Bacteria-Based Radiation Shielding

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February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Some research by the Air Force is changing the way some people approach ionizing radiation and, more interestingly, protection from these dangerous rays. Ever since its discovery, radiation has posed a problem for physicists and engineers, pilots and astronauts, and even electronic equipment. Typically, creating adequate shielding has revolved around creating large barriers of lead, […]

Touch Bionics i-Limb Bionic Hand

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February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments

When we hear the word bionic our minds (for those of us who are old enough) immediately go back to Steve Austin running super fast. I can still hear the words “We can rebuild him,” with that strange bionic sound they would input. Now that was the 70’s at its finest. Touch […]

Air Hogs Battling RC Helicopters

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February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Why not make your kids’ wildest dreams come true?  I can’t imagine having these things when I was kid!  The Air Hogs Battling RC Helicopters use infra-red “guns” to shoot at each other.  The action is a not the easiest, but these helicopters really are fun.

Storm-A-Rest Hurricane Curtains

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February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I’ve always wondered if folks near the ocean get tired of putting up plywood over their windows.  Can you imagine having to do that a lot?  Anyway, the John Boyle company has come up with an interesting solution to that problem.  And the answer lies with a fabric that is used in bullet proof vests.

Roland FR-2 Digital Accordion

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February 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

After playing the polka for 8 hours straight at your latest rave party, your back is killing you!  “No more!” you tell yourself.  It’s time to step into the digital age with Roland’s sweet FR-2 Digital Accordion.  And at half the typical weight for an accordion, and tons of bells and whistles, this Polka jam […]

WildCharge Wireless Charger

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February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

If hooking up a small cord to your electronic device is a pain for you, then you should consider the WildCharge system.  The system allows you to just place your electronic device on the WildCharge pad and it will charge it.  Oh, you also have to buy a WildCharge adapter for your device.

CarChip Pro OBDII Car Logger

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February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Ever since strict standards came into play, cars have been using the OBD (on-board diagnostics) computer to log certain information. Well, tapping into that on-board diagnostics computer can tell you a lot about your vehicle.

Fujitsu Announces BroadOne WX300 Wimax

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February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Wimax seems to be like the proverbial dangling carrot. It’s always within reach, but frustratingly stays just outside of your grasp. For those of you who don’t know, WiMax is wireless with long access ranges. This would allow wireless bases to be set up that would serve a lot of users at […]

This past week has seen a little spike in security activity across the web. The biggest ones that will affect the broadest swath of users are exploits for Yahoo Music Jukebox, Apple iPhoto 7.2, and the Aurigma image uploader control (which is used by the likes of facebook & MySpace).

Bubba Linux Server

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February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment

It’s small, cute, but packed with a ton of features.  It’s also very easy to use.  And that makes this powerful linux server with a tiny footprint a real winner.

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