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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


Hacker Build Hand-Mounted Tacit Sonar Device (Video)

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 11:41 AM PDT

So this real clever guy named Steve is being credited for making the Tacit. It’s quite an impressive gadget that’s actually a portable sonar device for the lind. The technology, however, isn’t new. What Steve really accomplished was make it more compact for wearing on the wrist. As the accompanying blog post put, “it’s like strapping a bat on your wrist.” Couldn't have been any blunter.

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Original Story Hacker Build Hand-Mounted Tacit Sonar Device (Video)


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Lego Comes To Life Through This 3D Milling Machine (Video)

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 11:36 AM PDT

Ah, Lego. A cultural icon, the building blocks of dreams, the atoms of inspiration. Lest we get too poetic, below is a mere glimpse of rare and excellent footage we unearthed from somewhere showing a 3D milling machine in action. The really impressive part is it’s made of Lego. The part that would make you slap your forehead is when the machine sculpts a face from a block of floral foam. Impressive!

 

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Original Story Lego Comes To Life Through This 3D Milling Machine (Video)


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Believe It Or Not, Eraser Pencil Revolutionizes Pencils

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 11:33 AM PDT

The problem is it’s still a concept and as concepts go, chance of success via ultimate production are slim. The person behind this ever so simple re-imagining of the humble pencil is Deuk Young Lee. The whole point is to completely remove the cedar covering part of the average pencil and replace it with the same material as an eraser instead. The result is a high-performance writing tool that maximizes the capacity for correction and improvement.

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Original Story Believe It Or Not, Eraser Pencil Revolutionizes Pencils


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Check Out This Creepy Han Solo Carbonite Case

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 11:29 AM PDT

In the vast universe of Star Wars merchandise, there exists a sizable subgenre called Han Solo Carbonite. Another variation is Han Solo Encased in Carbonite. The point is there’s an endless line of both official and fan-made merch depicting dear old Han in his carbonite prison. In our opinion, it’s one of the worst pieces of movie memorabilia, an awful sculpture whose details have gone awry. But it’s hyper-popular in many places.

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Original Story Check Out This Creepy Han Solo Carbonite Case


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Microsoft Unveils Un-Photogenic Patty Stress Test Robot

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 11:26 AM PDT

In what would amount as a historic occasion over at Microsoft Surface HQ, a team member officially blogged about Patty. There’s even a video of it in action. Wait, who’s Patty? Patty is a wonderful robot that conducts stress tests on the screens of Microsoft Surface units. See, with lots of touching and pressure involved when using a platform like the Surface, it’s important that the exterior can withstand the wear and tear.

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Original Story Microsoft Unveils Un-Photogenic Patty Stress Test Robot


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Parasound Zphono USB Preamplifier Helps Turn Old Vinyl and More into Digital Tracks

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:31 PM PDT

If you have a big collection of music on vinyl records, cassette tapes, or CDs that you want to get onto your digital audio player easily, but with great quality the Zphono USB is the product. This thing is a preamplifier that has been designed to connect to your PC via USB and allow for analog to digital music conversion. The device has an A-D converter and will work with Mac and PC computers.

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Original Story Parasound Zphono USB Preamplifier Helps Turn Old Vinyl and More into Digital Tracks


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Thrustmaster Launches TH8 RS Shifter for T500 RS Racing Wheel

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Last December Thrustmaster launched one of the coolest racing wheels in its line up for the PS3 called the T500 RS racing wheel. The one major thing that wheel lacked when it launched was a gear shifter, which the high-end Logitech wheels offer. Thrustmaster has now launched a shifter just for that racing wheel.

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Original Story Thrustmaster Launches TH8 RS Shifter for T500 RS Racing Wheel


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