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Flubber: A reality?

A gel has been developed by Tokyo scientists at Shuji Hashimoto Applied Physics Laboratory which could change the future of robotics in amazing ways. Flubber has nothing on this little critter…

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Flip Mino HD- the worlds smallest HD video camera

If someone says camcorder to you, I bet you automatically think of big bulky things that you need a special little bag to carry around, not to mention arms of steal to hold in place for any length of time. Even the supposedly small ones are sometimes a big hassle to carry with you, so most people will settle for a digital camera, and leave the camcorder at home unless they know for sure they’re going to use it.

Well, those days are well and truly drawing to a close with the recent launch of the Flip Mino HD. When they call it the worlds smallest video camera, the weren’t kidding.

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The Relational Pillow- hug your girlfriend asleep while being in a different room

I didn’t get to go the Gadget Show Live. If only there was a gadget which meant that I could share the emotions of my fellow bloggers while they squeeled over new products while I slaved away at my education…

If only I had one of The Fluid Interfaces Group’s Relational Pillows. Using Wi-Fi this cool little gadget transmits the sense of touch over long distances, allowing you to be in constant contact with others.

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The Mug! So manly you can hear the exclamation marks clunk into place.

Theres not really much you can say about crockery. It has a handle, and it stops your tea from sploshing all over your lap. It isn’t really very exciting, or much likely to get you respect down the local pub.

Unless you’re packing The Mug! (From now on my grammar will get all squiffy because you can’t write The Mug! without the ‘!’. It’s, like, a rule). The good people at Thabto let me get my unworthy female hands on what is truly the most masculine mug I’ve ever seen. Honestly, if it had any more testosterone, I’d have a moustache by now.

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Sponsored: Calling all XBox 360 avatars- get yourself a real.

No one can say there havn’t been some ingenious viral videos out there, trying to attract you into buying whatever must have gadget is the latest to hit the top ten.

Well, Microsoft have turned it round on you with their latest advert for the XBox 360 and its new (ish!) dashboard, complete with wii-me style avatar system. You see, they’re not appealing to you at all, they’re trying to get your avatar to hook up with a ‘Real’ (that’s you and me to, well, you and me) and telling the avatar about all the fun stuff it can do. I feel objectified…

Read on to see the video

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An absolute tech junky, I graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Computing and now live on the outskirts of Leeds working with you guessed it, Computers. I love all things gadgety but really dislike wires. For those of you who haven’t worked it out the name of the site is a combination of my nickname (Gaj) and the pronunciation ‘Gadget’.
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