by Matthew on July 15, 2009
These floor tiles have little LED dots embedded in to them. When you walk over the floor the lights come alive as foot prints. The lights will vary in brightness dependant on the weight of the person walking on the floor. Once you move from the floor the LED’s gradually dim down until they switch off.
Walyou, the site where I spotted these cool tiles, suggests that a timer should be used to switch them off in the early hours of the morning as they would look a bit scary on the 3am run to the toilet. Also, walyou suggests they change colour rather then brightness so you can see if you are over or under weight. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on July 14, 2009
This air bed has an advantage over all the rest in the world as it’s claim to fame is that it’s the ONLY Adjustable Incline Inflatable Bed.
The air bed has a standard bed height of 22″ making it easy to get on and off of. It can take up to 450lbs in weight and it’s main feature is that it can elevate your head and shoulders to any desired height allowing you to watch TV, play video games or read with just the touch of a button. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on July 14, 2009
These lamps are designed to look like Gummy Bears. Each one of made of translucent rubber and stands 7 inches tall. LED’s provide the light inside that makes them glow in various colours like red, orange, yellow, clear, blue, purple and pink. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on July 13, 2009
If you are a fan of Ping Pong but have nowhere to put a table then check out this fancy door. The door doubles as a ping pong table allowing you to play between any 2 rooms. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on July 9, 2009
The TrickleSaver is a gadget which cuts down the standby energy consumed by your TV and accessories. Inbuilt circuitry has the ability to check when your TV is on or off and when the TV is off, the TrickleSaver switches off all the accessories relating to your TV. Same works vice-versa in that when you switch the TV on, all your TV related accessories are also switched on. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on July 3, 2009
If you have ever seen those dancing games in the arcades where you tap your feet in time to the music in a specific routine then this is exactly what this alarm clock is… well, a tiny bit smaller.
The Finger Dance Alarm Clock requires that you tap the floor of it by following a correct sequence of lights. Only when you have completed the sequence correctly will the alarm switch off. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on July 2, 2009
When a new born baby arrives in to the world, the baby’s parents soon learn that they cry for various reasons that often you might not be aware of. This “Why Cry Baby Analyzer” is a monitoring device that sits next to your baby at night and analyizes why the baby is crying.
It uses advanced frequency analysis which needs around 20 seconds to work out what your baby is in need of. When the data is collected a representation of the baby’s mood is put on the screen which will show if the baby is stressed, Sleepy, Annoyed, Bored or Hungry. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on June 26, 2009
The BodyTrace weighing scales are probably the first wireless scales in the world to be created. The purpose of the wireless connectivity is to allow them to connect to the web and share your weight with the world. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on June 12, 2009
Most people associate a training coach with exercise and a lot of hard work to get fit. I must admit that I never thought that you needed a coach to sleep though. Zeo have created the personal sleep coach which is a device that trains you to get a decent nights sleep.
The Zeo device requires that you go to sleep wearing a small headband. The headband measures brainwave patterns to see what your sleeping habits are. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on June 3, 2009
This projector is more then your average projector. It functions as a projector, media player, DVD player and a video games console all in the 1 device. It is named the CVGI-E28 and is an LED based projector that has a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and can throw a fairly large screen measuring over 100 inches in size.
The CVGI-E28 has several inputs allowing VGA, HDMI, S-Video and composite inputs. However, as it’s all built in you can actually just plug in the device and use the built in DVD player to play your content. Sound is also built in allowing for stereo sound to be played direct from the projector. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on May 15, 2009
Petrol (or Gas as some prefer to call it) is one of the larger expenses that we put up with each month of our lives. This Petrol Gauge Money Box helps you to save up and see exactly what progress you are making to fill the box. Wouldn’t it be cool if as petrol went up in price that the scale adjusted so that more money was needed to fill it. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on May 5, 2009
We are seeing a bunch of geeky style soaps recently over from sellers at Etsy. Once again we have another geek style soap made in the shape of space invaders. The Space Invaders Soap measures 1 inch by 1 inch in size and is good for a few washes. They are available in packs of 24 and come in a variety of fragrances. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on May 5, 2009
If you recently purchased a Kindle 2 and went to read it at night you will have quickly found out that you cannot see it. This is the problem with e-paper in that there is no backlight usually. For those of you who want to read at night these LED reading glasses might work for you. Of course they are compatible with e-books and regular books and what they do is provide light on the edges of the glasses so that you can read in the dark.
The reading glasses have super bright LED’s in each corner of the lenses and 4 batteries are held within the frames. The batteries are good for up to 30 hours of night time reading. The LED’s work with a switch built in to the hinges of the glasses and when the arms are opened the lights switch on.
The advantage of having LED’s built in to your specks is that you don’t have to faff around with a book light every time you turn the page.
In my book, the LED Reading Glasses are a winner! But there is one drawback: the glasses are only available with refractive lenses. In other words, you have to be presbyotic — nearsighted. They are available in 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 diopter. From Hammacher Schlemmer with a lifetime guarantee.
Available from Hammacher Schlemmer costing $39.95.
by Matthew on April 21, 2009
The SmartFaucet is one of the smartest bathroom taps that has ever existed. Not only does it allow water to flow (which is what a tap normally does), it also has face recognition. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on April 17, 2009
FakeTV is a cool invention that makes it appear that someone is at home watching the TV. The flashing glow of the TV makes the burglar think twice about breaking in to your property. [click to continue…]
