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A can of wasp and hornet spray, and a fly swatter, and you're good to go!
Or go high-tech, and get the laser anti-flying insect defense system that was an article here some years back. It shouldn't be too difficult to boost the laser output power.

Unless Zothecula=Ben Coxworth (which one never knows nowadays) this looks very much like a copyright violation. It is a 1:1 copy of the first paragraph of the referenced article from Ben. And Ben at least took some effort to reformulate when he took it from http://www.ohgizmo.com/2011/11/08/this-clipboard-could-save-your-life/.

But then, does crowdvertisement care about copyright?

http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/04/09/little-tikes-apparently-makes-kid-friendly-pc-workstations-now/

3D screens that don't need goggles

see-through HUD screens built into glasses

high-res video on keyboard buttons

only better

Sounds like bad news for these guys. :)

RCA has one at CES.

Making the printer physically larger means that the polar moment of inertia is increased, and that the forces of the reciprocating print head reversing direction are dissipated through a longer lever arm. Or in even simpler terms, making it bigger makes it shake less. This translates into a longer lifespan and overall cheaper design phase. MemJet has promised to deliver print technology which will permit portable printers with good quality and absurd print speeds but, uh... where are they? I'm still waiting. You can buy a report about the technology, but you can't buy a printer. M'aidez!

You mean like this red ribbon prototype?

There have been testing cases around for ages, cyberguys has some very nice ones, but I can't find the link. This was what I found on the first page of google results. Seems like a much better system for component testing.

I'd rather have a Vulcan over the Magstrike, but thats just me :-p http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/02/19/nerf-vulcan-ebf-25-is-plastic-and-foam-pwnage/

Actually, we waited for Gizmodo to pick it from Oh Gizmo! to pick it from Hacked Gadgets to pick it from Hack a Wii to pick it from the source. Bureaucracy and fact checking, that is the way newspapers work!

34 miles battery-only range, 444 miles with diesel generator. (Which is not even attached to the drivetrain.)

Plus, integrated Segway storage!

http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/09/11/gm-opel-flextreme-concept-with-segway-storage/

the energy in calories used to move the two-pound boot at a run would exceed the energy input from the gasoline engine.

gasoline-assisted running remains dangerous.

"The worst situation is when the spark fires as the runner just lands, and the force of the blast is absorbed by his body," Garipov explains flatly.

The two powerful engines tend to throw a wearer off balance or cause knees to buckle.

The Russian inventor of the Tetris video game was unable to patent his invention, and thus lost out on huge amounts of money.

Last place I worked, my cubie was right in the crossfire of a major skirmish most of the time.

http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/01/19/a-gatling-gun-th at-shoots-rubber-bands/

http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/09/11/ben-heck-makes-a n-xbox-360-laptop/

Asahi Brewery (http://www.asahibeer.co.jp/) gave away beer-pouring robots to 5000 people who collected 36 stickers from promotional beer cans. The robot includes a cooler.

English: http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/01/26/asahis-beer-pour ing-robots/

If you're serious, travel to Hong Kong, Bangkok, or any other major Asian city with a lax view of copyrights.

You'll be able to start a large collection of many different styles for not very much money. And on top of that you will have traveled around and have a story for all of your watches. The story really makes the watch.

Other than that, try a
Casio Waveceptor (note, doesn't work in New England)
Fossil PDA Watch
USB Watch
YES watch
MP3 watch
Sleep Tracker Watch (too bad it is so ugly)

Tokyo Flash
Nike Watches (always something interesting)

Also, consider pocketwatches. They're rare enough that you get immediate oddball points for using one, but they're common enough that you can find interesting ones.

Here ya are.

This has been around for a while. They have a number of other nice things you can make from duct tape.

Also, check out the duct-tape bandaid.

Everyone on /. should know about these things.

I want something about the size of a brick that uses a HelioDisplay free-space display and a laser-generated virtual keyboard.

http://www.ohgizmo.com/2005/09/05/united-nuclears- hydrogen-fuel-systems/

second link pointing to the pseudo-science wizardry http://www.switch2hydrogen.com/h2.htm/

According to it:

The system comes in two parts. First, you have the Hydrogen fuel system in your vehicle, and then a Hydrogen generating system that remains in your garage. The Hydrogen generator is either powered by solar electric panels or a wind turbine set-up, either of which makes Hydrogen fuel at virtually no cost. This hydrogen is then stored in hydride tanks.

The tanks are filled with granulated Hydrides, and Hydrogen is pressurized into the material. Hydrides have many advantages over liquid & gas. One is that the density of the Hydrogen stored in the Hydride can be GREATER than that of liquid Hydrogen. This translates directly into smaller and fewer storage tanks.

Once the Hydride is "charged" with Hydrogen, the Hydrogen becomes chemically bonded to the chemical. Even opening the tank, or cutting it in half will not release the Hydrogen gas. In addition, you could even fire incendiary bullets through the tank and the Hydride would only smolder like a cigarette. It is in fact, a safer storage system than your Gasoline tank is.

Then how do you get the Hydrogen back out? To release the Hydrogen gas from the Hydride, it simply needs to be heated. This is either done electrically, using the waste exhaust heat, or using the waste radiator coolant heat.

Our kits heat the Hydride tanks electrically, and as soon at the Hydride is sufficiently warm, Hydrogen is released from the tanks and the on-board computer detects the presence of Hydrogen pressure. The fuel system remains in "Hydrogen" mode until the tank pressure begins to drop. If the tanks run out of Hydrogen, the engine will seamlessly switch over to Gasoline, which enables the car to run conventionally until the Hydrogen tanks are refilled.

Holographic, as in

Although the HelioDisplay uses lasers, the images are not holographic.

It is, however, an hovering 2D image which is as cool now as the first time I saw it (1986)

Interactive 3D Display: Its Here!
Posted on 08.17.05 @ 7:05 am
  Story by Asim Waqar

Originally mentioned at Gizmodo as a prototype in 2003, IO2 Technology has just completed the production unit and provided the details behind the revolutionary HelioDisplay which produces interactive 3D dsiplays in thin air (via lasers) from common sources.

The HelioDisplay technology page lists some of its remarkable features:

Inputs from most regular sources: PC,TV, DVD, HDTV, Video game consoles
Projects a 22 to 42 (depending on model) diagonal image that floats above the device
It is interactive, like a virtual touch screen: a hand or finger can act as a mouse
Although the HelioDisplay uses lasers, the images are not holographic
Possible uses for this product include advertising, entertainment facilities, design prototyping, teleconferencing etc. Obviously the applications for such a product are endless. Most importantly it may convince my wife to finally allow the purchase of the Brook Burke Swimsuit calendar for testing purposes! This of course relies heavily on pricing (TBD) and other more, um, personal matters.

Apparently the product is ready for release; visit the product page here which looks like its being updated right now.

Visit the IO2TECHNOLOGY company homepage here.