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Automatic Beer Glass Tilter

February 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The Japanese love beer and they love automatic vending machines. So, naturally, beer can vending machines are plentiful. But what if you want draft beer? The Japanese also have that covered: This little gadget automatically tilts your beer glass to the perfect angle while dispensing beer with just the right amount […]

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Tags: Fun · Gadgets · Japan

The News is Brewing….

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Just when it seemed I was getting tired of the same old daily grind, I came across this odd gadget that purports to distill the day’s news into your morning cup of coffee. News Brews “connects to internet news feeds and . . . brews a cup of coffee from freshly ground whole […]

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Program Your Own Dancing Robot: Sony Rolly (w/ video)

January 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Unofficially crowned most bizarre gadget this year at CES, the Sony Rolly is an egg-shaped MP3 player (with stereo speakers) which also “dances” in a unique and expressive fashion, by rolling around the floor and “flapping” its… um… ears. Users can create their own “motion files” using Sony’s Motion Editor software, and then share […]

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Tags: Fun · Gadgets · Japan · Robotics

Gadget Gifts

December 7th, 2007 · No Comments

In shopping for holiday gifts, I often browse various gadget gift guides, only to get frustrated that most gadget gift lists feature the same five or ten products over and over again (and usually two of them are big-screen TVs and three of them are iPods).  So, I set out to create a different list, […]

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Tags: Fun · Gadgets · Gifts