Ah, you got to love concept technology at its finest. I mean, look at this thing. Someone actually made it so the time appears on my bed sheet for crying out loud.

And those numbers don’t just appear in that corner, they are very touchable, just like Braille. So when I get up in the middle of the night, and want to know what time it is, I don’t have to look at my cellular phone or the bright numbers on a clock radio. All I need to do is feel the sheets for the proper time.

Yes, besides the blind, I don’t really see a good use for this product. I mean, if I am too lazy to open my eyes and check the time, I doubt I’ll want to feel the corner of my bed for the time.

I am willing to bet that this concept will not see the light of day. Not only do we not have the technology to make this work, but I just don’t see it working, period.

Still, you got to admire how the controls are on the side of the mattress. I would imagine that these could easily be hit by those who toss and turn in their sleep.

Not to mention the imprints that would appear on your body when you got up the next day. Reminds me of the joke about the Corduroy pillows. They do make head-lines.

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Those of you that are serious about your exercise or are thinking of becoming serious might want to check out this Timex branded bundle.  The Ironman Trail Runner and Body Link will make sure you not only stay healthy, but you stay on the right path as well.  All around, it’s a great pair to get you started.  Especially for those with New Year’s resolutions to be more healthy next year.

The Ironman watch can be your personal trainer, since it utilizes the Body Link and can measure your heart rate and keep track of your pace.  It’ll calculate your current pace, your average pace and then your best.  Then you can use the GPS to keep track of your location and where you’d like to end up.  Unfortunately, the set isn’t exactly cheap.  You can purchase them for $284 through Amazon.

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Kids just want to have fun, and what better way to learn than through toys and play? After all, don’t deprive your little one of his/her childhood with just books and more books – let them run wild at some point in order to go through the school of hard knocks. In the meantime, the Learn and Grow Robot might be just the thing to help them develop their mental faculties.

The Learn and Grow-Bot is soft and cuddly and packed with features for baby to explore. Each of the four buttons on his chest emits a different silly robot sound. Your geekling will learn cause and effect every time he presses a button and activates a wacky sound. His legs are hinged and attach with Velcro, so they can move back and forth or hold the robot upright. Yes, unlike lesser plushies, this one actually can stand on his own two feet! But we’re not done with awesome robot features. This robot’s arms and collar spin and the lace-up doors on his back reveal a panel of shiny, crinkly material. Got a genius on your hands? He can learn to tie his own shoes with the Learn and Grow-Bot!

Retailing for $19.95, the Learn and Grow Robot will develop sensory, motor, cognitive and social skills. Good only for babies aged 9 months and older – admit it, as a 32 year old you still can’t resist having a go at that crinkly materials plastered all over.

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Lexar continues its march in the world of storage space where memory cards are concerned, and this time round they will target hardcore gamers or just casual gamers who are looking for a reliable data storage solution of all their important gaming data. After all, wouldn’t it be a real damper to find out that the hundreds of hours you’ve spent investing in playing an RPG to bring your party up to near deity-like powers disappear in a puff of smoke just because the game data stored on a particular memory card is corrupted due to a hardware defect? Lexar hopes to prevent that heartache from happening to you with their new gaming-centric Memory Stick Micro and SDHC memory cards.

These new gaming memory cards from Lexar will come in 4GB and 8GB capacities, offering gamers the ability to store critical gaming data and information including cheat codes, checkpoints, custom settings, high scores, bonus materials, and player profiles while having peace of mind whenever the console is switched off. Apart from that, the new gaming memory cards also allow gamers to keep and manage games as well as downloaded multimedia content for future reference/use when the need arises.

The Lexar Gaming M2 card would most probably see the most action on Sony’s PSPgo and other Sony M2 devices, and for folks who are still gaming on their Sony PSPs, Lexar has the Gaming Memory Stick PRO Duo card all nicely wrapped up for you as well. As for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DSi owners, you will be able to choose from the new Lexar Gaming SDHC card. The M2 will come in 4GB and 8GB capacities as with the SDHC card, whie the Gaming Memory Stick PRO Duo card will have both flavors in addition to a smaller 2GB capacity. All purchases will come with a 5-year limited warranty. No matter how reliable a piece of hardware claims to be, we would still recommend you make a backup somewhere. After all, you never know when Murphy might strike.

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Research has shown that most men have shorter lives than women due to the type of lifestyles they lead – including late nights of boozing with their mates, being in a high-pressured job, undergoing plenty of stress as he wonders how is he going to pull his family through a crisis, and perhaps even engaging in crazy stunts and sports for that bit of adrenaline rush. Well, most men too would be involved with the use of power tools, and is tasked with mowing the lawn with NASCAR race attendance as his reward. Some of those activities mentioned do involve being exposed to high levels of noise at any one time which if left unchecked, could lead to permanent hearing loss many years down the road. With Christmas coming up in slightly more than a month, why not give dad the protection he needs with the NoiseBuster Active Noise-Canceling Hearing Protector? This professional-grade, high-performance equipment will merge a passive earmuff with active noise-canceling electronics to deliver overall noise cancellation performance that is unmatched by any other hearing protector.

Apart from its superior noise cancellation, the NoiseBuster is full well capable of delivering awesome audio, essentially making this a great 2-in-1 audio choice – to prevent you from running a higher risk of hearing loss, while enjoying your favorite tunes in greater detail as it blocks external noise. Not something we would wear when going jogging or cycling though, as those activities require you to hear what’s going on outside just in case you end up as roadkill and a statistic. The NoiseBuster allows one to listen to music or the ball game without overamplifying or distorting the signal in order to compensate for the noise.

The NoiseBuster PA4000 is currently priced at $149, and if you happen to fork out that kind of money for it, you will be pleased to know it will come with a hard carry case, an audio cable and an AA battery to get you started right out of the box. All web purchases will automatically get a 10% discount, so what are you waiting for?

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Research has shown that most men have shorter lives than women due to the type of lifestyles they lead – including late nights of boozing with their mates, being in a high-pressured job, undergoing plenty of stress as he wonders how is he going to pull his family through a crisis, and perhaps even engaging in crazy stunts and sports for that bit of adrenaline rush. Well, most men too would be involved with the use of power tools, and is tasked with mowing the lawn with NASCAR race attendance as his reward. Some of those activities mentioned do involve being exposed to high levels of noise at any one time which if left unchecked, could lead to permanent hearing loss many years down the road. With Christmas coming up in slightly more than a month, why not give dad the protection he needs with the NoiseBuster Active Noise-Canceling Hearing Protector? This professional-grade, high-performance equipment will merge a passive earmuff with active noise-canceling electronics to deliver overall noise cancellation performance that is unmatched by any other hearing protector.

Apart from its superior noise cancellation, the NoiseBuster is full well capable of delivering awesome audio, essentially making this a great 2-in-1 audio choice – to prevent you from running a higher risk of hearing loss, while enjoying your favorite tunes in greater detail as it blocks external noise. Not something we would wear when going jogging or cycling though, as those activities require you to hear what’s going on outside just in case you end up as roadkill and a statistic. The NoiseBuster allows one to listen to music or the ball game without overamplifying or distorting the signal in order to compensate for the noise.

The NoiseBuster PA4000 is currently priced at $149, and if you happen to fork out that kind of money for it, you will be pleased to know it will come with a hard carry case, an audio cable and an AA battery to get you started right out of the box. All web purchases will automatically get a 10% discount, so what are you waiting for?

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It almost seems like manufacturers are getting desperate to sell their kitchen scales.  Lately there have been many kitchen scales that try to have a twist to make them more appealing to the general public.  Well if you use yours a lot, this one will let you listen to you music.  At least with this you can combine your iPod dock with a kitchen scale instead of having two different gadgets cluttering up your countertop.

This Rihanna model isn’t released just yet, but is soon to be sold.  Apparently this kitchen scale is supposed to be the absolute first that does include an iPod dock directly on it.  The dock and scale combo are predicted to release early next year.  On the device itself the dock is directly above the 42.5 x 20 mm LCD display.  Below the safety glass surface is the 2-watt speaker.  When it is released it’ll cost you €70 or about $150 through ADE Germany.

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If you have a thing for audio gadgets that make you feel elite and special, now you can own a pair of limited edition Audio Technica headphones.  Even if no one knows that these are limited edition headphones, the shiny earpieces will attract plenty of attention.  Then of course when they’re pulled in by all that shiny, you can explain to them that your headphones are incredibly awesome for many reasons.

These headphones have a gold and aluminum housing and 3.5mm gold plated connectors.  Yes, you would get to say that parts of your headphones are gold plated.  Of course that also means you’re going to have to pay quite a bit to get your hands on this very exclusive pair of headphones.  They are still available as of now, but they’ll cost you £140 or about $235 from Paul Smith.

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The next version of the Flip Mino Pocket Camcorder will have wireless capability …

When Apple announced video capability in the iPod Nano and a video camcorder in the iPhone 3Gs, Cisco saw a dramatic increase in YouTube video uploads. And as such, they saw the handwriting on the wall. Sure, The Flip has the edge with HD, but to have an all in one solution with the iPhone has forced Cisco, the new owners of Flip Video, to get working on a response. And to that end, they’ve announced that the next model of the phenominally successful Flip Video Pocket Camcorders will come with built in WiFi. But that’s not all.

In addition to being able to transfer video wirelessly, new Flip models will also have double the onboard memory (although they should just bite the bullet and put in an SD card already) a larger screen which will slide up to reveal control buttons, and have the capability to not only upload to YouTube, but also direct Facebook uploads via the wireless connection.

The first model to get the WiFi overhaul will probably be the MinoHD line and rumor has it we’ll see an actual mockup of it at CES this January.

You know, I rather like a feature war between Cisco and Apple brewing. It only means that the consumer will be the ultimate winners. Who knows, maybe we’ll see a new iPhone with HD capability …

Hat Tip – Mashable