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[10 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 654 views]
USB Tulip Hub

Want to add a stylish and functional USB Gadget to your work  place? This USB Tulip Hub might be something everyone will appreciate.  For just $22 this gadget looks like a small box that has four tulips and each tulip has a USB 2.0 port where you can connect any peripheral. So, you’ve got a functional device that allows you to make 4 usb slots from one and it will also decorate your work area.  Still worried that your co-workers will steal your traditional hub? This usb device looks different …

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[20 Sep 2008 | One Comment | 1,213 views]
Electrolux Cook Top Vesta

Here is another unique conceptual cooking surface by Matthias Pinkert, the Electrolux Cook Top Vesta. Designed especially for people who are always on the move, this fold-down cooking surface can be flipped open upwards and used as a preparatory surface, where flipping it otherwise will turn it into a cooking surface. Not only that, It also read RFID labels on food packaging so that you won’t overcook or undercook your food. [YANKO]

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[1 Sep 2008 | No Comment | 1,386 views]
Futuristic Door Concept

Designed by Brazil based design group Nódesign, the Maxdoor is a modern door concept that comes with a remote control, a digital door bell, number lighting that displays the house number, and a battery that powers the door up to one week without power supply. This futuristic door can be locked or unlocked at the click of a button, which is similar to a central lock door function on the car. I don’t know what happened if its battery runs out of power, maybe you will not be able to …

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[12 Jul 2008 | No Comment | 90 views]

ESCORT has launched the next generation of its GPS powered speed and location intelligence radar and laser detector product called Passport 9500ix. The new Passport 9500ix has a new safety camera database and artificial intelligence to automatically eliminate false alarms. Not only that, the camera is also pre-loaded with an updatable Safety Camera Database which contains speed camera, speed trap and red light camera locations across North America. Available this July for a retail price of $499.95. [ESCORT]

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[5 Jul 2008 | No Comment | 83 views]

Logitech has just announced its first Mac-compatible webcam, the Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro. The cam features a 2-megapixel sensor with premium autofocus technology and, most importantly, Carl Zeiss Optics. Not only that, with this new device you’ll be able to record sharp 720p high-def video clips, and VGA-quality video at up to 30 frames per second while video calling with iChat and Skype. It also features Logitech’s RightLight 2 Technology, which enables the webcam to “adjust intelligently in dim or harshly backlighted situations.” Available in July for approx $129.99. [Logitech]