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The Nihon Uni company, a uniform producer in Chuo Ward, Osaka, has developed a meshy t-shirt that is said to be knife-proof, and could save many from suffering being stabbed or shanked. The strength of the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber material used to create this shirt can be compared to the material used in aramid fiber body armor. It ...

We’ve seen a pretty wide array of uses for RFID tagging, including senior citizen control and kitteh management. LadyBag is a smart personal accessory which uses RFID tags to monitor the items you bring with you out of your home, such as your keys and wallet, and also judges your emotion based on your person-to-bag interaction. When the sensors on ...

Those who’ve see Pee Wee’s Big Adventure will know that when it comes to breakfast preparation, Mr. Herman was on top of his game. While the average man among us might not be able to rig up a breakfast assembly line like Pee Wee, the Egg & Muffin Toaster is one step closer to the same sort of inventive meal ...

A clever iPhone dev was playing around with the App Store included on the SDK and hacked versions of the iPhone 2.0 firmware. Little did he know that he was about to discover a first look at Apple’s App Store, instead of the usual “cannot connect” error warning. Just revealed on the Modmyifone forums, here is the very first look ...

Shown as part of the Tissue Culture and Art Project at the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, this new Victimless Leather shows that animals don’t need to be harvested for textiles, but they are still equally tasty if I might say so myself. Mmm, cheeseburgers. The project’s goal is to attempt “artistically exploring and provoking notions relating to ...

Millions of fatties have been waiting for the day when that one little pill will be invented that makes you lose weight without making the effort to exercise. The fountain of weight loss pill might be still in the making, but there might be an easier way. These special Blue Shade Glasses are made to make food look bland and ...

This type of technology is probably a good many years away, but what would it change in the world of photography? Imagine a camera featuring a huge array of sensors which use stereo photography to create a picture perfect depth-of-field, which you don’t need a forklift to carry around with you. This is what Stanford researchers have unveiled as a ...

Whether you be a corporate type just trying to find an easy way to share data with employees or really want to pirate loads of Radiohead’s USB albums, the Giant USB Duplicator offers the chance to copy data to 20 USB drives all at once in one illegal shot. I also wonder if some hardware hacker can mod this device ...

I’ll be the first to admit that there have been times that I have held my excrement in so long, that by the time I make my way to the toilet, I’ve already soiled myself. I’m not proud of it, but hey, it happens. The last thing I want to do is sit around in my soiled clothing, so a ...

We’ve seen both artsy Darth Vader and seasonal Darth Vader, but never such an affordable mix of the two. If we had known this 7″ statue was available back during the holiday, we would have picked up one for sure, and might even pick one up for next December. Watch has Darth pleasantly craft his Death Star out of harmless ...