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I'm a sucker for pretty much all home decor that looks like it was inspired by the 1970s disco era, but even I would draw the line at a flashing dance floor in the middle of my living room. On grounds of cost if nothing else. A good compromise would be this groovy multicolored light-up table which looks expensive but is actually a DIY project involving a $50 Ikea table and a lot of LEDs. Make

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When Marc Stephens and his wife Jo decided on a home birth for their fourth child, the expectant father thought it wouldn't hurt to watch a few YouTube videos about worst-case scenarios: what to do if your midwife doesn't arrive in time, that kind of thing. When Jo woke up one day with very strong contractions and that worst-case scenario came true, he had to step up to the plate and try and

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Welcome to the next generation of shooting video. Pure Digital, maker of the popular Flip Ultra Camcorder has just released the Flip Ultra HD. The compact cutie is designed for one thing and one thing only -- to take record awesome video on the fly with amazing playback quality. Best of all, it does it with relative ease and doesn't break your pocket while you're getting that all-important money

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The recent high profile bankruptcies of retailers Circuit City and Steve & Barry's meant the closure of 567 US big box consumer electronic and media stores and 175 mall based clothing stores, respectively. Further, sub-prime mortgages fueled a housing bubble, whose aftermath leaves real estate developments half sold, or worse half built. In the wake of these events, Ellen Dunham-Jones, AIA, and

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Now that we think of it, it seems rather unfair that the advancements in the field of navigation systems have long been confined to cars, while their less endowed vehicular kin - such as bicycles, for instance - have been subjected to scant attention. Well, the Velocity Cycle Route Guide is a totally cool design concept that has been drawn up by designer Ross Kemp, and exclusively for the

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Tired of typing on that same old drab keyboard day in and day out? Put a splash of color into your routine with the ultra-cool, ultra-colorful Luxeed U5 LED Keyboard. The 2009 edition of the keyboard has some noted improvements including a reduction in ghosting, more responsive keys and a firmware updater utility. Best of all, it's now available for Mac and Linux, so everyone can have fun with

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Expect an extremely interesting USB drive to make its debut during the first quarter of 2010 - the USB flash drive with integrated OLED display from Ennova Direct Corporation. The company has recently announced that it has received a patent for the unique design of this USB drive. The flash(y) drive not only incorporates an OLED screen that scans/stores the user's fingerprint, but also has a

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Just when you thought you've seen just about everything when it comes to USB flash, another design comes along just in time for Mother's Day. Gadget4all.com is selling a charming Heart Handbag necklace with a hidden flash drive that holds 2 GB worth of data. Retailing at an recession-friendly $23, the necklace is available in pink and white. Show that tech mom in your life how much you care with

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With computer manufacturers putting more and more emphasis on laptop design, the battle for beauty is getting a little ugly, forcing designers to push the limits of the imagination. We've seen notebooks made with faux crocodile skin, fabric, and pressed aluminum to name a few. Asus, the makers of the drool-worthy Lamborghini VX3, have come up with something pleasing to the eyes and the

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The new Mvix Nubbin Wi-Fi adapter is so tiny that you will have a tough time getting it back once you have misplaced it. And apparently, it is the world’s smallest Wi-Fi adapter as well, with a protrusion of just around 2cm from the USB port. The Nubbin is capable of delivering data at 150Mbps and supports 802.11n (and 802.11b/g), USB2.0 and high encryption standards (WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2). To

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If you go out to work (what's that like? I can't remember) you're probably not splashing out on lunches in coffee shops or restaurants in the same way you used to (not unless someone else is paying, at least). But not only is taking a fresh brown bag every day not so stylish, it's not so good for the environment either - even if you do recycle it afterwards. But a good-looking resuable organic

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We'll have to wait and see what customers think of Amazon's new model of Kindle, the DX, but we can take a look at the specs right now. Unlike past models, the DX is designed to make it easier to read newspapers and magazines on a digital device. Of course, this new gen e-reader can also be used for books - up to 3500 of them, in fact - that's 2000 more than its predecessor (275,000 books are

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Just holding this sleek camera in your hand is bound to lift your spirits even before you have witnessed its mean functionality for yourself. The Canon IXUS 100 IS is a 12.1 MP camera with 3x-optical zoom, 2.5-inch PureColor LCD II screen, and anti-blur plus face/motion detection technology. What is of real interest however, is the "HD Movies" capture mode that allows you to create

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Last year we brought you news of the PoGo, the printer which made use of Zero Ink to print out your pics in a matter of seconds - without the use of cartridges or dyes. Now Polaroid has cleverly combined that technology with a 5 megapixel camera to bring us a good-looking gadget which takes pictures and prints them too. Like an old-style Polaroid camera, but without the waiting around, waving

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It's a good job I don't have a garden, or I would become seriously obsessed with getting one of these home offices: Called an OfficePOD, it's the new way to work at home: a dedicated workspace where you can focus on business without getting interrupted by family demands, friends who fail to understand that "freelancing" doesn't mean sitting around doing nothing all day... and, um, daytime TV.

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I found this story interesting, considering Rosie O'Donnell starred in television shows for around twenty years: she now doesn't allow her children to even take a look at a small screen, in fact, she's signed a contract with their school saying that they won't watch TV or use computers (or presumably, any other gadgetry). I'm all for allowing children to grow up in their own time, and can

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I think the news has finally gotten out that tanning (even if you use an SPF and don't burn) is really bad for the skin and can cause cancer. (Right?) That makes fake tan the only viable option for adding a bit of pre-beach color to your look. But oh man... that SMELL. Only old-style depilatory creams have a worse stink, but the fake tan one lasts longer, as it's the chemicals causing the smell

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At last the days are beginning to get longer in the Northern Hemisphere. The winter solstice took place at 12:04UT on Sunday, December 21. And not a moment too soon. Cue: George Harrison. This strikes me as a bit mournful. It's from a Brit concert about 20 years ago, with trombones and assorted luminaries: Richard Starkey, and is that Elton on piano? See if you can identify the others. No ID

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If you're like me and bring your laptop with you when you travel, you've probably spent a lot of time hunting through the terminals for power sources and wi-fi service. Here are a couple of sites to visit before - or during- your next trip. Hint: with airline delays at ridiculous levels, and with holiday and weather delays an almost certainty, you should check them out even if you think your

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No, me neither... I mean, with the impressive MP4 capacity provided by manufacturers like Apple and Archos, I'm happy to keep my TV/video/music player in my bag and keep what I'm watching to myself. But perhaps not everyone is like me and bags with inbuilt TV screens will soon be a huge trend. A company called Bag TVcertainly hopes so, as they're selling bags with inbuilt TV screens in black,

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The 1000 Things That Matter project is a film about the changing nature of technology, and also about what matters to us as humans. Explains the blogger who has organized the project: "We're making a film, essentially about the future of telecoms, but really it's a film about what's important. What kinds of conversations and exchange of ideas will we need over the next decade? What are the

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Lenovo has finally (officially) launched the world’s first dual-screen laptop, the ThinkPad W700ds, putting some of the mystery around it to rest. The limelight is obviously on the two screens – the main display being 17-inches, with a second 10-inches slide-out screen. And no, the second screen doesn’t weigh down badly on the laptop – just expect the ThinkPad W700ds to be half an inch thicker

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I know what you're thinking: you already have a TV, why do you need to watch TV via your PC... right? But what about when you're not at home, and don't want to pay to download something, or wait a day until your favorite show arrives online? In that case, AverMedia's AverTVHD Volar USB TV tuner for the bargain price of $25 shipped (from newegg.com) starts to seem like a very good idea indeed. If

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Now that I think about it, my purse is perhaps one of the most abused and neglected denizens of my accessory world. There are "things" in there that get carried around for months without ever being used - medicines, a spare (dead!) cellphone, keys that open unidentified locks, unused jewelery. And the list gets faithfully updated as I discover one more useless item to thrown in and arm myself

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This is one of the coolest tech things I've seen in a while: The SPLITVIEW COMMAND display from Mercedes-Benz. Starting in the Summer of 2009, Mercedes S-class drivers will be offered a display system that allows driver and passenger to view two different things on the same display simultaneously. So the driver might be looking at the navigation system while her passenger watches a DVD - on the

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