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Wearable electronic clothing is nothing new to the tech world, but this is the first time we can recall a company commercially releasing a product specifically made to control your MP3 player through your clothing. The China Coin is a blinking, sparkling wearable control inspired from the old Chinese coins from the Han Dynasty. The China Coin is 100% washable ...

Your Nintendo DS has feelings too. Don’t make it walk around in public in the nude. This United Arrows Leather Nintendo DS case is a slick way to carry your handheld if you don’t mind a big black rectangle hanging from your belt. Made from a series of interweave premium leather, the case is available in black, brown, and white ...

The Tuscan Street Mouse is a realistic replica of the TVR Tuscan Sports Car, reduced to the size of a wireless mouse. And yes, it actually is a wireless mouse. The replica is so complete that at first glance you might totally confuse it with a simple model car. Complete with headlights, the RF wireless mouse is ergonomically designed and ...

We were pretty psyched to get an early peek at the R2D2 mailboxes that the USPS distributed through the U.S. to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the series, along with Star Wars themed postage stamps. Some creative Flickr user decided to make the best of the themed boxes and scored some interestingness points on Flickr because of it. Sheer genius! ...

The only people that will probably be passengers for the new 787 business jet are the same people that can afford BMW’s automobiles. Meaning, not me. Most likely not you either. But honestly, I envy those guys. They get to travel around and see the world, all in the luxury of BMW beauty. The BMW 787 will contain white leather ...

What’s the point of calling your Mommy if you live in the same house? There are two reasons, actually. Laziness It’s free and it’s Skype On May 13th, which is Mother’s Day if you don’t remember (you ungrateful prick), Skype is offering free phone calls to Moms around the globe. Will yours be one of them? — Andrew Dobrow Link

  Child labor wasn’t what the designer had in mind, but how could that not be referenced? The Barbie doll duster looks like any other Barbie doll that might be wearing a long yellow dress. The dress on this blond is not a dress at all, but actually a feather duster. We think what they were going for was some ...

Let’s be honest. If you live in the suburbs or the city, there is no way that you like everyone who lives around you. Maybe they are constantly screaming or having their dog outside barking. You figure the dog has to shut up sometime, but it never does. Using piezoelectric patches, these specially designed windows cancel outside noise. The way ...

Do you got game? Do you at least have Second Life? Great. Good news for you. The NBA has officially opened shop on the popular social virtual world. The NBA launched its presence in the virtual world of Second Life this morning, following an in-world press conference yesterday that featured NBA commissioner David Stern making the announcement. Built out by ...

This is a paradox we’re sure both Microsoft and Apple don’t want to find themselves in. With the better part of their advertising campaigns trying to show the differences between the two companies, the Zoom vending machines used to distribute iPods, run on the Windows XP operating system. Isn’t it ironic? Don’t ya think? Of course, it would probably be ...