10 Most Brilliant Gadgets Of 2008


	10 Most Brilliant Gadgets Of 2008
einbar
10-18-2008 3:33 AM
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Popular Mechanics announced its picks for the 2008 Breakthrough Awards awards in what the publication called The 10 Most Brilliant Gadets of the Year. Here's the list of international winners; you may be surprised at the gadgets on the list.
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Nissan Around View Monitor</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/popular_mechanics_18650"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/inventorspot.com/img/B74CA218-CB1B-4739-A13E-49D86D2B3CCB" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/popular_mechanics_18650"> new <A href="#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink6"><FONT color="blue"><SPAN class="kLink">navigation </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">system</SPAN></FONT><SPAN id="preLoadWrap6"><DIV id="preLoadLayer6"><IMG src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" /></DIV></SPAN></A> enables the driver to see the surroundings of his car as he parks... all sides, 360 degrees around </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/popular_mechanics_18650"><B>8.  M-Spector Digital Inspection Camera</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/popular_mechanics_18650"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/inventorspot.com/img/BEB73BA5-6B67-4009-8E72-8532BE0A19D2" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/popular_mechanics_18650"><A rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.milwaukeetool.com/global_homepage_flash.html">Milwaukee Tool</A> </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/popular_mechanics_18650"><DIV>9.  Intel Atom Processor</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/popular_mechanics_18650"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/inventorspot.com/img/807EDC7B-780A-4530-AE68-8501A90DAA08" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/popular_mechanics_18650"> <A rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.intel.com/technology/atom/microarchitecture.htm">Atom</A></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/popular_mechanics_18650"><B>10.   Caroma Profile Smart Dual Flush Toilet</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/popular_mechanics_18650"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/inventorspot.com/img/A29AD336-0520-430F-91A5-13351AF1F66D" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/popular_mechanics_18650"> <A rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://inventorspot.com/articles/environmentally_friendly_toilet_inspired_by_japanese_design_18701">here</A>.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/E3AAB97F-6012-4A05-99C4-91BC4510A27F/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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