Archives for July 2009

Finger Dance Alarm Clock

finger-dance-alarm-clockIf 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. [Read more…]

Asus Eee 1005HA – Best Netbook on Amazon

asus-eee-1005haThe Asus Eee 1005HA is now the best selling netbook on Amazon. Previously the Eee 1000HE held that title for a number of months.

The reason for the new netbook taking top position is probably related to what you get when you buy it. The battery life is astonishing at 10.5 hours. It has a 92% scaled keyboard, a 10.1 inch LED backlit screen and costs less then $400 which is not a bad price at all. [Read more…]

Printable Ultra-Thin Batteries Coming this Year – The Flattery?

German scientists claim that they have designed and created some batteries that weigh less then one gram, measure under 1mm in thickness and can be printed out. Not only can they do this now, but they claim that the batteries will be ready for commercial scale by the end of this year.

The aim of the research team is to get to a level where each battery can be printed for 9 cents or less. [Read more…]

Self-Portrait Machine

self-portrait-machineThe Self Portrait Machine is a gadget that forces you to draw yourself. The unit has a camera which captures a picture of yourself and when ready to proceed you put your hand in to some straps, grab a pen and you are then forced to draw a picture of the photo just taken. [Read more…]

Vertical Mouse Prevents RSI

vertical-mouseThe Vertical Mouse comes from Evoluent and is designed to beat RSI (Repetitive Stress Injury).

It achieves this by letting the user use the mouse in a more friendly way to how the wrist is constructed. When studied by a bunch of scientists they found that it was the best neutral position for the wrist and forearm posture. [Read more…]

Sega Toys Fireworks Projector

Sega Toys have unveiled the Uchiagehanabi. The Uchiagehanabi is a small projector that gives an audio and visual display of a firework show in your home. [Read more…]

Steering Wheel Bluetooth Speakerphone

steering-wheel-bluetooth-speakerphoneThis device is a bluetooth speakerphone that attaches to the steering wheel of your car. It has two built in 2 watt speakers, a microphone and echo cancellation to make more clear communication while driving.

On the front of the device is a small LCD display that measures 9/16″ that has caller ID. Calls can be accepted or rejected by the press of a button. [Read more…]

Why Cry Baby Analyzer

why_cry_baby_analyzerWhen 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. [Read more…]

Nike Hindsight Squeezes 50 Degrees More Vision to your Eyes

The Nike Hindsight is a concept which aims to give cyclists a wider field of view for safety reasons. By using curved Fresnel lenses on each side of the glasses it helps squeeze another 25 degrees of vision in to each eye giving the wearer an extra 50 degrees of vision. [Read more…]

Erase-o-Matic Wipes Magnetic Data Clean

eraseomaticErase-o-Matic is a device which quickly wipes your magnetic media be it a floopy disk, hard disk, zip disk, VHS or USB flash drive. It requires no power and simply requires that you slide the media through the device a couple of times.

When you need to quickly wipe data off a drive you slide it through from front to back, rotate it 180 degrees and slide it through again. Once done the media is completely dead to a point where your computer wont even recognise that it’s actually there. [Read more…]

Space Invaders and Pacman Art Car

If you fancy a slightly different looking car then the norm then check out this Pacman Art Car. It was created by Matt Moore who appears to love the old retro style games. [Read more…]

Batman Cufflinks

There are a bunch of different cufflinks around. This time it’s the turn of Batman to launch his cufflinks. [Read more…]