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Don’t miss Steve Jobs’ WWDC keynote from WWDC this morning at 10 PT (1 ET). We expect Jobs to unwrap the new 3G iPhone for sure, but what else does Apple have in store for the summer shopping season? Check back right here for a full wrap of the new (presumably 3G) iPhone 2.0 specs […]
Don’t miss Steve Jobs’ WWDC keynote from WWDC this morning at 10 PT (1 ET). We expect Jobs to unwrap the new 3G iPhone for sure, but what else does Apple have in store for the summer shopping season? Check back right here for a full wrap of the new (presumably 3G) iPhone 2.0 specs later today, and here for a anything else noteworthy and Apple.
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June 9th, 2008
Yes, you read right. An eight sided beer bong. Eight beer drinkers can race to see who wins - and each drink their own brew.
Hailed as the invention of the decade by, ah, Us, it’s the Octabong. Revolutionizing the beer bong industry, this exclusive bong features eight - that’s right, eight - compartments for a truly communal drinking experience. One-inch diameter flexible PVC tubes allow eight drinkers to throw back their favorite beer in the race champions. The college dorms (and boardrooms throughout Silicon Valley) will never be the same.
Get the Octabong at BustedTees
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May 27th, 2008
Attaching baked-goods to your cel phone guarantees you’ll never lose it again - or go hungry.
The Japanese have long been known as innovators. As proof, look no further than this cel phone accessory. Now you too make sure you never misplace your phone by getting a strap that looks like a hot dog in a, ah, bun? What is that? Strapya-World.com has a complete line of baked-good inspired cel phone straps. It sounds like a ridiculous joke, but like we said - innovators. You can also choose from the brick oven pizza or hamburger straps.
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May 27th, 2008
Strap a wing to your back with four small jet engine and your Jet-Man! For real.
I know this clip is old, but I stumbled on it and it was too cool to pass up posting. This dude, Yves Rossy, created a wing he could wear on his back and strapped four small jet engines to it. I know the result sounds like something you’d see in the turn of the century silent films where the dude takes a header off a pier, but oh no. This guy actually flies. A real like jet-man. He uses only his body movements and position to steer himself. At first the clip sort of looks like a controlled free fall, but keep watching. The jet engines offer lift and he’s able to control where he’s going. Pretty damn cool.
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May 26th, 2008
It’s a backpack. No, it’s a speaker. No, it’s both. Be the life of the party when you walk up with one of these.
Design student Joonas Saaranen has created a backpack that is actually a speaker system. The hardshell pack contains both speakers and an amplifier for on the road use. (And I’m assuming a metric ton of batteries as well?). Pretty cool concept though I’m not sure I’d walk my streets rocking one. But bonus points for designing it to look like it came right off the back of a Stormtrooper. Just wonder, is there storage built in for an iPod? Or a six pack?
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May 26th, 2008
The next iPhone challenger is stepping up to bat. Is HTC’s Touch Diamond up to the task?
Maybe the best thing to come from the launch of the iPhone less than a year ago is not the iPhone itself, but the pressure it has put on other mobile phone companies to actually deliver better phones. HTC thinks it has the next challenger to the iPhone in the Touch Diamond.
LONDON — May 6, 2008 — Born from a unique heritage of innovation and a deep desire to blend design with simplicity, HTC Corp., a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today unveiled its new flagship phone, the HTC Touch Diamond. Delivering unmistakable style and meticulous craftsmanship the HTC Touch Diamond is defined by its compact size, game-changing Internet and its new captivating 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D. The result is an uncompromising mobile phone that sets a new benchmark for phone sophistication and shapes consumer expectations for how a phone can be used.
“Today we mark a new era in mobile phone evolution, an era where beauty and size integrate with uncompromising innovation at broadband speeds,” said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corp. “The HTC Touch Diamond will make browsing the Web and using Web-enabled applications just as practical and easy to use as making calls.”
A New Dimension To TouchHTC has taken a great leap forward in touch screen innovation with the introduction of its new 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D. TouchFLO 3D provides animated access to people, messaging, email, photos, music, weather and more. In addition, HTC is introducing a new innovative touch-sensitive control for interacting with Touch Diamond.
Making The Mobile Internet FunWith the introduction of the Touch Diamond, HTC delivers an entirely new mobile Internet experience that utilizes broadband-like speeds with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA wireless connectivity. Committed to improving Web browsing, HTC provides a new customized mobile Web browser that enables easy viewing and effortless navigation of Websites in the way they were designed. As part of this browsing experience users can zoom and pan Websites with one-hand and automatically view optimized content that has been specially created to fit the display. Turning the device sideways automatically rotates the web page view from a portrait to landscape view.In addition to Web browsing, the Touch Diamond includes a customized new, HTC-developed, YouTube application for watching a variety of user generated video content as well as utilizing Google Maps for mobile for mapping and traffic data.
Unmatched Style and SizeThe Touch Diamond is crafted with precision to fit comfortably in a user’s hand without compromising on features or functionality. Blending contrasting design elements of metal and unique geometric facets, the Touch Diamond complements a user’s personal style.
Bursting with InnovationThe Touch Diamond delivers an unrivalled combination of features and functionality that set a new standard for integrating mobile phone innovation into a small package. The 2.8 inch display provides near-print quality viewing that enables beautiful Web browsing and viewing of photographs. The built-in camera includes an optical auto-focus lens that ensures the photos you take will be clear and consistent. Advanced wireless and auto sensor screen pivoting are just a few of the features that make the Touch Diamond experience a stand out.
AvailabilityThe HTC Touch Diamond™ will be available to customers across all major European carriers in June. It will be available later this quarter in Asia and the Middle East. The North American and Latin American versions of the Touch Diamond will be available in the second half of 2008.“Our long-standing relationship with HTC meant they shared their phone concept and worked with us from the earliest stage. This early collaboration is important to us because at Orange, we know that the right multimedia experience is about more than just the phone,” said Olaf Swantee, EVP of Orange’s global mobile operations. “Our approach is to select and test the best phones and integrate our applications, combining them with access to the Orange World portal, the best tariffs, integrated billing, a user-friendly interface and excellent customer support. With the Touch Diamond from Orange we have created a unique phone which has taken advantage of our latest service innovation to build upon the consistently rich experience customers expect from Orange.”
HTC Touch Diamond Key SpecificationsSize: 102 x 51 x 11.33mmWeight: 110 gConnectivity: WCDMA / HSPA: 900/2100MHz. HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPAOperating system: Windows Mobile® 6.1 ProfessionalDisplay: 2.8-inch VGA touch screenCamera: 3.2MP, with video callingInternal memory: 4 GB Internal Storage, 256 MB flash, 192 MB RAMBluetooth: 2.0 with EDRWireless: WiFi 802.11b/gGPS: GPS/AGPSInterface: HTC ExtUSBTM (mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 High-Speed)Battery: 900 mAhTalk time: GSM: up to 4 hoursStandby time: GSM: up to 300 hours/100 hours with push emailChipset: Qualcomm® MSM 7201ATM 528MHzAbout HTCFounded in 1997, HTC Corp. (HTC) designs, manufactures and markets innovative, feature rich smartphone and PDA Phone devices.
Since its establishment, HTC has developed strong R&D capabilities, pioneered many new designs and product innovations and launched state-of-the-art PDA Phones and smartphones for mobile operators and distributors in Europe, the US, and Asia. These machines are available as HTC devices and as products individually customized for operator and device partners.HTC is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile device market. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.
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May 26th, 2008
With rumors running rampant that a new 3G iPhone is eminent, Samsung has quietly released what they believe is an iPhone killer.
With rumors running rampant that a new 3G iPhone is eminent, Samsung has quietly released what they believe is an iPhone killer. There have been others before, but the new Samsung 3G Instinct has the most promise of the bunch. Running on Sprint’s 3G “EV-DO Rev. A” data network the Instinct looks a lot like the iPhone, but has 3G, a replaceable battery, and haptic feedback for the touchscreen. The Instinct is due to be released in June and by that time there is no telling what form or features will grace the iPhone, but it’s good to see some competition that might actually be competition.
[via Yahoo]
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April 28th, 2008
Keep your iPhone clean and scare young kids with Phone Fingers
A new accessory for iPhone users promises clean smudge free screens. The only drawback, you look like a freak wearing them. Phone Fingers cover, well, just that, your ‘phone fingers’ so that you don’t dirty up that shiny glass iPhone or iTouch screen with your grimy finger tips. They are apparently made of latex, so they’re essentially like little black condoms for your digits. I’m baffled and bewildered on every front. Is latex going to slide naturally across the glass iPhone screen? Who in the hell would stop and put these things on before using their iPhone? And what do you tell the parents of the children who run screaming in horror when you wave at them with your bizzaro phone hand? Couple more picts after the jump.
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April 28th, 2008
Hilarious video put together by Cracked.com. Imagine if every popular internet site where a person at a party, complete with their own net personalities. Good stuff.
Hilarious video put together by Cracked.com. Imagine if every popular internet site where a person at a party, complete with their own net personalities. Good stuff.
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April 28th, 2008
Man regrows finger that was accidentally cut off in model plane propeller. The man used a regenerative powder given to him by his brother, a research scientist.
Man regrows finger that was accidentally cut off in model plane propeller. The man used a regenerative powder given to him by his brother, a research scientist.
That powder is a substance made from pig bladders called extracellular matrix. It is a mix of protein and connective tissue surgeons often use to repair tendons and it holds some of the secrets behind the emerging new science of regenerative medicine.
“It tells the body, start that process of tissue regrowth,” said Badylak.
Badlayk is one of the many scientists who now believe every tissue in the body has cells which are capable of regeneration. All scientists have to do is find enough of those cells and “direct” them to grow.
“Somehow the matrix summons the cells and tell them what to do,” Badylak explained. “It helps instruct them in terms of where they need to go, how they need to differentiate - should I become a blood vessel, a nerve, a muscle cell or whatever.”
[via CBS News]
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April 28th, 2008
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