The NoPoPo from Japantrendshop could quite possibly be the coolest flashlight, mini lantern gadget we’ve come across. Simply “use the included syringe to suck water into the NoPoPo battery, place the NoPoPo battery into the mini lantern, and switch on!” Available now, priced at $38. Product page.
Simple to use, rechargable almost anywhere, and lasting up to ten years without losing charge, the NoPoPo is a perfect addition to any emergency kit, camping gear, survival set, and more.
HP’s Photosmart Premium is touted as the world’s first web-connected printer, complete with a 4.33-inch capacitive touchscreen display and built-in apps (Google Maps, Fandango, etc.). Expect to shell out $399 for this high-tech gadget once it hits stores. Video after the break.
We asked a rep about multitouch and were told that while technically feasible, it’s not gonna be supported at this time. The widgets are created with a combination of HTML5 and Java…video streaming has been implemented.
Created by MacRumors user AeroUK, this iPhone 3G cake not only looks like a giant version of the handset — albeit quite tasty, but comes complete with apps. Since the actual “Happy Birthday Aaron” text would have ruined the iPhone OS 2.2 interface, a standard cake was baked as well.
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For those who’ve always wondered what happens if a satellite crashed into the moon, the Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA) has just the video for you. Continue reading to watch.
The 3D movie was created based on observation data captured about 12 minutes prior to the controlled crash, as the probe headed toward its final destination near the Gill crater.
This Fifth Gear segment has Jonny Smith testing a Smart Car, Volvo C30, and Skoda Superb to see if they actually attain the manufacturers claimed fuel economy figures. Continue reading to watch.
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For $285 or more on eBay, you could pick up your very own Grand Theft Auto 4’s “Key to Liberty City”, which was only given to gamers who completed 100% of the achievements within the first 7-days of its release. Auction page. More pics after the jump.
The fuzzy jewelry box is about 7 inches wide by 4 1/2 inches in depth. On the inside top of this case is the Rockstar logo. The key itself is 5 inches long. The key says “THE KEY TO LIBERTY CITY” above the rockstar logo, with “MCMXCVIII” underneath the same logo.
This amazing 14 x 19 foot “Rise of the Jedi” home theater, “modeled after Chancellor Palpatine’s office in Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith, is ringed with faux windows showing the capital city below.” More pics after the jump.
Steve Simon’s converted garage theater features images from a Marantz DLP projector thrown onto a 103-inch Vutec XFH screen.
Simply put, the Ferrari Zobin’s “rear end looks cribbed from the one-off P4/5 produced by Pininfarina, but the front end places the Enzo’s F1-inspired nose amidst the contortions of a metal band that swoops around to create both the front spoiler and front fenders.” More pics after the jump.
The headlights are suspended from the metal band and seem to float beside center fuselage. This is a single-seater concept that’s powered by a fictional engine of unknown cylinder count and displacement located amidship.
When it comes to broken iPhones, pocket lint probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when trying to pin the problem. That’s exactly what this Popular Mechanics editor found. One more picture after the jump.
Only after I had dismantled the motherboard, separated the screen and delicately pealed free the “home” button’s backplate from the adhesive that had affixed it to the machine’s front glass could I see what had disabled my iPhone. Lint.
Terminator Salvation, set to hit theaters in 2009, will feature your normal fare of robots and then the all-new “Moto-Terminator”. It’s basically “a previous even more zombiesque version of Arnie’s T-800.” More pics after the jump.
Hello? Does that mean there will also be Carterminators? iPodterminators? Ah, the wonderful world of the merchandising. Whatever they do, I hope they find some use for the secret kinetic rocket fire balls.