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Arc Mouse – A Mouse For Curved Surfaces

For serious users looking to keep working on their laptops while on the subway, for example, where there are no suitable flat surfaces for a normal mouse, they will surely be interested in the adaptable Arc Mouse.

Archos Announces 10-inch Tablet With Keyboard Cover

With a keyboard that doubles as a dock and a protective cover, Archos is providing another option for consumers looking for a tablet with a dedicated keyboard dock.


Samsung Preparing iPod Touch Competitor

Dubbed the YP-GP1, those looking for a feature-packed portable media player without an overly large screen or Apple's logo on the casing probably need only be patient for a little while longer.


Calling All Inventors! Your Home Space Saver Products Are Wanted

Have you come up with a new way to stack your shoes, line up your tools, or bunk your junk? Karl Champley, the home improvement guru, is looking for new space saving products that help folks organize their stuff and give them more room in their own homes. So through Edison Nation, he's asking you to submit your ideas.

Life Light: An Eco-Friendly Lifesaver, Buoy & Emergency Light Concept

The “Life Light” is a combination lifesaver ring, marker buoy and emergency light that's powered with renewable energy and a built-in battery. When the sun – and a swimmer in trouble – goes down, the Life Light's LED light goes on, alerting rescuers to its presence.

Pedal-Powered DC Generator Charges Up Any USB Device

BikeCharge Dynamo from Hong Kong-based iBikeConsole has updated the bicycle wheel-mounted DC generator of your childhood. It'll fully charge most brands of mobile phone over the course of a 2- to 3-hour bike ride.

ideaAPP Could Be A Game Changer For Inventors

If I were to tell you that you can get a complete, worldwide patent search conducted on your invention idea for $9.99, you would think I just swallowed a whole lot of advertising bull.  I thought it was too good to be true too, so I went to the source, the company that owns and offers the ideaAPP for Apple and PC products, and asked the founder an irritating amount of questions.  He answered.

 


Levitating Light Bulb Combines Two Technologies And Works!

A 19-year old electrical engineering student at the University of Queensland in Australia has created a levitating light bulb that is not an optical illusion.  While it may not look too sexy in this photo, just wait until you see these LevLights floating around your ceiling in designer glass shades.

 


High-Tech Locators Find Keys, Glasses... Even Your Cat!


Find One, Find All® (FOFA®) LocatorFind One, Find All® (FOFA®) Locator

There I go! Can't find my keys again. Just when I think I'm ready to hop in the car for another day's commute, my car keys, mobile phone, wallet, purse, reading glasses, and/or sunglasses can't be found. Whoops, where did I leave my coffee thermos? read more »

The disappearing act those slylies pull every day has been a source of needless frustration in my life, and I finally decided I had to stop them. I checked into several locating devices and found two locators I'd like to share with you, as each has appealing but different features for different needs... the FOFA® and the Loc8tor.

Necomimi Cat Ears Tell It Like It Is: A Review

Tired of mood rings that don't actually reflect your mood? Try these cat ears that respond to your brainwaves!