“Recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records™ as “The smallest humanoid robot in production,” this 6 1/2″-tall humanoid uses precise mechanics to somersault, stand on one leg, do push-ups, perform martial arts, and even reenact a cowboy duel from an American Western. The robot has 180 preprogrammed individual movements, responds to verbal commands, and performs up to 240 movements in sequence.”

How will you live without this $199 robot? And can it play basketball with you?

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Drew Burrows, a lonely NYU student created INBED, a 2-D virtual girlfriend that is projected onto your bed from the ceiling.  For the amount of time and money spent making this contraption, you think he would have been able to score a real girl (or a hooker?).  The projected girlfriend interacts with you, if you turn on your side she spoons with you, and if you lie on your back she stretches out beside you.  Poor Drew.

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A couple of thoughts kept swirling through my simple mind as I read this.  Eat the entire damn banana… and there are too many inventors in the world.

“NANA Saver™ Banana Holder Eliminates waste so you can enjoy half now, and half later. Keeps a sliced banana fresher, longer by reducing exposure to air. Hinged banana shaped body with tiny teeth grip sliced bananas firmly in place and flat plate presses snug against banana face to minimize air contact. Top-rack dishwasher safe. Plastic.”

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Want to carry a little slingshot around, but don’t want to look like Dennis the menace?  Then checkout the the ringshot, a slingshot that uses your hand as part of the design.  Not sure if this thing is real or just a concept, but it looks pretty cool.

[Via Ubergizmo]

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A cute desk organizer accessory, the Butt Station, which will help organize your desk.  The Butt Station holds your business cards (or Post-it notes), tape dispenser, pens, pencils, and paperclips.  The little man will pop off the toilet to allow access to the paperclips held in the toilet bowl.  Duh.  All this cuteness is yours for only $16 at Amazon. Additional picture after the break.

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At first glance I thought this was a wind up flashlight, looks very similar. (see picture to the right)  Not a bad idea for the hippie who doesn’t like using a straight razor or a wall outlet.  The Wind ‘N Go razor gets its power from the hand crank.  Crank away and feel good about the environment.  The unit sells for only $47.

[Via Athena]

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Texas Instruments (TI) believes that handheld mobile projectors are going to be huge.  I for one am on the fence.  I am not sure I need a projector for my cell phone.  But if you were to go back in time, and ask me the same question about a camera on my cell phone I may have felt the same way.  Now it just seems silly to have a camera on a cell phone.  Maybe projectors will follow the same path.  TI thinks so, and is betting big on this new technology.

[Via Digitimes]

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I realize the benefits of eating fresh fruit, however I rarely tend to buy/eat fresh fruit.  Maybe it is because the fruit goes bad so quickly… maybe it is because I am lazy.  Either way, making fresh fruit last longer (without chemicals) is a great idea.  Enter BLUE, a magic bowl that cleanses and protects your fruit via a special blue light that kills bacteria.  The unit uses a rechargeable battery and a removable bowl for easy cleaning.  A picture showing how BLUE works, after the break.

[Via Gearfuse]

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That’s right folks, a Mexican company, Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana (TAM), introduced a backpack helicopter (queue in various border crossing jokes). Why is it called a Rocket Helicopter? Because of the tiny jet engines on the tips of the blades that make them spin. The Rocket Helicopter will come with an impressive backpack-like harness that will presumably distribute pressure instead of giving its pilot a rocket powered wedgie. TAM previously made the news with their rocket belt, which for a mere $125K, allowed somewhat controlled flight for 30 seconds. The Rocket Helicopter is in partial prototype stage, no working unit has been built, but plenty low rez concept animations have been made available (just like being there… NOT).

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Trying to get music in my ears while swimming never really crossed my mind.  But apparently their is a (limited) market for this type of thing.  This all-in-one MP3 player by Ubana, named the uCan has the 1GB MP3 player and earphones integrated into one unit.  In looking around a bit I found these other devices to bring music under the water - waterproof iPod case, waterproof earphones, and other brands of MP3 Players.

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