Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Philly Wi-Fi and Gestures


EarthLink Pulls the Plug on Philly Wi-Fi
FontStruct: Font Making Made Easy
Wait A Minute… Somewhere They Hold Demolition Derbies With Combines? And I Wasn’t Told About It?
Gallery of Grand Theft Auto 4 / New York City comparison shots
‘Special Edition’ Cellphone Watch - I’m Still Not Sold
Improve Your Listening by Mirroring Gestures
Adjustable Hot Sauce: Dial N For Napalm
Keep Your Laptop Close With This Neoprene Backpack
Song made from Call of Duty gun-sounds
Share Your Consumerism at How I Spent My Stimulus
Squirt files between iPods with miShare
DVD + Video Game Sun Visor Runs Out Of Things To Include

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of E-Inks and Moons


Japanese Vending Machines Now Require A Tobacco Passport To Buy Cigarettes
Emergency Exit USB hub
Bike Mount For iPhone, iPod & Other Portable Devices
Cost of hops crops hits tops: Won't someone please think of the beer?
Eye-Fi Announces New SD Cards, Services
Laptop thieves nabbed with help from Mac software
New E-Ink cells offer curved pixels, any-shape displays
Giant working NES controller/coffee table
Netflix Watch Now: Missing too much popular content
Duck Hunt lamp - Boing Boing Gadgets
The Original Illustrated Catalog Of ACME Products
Send your name to the Moon!

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Blogging and Poker Chips


Customer service via Twitter works for unpopular people too
Top 10 Tools to Get Blogging Done
Study: Developer activity on Facebook's platform is slowing
Poker Chip USB Sticks - What’s Stored On Your Flash Drive, Stays On Your Flash Drive
Laser Target Alarm Clock For Heavy Sleepers Or Star Trek Fans
Work while working out with the TrekDesk
Worst Bluetooth Gadget Yet: PDA Stylus Handset
Scented Fruit Speaker Pillows
Record-Breaking Lego Tower Stands 100 Feet Tall
StopForwarding.us Teaches E-mail Etiquette

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Monday, May 05, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Ironman and Spy Sunglasses


Electro-occular implants transform blind grandmas into NBA stars
Rotating screw becomes DIY clock
Raytheon Sarcos is the Real Ironman
A swarm of tiny robot vacuums for your apartment
Spy sunglasses not likely to be in Bond's arsenal
Radio shows what your friends are listening to
Wear Your Battery Backup As A ‘Fashion’ Statement
The Real Losers in the Failed Microsoft-Yahoo Deal
Creative Ways to Reuse "Disposable" Items
Robotic Giraffe Really Likes to Be Pet

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Monday, April 21, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Gamers and Non-gamers


Lighting for LEGO
Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA8 water-proof to 10 feet
Knife Hooks Keep Up The Trend Of Dangerous Household Items
7-Inch LCD Monitor Tries To Make Your Wii Portable
Weekend Project: Kitchen Floor Vacuum Former
Home Made Moped Runs On Fresh Air
RIAA's lawsuit against homeless man not going entirely smoothly
Gamers More Social than Non-Gamers -- Study
Wii Fit to be in short Supply
Super Mario Theme Played On Wine Bottles By RC Car

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Friday, April 18, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Six Packs and Blockbuster


WeRobot Shirt Features 51 Robots, More Or Less
Make a wearable pixel
Chill Stick Disguises A Six Pack
AT&T launches its own browser, Pogo. Surprise: It doesn't suck.
Energy Saver Bar Turns Off Your Gadgets With A Tap Of Your Foot
Rocketboom creator pulls plug on auction of Twitter account
German Company Resurrects Self-Destructing DVDs
Clothing designed to fight back against intentionally uncomfortable furniture
Blockbuster sued over role in Facebook's Beacon ad program
Hide Cords with the CD Spindle Cable Organizer 2.0
Target Speed Racer Gift Card Flash Drive

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Body Suits and Egyptians


Nissan Body Suit Makes You Feel Old - I'm old. I need to go feed my cats.
Tungle launches meeting time broker
USB hub spider
Test: Fring Brings VoIP To iPhone With Mixed Results
Twitter Saves Man From Egyptian Justice
USB Mouse Hubs - This will eat your USb hub spider.
Chumby hackers go to town
Monster Cable Threatens Blue Jeans Cable, Gets Ass Handed Back

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Bawls and Mobile Webs


The arms race escalates between spammers and CAPTCHA
Forte Fully Automatic CD & DVD Duplicator
Shopping cart with robot legs and tendrils of flame
Turn Your iPod Touch into an iPhone
Potty Training Brick Makes Your Pooch Want To Pee
Comic Panel Comments on the Sad and True Evolution of Man and TV
Is the Mobile Web Dead? Some Mobile Entrepreneurs Say Yes
The Wireless Child Tracker
A long evening with Bawls' high-caffeine G33k B33r
'Remember Ring' Sears Important Dates Into Flesh
Fantastic light-emitting wallpaper by designer Jonas Samson
Wanna Go To Chotchkies, Get Some Coffee?
Vehicle Communications System In Your Pocket

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Monday, April 14, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Woz and Legos


Shuttle Releases HD DVD/Blu-ray Compatible Mini-PC
The Woz talks about creating the computer of his dreams
DIY Tile Phone Concept Excites People Who Love Stray Parts
Cheap and Easy Velcro Ties
Bowl with spoon-rest
Rocketboom Founder Puts His Twitter Account On Sale
God Uses Firefox? Logo Forms In Space!
Weekend Project: Transistorize Your iPod
GrandCentral Offline: If You Wanna Be A Phone Company, You Can’t Go Dead
The Lego People Must Be Stopped: MP3 Player
G-Dog Robot Kit Is Robosapien’s Best Friend

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Friday, April 11, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Robots and Robot Poop


KUKA WiiBot Plays Tennis, Will Stab You
Doomi Helps You Get Things Done
Wireless Paintball Turret Offers Home Perimeter Defense, Peace of Mind
Find the Perfect Cell Phone Plan at BillShrink
TiVo Execs Hack American Idol Results
Do Business Like a Mafioso
Every Robot Poops
Use Jott to Keep a Medical Diary
Digitized Post-It Notes for Alzheimer's Patients
Nix noisey hard drives with elastic

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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Tail Communicators and Wheelchairs


Amazon Gives $50 Credit to HD DVD Player Purchasers
Your Dog Wants An LED Tail Communicator
Getting Yourself Fired, the Easy Way
Pedal Powered Wheelchair Seems So Wrong
A word of caution
Man repeatedly calls late wife's voicemail
Zac Browser for Autistic Children
Functional Dollhouse Television
Luxury Gas Masks
USB Smart Cable Cellphone Strap Not Inaptly Named

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Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Braille SMS and Gold Keyboards


Braille Cellphone Could Allow SMS For The Blind
Isolé IDP-3050 Power Strip Automatically Shuts Off When You’re Not Around
CCTV cameras move crime a few feet down the sidewalk -- study
Zip-Ang Handmade Gold Keyboard
Cyborg Insects Off The Drawing Board, Into The Air
Custom Super Mario underwear
New Flash Drives From Super Talent Are Super Tiny
The Nerdcycle : Exercise while surfing the net
Foreclosures Shown On Scary, Encroaching Heat Maps
Biometric Authentication: Thumbprints Out, Vein Scanning In?

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Monday, April 07, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of accodians and Street Views


Make Your Own Temporary Tattoos from Your Printer - Great way to test out an idea before it becomes permanent.
Accordian retracting USB flash drive - GENIUS! No cap to lose.
Who Says Print is Dead? Local Blog Finds Success Offline
DIY etching tank
Capturx Digital Pen Turns Jotted Notes to Text
Snakes, Rovers and Googly Eyes: New Robot Masters Take Many Forms
Pittsburgh couple sues Google over Street View
Buy a 'Surface' Computer, but Not From Microsoft!
FIRST robotics competition
Pizza.com domain name fetches millions - One of the few who got lucky with a domain purchase years ago.

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Friday, April 04, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of powerXtenders and Car Phones


Weekend Project: Telekinetic Pen - I found this on 4 different sites. Guess that means its cool.
Roombas Supposedly Effective At Exterminating Ants
Fishtank Friday: Glowing USB Fishhub - Not real fish
OhGizmo Review: iGo powerXtender - We have an iGo charger in the car, saves a lot of space.
As expected, MySpace unveils new music service
Motorola Reintroduces "Car Phones"
Barcode art
Craigslist Launches Official Blog
Selfy The Self-Making Bed - For the truely lazy.
Mini Tritium Glowing Keychain Is Good For 10 Years
The Only Valid Measurement of Code Quality - Click to find out.

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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Picollators and Beeblebroxs


Picollator - Find related images be looking at the actual image not keywords.
Use a digital photo-frame as a second display - Awesome idea but not an easy project.
Zaphod Beeblebrox-inspired teddy bears from Douglas Adams fan-club - We want for our dog, one more head and one more arm for her to trip off.
Cook Better with Your Microwave than Your Stove - For you bachelors out there.
Microsoft busted by Indian government for avoiding royalty tax by saying that it sells -- not licenses -- its software - HA HA!
Bluetooth Sunglasses Keep You Hands-Free While Looking Cool - Very nice shades.
Jabra Headset Screens Your Calls - LCD screen helps you know whats going on in there.
AT&T Buys "Surface" -- Won't Advertise iPhones
Beam your name on your neighbor's house - This could be great for that neighbor you hate. I am talking about you Jimmy :).
Phonofone II iPod Passive Amplification Speaker - Look like your kickin old school.
PowerCube makes going green easy, but weighs too much

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Friday, March 21, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of firebal shooters and manure launchers


Porta-Jump: Tiny Cube Jump Starts Your Car - You don't have to get out of the car to use it.
Weekend Project: Make a fireball shooter
Check eBay Auctions for Sneaky Stuff with Auction Inquisitor
1.20: Retention Plan
Robot Vacuum Cleans Your Floors, Maps Your Rooms, Sleeps With Your Wife - True
Manure launching security system
Breaking: Sony Won't Charge $50 To Remove Bloatware
Tell Starbucks What You Want: More Free WiFi, Plugs For Laptops, Better Coffee...
Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader Locked Up: Why Your Books Are No Longer Yours - You are better off by the real thing, so you can do whatever you want with it.

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of DangerBombs and suicide robots


Banpresto DangerBomb Alarm Clock Makes Each Morning Your Last
Chill Out With The Swiss Peace Knife
Has Digg Already Picked the President?
HOW TO - LED foldie
Sharpcast (Finally) Releases SugarSync for Synchronization of Data Across Devices
How NOT to Promote Your Site
Man kills self with suicide robot
Handmade mechanical dragonfly
Five Methodologies to Deal with Email Overload

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of RFIDs and Stashes


How To Hack A RFID Credit Card For $8
MediaCart Does Everything But Carry Home The Shopping
Tetris Mirror Is Useful Gaming Art
1.19: More Surfing - XML= Extra, Medium, Large
KidZui: The Kid Safe Browser - Great idea that can really help all parents.
Arthur C. Clarke Passes On
Stash Stuff Inside Your Notebook with Stash Card - This would be perfect for keeping business cards with you.
Best Buy Awards Over $20 Million in gift Cards to HD DVD buyers
Wireless Spectrum Auction Raises $19.6 Billion. We Still Don’t Know Who Won.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Faxes and Big Dogs


Hakia Licenses its Semantic Search Technology
TiVo adds Web video--but there's a catch - You need a Series 3 box to use it.
What Happens When WiFi Goes Away?
Fax for Free - You can send 2, 3 page faxes a day for free.
BB Gadgets: Big Dog robotic pack mule on ice and snow- Watch the video so you can see the height of this robot.
Measuring cup with unusual units of measure- Add half a human brains worth of flour and then mix in......
Worst USB Gadget Yet: Engagement Ring
Self watering recycled plant pot for growing herbs and flowers
IPhone Hack Brings Multi Touch To PC and Mac

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Monday, March 17, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of SMS Spams and VoIP Phones


Chinese Firm Sends 230 Million SMS Spams Daily - Everything really is made in China.
Check Web Site Availability with Down For Everyone Or Just Me? - We will use this for those clients who can't understand why their site is not coming up when they are at some random establishment.
1.18: Quitting is a Disease - This is so true.
Thomson's Beautiful "Symbio" VoIP Phone - We want one.
Toy Records Audio Onto a Coffee Cup
Robot On A Swing
Video Coming To Flickr Soon. Really.
A Very Special Google Docs Feature (Potential Spoiler)
BLUETOUCH Bluetooth Car Kit Is Not So Hands Free

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Space Stations and Flatwires


UK Man Builds Amazing High Tech Shed - It is the ultimate man shed.
Space Station Puts 12GB In Your Pocket
Wireless Nunchuck for Nintendo Wii by Nyko
FriendFeed Is This Years Twitter, But Why?
Hide Cords in Plain Sight with FlatWire
Fix Desynchronized Video and Audio with VLC
Toktumi Opens its PC-based Phone Beta to Public - Get it...Talk To Me

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Monitors and Laser Shows


Water Bike Pitches Pedal Powered Purification - If only they had this in Water World
Can a Larger Monitor Make You More Productive? - Dual monitors has helped us out. I wonder if this would work as well?
You'll Need to Come Downtown - If you are going to use tech as grounds to arrest someone, make sure you have all the facts.
Google Now Selling SEO Services Via Performics
AOL buys social network Bebo for $850 million
Red Hot Laser Light Show - Jazz up the office breakroom with a laser light show!
And Nerds Became Kings: Yahoo! to Announce Semantic Web Support

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Daily Link Roundup of Password Checkers and Pacemakers


Belkin USB Hub That Fills Your Desk Grommet Hole. Verdict: Ingenious Design!
Check Your Passwords' Strength at Microsoft's Password Checker
Bore Your Friends With Vacation Photos Converted To Viewmaster Slides!
Bringing OpenID To The Masses: Clickpass
Belkin Powerstrip Lets You Recharge USB Gadgets
Wal-Mart: Linux Not Ready For Our Shoppers
Why broadcast TV sucks, AKA the rise of web video
World's Smallest Pacemaker Hits REPLY on Your Heart
Dropbox: Easy real-time folder sync, rollback
Facebook Pays $25 For User Testing; We’ll Double That For Leaks

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of TV Stands and Hulus


Ex-Googler Launches Search Engine Community, Topicle
Automatic Etch-A-Sketch Clock
The Idea Behind "Can Google Hear Me"
Thanko Motorized TV Stand For Getting Your Wii On - There are lots of Wii gadgets popping up.
Oil paintings inspired by Internet memes
If It Doesn't Rot, Don't Eat It - I guess that means no more Mountain Dew.
Asus MS71 - USB Flash Drive and Mouse - Good combo.
CSS Minifier : A simplified and performant version
Bringing down an ASP.NET Application for updates
Hulu to offer lulu of a video selection

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Friday, March 07, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Snakes and Pricepinx


Gliding Slider Turns Your Keybard into a Mousepad
Open Your Beer Like A True Geek
Robot Snakes Crawl Up Your Pants - Robot snakes are taking over the world.
Copy and Paste Text for Later Use with Textsnip
Zicasso: Have Someone Else Plan That Perfect Trip
Pricepinx intelligently watches for price drops online - We are using this to catch a Wii on sale.
What are the laws in each US state on driving while cellphoning?
Neclace Monitors Medicine As You Swallow It - Yes they spelled necklace wrong.
Make Site-Specific Searches Within Google Search Results
Inside the Shady World of Consumer Spy Gadgets

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Thursday, March 06, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Dual Sync Outlook and GCal


Tactile Wand For The Visually Impaired
Cheapo Keyboard Has a Hidden Secret -The new junk drawer.
Flexii Vista Compatible Portable USB Paperless Digital Fax Machine-Plug and Play!
Haptic Maglev Controller May Be Coming To Unaffordable Market
Underground 'SneakerNet' Growing In Cuba - Think about how mad you get when your internet kicks the bucket. Imagine not having any access ever, not at all.
Peephole Video Camera
Sync Your GCal to Outlook and Back Automatically - Here we go guys. We have been waiting on this for a long time.
Passively Cooled PC Uses Giant Heat Sink for a Case
Internet Explorer 8 Has Arrived
Top 10 Ways to Get Cables Under Control
AOL Releases Open AIM 2.0
Foiled by the Dictionary - We have all had clients like this.

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Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Mints and Soaps


1.13: Bad News - Comic strip poking fun at Wikipedia.
Google Cleans Up With Gmail Soap - So fresh and so clean, clean.
Take Your iMac Anywhere In This Indestructible iMcruzer Case - And everyone will think you are transferring a weapon of mass destruction.
Portable Clip On Printer For Notebooks - Could come in handy but most hotels have printers you can use.
Mint Gets A Mint
Toast Appliances Are Either Best Or Worst Thing Ever
Lynxmotion DIY Hexapod Kit - We want one now.
Bronze PSP in Japan - AKA Brown.
ClipFinder searches, streams, and downloads - Search all video.
Microsoft LucidTouch Gives Touch Technology the 'Reach Around' - Very neat screen senses your fingers on the back of the device.

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Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Anti-Sharks and Pidgins


Worst USB Gadget Yet: Dog-Doing-Situps Drive
Watch All Network TV from One Place
Which Programming Language Would Presidential Candidates Use?
Hawking USB Dish Antenna Picks Up WiFi, Protects Death Star - Always have internet access.
Microsoft goes public with Office Live Workspace beta
iRobot to Develop "LANdroid" Mechanized Network Hotspots
Jurassic Programmers
Shark Eats Anti-Shark Device In Test (Oops) - This is too funny.
How Many Hours Do You Sleep at Night? - Six here.
Asus Ares CG6150: Devours children, plays games
Poll: Will Your Mom & Dad Ever Use Twitter? - Ours probably will. We already got them using ooVoo.
Chat Across IM Platforms with Pidgin 2.4
Plug-'n'-Play USB Virus Makes MacBooks Fall to Pieces
homage to the light bulb
So You Hacked Our Site!?

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Monday, March 03, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Hangers and Vibrations


GROW - Leaf Like Solar Cells Inspired By Nature - Solar energy system that can be used on any building.
Coat Hanger Beats Pricey Audio Cables - Are Monster cables worth the price?
Serial-mouse-driven Etch-a-Sketch - Fun.
Game Boy PocketPrinters Temporarily On Sale Again - Who buys these things?
Dude, where's my cell phone? - Can't call your phone to find it? Here is your solution.
Bluetooth Headset Swallows Deep Throat Vibrations - No, it just sounds dirty.
All the Webware 100 finalists in one place
Robot Snake Stands Up, Wiggles Around - Neat movement for a robot, unrealistic for a snake.

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Friday, February 29, 2008

Daily Link Roundup of Robot Gymnasts and Safaris


Tiny, Slot-In Retro Media Center For IPod Nano - Very cool way to get some extra functionality out of your Nano.
TokyoFlash Tibida LED watch -- with binary mode! Three being given away gratis - Ahhhhh binary.
Robot Gymnast Is Nimbler Than Most Humans - This robot's moves are very humanlike.
Solar Powered Laptop Would Be a Nice Idea If It Worked
DORmino Mouse Mooches Off Your Hot Laptop - Sounds good to me.
Sprint Offers "Simply Everything" For $100
BILL-Ant Wants To Carry Your Stuff
Eos Wireless iPod Speakers Are Smart But Ugly
At FOWA, WordPress' Mullenweg talks about scaling and spamming
Paypal to Safari Users: Switch Browsers or You'll be a Victim of Fraud - PayPal has not apporved the Safari browser.

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