We see a ton of different case mods here at Gadget Venue and we can see that many people spend hours carving away at their computer cases and making them in to the next Half Life or Digg style. The idea of this mod was to drop the case completely and just dangle the parts from cat5 cables and a couple of hangers. The idea is weird but cool and makes for some amazing cooling as the surrounding air can just absorb the heat.
Archives for October 2007
Cool Case-less Case Mod – SkyPuter
October 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Round LCD Screen
October 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Toshiba have created an LCD screen that is not the usual rectangle shape. This one is round. It is designed for use in cars on instrument panels and it measures just 2.95″ in diameter which is about a perfect fit for your dash board. The screen is just 11mm thick and this includes the backlights and other electronics needed to work the screen. Viewable area of the screen is 2.44″ diameter.
What I look forwards to is this being hackable. It will allow more customisation of your dashboard allowing easier colours on the eye as well as other information to be displayed.
Via: Technabob
Sony HDMS-S1D Digital Photo Album
October 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The HDMS-S1D comes from Sony and is a feature packed Digital Photo Album. The device can be attached to a HDTV via a HDMI cable and has an 80Gb hard drive allowing a ton of photos to be stored and kept in 1 location. Transferring files to the device is easy as it sports a number of memory card formats as well as a CD reader, DVD and USB or network connections. Once the photos are on there (50000+) high res, you can file them away by using the remote control on a simple interface. It costs $400 so would be affordable to those who want to take and store a lot of photos. Although nothing is mentioned about backups we can assume the Ethernet cable can be used to transfer files to the PC so you have photos in 2 locations.
Via: UberGizmo
LED Light Show Gyroscopes
October 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
A simple toy for Christmas is a pack of 2 LED gyroscopes. There isn’t anything complicated inside as it just spins and the LED’s light up to make a pattern. However, no batteries are required as it uses the spinning motion to generate power to power the LED’s. The package of 2 will set you back just $3.39.
LEW – Light Emitting Wallpaper
October 17, 2007 by 1 Comment
Light Emitting Wallpaper is a cool concept idea created by Jonas Samson. The wallpaper is embedded with lights and can light up to give “mood lighting” in your home. When not needed, the lights can be switched off leaving just the regular wallpaper on the wall. What would make it more interesting is if the pattern could be customised by controlling individual pixels/LED’s? Heck, you could even connect it to your PC via Wifi and download patterns to it.
Via: Coolest-Gadgets
Barclays PINsentry
October 17, 2007 by 2 Comments
Several months ago, Barclays announced a new security system for online banking in the UK. The device is named PINsentry and is used to log in to their online banking sytem by providing it your PIN code. The PINsentry is a small calculator sized device which has a slot for your credit card on the top, a screen and a keypad to enter your PIN number. After successful authentication you then use the number provided on the screen to log in to your online bank account. Not every Barclays online customer will get a PINsentry device right away. Only those who set up payments to new third party accounts will begin to use the PINsentry device. Around half a million customers either will, or have just received their PINsentry device.
I received mine a couple of weeks back and it does what it says it does. I can log in first time, every time with an 8 digit number generated from my card and PIN code. On a security side it is more secure because it requires that the person logging in has the physical card to log in with and also knows the PIN code as well as having a Barclays PINsentry device. The only downside I have found is that it needs to travel with me so that I can access my accounts anywhere I want and I tend to still forget this and find I cannot log on when needed.
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Blusens G.41 PMP
October 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The G.41 is made by Blusens and is a cool looking PMP which measures 160 x 65 x 13 mm. The screen is 4.3 inch and touch screen allowing for fairly comfortable viewing of MPEG4 movies. Wi-Fi is another feature of this device allowing fast connections to the internet should you be in a hotspot. An FM radio is built in as well as camera, voice recorder and the device features a loud speaker to listen to the music or audio from a movie.
Via: Gizmologia
Wii Intercooler
October 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
I have not come across a burnt out Wii yet, or seen any heating issues mentioned anywhere, but that doesn’t stop Nyko introducing the Wii Intercooler. The device attaches to the back of the wii and plugs in to the power input which then allows the power cord to be plugged in to that. The fan then positions over the vent allowing the Wii to cool down (although it runs fairly cool anyway).
Via: Engadget
Cect W100 Wrist Watch Phone
October 16, 2007 by 2 Comments
The Cect W100 is a wrist watch with built in GSM on the 900/1800MHz range. This allows it to be used as a phone. It is built by Qiao Xing Mobile Communications Co Ltd and is fully packed with features. As well as being able to make phone calls the watch can play MP3 music or show 3GP and MP4 movies. As well as the audio and video capabilities there is a camera built in which has a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels.
Talk time is around 3 – 4 hours with about 200 – 280 hours of standby time. SMS and MMS messages can be sent/received and calls can either make the watch ring or vibrate. Ring tones are fully customisable too with the ability to play MP3 or MP4’s. The screen it touch screen which allows you to either write on the face of the watch or tap the screen for dialing. Memory wise, the watch phone supports up to 2GB on a MicroSD card. That’s a crazy amount of features just there with others such as Bluetooth, Alarms, calculator, graphics editor, memos, calendar, stopwatch and a few more.
Via: BusinessWire
GPS Watch from Pyxis
October 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you are an exercise freak then you need to grab one of these GPS watches. The watch has a ton of features which will help you know many things such as time, speed, distance, calorie consumption as well as a database to store the lap times and routes. The watch is fairly large and appears to have a USB port for connecting to your PC so you can analyze the data on the big screen.
Via: Gizmodo and Aving
Revolving Solar Powered Turntable
October 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
When you get that new phone, or new toy you just want to show it off to everyone. This is where a solar powered revolving table will fit in. It’s small enough to fit on your desk and allows you to place your phone or something of a similar size on to it so it revolves around for every one to see. It’s solar powered so will never run out of batteries and costs $15.90.
Product Page Via: GadgetMadness
Water ButtButts
October 15, 2007 by 1 Comment
Before you ask, I have not got a stutter. The Water ButtButt is called that because it’s a water butt, that is actually a butt. It was designed by Gerardine and Wayne Hemingway who wanted something more contemporary. To be politically correct it has been made in 3 colours. It is fitted with a tap and can store 215 litres of water inside.
Available over at GoneGardening for £89.99.
