Falling asleep while watching Netflix is the worst. Invariably you miss all the meat of whatever you’re watching, and snap awake to the closing credits (or your morning alarm). Ugh. But a bunch of Netflix engineers have a (theoretical) solution: a Fitbit hack that pauses your stream when the wearable senses you’ve fallen asleep.
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Google is now selling its own Glass-compatible frames for prescription lenses, but they’ll set you back $225 a pair, lenses not included. That’s a bit steep, especially when you’ve already forked over $1,500 for Glass itself. A DIY project from design studio Pixil 3D can modify Glass to work with your existing prescription glasses for under $1 in material costs, provided you… Read More
Nissan is showing off its new full-LCD rearview mirror, which beams a live camera feed from the back of the car to a switchable display that can be flicked between … Continue reading
Charge up your smartphone with the power of the Dark Side of The Force with this limited-edition Star Wars Darth Vader ProMini 9000 charger. This black charger is engraved with the image of your favorite Sith Lord, Darth Vader.
Vader will keep your iPhone, iPad, iPod, tablets, smartphone, and more, all juiced up. It is compact and easy to carry, just like a lightsaber. The ProMini 9000 measures 122mm x 67mm x 16.2mm and weighs only 200g. The charger takes about 12 to 13 hours to fill up and comes with a poweful 9000 mAh Lithium Polymer battery and Dual USB outputs.
The Darth Vader ProMini 9000 also comes with “Over-Charge, Over-Discharge, Over-Load, and Short circuit” protection, though it won’t protect your from being Force-choked. It sells for $89.90(USD).
May the Force (and the battery power) be with you.
[via New Launches]
There are moments in time when the old will actually merge with the new, and I suppose you could say the old school amplifier is par for the course to be on the receiving end of a technological update. The futuristic looking $1,800 Bluetooth Sound Enhancing Amplifier fits the bill perfectly for such a device, where this hybrid vacuum tube amplifier will be able to pair up with any Bluetooth music device in order for it to deliver superior audio performance. The presence of the vacuum tube amplifiers are famous for generating warmer, more dynamic tones compared to transistor-based models simply because they are capable of limiting distortion when overloaded so that better signal-to-noise ratio is provided.
Apart from that, there will be a couple of 6N3 tubes located in this amplifier that are capable of generating 20 RMS watts per channel of distortion-free signal, which will further add more punch and clarity to high bit-rate MP3s, Apple Lossless, or CD-quality audio that are played back asns wires from an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android-powered device. In addition, the tubes too, would be able to deliver robust bass response by ameliorating the natural acoustic qualities of second and third harmonics for richer sound coloration. A switch is located on the amplifier’s top that enables one to choose between a Bluetooth audio source, 1/8″ stereo audio input, or a pair of RCA inputs.
[ Bluetooth Sound Enhancing Amplifier merges the old with the new copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
While you weren’t looking, the internet got super fast. I’m not talking Google Fiber fast. I’m talking Star Trek fast. Today, it’s not just possible to download a movie in seconds. New technology makes it easy to download dozens of movies in fractions of a second. Fast is almost too slow a word to describe such speed.
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Tired of waiting for Field Notes to release a notebook in your favorite color? Take matters into your own hands with this simple $9 Eco Clip. All you need is a stack of letter or legal-sized paper and enough strength to fold it in half. Then you just slide the Eco Clip down onto the edge and bam—instant notebook.
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This year, Windows Phone 8 users can watch all 67 NCAA men’s basketball games too, now that the March Madness Live app has arrived (there’s also a new app for Windows 8, if the browser doesn’t cut it). The streaming app was previously available on…
Ellinikon International Airport, located in Athens, Greece, was shut down in 2001. The site has been left partially intact while development plans take place, and photographer Alexandros Lambrovassilis has been revisiting the site for years to document its remains.
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As useful as an umbrella is for staying dry when it’s pouring rain, they can be a pain to deal with when you get back inside and they’re soaking wet. But designers Liang-Hock Poh and Ming-Hung Lin realized that by simply making the umbrella’s handle flexible, it was far easier to hang somewhere for drying, and easier to carry with you.
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