Hasta La Gadget!

What a classic line from Shrek. And what a great treat. Seriously, waffles have to be one of the most diverse breakfast foods. Think of all the things you can put on them: fresh fruit, syrup-y fruit, whipped cream, butter, maple syrup, nuts, icing, powdered sugar. Yuuuummmmm. But they tend to not be the easiest to eat if you don’t have the time to sit down. Until now.

Nostalgia Electrics decided that waffles can be served in more than one way. Though it looks like an average waffle maker their 2-in-1 Breakfast Treats Maker has 5 separate ‘compartments’. So you can bake up to five waffle fries at once. Or change out the nonstick cooking plates and make 5 French toast fries. You can make pancake fries too. If you are sitting at the table, kids and adults can more easily eat and taste a variety of toppings or dips with the smaller fry size. And the truly fun addition to this kitchen gadget is the 25 bamboo skewers. Stick a skewer in your concoction and make breakfast to go. Whatever your fancy, for $37.66 on Amazon.com it makes a nice addition to any kitchen looking for a unique take on a classic morning delicacy.

Thanks: CNET

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The app known as Skifta is one that allows you to instantly take command of the contents of every wi-fi connected device in your home with your Android device – and soon it’ll be working with Dropbox and Instagram too. This app is one which we’ve had a brief look at in the past, and with the undeniable ease and quickness with which we were able to get up and running, there should be no doubt in the amount of greatness that’s about to be unleashed with integration with the cloud-based archives at Dropbox and Instagram. This update will take place on the 23rd of October and will join an ever-growing set of channels that also work with the system.

This update adds Dropbox and Instagram to Revision 3, Rdio, Facebook Photos, Flickr, TED Talks, SoundCloud, and a handful of other hot cloud-based apps. You can start the app up, drop in a couple passwords, connect to your networks, and you’re off and running. Connect to a source, connect to a destination, and your Android smart device does all the commanding.

Photo galleries and movies work best, but you’re always welcome to open up a lovely set of music files and sounds too. This update will continue the expansion of the 3rd party groups that Skifta will be working with in the future, too – so stay tuned for more of your favorites soon. This app is able to connect with not just these cloud services and your computers and TVs, but data centers and game consoles as well – not to mention stereos.

You can download Skifta for your PC or Android device right this minute, with streaming to DLNA and UPnP devices working right out of the box. Never before has there been such a simple setup, that you can bet. Have a peek at some hands-on screenshots below to see if this simplicity clicks for you, too.

Skifta app adds Instagram and Dropbox for home network streaming is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Halo 4‘s launch date is nearly upon us (just over two weeks to go!), and today Microsoft is doing its part to up the anticipation. The company has released the launch trailer for Halo 4, dubbed “Scanned,” and we have to say that we’re pretty impressed with it. That might be because the trailer has a couple of big names in filmmaking attached to it.

David Fincher, the man who gave us the films Fight Club and Se7en, served as producer on this two-minute trailer, while Tim Miller, who’s name is attached to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, directed it. That team-up appears to be a match made in heaven for Microsoft, as Scanned is one hell of launch trailer. Don’t just take our word for it, though – check it out below.

The trailer centers around Master Chief and a brand new enemy who has not only captured the Spartan, but is in the process of scanning his memory in search of the Chief’s weakness when the trailer picks up. Through this thought-scanning process, we get a taste of Master Chief’s backstory, going all the way back to when he was just a boy. Then we get to see his transition from mere man to Spartan super soldier which, needless to say, looks like a pretty painful process.

Halo 4 launches for the Xbox 360 on November 6, and will be the first Halo game made from the ground up by 343 Industries, the studio Microsoft created to continue the Halo franchise after it was Bungie’s for ten years. Plenty of fans are worried that Halo 4 is going to disappoint, while others are optimistic that 343 will be able to make a Halo title that’s worthy of standing among the other games in the franchise. We’ll find out if Halo 4 sinks or swims soon enough!

Halo 4 launch trailer “Scanned” released with big names attached is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Join GigaOM on Monday, November 5, 2012 in San Francisco for a series of interviews with the leading creators who are building cutting-edge technologies, platforms and visually stunning experiences for the connected consumer.

With the data explosion and always-on connectedness, the world has become so complex, and design and UI are the keys to simplifying and creating meaning from the connected landscape. How will the world change when everything has a ubiquitous connection?

Featuring a veritable who’s who in the “design” world, RoadMap will delve into the future of connected technology, consider the impact that always-on broadband has on our lives, and bring into focus the innovations that lie on the horizon whole working together to chart the way to advance and humanize connected technology.

Review the agenda and then reserve your place. Use code UBERGIZMO for $100 off or register here.

On stage, we’ll peer into the minds of these distinguished thought leaders and innovators:
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Moog, the company that pioneered commercial manufacturing of analog synthesizers, has shown off a cool new piece of tech. They call it the LEV-96, and it’s a new “sensoriactuator” prototype that “activates and controls naturally occurring harmonics and resonant frequencies on any medium.” Images posted by Moog show the concept device being used on an acoustic guitar.

The LEV-96 places two pickups under each string, which totals 12 pickups. The company says that each “pickup channel is capable of controlling any combination of 8 harmonics within each string simultaneously.” So, in this case, there are a total of 96 individual control systems handling up to 96 harmonics.

The whole system is powered by a processor and is controlled through touch-based sliders by the guitar player. This allows adjustments of intensity, harmonics, and note duration. There’s also other settings that allow you to change the arpeggio, tremolo, and other random harmonics. During playing, the system constantly evaluates “each string’s harmonic content and vibrational behavior.”

Sadly, Moog has only released photos of the device, so we don’t know what this thing sounds like, nor do we get to see it in action. However, the company’s annual Moogfest is coming up, so we’ll possibly be able to finally the see thing work its magic. However, Moog says that it’s only a rough concept so far and that there will be a lot more to come in the future.

[via Engadget]

Moog unveils LEV-96 sensoriactuator concept for acoustic guitars is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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