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Ugh.  This thing is lame looking.  While Tommy Hilfiger might have been the first designer to boldly display his name on his clothing, this Solar Vest might as well be the last.  Perhaps if I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name this Solar Vest’s visual flair wouldn’t come to mind, but until that happens I can never wear this.

At any rate, the Solar Vest easily makes up for its lack of style with effective charge-a-bility.  Using the four very visible solar panels to charge the hefty 8.8Ah battery pack stored in the left hand pocket,  you can use the 8 power adapter tips and 7 connectors to charge your gear at 5V, 6V, 9V and 12-20V.

Very versatile indeed.  Drop $126 and this beacon of awesome can be all yours.  From the masterminds at ChinaVision.

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Energy prices are increasing; making household powering difficult to manage without spending a large quantity of money, especially in the current state of the economy.

People are starting to try and understand how they can manage, reduce and easily control their electricity bills. Such interfaces as Google PowerMeter are being challenged by PowerHouse Dynamics’ eMonitor, which allows you to link its interface with your circuit board telling you how much each individual circuit costs. This includes live statistics about how much power you’re consuming and where it’s being spent along with customisable energy saving settings and recommended ways to reduce your carbon footprint. This lets you isolate certain appliances that are being more costly to you than others. You can control outlets and thermostats manually or from applications on the iPhone. The general idea behind the package is to manage your power expenditure wisely and reduce unnecessary power wasting. This saves your money and the environment. Packages cost from $800 onwards.

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Evoking a Tron aesthetic, this expensive LapTop table design from Zyane Tan will actually see the light of production.  What could possibly be a blogger’s delight, the Fusion Coffee Table is priced at $3,000 which is certainly not, a blogger’s delight.

Incorporating a Sony Vaio Laptop, the table will actually be available in a variety of different colors  No word on whether the cost is dependent on the laptop you jam in there or not.  Constructed using matte black aluminum with a sleek chrome lining, this thing has loft written all over it.

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I’ve smoked out of a few hookahs in my time and I can tell you their precarious at best.  Why so?  Burning hot charcoal sits perched on a tall and some what top heavy apparatus.  One tug of the tub and it will all come toppling down, water spillage probably included.

So that’s what makes the Hookah computer case mod both practical and cool. Everything, including the water is securely encased and the charcoal tray slides in and out for easy storage. (more…)

Ah, is this for real?  Is this really in the game?  How is this possible?  Why don’t I have a PS3?  Where can I find these women?  So many questions!

Seriously, though, this scene is NOT SAFE FOR WORK, unless of course you work in Van Nuys or Studio City (wink).

Watch the video and notice the ’stick’ and controller action required to complete your ‘mission’.

Well, sort of.  For the time being, Samsung will give you their 3-D Starter Package for free if you buy a Samsung 3-D HDTV and 3-D Blu-Ray Player.  No telling how much that’ll cost exactly but the Starter Package does seem like a great deal when compared to going the Sony route.

The Samsung 3-D Starter Kit includes 2 pairs of Active Shutter Glasses and a copy of Monters vs. Aliens on Blu-Ray 3-D.  The glasses themselves cost about $150 a piece so it definitely sounds like a bargain.

Are you sold on all this 3-D hoopla??

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May 7th can’t come soon enough, but until then we’ll have to be satisfied with the latest Iron Man 2 trailer.  I’m a bit disappointed that they gave away the ’suitcase armor’ bit and the plot looks a little wonky.   But, in any case, enjoy.

I think it’s safe to presume that you’re going to spend a significant amount of loot totally converting to 3-D TV and Blu-Ray.  Word from Sony Japan is that they’ve priced the TDG-BR100 and TDG-BR50 Active Shutter 3-D Glasses at $133 a piece.

You are also going to need the Infrared Emitter to get the glasses to work.  That will cost you $55.  They should be arriving around June in Japan.  This seems a tad late given that the post I did a couple of minutes ago detailing Sony’s new 3-D Blu-Ray Players, which arrive in the US by the end of the month.

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On Thursday or Friday happy hour can never come soon enough.  But with the Happy Hour Watch every hour is drinking time.

Okay, so the watch face is nothing spectacular, but who really cares about that when  you can crack cold and frosty ones on any of the college campuses you might roam.  Located on strap is the patented Happy Hour Buckle, which in laymen terms is a bottle opener.  Just don’t go getting all upset when you a) spray your cashmere sweater with beer or b) tear open your sleeve while getting dressed. (more…)