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Episode 47: Going Green
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Go green with the Gurus of Cool as they figure out how to save the planet with gadgets and gizmos, giving you a variety of energy-saving tips along the way. Also hear your opinionated pundits blast anti-commercial-skipping network executives, and relish the weekly Rapid Fire Roundup® of Cool Products.
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OtterBox and H2O Audio Earphones
by Charlie White
Summer's here, and if you can't do without your iPod even for a few minutes, taking that music into the water sounds like a great idea. OtterBox has teamed up with H2O Audio to offer a complete package deal ($87.85) including the OtterBox waterproof case for iPod nano along with the H2O Audio Waterproof Earphones. We trusted our precious iPod nano to the OtterBox, plugged in the earphones and decided to engage in our toughest assignment yet of the summer: go swimming, take a shower, lightly submerge them and see if the iPod still worked. ...Read More »
Test Tube Burgers by 2009?
by Charlie White
A team of researchers hope to create lab-grown meat by 2009 that smells and tastes just like the real thing.T he ability to grow small quantities of muscle using stem cells is routinely done by scientists, but now they're looking to bring mass quantities of synthetic meat to supermarkets. ...Read More »
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Micro R/C Helicopter
Fly a pint-size helicopter around the house without destroying everything. The Micro R/C Helicopter is 13” long and light as a feather. Flies for up to 15 minutes on a rechargeable battery. Charlie and I saw this at CES thought it rocked. It's $40.
Beer Machine Model 2000
You might've heard of the Beer Machine before, but this model 2000 is improved with a pressure gauge that indicates the quality of your brew and its carbonation level. Includes beer mix, so you just add water and in seven to 10 days, you're a brewmeister.
Black Bar Censor Glasses
Wearing these glasses will make you look really stupid, until someone takes your picture – then the fun really starts. These shade give you that black bar look they put on superstars to protect their identity. Fun at parties for only a couple bucks.
Samsung A990 Cellphone
The Samsung A990 cellphone is now available from Verizon, the first 3.2-megapixel camera phone available in the technologically-inferior United States. It's slim like a Razr, black like the night, and has a cool-looking clock on its outside screen. It's $349 with a two-year contract and rebates.
Horse Head Pillow
Everyone remembers the scene from The Godfather where the guy wakes up with a horse head in his bed. Now you can have the same fun with this horse head pillow. A little creepy, but good for a laugh. $70.
Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1 Camcorder
We've heard mixed reviews of the Sanyo Xacti HD1 camcorder, but it still might be worth a try – it's the world's smallest HD camcorder, recording 40 minutes of HD on a 2GB SD memory card. Best of all, it's downright tiny, fitting easily in the palm of your hand. It's $750.
Gelaskins
The strangest iPod protectors yet! Gelaskins, made from high grade 3M vinyl, stick to your iPod like a bandaid. Best of all they don’t make your iPod big and bulky. On the downside Gelaskins only protect the front and back of your iPod. Great artwork though for $15 apiece.
Garmin Nuvi 350
The Garmin Nuvi 350 navigation device is on my wish list, and it's number one on the Consumer Reports recommended list of GPS navigators, too. Small enough to fit in your pocket, it gives you turn-by-turn directions on a 320x240 color touchscreen display, and it's an mp3 player, too, all for $610.
SolarVenti
This solar powered ventilator/dehumidifier warms the cold night air, brings it into your house after first removing the moisture from the air. Best of all it uses zero power.
Catchu Frisbee Video Camera
Here's a Frisbee with a solid state video camera onboard that can record 20 minutes of in-flight broadcast quality video. While the Frisbee spins, the camera remains stationary, and its solid-state memory gives you confidence that it won't be damaged when it crashes to the ground.
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