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  • Cellphone Anti-Theft Technology

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    By David Ponce The image doesn’t really have anything to do with this piece of news. That being said, you should know that Finnish scientists at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have invented a device to make it harder to steal mobile phones and laptops by enabling them to detect changes in their…

  • Biodegradable Mobile Phones

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    By Jennifer H. There are days I want to throw my cell phone out the window in hopes it would just disappear, and surely many others can empathize with my feelings. Thanks to PVAXX Research and Development Ltd. and researchers at University of Warwick’s Warwick Manufacturing Group in Coventry, this dream is one step closer…

  • Adidas And Polar’s Integrated Training System

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    By David Ponce This little watch is going to be part of an interesting “Integrated Training System” being cooked up by a collaboration of Adidas and Polar. It’s set to be launched early 2006. The gist is this: special fibers woven into your shirt will be able to precisely monitor your heart rate. Then, through…

  • The People Radar

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    By David Ponce You gotta love it when gadgets actually have the potential to save lives. Take this wonderful new product from Japanese firm Oyo. It’s a handheld “radar” that’s used to locate people that are alive, but immobile, trapped under rubble. The system can pinpoint the location and the depth of persons who are…

  • Electricity Generating Solar Glass

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    By David Ponce You know, there’s all this talk about solar power. And I think it’s great. One of the major hurdles against it being implemented more widely though, is finding a place for all the solar panels. Well, California company XSunX might have found a very innovative solution: solar generating glass, called Power Glass.…

  • See Dirt Like Never Before

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    By The Productdose Staff We’ve heard the theory that the only thing separating Jane and John Doe from the FBI is the right equipment. Thanks to the ProScope, a hand-held microscope that captures microscopic images and sends them to your computer (for further testing) via USB, the investigation field is being leveled. “As seen on…

  • The MP-C100, A Plasma Speaker

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    By David Ponce I’m not totally sure what this is. Nor does Robert from DAPreview, actually. What it seems to be is a flexible TFT-like display that happens to also double… as speakers. As in, the whole surface is a speaker, which is also a display. Right. See, the reason we don’t really know, is…

  • The Deinonychus, Yamaha’s Prototype Electric Bike

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    By David Ponce Anything with an unpronounceable Greek name must be good. Like delicious Taramasalata, or Yamaha’s new prototype for a bike, the Deinonychus. It’s an electric vehicle, so that right there should perk the tree-sympathisers’ ears up. Each wheel features its own motor and the chassis is constructed with “Stretch & Shrink” functions in…

  • The Firefly Light Hat

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    By David Ponce You have to admire a good idea and a pointy hat. While this is still at the conceptual stages, I’m rooting that it actually sees production. It’s the “Firefly Light Hat”. It’s designed by Fabian Monslave is apparently aimed at Asian societies that use groovy such head-wear. It sports three photovoltaic cells…

  • The Compass Prayer Rug

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    By David Ponce Eh… I hate posting about something Engadget’s already done. They’ve beaten me to the punch here though, so I guess that means I should start spending 27hrs a day in front of the ‘puter. In any case, to all our Muslim readers, Happy Ramadan. Should you want to make your prayers a…