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Much has been said about Google Glass over the past few months, and naturally as it was made available for a one day sale yesterday, Google experienced such tremendous reception that the off-white version of Google Glass was sold out in a relatively short amount of time. Well, it is not the only player in the wearable technology market, as a Japanese researcher has come up with a rather radical looking alternative that will focus on generating eye animations to replace what your eyes actually convey.

Yes sir, this makes it more like a pair of prank glasses, where you can actually close your eyes to sleep, while the “fake eyes” that are more often than not just printed stickers glued to a pair of plastic spectacles. Professor Hirotaka Osawa’s unique kit will depict computer-generated eye animations instead of your biological eyes, allowing you to sneak in a secret nap when nobody else is none the wiser. Of course, it does not help if you’re trying to catch forty winks in class, and your lecturer calls you to solve a problem after being fooled into thinking that you’re actually wide awake and paying attention.

It is said that this pair of glasses could actually be used to simulate emotional reactions whenever one is distracted or busy. The glasses themselves boast of two OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screens, where these in turn are controlled via a smartphone or PC through a Bluetooth wireless connection.

Glasses Use OLED Screens To Show Fake Eyes , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Gadgets, cyborg,

It turns out that your seemingly random taps, swipes, and other finger gestures on a touchscreen display might not be so random after all. In fact, the way you interact with a touchscreen is so unique that researchers at Georgia Tech have successfully created software that can lock down your tablet if someone else pokes and prods it.

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Nintendo of Japan has certainly pioneered the art of selling the very same hardware over and over again to the same customer just because it comes in a special limited edition design from time to time. And by design, I do not mean a change in the hardware mould, but rather, new livery or color has been introduced. Well, we have seen our fair share of different Nintendo 3DS XL versions in the past, and here we are now with the chance to pick up a limited edition Pokémon-themed 3DS XL, where you can do so simply by attending a football match in Japan.

Do bear in mind that football here refers to soccer as understood by those of us living in the US. Nintendo is the one behind this opportunity for fans to pick up one of three limited edition Pokémon-themed 3DS XL systems at Yokohama F. Marinos, Urawa Red Diamonds, and FC Tokyo J-League matches, and depending on the number of systems made available, that will strictly be based on the home side’s score.

Football is not a high scoring game, but it is nevertheless exciting as evident by those last minute exploits, or even brilliant individual runs. Each of the 3DS XL system will feature identical Pokémon artwork with the respective club name of the home side on the base. Of course these will be extremely rare in due time, and ought to be able to fetch a handsome price in online auction sites.

Win A Limited Edition Pokémon-Themed 3DS XL By Attending A Japanese Football Match , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Gaming, 3ds xl, nintend, o, pokemon,

It does not matter whether you agree as to snapping selfies being a mental disorder when you take a look at the iOcean X8 smartphone. This particular handset might not be popular or even heard of outside of China, but it does carry one very important feature that selfie lovers absolutely cannot live without, and wished that it appeared on smartphones from other manufacturers. The iOcean X8 is touted to be the very first smartphone that sports a 5MP front facing camera that has auto-focus capability.

It makes sense, really, and it also does beg the question – how come other smartphone manufacturers have not done to same to date? Most of the time, the front facing camera is an inferior version of the one at the back, so to see the iOcean X8 improve on this particular staple feature on modern day smartphones is definitely extremely encouraging.

Other hardware specifications of the iOcean X8 include a 5.7-inch 1080p display, an octa-core MediaTek CPU, a Mali-450 GPU, 2GB RAM, a 14MP camera at the back, a 2560mAh battery, and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean right out of the box. Unfortunately, it does not seem as though the Ocean X8 is going to make its way outside of China anytime soon.

iOcean X8 Has Autofocus Front Camera , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, selfie, Smartphone,

Most oven mitts and gloves are so boring. But not this one. No sirree, this Nintendo Power Glove inspired oven mitt is the closest to fun and awesome that an oven mitt can ever be.

It’s designed like the old Nintendo Power Glove and is made from heat-resistant silicone rubber, which makes sense because people don oven mitts to handle hot stuff.

The Power Mitt Oven Glove was created by Pete Hottelet, who made a couple for personal use back in 2012. Public demand quickly grew, which prompted Pete to launch an Indiegogo campaign and offer the mitts for sale. A minimum pledge of at least $39(USD) will get you one of your very own Power Mitts.

[via This Is Why I’m Broke]