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Video: Spherical Robot

Video: Spherical Robot

Like a hamster ball but with a Lego Mindstorms NXT inside, Nils Volker’s Spherical Robot is an exercise in gyroscopic driving: it moves by simply rotating its internal mass.

i.Saw USB Chainsaw

i.Saw USB Chainsaw
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It’s a little bit late for April 1st, which is why we’ll bite with the i.Saw: it’s a 15″ USB-powered chainsaw with a 3/8″ saw chain, rubber grip handles and safety button to prevent digit loss.

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Factron Quattro Case

Factron Quattro Case
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Factron’s Quattro iPhone Case is designed for shutterbug aesthetes; the aluminum and stainless steel case can accommodate a multitude of wide-angle, close-up and fish-eye lenses.

iPhone App: iDoor

iPhone App: iDoor

Designed by an MIT student, iDoor is the ultimate iPhone app: it opens a hydraulically actuated dorm room door which also responds to knocks thanks to vibration sensors. Thanks, Jacob!

USB Hub/Mouse Pad

USB Hub/Mouse Pad
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Combining two essential items for road warriors, Brando’s USB Hub and Mouse Pad is an interesting mix: you’ll get a 4-port USB 2.0 hub and a retractable mouse pad with LED backlight.

Concept: Google-G0 Phone

Concept: Google-G0 Phone

Tryi Yeh’s Google-G0 concept is an experiment in phone ergonomics; the speakers and mic are positioned on the back, which also slides to reveal a customizable keypad and camera.

Xbox 360 Portable #5

Xbox 360 Portable #5

Ben Heck’s fifth Xbox 360 Portable is lookin’ good: it adds an ethernet port, flush DVD and side panels, volume buttons and more air holes; it’s totally built from scratch. Thanks, Icebone!

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iPhone 3GS Jailbreak

iPhone 3GS Jailbreak

Celebrate America’s Independence Day in style with a good ol’ fashioned iPhone 3GS jailbreak: Crunchgear’s John Biggs proves it above; be sure to check out BigBoss’ cautions here.

Supertendo Portable SNES

Supertendo Portable SNES

Marshall’s Supertendo is a portable SNES that looks pro-enough to have come from Nintendo itself; that’s due to a vacuum-formed case, down to the speaker holes; buy it here.

Samsung SCH-W760

Samsung SCH-W760

Samsung’s SCH-W760 is a fairly standard slider phone, but its killer feature is a night-vision IR camera that lets you teleconference in the dark–nefarious purposes notwithstanding.

Paladin XLC V3

Paladin XLC V3
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iBuyPower’s Paladin XLC series V3 is all about Extreme Liquid Cooling, with 240 mm dual radiators and 230 mm fans; you’ll need it, with a 1200 W PSU and GTX 285 cards in triple SLI.

Website: gdgt

Website: gdgt

Created by Ryan Block and Peter Rojas, gdgt is a new “social gadget platform;” it’s essentially a social network for gadget lovers, with the ability to list your own gadgets and review them.

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Sony Z200iR iPod Dock

Sony Z200iR iPod Dock
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The 20W speakers and Wi-Fi streaming with DLNA-certified devices are noteworthy, but the most eyecatching feature on Sony’s Z200iR iPod Dock is its remote with 3.5″ LCD display.

Loud Tweets Badge

Loud Tweets Badge

As if sounding like a self-indulgent boob wasn’t enough, this Loud Tweets Badge by Aram Bartholl lets you look like one too: it’s a 21×7 pixel LED which scrolls your Twitter feed.

USB Tube Delight Audio

USB Tube Delight Audio
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The tube flashbacks continue with the USB Tube Delight Audio: alas, it’s only shaped like a vacuum tube as it’s really a sound card with a stereo mic input and headphone output.

E-Ink Coach Playboard

E-Ink Coach Playboard

The next tablet won’t just be for cubicle-dwellers: this E-Ink Coach Playboard is an outdoor-friendly electronic clipboard that’ll display templates for basketball, football and more.

Alienware TactX Headset

Alienware TactX Headset
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Surprisingly tame in design for Alienware, the TactX Headset is a pair no-nonsense gaming cans with closed ear cups, retractable mic, and 3 ft cord with generous 7 ft extension.

Wall Socket USB Hub

Wall Socket USB Hub
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Elecom’s Wall Socket USB Hub is a “hey, that’s spiffy” idea–at least until you get your real-life electrical plugs mixed up, leading to results that are both eye-catching and eye-singeing.

E-blue iPhone Speakers

E-blue iPhone Speakers
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With a built-in rechargeable battery (good for 8 hours) and Bluetooth, these E-blue Speakers add to the iPhone’s own speakers with a titanium dome driver; they measure 2.5″x2.5″x4.7″.

Star Wars Flash Drives

Star Wars Flash Drives
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There’s nothing like a headless stormtrooper to guard your data: these 2GB Star Wars Flash Drives are coming 10/09, with super-deformed versions of Boba, Darth, Yoda and gang.

Twitter Pulse Box

Twitter Pulse Box

We’ve seen Twitter hooked up to plants and to your electrical wiring, but this Twitter Pulse Box takes the cake for sheer morbidity: it measures your heartbeat–or the lack thereof.

DIY: LOLrioKART

DIY: LOLrioKART

Shopping cart theft is bad, but LOLrioKART is too full of win: made by MIT students, it’s powered by aircraft NiCd batteries, a 15hp motor, features regenerative braking and goes 45mph.

MiLi Pro Projector

MiLi Pro Projector

Smartly designed and portable, the MiLi Pro turns your iPhone or iPod into a projector; it’s capable of 640×480 video or images up to 70″ away, it’ll also accept VGA and RCA inputs.

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