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Original post by Jason Chen

Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of a mini microwave. But looking at this thing, I find it hard to justify spending $130 just so I can conveniently heat up some crappy instant coffee or some Ramen noodles at my desk. However, if the manufacturer decides to make a USB-powered version, we will talk. Measures 10.5″x12″x10.” [Product Page via Random Good Stuff]

Original post by Sean Fallon

A digital video recorder with built-in micro camera and high quality recorder disguised as a belt buckle that could make Chuck Norris proud? My life is now complete. Thanks to Ajoka and their full-color, sound-enabled Buckle DVR, now you too can be an spy, a private dick and a Geek Squad technician. Yes, it looks like crap, but the specs are not bad at all:
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According to Ajoka, the Buckle DVR can record 33 hours of audio and video on one 1GB microSD card, even while the rechargeable lithium battery can only last for two hours. These are the specs:
• Dimension: 2.54″ (H) * 1.47″ (W) * 0.60″ (D)
• Video Compression? 3GP video format, 176×144 ,QCIF / 15fps
• Voice Recording: High quality digital voice recording.
• Internal Memory? No
• Micro SD card / T-Flash card support? 128MB to 2GB (Not included)
• Recording Mode? Continuous recording until memory is […]

Original post by Jesus Diaz

newVideoPlayer(”doesgizrock_gizmodo.flv”, 475, 286,”gizmodo_ces_2008.png”);The whole team is working their collective butts off here at CES ‘08, and we do it all for you guys, but every now and then it would be nice to have someone tell us they really, really love us. We went in search of some affection, but unfortunately, we asked the wrong guy. [CES 2008]

Original post by Haroon Malik

Instead of treating smokers like outcasts, Paris architect Florian Brillet is embracing them with a new design that is intended to keep them comfortable while enjoying a smoke outdoors. The Smoker Bell is a helmet-like covering that includes a drink stand and an articulated arm that can be attached to the exterior of buildings. Plus, it is big enough to accommodate two people as they slowly kill themselves with nicotine and caffeine.
My viewpoint on this concept piece is that it doesn’t go far enough in its quest to help smokers deal with the endless restrictions society has been placing on them. What they need to do is bring the device indoors and completely enclose the helmet covering. That way, smokers wouldn’t have to go outside for a quick fix, and they could enjoy the sweet tobacco smoke over and over as it circulates around the interior. And if two people […]

Original post by Sean Fallon

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The Photosimile 5000 is a professional office photography machine that is able to take professional 3D images from physical products/people placed in its central chamber. The imager work by utilizing a camera running along a rail, which can take a number of user defined images that are then translated into one unified 3D photo. The device can only capture the uppermost half of the item in the central cage, as the camera rail does not run along the base; however, the item being captured is rotated in 360 degrees, meaning the resultant snapshot can be viewed from all angles. Check out the video to see it in action.
The Photosimile 5000 will be able to output GIF and flash files, and the camera can be removed and replaced, if needed. There is no distributor in the US, and the guys at Ortery were unwilling to provide a price range […]

Original post by Haroon Malik

Here is a comforting thought for you. Apparently the FBI has routinely failed to pay telecom companies for providing phone and internet lines that they had been using for wiretaps and other super-secret surveillance. This has resulted in at least one company cutting a foreign intelligence wiretap until the bill is paid.
It appears that part of the problem is due to the FBI being unable to keep track of their complicated bill. Other problems stem from the telecoms billing the FBI multiple times for individual surveillance warrants. Former FBI agent and now ACLU national security policy counsel Mike German noted that the telecoms were letting the government engage in spying without warrants and allowed them to illegally get customer records. He noted: “To put it bluntly it sounds as though the telecoms believe it when FBI says warrant is in the mail but not when they say the check […]

Original post by Sean Fallon

It’s been a long week, and we’re all feeling somewhat like this. But the CES 2008 press room just closed, so CES is largely over. We’ll have some additional stuff to post, but we’re pretty close to going home to rest up. Good night, ladies and gents.

Original post by Brian Lam

Ryan Han has developed a concept for a Bello PMP, which, despite the striking unoriginality of the design, it actually has some neat (concept) features. The standard finger clicks, swipes and flicks are all incorporated, but the most interesting features involve utilizing shaking and pouring motions. galleryPost(\’bellotouchscreen\’, 3, \’\'); [Yanko Design]
Shaking the player will turn all the files into icon format, these can then be moved about and arranged, while tipping the PMP will begin file transfer mode. It’s a neat little trick, but I don’t know we’ll ever see it happen. Nice try, Ryan. Check out the sexy gallery below.

Original post by Haroon Malik

Nobody wants to flick on a light in their kitchen to see a bunch of cockroaches scurrying about. And depending on where you live, its not like a rinky-dink little roach motel will get the job done. Those suckers can be huge. Sure you could use a baseball bat or a gun, but if you don’t get the jump on them one of these super-roaches could take it right out of your hands. Then it would have a weapon. That’s why you have to get serious with an electric roach motel to fry the little buggers.
The device shown here can generate 10 pulses at 400 volts per second using a 9 volt battery and a PIC12F683 with a switchable clock speed. I’m not sure what is attracting these roaches exactly, but you can be sure that if they ever cross over the plate, they are as good as dead. […]

Original post by Sean Fallon