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Three-pin power plug redesigned

Damian Koh | Dec 14, 2009

(Credit: Min-Kyu Choi)

We blog about the latest gadgets on Crave Asia, but sometimes the best ideas come from redesigning devices that we use on a daily basis, for example, the standard UK three-pin power plug. That's exactly what Min-Kyu Choi from the Royal College of Art in London conjured up for his graduate show. His product design is a folding plug system which was inspired by the MacBook Air. According to Choi, the Air is "the world's thinnest laptop", but "we still still use the world's biggest three-pin plug".
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Plastic Logic's Que at CES 2010, plans for color e-reader

Sharon Vaknin | Dec 14, 2009

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Plastic Logic, the maker of the much anticipated, vaguely understood Que e-reader, will finally announce availability, pricing, and design at CES 2010.

Although its business division is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Plastic Logic's technologies were born in Cambridge, England. The research team spent 10 years finding ways to use plastic transistors for the e-reader screen instead of silicon.

Professors at the Cavendish Labs in Cambridge eventually came up with a flexible e-reader, one that can't shatter, unlike the Kindle's and Nook's glass screens.
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Mirrored shoes for math geeks, Lady Gaga

Leslie Katz | Dec 14, 2009

Try running to catch a train in these babies.
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Were designer Andreia Chaves' mirrored shoes to meet the Mirrored Rubik's Cube, you'd have yourself a look with a capital L. The "Invisible Shoes" are low-cut boots covered in asymmetrical mirrors that reflect the wearer's surroundings and create a different optical effect with every step. Right now, they're just concept footwear, and in the unlikely event they ever make it to market, we're figuring they'll be limited to the likes of Lady Gaga.
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This alarm clock may make you stronger

John Chan | Dec 11, 2009

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The idea behind novelty alarm clocks is pretty simple--make it tough to turn off so the user doesn't go back to sleep. We've written about one that requires you to aim and shoot at a target, another which rises toward the ceiling so you are forced to stand up and a puzzler which makes you solve a jigsaw.

Here's one that's actually good for your body, the Dumbbell Alarm Clock. Upon activation, this 660g device requires you to perform 30 upward swings before it will shut up. Rotate between your biceps and triceps each morning and soon, aside from being regularly on time for work, you'll have arms to die for, too. The Dumbbell Alarm Clock is available from Gadgetshop.com and costs 19.99 pounds.

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Facebook-linked Pingo penguin robot

Dong Ngo | Dec 09, 2009

The robotic penguin called Pingo
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Have hundreds of Facebook friends and still feel lonely and bored? Well, that's not new. What is new is the fact I probably have just what you want. It's a robotic penguin which, apart from being cute, can bring Facebook connections to life, quite literally.

About the size of a small chicken egg and taking the shape of a penguin, the new device is called Pingo. It's an interactive electronic playmate that can move around your desk, express moods, respond to voice commands, sing songs, and read aloud email messages, headlines, stock quotes, and weather.

Despite its little shape, Pingo comes packed with technology. It has two proximity sensors on the front, three ground sensors on the bottom, and two powered wheels. It also has built-in speakers, a microphone, and eyes that can change colors.
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