This small lamp is powered by your USB port on a PC or laptop and gives out enough light to keep your desk lit. It is retro style from the 1930’s. It is described as a “charmingly backwards step forward”.
Via: Random Good Stuff
Archives for October 2007
USB Powered Lamp
October 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Clock with only Hands
October 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Vice Versa is a clock which only has hands. It is designed by Yiran Qian from China and was a shortlisted entry for the brightLED competition. As can be seen, the hands rotate around an axis like any other clock, but the numbers are built from LED’s on the end of the hands which gives them the appearance of being stationary as the hands move around. However, the clock is currently concept although it would be cool if it was actually built.
Via: DesignBoom
Tangle DNA Speakers
October 21, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The DNA speakers are flexible speakers in the shape of DNA which can be twisted in to any shape you want. If there are two of you listening to the music then bend the speaker towards them so you can both listen in full glory. The DNA speakers can be powered by 4 AAA batteries, AC adapter or even USB allowing various flexibility to use them. They stand 11.25″ tall when fully extended and basically look like a good laugh to use.
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One Touch Can Opener
October 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This is not the usual type of gadget I write about, but what the heck. It will come in handy for everyone if they are feeling lazy. The one touch can opener opens up a can of bake beans or anything else by sitting it on top and hitting the black button. Amazon mention it does all the hard work (not that opening a can of beans really is hard work). The device also has a magnet so the lid comes off rather then dropping in to the can and it will open almost any round can. It is powered by 2 AA batteries and currently costs £12.99 in the UK and $14.99 in the US.
Slan LED Watches
October 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Slan LED watches are simple but look great. They do the basic functions a watch should do ie. Tell the time and date. The displays are large and made from coloured LED’s which shine fairly bright. The back of the watches are stainless steel and the strap is leather. The watches can go around 165 feet under water and cost around $100 depending on the model you get.
Via: Adult Style Watches
Ghost Detector Cell Phone Strap
October 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment
You might be a bit worried about ghosts with Halloween being just around the corner. If you are the type who lays awake in fear about ghosts being around, then a cell phone ghost detector is needed. It comes from Japan (surprised?) and detects magnetic field alterations and body temperature fluctuations. When a ghost is detected it will flash and make ghost noises. You then know if being frightened to death is needed or not. It costs just $17 and is well worth it if you get frightened about stuff like this.
Via: SlashGear
Windows Mobile 6.1 Around the Corner
October 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Rumours have been floating around about Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1. The pencilled in date is for May 2008. The main feature seems to be the layout and how the menu’s all work. The menu’s are believed to work similar to the Treo 500v which uses a carousel type menu where you can move left and right between menus and then up and down those menus to choose the action. According to MS this allows a thinking along the lines of “what do I want to do today?”. As well as a new layout (if rumours are true) then you will also see better WiFi, Exchange integration and Bluetooth.
I literally in the past couple of weeks picked up my first WM6 device and I do hope that this will come as a free upgrade. If not, I am still happy with my current version and no complaints there 😉
Via: gadgetvenue and WMExperts
Slipper Genie – Easy way to Dust the Floor
October 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you are the lazy sort and cannot be bothered cleaning the laminate flooring then Slipper Genie is the answer. Underneath it has microfiber fingers which gather dust and dirt as you walk around. They will work on any smooth surface such as tiles or vinyl. The bottoms can be taken off and are machine washable. They are for dry floors only, so no jumping in a bucket thinking they are a mop.
Costing just $9.99 you have a very easy way of cleaning up the dirt around your floor.
Product Page Via: GadgetGrid
iKaraoke
October 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
For those of you with an entertaining streak running through you, check out the iKaraoke which is designed to be attached to the bottom docking port on your iPod. It allows you to sing along to the latest tunes you just downloaded, or to sing out loud through your iPod playing over loud speakers. All you need now is some funky words displaying across the screen and you have a fully fledged pocket sized karaoke player.
It costs $44.99 and is available from Target.
Via: 7Gadgets
HP LaserJet Hacks
October 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Out of all the hacks I could possibly think up of on my own, the HP LaserJet screen hack wouldn’t be one of them. A guy over at Kovaya has successfully hacked the little dot matrix display on a laser jet printer to display any message you want such as Insert Coin. On the larger printers with a larger screen he also managed to write some code to send weather reports that automatically update every 10 minutes. The weird thing is that nobody really notices and although some read, they didn’t question why a printer was doing weather reports on it’s screen.
Via: PCNews
Echo Bot – Insult your Friends
October 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you feel the need for a bit of a laugh and want to hand out insults to work colleagues with out them knowing it’s you then go and pick up an Echo Bot. The Echo Bot is a 1 eyed alien which can record a message of up to 10 seconds and then play it back when someone walks with in a meter of it. The motion sensor inside picks up who is in proximity. I cant see this one frightening people away from your home, but it will brighten up the office for times when things are just boring.
Product Page Via: Random Good Stuff
Nokia E61i Review
October 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
TechLives owner recently purchased a Nokia E61i after several days of hunting around for the perfect phone. In summery the phone does real well. It’s slim, has a plethora of connectivity including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The keypad is QWERTY which can handle easily around 25 WPM. The screen is 2.8 inch and it has a 2 mega pixel camera. It runs on the Symbian OS 9.1 S60 3rd Edition and includes office apps such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Overall techlivez is happy with the E61i and mentions it is a good step between a phone and Pocket PC.
Via: TechLivez
