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Want to walk around while looking absolutely ridiculous with your PSP in tow? Let Brando help you out in this aspect with the PSP 2K/3K Multi-shape Cobra Stand Bundle Kit. Below is an excerpt of the product description with typos corrected.

PSP 2K/3K Multi-shape Cobra Stand Bundle Kit is suitable for both PSP-2000 and 3000 series consoles. It contains 2 stands - a traditional vacuum hook stand and a multi-shape Cobra stand. The former was designed to make it easy to attach to any neat surface, while the latter measures 92cm Long. You can easily bend it into any shape as required.

Talk about the latest weight-losing device in town that is currently going for $23 a pop.

Darim Vision has released its latest wearable/portable security camera - the PVE400 portable video encoder/streamer that is able to hold its own in virtually any environment you pit yourself into (assuming you’re the everyday Joe type who doesn’t go indulge in death-defying environments each week, of course). The PVE400 is meant to provide the wearer with black-box-type archiving to its wireless/IP transmission of video, audio, and GPS tracking capabilities. This is one of the latest generation PVE that brings together simultaneous Wi-Fi streaming and local recording onto a flash memory card without restricting users to either-or choices.

There are many situations where real-time broadcasting for “point-of-view” situational awareness is critical, and these include surveillance to inspection under extreme conditions. Unfortunately at this point in time, current networks aren’t 100% reliable and failsafe, so merging both local recording with simultaneous wireless transmission helps offer an extra layer of redundancy alongside the peace of mind that the entire event can be documented. According to Aaron Taylor, Sales & Marketing Manager of Darim, “Local recording capability provides that important second opportunity to view the action. Like a black box, this capability provides a permanent archive of what happened. Power can go down, networks can fail, but local recording will continue.”

This recording redundancy turns the PVE400 into a “must-have” tool for those who want real-time monitoring as well as others who find themselves in situations where archiving is mandatory. The PVE400 was constructed to be rugged enough to withstand harsh conditions, and is currently being used worldwide by the military, SWAT teams, and special-event security. It has also seen action in remote surveillance applications such as airport, oil rig, and mining inspection operations, so for the average user like you and I, we can be sure that it is able to withstand the everyday rigors we subject it to.

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The next time someone asks you what kind of digital camera you own, why not let them be impressed with the fact that you own a $3,500 Canon 5D Mark II? Of course, when they enquire of the price you got it for, make their jaws drop by letting them know it retails for just $95. Once they request you to whip it out to snap a group photo, decline politely (about the photo part) and show them a miniaturized version of the Canon 5D Mark II instead - after all, this device is actually a 4GB USB flash drive that was cleverly crafted into the form of the highly sought after DSLR.

Source: Gizmodo

Buying a house is one of the most important investment decisions one can ever make, but apart from a trailer, how many of us own homes that can move about? The Walking Home concept is one of the more interesting ones we have come across lately - this is actually a modular dwelling system that allows one to live a peaceful, nomadic life by going through the city’s streets or vast, rolling hills without causing too much of an impact on the environment. After all, the Walking House relies on solar panels embedded all over its body to provide energy within, with small windmills helping it out as well. Water is collected from rainfall, so we would advice staying in areas where there is large amounts of rainfall each year. Inside, expect to live out a spartan lifestyle as you get a basic living module with a composting toilet system, a small wood burning stove and a solar-powered water heater.

Source: Likecool

Information is king these days, and folks who control the most information in the world are often the ones sitting on top. After all, if you have knowledge of a company’s internal workings as well as where they’re headed, chances are you would make your next share purchase decision based on that in order to secure a generous windfall once the general populace knows about it, right? While data is becoming more available across all levels of society, it also pays to remember that we ought to take extra care in keeping our personal data secure, and this is what the latest patent filing from Apple is all about. The Cupertino-based organization is currently working on a new technique which helps hide a biometric reader within an iPhone or a Mac, allowing users to lock down their systems using fingerprints and perhaps even facial recognition software without having to break through their usual routine.

This patent filing was published for the first time this week, showing that Apple aims to offer a more secure way to prevent unauthorized access to an entire device in addition keeping busybodies out of your private information without relying on standard techniques such as passcodes. In addition, employing the use of biometric technology also reduces taking bites out of the owner’s time, and best of all is, you no longer need to remember yet another password or passcode, leaving those brain cells to do something more important. Apple hopes to employ this solution by using a sensor hidden within the device itself, or one that has been repurposed from its standard role. Imagine having the touchscreen on the iPhone or touchpad on the MacBook recognize your fingerprint or finger vein pattern by touching the display. As for facial recognition, that would mean falling back on a forward-facing camera that checks out retinal patterns.

Source: Apple Insider

It looks like a medieval torture device, but the Turkey Cannon will actually cut down on cooking time by heating from the inside as well as outside. Made out of stainless steel, the Turkey Cannon is based on the old recipe called “beer can chicken” which steams the inside of the bird while the oven cooks the outside to a crispy golden brown.

The design is fairly simple. The stainless steel tub jetting out from the base can be filled up with broth, juice, beer, or any other flavorful liquid which willl then turn to steam as it is heated. The turkey, or chicken fits over the pipe and elevates the bird above the pan so that convection heat can encircle the bird, making cooking time even shorter.

You can still use a beer can for your chicken, but come Thanksgiving time, you may really wish you had the Turkey Cannon.

Cost is just under $30 from Chef’s Resource

Hat Tip - DVice