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How many of you still listen to your old cassette tapes? I’m going to guess that very few of you do. Now, how many of you still have a tape deck in your car? While many people have upgraded to a CD player, not everyone has managed to do so. That’s why you might want to look into this Bluetooth Cassette Tape Adapter.

I remember back when portable CD players became popular, they started selling cassette tape adapters that would hook into them. This works on the same principal, only instead of running a cord to your old CD player, it connects to your mp3 player via Bluetooth. Unfortunately you will still have a cord sticking out, as it needs to pull power from your car’s cigarette adapter.

The device will run you around $35 depending on where you pick it up. On one hand, CD players are so cheap that you’re better off installing one of those in your car. On the other hand, this will save you the hassle of trying to remove the old stereo (those can be a real pain sometimes), not to mention the fact that many people are shunning CDs for MP3 players anyway.

Source: GeekAlerts

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10 Atoms! Think about it. Nano sized.

Scientists at the University of Manchester have made this amazing breakthrough using graphene, a material that is essentially a single layer of carbon atoms. Although transistor size has been decreasing on a regular basis ever since their invention, in recent times, that speed has slowed down due to the breakdown in electrical properties at the nanoscale level.

We may not see graphene-based chips for another 15 or 20 years, but it is one possibility to replace silicon as it reaches its limits.

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The Ringshot is a change from your regular slingshots, as this one is worn on your hand with a durable rubber band attached to the metal piece. It won’t be easy to miss your target now, unless the “bullets” that you use are of inferior quality. Unfortunately, most kids these days prefer to settle their rivalry online by spamming hate messages on one another’s blogs instead of slugging it out like a man in the classroom with discreet projectiles under the teacher’s nose.

I think the first glance at the Chronoswiss Wristmaster will probably result in you thinking that this is a parallel Nintendo Wii of sorts. Remember Wii jokes that involved two GameCubes being duct-taped together? Well, I guess the same can be said for the Chronoswiss Wristmaster. Hailed to be the first automatic board watch for the wrist, you get a double strap and double displays, with a chronograph on the right while a standard display is located on the left.

Zoundz - Interactive Fusion Of Light And Sound
The Zoundz is a futuristic music-making machine light years ahead of its time. Made up of a base unit and seven individual ‘pawns’, it will play different riffs and beats depending on where each ‘pawn’ is placed.

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Some days I feel like I’m the only person in the world that doesn’t drink coffee. It seems to me that most coffee drinkers can be put into three categories. First, you have the people that drink it black; regular or decaf are really the only choices for them. To spice it up, add a little cream or sugar. Then you’ve got the Starbucks people. Those that don’t understand their strange lingo barely even know that they’re ordering coffee. Heck, I’m not even sure some of them even know what they’re ordering. Finally you have the people that must have the finest grounds from the most exotic places in the world. These people turn their noses up at anything but the finest. Don’t even think about offering them a cup of Folgers. This gadget is for those in the last category.

If you have fancy grounds, you can’t just leave them sitting in a can. Apparently they have oxygen stored up that needs to be released, otherwise they’ll turn bitter. This gadget will hold up to a pound of your favorite coffee beans and suck the air out of them. Apparently this will keep them tasting fresh longer. If you’re a coffee nut, you might look into this $40 gadget. Me? I’ll stick with my Mountain Dew.

Source: Dvice

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So you haven’t gotten a protective casing for your MP3 or MP4 player yet? Well, the Melody MP3/MP4 Case aims to solve this dilemma, all for a mere $24.95. It even comes with a built-in speaker for you to share the “joys” of your musical taste with your immediate neighbor(s).

Now it’s easy to choose a soundtrack that goes with your outdoor activity! The Melody case is a great way to carry and protect your MP3/MP4 player so your entire music collection is at your fingertips. And the built-in speaker makes sure everyone can enjoy the music!

I don’t know about you, but any device that lets all and sundry listen to what I like to groove to isn’t exactly my cup of tea. It would be all good if one’s playlists consists of the Top 40, but most teens these days prefer to remain alternative and deem anything mainstream to be uncool, and those kind of niche music are of an acquired taste for oldies like me. Privacy is preferable over sharing tunes in this case I guess.

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by Ryan Block, posted May 17th 2008 at 2:30AM

Apparently HP’s gotten so desperate to connect with the youth market that they’ve actually hired on a “teen council” to help design a new line of products — likeliest PCs — from top to bottom. Will it be another bomb like the hip-e? Guess we’ll find out when the line launches this fall.

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by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted May 16th 2008 at 9:49PM

With its minute keyboard, the Eee PC can be tough to use in the dark. Imagine, then, if yours had a backlit keyboard. The folks at Popsci have come up with — and explained — a way to add one of your own. And get this: you can do it in 3 hours for just $13.50. But before you go ripping apart your new Eee PC, mind this: this isn’t the easiest mod in the world. You have to be cool with removing the keyboard, slipping some wires, and doing some light soldering. In addition, the hack plops a Techno Flash luminescent wire inverter on the outside of the case, so if you’re big on minimalism, this might be a skip.

[Via Pimp My UMPC]

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