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Those spray hypos from Star Trek are now a reality. See here.

This is the EQP2 Excursion, a light electric plane.

Here’s a little Day to Night Baby Log from Skip Hop.

Pansonic has the world’s lightest camcorder with the HDC-TM35.

These two things: WirelessIris and fStop Wireless Receiver, make a great combination. Find out what they do here.

YouTube could get some Live Streaming action.

Hitachi has a Blu-ray with built-in memory.

Check out this chart here from Netflix. It could be the future.

Here is the smallest DVB-T TV tuner in the world: the U680F from Compro.

This is a concept phone called The Flutter.

Get eBoy’s FixPix for the iPhone, now available.

Bill Gates gives his thoughts on the iPad.

It may be a little late, but MTV has an App.

This is the E-magazine, a big tablet from Delta Electronics.

Check out the HP Mini Classmate PC at Computex.

Also shown off at Computex is the PixelQi.

If you fly on Jetstar Airways, you can rent an iPad.

The S7 Tablet from Huawei made an appearance at Computex.

This is the Modu T-Phone.

Personal safety is very important when it comes to bicycling. It is wise for a cyclist to use protective gear such as wrist guards, elbow pads, knee pads and a helmet. That being said, the helmet is obviously the most important piece of protective equipment you can use. Of course, making sure your helmet is good condition for use is just as important as having it in the first place. But how you do know when your helmet needs to be replaced after long-time use? Apparently, some German scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM in Freiburg decided to deal with this issue by designing a bicycle helmet that actually stinks when it’s been damaged.

They placed microcapsules of stinky oil inside of a helmet as a mechanism to signal when the piece of head gear is damaged and should be replaced. These tiny capsules are 1 to 50 micrometers in size. In the event of a cyclist having a serious fall off of a bike, stress is put on the helmet. Then cracks can develop in the helmet, lessening its effectiveness as protective head gear, which puts you at risk of a future head injury if you keep using that helmet. However, the stinky smell released by the microcapsules in the helmet are intended to provoke the user to get rid of that head gear and replace it. The amount of stinky smell released in the helmet depends on the size of the cracks when the head gear is damaged. Larger cracks will give off more of a stench.

According to Dr. Christof Koplin from the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, bike riders tend to waste their helmets by replacing them too soon after having a fall. Furthermore, cyclists also face the uncertainty of not really knowing when their protective head gear is truly damaged and must be replaced. Thus, the capsules of stinky oil are a suitable answer to resolve this issue. Personally, I’d take my chances with a regular helmet and waste money on a replacement instead of dealing with head gear that punishes me with a foul stench if I break it.

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Playing video games for an extended length of time on a computer or console can certainly takes its toll on your body. In a matter of hours, your back, waist and legs could get stiff from sitting, your eyes feel strained and tear up from staring at the game screen and your hands get tired and perspire from using a controller or keyboard. As a gamer myself, I’ve found that sweaty hands is one of the most common issues I face when playing video games. Well, if you hate dealing with hot, perspiring hands during your game-playing, then Thermaltake has a solution for you.

They created a gaming keyboard called the Challenger, which actually comes with a small fan. This fan is a 6,000rpm unit designed to connect to the top of the keyboard’s panel and it sends cool air across the keyboard to relieve your hot, sweaty hands. The keyboard also has two USB ports and a headphone and mic jack on its back. Furthermore, the Challenger comes in three different models, which each have individual characteristics. The Challenge Ultimate has the most features, which include 256 backlight cool options, 64KB of memory and fourteen macro keys. The mid-range Challenger Pro comes with only ten macro keys and the entry level Challenger offers six macro keys along with 32KB of memory.

According to a marketing representative, all three versions of the Challenger are available for a retail price of under $100 and the Pro model in particular is in the $65 range. In addition to this gaming keyboard, Thermaltake is featuring a red-glowing, 4000dpi Black gaming mouse as well. With this keyboard, you might finally be able to spend more time enjoying your video game and less time having to rub sweat off of your hands.

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