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Cell Phone Bag is Functional and Spiritual

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, Smartphones, Design,

Turning from our usual geeky to mystical last minute holiday gifts, artist Karen Schuman has created this functional cell phone bag. It is hand-made out of turquoise, yarn, and a small snake vertebrae (which she assures us she acquired at an American Indian shop and did not slay herself.) The case, which is priced at $50.00, can be worn comfortably around your neck. If you are particularly in tune with the spirits, Karen may be able to create one to your specifications.

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The Bleeding Edge 065: Sticks and Stones

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Design, Features, Mods / Hacks, Videocasts, Videos,

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Mr. Spock’s Watch Made Available to Trekkors

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Misc. Tech, Science,

We have found yet another gift for Star Trek aficionados this Christmas. This Biohazard watch attempts to simulate Mr. Spock’s own timepiece. The LCD readout counts colored segments to tell time and date, and a push of its button places it into scan mode for panels and readouts to check for Tribbles or other alien DNA. The display discontinues after a few seconds, or with a second button push. Crafted of stainless steel, the watch is 37 x 38 x 12 mm, weighs 150 g, and is available at TokyoFlash for ¥15900 (~$134.00) with free shipping.

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ToyMe Turns Old Toys Into Jewelry

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Toys,

Jack necklace ToyMe is a new line of jewelry that consists of classic toys turned into fashion. Creatively conceived by Italian Gabriel Urist, a 26 year-old bored bank employee, the collection features such items as Monopoly pieces redesigned, Lego bracelets (to which you can add your own Legos,) spray cap necklaces, and Space Invader rings. The jewelry is available at Triads and prices start at £61.99 (~$121.00,) but you had better hurry before all the hip DJs and rock stars beat you to the guitar jack necklaces.

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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta Cracked On OS X and Windows

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Design, PC / Laptop, Software,

Wow - we know that Adobe’s efforts to lock down the Photoshop CS3 Beta would be cracked very soon, but we certainly didn’t expect to see it happen in less than a day! As mentioned previously, Adobe wanted to give beta testers just two days to use the Photoshop CS3 software, unless they had an authentic Photoshop CS2 serial key. That just couldn’t stand in our highly social Internet community of today, and now there is both an OS X Photoshop CS3 crack, as well as a Photoshop CS3 beta Windows crack, already in the wild! Our guess? Adobe will put a bit more thought into the protection of the full Creative Suite 3 line - and it will take a little more than a day to get that cracked.

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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta Now Available For Download

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Design, Software,

Alright kids, we know a lot of you have been waiting for this day - especially those of you running those nifty Intel-based Macs like I do. Adobe has made the Photoshop CS3 beta available for download on their website, so run over and pick it up. There is a catch, though. You can run the beta perfectly fine for two days, but after that, it expects a fully operational and legitimate Photoshop CS2 serial number from you, otherwise it will stop working.

Okay Adobe, so now only people who have purchased your old software are allowed to use your beta for more than 48 hours? Right. Let’s see how long this lasts…

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Intellicot Replaces Parental Chores

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Science,

We dig telling you about the latest gadgets for adults, and even occasionally dabble in those for kids, but this one takes babysitting to a whole ‘nother level. It was bad enough when diaper companies discovered the means that would allow you not to have to change your baby for hours at a time. The Cencio Intellicot makes it possible for you not to have to attend the little nippers for even longer. The gadget rocks your baby, has a video camera for surveillance, a built-in lift system, and circulates air. It even has a convenient window for your tot to watch you watching her/him. Called a “labour of love” by Britain’s Coventry University, we call it a glorified ant farm and a terrible replacement for a couple of hugs and a good old-fashioned rocking chair.