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Science
7:40AM Wilson Rothman | Perpetual motion machines are a thing of fantasy/delusion, but there’s a lot of energy floating around that doesn’t cost anything to harvest. The calculator and weather station shown here run off of microwaves from that TV tower in the distance. More »
Yes, There Is Such A Thing As “Free” Energy
7:40AM Wilson Rothman | Perpetual motion machines are a thing of fantasy/delusion, but there’s a lot of energy floating around that doesn’t cost anything to harvest. The calculator and weather station shown here run off of microwaves from that TV tower in the distance. More » 
Design
Microwaved OLPC Gets Moulded Into A Scary Sushi Slug
4:00AM Sean Fallon | Kenny Irwin is an artist with a strange medium—microwaved plastic. His latest creation started out as an OLPC, but ended up looking like a slug made out of sushi. Did I mention that you could actually own this thing? More »
Science
Universal Mirror: Imagine The Exact Opposite Of An Invisibility Cloak
3:45AM Dan Nosowitz | No, the opposite of an invisibility cloak isn’t a normal jacket, smartass. This universal mirror uses metamaterials to bounce light back at the same angle from which it came, so no matter where you stand, you can see yourself perfectly. More »
Peripherals
USB-Powered Beans Microwave: What USB Was Created For
9:00AM Adam Frucci | Sometimes, when you’re sitting at your desk, all you want are some piping-hot baked beans. Hey, we all know it, why not admit it? That’s why Heinz is working on a USB beans microwave. More »
Random Stuff
Clean Your Leftover Time After Using Microwave, Thanks
12:20AM Jesus Diaz | I’ve seen signs in office kitchens asking to clean the microwave oven after using it, but it looks like this one comes from CERN’s canteen and there is a physicist with relativity OCD there. More »
Weapons
Cops Will Soon Be Zapping Drunks With Lasers Instead of Tasers
8:30AM Matt Buchanan | The Department of Justice is working on two new weapons descended from the Air Force’s “pain beam” Active Denial System—and wants to put them in the hands of your local boys in blue. More »
Entertainment
Microwave Jingle Bells Will Heat Up Your Geekest Jolly Spirit
2:40AM Jesus Diaz | Ideas company AKQA has created one of the coolest Christmas video cards I’ve ever seen: 49 microwave ovens stacked on a wall, all set to play Jingle Bells. More »
Gadgets
Microwavable Boots Keep Your Feet Warm, and Your Microwave Stinky
7:50AM Gizmodo US Edition | Winter is almost upon us, and chilly feet can be a chronic issue. Thankfully humanity no longer has to suffer this unpleasantness with the introduction of CozyFeet microwavable boots. The modern-day equivalent of warming ones feet by the fire, these boots “contain a special blend of natural wheat grain and dried French lavender that, once heated, stay warm for up to two hours” after just two minutes of microwaving. Wow, it makes all those electric heated-boots seem clunky and old fashioned because, hey, what’s more modern than a microwave? They make no mention, however, of how this affects the taste of your food; I’d like my frozen pizza with a waft of foot-odour thanks! CozyFeet cost about $US24. [Gadget Shop via Shiny Shiny] More »
Gadgets
FlashPoint ES Torch is Actually a Pocket-Sized Microwave
1:15AM Sean Fallon | According to BookofJoe, the image above originated in a recent issue of the Financial Times ‘How To Spend It’ magazine. As the caption notes, the FlashPoint ES Torch is described as a mini-microwave “Exo-Stove” that can be twisted to focus its energy on a cup of coffee, soup, etc in order to cook it. There isn’t a shred of info about the device online, but my guess is that if it does actually exist it would be similar to the Wicked Lasers Torch I reviewed last month. As you can see in my test video, that flashlight was easily capable of setting paper on fire and would probably do a decent job of heating up various foodstuffs. In other words, its probably just a clever marketing gimmick. [BookofJoe via OhGizmo] More »
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