Startup Gives Digital Textbooks the Ol’ College Try

E-books may be taking off for Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, but there’s one category of printed matter where digital hasn’t made a dent: Textbooks.

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NSFW: Make My Vibrator Vintage


Little Death Ray, from Lady Clankington's Cabinet of Carnal Curiosities

It’s hard to know exactly what devices women used to get off by themselves before the Industrial…

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This post was written by Journalist on August 31, 2010

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Canon’s 88-Inch CMOS Sensor Sees in the Dark

You remember the saying about being as dark as a black cat in a coal cellar? Well, it turns out Canon has made a sensor that…

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This post was written by Journalist on August 31, 2010

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Teledildonic Add-On Turns Wiimote into Remote Vibrator

Mojowijo is a teledildonic accessory for the Nintendo Wiimote, which is somewhat ironic given the console’s family-friendly reputation. The device, currently in private beta, is very simple:…

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Yummy Science: Make Squishy Circuits with Conductive Dough

If you have kids, you’re going to love the Squishy Circuits Project: it involves cooking and electronics, although not at the same time.

Squishy Circuits…

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This post was written by Journalist on August 31, 2010

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IFixit Tears Down 1975 Magnavox Game Console

Oh man, the iFixit crew just hopped up another step on the Stairway to Awesome. They have opened up and explored a Magnavox Odyssey 100, successor to…

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Swimsense Stroke-Counter is Like a Nike+ for Swimmers

The Swimsense from Finis is like a bike computer for swimmers, only instead of counting wheel-revolutions, it counts strokes. The new wrist-mounted computer is waterproof (of…

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USB Typewriter Replaces the Keyboard in Your PC

The clickety-clack of manual typewriters have long been replaced by PC keyboards and even that is now disappearing with touchscreens. But for those nostalgic about old-school…

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This post was written by Journalist on August 30, 2010

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Phones, Calculator Give a Glimpse of Mobile Tech in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s vibrant cellphone ecosystem is one of the country’s economic bright spots. There are about 12.5 million cellular subscriptions in the country of 27…

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Photos: Putting Kindle 2 and Kindle 3 Head-to-Head

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The Best Gadget Is the One That Gets To Your House


"Happy Christmas Everybody!" by allerleirau/flickr. Used gratefully via a Creative Commons license

New e-readers, new tablets, and new game console accessories…

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Griffin Party Dock Offers Four-Way iPad Gaming

Combined with a party-keg, Griffin’s recently-outed Party Dock for the iPad should make some great, well, parties. As long as you like quiz games, that is.

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World’s Smallest DSLR Measures Just One-Inch

If I popped open a Christmas Cracker and this tiny little camera-kit dropped out instead of the usual crappy plastic novelty, I’d be a very happy boy. As…

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Man Creates Huge Online Museum for Vintage Calculators

Five hundred eighty-three calculators, 128 brands and one man who has painstakingly cataloged them all.

Emil Dudek, a technology enthusiast who lives in South…

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ATI Brand Killed, Chips Get New Sticker Designs

ATI, the Canadian graphics-chip company born back in 1985, is dead. After being acquired by AMD in 2006, and spending the intervening four years locked in…

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DIY Friday: Charge Your iPhone With AAs or Solar Power

Limor Fried’s MintyBoost project is a great example of DIY and commercial tech working together. Take an Altoids tin, a couple of AA batteries, and some very smart hackery, and you’ve got a lightweight USB charger that…

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Gadget Lab Podcast: iPods, Tablets, and Wireless Remedies

The Gadget Lab crew kicks off this week’s podcast with a look at Dylan Tweney’s ugly new kicks, a pair of surf shoes made of recycled soda bottles. They cost $70. Seriously.

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This post was written by Journalist on August 27, 2010

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Nokia Phones Hacked to Run Android

If you love Nokia hardware but wish for a better operating system, consider what some enthusiastic developers have done.

As part of a project called NITDroid,…

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