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Step Into My Crimson Glow, And You Will Be Young Again
2:40AM John Herrman | A hapless human basks in the glow of the ReGen HUMAN INCINERATOR 3000 skin treatment system, which is said to “rejuvenate” skin using high-intensity blue and red LED lights. More at [io9] More »
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Three Shamwowesque Do-Nothing Gadgets
11:30AM Jason Chen | Our talented and handsome friend Chris Hardwick did a test for Wired where he took three snake oil gadgets and saw if they actually worked. The result? It’s pretty impossible to tell either way. [Wired] More »
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Sleep Partner Acupuncture Bracelet Is Heavy On Snake Oil, Lacks Needles
8:00AM Jack Loftus | As far as we can tell, this watch doesn’t actually stab your wrist at all, which is a shame, because anything that advertises itself as an acupuncture bracelet had better be breaking some skin. Which it doesn’t, but there’s a healthy amount of BS being tossed your way should you put it on and try to use it to get better sleep. More »
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Lifemax Sneezer Beam Annihilates Your Allergies With Light
3:30AM Sean Fallon | You want to know what snake oil smells like? Take a whiff of the Lifemax Sneezer beam. Oh wait—you can’t because your nose is stuffed up. Well, I suggest taking some Allegra because I hardly think cramming two light beam rods up your nose that use “dual-wavelength phototherapy” will do much to relieve congestion, runny nose, watery eyes and headaches. Even if you are desperate and willing to try anything, the manufacturer claims that it takes three applications at three minutes a pop over the course of a month to generate improvement. Sounds like a waste of $US60 if you ask me. [Expertverdict via TRFJ via Ubergizmo] More »
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Binaural Beats Audio Played Through Noise Cancelling Headphones Supposedly Gives You a Drug-Like High
4:20AM Jason Chen | The site I-Doser makes the seemingly remarkable claim that playing binaural beats—pulses of two different frequencies that are slightly different into both ears at the same time—can give you a high that’s on par with taking drugs. The Jerusalem Post claims that the concept has been around since the 1830s, but has only been perfected with the introduction of noise cancelling headphones and better audio reproduction. More »
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