Swiss Peace Knife, the Caring Sharing Pocket Multi-Tool [First Aid]

The Swiss Peace Knife concept is designed to be the … um, Swiss Army Knife of pocket first aid kits. Using that distinctive form-factor for a band-aid dispenser, pill box, disinfectant spray and even a whistle seems a genius idea, to me. Might even be pretty useful, for outdoor sporty types. You’d just have to make sure that you were carrying the Army version if you encountered a horse with something stuck in its hoof. It’s just a concept, for now, from designers Qian Jiang, Yiying Wu and Carolina Flores. [Yanko designs]

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AquaCiser Either World’s Deepest Hot Tub or Sinking Row-Boat Simulator [Water Sports]

Wave at the world’s deepest hot tub, the AquaCiser. Wave swiftly, because that guy looks like he is going down with his monoreme. The manufacturer, Ferno Performance Pools, claims that you can do triathlon training without even leaving the comfort of your own home—if cycling round the utility room is your bag, that’s. Never mind the rowlocks, there’s also a reversible treadmill on the bottom of the tub, which is 53 inches deep. With 57 jets, five pumps and throttle control valves, the AquaCiser comes in at a cool $17,000. [Ferno Performance Pools via Book of Joe]

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On Friday we brought you the retro-tastic, hand-cranked Super 8 projector from Japanese educational toy-maker Gakken. It turns out that Gakken has a whole lot of great toys, although the website is somewhat impenetrable. This is the resplendently-titled “Cup Phonograph…

On Friday we brought you the retro-tastic, hand-cranked Super 8 projector from Japanese educational toy-maker Gakken. It turns out that Gakken has a whole lot of great toys, although the website is somewhat impenetrable. This is the resplendently-titled “Cup Phonograph Kit in Edison Style”, which will record your voice onto a paper cup.

Using a second paper cup as a microphone/speaker, the device employs a needle to lay a groove on the first cup. It’ll record around fifteen seconds of scratchy audio and play it back, too. Combine this with the hand-cranked projector an you’ve yourself a decidedly old-school media center setup. The Phonograph Kit has been discontinued by Gakken, but thanks to Ebay, you can still find one.

Product page [Hobbylink Japan]

Via [wired.com]

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iLive’s iT188B iPod dock soundbar looks great and sounds OK, but doesn’t offer features and power to match the category’s big boys. But that’s just fine, because it’s a cheap way to get something that doesn’t embarrass the furniture it…

iLive’s iT188B iPod dock soundbar looks great and sounds OK, but doesn’t offer features and power to match the category’s big boys. But that’s just fine, because it’s a cheap way to get something that doesn’t embarrass the furniture it rests on.

The dual subwoofers on this 2.1 system aren’t going to rattle any bones, but the sound was surprisingly meaty, filling a 900 square foot room better than similarly-specced gear in its price range that I’ve messed around with bedore. There’s an integrated AM/FM radio (but only an AM antenna in the box), an auxiliary input for other devices, composite video pass-through, and a sub-out for attaching a proper subwoofer. A wall-mounting kit is also provided.

iLive paid attention to design. The unit is clean-lined, with a mechanized, retracting iPod dock and a white, somewhat dim LCD display. There is some chrome trim lurking around the edges threatening the otherwise pleasant look, but hey, it’s only $99.

The iT188B will be out in April at big boxes.

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The Wired Gadget Lab Podcast # 20: Exploding Batteries, Lost Gadgets, and the Week’s Best Reviews
In this week’s Wired Gadget Lab podcast, Dylan Tweney, Daniel Dumas, and Jose Fermoso talk about the growing concern of exploding batteries in gadgets, why manufacturers only put a small batch through rigorous testing, and why protection circuit limits keep…

In this week’s Wired Gadget Lab podcast, Dylan Tweney, Daniel Dumas, and Jose Fermoso talk about the growing concern of exploding batteries in gadgets, why manufacturers only put a small batch through rigorous testing, and why protection circuit limits keep them from blowing up.

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Charlie Rose Bravely Smashes His Face To Save MacBook Air
You’re walking along New York’s 59th Street, proudly carrying your shiny new MacBook Air. You trip on a pothole and take a face-dive toward the pavement. Do you a) Save yourself, letting the Mac take the impact. Hell, it might…

You’re walking along New York’s 59th Street, proudly carrying your shiny new MacBook Air. You trip on a pothole and take a face-dive toward the pavement.

Do you a) Save yourself, letting the Mac take the impact. Hell, it might not break, and that scratch will be a badge of honor. Or b) Protect your shiny toy at the expense of your own head. Hell, it might not break, and that scar will be a badge of honor.

If you’re journalist and gadget-freak Charlie Rose, the correct answer is b), with the result clearly visible in the picture above. According to Rose’s office, “The Macbook Air is fine, he showed us the blood stains on it this morning.”

Mr. Rose, we salute your dedication to disposable electronic goods.

Charlie Rose Face Plants To Save His MacBook Air [Tech Crunch]

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In case you’ve been living under the rock that is your desktop Personal computer, the mobile/UMPPC processor biz is hot shit right now. So Digitimes’ report that Nvidia was in talks to pick up Via (who specializes in mobile processors, like in the OQO, or their own UMPC) makes sense, particularly with Nvidia’s recent charge back into the mobile market with its low power, HD video-eating chipsets.

Supposedly the deal fell through because Via was too expensive, but since they’re currently bleeding cash, it’s possible they’ll come back at a lower price. And it wouldn’t be the first time Nvidia swallowed a chip company to digest and integrate their expertise into Nvidia’s own wares. [Digitimes]

Via [gizmodo]

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