Hasta La Gadget!

Genius. Pure genius. In order to save us all from smashing buttons on our digital alarm clocks or stripping the gears in our analog ones, designer Denis Guidone has dreamed up this masterpiece. The Ora ilLegale clock boasts no numbers and is obviously missing a significant portion of its base; these two factoids enable it to become the easiest clock to adjust to changes in daylight savings… well, ever. The best part? We’re told that it’ll actually hit production soon, though there’s no indiciation of just how pricey it’ll be. Not like it matters — you’re totally buying one, and you know it.

[Via Coolest-Gadgets]

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In between the blanket coverage of Ashton Kutcher and CNN’s (befuddling) race to a million Twitter followers, and the service’s giant step into the mainstream with the endorsement of one Oprah Winfrey, there was other tech news. Here’s what you may have missed this week:

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AEE Wireless’ new “Mini DV” camera may or may not actually be the “world’s smallest” video camera (alright, it’s probably not), but it certainly has a strong claim to the title of least imaginatively-named, and it is, in fact, pretty darn small. What’s more, unlike some other world’s smallest cameras, this one is actually a full-fledged consumer device, including some controls, a built-in lithium-ion battery, a USB connection, and a microSD card slot, which handles all of the storage duties as the company has ditched any internal memory to keep the size down. You’ll even get some full 640 x 480, 30 fps video out of the thing, plus some 2-megapixel JPEG images. Interestingly, while an official price is a bit hard to come by, a number of online retailers already seem to be offering the camera for between $85 and $159.

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AEE boasts that its new “Mini DV” camera is the “world’s smallest” originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When you think about it, it makes perfect sense for Epson to get into the touch-surface game — most of the larger versions are projector-based, and Epson’s been making great little beamers for quite some time. Showcased earlier this year at ISE 2009 alongside a multitouch air hockey table, the Core 2 Duo-powered X-Desk boasts a 1,024 x 768 resolution panel and possesses the ability to recognize up to 16,000 objects using “Smart Tags.” Also of note, gesture recognition software enables users to actually speak to the table and see results, though there’s no word on whether raising your voice or blurting out obscenities improves efficiency. Like all of these things, we’ve nary a clue when they’ll really be available for the layperson to purchase, but you can certainly live vicariously by hopping past the break.

[Via AboutProjectors]

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Video: Epson’s multitouch X-Desk is your next coffee table originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MONTEREY, Calif. — If you have to ask how much this sllck Speedvagen track bike costs, well, you know what they say.

Custom made by Sacha White, the frame builder behind Portland’s Vanilla Bicycles, the bike has no brakes, no gears and none of the bells/whistles often found on a high-end ride.

It’s just a flawlessly-made steel frame, a pair of fancy wheels and a seat that’ll likely hurt your ass. Yet it probably costs about the same as a second-hand car. 

“He’s an artisan. His frames are just jewelry, they’re gorgeous,” said
Kevin Nelson, a design engineer for Edge Composites, which was showing
off the bike at the annual Sea Otter bike show. Nelson’s company
supplies the bike’s carbon fiber fork, seat post and wheels.

But on the bright side, you should be able to get a Speedvagen right away. There’s normally a three year waiting list to get one of White’s bikes.

Check the attention to detail: The Speedvagen logo is laser etched through the steel frame and highlighted by a carbon fiber tube that has been inserted inside the frame. Very cool.