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There was no plan involved in finding only New York-based odd tech stories.  In fact, there is hardly a plan involved regarding oddball stories.  This time, New York reached Florida-levels of oddness with Segways, a free video production studio in the city, and what’s the emoticon for faking your own… Continue Reading »

All your contacts on a SIM card, book? SIM cards are great.  Whenever you want to switch phones pop your SIM card out of your old phone, put it in another phone and all your contacts and your phone number comes with you.  If you like that SIM card form… Continue Reading »

Technology makes magical things happen.  It can send people to Mars, including you, faithful Gadgetell reader.  Technology can be used by jerks to put images that could hurt your future career on Facebook.  Technology even has the power to make the rest of the world disappear—you could miss a bank… Continue Reading »

More odd stories from the world of technology this week.  Tired of fumbling around your pockets for a camera?  What if you could take a picture with your shirt?  M.I.T. is working on that.  Want to report a problem in the city of Boston?  There’s an app for that.  Want… Continue Reading »

Welcome back to the oddball tech stories of the week.  We all know that robots are quite good at building cars (well, some cars), vacuuming, and serving tennis balls.  Did you know that they could one day help us colonize Mars?  Technology is good, however sometimes it makes us do… Continue Reading »

It’s that time again.  Welcome to the weird wired world of technology.  Can’t find a plug for that laptop or television or one of the other million chargers you have sitting around?  There’s a wall for that.  While you’ve got your computer plugged in, fire up Microsoft’s latest Internet Explorer. … Continue Reading »

Technology is not without its oddball side.  This week, we’ve got sandcastles influencing the future of buildings.  One day, when you’re in one of these buildings, you could microwave your tiny meal in the world’s smallest microwave.  Keep that microwave clear of your internal organs, though.  If you zap your… Continue Reading »

Weirdness and technology go together like peanut butter and jelly.  President Obama’s not the only powerful person using social networking.  Pope Benedict XVI is down with the kids and is now has a presence on Facebook.  You know what he’ll find there?  Environmental groups who will be talking about a… Continue Reading »

You can’t make this stuff up, people.  Well, you could probably make this stuff up if you really tried.  Nevermind.  Anyway, this week on Oddball Tech, you can have a t-shirt that tells everyone you tweet.  Why?  Because you can.  Motorola picks a side in the upcoming humans vs. robots… Continue Reading »

When I’m stressed, I take a minute to step back and breathe.  What do bridges do when stressed?  In the future, they may change color.  While you’re stuck on the future bridge, your car may be using fuel created from New York scum.  If you’re really stressed and want to… Continue Reading »