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EMI and Radiohead are showing that you don’t need a powerhouse like iTunes to get yourself some attention. Always a band known to fight the power, Radiohead is planning on releasing a DRM-free boxset featuring all of their full length albums from 1993-2007, available for CD and digital download, as well as a special USB wave file edition, all of ...

Most jackets these days are just here for style purposes and protecting from cold or wet weather. Australia’s CSIRO (the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) is working on a new jacket design that can charge your iPod or cellphone. While we’ve seen clothes that charge devices before, such as Solar Powered Bikini’s, never before have we seen one that ...

Sony researchers have been working on 20 layered optical disks that can hold up to half a terabyte of data. Using holographic techniques, these disks could serve as external drives all their own, offering 500 GB of storage on a standard disk by 2010 (enough to back up most PCs.) While various companies have been working on similar methods, Sony’s ...

Kevin Brooks is not your average audiophile. The sight of your $20 budget speakers from Wal-Mart might spurt him into a diatribe about the necessity of African Mohagony horns. Brooks has been developing his home audio system for quite some time, and it’s evident you don’t want to trifle him with anything but the best. Brooks offers a line of ...

Equally bizarre and cool, this ‘make your own Jabba The Hut’ project is one that I would love to do if I had the time. This is not a project to make a model, but a full scale replica of the hideous glutton from Star Wars. While you’ll need a lot of time and a whole shit load of hot ...

Think about the masses of AA batteries you go through every year. How many of them could have been reused with an easier method of recharging? Even though we already have plenty of gadgets we charge from our computer, USBCELL allows us to save some money too. The USBCELL batteries charge right from a USB port on your computer, and ...

Sometimes we wish we had a cubicle at home, just so we could keep ourselves separated from some of the annoyances of everyday life. The Eclipse Office Partition designed by Marcus Curran is a complete desk solution to ignoring daily annoyances. And while it doesn’t have the cool factor of the Battle Rig, it has a few helpful uses of ...

Sure, this mug might not be as risque as the Undress Me Mug, but the message is even more powerful. As the mug heats up, the pictured ice caps vanish before your eyes, offering a pleasant message with your morning coffee and bagel. If the mug gets hot enough, all that’s left is water. Lots and lots of water. Is ...

Shown on display at SEMA 2007, these spinning rims are designed to look like you’re riding on a set of quarters. Behind the spinning blades is the image of George Washington as portrayed on the U.S. coin. Not only are they unique in design, but these rims are absolutely gigantic. The rims pictured are a massive 30 inches. Wouldn’t have ...

XboxFamily was reportedly sent a set of dummy Grand Theft Auto IV cases from Rockstar. The photos above and below show the three different designs that were (rumored) to be sent, plus the announcement of? a fourth one still unrevealed. Frankly, I hope these aren’t the real cases, they aren’t what I would expect from one of the most popular ...