Geeky Tech News, on YOUR mobile!

Broadcast 1: Darth Vader Toast, NoseVac, Miracle Berries, etc

In Pacmee on November 10, 2008 at 6:27 am
Dark Vader toast

Dark Vader toast

Deep down inside, you know you’re a nerd. A Star Wars nerd to be exact. Now, how about having some Darth Vader inside of you? Literally speaking :)

NoseVac, won't suck your brains out

NoseVac, won't suck your brains out

NoseVac: A vacuum cleaner for your nose … yes, all this does sound a little strange, but Nosevac is a nose hair trimmer with a built-in vacuum cleaner, which sucks out all the stranded hair that gets cut. Cool or yuck? :P

Now, everyone can break into your own

Now, everyone can break into your home

In this era that we live in where satellites can zoom in on objects as small as a license plate, it doesn’t seem unreal that scientists at the University of California are working on a technology that will allow the owners of this software duplicate a set of keys without being in physical possession of them.

So, are you a floppy or a USB drive?

So, are you a floppy or a USB drive?

Remember the good old days of the floppy disk? Here’s one USB drive shaped like an floppy disk, great for those wanting to take a trip down memory lane.

Happy berries, the legal kind

Happy berries, the legal kind

Miracle Fruits (sometimes called Miracle Berries) have been a secret wonder of the world for centuries. Though they were first documented by a French dude in 1725, they’d been consumed for many generations prior. They were eaten before meals to make the meals taste better. “How?” you ask. By making sour and bitter foods taste sweet. “But how?” you scream. The truth is, science doesn’t completely know (it has something to do with the protein miraculin that bonds to your taste buds, but the exact cause is still a mystery). But the berries work, and it’s a miracle.