Gadget Lab Notes: A Camera With An Onboard Makeup Studio

The Panasonic LUMIX FX77 includes a touchscreen makeup studio

Gadget Lab Notes is an eclectic roundup of gadget news briefs and intriguing products that catch our eye.

Panasonic LUMIX FX77 Is a Point-And-Shoot With a Virtual Makeup Studio

You?ve probably never stopped and looked at a just-taken photo on your digital camera and thought ?Gosh, I wish I?d put on a little more eyeliner??but your girlfriend probably has. The 12.1-megapixel LUMIX FX77 lets you add lipstick and rosy cheeks to images right on its 3.5-inch touchscreen display. It also features an SDXC memory card slot, a 5x optical zoom and Leica optics, optical image stabilization, HD video capability, and an HDMI port.

Panasonic LUMIX FX77 [Red Ferret via Slashgear]

Smart Surfboard Is Jam-Packed With Sensors To Track Board and Rider Performance

The SurfSens surfboard, developed by Pukas and Tecnalia, is loaded with a GPS compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, strain gauges, and pressure sensors. Data is recorded on a stick of flash memory. These tools are used to measure the performance of both the riders and the board, which Pukas will use to improve their surfboards? design and features in the future.

The Future of Surfing [Singularity Hub via Gizmag]

I Double-Dog Dare You To Get a Random Tattoo From the Automatic Tattoo Machine

Auto Ink, a DIY CNC-ed tattoo machine, assigns operators a religion (at random), then inks the corresponding symbol onto that person?s arm. There are so many bad ideas wrapped up in this one device, I don?t even know where to begin. Let?s just hope it has an easy to reach manual kill switch, at the least.

Automatic Tattoo Machine [Makezine]

?Megaphones? Hide Speakers Inside Their Familiar Shape

When you want to blast sound into your living space, what better shape to signify that than that of a megaphone? These megaphones are built of wood instead of plastic, and would house legit hi-fi electronic speaker components instead of the voice amplification circuitry you’d find in a regular megaphone.

Megaphones [Yanko Design]

Giant Slide to Unlock Magnet Faux Simplifies Life

Don?t you wish you could slide to unlock everything? It?s so easy a baby could do it (no really, there?s proof on YouTube). Well, some things are definitely better left secure, but you can always pretend with this 17-inch Slide to Unlock magnet. For $6.99, you can affix it to your fridge, the car, or anything else made of metal.

Slide To Unlock Magnet [Perpetual Kid via Craziest Gadgets]

Geminoid-F, A Realistic Humanoid Robot That Blinks and ?Breathes?

The first Geminoid robots were developed in Japan in 2005. The Geminoid-F hails from Denmark, and although less complex than its predecessor, its ability to look like it?s breathing and performing involuntary muscle reactions help it jump over the unfortunate gap of robotic creepiness referred to as the uncanny valley.

Incredibly Realistic Robot [SayOMG via Crunchgear]