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Tonight, at the stroke of midnight, all eyes will be on the lights in Times Square, New York City to see the year "2010" light up in all its LED glory. Betcha didn't know that the power for those lights is coming from a completely renewable resource &#8212 humans!For the second year in a row, Dur...

As commercial robotics improve, robot kits are also reaching new levels of sophistication. The most recent example of this trend comes in the form of the new Remo (remote brain) Humanoid Kit robot. Equipped with high-quality CCD cameras for image processing and pressure sensors on its feet for ba...

And you thought G-Shock watches were bulky — check out this Stanley LED torch (flashlights to us Yanks) watch. All told, it's a rather lackluster digital watch, but with a twist: it's got a small flashlight on it. We can't imagine that it's powerful enough to guide you through a dark forest...

The British government's Labour Party proposed the Digital Economy Bill in October, a get-tough policy against copyright infringers that threatens to take away an offender's Internet connection after a third offense. The problem is, this bailout of movie and record producers might end up costing ...

"I'm a doctor, not a gnarly surfer, Jim!" That doesn't mean McCoy can't boldly go into the coldest water with a Star Trek wetsuit, pattered after those worn in the original series and custom-fitted for the dear price of between $435 and $470.Unless you have a death wish..., don't wear the red one, '...

Fulton Innovation teased us earlier this year with its eCoupled wireless power tech, near-field inductive coupling to charge gadgets a few inches away as if by magic. Now they've spread things out, wirelessly powering a 12-watt light bulb from 3 feet away. There's a catch, though. Those two huge ...

Nothing says "I'm rich!" like an unnecessarily fancy shower. And boy, are Arblu's new showers unnecessarily fancy. Using a showerhead that rains water straight down on you either with a normal amount of pressure or a water massage. It's painted up in a bright red, which... is a power color, as I'm s...

USB hubs can be pretty handy. You know, if you need a couple of extra ports for your digital camera or an external hard drive, it's nice to have them. But I'm not sure that anyone needs the whopping 24 extra ports that this insane hub offers up. The $70 accessory can basically handle every USB ga...

I love a good fireplace, but I hate having to move away from it to make myself a sandwich or use the bathroom. That's why I love this rolling fireplace: I can roll it around with me wherever I go.Sure, if it tips over or goes down some stair accidentally you might just burn your house down, but c...

The Schwebebahn is a suspended monorail in Wuppertal, Germany. Designer Andrea Schoellgen proposed this upgrade concept, which has a number of features to make things more convenient for today's commuters. The stroller spaces in the middle of cars and light-up handrails are great, but the feature...

While the world makes plans for New Year's, tech enthusiasts look forward to the annual Consumer Electronics Show is just around the corner. Every year at the beginning of January pretty much the entire technology industry descends on Las Vegas to show off the latest gadgets and gear from all ove...

I do so like that weird period between Christmas and New Year — 2009 still isn't through and we're already getting end-of-the-world stories. A 22-year-old algorithm that encrypts cellphone conversations has been cracked by a German computer scientist. Karsten Nohl claims that he, along with...

Chiba University researcher Hiroshi Ryu has unveiled what may be the first of a new wave of rescue robots. Dubbed the Hummingbird Robot, the tiny robot features four wings that flap 30 times per second, a miniature motor, and is controlled via infrared sensors. The mechanism was developed by Ryu ...

That gray-and-black Kindle screen not fancy enough for you? Futurist and inventor extraordinaire Ray Kurzweil dreamed up an elegant alternative, and he's calling it Blio. He's aiming this prettified user interface at the iPhone, iPod Touch, computer screens, and we presume, the rumored Apple iSla...

Finally, we've reached the pinnacle of our toaster fetish: the Magimix Le Toaster Vision, letting you see those slices gradually turning just the shade of golden brown that meets your preference. Its double-pane insulated glass walls make all the proceedings self-evident, aided by four heating el...

While we constantly stuff our faces with leftover Christmas cakes and pies, we've been looking for ways to make the process more efficient. Here's our answer, the Magisso Cake Server, a design concept by Finnish student Maria Kivijärvi. Slice this undulating stainless steel utensil into that obje...

Sure, a motorcycle should be fast, I guess. But it should also be intimidating as hell, scaring people out of your way so you can blow on by them. And motorcycles don't get much more intimidating than the RK Racer.This custom cycle is built on the body of a Buell 1200. It's got two 23-inch wheels...

Most Subway shops are pretty accessible to the normal lunchtime crowd. But the new one being introduced to the workers at the new tower at Ground Zero in NYC, well, it's a little harder to access: it's in a shipping container being held up by a crane.Yes, it's a full-blown Subway with a full menu...

Dictionaries are great, but then you've got to search through them for the word you're looking to define. Too much work, I say! That's why I'm excited about the Unichal Dixau DX3 Digital Dictionary.The DX3 is a small device with a camera that you point at whatever word you want defined. It then l...

It's not easy making printers look cool, but Epson pulls it off by merging a Japanese tradition with 3D technology. The end of the year greeting cards in Japan called "nengajo" are a staple in the country, but Epson updates the concept by allowing you to create your own augmented reality greeting...

One nut with exploding underwear tries to blow up a plane, and now the rest of us will be thoroughly creeped out every time we fly. Get ready for more of those "whole body scanners," 3D imaging devices that digitally strip-search passengers, giving a peek of your naked body to those government re...

DirecTV's launching a new satellite tonight, giving them beaucoups bandwidth for the world's first all-HD 3D channel. The satellite provider plans to populate that channel with movies, sports and other 3D programs.There's not much technical information about what kind of 3D they'll be satcasting,...

Don't waste your Christmas money on a $200,000 car — save $9000 and get the $191,000 Cruden Hexatech simulator. If you liked that Ferrari simulator we showed you yesterday, get a load of this: Suspended on a hydraulic tripod, this ultra-accurate sim accommodates a variety of setups, making...

Fly along inside this radio-controlled airplane as it dodges anti-aircraft fire. Well, those are fireworks, and most of the time it looks like the skilled pilot controlling this craft is trying to fly toward the explosions rather than avoid them.This crew was having a ball. Also impressive is the...

Designers keep trying to create the perfect home theater PC remote control, and now Lenovo takes a shot at that illusive target with this Multimedia Remote with Keyboard. The 57Y6336's trackball at the bottom handles cursor movement, with left and right mouse buttons just above it.But it's that s...

How many times have you cursed the electricity gods because there's no extension cord to be found right when you really need one. This problem would be solved for all time if only every power outlet were like the Rambler Socket: an outlet with an extension cord hiding in the wall behind.From the ...

Remember how I've been telling you not to buy a new Blu-ray player, to wait until new 3D Blu-ray players with HDMI 1.4 connectors become available?Well, forget all that.The HDMI Licensing group has solved at least the Blu-ray side of the 3D problem. All devices with HDMI 1.3 and an upgrade connec...

Anyone can go down to the local bike shop and pick up a crappy bike computer that tells you how fast and far you've ridden. But there's a whole new breed of wireless bike computers, ANT+, that not only track how fast or far you've gone, but also things like heart rate, cadence, power and more. T...

The shrinking ranks of expat English teachers in Japan face yet another employment challenge in the future in the form of the e-NUVO robot. Developed by the Nippon Institute of Technology, Harada Vehicle Design, ZMP and ZNUG Design, the robot was designed to teach children. Standing four feet tal...