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I always feel a twinge of guilt when I throw away an empty inkjet cartridge or broken electronic gadget. If you’re the same way, this program might help ease the pain of tossing your tech junk. The United States Postal Service recently announced a program for free recycling of inkjet cartridges and small electronics, including [...]
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Well, it may be too late to get this pretty pendant for Valentine’s Day, but you don’t need a holiday to shower affection upon your favorite geek, right? These unusual pendants are made from quartz crystals embedded with color-cycling LED lights. You can choose your preferred shape, and give your sweetie a luminous, wearable symbol [...]
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A few people have asked me how I made my blog header, so I thought I would share my secret. Okay, it’s not a secret at all. I can’t draw, and I didn’t do anything particularly clever to come up with those cute cartoon faces of my family. As you might know, I love our [...]
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This water-powered clock is so cool! Not only does it run on water (or any electrolyte liquid), but it can even do bud-vase duty. That’s good news, because not only will it tell time for two to three months on a single fill of the reservoir, but looking at flowers in the morning can help [...]
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Remember those super cool calculator watches from the 1980s? Well, if you had one of those back then, you will definitely want one of these new video watches now! The one pictured here is available from ThinkGeek for about $79 US. Features include: A 128 x 128 pixel full color OLED screen (better picture and [...]
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Have you seen the new ultra-thin laptop from Apple? It looks amazing! Even when it’s all folded up, the MacBook Air (sounds kind of like a shoe by Nike) is just 0.76 inches wide. I was trying to visualize that, and I stacked up a couple of CD jewel cases on my desk and got [...]
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Calling all Gadgeteers: Here’s an idea for your next invention
by GeekMom on January 26, 2008
I am addicted to my computer. And the Wii. And my kids are becoming total gamers too. Think I’m just exaggerating? Well, how about this for proof that I spend too much time at the computer? My wrists are tired and my hands go numb. Also, my eyes barely focus on anything that’s not 24 [...]
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