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Monkey Tries To Send Text Message on iPhone – Cutest SMS Ever? [VIDEO]
In a clear case of monkey-see-monkey-do, this ape seems desperate to fire off a text message from an iPhone.
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‘Smart Cart’ Syncs with Phone Apps to Help You Shop
There's little more frustrating than making a trek to the grocery store, only to get home and realize you forgot something important.
Mobile service provider SK Telecom hopes to change all that with a tablet PC-equipped Smart Cart that will sync items from a grocery-list smartphone app and show you exactly what you need to get. The WiFi-connected tablet even uses GPS to display product info and discounts while you shop, and makes recommendations based on past purchases.
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Alarm Clock Forces You to Play Tetris to Prove You’re Awake [VIDEO]
The problem with alarm clocks, as night owls will tell you, is that they can too easily be turned off or snooze-buttoned into ineffectiveness.
Not so with the Tetris alarm clock: The only way to get this baby to stop sounding is for the owner to prove they're awake and alert by completing four lines of Tetris. If a sleepyhead hasn't begun the game within 30 seconds of attempting to silence the alarm, the grating sound will return in full force.
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POP Phone Turns Your Cell Into an Old-Fashioned Handset
There was once a time when talking on the phone was a quiet affair, usually in the privacy of one's own home or an enclosed glass booth. Other people's phone calls have since become an annoyance, due to the ubiquity of the cells and the fact that Bluetooth headsets make it nearly impossible to tell who's crazy and who's talking to a client. A return to classical form might not be an altogether bad thing.
Created by French designer David Turpin for Native Union, the POP Phone is a bulky, vintage-inspired headset for your mobile device, laptop or computer (Lenny Kravitz is a fan). Available in six colors for the fairly reasonable price of $29.90, you can pick up your little piece of updated antiquity today. Check out a video review below:
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Friskies Makes iPad Apps for Cats [VIDEOS]
Given how popular cats are on the internet, it's no surprise that Friskies -- makers of delicious cat food (or so our cats tell us) for over 50 years -- recently rolled out a line of tablet-based apps just for cats. Featuring movements, shapes and colors tailored to appeal to kitty's sensibilities, your feline friend can now download titles like 'Cat Fishing' 'Tasty Treasures Hunt' and 'Party Mix-Up' from the iTunes App Store and Android Market (if you don't mind a couple of scratches on your screen). Watch some cats test drive the apps below:
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Sense-Roid Gadget Lets You Feel the Sensation of Your Own Hugs [VIDEO]
If you've ever longed to feel your own gentle caress, long no more. Produced by the Kajimoto Laboratory at Tokyo's University of Electro-Communications, the Sense-Roid is electronic apparatus consisting of two sensor-filled jackets and a mannequin that allows the user to feel the sensation of hugging him or herself.
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Slowed Down Dial-Up Modem Noise Totally Sounds Like the ‘Lost’ Theme
What is it about slow motion effects that scare us so? The day already brought us a slow-mo pageant girl videos and now the screeching sound of dial-up internet connection has gotten the treatment as well. Who knew that a noise that evokes memories of early internet for so many of us had the potential to sound like the score to 'Lost' when slowed down by 700%? Check it out below and then listen to the 'Lost' opening to compare: