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This turntable costs as much as a house

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The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver has delivered its usual array of outrageous audio gear, but this shockingly priced turntable would have to go pretty high on anyone’s list.

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$10,000 tube amps just for headphones redefines outrageous

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We love crazy audiophile gear at Dvice, and few audio products are as crazy as Jack Woo’s Brooklyn NY built tube amps made just for driving headphones. Now Jack has topped himself, with his 234 mono amps, which are designed to make even the most diffic…

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Stop motion video shows off a dream collection of 1980s toys

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If you grew up in the 1980s, here’s a cute video shows every toy you ever dreamed of owning in just two minutes.

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Removable chewing gum won’t stay stuck under the table forever

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Don’t you hate it when you sit down at a table in a restaurant, and your hand happens to feel a big glob of used gum under the table? Finally there’s a solution. Rev7 is the first chewing gum that has been engineered so that it’s easy to remove, and ev…

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Florida schools are using fingerprint scanners to track students

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Most schools issue ID cards to their students, but apparently that isn’t high-tech enough for schools in Washington County Florida. A new system there has students scanning their fingerprints at roll call, and checks them against a database kept by the…

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Breath powered charger proves that you’re more than just hot air

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We’ve seen all kinds of crazy ways to generate power, but this latest idea proves that your breath isn’t just a bunch of hot air. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a tiny piezoelectric microbelt that can generate tiny am…

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Electric plane flies 200 miles in 2 hours; wins $1.35 million

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In the quest to design more efficient aircraft, the CAFE Foundation organizes an annual contest called the Green Flight Challenge. This year the goal was to make an electric plane that could fly 200 miles in less than two hours, using the equivalent of…

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Behold, the first tablet to harness the power of the pyramid

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With all the attention being paid to the new Kindle Fire, it’s easy to overlook last week’s other revolutionary tablet debut. Launched on Thursday’s episode of The Office, Sabre’s new tablet is the first to harness pyramid power.

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Thrustmaster’s Ferrari F1 wheel is a big step up from Mario Kart

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Mario Kart is fine for kids, but if you want some more realistic racing action, you need to upgrade your game along with the associated hardware. This amazingly realistic looking Ferrari F1 style wheel from Thrustmaster looks like a good place to start.

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Don’t miss a single Tweet with this toilet paper Twitter printer

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Do you fear that you’re going to miss out on the latest news when nature calls? Sure you could always use your phone or tablet to stay in touch while you’re sitting on the throne, but that’s kind of icky. Mario Lukas figured there had to be a better wa…

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RED Digital developing a video projector that has frikkin’ lasers

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RED Digital shook up the world of digital cinematography when they introduced their RED One digital camera a few years ago. So word that they are ready to release a laser driven video projector has people in the high-end digital theater world talking.

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Microsoft patent shows a do-everything modular smartphone

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Most people are pretty defensive about their smartphone choices, with heavy texters defending the BlackBerry’s physical keyboard, while others want something with a bigger screen for multimedia. Microsoft however, sees a future where one phone can be a…

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Magnetic cello gives a centuries old instrument a modern touch

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Most classical string instruments stopped developing about 300 years ago. Sure we have electric violins and people trying out different materials, but the fundamentals of strings played with a hair bow remain. Instrument hacker Magnetovore wants to cha…

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Smart shirt monitors the vital signs of hospital patients

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Hospitals are not a fun place to be. Even if you are in pretty good shape, they tend to wire you up to monitors that make it impossible to get out of the bed. This shirt can help to make hospital life a bit more bearable, by embedding all of the monito…

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Toyota breaks speed records with a compressed air car

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With all the talk about alternate fuel cars, one technology you hear little about is the compressed air engine. Toyota wants top change that, so they built a car that could break 80-mph running on nothing but a bunch of hot air.

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You can ride this crazy steel-wheeled bike that has no tires

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Punctures are a real problem for anyone who rides a bike in the city, but not with this crazy looking bicycle that replaces the conventional wheels and tires with flexible wheels made from bent strips of tempered steel.

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Fitness office chair lets you get a workout right at your desk

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Sitting at a desk all day does no favors to your body, but getting to a gym for a workout can be tough for office workers. This conceptual office chair doubles as an exercise machine, with built in resistance handles and footrests to stretch out your m…

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Rear-view bike camera gives you eyes in the back of your head

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Bikes move pretty slowly compared to other traffic, so it’s useful to know what’s coming up behind you. The Owl 360 provides a high-tech solution, with an under seat camera connected to a handlebar-mounted video screen.

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Floating island nation is a great place to escape from the world

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If you’re an ultra rich person and you want to hide your wealth from the world’s governments, it’s hard to beat your own micronation. Project Utopia aims to be that type of place, as a floating globe hopping paradise for the people with money to burn.

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Rumor: iPhone 5 event with new Apple CEO Tim Cook on October 4

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Reports are surfacing that Apple’s long awaited iPhone 5 will be revealed in just under two weeks on Tuesday October 4.

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Ford’s Android controlled e-bike uses Formula One race car tech

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It seems like every car maker has been coming up with bikes lately, but unlike that relatively conventional Ferrari bike, Ford’s offering uses some pretty radical automotive tech.

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