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Monthly Archives: April 2013

This Smart Car Comes With Its Own Drive-In Theater

By David Ponce on 09/28/12 • Leave a comment!

Ok, this is just a concept car for the moment, for the Smart Forstars has one kickass feature that we haven’t seen anywhere else. The hood has an integrated projector, which means that as long as you’re parked in front of a flat wall someplace, you got yourself a drive-in theatre. You connect your phone to the system wirelessly, and it gets the videos from there. Audio of course is pumped through the car’s sound system. There’s no details on the brightness or even resolution of this thing, but that’s beside the point. We can think of a number of scenarios where, uh, young couples would enjoy having this on their car. Smart move, Smart car.

It’s currently on display at the Paris Motor Show, and we’re not sure if it’s actually going to go into production. We give our seal of approval.

[ Press Release ] VIA [ DVice ]

Autographer Chronicles Your Day By Taking Snaps Automatically and Randomly

By Hazel Chua on 09/28/12 • Leave a comment!

Autographer

Journals are hard to maintain, and you can’t exactly get a sense of what happened during your day outside of the office with just your planner. People often say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case, you can capture enough snapshots worth several hundred thousand with the Autographer.

It was originally meant for people with dementia so that they could remember their day in pictures. But upon the suggestion of a lot of people, its maker OMG decided to release it for general consumers, too. The concept is simple: the Autographer, which is meant to be worn, will automatically take pictures throughout your day automatically, so you can just put it on and forget all about it–until it’s time to check out the pictures, that is. It’s equipped with five different sensors–a magnetometer, color sensor, infrared detector, accelerometer, and temperature sensor–so that the camera can detect any changes in the environment and take pictures when it does.

The Autographer will launch in the UK sometime this November for £399 (about $649), with succeeding launches planned in the United States and Japan afterward.

VIA [ Dvice ]

Pet Peek Dog Window Satisfies Pooch’s Curiosity

By David Ponce on 09/28/12 • Leave a comment!

The beauty of images is that the often do the talking for you. We don’t need to wax poetic about the above Pet Peek Dog Window; it’s pretty clear what it is. All we can do is add some details, like to inform you that it’s 9.5 inches in diameter and made from acrylic. And we can also point out to you that it’s likely your doggy will love it and spend hours staring at the neighbour’s fancy squirrel circus. What, your neighbour doesn’t?… Oh that’s sad, squirrel circuses are great.

See what happens when you try to fill some space with unnecessary words? So we’ll stop here.

It’s $35.

[ Product Page ]

This Steampunk Nintendo Case Mod Reminds Us That We Don’t Have Nice Things

By David Ponce on 09/28/12 • 1 Comment

That’s a sweet looking NES case mod, ain’t it? Well, you can’t have it. It was lovingly hand-made by redditor Andrew5785 for his cousin. It’s a one of a kind, and no one at OhGizmo knows anyone crafty enough to make a replica. Should I try, the likelihood of severing a digit is a non-negligible figure. But we can all look at pictures and wonder what it’s like to have an uncle that makes stuff like this.

These pictures, by the way, are after the break.

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Deal Of The Day: $200 Off On Toshiba Satellite U845W

By David Ponce on 09/28/12 • Leave a comment!

This here’s an Ultrabook. That’s one category that is still somewhat exciting, if only because I personally own a MacBook Air, and have briefly owned an Acer Zenbook and loved both. Although I loved one more than the other, I must admit. The point is these new laptops are fast, thin, light and just great to own. The Satellite U845W-S410 is of the 14 inch variety and comes with a fairly standard (for Ultrabooks) Core i5 processor. Other features include “a 21:9 HD+ TruBrite Display (1792×768), 500GB Hard Drive + 32GB SSD Cache, Intel HD 4000 graphics, 3 USB ports (1 USB 3.0 sleep-and-charge), HDMI, integrated webcam and Midnight Silver Aluminum with Soft Touch Trim finish.” All this for $799 is not too shabby.

[ $200 Off On Toshiba Satellite U845W ] VIA [ LogicBuy ]

Smart Socks Tracks Down the Life Cycle of Your Socks and More

By Hazel Chua on 09/27/12 • Leave a comment!

Smart Socks

How many socks have you lost in your lifetime? If you’re like most other average human beings, then you’ve probably lost tons. Don’t even get me started on the times I’ve worn mismatched socks because I was in a hurry and couldn’t find the right pair (either that, or I was too sleepy to care.)

Apparently, this is a huge problem to some people who just can’t stand wearing mismatched socks. If you also have the need to know where certain pairs of your socks are, then you might be interested in the Smarter Socks system, which is comprised of RFID chips, a scanner, and an iPhone. Pretty complicated stuff just for socks, but hey, whatever floats your boat.

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The Anti-Theft Lunch Bags

By David Ponce on 09/27/12 • Leave a comment!

Heard a pretty funny joke the other day.

“There’s this weird new trend at the office. People are naming their lunches. Today I had a sandwich named Kevin.”

It’s funny because it’s true; you leave your food in the fridge at your own risk. Bag your sandwiches in these anti-theft bags that make it look like your stuff is mouldy, and there’s a bigger chance the thieves will just skip over it.

It’s $8 for 25, but they’re currently sold-out.

[ Product Page ]

3D Printing Has Just Gone High-Res With The FORM 1

By David Ponce on 09/27/12 • Leave a comment!

We talk a lot about 3D printing because it’s an exciting new field. For instance, it was just two days ago that we featured the MakerBot Replicator 2, a pretty decent upgrade on the original device. But it turns out that as cool as the Replicator 2 is with its new 100 micron resolution, it’s got nothing on the FORM 1 that you see above. This machine is able to print objects with layers 25 microns thin, allowing for a level of detail that is just not possible with the technology the Replicator uses. See, most printers on the market these days print by layering extruded plastic over and over in as precise a manner as possible. The “resolution” everyone talks about is how thin this extruded line of melted plastic is. But the FORM 1 uses a completely different method, instead relying on stereolithography, which involves shooting a laser at a resin, which instantly hardens at the focal point. This laser then builds the object up, creating virtually smooth objects of a complexity that’s impossible to achieve with other printers.

Normally this type of 3D printing involves machines that cost six figures, but “a group of recent grads from the MIT Media Lab have managed to replicate the process for a fraction of the cost.” The FORM 1 is currently on pre-order on Kickstarter for the relatively decent sum of $2,500. And yes, they’ve reached their funding goal of $100k… five times over. On launch day.

Hit the jump for some sample pictures and links.

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Deal Of The Day: $289 Off on Dell Inspiron 15R

By David Ponce on 09/27/12 • Leave a comment!

Apparently the coupon being offered on this Dell Inspiron 15R is rare. At least that’s what we’re told by the good folk at LogicBuy and have no reason to doubt them. This coupon makes the regular $1,138 price drop down to $849. For this you get a 15 inch laptop with a Core i7 quad-core processor, 8GB 1600MHz RAM, 750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive, 2GB Radeon HD 7730M discrete graphics, 1080p display, Waves MaxxAudio 4 + Skullcandy speakers. Not a bad piece of kit, especially considering the sub $1k price.

[ $289 Off on Dell Inspiron 15R ] VIA [ LogicBuy ]

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