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Magically delicious bacon bracelet hits Etsy marketplace
Justin Yu | Apr 16, 2009
Bacon bracelet: No natural additives
(Credit: Diffraction/Etsy)
Let me guess what you're thinking: "What the heckbeans is this doing on Crave? Where are the diodes, LCD screens, or batteries? Not even one Swarovski crystal?" Well, we realize this isn't tech-related, but considering the amount of bacon-related blog posts popping up on here, we doubt anyone will care.
Now I know I said before that men who wear jewelry should be stoned to death or something to that degree, but I think we can all agree that bacon is the crunchy, greasy, artery-clogging tie that binds us all together, so I'll make an exception for this bacon bracelet, courtesy of Diffraction's store on online crafts marketplace Etsy.com.
Anyway, the bracelet is a shiny silver and closes with a lobster clasp; it's also fully adjustable up to eight inches, but the seller can also make it larger if necessary. The "bacon" itself is professionally shot in a studio, printed on thick plastic, and then sealed with three coats of polyurethane for added durability. The result is a little slice of bacon that looks so similar to the real thing that you're likely to get a few strange looks in line at the bank, and maybe even one "Uhh, you gonna eat that?"
And now, for some bad news: Unfortunately, the bracelet is sold out online right now, but check out the maker's Etsy store for future updates and other food-themed accoutrements.
One more picture of the bacon bracelet after the jump.
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Disease detective plans GPS-enabled asthma inhaler
Justin Yu | Apr 16, 2009
Analog inhalers make way for GPS (Credit: Flickr)
Thanks to David Van Sickle, we'll soon be able to track (and hopefully eliminate) recurring asthma attack outbreaks. Van Sickle, a scholar in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is working with students in the biomedical engineering program to create an asthma inhaler with a built-in GPS receiver.
The project is still in its early stages, but Van Sickle's goal is to eventually map out danger zones that could be life-threatening to those stricken with the lung disease. He already has it all mapped out: "Rescue inhalers" will pinpoint the location of each asthmatic attack and cross-reference it with other devices, attempting to detect new locations and trends that previously flew under the radar undetected by asthma researchers. Van Sickle envisions a time when his technology can help researchers discover exactly why people suffer from asthma.
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TechnoThreadz turn you into a walking disco
Leslie Katz | Apr 15, 2009
Sorry if this animated GIF causes you a migraine.
(Credit: ThreadLites.com)
Let's say, for example, that wearing a Star Trek T-shirt around town doesn't adequately convey your love of the franchise. You could step it up a notch (or a few) with a shirt that continuously flashes Trekkie images, disco-ball-like, for upward of 32 hours. That ought to help get your message across.
Glow-in-the-dark garments and apparel that uses LED displays have been around for a while. But ThreadLites turn the brightness up with an integrated graphic-illuminating electro luminescent panel that allows designs or text to flash on the outer area in a predetermined pattern. Imagine a sound equalizer meter lighting up your chest.
The company that makes ThreadLites and TechnoThreadz T-shirts and caps announced Monday that the flashy garments are now available in customized logos. "Is your brand being left in the dark?" the Web site asks. Unless you're doing PR for the Las Vegas tourism bureau, it might be better off that way.
If you do get one of these, please note: The garments integrate circuitry that can be damaged by submersing in water, so you're not going to want to get pushed into the swimming pool with these on.
Via CNET Crave
Truth Wristband Kit, the ultimate geek bling
Juniper Foo | Apr 14, 2009
(Credit: Maker Shed)
It takes a total geek from out of this world (think the nerds from Big Bang Theory) to cough up good money (about US$45) for this, let alone wear it on a date. If this were April Fools', we'd have thumbed our noses at it as a gimmicky gag. As it is, we'll leave you to decide if this portable lie detector is what you really, really need.
The literature takes some wading through, specifying this as a wearable device that "dynamically reflects your psycho-emotional response to the world, promoting internal states to be externalized and made into interactive forms of expression". Personally, if you have to rely on a gizmo that blinks from blue to red "as the wearer becomes aroused" (their words) as a chick magnet, your romantic interlude is history before it even began. That's not all. DIY skills are apparently required to solder together this lie-detecting kit. Watch the vid to test the truth.
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Bandai's A.i.R. Project for ambient lighting
Juniper Foo | Apr 13, 2009
(Credit: Bandai)
Once in a while, toy maker Bandai gains some designer street cred with lifestyle products like its A.i.R. Project, or Art in the Room, conceived by Japanese media artist Taro Suzuki as "art created from wind and light". You can't miss this in the home section of Tokyu Hands or even The Loft in Japan when this launches on April 25, since the laptop-sized device is illuminated by 25 eye-catching LEDs.
At a glance, this looks like a collection of dancing blue lights that illuminate in a number of different patterns. What's less obvious are the four sensors that change the direction of the lights with your hand movements. There's also a built-in timer for the lightbox to come on automatically, particularly when you're planning to impress a date. All very pretty mood lighting, if you don't mind the hefty 52,500 yen (US$570) that comes with this. Vid following on how this digital lightshow works.
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