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Dell Mini 5 – iPad/iPhone Killer?

Jake — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:46:19 +0000

Dell entered the tablet marked with the Dell Mini 5. Will it be an iPad or iPhone killer?

We don’t think so. It looks to big to work as a phone, but too small to be a handy tablet… The future will tell.

Source: Engadget

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The iPhone WakeMate

Jake — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:28:34 +0000

“The WakeMate will analyze your sleep to find the optimal time for you to wake up.”

Will it also make phone calls to reschedule appointments in case you’ve to sleep a bit longer to reach the ‘optimal time to wake up’?

Source: WakeMate

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Mosquito Repellent USB Dongle

Jake — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:11:18 +0000

Plugging this device into any powered USB port should repel most flying insects according to manufacturer. This technology has not, however, received much commercial success… We wonder why…

Source: everythingusb.com

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Asus laptop with infused scent

Jake — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:57:11 +0000

They’ve lost it at Asus: “ASUS today launched its new 13.3-inch notebook featuring an infused scent which comes in two different flavors; ‘musky black’ and ‘morning dew’.”

Why? Probably to mask the scent of your smelly colleagues. Or: if you use your laptop in the bathroom, you can prolong your stay there (hope they’ve improved the battery life). Just guessing here, off course :-]

Source: Aving

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Worst gadgets of all time

Jake — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:14:53 +0000

The video and presentation stinks, but still fun to see what others think are “the worst gadgets”.

Source: FinancialMirror.tv

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sWAP Cell Phone Watch – another try

Jake — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:53:54 +0000

“The sWAP Cell Phone Watch transforms the watch into a wrist communicator a la Dick Tracy.”

Dick Tracy is old and so is this concept. We know this will never be a succesful combination.

One of the ‘features’ is that you can use it to visit WAP-sites. WAP never made it big, nobody used it, we thought it was long gone…

For a cool £ 249 it’s yours… Use it at an eighties party!

Source: Geek Alerts

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Google Chrome: scary

Jake — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:15:37 +0000

Google launched it’s own browser today: Chrome. The browser itself is rather good and has a few nice features. It lacks however a lot of settings you need to customize it to your needs. The fact that these settings aren’t available is scary: you just know Google is going to use this browser to gather even more information about you.

Source: Google Chrome

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Apple’s iPhone: overexposed, overhyped

Jake — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:05:29 +0000

I’m the first to admit: the iPhone is a cool device, but… it’s beginning to suck big time. There’s too much to do about it, it’s overhyped and overexposed. Apple’s marketing department should take action by start working on a diversion plan to save it’s image….

In the meantime we’ll be waiting for the first Android phone (GPhone maybe?).

Source: everywhere, check the internets

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Orange Dance Charge

Jake — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:44:40 +0000

“The Orange Dance Charge is a portable phone charger powered through the kinetic movement of a system of weighs and magnets.”

We’ve checked if it was launched on April 1st… it was not.

Source: Like Cool

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Skype Phone Mouse

Jake — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:14:39 +0000

They will never learn… Here’s another one: The Shenzhen Doyuan Technology VoIP Mouse.

Source: Shenzhen Doyuan Technology

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