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  • LCDs Could Power Your SmartPhone

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    One of the biggest drains on your SmartPhone battery is the beautiful LCD screen.  While that won't change, some smart folks at UCLA may have found a way to charge your phone via the LCD screen. A group of UCLA engineers led by Yang Yang, a professor of materials science, have found a way to…

  • Counter-Strike – Global Offensive

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    I know that Counter-Strike isn't new.  In fact it is quite old and most people are playing Battlefield and Call of Duty, but there is still a loyal group that loves Counter-Strike.  Good news, there is a new version in the works "“ Counter-Strike Global Offensive.  More info to come,

  • Dasparkhotel A Sewer Pipe Hotel

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    The Dasparkhotel in Germany is using repurposed sewer pipes as mini hotel rooms.  Each sewer pipe hotel room has a double bed, a lamp, a sky light, and a small storage area.  You can find these park side hotel rooms in Essen, Germany and Ottensheim, Austria.

  • World’s Longest Motorcycle Sports 25 Seats

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    Colin Furze you have too much time on your hands, In other words I envy you.  Your 72-foot long, 25 seat motorcycle might just be the world's longest motorcycle.  Currently the motorcycle isn't strong enough to support all of the people (hence the wooden block under the middle section) but oh well.

  • Claber Rotoroll Automatic Hose Reel

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    I had no idea I could get so excited about a hose reel.  The Claber Rotoroll Automatic Hose Reel is an engineering work of art.  The hose reel is well built, good looking, and most importantly it actually works.  It makes using the hose much easier than you can imagine.  You can pull out as…

  • INgSOC Chainless Bike

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    Tired of riding around on your run of the mill bike?  The INgSOC bike designed by Edward Kim and Benny Cemoli may be a reality some day soon.  The INgSOC bike works like a normal bike and also has the ability to be assisted by an electric motor and rechargeable batteries.  If nothing else, it…

  • Atlantis Photos And Video Of Final Shuttle Mission Landing

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    The Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) has made the final landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on July 21, 2011.  It is finally over, all NASA funding is now going to fund education additional wars.  Kidding, kidding. Space Shuttle Atlantis had an uneventful night landing ending  30-years of space exploration for NASA.

  • Sony NWZ-W260 MP3 Player Sports Walkman

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    Running with your Smartphone or MP3 player isn't always fun.  It is either strapped on to your arm, cutting off circulation or bouncing around in your pocket.  Time for a new sports style MP3 player by Sony, the NWZ-W260 Sports Walkman.  Everything is built-in to the headphones so there is no additional player to carry. …

  • Video Of The World’s Steepest Roller Coaster Takabisha

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    Remember the Vanish Roller Coaster that dives under water?  Well this isn't that, but it is the world's steepest roller coaster.  The crazy part is that some guy in the front row was able to hold on to his camera for this cool video.  Video after the break.

  • Canon DSLR Camera Piggy Bank

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    Apparently there is so much lover for the big DSLR cameras that we need Canon Zoom Lens Thermos Mugs, a Canon Calculator Mouse, and now a Canon DSLR Camera Piggy Bank (pictured above).