Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Blood Test Can Predict Heart Attack and Stroke
Computers Make Better Lie Detectors
OneSense is Your Spike-Covered Headphones
Gravity in Angry Birds Space: Is it Realistic?
Ms. Particle-Man Game Searches for Higgs Boson
ThinkerToys Makes E-Waste Educational
China Reaches 1 Billion Mobile Subscribers
Taiwan Slashes HDD Prices
Trampoline in Gaming to Encourage Exercise
Netflix Buys DVD.com Domain
3-Axis Joystick Turns Your Phone’s Camera Into A Joystick
Angry Birds Space Passes 20 Million Downloads
Travel John Disposable Unisex Urinal
This Marshall Amplifier Refrigerator Is Awesome
Apple’s Patent Application for 3D Camera Discovered
Face.com API Reveals Approximate Age through Photos
Get Your Drink on with Scorpion Vodka

Blood Test Can Predict Heart Attack and Stroke

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 09:03 AM PDT

Heart attacks are mainly caused by a blood clot in the wrong place. Now, scientists from the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) are working on a blood test that could detect a blood clot before it becomes deadly.

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Computers Make Better Lie Detectors

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 08:42 AM PDT

Computer may now replace police officers in the interrogation room. Though the dark room with a swinging lampshade will still be maintained for maximum effect.

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OneSense is Your Spike-Covered Headphones

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 07:40 AM PDT

Because some people don’t get it that one uses headphones to shut the world out, Joe Doucet comes up with ultra-fierce headphones that clearly says, “Do not Disturb.”

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Gravity in Angry Birds Space: Is it Realistic?

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 07:22 AM PDT

Have you ever wondered if real-life physics apply in Angry Birds Space? Given that in its past versions, projectile computations are approximately precise, what happens if you remove the birds and the pigs from earth and send them to outer space? The challenge is accepted by Rhett Allain, an associate professor of physics.

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Ms. Particle-Man Game Searches for Higgs Boson

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 06:54 AM PDT

Michael Falk knows you miss retro-style video games, so he comes up with an iOS game called Ms. Particle-Man.

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ThinkerToys Makes E-Waste Educational

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 06:28 AM PDT

Hitting two birds with one stone is what Dhairya Dand thought of when he started ThinkerToys, and since March, he has been exhibiting eco-friendly, educational toys to inspire kids in developing nations.

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China Reaches 1 Billion Mobile Subscribers

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 04:04 AM PDT

We all knew it would happen. It was just a matter of when.

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Taiwan Slashes HDD Prices

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 03:21 AM PDT

Thank you Supply-and-Demand Economics! We now have an HDD Sale!

Retail channels from Taiwan will slash about 10% at the end of April to adjust inventories and promotes sales. A 3.5 inch 500 GB model went from NT$2,200 (US$75) to below NT$2,000, according to industry sources.

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Trampoline in Gaming to Encourage Exercise

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 02:56 AM PDT

What would you give to put down that joystick and be in simultaneous running and jumping with your adventure game characters?

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Netflix Buys DVD.com Domain

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 11:58 PM PDT

Do you think that DVDs are dead? Sure instant streaming is all the rage, but Netflix apparently believes in the DVDs staying power. Don’t believe me? Just go to DVD.com and you will be magically whisked away to Netflix. It will take you to the subdomain dvd.netflix.com.
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3-Axis Joystick Turns Your Phone’s Camera Into A Joystick

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 11:45 PM PDT

Phones. there just isn’t enough room on them for proper gaming. That must be why we are always looking for better ways to attach joysticks to them. If you put it on your screen, you are blocking some of the action and that’s no good. A research group at Keio University has the answer. The 3-Axis analog joystick is an elastic device that goes over the front facing camera of your smartphone and acts as a joystick.
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Angry Birds Space Passes 20 Million Downloads

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 11:21 PM PDT

A few days ago we told you about the Angry Birds Space game hitting 10 million downloads and now we have news that the game has passed the 20 million mark. It seems that nothing can hold these birds and pigs back.
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Travel John Disposable Unisex Urinal

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 11:18 PM PDT

When you have to go, you have to go. Sometimes you just can’t hold it. But what if there is no bathroom nearby? Or tree? Or bush? For those times, I present to you the Travel John Disposable Unisex Urinal. Problem solved.
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This Marshall Amplifier Refrigerator Is Awesome

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 11:01 PM PDT

Roadies everywhere have just fallen in love with this awesome Marshall Amplifier Refrigerator. It rocks in every sense of the word. This bad boy was spotted at Musikmesse in Germany and it may look like it belongs on stage, but you are more likely to find it backstage.
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Apple’s Patent Application for 3D Camera Discovered

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 07:42 PM PDT

Our friends from Patently Apple have discovered an existing patent for an Apple 3D camera, which would definitely maximize the retina displays of new and upcoming devices.

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