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by Thomas Ricker, posted Apr 10th 2008 at 8:47AM Remember Thingamagoop, the little synth monster controlled by light thanks to the photocell governing the main oscillator? Well, this alarm clock mod requires a 9-volt DC jack and adapter, switch SPDT, and some audio cable and wire to bring it all together. A few snips and solder burns later and voila, the monster Moog alarm clock is born. Man, robots… synthesizers… it’s like the ultimate nerd sub-cult. Video after the break, detailed hacking instructions on the other side of that read link.P.S. Yes, he has throw-switch nipples and a uh, knob. ReadPermalinkEmail thisComments (7)Filed under: Misc. (Read the full post about ‘Video: Thingamagoop alarm clock mod haunts your dreams, wakes you to its nightmare’…)

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We asked readers about “social network fatigue,” which can mean either that you’re getting tired of social networking sites or that you’re simply exhausted from having too much of your time sucked up by online social networking (boredom, on the one hand, addiction on the other). And, indeed, it appears that, at least among those who participated in the poll, this phenomenon is real. 43% of participants said they’re afflicted and have cut back since last year, which could mean the novelty has worn off for them and the experience is no longer so fascinating, or that they’ve stopped shopping around and have settled into one or two sites they use regularly (which is probably good news for established networks like facebook). (Read the full post about ‘Popgadget poll results on social network fatigue’…)

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When I caught my entire family popping the bubble wraps covering my CDs, I knew I had to do something or else it’d cost me a pretty penny. This electronic bubble wrap keychain can supply everyone who’s addicted to popping bubble wraps with unlimited bubbles to pop. The eight rubber buttons have the tactile feel of bubble wrap and pressing them, of course, would sound the familiar “pop.” The 100th pressing of a button won’t be a pop though, but something completely different like a dog’s bark–just for laughs. This portable electronic bubble wrap keychain is sold for ₤5 in ThinkGeek. (Read the full post about ‘Bubble Wrap Keychain’…)

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by Nilay Patel, posted Apr 9th 2008 at 9:04PMAlright, so we’ve harshed a little bit on FireWire recently, but we’ve got to stop and give the venerable interconnect some love: the 1394 Trade Association says that there are now over a billion FireWire ports out there. That’s quite an accomplishment, even if we’re not so sure that the group’s claim that “every 1394-equipped device sold now has 1 billion opportunities to connect” is the most accurate or useful way of measuring the success of the technology. (Read the full post about ‘FireWire: over a billion ports served’…)

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Philips GoGear SA28 is the first mp3 player that features its own Fullsound technology. The SA28 was first introduced during the CES2008, and now, it is available at China mainland. The 2GB SA28 is sale for RMB399 (approx US$57) with built-in FM tuner. Fullsound is a digital audio algorithm patented by Philips that refines audio output by performing 10 million operations per second to analyze and re-compute the music signal before it is sent to the speaker. This means that FullSound brings out the best of any audio system and delivers more life to the music. (Read the full post about ‘Philips GoGear SA28 for $57′…)

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USB flash drives have led to the death of the floppy disk drive. Unfortunately, they’ve also introduced some risk when it comes to business data being placed on unsecured flash drives. In fact, it seems that many IT executives and managers don’t realize how much unsecured flash drives are being used. According to a SanDisk survey, 77% of corporate end users indicated that they have used a personal flash drive for work-related tasks. IT executives and managers surveyed only estimated the use to be around 35%. Naturally, such wide use of personal flash drives to store work data increases the risk of such data falling into the wrong hands. (Read the full post about ‘SanDisk survey warns of personal flash drive use’…)

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by Nilay Patel, posted Apr 9th 2008 at 8:21PM
We knew Canon’s hot new Rebel XSi was due this month, but it looks like Amazon is once again to the rescue with a specific street date: April 27, which is a bit after the previously-rumored date of the 15th. That’s what, just 5,000 pennies a day to get one by launch? Totally doable.

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by Nilay Patel, posted Apr 9th 2008 at 6:09PM We’ve been waiting to get our hands on the SlingCatcher ever since it was announced at CES in 2007 (and re-announced at this past CES) but it looks like we’ll have to wait a little longer — Gregg Wilkes, Sling’s VP of sales, has said the product won’t be released this quarter as scheduled, but rather sometime later this year. Sling hasn’t made this announcement publicly, though: Gregg simply emailed a would-be customer his apologies, saying Sling was committed to providing a “compelling and enjoyable user experience and value proposition,” and that the SlingCatcher is still being refined. (Read the full post about ‘SlingCatcher delayed again, this time until “sometime in 2008″’…)

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Posted Apr 9th 2008 9:13AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Desktops Some seven months after AMD first tooted its horn about creating the “world’s most advanced x86 CPU,” the quad-core Opteron is finally shipping. (Read the full post about ‘AMD’s quad-core Opteron processor now available in select systems’…)

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Axxen is about to launch the I-PASSION Pearl in Korea market, targeted on females with its pearl colored pendant attached to USB cap. It features reading speed of 22Mb and writing speed of 12Mb and will comes in 1GB to 8GB capacities. One more shot after the jump. [ Source ] Tags: wi-fi, mobile devices, home theater, Hi-fi (Read the full post about ‘Axxen I-PASSION Pearl USB Drive’…)

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