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If you’re looking for a USB flash drive that’s completely of this world, then be ready to shell $155 because an Alien USB Flash Drive is out on the market. It comes with a 4GB of memory and a switch (at the bottom) that shoots the USB (jaw) out…

Some products are exceedingly simple to comprehend. Such is the case with the “Hot-T Wand” by Minimal Inc. This portable gadget heats up the desired amount of water in your cup for a quick, on the go tea, anywhere, anytime. When you’re done,…

Bandai is re-issuing Aquarion as a Tamashii Web Shop Limited item. Scheduled for a late December release, the transforming figure based on DX Chogokin GD-99 stands 40cm tall and is made of ABS, PVC and zinc alloy. Moreover, the entire toy is gold…

No doubt, these lab assistant Steampunk goggles look cool, and are functional as well, but something has caught me in a flummox. Agreed, that the intention is to protect the glasses of a visually challenged from crushing into the face, but it is hard.

What you’re witnessing is a remote controlled 1/700 scale replica of the classic WWII Yamato battleship. Perched atop, for it to look real, are functional triple-mounted cannon turrets, a long bow, and a soaring control tower. It is part of Takara..

It’s always a third person who benefits from the rivalry between two. And you can expect huge benefits if the contention is between two renowned tech-giants, Mac and PC. The beneficiary in this case is designer Adam Frederick. He thought of…

Available for $28, is a pair of battery operated (2 AAA) Lego walkie-talkies with a 3000-foot range. They include volume controls, push to talk functions, and are topped with a clip at the back so that you hook them onto your belt, pants etc.

Flash drives often come my way, and the versatility is such that it’s hard to recommend which one for whom. My way out is segregating them according to the taste. For I feel, that a Star Wars fan would be interested in a Sandcrawler USB Flash Drive.

How about a robot that folds your laundry? Yes, from T-shirts to pants and that too automatically. However, for that, it first needs to be programmed via a computer interface. “Foldy,” the laundry folding robot, has been developed by Professor…

Tetris comes forth as a routine game, even considered as kid’s play, because it never had its share of improvement. Arranging those falling blocks toward the base is all it had on offer. Here comes that share of improvement I was talking about –.