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Not content with just ordering a touchscreen-packin’ Cloudbook from Japan, Azazel decided to take matters into his own wonder-working hands and hack up his vanilla unit to include the oh-so-coveted touch support. Based on his reports, disassembling the rig and stuffing the new panel in was a lesson in simplicity (save for one quick round with a soldering iron), but actual usability proved to be somewhat of a letdown. It was noted that using the small screen with just a fingertip was challenging, and while relying on a pen did make things marginally easier, we’d think long and hard about your needs / wishes before taking the plunge.

[Thanks, David]

Designed by Jaime Hayon, the “Jet Set” concept is one of the first to incorporate open-air seats. Though the craft may not be practical, it’s definitely a conversation piece. Click here for first picture in gallery.

…made of white gold and fiberglass tiles for a ceramics company called Bisazza: the nose looks like a F-18 Hornet, then it has an Y-Wing cockpit, wings with propeller wings and love missiles, a B-52ish tail

[via Gizmodo - YankoDesign]

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Here’s a first look at Nokia’s upcoming touchscreen “Tube” phone, which will supposedly feature a 3.5-inch display, camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS support. If you missed out on the demo video we posted a while back, continue reading to watch.

No multi-touch on this model but it is said to provide haptic feedback in a package supposedly smaller (maybe a little bit wider) than the N73. We also notice an “XpressMedia” label on the phone which would indicate an affiliation with Nokia’s XpressMusic class of media devices

[via Engadget]

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For those interested in the Keyport — allows users to integrate all the items on their personal keychain into one universal access device — then we’ve got just the pictures for you, showing its innards. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Sadly, there’s nothing supernatural inside, like a portal to an alternate dimension that houses your keys until you need one. Just cut-down keys with some notches

[via Gizmodo - NOTCOT]

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Fifth Gear’s Jason Plato sets out to find what kind of automobile $2950 (1500 pounds) can buy you in the UK. The car might surprise you. Continue reading for the video.

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When roller coaster junkies want to skip the long lines at amusement parks, they go to work and build their own in the backyard. Continue reading to see them all. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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The Tu Fin boat concept basically “connects the advantages of fitness training with those of Nordic Walking - a complete body Workout in free nature.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

The innovative fin drive is inspired from nature for and guarantees maximum acceleration without any noise. Entire Kraft from arms and legs transfers into the fin impact. Together with the flow optimized trunk achieves Tu Fin a maximum efficiency and Speeds up to 6,6 knots. The low tail serves as bath platform,and the front boat part as leisure platform

[via YankoDesign]

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Ok, so there are still chefs, but this high-tech restaurant in Germany makes do without a wait staff. Continue reading for a video preview — courtesy of BBC.

As we already knew, everything in this restaurant in Nuremberg is completely automated, from the ordering process—using a touchscreen which also allows you to surf the internet or email while waiting for our order— to the delivery of the food to your color-coded seat

[via Gizmodo - BBC]

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For on-the-go business travelers who are looking for an alternative to cell phones, the Cool G108 should do the trick. This watch phone features a “1.5-inch internal display, 1.3-megapixel camera, multimedia player, Bluetooth, 0.5MB of built-in memory and a MMS expansion slot.” If you’d like to check out some other interesting watch phones, then click here. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Boasting what appears to be an electroluminescent keypad (is that a rotary dial design we see?) and a convenient flip-up screen…You’ll also find USB connectivity and a smallish external display, and while pricing remains a mystery

[via Engadget - Slashphone]

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Microsoft announces the availability of the Legendary Map Pack for Halo 3, set for launch on April 15th. Click here for first picture in gallery.

I can’t promise these 27 screen shots of the new Legendary Map Pack will convince you to drop the Microsoft Points on new multiplayer arenas, but I’m pretty sure fans of scaffolding and planks will be pretty darn excited

[via Kotaku]

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