1 via Boing Boing] More »
Gadgets

Frustrated Google Seeing Infrared During Quest to Scan Every Book Ever Written

2:00AM Jack Loftus | My headline won’t put the Updike’s of the world out of business, but maybe Google’s new technique for scanning books into its ever-growing digital library will help me read more and become a better blogger. More »
Computers

Hanwha Duo Turns Your Laptop Into a Tablet PC

10:40AM Sean Fallon | Hanwah Japan’s new Duo digital pen allows you to turn a standard 15.4-Inch LCD laptop into a tablet PC through infrared and ultrasonic magic. More »
Science

Terry Pratchett Battles Alzheimer’s With Retro-Futurist Headgear

10:12PM John Herrman | Legendary author Sir Terry Pratchett might have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in the real world, but his prototype anti-dementia helmet looks like the stuff of science fiction. More »