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As the rate of obesity grows, so does the number of people with diabetes.� After watching an 8 year old clunking around a bulky insulin pump, designer Nicole Schmeidel figured there had to be an easier way to administer the life-saving fluid. The fruits of her labor yielded this Insulin Watch concept, which not only keeps the insulin pumping, but ...

Excuse the lack of gadgetryness in this post, but holy shit. We haven’t been this excited since MacWorld. It seems that Peter Jackson and New Line have sorted out their disputes, and have settled on a contract that would put Jackson behind the camera for two films based on Tolkein’s The Hobbit. How awesome is that? We were afraid they ...

There is nothing more funny than watching old people take a spill. I’m sorry, but it’s true.� Then a company like this has to come along and rain on our parade. These Anti-Skid Pads for the WiiFit Balance Board are similar to the extra traction laid down in your grandma’s shower. They’ll protect her from taking a hilariously nasty spill. ...

No this is not a list of helpful first aid gadgets, but rather an introduction to a robot named “Gizmo”. Designed by college graduate student Javier Rodriguez Molina, Gizmo could one day help collect and transmit real-time communications in real life emergency situations. While we’ve seen an over-abundance of life saving robots (and some not so life-saving), we’re not quite ...

A GPS is a GPS is a GPS. Most GPS devices are seemingly carbon copies of each previous one. Mio plans to change the 2D road schematics of in-car GPS platforms and add in a 3D twist, featuring topographic maps and 3D displays of landmarks. The new Mio C620 and C620T devices both offer a 4.3 inch display, based around ...

Don’t go tossing out your old iMacs just yet, especially if you have fish companions. Your old iMac can be adapted to a fantastic abode for your water-bound buddy. While you certainly won’t be able to house your pet shark, a gold fish or two would be living the high life in the legacy all-in-one Bastille. And if they don’t ...

Fortune cookies are probably the last place you would think to look for a serious fortune. The second least place to look for answers is a Magic 8-Ball. Combine the two together, and you get one odd question-answering baked good. Whenever you get stuck with a moment of indecisiveness, the Magic Fortune Cookie will be there to help you decide, ...

Soomi Park’s Digital Veil Project works on one of the major world wide epidemics…plastic surgery. Covering the face with an LCD device which displays black and white animations in conjunction with the human face, the screen takes the focus off of facial beauty, while incorporating dynamic animation. That is sure a mouth full, but doesn’t it look really cool…whatever it ...

Bare with us for a second. Let’s delve into the workings of antimatter. When antimatter is mixed with its opposing counterpart, most commonly referred to as matter (or as we call it, stuff), both explode in a gamma radiation-producing frenzy. Though if you can stabilize the two opposing factors, you acquire a material called positronium. This being said, it basically ...

Battlestar Galactica brings back fond memories of hours of weekends spent alone…watching Battlestar Galactica…yeah. But despite our lack of social endeavors, we geeks have now been installed with a massive love for pop culture trivia, and all of the goodies that come with it. The Cylon Centurion life sized models mix elements of both the original series and the remake, ...