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by Bryce Durbin on November 8, 2009

Japanese company announces Dragon Ball headphones
Toyjector: Cute mini projector to be released in Japan
Choken Bako: Cute Japanese piggy bank

69adget’s Top 7 Ways to Stay Warm this Winter [NSFW]
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by Lydia Leavitt on November 7, 2009

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Cold, miserable winters are about the best time to create some heat with a loved one… or yourself. If you’re picturing a bear skin rug and roaring fire, well, things have come a long way. We’re talking about couples toys and technology to keep things spicy, even in the coldest weather.

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by Bryce Durbin on November 7, 2009

Toyjector: Cute mini projector to be released in Japan
Does anyone in tech pay attention to unemployment numbers? Hard to buy that new gizmo when you don’t have a job, right?
Exclusive video of the Litl Webbook

by Bryce Durbin on November 5, 2009

Wherein we discuss Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
The Beatles remastered catalogue will be released on an apple-shaped USB drive
The Electrobite makes it fun and exciting to be handicapped

by Bryce Durbin on November 4, 2009

The perfect room: a bed, TV, and an Xbox 360
New spongy material instantly hardens on exposure to magnetism
Choken Bako: Cute Japanese piggy bank

by Bryce Durbin on November 3, 2009

Video: Strange Japanese hamburger vending machine
New system used to protect airplanes from lasers, soon to work against sharks with freakin’ lasers, too
Ties made from old cassette tapes sort of feature audible playback

Instructions for creating an autonomous sentry gun
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by John Biggs on November 2, 2009

I wanted to make one of these for a long time. The problem was that there were no reasonable tutorials or guides on how to proceed. Additionally I am not a programmer by a long shot so the software was also a problem. This was actually the biggest problem, there was no type of software available at all.

So read that again and think long and hard if you want to trust this man to teach you how to build an autonomous weapon that will shoot at anything that movies. Are you thinking? Don’t lie. The gun will be able to tell. And it will follow you and shoot you.
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by Bryce Durbin on November 1, 2009

Here are some stories you might have missed this week on CrunchGear.

All about the Motorola Droid
Helmet radar: coming to a supersoldier near you
Spooky Tesla Radio in a jar

by John Biggs on October 31, 2009

It’s time to put on the Swami hat and predict just what we have in store for 2010 and beyond. Considering all of the movement in the gadget world in the past few months, I’m fairly sure most of this going to be accurate. Given the current status of some of these technologies, it’s hard to prognosticate very far out but there are a few things that have become apparent over the past year, especially the rise of Android and our expectations for the iPad.

Without further ado… the envelope please:

Apple TV -> 27-inch iMac -> Wall Mount for 27-inch iMac

It’s sad but true: Apple doesn’t care about Apple TV. All the real brain power is going to the desktop and laptop and probably onto the iPad. They’ve made it clear with the 27-inch iMac that they can make a high-resolution screen and powerful computer inside of a case the thickness of a college textbook. Who needs a TV, let alone an Apple TV?

The obvious conclusion here is that the 27-inch iMac becomes a real Apple TV. The Mac Mini already makes a great multi-media system and a quick update to FrontRow, now considered abandonware, may make it a great 10-foot interface.

by Bryce Durbin on October 31, 2009

Review: Sanyo Xacti CG10 compact HD camcorder
Advertisers get creative at Waterloo Station, create craziness with projectors
Heated slipper looks downright dangerous

by Bryce Durbin on October 30, 2009

Robots taking over role of backseat driver
Boardy is a USB stick made out of recycled paper
Behold, the ultimate keg/arcade machine mashup

by John Biggs on October 29, 2009

Jeezum crow! This guy has made a fully functional (kind of) Proton Pack from Ghostbusters including a trap, ecto goggles, and some coveralls. He added a few lights controlled by an Arduino board.

The best part? He added lasers to the blasters. Now he just needs to remember not to cross the beams and that your halloween party can be a promotional expense so you should invite clients instead of friends.

by Bryce Durbin on October 29, 2009

Unboxing: The Verizon Droid by Motorola
$6500 “Labyrinth Aquarium”: awesome, difficult to clean
The Bearable Lightness of Droid: How the iPhone aesthetic has finally hit the majors

by Bryce Durbin on October 27, 2009

I’m going to be a 20-foot-long ANIMATRONIC GOMORA for Halloween
Review: Astro Boy
Pet dinosaurs for everyone! Pleo is back!

by Bryce Durbin on October 25, 2009

Here’s a look at what happened on CrunchGear this week:

The real life Burger King Windows 7 Whopper is a disgusting joke to humanity
Quick Look: 13.3-inch Acer Timeline
Orchestral movements by LCD light

by Bryce Durbin on October 23, 2009

Video of the Honda U3-X auto-unicycle
Windows startup and shutdown sounds through the ages
Never lose your remote control again with this simple, cheap DIY solution

by John Biggs on October 22, 2009

Look at these early Windows start-up sounds. They look primitive now but imagine being a young man in the late 1980s and your parents have just brought you home a new Packard Bell x86 machine. Back in those days sound cards were premium items and to hear an operating system sing to you when you start it up was a really big deal. The vast majority of computer users during that time would have never heard most of these sounds.

by Bryce Durbin on October 22, 2009

Weird Accessory #8791: Kawaii Bear iPod Charger
German man sells turnkey condom manufacturing factories
LED color lighting kit FINALLY available for your Festivus pole

by John Biggs on October 21, 2009

It’s nigh on a few hours before the Windows 7 launch and things are heating up in the big city. Folks are lining up at the Windows store, children are quieter and more attentive in school, and the troubles of the world – global warming, terrorists, the economy – are on hold. We are waiting for a miracle and when it comes it will rhyme with ‘dindows’ and end with ‘7′

How happy are you about Windows 7? Like how totally happy?

A poll, if you will, after the jump.

First Annual CrunchGear Halloween Costume Contest! Win an XBox!
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by John Biggs on October 21, 2009

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Halloween is coming up and if there’s one thing I know it’s that geeks love Halloween. The opportunity to hide behind a mask, to subvert the status quo, and to dress up like sexy nurse/sexy witch/sexy balloon boy is a cause for celebration. That said, we’re offering one Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Console to the winner of our First Annual CrunchGear Halloween Costume Contest.

Here’s how to enter.
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