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Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner Uses GPS Like Tech To Clean Our Wake

Little Mint Floor Cleaner Acts Like Roomba With Improvements
By on Monday, 3. January 2011

While little robots that can clean the floor are not exactly a brand new invention, the new Mint Automatic Floor Cleaning system is looking to set the annoying little robot that constantly bumps into things in the name of cleanliness world on its ear.

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USocket Delayed Again; Wait On Until January For USB Charging Power Outlets

USocket Allows You To Plug In USB Charging Devices To A Wall Socket
By on Friday, 31. December 2010

Most of us out there have at least one kind of USB charging device or another–whether it’s our MP3 player, or some digital cameras, or our cell phones, or what have you, chances are we all have something that plugs either into our computer, or into the wall via some [...]

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CES 2011: Alivecor Set To Show iPhonECG At CES Show

Alivecor's iPhonECG Is An Electrocardiogram That Works With Your iPhone 4
By on Friday, 31. December 2010

This next bit is a little personal for me, as I lost my grandfather to heart troubles, and this is the kind of thing that may well save some lives. It’s not every day that we get a look at actual life-or-death hardware, so when I saw the iPhonECG, I [...]

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Lumimask Wakes You Up Just Like The Sun Would

Get A Faceful of Daylight To Wake You Up With the Lumimask
By on Wednesday, 29. December 2010

Most of us don’t like mornings. It’s tough to break out of that sleep cycle, leave the comfort of a nice warm bed to plunge forth into a world that is anything but warm and comfortable. But the folks behind the Lumimask hope to change that with their new way [...]

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iPhone Used To Remotely Control Beer Can Firing Refrigerator

The So-Called Beer Cannon Is Controlled Via iPhone and Webcam
By on Wednesday, 29. December 2010

With New Years’ Eve only something like two days away, depending on where you are, chances are you’re thinking about a party of some type. And sure, you could make your guests fetch their own from a tub full of ice, but how about having a fridge that will fire [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Gadgets For Him

The Guy In Your Life May Be Tough To Shop For, But Chocolate Ammo, The Panasonic Vortex Arc Shaver, 24: The Complete Series Boxset, And Vuzix Wrap 920 Video Eyewear Never Go Wrong
By on Friday, 17. December 2010

Chances are about fifty-fifty that there is a guy in your life somewhere. You might be wondering just what a guy is–Dave Barry partially managed to define guyness as being somewhat less serious than manliness. In fact, Barry actually defines one of the most crucial characteristics of guyness as this: [...]

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HIV Cure From Stem Cell Transplants

Scientists & Doctors May Have Found a Cure for the Deadly HIV with Caustic Cancer Treatments
By on Wednesday, 15. December 2010

HIV is a killer disease as there is no known cure so far. Doctors and scientists in Germany may have found a cure from a curious source, though. The treatment came upon the researchers through repeated stem cell transplants involving a patient who had Leukemia.

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Survey: Compact Discs To Be Rendered Obsolete By 2015

Survey In England Shows British Will Find No Use For CDs Within Five Years
By on Monday, 13. December 2010

A new survey run by Myvouchercodes.com says that nearly two-thirds of Brits think that compact discs will be obsolete by the year 2015. While 64 percent believe that CDs will no longer than necessary, the discount voucher site also found that nearly a quarter of respondents believe that the gadgets [...]

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Reebok Looks To Add Flexible Sensors To Sports Gear

Recent Advances In Flexible Hardware Give Boost To Sports Clothing
By on Friday, 10. December 2010

I’ve never been much of an athlete, really–my idea of a good workout is a mile walk–so I’ve never really understood the drive to measure performance and statistics involved with working out. But Reebok does, sure enough, and as such, they’re getting involved with a line of flexible hardware that [...]

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Time Warner Unveils Signature High Price, High Performance Service

Time Warner's Signature Package Includes Faster Internet, 3D Television, Better Support
By on Thursday, 9. December 2010

Despite a leaky economy and a push against the upper class, Time Warner Cable is willing to bet that people will spend a little extra for the chance to get faster internet and all the bells and whistles the company can offer.

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