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When will the Japanese insanity ever end? Well, I guess when you live in a country where trains are the main means for communication, something like this would come in great handy. The Yamanote alarm clock gives a visual indication of the train’s schedule using the hand model of a clock. The labels correspond to the lines on the Yamanote ...

Apple has added a 85W MagSafe MacBook Pro charger to their store. The new charger is more compact than the previous MacBook Pro charger yet still comes with all the goodies you’ve come to expect from an Apple product such as magnetic attachment, and the amber / green charging LED. These bad boys take about 3-4 weeks to ship so ...

Damn region codes, always getting in the way of our viewing pleasure. It seems that some nice fellows over at XBH forums have figured out a way to change the values on the DVD region code on hypervisor exploitable XBox 360s. Since the region code is directly tied in with the CPU key, for now the hack will only work ...

This looks like the most comfortable damn bike ever ridden by human beings. The office chair bike is a 35 lb luxury leather office chair attached to a 16″ school girl type bicycle. The girly bike was re-welded into a bike made for reclined comfort. Sure, all of the guys at work might call you a pussy for riding around ...

A Chinese source is claiming that the above image is leaked footage of the Logitech G9 gaming mouse, the follow up for the G5. While there is no verification on the validity of this image, the pictured mouse does not resemble any other models released by Logitech in the past. Featuring a much more modular design this time around, the ...

Optical mice use a 18×18 CCD sensor which is navigated by the main chip to analyze whether a picture is moving along a X or Y axis. What many people don’t know is that these 18×18 signals can be received serially if a correct command is given. This hack transmits these serial signals into a pdf document, which is pretty ...

When Nintendo came up with the idea for a game about a courageous plumber, we doubt they thought the phenomenon would spread quite so far. Though here we are, nearly two decades later, and fans still swoon over the thought of Mario. This particular usage of the Mario style creates an awesome subwoofer. Designed to look like the 1up blocks ...

A CAPTCHA is one of those computer challenge tests to make sure that you are actually human. Like when they make you rewrite a bunch of random letters and numbers that are next to impossible to read. These guys have the wrong idea we think. Mixing in calculus with a CAPTCHA is sure to turn away a lot of users. ...

Plusmo, a mobile app engine, has broadened their horizons to enter the world of the iPhone. This entry will include the 20,000+ widgets that Plusmo offers. Now you might be wondering, why the hell would I use that with the iPhone’s awesome pan and zoom function? The truth is, the iPhone Safari browser can only do so much. Plusmo takes ...

At the past years CES conference, Hitatchi showed off the design for their Blu-Ray Camcorder. Hitachi has announced that these bad boys will be on sale by the end of 2007 and will feature a 5.3 megapixel CMOS. Hitachi designed a special 8 cm Blu-Ray DVD drive with 7 GB of storage room, which will help them become the first ...