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  • Waterless Washing Machine Developed

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    By David Ponce First off, this image is just for illustration purposes. Ok? I hate to post without a pretty picture to look at. Anyway, it seems some folks at the National University of Singapore have developed a washing machine that cleans your clothes without water. And no, it’s not dry-cleaning either. Get this. The…

  • Maxell Releases Holographic Storage Medium

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    By David Ponce Forget about Blu-Ray, or HD-DVD… I’ll take holographic disks anytime. Maxell, in a joint venture with InPhase Technologies has announced the release of a Holographic optical recording device that will eventually support cartridges of up to 1.6TB (that’s a “t”, as in 1,600 Gb) with transfer rates reaching 120Mbps MBPS (as in…

  • Bone Conduction Speakers

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    By Christen da Costa If it ain’t good enough to have just a rear view mirror in your motorcycle helmet, well now you can have speakers too. Software developer Nippon MMI Technology Inc. has designed a bone conduction speaker that is now safe enough to place in your helmet. Previous in helmet speakers had never…

  • OhGizmo Review: The Sleeptracker Watch

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    By David Ponce These should be good times for the folks at Sleeptracker, having had their product listed as one of TIME.com’s 25 Best Inventions of 2005. I happen to have been testing their product for the past two weeks, and here I give you my impressions. A quick recap first. The Sleeptracker watch, aside…

  • Reevu’s MSX1, Cheap HUD Goodness

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    By David Ponce Holy crap! Now this is useful as hell. If you’re the motorcycling type, know that a UK company called Reevu has made an ingeniously designed helmet that actually increases your level of safety… well, aside from the usual preventing your head from plopping on impact, and such. The MSX1, manufactured in Italy,…

  • Fostex Speaker Uses Surfaces, Not Diaphragms, To Render Sound

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    By David Ponce Aside from looking a little like a giant pimped-out Hershey Kiss, this prototype speaker from Fostex seems really promising for those of use who really like to feel our music (for another such speaker, check this one out). Instead of using a paper cone and inducing vibrations in the air, this particular…

  • Bluetooth for Women

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    More and more people are finding very interesting ways to utilize the emerging Bluetooth wireless technology. UK based Cool and Groovy Toy Company has actually integrated Bluetooth technology into a vibrator. Aren’t vibrators wireless anyway? Well, whoever came up with this idea is pretty creative. Known as The Toy, this high tech bullet actually connects…

  • Stealth Audio Carbon Nanofibers Cables

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    By David Ponce Last time I came across Stealth Audio, it was for their ridiculously expensive Indra line of audio cables that went for a mind-numbing $5750 a meter. Well, now there are news of a new set of cables that might actually end up being more expensive. They have analog interconnects made entirely of…

  • OhGizmo Review: The X-UnderWear and X-Socks

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    By David Ponce A while back, we came across the X-Undergear. It is now being sold in the US as X-UnderWear. It was very high-tech underwear for people who do sports. People who sweat. People who like to do their exercises vigorously, and at the right body temperature. Specifically, the stuff claimed to keep you…

  • Onix ERT Super Tweeter

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    By Josh Ray No, it’s not an electric dog whistle. The $349 Onix ERT is a super tweeter that goes all the way up to 45kHz, blowing right past the 20kHz human hearing limit. What’s the point? Audiophiles world over know that the brain can process information up to 100kHz, even if you don’t respond…