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Griffin And Prophetik Unveil (Recycled) Leather iPhone Case

We said it once and we’ll say it again: Accessories for Apple products are all the rage these days. Feeding on that rage is the new rugged leather folio from Griffin and Prophetik. With sustainable as its buzz word

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New Combine Collective Keyboard Tray Holds Your Apple Gizmos

Keyboard Tray

If you happen to consider a wireless keyboard, magic trackpad and Apple remote essential, we suggest you plop down the necessary dough for this tray. Made of pristine walnut wood and available in three configurations, the tray from eco-product

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Eternal Image Can Immortalize Your Ashes In A Star Trek Urn

Star Trek Urn

When you’re dead and burnt to ash, wither thou goest? If you’ve spent the better part of your life as an incorrigible Star Trek fanboy, then these new urns from Eternal Image are a likely destination.

Jakks Pacific Gratifies Your Inner 007 With Spy Net Video Watch

Jakks Spy Watch

It’s clunky and awkward on the wrist, but what it lacks in flash it more than makes up for with its Spy functions. Billed as the Spy Net Video Watch, this new gadget from Jakks Pacific has a built-in

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Boeing And Space Adventures Team Up For Orbital Tourist Flights

Boeing Spacecraft

Startups touting themselves as space travel agencies might be old news, but the recent partnership between aircraft manufacturer Boeing and Space Adventures may bear some interesting fruit. Boeing officially announced the joint initiative on its website and the news

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Microsoft Employees Hold Mock iPhone And Blackberry Funerals

Microsoft-iPhone-Funeral

Solemnity was nowhere present last Friday when Microsoft employees trooped out of their cubicles at the Redmond campus for a funeral parade equal parts Halloween and geek Mardi Gras. Donning some of the kookiest outfits in the western hemisphere,

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Massive UAV Can Leave Satellites Redundant

Global-Observer

That is, once all the testing is done and the results are spectacular. So far the Global Observer seems on the right track. Currently being developed by AeroVironment, the hydrogen powered drone can cover vast (and we mean vast)

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70-200mm Nikon Lens Thermos Has Arrived

Nikon-Thermos-Bottle

At $69.99, it’s rather cheap too. Looking beyond the exterior, what the thermos has going for it is a double wall of stainless steel, vacuum insulation to keep your liquids hot and a rust proof finish. Throw in a

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DTV Shredder Is A Segway Tank

DTV Shredder

Trust us, calling this mechanized beast a “Segway tank” is the best description possible. The creation of inventor Ben Gulak, his skateboard-on-treads is being touted as the next evolutionary step in mechanized warfare. How? Judging by the awful photo

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New MSI CR420 Notebook Can Stream Stuff To Your HDTV

MSI-CR420

We’re not kidding. Thanks to Intel’s Wireless Display technology, or WiDi, this 14-inch notebook can stream your favorite online content to an HDTV near you. We have to admit this particular feature ranks high in our neat-o-meter. Where it

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Rockchip Tease Desk-Bound Smartphone

Rockchip Android Desktop Phone

A rather odd device graced the Rockchip booth at the recently concluded IFA 2010: a smartphone for your desk. We’re talking 3G connectivity, Android OS and a LCD touchscreen here. Let’s not forget to mention the webcam. Of course,

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Georgia Tech Scientists Build Robots That Deceive

Georgia Tech Deception Robots

The whole point of the nimble bots unveiled by a team of Georgia Tech scientists recently is to deceive bad guys while conducting missions. The news first surfaced on the September 3 issue of The International Journal of Social

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