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TtV (Through the Viewfinder) photography gives life to old TLRs

Crave The contraption can be made from everyday materials like cardboard pipes and duct tape. Twin lens reflex (TLR) cameras of olden days are making a comeback among some digital shutterbugs. ... Read story »

BMW unfurls the sails on its luxe Land Yacht

Crave Step aside, Greenbird. Here comes a version with all the luxe trimmings and BMW's "efficient dynamics" greener emissions program. The Blue Dynamics Land Yacht is a wind-powered pleasure vehicle that ... Read story »

Converter cable makes PSPgo fatter

Crave We're just about ready to post our PSPgo review but we couldn't wait to share this accessory with you. This absolutely ridiculous-looking contraption is the Sony PSPgo Converter Cable Adapter, ... Read story »

Sony takes on WD TV with its USB media player

Crave Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony is playing catch up with Western Digital's WD TV-series and other multimedia streamers. Its SMP-U10 USB media player is a petite 145 x 24.5 x ... Read story »

Sony debuts Party-shot for candid snaps

Crave Other than the two new Cyber-shots, Sony today also announced an interesting gadget--the Party-shot. This dock-like contraption accepts only the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 and WX1, and is capable of rotating 360 ... Read story »

Orbis a dorkier ride than Segway

Crave The Orbis Urban Mobility Vehicle takes compact and portable to a new level. I've always viewed the Segway as somewhat of a challenging ride. Firstly, strict road laws in Singapore ... Read story »

Ramen Person On Duty

Crave Just what every busy executive living off cup noodles needs. Yet another offbeat contraption from Osama No Idea, this ramen timer will provide a lid for your cup noodles as well ... Read story »

Pinhole cameras galore

Crave Pinhole camera made from Altoids mint tin can. This is not the first time I've written about pinhole cameras. As much as they are easy to make, somehow I just ... Read story »

CoolCop body armor air conditioning

Crave You may feel cooler but your partner may not appreciate having that tube on his lap. Most of us in Asia have to live with the humidity of a tropical climate. ... Read story »

Frankencamera is open source, runs on Linux

Crave Marc Levoy, professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering, said: "The premise of the project is to build a camera that is open source." On his right is graduate student ... Read story »

Robotic arm to help kids with motor deficit

Crave Children with dyspraxia are currently working with the robotic arm weekly to help them develop better coordination. A robotic arm is lending a hand to children with dyspraxia, a motor-skills ... Read story »

Soft serve ice cream in 20 minutes

Crave Mama mia. Gelato served right at home in a soft serve ice cream maker sounds just too irresistible to miss. Mostly, ice cream machines for the home, while fun, can be ... Read story »

Bandai lets you open a can--less the drink

Crave First, we had the infinite bubble wrap, then one that allowed you to pop peas from pods all day. After that, there was one that would let you open packages ... Read story »

A zap a day keeps your keyboard germ-free

Crave Suspect your co-worker sharing your PC didn't wash his hands after a trip to the loo? Here's a cool way to disinfect your keyboard. Here's what the doctor would prescribe ... Read story »

Reader-assisting biblio-bot on the right page

Crave The blog you're about to read is a page-turner. No, really, it is. It's about the Book Time, a hands-free machine out of Japan that automatically turns pages for you. ... Read story »

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