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Gadgets’n'Gizmos Thursday

Brace yourself! It’s weird/creepy doodad day for this edition of G’n'G:

  • For $279, the SAD clock promises to elevate the mood of those suffering from seasonal affective disorder. We’re not really sure what blue light is going to do in lieu of UV or natural sunlight, but who’s counting?
  • Not satisfied with your current approach to being a creeper? Perhaps the sleepy bunny webcam will help you achieve your goals. Ick.
  • The best use of USB ever comes in the form of this microscope with 200x magnification and 1600×1200 resolution.
  • A new coating developed by Rensselaer Polytechnic allows for photovoltaic cells to capture 96.2% of the sun’s rays from any angle. (We lied. This one is neither weird nor creepy).
  • Nothing spells “awesome” like a mask that molests your face in the name of comfort.
  • How about a robot controlled via WiFi by some Ruby code running on a jailbroken iPhone?

We don’t even want to know what evil could be done with the bunny and the microscope.

Gadgets’n'Gizmos Tuesday

It’s that time of the week! The little email category for neat (or lame) gadgets has reached critical mass:

  • This Sanyo wifi-enabled internet radio is actually pretty awesome. There’s no telling how long devices like this may last given the cost of licensing for streaming music, but it will be a fun ride.
  • What’s 125″ diagonal, curved, 1mm thin, weighs 7.9 pounds and only boasts a 960×360 resolution? Why it’s the Shinoda OLED display.
  • Netbooks are gaining a lot of press lately, so we’re happy to add to the pile with this review of the Acer Aspire One.
  • If you’re not in the mood for the $300 Blackberry Bold released today, maybe you’ll like the Curve 8900. Previously known as the Javelin, it’s a Bold-derived model free of 3G.
  • While eInk is very cool, Sharp has gone one step further to demonstrate an eInk display that can retain its image sans power.
  • Motorola’s ZN25 packs 5 megapixels of creepy, stalker power.
  • The new line of Ventro cases from Asus can be dismantled and arranged for shipping at just a few inches thick.
  • Just $130 will land you Western Digital’s newest HDMI-capable hard drive-based TV streamer. This item is a steal for the price.
  • Asus, still obsessed with diluting their popular Eee name, has released what amounts to a nettop. Weren’t these a bad idea the first time?

Gadgets and gizmos Wednesday

Aside from RIM’s official unveiling of the Storm, not much is at play in the world of gadgets today. Nevertheless, here are a few links to get you started:

  • Harnessing the power of frickin’ laser beams for 20Gbps terrestrial wireless? 10Gbps at 800m? Daddy like!
  • Just in case you haven’t heard, Intel released the Core 2 Duo E7300 and E5200 some weeks back. While you probably wouldn’t want to court the E5200, the 7xxx series is rather a fantastic bargain.
  • RIM’s BlackBerry Storm was officially unveiled. It supports quad-band GSM, EV-DO Rev. A, HSPA/UMTS, no WiFi, a weird clicky touchscreen, a wacky app store and some other bits and bobs. Give it a peek if you’re a smartphone afficianado.
  • AMD will soon start pushing its GPU-on-CPU “Fusion” technology pretty hard. To prep the market for its coming, AMD is resorting to a bizarre and arguably useless utility to “prep your computer for gaming.” Seriously, it’s just weird.

As usual, check back to this post as news rolls in throughout the day.