Lego Keyring Holder

According to themensgiftguide and probably many other places too, Lego is now 75 years old. My first Lego set was from the 80s and I thought it was quite new back then. Anyway, this Lego key rack is a simple design and just snaps together to hold your keys safe on the keyring. Cool and simple idea.

Via: Themensgiftguide

Minty Boost - Portable USB Charger

The Minty Boost is a USB charger that is built inside an Altoid chewing gum tin. Inside the tin are 2 AA batteries and a USB connector. If your device can charge via USB then this can give the device a little bit of extra juice should the batteries run low.

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Pewter Glass Crusade Chess Pieces

These Pewter Glass Crusade Chess Pieces are built in wine glass style to make your table look that little bit different. The King Chess Piece measures 5-1/2 inches and they are designed to portray early century crusaders. On the stem of each glass you can notice the chess pieces which are embedded in to it. Kind of cool in a weird way!

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IOGEAR Portable Gadget Charger

The IOGEAR gadget charger is capable of charging mobile devices when they they run out. It comes with a built in Lithium Polymer battery and comes supplied with 6 adapters allowing for different devices to be plugged in. It costs $40 and is good for about 500 charges which should last you a few years as it is only intended to be used when your phone dies and you do not have a charger with you. On the front of the device there is a charge level indicator.

As much as I like my hand winding charger this makes life far more easier when the batteries die.
Via: MysticGadgets

Nokia Mobile Phone Collection

I thought I had a fair few mobile phones because I have never thrown any away after using them. I started off with a Nokia 7110 back in 1999 and have kept each phone each year I upgraded. This guy takes mobile phone collections to the extreme though with a reported collection of 101 phones in 2005. I do not know how many phones he actually has, but I can tell its way more then the 7 or so I have.

Via: About-Nokia

zBoost ZPersonal Cell Phone Booster

Have you ever found yourself out and about with your mobile phone and just cannot quite get the signal you need? I am lucky where I live in that I am in a busy area with full 3G and video coverage, but go back a week… while visiting family it was a real pain having next to no signal in the home. Every call dropped, most calls went to voicemail with out even ringing my phone. I basically had to step out to the garden to make my calls. This kind of situation is where a zBoost could come in handy. The zBoost is a portable device which boosts mobile phone signals in a small area. The zBoost ZPersonal measures about 4 x 5 inches in size and fastens on to a window with 2 suction cups. You then attach the long cable which has an antenna on the end which measures about 6 inches long. The long cable allows you to move the antenna close to where you make the majority of calls from and the mobile signal gets boosted from where the box is to where the antenna is which creates your own personal cell phone area.

The concept is a cool idea and comes in handy for situations like I mentioned earlier. There are a few downsides though. This device must have a signal to work which is kind of obvious as it wont boost nothing. If you have a faint signal then it does occasionally do what it is supposed to. Al over at CIO.com gave the zBoost a full review and found that the device was a little inconsistent. Sometimes the signal was boosted and other times it was not. Another down side is that it only plugs in to an outlet on a wall and cannot be powered by USB or from your car lighter. Other then that, if you have a power outlet and need a signal boost then this could work well for you if you get it set up right.

For the full review of the item check out CIO.

Dead Cool GPS Navigator

This Sat Nav device from Provia looks amazing. The images are displayed on an 800 x 400 7 inch display. As well as having a great looking screen, the GPS will have 3D models of landmark buildings to add a more realistic view to the navigation system. Also the Provia is capable of showing a picture in picture set up allowing DVDs to be watched while navigating although hopefully that wont pose a risk to drivers as it seems odd to mix the two together. The processor powering the Provia A1 is a 520MHz Intel PXa270 and the device has 128 Meg of RAM with an expansion slot too which allows for an SD card up to 2GB to be used.

This particular GPS device only seems to becoming available on the other side of the world in Korea. I think its time they send one over here for trial.

Via: SlipperyBrick

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