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Todays Fashionfunky scoop is that one of the most influential magazines which defines and sets fashion trends for the year around the globe, Vogue has decided that the time is ripe for an entry into India. The country which has been constantly in the news ever since economic liberalisation began has just recorded GDP growth of 9.2%. Conde Nast (the publisher) launched Vogue China in September 2005 and also recently launched editions in Japan and Russia -

This alarm clock thinks its particularly funny to drag you out of bed on those cold, damp mornings when you would pay to stay in bed. However this unforgiving little gizmo can be quite handy for people who regret those extra minutes in bed. This extremely effective clock has a propeller that flies off its stand when it goes off. To shut off the alarm ,one needs to hunt for the pesky little thing and reattach it to the clock, till which the alarm shouts itself hoarse.

Talk about freaky cuteness, this Hello Kitty Waffle maker not just looks like a little Hello Kitty with its assorted pink and white paraphernelia but it even has little slots which bring out waffles in the form of the cute little kitty. It has an easy to clean aluminum non-stick cooking surface, and you get 4 waffle shapes. Let it warm up first, there's a ready light and power indicator.

Did you not always wonder, just how the magician managed to do it? Pulling off a trick like levitation must have required some immense will power of magical strength. Turns out, it requires neither. And in this exciting video, this gentleman even shows us in plain detail, just how levitation is made possible. Levitation (from Latin levis, light) is the process by which an object is suspended against gravity, in a stable position, by a force without physical contact.

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Just cuz you have one of the most dangerous and exciting jobs off the face of this planet does not mean that you should be unaware of the finer things in life. Take the case of the European Space agency, which certainly knows how to pamper its astronauts. France's leading chefs have been asked to whip up delicacies for the people in space. The Space agency however justifies its decision.

Staying in Australia certainly made me appreciate the finer things in life. Like drinking beer. And drinking beer. Did I mention, drinking beer? Well then, having seen it all ; or so I thought until this amazing new came along of this condo tenant who having lived there for 8 years was found with 70,000 beer cans strewn about his house. So fugly say we!

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Rather than be nagged to death when staying with a partner, the smarter amongst us prefer to stay alone (ok, fine, I belong to this category as well). But that does make it a bit boring when there is no one to listen to your moans ; groans and soothe you. Try the interactive room with emotions. Coming from Japan (where else) ; the room render as it is called as is smart enough to control various electronics, hardware, and appliances in a room from spoken commands as well as emotions of the room's occupants.

No, though it would have been a grand gesture, the Red iDog is not courtesy of Project Red . Rather a colored variant to this popular pet. iDog features 7 colored LED lights that flash in many different patterns when music is played through idog. Unfortunately the American version is a bit downgraded from the Japanese one which is capable of several emotions and interactions.
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Talk about advances. The pace at which technology moves is not just killer in itself, but it is relentless. Toshiba has come out with what it claims is the highest capacity drive for mobile computing. For iPod users who already own a 80 GB model, the move could mean that they could now store about 5000 more songs, bringing up the total count to 25,000 songs.

My maternal grandpa has found a new hobby ever since he learnt the benefits of digital music, mobile music players and more importantly the MP3 format. Asking me to explain thrice, to make sure he understood the concepts, he proceeded to open three large wooden drawers filled with LP's (vinyl records) and asked me to do the needful to get them onto his spanking new iPod that he would get the next day. Unfortunately at the time, there was no 'InstantMusic Vinyl & Cassette Ripper'

Bone conducting headsets are nothign new, but if they are bluetooth based then that is certainly a step further. But there sure is something weird about the 'VIBE NVP 100' as AVING calls it. The controls are in a funny place. I can understand having the headphones behind the ear would not be a problem since one conducting technolofy is being used but controls that cant be seen!? Some one please explain this one to me

Unlike the original line which went bird /plane/ superman - this one lets everyone be right. The Genius Navigator 380, is a combination VOIP phone, instant-messaging device, and a 1200dpi optical mouse all in one. The form factor of this baby is where the ingenuity lies. When the clamshell is closed, it works like a mouse. Yet incoming calls are not missed thanks to the LED at the top which flashes for alerts.

If you always fantasised being Luke Skywalker then here is something to add some bite to the dream. Get one of these real R2-D2's this Christmas and live it up. Star Wars fans never had it so good until this mechanised pet for about only $120 USD. R2 obeys more than 40 voice commands (Turn around! Move forward two units!) and he plays games like tag, using an infra-red sensor to search for people in a room. He can even act as an alarm for detecting intruders!

There is no such thing as a free lunch, sounded my Economics professor on a drab Monday morning. How I wish I had the example of the FuturePhone. This company allows you to call any of 50 countries from the United States, free. There’s no contract, no ads, nothing to sign up for. At the prompt, press 1 for English. Then punch in 011, the country code and the phone number. The call rings through immediately. Absolutely no catch whatsoever. So how long will the part last? Well...

There are things that remind you that it certainly is the twenty-first century. Things such as the AntWorks - Space Age Ant Habitat. How could, one wonders, can anything be done to the good old ant hill experiment that all of us saw as kids in the school. We saw how hard working ants were, how they managed their colonies and there was more to them then just scurrying around mindlessly. But its 2006 and like all things old, the ant hill had to change or so decreed NASA. Based on a real space experiment...

It just so happens to be, it JUST SO HAPPENS to be that my girl friend cannot sleep anywhere except on her side of the bed. Now that by itself would not be such a bad thing except that the light switch happens to be on my side as well. Which would still be all right if she did not have to get up in the middle of the night every night and ask me to switch it on to find her way. I just found what happens to be the perfect solution. Get her these lighted slippers, they are even intelligent enough to come on only in the night time!

Unlike your boring old timepiece which does little else then tell time *Yawn* , the Thanko FMP3 watch seems to have the competition from gadgets well under control. This wonderful little gadget not just sticks to your wrist like a normal watch but additionally is able to tune into FM radio channels besides being able to listen to MP3 files. Thats not all, the FMP3 can record songs from different media, stick on to the computer like a normal USB stick and even record conversations without letting anyone being aware of it.

Steep at the price that its on offer (nearly USD $150) , the OnStage Music system for the iPod (or other compatible MP3 players - yep it doesnt need to be only iPods) - the circular stand alone speakers are certainly funky. Of course there is a pair, you did not think that they would demand that price for a single one now did you? The setup comes with a remote control which lets you choose the basic iPod functions such as play / pause and the works.

Need to head out in the extreme cold and cant bear to leave your iPod behind? Well you need not choose since it is 2006 and we do have answers for everything (starvation, global warming and HIV are not counted ok). Anyway the icy winter can blow as much as it can, but you can still enjoy the walk through the cold thanks to the Ear Muff headphones. These keep you warm and melodious at the same time.

Now how could a beer belly be a good thing? When its not a real beer belly, but just a belly filled with beer to help you create a real beer belly. Nice tongue twister there, but rather than go around in loops trying to clear it up; the artificial bladder is a nice way of storing beer anywhere. It saves the trouble of carrying it around, saving it from being accidentaly spilt and of course no paying thrice the price at games and festivals. Hell, no one would even know that you smuggled in just over four pints of beer.

So since iPod docks are passe, what could the accessory makers do other than creating something that lets you project the visual functions of the iPod onto a larger screen. The iProjector is a unique video projector that lets you view video and pictures from your iPod, DVD player or computer. It also features multiple video inputs so you can attach game consoles and play just about anywhere. Other features include: Docking and charging station for iPod Video, iPod Photo or iPod nano, 800×600 native resolution, 24-bit color, 1000 ANSI lumens brightness and a projection size of 30 inches by 90 inches.

Talk about commitment to students. Countries of the far east where english is not as popular as it should be are afraid of loosing out in the rat race owing to their poor skills in the Queen's language. This has prompted them to take some aggresive steps, such as the creation of a special island town where only english would be spoken. Students would be completely 'immersed' in the language said a spokesman.

This one is a sure watch for the die-hard Mario fans. From one fan's creativity to another - this video has become the hottest discussion topic on the net. Love it or hate it, you certainly cannot ignore it. Does really seem as if the guy is on some seriously wacky chemicals to get this far...

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Missed that special memory since you were too scaredof ruining your brand new expensive cam corder by exposing it to the extreme elements? Well if it is the winter around Christmas or you stay in an area known for its rough conditions then you know how it is for the sensitive electronics. Its even more infuriating to know that the warranty wont hold if you use it in such places. Well, those were the days without the Sanyo Weatherproof Camera

Having worked for Phoneyworld, I must say I have seen various kinds of cell phone accessories which range from the obvious to the extremely creative, funky, strange. You name it and I must have seen it. The cell phone figurine though certainly takes the cake. It lets you choose a picture of yourself and then stick it onto a faceless exclusive figurine which can be attached to your cell phone.

iPods are becoming more human by the day. First santa clothing, then trendy personalised covers and now that its summer in the land down under, iPod even gets some flesh baring bikini wear. Named as the Mila Bikini Skin collection, the product features a super-strong, crystal-clear polyurethane screen protector and a connection point system that can attach to just about anything.

Be it Indian summers or the ones in Texas ; fact is that we are just no longer capable of being exposed to the elements. While getting a bit of sun every now and then is fine, getting sun burnt or a heat stroke is no one's idea of fun. The Japan Organization for the Promotion of Renewable Energy has decided to use the very heat and light that makes us feel uncomfortable to power a fan which promises to keep us cool as long as we have to wait out in the heat.

And rather than operating on batteries or anything so passe ; they have decided to let it operate on solar energy. Nothing radical about it considering the Japanese are coming out with solar powered inventions every other day but of course the fact that this particular 'time piece' as I called it is actually an entire building which will be used to tell the time. The building itself is a residential complex and is one of 24 which will be created in every time zone in the world. The building will use for its rotation merely 21 electic kettles' worth of solar power.

Thanko comes up with the USB hub cup to make life easier for geeks. Geeks that we are, it is a problem to get up and pour hot water from the kettle each time you feel like a cup of tea. It would certainly be easier if the computer could do these trivial things too. Think no more, simply thank Thanko for the USB hub cup. This nifty little gadget acts as a USB hub as well as a heating device.

Microwaves are supposed to be these squarish / rectangular devices with buttons / controls on one side and a door on the other. Someone obviously forgot to teach this simple basic fact to the Yankodesigner Woo Seokmoon. The controls, the form factor, the design itself only makes one think as to why was this not created earlier. If found practical, will some manufacturer please mass produce this baby! Definitely Fashionfunky's gizmo for the week.

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While on the subject of fashion. Wait a sec, its Fashionfunky.com , we are always on the subject of fashion! Designer Karim Rashid has put together an extremely impressive performance with his work. In his own words 'If the art world is so flexible, so personalized, so complex and so aesthetic, why not the physical world ?' Accompanying pictures are of the bank's exclusive VIP Lounge in the Rheinhallen (Germany).

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Remember the cute Yawaraka Tank from Japan - the lovely little bugger who is a 'soft tank'? He is also called as the fragile tank if that helps any. Well if you never heard of him then you can update yourself by watching a couple of his videos that I have included in this post. Anyway this baby tank is very popular in Japan, enjoying quite a fan following and is being commemorated by having his very own electronic accesssories which his fans can use everyday.

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Just who decided that a television needs to be the same old boring square shaped box? In days gone long before, it used to be necessary since the design was dictated by the technology constraints. But in these days of Flat screens; it does seem strange that no one thought of the Hannspree T.V. sets earlier