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Imagine what your level of amazement would be if you were in the position of these vacationers. Picture this. You’re lounging on a Dutch beach for the Zandvoort resort. As you start getting a tan, you notice something with your peripheral vision. I guarantee the last thing you would suspect is a 8-foot tall Lego Man. This blue and red ...

It came with no surprise when Sony announced the availability of the updated PSP (PSP-P2000) which shed 4mm of thickness and 91g of weight off the original model. The company also announced a DMB tuner module at the same time, and we’re dying to see how it works with the the new TV-out capability.

There’s no denying it. The Aeorscraft ML866 is one morbidly obese airplane. It’s time we had an intervention with the poor thing to help it deal with its problem. Obesity is a disease people! The ML866 is scheduled to make its first official launch next month at the NBAA convention. The fatty plane is actually pretty technologically advanced when it ...

� Geek-chic is in, or so we’ve heard. Not that we, um, follow that type of thing. For those with style in mind, Nokia announces the 7500 Prism, a sleek look and feel phone for the fashion guru in all of us. Its licorice-black colored casing will stand in stark contrast to all of your white gadgets of yesteryear, but ...

This modded Vespa is not your average motor-scooter. Sporting an LCD touchscreen, WiFi internet, a Windows XP PC, and the entire collection of Jefferson Airplane, this GTS250 Vespa is one rockin’ piece of tech-transport. The Super Vespa, as we have come to call it for obvious reasons, also features a Yves Saint Laurent custom seat, but really, who the hell ...

The Rolleiflex MiniDigi could be the twin of the original 1920’s German-made Rollei “Twin Lens Reflex” camera, except for the fact that it is a fraction of the size and completely digitalized. This 3.1 MP reproduction is a blast from the past. A past in which most of us weren’t alive to see. Even though the camera can take videos ...

Walk through any major urban area and you’ll see rectangular, graffiti-covered eye sores that serve as a shelter for anyone waiting at a bus stop. These bus shelters have become a major problem for city vandalism and over time become hideous pieces of urban culture. The Landmark Bus Shelter’s would make the bus stop a central technological attraction. Using one ...

Here’s a really cool product concept that even I, a lowly geek, has thought about from time to time. Have you ever found yourself wondering what a certain product might have been in its previous form? Remarkable is a line of products that integrates the recycled announcement directly into the design of the product. A ruler that projects “I was ...

The Eclosion is a furry little piece of furniture that lets the owner to modify its size and angled position by pumping air into a special compartment. When not inflated, Eclosion serves as a bench, but transforms into a semi-awkward looking couch. The use of zippers in the Eclosion design allow for the extra room to be hidden within the ...

Has anyone noticed how quick the progress of iPhone applications is advancing? Only weeks ago was a third-party “Hello World” application being made, and now we’ve already reached the pinnacle with a NES emulator. So far, the emulator runs a bit too slow to be playable without the annoyance of a tortoise-speed game play. And the game controller, although adorably ...