Today on Boing Boing Gadgets

Joel Johnson 2:58 pm Thu Oct 25, 2007

Today on Boing Boing Gadgets we looked at this gorgeous Mitsubishi Fuso dump truck concept, the first review of the Asus Eee mini-laptop, smart ways to recycle your gadgets, a ginormous $1,000 Swiss Army knife, inside-out barware, an iPod alarm clock that looks surprisingly nice, tiny R/C trench compactors, a simple prototype folding electric scooter, the top ten patent holders in the U.S., a light-activated flute, a laptop stand that grabs your cables (although perhaps not your laptop), Texas Instruments' latest graphing calculator, robots that can learn to hug it out, a globe covered with blackboard, a multi-tool for demolition folk, an unlikely cardboard toilet, and Tomy's entry into the indoor R/C helicopter market.

And as required by the code, random gadget links and deals.

We also rebooted our contest with Neuros—it's the set-top box for those who hate DRM!—and made it easier for everyone to have a chance to win a Neuros OSD and NAS. I've also tossed in a bonus prize: an unlocked Nokia N95. Contest details live here.

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