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Hitachi gesture-controlled TV

Gesture control is what many gadget makers are equipping their gadgets with. Hitachi is no exceptional, currently working with Canesta and GestureTek for a new line of television that will be able to recognize the user’s hand gestures.

Using hand gestures to control the TV set eliminates the need of remote control. This of course provides more handiness to the users which waving of hands only allows you to operate the TV. No more fighting for remote control among couple and family members. And also no more misplace of TV remote control.

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Necktie made out of old cassette tapes, you can even listen to it

Obsolete gadgets can be recycled and turned into our userful household and wearable items, such as those coasters and cufflinks. A new kind of fabric called the Sonic Fabric which is made from 50% colored thread and 50% recorded audio cassette tape. And this fabric has been used to make some neckties, which can carry some tunes and you can even listen to the tunes on the neckties.

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Vioguard keyboard kills germs left by your dirty hands

Computer keyboards are normally dirty, as most users will have their hands touching a number of other items, some even with burger in their hands while they’re typing. There could be lots of food debris stuck in between of each key of the keyboard. If it’s a computer shared by many hands, the keyboard is even dirtier and it can even pass germs from one to another.

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ROPID – a cute robot with good communication and mobility

ROPID is another Japanese robot, that has been added with more cute elements, good communication skills and mobility. The ROPID was developed by Tomotaka Takahashi of Robo Garage at Kyoto University, is tiny in size, and able to respond to voice commands and speak with its mouth moving to present its cuteness.

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Dell Adamo XPS gets hands-on video

What you’ve seen the past couple of days are only pictures of the super thin Dell Adamo XPS. And now Czech tech site Zive computer has managed to have their hands on the super thin laptop and got this video on YouTube for us to have a better view.

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Augmented reality lets drivers see through road obstacles

Obstructing walls, blind corners, or any dangerous junctions are often the culprits of road accidents. Unless drivers could see through all these blocking walls or obstacles on the roads, accidents would then be able to reduce a lot.

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BlackBerry Bold 9700 to launch globally next month

The BlackBerry Bold 9700, which was rumored as the BlackBerry Onyx has now got a clue from RIM about its launch date. The device has got a few differences from what were said by the rumors.

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WaterCar Python – world’s fastest amphibious vehicle

Meet the the world’s fastest amphibious vehicle, WaterCar Python, which can run at a top speed of 60 mph on water. It is powered by a modified Corvette engine, plus the Dominator Jet for propulsion, which are able to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in only 4.5 seconds.

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Vstone Robovie-PC robot has Intel Atom inside

The Vstone Robovie-PC robot has almost every component found in a computer, like a netbook, has an Intel Atom processor inside. The use of an Intel Atom and other components of a computer allows the robot to be easily programmable.

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Automatic Aluminum Can crusher

Geeks who have been enjoying canned food, will have stacked up lots of cans and it may be hard for you to dispose or recycle them. Or at least they would have given you some headaches which they all take up lots of space in the recycle container, and in return you will need to have a bigger container that will also take up some space in your apartment.

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