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Wooden Induction Charger

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:59 -0800

The Powermat surely kicked off a new way of juicing up your thirsty devices after a long, hard day at work, but this mod brings things to another level. The guts of the Powermat office charging solution have been removed and placed within a hollowed-out hardwood for that added touch of class which you won't find anywhere else. There is a huge problem with this if you decide to embark on a DIY trip - you've got to make sure the wood is thin enough to obtain a positive lock on the charging coils below the surface without having to go through the wood.

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iPhone Ocarina

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:34:49 -0800

What you see here could possibly be the world's most expensive ocarina - the iPhone Ocarina. While we're sure this would lost out to many diamond studded iPhone Ocarinas which might or might not make a debut in the future, this unique musical instrument sees a trio of iPhones mounted onto a laser cut body, where the player will need to "blow" in order to create some sweet tunes.

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Snaefell hybrid bike car

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:03:08 -0800

The Snaefell hybrid bike car by François Knorreck is a handcrafted vehicle that took 10,000 man hours to produce alongside €15,000 in funds, merging a Laverda motorcycle alongside a custom-built carbon fiber and polyester sidecar. The sidecar’s parts were taken from a variety of vehicles such as a Volkswagen Golf GTI, a Citroen Xantia and an Audi 80. Running on the Laverda’s 1000cc engine, you get a gull-wing door on the sidecar alongside a car seat with seat belts.

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Holiday shopping: our Uber10 suggestions

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:58:00 -0800

The holiday shopping season is here and we've compiled an Uber10 list. A vote is open on the uber10 page to select an 11th gadget so help us choose!

The Uber10 Awards were unveiled at a cool Ubergizmo event in San Francisco last week (sponsored by Dolby and Intel, check the party photos). We hope that these suggestions will give you save time. On the financial side, there are a few ways to save: you can find the best deal and order online, or wait for Black Friday and hope that your favorite gadget goes on sale, which is unlikely if it's really cool, but who knows?

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Google OSes might merge

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:37 -0800

Google co-founder Sergey Brin revealed that the two operating systems from the company, Chrome and Android, were "likely to converge over time," without offering any specific date for our reference. This is interesting news, and it would certainly bode well for developers as they won't need to make too many modifications to the coding when releasing an application for both mobile devices and computers, but does this mean the merged OS on a PC will be rather gimped since it will need to cater to the lowest common denominator, which would be a smartphone? After all, smartphones are still far behind in processing power even when compared against netbooks.

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Flare wind-sensitive electronic dress

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:57:23 -0800

Talk about a really trippy dress - the Flare wind-sensitive electronic dress by Dutch designer Stijn Ossevoort. You get wind sensitive dandelions embroidered all over, where they will “blow” whenever wind caresses the dress, while the same effect can be coaxed out of some manual blowing on the dandelions themselves to create a pattern of lights. No idea on the power source or how much such a dress would cost - we're just waiting for a celebrity to wear something like this down a red carpet event to really bring e-fashion into the mainstream consciousness.

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Pogoplug 2 announced, looks great

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800

Cloud Engine has shown us the next-generation Pogoplug. The multimedia sharing device uses a new beautiful industrial design that allows it to expand significantly from the first model: it is now possible to connect four USB hard drives to increase the storage capacity to several Terabytes. This great for edgy consumers, but also for independent professionals and small businesses.

The software has also been improved too: Pogoplug can now automatically synchronize files from connected computers. Organizing photos and videos has been simplified as well, and the demo that we've seen was very convincing. Video support has not been forgotten, and Pogoplug 2 is smart enough to convert most video formats (except AVCHD for now) into mp4 for streaming and sharing. The front-end web interface is nice and clean. If you really want to go overboard, it is possible to install several Pogoplugs and create your own cloud.

We know that the devices are on their way right now by plane and boat, so Pogoplugs are scheduled to ship in December. The price? $129

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Free In-flight Wi-fi on Virgin America by Google

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:21:53 -0800

Yesterday, I was invited by Virgin America to the opening flight San Francisco-Fort Lauderdale and I tested the free in-flight wi-fi, courtesy of Google during the Holiday season (ends January 15th, sigh). It worked very well: the login time is very fast unlike when I had to go through the payment process on Gogo Inflight Internet website, the user interface was terrible and it often returned error messages. The most impressive technology feature is the power plugs provided for every seat in economy class, Virgin America is a true 21st century airline! I was able to post articles, the Microsoft Office 2010 post was published from the sky...

Check out the photo gallery, I shot some really nice pictures of the inaugural flight event, Virgin America CEO David Cush cut the ribbon in SFO and Sir Richard Branson himself welcomed us at our arrival in Fort Lauderdale.

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Google Chrome OS, What's New?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:26:21 -0800

Google has provided more details about its upcoming Google Chrome OS. If you missed the boat, Chrome OS is a stripped-down Linux that should boot quickly and launch a browser (Chrome). From there, everything that you do is web-based. In short, it's a fancy way of launching a browser, but there's more...

Distribution and hardware: You and I can't download Chrome and install it, apparently (technically, you can still get the source and compile it - it's open). Users will have to buy a Chrome OS machine. I suppose that Google *has to* do that because their currently don't have a driver SDK, and therefore can't let 3rd party hardware vendors write drivers. This would mean that most devices would share fairly similar specifications. The competition should make them cheap to buy, but not much cheaper than today's Netbooks, which are as cheap as can be. Chrome will run on Intel and ARM processors.

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Frictionator Ford F650 gets jet engine

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:07:13 -0800

The street-legal Frictionator Ford F650 is no ordinary Ford as it comes equipped with a General Electric J85 Jet Engine, making it the fastest street legal jet truck in the world - or so it is self-proclaimed in that manner, as the afterburner does invalidates that claim somewhat. Don't think a seatbelt and airbags would make me feel safe in this zipping across the ground at top speed though.

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