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A compact version of their larger works, “the DNA Mini Portrait measures 8” x 10”. Custom Giclee print protected by a glare-resistant glass frame with stainless steel accents. Easily displayed on shelf, desktop or wall. Available in 25 color options.”

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The Tomy xiao is the first of its kind, “an integrated digital camera and printer that allows consumers to capture, view, and immediately print their digital images without ink, anywhere.  Photos can now be viewed and shared right away - anywhere and all from one device.  The xiao produces borderless, full-color, 2x3 inch prints in less than 60 seconds.” Available in Japan starting today, and hopefully, this will be available for purchase in the U.S. soon! [via swissmiss]

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Rovio is “a WiFi-enabled mobile web cam that lets you see, speak and hear from anywhere in the world… as if you were right there in the room.” Costs $297 and can be found at numerous online vendors and at Radio Shack. [via reubstock on Twitter]

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”Plushdepartment combines the power of computers with living, organic and beautiful materials. We create cases from ceramic and glass and concrete and wood. We add colour and style and pattern and line to what used to be a boring square box.” Designs range from shiny gold casings, sleek minimal black and white, to the PURE*ZENDER, an urban, street art-inspired computer and amplifier. The computers are Intel Core 2 Duo, 1000 GB hard drive, 2 x 2048MB highend Dual Channel RAM 800MHz memory, and comes with network gigabit LAN, USB, Firewire and more.  Currently available for purchase in the Netherlands, Germany and Turkey.

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There’s a new Flip Mino HD in the popular Flip Video camera line. The Mino HD will be 3.3 oz and costs $230, making it one of the cheapest HD camcorders on the market. [via daynah on Twitter]

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"Photo Flip Clock lets you customize a stylish flip clock with photos you take yourself. Just take a photo, or choose one from your gallery, and make it one of the digits in your clock. Any time you see a cool looking number when you’re walking around, just add it to the clock. Or, make an entire set of digits out of your kids holding numbers and put your phone on your desk at work!” Download it directly here from the iTunes app store. 

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Video demo of the CompareEverywhere shopping app on the new Android G1 phone. Lets you compare prices in real-time as you shop.

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”PicoP is an ultra miniature projection module capable of producing full color, high-resolution images but small enough and low power enough to be embedded directly into mobile devices such as cell phones, portable media players, digital cameras, portable computers and more.” PicoP is a project by Microvision and is not available for consumers yet, but hopefully we’ll see this technology in use within a couple of years. [via maiab on Twitter]

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"The Freecom xxs Mobile Drive is the world’s smallest external 2.5” hard drive. Instead of a conventional enclosure, the xxs is contained in a rubberized exchangeable cover. The capacity of the drive is visible through a hole which also acts as a grip to open the sleeve.” Various capacities available, including 160 GB, 250 GB, and 320 GB. You can purchase one at the Freecom site. Designed by Sylvain Willenz.

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I love it when street style and tech come together as does with this KRINK laptop sleeve by Arkitip, a project of Incase “aimed at rtistically embellished Apple products to users who have an appreciation for the creative arts and technology.” Krink pens were developed by graffiti writer and artist, Craig “KR” Costello out of a variety of homemade inks and markers for use in both street and studio environments. “KR’s products gained notoriety by their association with his work in the street, the studio, and by his dripping ink aesthetics.” Available at $79.95 for MacBook and MacBook Pro 15 In.

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"Softbank’s coming out with a new line of handsets in April that will double as robot friends. These handsets have arms and legs that fold out, and screens that will make faces according to their moods.” (via toykomango)

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"An unprecedented combination of computer history and striking images, Core Memory, A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers reveals modern technology’s evolution through the world’s most renowned computer collection, the Computer History Museum in the Silicon Valley.” Visit photographer Mark Richard’s website to learn more and to buy the book. (via laughingsquid)

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Chetan Sorab’s Modular Mp3 player is playful and practical. “The central console of Bloc forms the core unit of the mp3 player with the interface and display. When it runs out of its built in 50 GB memory you can add another 50 GB or more as a modular storage on any one side as an additional block. You can share songs, data by removing one of the blocks and giving it to your friend or close ones to listen or download them. Bloc also helps you to customize the colors according to your liking as they would be available in vibrant colors.”

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From my friends at Carsonified comes Hugs, “a one-off, limited edition range of MacBook Pro sleeves and iPhone cosies to help protect your most treasured technology bits and pieces.” And, they’re handmade by Ryan, Gill, Mel, Lisa, Elliot and Jo from their lovely studio in Bath, England. The idea is just as personal: “each Hug will arrive delicately wrapped in tissue paper and encased in its very own custom box. Also tucked inside you’ll find a Certificate of Origin, which records the name of your Hug and who created it, and finally a Moleskine journal. The journal that is included with your Hug is very important. After one month of using your Hug, we would love it if you could pass it on to another deserving person. Before you do, use the journal to record a little about yourself, what you do, where you live, what you love… then pass it on.”

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Let’s not forget this. Slide by Kevin Kelly. Photo by Thomas Marban.

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Happy birthday to Jack Dorsey. Thanks for the miracle of Twitter. Have a look at Jack’s original notepad sketch of Twitter. (via @bs on Twitter)

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"The City Car is envisioned as a stackable car that would be available at convenient spots around the city such as subway stations, as well as places where the subway tentacles do not reach. Drivers would swipe a credit card to rent out a vehicle and to insure against damage or theft.” The car is still in the prototyping stage and many models are being considered. This reminds me of the British “clever car” prototype that I had written about last year on artcodes. (via Reubstock’s twitter and CNET)

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The smart geeks at ThinkGeek are now selling a Wi-Fi Detector t-shirt that dynamically displays the current surrounding Wi-Fi signal strength with a glowing animation. You’ll need three AAA batteries to make the magic happen. The decal is removable so you can wash your shirt and not be a stinky geek. (via LaughingSquid)

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Like a good Apple fan, Twitterverse is all a buzz with the release of Apple’s Leopard OS.

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The T-Phone is a concept phone by designer Jeong-Kyun Nam. It features “a standard numeric keypad and one large call button underneath. You get a bunch of RFID tagged badges to program someone’s number and even insert their picture. When grammy wants to call someone, all she has to do is place the badge on the call button and press it. The phone reads the RFID information in the badge and dials the number.” The phone would be helpful to seniors who don’t want to remember nine digits, but I can see it working well with children too, and for those experiencing memory loss from our growing dependence on digital devices.

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