You cannot beat a good old game of Pac-Man, Frogger and Space Invaders to name a few. Their ease of use and simple rules give you hours of entertainment. table-top arcade games are not too popular these days, but this retro multi game unit is going to reverse that. It comes with 48 original games from around the 80's and has a 20" monitor built in which sits under tilted glass. All parts are genuine arcade and that even comes down to the coin-op mechanism. However, if you want the version with the coin-op then act quickly as it's limited edition.
It measures L 860mm x H 770mm x W 640mm and weighs a hefty 70 kilos although thats 70 kg of packed retro goodness. It will set you back £1295.
The T.Sonic 650 is a new flashed based digital audio player (DAP) which has a capacity of 4GB. The small screen is OLED and the battery life is 15 hours. Compatible formats on the player are MP3, WMA and WMA-DRM10. An interesting feature is VAD which stands for Voice Activation Detection. I assume you shout at the thing to switch it on. For those who still enjoy the radio there is an FM tuner built in. No pricing yet.
The Chaos Tower is a toy which allows you to build amazing constructions in your home which make the use of gravity. What you do is build the tower and create loop's, turns and add trampolines, vortexes to the mixture. An elevator is included which keeps the ball rolling by automatically taking it back to the top. 500 pieces are included in each set and set's can be mixed together to create even crazier contraptions.
Built from Stainless Steel and toughened glass this illuminated coffee table would make an interesting change to anyone's living room. The table top and down lights are independently controlled. The table's standard dimensions are 1140x770mm which you also have the option of custom sizes. For £2000+ I would hope to make any requests I wanted
Wheelman is a great two wheeler skating type device which features a mini 43cc 2 stroke engine on board which can take you up to speeds of 19mph. You attach your feet to the wheels and speed away for about 90 minutes on one tank of fuel. There is no automatic fuel pump and this part of the engine is fuelled by squeezing a pneumatic ball in your hand. Steering is done by leaning the direction you want to head.
Although it is not a brand new gadget device, it is still new to me which made me figure it will be new to a lot of you
iPod Docking Stations seem to be all over at the moment in a similar way to crazy USB gadgets. I came across 3 unique ones today which are both interesting and a little crazy. The first one pictured above is the High School Musical MP3 player dock which is shaped like a basketball and opens up to reveal a microphone, speakers and dock. I wouldn't suggest bouncing it around.
Next is the iConcepts iPod dock which is built for the shower. A compartment opens up to reveal a place to dock your iPod or similar MP3 device. The enclosure is waterproof which protects your iPod from harm. If you forget the iPod then you also have the option to play radio which happens to be digital according to Gadgetizer where I came across the iConcepts device. It costs $40.
Last on the list today is the PS-Mi iPod dock. This one is the more serious out of the three devices and features 3 drivers in the top section and a subwoofer to the side.
If you want to visit the mobile version of GadgetVenue but do not have time to make note of the site then take a quick photo of this encoded barcode which will share the GV mobi site with you. To download the software to read the barcode check out Kawya reader. The software is compatible with many camera phones and once installed it provides a quick way of getting information from a screen to your phone when in a hurry.
A one person flying platform has been developed. It is called the VertiPod and falls in to the category of an ultra light aircraft. The VertiPod is powered by propeller and works a bit like a segway in that you lean and it goes in that direction. The propeller is found underneath the platform which takes the platform up to 15 feet in the air. Power is generated by a 440 cc engine which is activated with a pull start mechanism. No details of how much flying time there is have been released. However, it can propel you at 40 MPH which is a lot quicker then rush hour traffic.
It costs $10000 with more details available over at Wired.
For those of you who do not (or cannot) shell out $1564 on a 113 key Optimus Maximus keyboard but still want to get in on some of that OLED keyboard action there is good news for you. Optimus have announced that 3 new configurations of the keyboard will be available. The new configurations come in 1, 10 and 47 programmable keys which weigh in at $462, $599 and $999 respectively. Although the idea of a 1 OLED key keyboard sounds a little lame, I actually do think the 10 and 47 key versions could do well as they make for great programmable keyboards.
This 18th century device is an incredible piece of kit. When looking at the side you see a model of inner planets. When looking from above that changes and you see a complex clockwork mechanism.
For those of you who are not sure what an Orrery is... it is a mechanical model built to show the alignment of planets and moons. In the centre of the Orrery you tend to find the Sun which then has arms which rotate mechanically around it on arms.
The Nokia 5200 series mobile phone isn't that new. But, with this thing being so tiny I thought I would post to show you all. It is about the size of the end of your thumb, but unfortunately is not a working mobile phone. I had flashbacks of Zoolander while writing this.
I came across this video a few months back but forgot to post it. The bollards are in Manchester and drop down to allow busses and other permitted vehicles through on to the street. People either miss the bright red signs or think they can out run them.
Next time you see automatic bollards in the UK, do not go through them
