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Callpod Fueltank Two-in-One Portable Charger Lightning Review [Review]
The Gadget: Callpod's Fueltank, a 2-in-1 portable battery/charger that can power up any two mobile devices simultaneously, from phones to Bluetooth to portable media players. It uses the same tips as the six-way Chargepod charger, so anything compatible with that is compatible with this. galleryPos ...
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Keyhole Surgery: Operation for the Less Than Ethical [Games]
While some of us invest points into intelligence to become doctors, others of us pour those stats into perception and agility to take a different route... Keyhole Surgery is Operation reinvented for lockpick enthusiasts. You view a 3D schematic of the lock on the computer, then try to guide the key ...
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Yogen Max Charges Laptops with Feet [Chargers]
The Yogen Max is a foot pedal laptop charger that will fold up for easy travel, allowing you to run your laptop like an antique sewing machine. http://www.easy-energy.biz/ Of course, we all know that the human body coupled with the right balance of mechanical generators can produce electricity. But ...
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Here Kitty Kitty, Must Charge My iPhone Via Your Spinal Fluid [USB Hubs]
In the electric future, cats' nervous systems run on USB, and we can tap into them for our needs. This four-porter (the other one is in kitty's mouth) is available only via wholesale from Shenzhen, which is how I imagine most of the future will be delivered. [Alibaba via FFFFOUND]
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Laptop Cop Geo-Locates Stolen Laptops With Wi-Fi [Skyhook]
Previous version of Laptop Cop let you remotely delete (or retrieve) files from a stolen laptop, but the newest feature makes it genuinely worth paying for: Real-time geo-location using just Wi-Fi. It uses Skyhook, the same Wi-Fi location tech used by the iPhone to triangulate your position against ...
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Demo: Optimus Prime as a Newborn Babe [Clips]
We'd feel embarrassed to say that all we knew about this transformer is that it's "from Japan," but even in 2008, we both know that's more than enough explanation. [iambordedr via NewLaunches]
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List of Most Downloaded iPhone Apps is Full of Frivolous Crap [IPhone Apps]
With Apple hitting the 10,000 app milestone, they've just released the stats for the most downloaded apps in a number of categories. And boy, they sure do prove that you people like frivolous, stupid crap on your iPhones. Seriously, Koi Pond is the top paid app overall? No wonder we're in a recessio ...
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The One Thing David Pogue and Unlimited Lives in Contra Have in Common [Geekery]
The Konami code is a secret branding, a geek stigmata—all it takes is that one brief flash, and you're immediately recognized as one of US. Is it any surprise then, that if you enter that hallowed sequence on DP's new Pogue-o-Matic gadget finder, you get to watch him do a special trick? Just type in ...
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False Alarm: Apple Mac OS X Anti-Virus Recommendation Is Old [Apple]
The Washington Post, the BBC, and other outlets are pointing out that Apple is, for the first time ever, "quietly" recommending anti-virus software for Mac OS X. A little research shows that this is completely false. Here's the Apple note they point at, postulating the old theory that Apple is feeli ...
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Lego Mac, Tri-Screen MacBook, and Other Cool Apple Prototypes [Apple]
MacLife has a feature on four outrageous prototypes that may not be that outrageous after all. Like this LMac, a desktop made much like the amazing Lego Mac Pro. It's true that it may be a little bit too far-fetched to expect a collaboration between Lego and Apple. Or a MacBook with three displays. ...
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