Contrary to your mother’s admonishments, you should inhale your food–or so a Harvard professor would like to prove with his consumption breakthrough: Le Whif. Sized and shaped like a container of lipstick, Le Whif holds a supply of flavored particles that when inhaled are small enough not to contain any measurable calories but large enough […]
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Until the time the iMacs start sporting an HDMI input, the Kanex XD is one of the easiest plug and play conversion solutions for using the 27″ iMac as a display for HD gaming systems and Blu-Ray playback. It features a single HDMI input and a Mini DisplayPort out. Simply connect your HDMI-enabled source of
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The search for the perfectly brewed cup of coffee at home has always proven elusive for me. I have an entire counter devoted to my various coffee gadgets, each with its own niche: brewing a single cup, full pot, drip, press. I have yet to discover the one-stop-shop coffee maker that can produce a great
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The latest release in the iRecord line is an audio recorder, allowing one-touch music/audio transfer and recording from the device to an iPhone, iPod touch, or any other compatible MP3 player. iRecord Music is able to record any audio through a line out or headphone out jack on a cassette/CD/gaming device/etc, it can capture streaming
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Much like the movies or music they’re meant for, earbuds are a highly subjective gadget. Something so mundane can literally run the gamut of options–heavy bass, no bass, in ear, on ear, plastic, metal, etc and spark heated debate as to superiority. I am in no way an audiophile, but I can hear and appreciate
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As any dog owner can attest, picking up pet waste is a fairly unpleasant task. And it’s always a sure bet that the minute I bend down to pick up my puppy’s once-dinner, a neighbor will turn the corner just in time to see my daily indignity. Enter the doggie waste vacuum–or as the manufacturer
ThinkGeek has been steadily importing Star Wars ephemera from across the pond for quite some time, making available goods that would never have previously seen the light of day stateside. And honestly, how did we live for so long before without our lightsaber chopsticks? Their latest offering is in the form of lightsaber-shaped USB drives, and
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I am a sucker for anything that functions via USB. Funky shaped flash drives, licensed character hubs that recite theme songs and quotes, and little creatures that perform random repetitive actions have all found their way to my desk at one time or another. When a USB-based beverage warmer and cooler from Convenient Gadgets & Gifts
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There is a rule in my house–for every t-shirt I buy, my girlfriend makes me part with two others. To a normal person this might be a simple task of weeding, but for me it’s akin to parting ways with a longtime friend. I can easily think of a dozen shirts I own, do not
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Another CES unveiling: Kodak will have a new entry to their consumer-grade digital camera line–Slice, available in April 2010. The 14MP camera will feature a widescreen 3.5″ color touch screen and built-in facial recognition software in order to instantly tag and search for your friends from your customized database. Up to 20 unique faces can
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Just in time for the kick off of the ninth season of American Idol, there is the lengthily named The Only Scoring Karaoke Game to tell you just how pitchy your rendition of “Hey Jude” really is. Featuring a wireless microphone with an adapter that plugs directly into your television, this karaoke game measures your pitch
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I’m not a Twitter user, making me and the dog down the street the only non-Tweeters in existence. Listening to the ladies on The View talk about their Tweeting habits just kind of kills the whole draw for me. But if I was interested in reading vapid celebrity comments or broadcasting my thoughts (as few
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At first glance Cornfield Electronics’ Trip Glasses look like a throwback to the X-Ray specs offered in the back pages of comic books. Despite cartoons showcasing the lascivious properties of the specs, they didn’t actually do anything, whereas Trip Glasses purport to bring the user on a crazy head trip. It’s not called a “brain machine” just
For people who are confused as to whether they have a hamster or a goldfish, the aptly named online retailer Opulent Items has constructed the Labyrinth Fishtank to help address this growing problem. They’ve designed a community of six tanks connected by tunnels for fish to swim through. Honestly I really can’t imagine my little Betta being
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Today Barnes & Noble finally unveiled their foray into the eReader world that Sony and Amazon have thus far been dominating with the Nook. At first glance, it looks suspiciously similar to a Kindle and does have many of the same features–instant ebook downloads, $9.99 best sellers, E ink display, in text dictionary, and wireless
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Think you would make a better Sarah Connor? Or maybe you see yourself as a natural addition to Mad Men or Sesame Street? With the Yoostar system, it’s possible to insert yourself as a character from one of your favorite movies and then share your scene-chewing with others. Think of it as Rock Band
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I had been looking for a laptop sleeve for awhile to replace my large, clunky leather briefcase. Between going back and forth to work and weekend trips, I wanted to ditch the extra bag and just toss my computer in my backpack without worrying about it being bumped, scratched, or damaged. I’ve been using the
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I admit it– I have a recipe problem. There are rows and rows of cookbooks lining my bookshelves, binders filled with recipe print outs, and piles of Gourmet and Martha Stewart back issues splattered with ingredients from the meals I have concocted. The Demy purports to change the lives of the unorganized like myself. Demy
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First of all– whoa— these are some horrifying looking little monsters toys. The Huru Humi clan feature digital faces, a speaker built into the chest, and since they are marketed towards girls they of course must have interchangeable bodies/clothing and hair. In a functionality they seem part tamagotchi and part neopet- you talk to them
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I have a cousin going to college this fall, bringing with him a brand spankin new MacBook Pro. Having had a dormmate who took it upon herself to use and break my laptop back in the day, I’m having the nagging feeling I should recommend this to him. The laptop version of the DormVault (there
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