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AirBed and Breakfast Replaces Costly Hotels
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Hot Deals, Smart Home, Transportation, Videos,
You finally cleaned out that spare room that housed all the junk and sold it on eBay. What to do with the space now? List it for free on AirBed and Breakfast. Then when some weary traveler needs a room for the night you can make a bit of cash. The site lists over 600 cities in 68 countries. Whoever rents the room pays the site a surcharge so everybody is happy. We only had one problem with the concept. Do they screen renters or rentees? No matter. It is worth taking a peek for their video alone.
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What do you get when you combine a bunch of bored creative-types, a large warehouse and 49 microwave ovens? A Christmas song, hello!
Actually, we’re not so sure they were bored - the people over at ideas agency AKQA put an enormous amount of planning into producing this little holiday greeting and here’s some of the attention it deserves. Watch the video above and marvel.
Read More | GIZMODO
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There’s a new mouse in town. Cyber Sport’s Orbita has a built-in compass to calibrate movements in 3D. The wireless 3-axis mouse does without a scroll wheel. Instead, users rotate it left or right. It also has a series of buttons for clicking. Ergonomically designed, it features a programmable interface with multi-function platform. The Orbita is compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac OS X 10.3.9 and later. You can pre-order now for £82.10 (~$126.00) and expect a January delivery.
Read More | Cyber Sport
Gallery: Cyber Sport Orbita Mouse
Engineer Creates iPhone Dog Treat Feeder
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Handhelds, Videos,
Stephen Cooper, a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, decided to take a CD spindle and an ioBridge, a smart board that requires very little skill and will set up an online interface page for you. Ninety minutes later he came up with a way to feed his pup Cooper remotely from his iPhone. Stephen explains on his site how you can make a similar gadget. We guess that his dog was happy once he got the hang of it, but we bet he would rather have had the 90 minutes with his best friend.
Read More | Stephen Cooper
Gallery: Engineer Creates iPhone Dog Treat Feeder
TiVo aims to save you some cash with their Netflix offering
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Home Entertainment, Movies, Videos,
Have you fallen on tough times in this rough economy? Well, if so, TiVo wants you to know that they’re here to take care of you, what with their new Netflix compatibility and all. You see, all you have to do is stop going to the movies, get yourself a Netflix account, and watch movies from your Netflix Instant Queue instead. Nevermind the fact that Netflix offers mostly just catalogue titles, as opposed to the latest blockbusters. Beggars can’t be choosers, yo.
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The Simpsons Talking Bar Buddies Alarm Clock
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Home Entertainment, Misc. Tech, Videos,
Wake up with Moe, Barney, Homer and Duffman. This new Simpsons digital alarm clock, at a size of 128 x 175 x 148mm, has the four drinking buddies saying 3 phrases each to get you up in the morning. You can rearrange them to select which figure will wake you in your hungover state. If you can’t make it, push the bar stool for an extra snooze. Battery operated, Moe’s Tavern clock is available for £29.35 (~$43.35.)
Read More | Drinkstuff
Gallery: The Simpsons Talking Bar Buddies Alarm Clock
The official shopping season has begun, and we will be inundated with commercials over the next few weeks. We are already impressed with those from Apple and the BlackBerry Storm, and we are very pleased to see the repeat of one of our favorites. It features the voices of Steve Buscemi and Norm MacDonald touting the wonderfulness of the Go Phone. AT&T’s prepaid deal is a good one if your budget can’t handle a monthly bill and they offer up to a $20 bonus for every $100.00 you spend.
Read More | AT&T
Gallery: AT&T Go Phone Sweet Commercial
OilCanvas iPhone Application
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Design, Handhelds, Hot Deals, Portable Audio / Video, Videos,
Big Canvas Inc. has debuted their latest Apple iPhone application that they have dubbed OilCanvas. Users can make their own artwork and save it on their library. You choose a base picture, select a brush and paint with your finger to create your own masterpiece. You can also share with friends in your PhotoShare network. OilCanvas is free to the first 50,000 downloaders ($1.99 after that) at the App Store. Big Canvas previously released PhotoShare, SmallCanvas and PhotoArtist.
Read More | OilCanvas
Gallery: OilCanvas iPhone Application
Samsung BD-P2500 and P-2550 Feature Netflix in HD
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies, Videos,
And the Netflix/Blockbuster beat goes on. Samsung has announced that its BD-P2500 and BD-P2550 Blu-ray Players, as of the first week in December, will have access to movies and TV shows via Netflix in HD via a firmware update. While both models can already access over 12,000 videos, so far they have been in standard definition. At this point, there are 300 titles available in HD, with many more expected in the months to come.
Read More | DVD Town
Gallery: Samsung BD-P2500 and P-2550 Feature Netflix in HD
You know we love the hot electronic toys, so we ran, not walked to get an Elmo Live for our kids. We have to admit that if you want something your toddlers (and cats) will love, but will drive you bonkers, this is the toy to get. The bugger doesn’t move his legs, and sometimes the noise he makes is louder than his guffaws, but still we think that he will keep your kids amused for at least a couple of hours while you take a nap during the holiday hubbub. Besides, you can always try to sell it on eBay for a big chunk of change ($750.00 worth) like this person thinks he/she can. For the rest of us, Elmo goes for about $60.00.
Read More | Fisher Price
