February 2007

SkyTRX Mini Tracker

Keeping track of your quarry is essential to your task, but even the greatest ninja needs sleep. You can’t follow him everywhere at all times, but if you must know his pattern, you’ve got two options ahead of you. One, conjure a tiny demon to shadow him. Of course, we all know that tiny demons [...]

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Classic Video Table Tennis Kit

Blocky table tennis with a ball and two paddles was one of the first real video games to make it into mainstream culture. It took an awful lot of high-tech electronics in 1972 to create this classic game. Now however you can cobble together your very own Classic Video Table Tennis Game with a little [...]

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Choosing the Right Speakers

Speakers are the last links in the sound chain (except for your ears), and because we hear in analog, speakers deliver sound to us in analog. Whatever your electronics do, when they finally send their signals to the speakers, the dice are cast. Your speakers will finish the job without any further opportunity for electronic [...]

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emWave Biofeedback Stress Reliever

Your heart is thumping like a four-year-old with a wooden spoon and an upturned pot. The blood is rushing in your ears, and your blood pressure is higher than it’s ever been. No, it’s not sexy-time. Unfortunately, you’re at work, under stress, and making mistakes. Some people thrive under stress, but the damage to your [...]

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RFID Experimentation Kit

Depending on who you ask, RFID technology is either the “Mark of the Beast”, or a global panacea destined to rescue the grocery stores and Walmarts of the world from shoplifting. But any good geek knows that RFID is nothing more than tiny microchips powered by RF induction that store and broadcast a small bit [...]

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Nanotechnology: Is it too small to see?

A weird title, I know. What I’m wondering is what happened to the promise of nanotech showing up in everyday products like we’ve been promised for years now? Where are these fabulous products? This week, we did feature one such product: the “NanoNuno: Always Dry Nanostructure Umbrella.” Ok, so that’s one, but what about clothing, [...]

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“That’s gonna leave a mark”… Top Ten Wii Accidents

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into Wii gaming, the PC Magazine editors have named the top 10 Wii-related accidents to date and the winners are: Crack in television Hole in window Wiimote-shaped dent in wall Shattered 4-inch PDA screen Severed blad from ceiling fan Broken chair from Zelda fishing Hole [...]

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Star Wars R2-D2 Trashcan

Trash is just not that cool. Not only can it be dirty and odorous but it’s simply low-tech and boring. At least that’s what we used to think… until we saw this amazing R2-D2 Trashcan and learned to love trash. This stylish trash receptacle is imported from Japan and is an incredibly detailed replica of [...]

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The Megapixel Myth

If you’ve ever discussed digital cameras, inevitably you’ve heard someone ask “How many megapixels does that camera have?” There seems to be a perception in digital photography that more megapixels equate to a better camera. While a camera’s megapixel count can have a significant impact on image quality, a simple More-Is-Better approach is inadequate. In [...]

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NanoNuno: Always Dry Nanostructure Umbrella

Using an idea borrowed from Nature, the NanoNuno umbrella stays dry due to its nanostructured surface where there is a smaller surface area for things to stick to. Moisture and dirt practically fall off. Even if after coming out of the rain, there is bit of moisture on the surface, a quick shake takes care [...]

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