16th May '08Today's Top Blog Posts on Gadgets
1. EeePC keyboards different on black and white models
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Filed under: LaptopsOkay, this is pretty much for the crazy keyboard aficionados out there, but the crew over at Laptop says there’s a distinct difference between the keyboards on the black and white Eee PC laptops.…
2. NEC VersaPro VE disguises energy saving mode as "ECO button"
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Filed under: LaptopsJust in case it wasn’t official enough already, mega-corps have ridden this green bandwagon way too far. Like, the wheels have fallen clean off. Nevertheless, NEC is hoping to guilt you into picking…
3. OCZ’s DIY Gaming Notebook
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Filed under: Gaming, LaptopsWe’ve seen this attempted a few times before, but it’s hard to imagine OCZ’s entry into build-it-yourself laptops will be any more successful. The new OCZ DIY Gaming Notebook is a 7 pound…
4. MoCo Loco: MoCo Submissions
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+ The Hex Table by Incorporated is a series of stainless steel pods. The modular series allows you to choose the size and shape of your table.+ Tim Buckley is a textile designer based in Hobart, Australia who takes the…
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5. Sweet (!) Companion Cube Birthday Cake - Geekologie
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A guy who goes by N III sent me a little tip about this delicious Weighted Companion Cube cake. He writes, “My girlfriend decided to be awesome, and collaborate with a friend to make a pretty fantastic rendition of the…
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6. See-Through Post-It Notes
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By Andrew Liszewski Here’s another one of those “wow! I could have really used something like this at x point in my life, why didn’t someone think of that before” ideas. In University, the occasional textbook I…
7. Onda VX777 has WiFi
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Guess Archos and Apple aren’t the only ones offering WiFi-capable portable media players as Onda has jumped onto the bandwagon with its VX777, bringing a 4.3″ touch screen display as well as broad file format support…
8. Breville BKT500 Makes Tea And Toast For Two
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By Evan Ackerman Remember a few weeks ago when I commented that my fantasy is to have every appliance in my home capable of making toast? Well, the Breville BTK500 toaster with an integrated kettle gets me even closer…
9. Eye Candy: Chilean Volcanic Thunderstorm
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By Evan Ackerman No gadgets here, just some incredible pictures of the eruption of Chile’s Chaitén volcano. The plume of ash is thought to generate enough static electricity to cause what is called a “dirty…
10. DOOM 4
One of the most influental games ever, DOOM, will ’soon’ (well, at least they have started working on it) get a new, fresh version - DOOM 4. id Software hasn’t really said anything worth knowing, but they…
11. Popgadget Personal Technology for Women: "Blush" Earbuds for Mother’s Day - For fashion-forward moms
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Make Mom blush with these gorgeous earbuds from V-MODA which are available starting today. And it’s not enough just to be beautiful, they’re also some of my favorite for sound fidelity. (I own the VIBE modaphones in…
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12. The Chief Cook Robot - Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog
Sylvain Calinon is a postdoctoral fellow who is working on humanoid robot and imitation learning at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland in the Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory .…
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