Shoot the alarm clock when you want to snooze

When we hear that alarm clock beeping in our ears in the morning, we either ignore it, or wish we had a gun to blow the damn thing to pieces. With this gun operated alarm clock you can have all of the fun of the second option, while wiping out the need of the first. Designed by Roger Ibars, this ...

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Nanofactory for custom medical needs with no side effects

Picture this. You come down with a horrible case of some horrible diarrhea inducing disease. Now imagine being able to take a pill that literally detects the illness, builds a custom remedy, and then delivers the drug to the necessary areas in need of healing. The University Of Maryland is working on a similar method in which magnetic nanofactories would ...

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DIY: Instrumented glove

Looking for a cool way to control your music devices? Check out this instrumented glove project. At a low cost, the designer of this project created a cool looking glove that has an interface capable of controlling music devices, but we’re sure could be modded into almost anything you wanted. To create this finished product, you’ll need to dissect and ...

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Phasing LED Umbrella makes May flowers jealous of April showers

Weather along the eastern coast of the U.S. has been insane. Rain one minute, sunshine spring weather the next minute, snow a minute later. It’s always good to be equipped with a good umbrella. If it looks cool, it doesn’t hurt. The Phasing LED Umbrella has glowing LED bulbs which illuminate the umbrella to create the illusion of a star ...

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RUMOR: Mac Leopard, eight-core Mac Pros launching at NAB

Sources are saying that at next month’s upcoming NAB event, a mere 25 days away, Apple will launch its release of the Mac Leopard operating system, along with eight-core Mac Pros. Leopard has been rumored as having a release in late-March to mid-April, and sources say that its release at NAB is all but officially confirmed. The timing of a ...

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BlueDot Divita DVD and CD storage tower for luxurious cataloging

The BlueDot Divita DVD/CD storage tower is a sort of high-end cataloging system for those who want to keep their collection organized systematically. The unit stores up to 100 CDs or DVD’s and features a 1.8″ color TFT panel with a number pad. This allows the user to add the name for each item in their collection they wish to ...

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Light Saber Remote Control makes Jedi jealous

Remote controls are usually a dime a dozen. A flat piece of plastic with assorted buttons strewn on one side is a nice generic description of most remote controls. The Light Saber Remote Control adds some flavor to the same old, same old. Design company Taito, designed the Light Saber Remote out of sheer spite for the conforming designs of ...

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Odd Beethoven wearing sunglasses clock

The famous bust sculpted to Beethoven’s image is now an odd clock. For the sole reason of displaying the time, sunglasses were added on to the bust. The hour shows up on the left lens and the minutes show up on the right. We would love to own something like this, but there seems to have been only 100 of ...

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NukAlert Radiation Monitor and Alarm saves you from nuclear fallout

This seems as about as effective as hiding under a desk in school, but for all of you paranoid Cold War conspiracy nuts, here is a gadget that might put you at ease. The NukAlert Radiation Monitor and Alarm system monitors your surroundings 24/7. Keeping you attuned to the invisible, yet deadly radiation that could cause serious damage to your ...

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