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iPhone or iPod touch rotating alarm clock
2008-06-02 07:24:00 Here’s a pretty decent looking and unique alarm clock setup for your iPhone or iPod touch. It was designed specifically for both devices, taking advantage of their screen. This way you have your device and a slick looking clock both on display. Just like all the other docks, the iH41 will charge the player and ... More About: Clock , Iphone , Ipod , Alarm , Touch
Wrench tightens nuts by hand, literally
2008-06-02 06:58:00 Normally cranking your nuts by hand is frowned upon. I guess that’s no longer the case. Surprisingly, this tool was not designed for booty grabbing hijinx within automotive shops. I think. I’m really not sure why it was designed, but we love it. I’d be surprised if it worked as good as a regular wrench, ... More About: Hand , Nuts , Literally
Lifesaver Bottle: Heavy on filtration, low on parasites
2008-06-02 06:40:00 Much like the smallest fishing rod in the world, the Lifesaver bottle should be in the backpack of survival and adventurer Bear Grylls. Why take the chance of drinking bacteria and viruses, when you can get clean water from a magic bottle? It will remove bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi and all kinds of microbiological menaces without ... More About: Heavy , Bottle , Parasites
Green Machine powered from waste heat
2008-06-02 06:15:00 The folks over at ElectraTherm have a 50-kilowatt machine that uses industrial waste heat for fuel, providing even more options for green energy. They’re calling it the ElectraTherm Green Machine , not to be confused with that Huffy Green machine you had as a kid. Get this. With this unit, you can actually get back the ... More About: Heat , Waste
Chess car maximizes safety in accidents
2008-06-02 05:51:00 This concept by Dutch designers looks like a Star Trek shuttlecraft on wheels. The basic idea is that the cabin on top of the platform can move around during a crash, which would hopefully keep the passengers inside safely out of any areas that would crumple and get hit during the impact. The passengers could ... More About: Safety , Chess , Accidents
Aroma USB protects you from your own BO
2008-06-02 05:35:00 Aromatherapy isn’t a new concept. USB-powered diffusers have been around for awhile. But the Aroma USB makes no bones about the fact that it knows something funky is going on in your immediate area, and like a glade plug in, it wants to help. Maybe it’s that moldy half-eaten bag of cheetos you call a ... More About: Aroma
World?s smallest fishing rod & reel pen
2008-06-02 05:22:00 If you’re an outdoors kind of person, but don’t like to carry large gear, such as awkward and long fishing rods, this gadget is for you. It’s the smallest fishing rod in the world. Apparently, it actually has some quality to it. It’s made of stainless steel and polished aluminum. And guys take note, just ... More About: World , Fishing , Reel
Overhead clock doubles as light fixture
2008-06-01 18:58:00 Time could literally kill you suspended from the ceiling like that. Death by numbers aside, it seems almost Orwellian. At least you’ll always know what time it is while you plug away at work, always looking up at the ever present glow and march of time. Time which also gives the room a cold foreboding ... More About: Clock , Clocks , Light
Dad gives son Steampunk Clock as wedding gift
2008-06-01 18:38:00 Whether it’s marriage by shotgun or just a pat on the back, you can’t do much better then getting this beautiful steampunk clock as a gift. It beats the hell out of a toaster or a blender. The father spent weeks working on the clock, which is walnut with brass and other metals. He did ... More About: Clock , Wedding , Gift , Steampunk
Optimus Popularis prototype on the web
2008-05-31 16:38:00 The Optimus Popularis is growing up right before our eyes. Ahhh isn’t it cute? We’ve watched it go from mockup to a neat looking 3D prototype. It’s got a full-length display on the space bar and everything. I’m so proud of it. They grow up so fast, but what can you do. Before you know it, ... More About: Prototype
Thanko?s solar-powered DAP
2008-05-31 16:27:00 As far as solar devices go, Thanko’s DAP actually looks pretty nice. I’ve seen much worse. In the front it looks like any other device with a 1.8-inch 220 x 176 resolution display, 4GB of internal storage space and a miniSD expansion slot. But in the back is where you’ll find the solar panel that ... More About: Solar , Digital Audio
Weekly roundup of neat stuff
2008-05-30 21:55:00 It’s that time of the week again, which means a look back at the week that was in our network of blogs. It’s been a busy week all around and as usual Poptherapy kept you abreast on all the latest geek news and popculture, while over at Wealthyreader it was all about ways to get ... More About: News , Roundup , Stuff , Weekly
Wall-E and Eve interactive toys
2008-05-30 18:54:00 The Wall -E merchandising train is alive and kicking. We told you about the ultimate Wall-E and we really like that one, much like the Wall-E mp3 player. Well, they’ve taken it a bit further with the Wall-E and Eve interactive toys. Now Wall-E and Eve get the chance to get all freaky with each other. Inter Action ... More About: Toys , Robots , Interactive
Asus debuts a Wiimote, for the PC
2008-05-30 18:18:00 Are you as weirded out as I am? I’m not sure if it’s the strange tomato color or the fact that two nunchuks appear to be mating. They were seen recently at a trade show in Taipei. We think they must be connected through a wireless usb transmitter and it would make sense if they ... More About: Asus , Wiimote
Skinizi skins for your iPod & other devices
2008-05-30 17:52:00 If you’re tired of your device looking like everyone else’s, why not jazz it up with some artistic skins? Skinizi offers a nice variety of skins for your iPod , iPhone, Mac laptops and PC laptops. You can choose from about 15 artists or design one yourself. There should be something for everyone. Not only will ... More About: Ipod , Devices , Book
Harman Kardon AVR 354 home theater receiver launches
2008-05-30 15:05:00 If you have dropped big bucks on your big screen 1080p HDTV and Blu-ray player but are still rocking with the plain vanilla 5.1 surround sound you are missing half the coolness of many Blu-ray movies?the HD sound. Sure Dolby Digital 5.1 sounds pretty good, but wouldn?t you rather get the Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD ... More About: Theater , Home , Home Theater , Receiver
Scented candles that smell like cool things
2008-05-30 07:26:00 We all know that the ladies like candles that have smells like Gentle sea breeze or tropical mountain mist and the like. That’s great for them, but no real man wants to smell such girlly things. What if a company made candles that smelled like cool things that men can appreciate. That’s just what Hotwicks ... More About: Cool , Smell , Things , Candles
iPod vending machines to hit Macy?s
2008-05-30 07:01:00 Macy’s was paying attention to the success of iPod vending machines at international airports and hotels and decided to add them to about 400 of their own department store locations. The self-serve Zoom Systems will be called e-Spots, and they’ll be filled with technology and gadgets, like a giant nerd bubble gum machine. The e-Spots ... More About: Ipod , Machines , Macy , Vending
Wooden nixie clock is totally tubular?dude
2008-05-30 06:35:00 I’m not going to make any wood jokes. No jokes about having your tubes tied either. I promise. We have a soft spot for these wood Nixie clocks. They just blend the modern with the old so nicely, you can’t help but fall in love with them. They just have style and they fit in ... More About: Clock , Dude , Wooden
Mysterious Firefox crop circle appears
2008-05-30 06:18:00 Some strange things are happening on this planet. Are we being visited by a superior intelligence? How can one possibly explain the mysterious images that have appeared recently? First there was the Firefox logo spotted in deep space. Then things started to hit closer to home. This ominous design appeared out of nowhere recently. Now ... More About: Mysterious , Circle , Crop
Toyota?s new Crown Hybrid can spot pedestrians
2008-05-30 06:16:00 Toyota has a new take on night view in their Crown Hybrid luxury sedan. Previous attempts had images displayed directly on the windshield, while the new one uses LCD in the dashboard, where the speedometer and other details can be found. One of the most interesting features is their pedestrian recognition system. It almost looks like ... More About: Toyota , Automotive , Spot
Cobalt: The 21st century pocket watch
2008-05-30 05:22:00 Pocket watches have always been a symbol of status and style. Despite that fact, in today’s world it takes a very confident man to sport one, because it’s a very fine line between looking cool and looking like an dandy. The Cobalt brings it into the now, sporting a round OLED touch screen to easily ... More About: Watch , Concepts , Pocket , Century
Iomega upgrades eGo hard drives to 1TB
2008-05-29 20:06:00 Iomega announced today a 1TB upgrade to its line of eGo portable hard drives. This larger storage capacity drive prices at around $270. These new 1TB “Super eGo” external hard drives are 3.5-inch drives which store up to 4 million photos, 18,500 hours of music or 1,500 hours of video. Three color options are available and ... More About: Hard , Hard drives , Upgrades , Iomega , External Hard Drives
JLT rolls out new rugged Windows Tablet PC
2008-05-29 19:01:00 JLT has released a new rugged tablet PC focused on the field work sector. It is called the JLT8404 and no specific pricing information is available as of yet. The JLT8404 has a housing which is aluminum powder coated. It has been tested to survive multiple drops, higher operating temperatures and more. It sports a 8.4-inch ... More About: Windows , Tablet
Disc Manager 100 - keeping your porn DVD collection secure
2008-05-29 18:46:00 Have you ever wanted to have your adult DVD collection readily at hand but secure in a way that your children can’t access said naughty titles? Here’s a blurb about the Disc Manager 100, pictured above, which just came into our virtual news desk: “Are you looking for a safe place to store your adult DVD ... More About: Secure
New D-Link adapter uses home TV cabling for network
2008-05-29 18:31:00 D-Link unveiled yesterday a new adapter kit for those wishing to extend their home networks via existing TV cabling in the home. This new kit is known as the D-Link Coax Ethernet Adapter Kit (DXN-221) and you’ll find it pricing at around $200. The D-Link Coax Ethernet Adapter Kit (DXN-221) takes signals from attached Ethernet cables ... More About: Networking , Home , Network
Pantech Breeze phone blows into AT&T stores
2008-05-29 18:11:00 AT&T and Pantech have teamed to release a phone developed on the “principles of Universal Design — the practice of designing products and applications that are usable by the most customers possible.” What this essentially means is the two are debuting the Pantech Breeze , a simplified flip-phone priced at around $80 before rebate. The Pantech Breeze ... More About: Phone , Mobile Phones , Stores
Bluetooth I-O Data mini keyboard
2008-05-29 17:11:00 The I-O Data Mini Keyboard might be for you if you find that you can’t type quickly with the keypad on your cell phone. It connects with your handset via Bluetooth and allows you to type away as if you were using a standard QWERTY computer keyboard. Granted, you will look like strange typing on ...
MP3 Players preloaded with tunes
2008-05-29 16:47:00 The REDI is a 1 GB mp3 player no doubt geared toward those who can’t figure out computers or are too lazy to go get the music themselves and put it on their mp3 player. They come with about 250 tracks already on them, which would give you about 6 hours of listening time. (There’s ... More About: Tunes , Players
Tiny and cheap RazorBook 400 now available
More articles from this author:2008-05-29 14:31:00 If you are in the market for a new ultra portable and you want something a bit more off the beaten path than the Asus Eee that shares its small dimensions, 3K Computers may have your laptop in its new and tiny RazorBook 400. The RazorBook 400 promises a boot up time for its Linux OS ... More About: Tiny , Cheap 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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