So
the gods have cursed you with headaches your whole life. Now, you can
either suck it up and take the pain, pop pills every now and then or
buy this pair of sunglasses that promise to "eliminate your headache
pain immediately or even prevent it from starting." That's a pretty
bold statement. Too bad there's little scientific evidence to back the
claim up. Hmm, sounds familiar familiar.
The sunglasses are from Trigger Optics and allegedly work by
identifying the wave harmonics in light, the bad things that
(allegedly) cause headaches, migraines, etc., and filtering them out.
In that sense they're similar to everyday glasses that filter out UV
rays, but, you know, for those evil wave harmonics. The sunglasses are
so good that not only do they ease the pain associated with headaches,
but actually prevent them from occurring the first place.
The sunglasses, which were designed by Rick Cosby, a radio-frequency engineer, cost $80 and are available now. – Nicholas Deleon
Product Page [Trigger Optics via TechEBlog]
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 The
Motorola C139 is a very low-end phone launched by Cingular. It isn't as
thin or pretty as the RAZR or Q, but it doesn't share a similar look
with the PEBL. This candybar phone is just that, a phone. No Bluetooth,
no camera, etc. It does include text messaging and a basic calendar.
This phone is available for Cingular's GoPhone pay-as-you-go or budget
monthly services. The phone itself costs $39.99 and comes preloaded
with $10 worth of airtime. Not too shabby. – Travis Hudson
Cingular hits up the low end with Motorola C139 [MobileMag]
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If
you've ever tried to watch video on an iPod, you know the problem: what
do you do with the iPod during the movie? Just hold it in your hand?
One guy we know, when he's flying in a plane, uses a flimsy plastic cup
handed out by flight attendants as an iPod holder.
Lisa Kohanshis designs away that problem with flexible screen
technology incorporated into a stand-up screen idea using a triangle
motif. It's a small triangle that fits in your pocket when you're
listening to music, and when you want to watch a movie, you pull it
apart, unraveling its flexible OLED display. Speakers are mounted in
the top of the two triangles, aiming right at your ears. Remove its
embedded triangular-shaped remote to control the movie from afar.
Somebody build this one, stat. – Charlie White
Tripod: Mp3 Player & Movie Player [Yanko Design, via SciFi Tech]
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This
conceptual design easily falls into the category of coolest damn thing
of the year. This motorcycle is equipped with tank-esque treads to turn
it into an all-terrain mobile. This design was created by Germans,
Oliver Keller and Tillamn Schlootz, for the 2006 Michelin Challenge
Design.
The Hyanide is also capable of making sharp and fast turns with a
advanced turning system that bends the entire frame of the bike to
properly make turns. For the guts, the Hyanide is powered by a 60hp
500cc liquid-cooled single cylinder engine that could product a top
speed upwards of 85 mph. It currently only exists as a one-fifth scale,
non-functional, model. Surely there is a company out there willing to
tackle this revolutionary idea. Honda, anyone? – Travis Hudson
Your Very Own Personal Tank [Popsci]
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