Modu LEGO-Like Cellphone System Video Hands-On

Modu is a very small cellphone that carries your personal data everywhere and you can plug into "jackets", which are specialized hardware modules that transform it into all kinds of things, like multimedia players, a full-fledge PDA with full QWERTY keyboard, gaming handhelds, GPS and whatever you want. Seeing the concept work is quite cool.

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Top 10 Valentine's Day Gadget Gifts for Gals

Myth: Women hate gadget gifts. Truth: That isn't true. But where to start? That's where we come in. Guys, we've got 10 Valentine's Gifts for your sweetheart — from tech fashion to MP3 players made for romance — to help you navigate your way through this delicate obstacle course. Yes, buying gadgets for women can be done successfully.

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Tired of Paying to Cool Your Food When it's Cold Outside?

This simple DIY project will show you how to make an "ambient air fridge," which will keep your beer cold while using only a tiny amount of energy.

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20 toys for girls that don't look like, er, toys for girls

The problem with "personal massagers" is that they aren't something discerning girls want to be seen with. DVICE managed to find 20 discrete models that you can have lying around the house and, if they're uncovered, no one will be the wiser to your AAA activities.

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PSP Phone reference spotted in Sony Magazine

A page in an issue of Sony Magazine (an office favorite over here) makes passing mention of a "PSP-Style phone" which is supposedly in development, then casually suggests the device could be "in shops as early as February."

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Dorm-Necessity: Cook Two 12-Inch Pizzas in 90 Seconds

The Hammacher Schlemmer 90 Second Dual Pizza Oven can cook two 12" pizzas in 90 seconds. You read that right, 90 seconds as in 1 1/2 minutes. The real question is how long does it take for frozen pizzas?

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Speed Racer vs. Batmobile Zoomdown: Entire 2008 Toy Lineup

We've got Mattel's entire line of Batman and Speed Racer cars for 2008, and we hope the movies are as geekgasmic as the toys. The Batman lineup punches all of my little fanboy buttons, Speed Racer's got the Mach 5, its sleeker, zippier successor the Mach 6, plus a battle bus!

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HARV gives soldiers a robot's-eye view

While battlefield robots are certainly plenty capable with their current control systems, the folks at Chatten Associates seem to think they can do things one better, and they're now touting their so-called HARV (Head-Aimed Remote Viewer) system as a potential alternative.

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7 Lies You'll Hear From Salesmen At Electronics Stores

Future Shop is a Canadian consumer electronics retail chain. Charlie used to work there, and has now passed along the 7 most common lies he heard salesmen use on unsuspecting customers. Whether you have a Future Shop in your area or not, you'll find these lies familiar. (We ran into a lot of them back when The Wiz was still in NYC, in fact.)

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Inferno Speaker Stops Thieves, Terrorists, Makes them Vomit

Inferno is a "sonic barrier," a long metallic speakerbar that generates a sound made of four frequencies between 2 and 5 kilohertzs. It will stop anyone, making them vomit and feel incredibly ill just using sound. It can be installed in houses, shops and even vans and cars. It is being installed in Russian retired nuclear weapons depots.

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First Screens of Google Android's NEW User Interface

Google's evolved the Android UI and it looks a lot better than it did before, with animations and an overall look and feel that seems more iPhone/HipTop than Windows mobile. They keep improving like this, Android could really be great.

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Here come the teeny, tiny, mini-projectors

A new generation of tiny projectors will let us walk into a meeting and give a PowerPoint presentation using nothing but the gadgets in our pockets. Gone at last will be the need for a giant laptop and a heavy, hat box-sized projector.

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The Best Technologies You Can't Buy

True mobile TV. Connected cars. Personal robots. The coolest new gadgets and services are still found in the Land of the Rising Sun.Read More

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7 Products that Look Like Sex Toys But Aren't (Officially)

Valentine's Day is rabidly rapidly approaching, and most people are looking for one of two things: a present for a loved one, or a way to "love yourself". Don't look for these to safisfy either need. These products look sexual, but are made for other means... honestly!

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