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Limited Edition Moonscape Throws - $600
The Gadget Flow - 8 Dec 2013 08:00
The heart usually wants what you cannot have, and so it is with these Limited Edition Moonscape Throws. The moon is the ultimate symbol of the unattainable, and to make matters worse the company that made these magnifice...
USB Biometric Fingerprint Reader Password Lock for Laptop - $12
The Gadget Flow - 8 Dec 2013 08:00
The USB Biometric Fingerprint Reader Password Lock for your laptop is the ultimate in PC security. It comes with the Bioprint USB Fingerprint Flash Drive, USB cable and a CD that has software to be installed on your PC. ...
Bright Idea USB Laptop Light - $15
The Gadget Flow - 8 Dec 2013 08:00
The bright spark at Mustard that came up with this Bright Idea USB lightbulb gives a whole new meaning to the laptop light as we know it. This one doesn't have a switch or stand or even a lampshade. Heck, it...
Airports Are Pretty Awesome When They're Not Stressing You Out
Gizmodo - 8 Dec 2013 20:32
The default emotions in airports are pretty much all negative. You're either late, exhausted, frustrated, hungry, regretting Panda Express, remembering all the crucial things that were in the checked bag you'll never see...
3Doodler review: a $99 3D-printing pen
Engadget - 8 Dec 2013 17:00
I've spent a fair bit of time trying to explain the WobbleWorks 3Doodler to people over the past year or so. My descriptions generally alternate between the company's slightly misleading "3D-printing pen" to "sort of lik...
C Spire kicks off pre-registration for its Mississippi gigabit fiber service
Engadget - 8 Dec 2013 08:45
C Spire, the regional wireless carrier with gigabit-sized dreams, has just announced that residents in nine Mississippi cities can now pre-register for its home fiber program. The southern US-based company recently revea...
Suck UK Quack Tape Dispenser - $15
The Gadget Flow - 8 Dec 2013 08:00
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's got to be the Quack Tape Dispenser from Suck UK. It's a simple wooden tape dispenser that is shaped like a duck. If you're wondering who's quacking,...
Nissan Leaf, Tesla EVs to replace entire Bhutanese fleet
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2013 05:58
The nation of Bhutan is seriously considering replacing all of its government-owned and -run fleet vehicles and taxis with electric vehicles. Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay is in ongoing discussions with Renault-Nissan C...
Motorola "Project Ara" modular smartphone prototype nears completion
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2013 23:07
Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside has confirmed that a Project Ara prototype is nearing completion. Project Ara is a collaboration between Motorola and 3D Systems to produce “Phonebloks” — modular smartphones whose comp...
How Do You Use Tech to Indulge Your Inner Organizer?
Gizmodo - 8 Dec 2013 21:53
Everyone has something that they work on and keep obsessively organized. It could be a calendar, a Bitcoin mining rig, or an entire life, but we all find that meditative, Container Store satisfaction somewhere.
Huawei files trademark for PhoPad, but shouldn't be worried about anyone taking the name
Engadget - 8 Dec 2013 21:45
Huawei filed a trademark for a "PhoPad" with the USPTO this week. There's no guarantee that the manufacturer will come out with such a device -- which, given the name, we'd expect to be similar in concept to the ASUS Pad...
Handy lets you get handsy with YouTube recipes without making a mess
Ars Technica - 8 Dec 2013 19:25
Uses your laptop's webcam to keep your keyboard pristine.
Peter Higgs Says He Would Never Make It in Science Today
Gizmodo - 8 Dec 2013 19:01
Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of what would be dubbed the Higgs Boson, says that he wouldn't cut it if he were entering academic science today. Keep in mind that this dude won a Nobel Prize for physics a few mo...
Time Machines: Atari's CES Endgame
Engadget - 8 Dec 2013 18:00
Welcome to Time Machines, where we offer up a selection of mechanical oddities, milestone gadgets, and unique inventions to test out your tech-history skills. In the week's leading up to the biggest gadget show on Earth,...
Four Stepper Motors Can Make Beautiful Sand Art
Gizmodo - 8 Dec 2013 17:30
There are challenges to making art in any medium, and with sand the issue is clearly accuracy. How do you keep everything in place while you're working? David Bynoe, a kinetic sculptor in Calgary, Alberta, created this d...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: eco-friendly Christmas trees, Kingdom of Erebor Lego replica and a ring that translates sign language
Engadget - 8 Dec 2013 17:00
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. At this time of year, you tend to see lots of cars with Christmas trees strapp...
It's Surprisingly Useful to Get a 12-Fact Recap About Amazon
Gizmodo - 8 Dec 2013 16:19
Last Sunday Jeff Bezos announced that Amazon was doing early R&D on delivery drones. And whether it was a legitimate revelation or more of a marketing ploy, the idea of Amazon drones burrowed quickly and deeply into the ...
Android 4.4.1 shows signs that mirroring to Chromecast is coming soon
Engadget - 8 Dec 2013 14:29
So far, the ability to wirelessly stream the display of an Android phone or tablet to your TV has been limited to solutions like Miracast, but information spotted by Cyanogen Inc. cofounder Koushik Dutta suggests that wi...
Netflix's Daredevil TV show will be lead by Cabin in The Woods director Drew Goddard
Engadget - 8 Dec 2013 11:43
Netflix's slate of original content has been extraordinarily well-received so far, and that's likely related to the people behind the shows. Big names like David Fincher and Kevin Space drew people to House of Cards, whi...
Izzo SWAMI Voice Golf GPS Unit - $130
The Gadget Flow - 8 Dec 2013 08:00
The all-knowing Izzo SWAMI Voice Golf GPS Unit will help you see and hear your yardage. The SWAMI will hitch a ride with you on your wrist like a watch, or as a clip-on clinging to your hat, belt or...
Gigantic exoplanet defies planet and star formation theory
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2013 07:08
A planet eleven times as big as Jupiter has been discovered orbiting a star at a distance of 650 astronomical units. That’s 650 times as far from its star as Earth is from our own star. Never have we discovered a plane...
Ask Engadget: best music player and service to start fresh?
Engadget - 8 Dec 2013 05:29
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Sarah, who has a clean slate to begin using music services ...