Geekiest matching tees--ever

Does your heart ache when you are separated from your significant other for long periods? If it does, make sure everyone knows that with the 8-bit Dynamic Life Shirt. From ThinkGeek, this pair of t-shirts has a row of hearts across the chest each. When you are close to another person with the same t-shirt, all six hearts will light up in red. When you are not within 2m proximity of your loved one, only 2.5 hearts are lit.

A perfect way to affirm your love for your partner. The only danger is your colleague may have one, too. It could get embarrassing if your hearts start lighting up when you meet Hairy Bill at the water cooler--yup, these shirts aren't exclusively paired, so it'll light up when near anyone at all who has one, too.

A pair will cost you US$50. Unfortunately, ThinkGeek doesn't deliver to everywhere in Asia. Singapore, for example, is not on its list of shipping countries, though Thailand and Hong Kong are. Send them an email if you feel strongly about that, or just get a friend in the US to do you the shipping favor.

RoboScooter moves toward production

At last week's Systems, Cities, and Sustainable Mobility summit in Pasadena, Calif., Raul-David Poblano of MIT announced that the RoboScooter is moving toward commercial production. The RoboScooter, developed by the MIT Media Laboratory, Sanyang Motors, and Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute, is an electric scooter designed for cities.

The goal of the program is to provide clean transportation for congested urban areas. RoboScooters would sit in charging racks at key points in cities. Users could swipe a credit card, get a scooter, and ride it across town, bringing it to another rack. Once the RoboScooter is put back in a rack, the user's credit card deposit gets returned. There could also be a nominal rental fee. MIT suggests putting GPS chips in the scooters to keep track of them.

The scooter uses in-wheel motors to save weight and space, while making the energy transfer to the wheel more efficient. Because of this design, the RoboScooter can be folded, making them easier to store or drag up stairs. A prototype of the RoboScooter met a positive reception at the Milan Auto Show last year.

Via Crave CNET (Source: Green Car Congress)

No PDA? Tattoo your to-dos

Here at CNET, many staffers can't bear the thought of life without their Treo, Blackberry, or iPhone. But for those who haven't jumped into the digital era, here's a new take on the old-fashioned to-do list written on the back of your hand.

With the To-Do Tattoo, you can write out your shopping list and then transfer it to your hand (or other body part of choice), where you know you won't lose it, drop it, or have it unexpectedly run out of battery life at the grocery store.

The To-Do Tattoo comes with an ink gel pen and 12 temporary tattoo lists to help you get inked and get organized.

Via Crave CNET

A vacuum that sucks it for insects

Whatever happened to the good old days of fly swatters or even yesterday's rolled-up newspaper? The Japanese, of course, are masters of chindogu or unuseless inventions. So suck it up for this insect vacuum. We're just not such how effective a sucker this 2,839 yen (US$24.50) gizmo is since it relies on pneumatics (read: Compressed air). Not to mention there aren't any clear instructions on what to do with the poor bug once it's trapped inside the tube. The more important question is whether this weapon of mass destruction will do the trick with those nastily huge Asian flying cockroaches. We've seen grown men reduced to screaming like little girls when encountering these winged spawn of Satan. Die, sucker, die.

Via Plastic Bamboo

Love Tub--the ultimate Valentine

Yes, we're already sick of Valentine's Day talk, too, but this is one gift that will put those red VAIOs and pink nanos to shame. We're talking a full-scale Love Tub here. The in candy-apple red "Amore Bay" is a limited-edition hot tub that's ready for suburban romance, from its built-in stereo and "hydronomically" designed seats to its mood lighting and landscape etching, according to BornRich.

There are no TVs or recliners involved (bummer), but we suppose those are the sacrifices of love. "All that's left for you to do is download Marvin Gaye or Babyface on the Amoré Bay's iPod-friendly stereo," suggests Dimension One Spas. What, no Barry White?

Via Crave CNET

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