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Ghostbusters is a film that most people will remember from the 1980’s. One of the popular items the ghostbusters used was the ghost trap which captured ghosts such as slimer so they could take them back to HQ and store them safely. This item above lacks a bit of information, but from what I understand it’s connected to a long cord and works as a speaker housing. It must rank as one of the most bizarre looking speakers I have ever seen.
Via: Flickr
The Hercules laser has a ridiculous amount of intensity. As a comparison you need to picture a huge magnifying glass above the earth which would focus all the sun’s light to one grain of sand. That would almost represent what the Hercules laser is capable of. The Hercules laser takes up several rooms and contains 300 terawatts of power (which is 300 times the capacity of the US power grid). I personally found the TechLasers laser pen a tad crazy and not practical for every day use although it is very cool. So, you might be wondering what you would do with a 300 terawatt laser. It is able to focus it’s beam on to a 1.3 micron speck which is tiny. This may be capable of being used for medical reasons such as better ways to treat cancer and other complex things.
It works by using a titanium sapphire laser then bounces off a lot of mirrors and gets refracted, reflected and what not till it can focus the beam in to such a tiny space.
Via: SparkingTech
Sometimes a chalkboard is just not enough. Some want to write on the world and have a globe to store their ideas. However, I doubt anyone has ever seen a globe chalkboard for sale. MakeZine have created their own by using a regular classroom globe, chalkboard paint, Spackle, newspapers, Gesso and a coat hanger.
Other home made versions of this include blue paint where the sea is and the globe is then used for educational purposes in which the students need to mark on the globe all the different places around the world.
Via: Make
Back in the 80’s, arcade games were starting to become big. Atari, Namco and Midway were amongst the big names producing games like Pac-Man, Centipede, Tempest, Gauntlet and a ton of other classics. This Tabletop Arcade Machine brings all these games in to your home on just the 1 machine. It has 150 of the beauties built in and displays them on a crisp 19″ flat screen LCD. On the arcade machine you will find an 8 direction joystick, 11 large buttons, a 3 inch trackball which together, bring the 80’s back in to your home. The good news is that there is a PC running the show (that might not be good news to some). What this means is you can easily upgrade, add games and make as many mods as you want. Music in MP3 format can be sent and sound is produced by 2 speakers and a sub woofer.
The machine measures 24 x 22 x 24 inches and can be purchased for $2495.95 from Hammacher Schlemmer.
Product Page Via: GeekAlerts
Now that a great number of people own MP3 players there is a tendency for your old CD’s to gather dust. Old music from the 90’s was ripped to your computer and since then, you have never touched the CD. Why not make better use of your old CD’s and build a lamp just like this guy did. It was built from a massive amount of CD’s that had gathered in his room which were then put together on a circular base. The base was cut using a template on a table saw, sanded and then a cold cathode lamp from NewEgg was chosen to light the thing up.
If you do not have many old music CD’s then hopefully you have kept all those ISP junk CD’s that bombarded you several years ago.
Via: GrantCunningham
This lamp is one of the most unique ones I have ever seen. It is built in a retro style which reminds me of Sputnik although it has extra legs. The satellite is a chrome ball and has LED tipped spikes which emit red, green, blue or multi coloured lights. The base it stands on is 10″ Width x 18″ High.
The light is not designed to replace your main lights of the room, but is ideal as a table lamp or as an ambient light in your room.
You can find the Satellite lamp over at Amazon and it currently costs $47.25.
This little old looking Ferris Wheel uses solar energy to keep it moving. The small solar panel around the back of the wheel can provide enough power to keep the wheel slowly turning making it in to a modern antique. The Ferris wheel features authentic amusement park motion by having each seat staying level as it turns.
The Solar Power Ferris Wheel costs $39.95 and is available from Scientifics.
The PenandMouse comes from Korea and was created by ISV. Supplied with the pen is a 2.4GHz wireless dongle and a mouse pad which allows it to communicate with your PC for up to 10 hours of non stop use with 10 days of standby. The pen has a number of functions which allow it to act as a 3 button mouse (with scroll wheel), a standalone memo taker which will store in it’s memory the things you write which can then be transferred to your PC at a later date. The pen is fairly small in size and not much bigger then an average pen which makes it useful to travel with when using your laptop.The LED lamp built in allows the mouse pen to be used in dark places while keeping your work illuminated. Another handy feature is the presentation pointer that is built in. All around it appears to be a very handy little device and it will be interesting to see how easy the switch back to a pen shaped mouse is.
Product Page Via: RedFerret
For those of you who must keep your face clean shaved each and every day, but seem to find it grows back too quick then this solar powered razor comes to the rescue. It is powered by sunlight and is a very slim razor that will fit in to any travel bag allowing you to quickly shave regardless of the power situation around you. There are no details on if this shaver needs charging by the sun before use, or if you just need to be in sunlight while shaving.
It measures 10 x 5.5 x 1.5 cm and costs £35 in the UK. It comes with a brush to clean the heads also.
Product Page Via: OhGizmo
When taking your jumper off at night in the dark, it’s common to see sparks of static electricity that is generated. There is another way to generate small parts of electricity though by using a similar principle. Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology have created microscopic wires that generate current when moving. The microscopic wires are bundled together and when movement occurs a tiny charge of electricity is created. A mixture of a lot of these can potentially create enough charge to power a device connected. The fibres are covered with zinc oxide nanowires which are extremely thin. Wires are split in to pairs where one of the wires is then plated in gold which then makes it act as the electrode. As movement occurs, energy is created.
Scientists suggest that 80 milliwatts per square meter of fabric can be achieved although they hit a problem when exposed to water. Plans to get around this problem include coating the gold plated electrodes to make them water proof.
This idea is excellent although from my personal opinion, I would be worried about walking around in the wet. Could 80 milliwatts hurt? Probably not although it would create a weird tingling sensation every time it rains.
Via: Technabob
A unique set of gadgets I came across today are the self shaking salt and pepper shakers. Two things are required to make these things work. First, you pull the cord and second you hold the shaker. When the cord pulls back in to the shaker it automatically shakes the shaker spewing out salt or pepper over your meal. What I don’t understand is the need for something like this. Surely the process of pulling the cord on the shaker is actually more hassle then just holding the shaker and shaking it your self?
The self shaking salt and pepper shaker set costs $9.95 and is available from calliopeboutique.
Via: Devicepedia
RSI (Repetitive strain injury) can be a common problem for those using a computer. The awkward angles your wrist rests on the table seems to be the main cause. USB Fever are now selling a double mouse combo which features a mouse with an attached wrist rest. The rest is filled with silica gel to make your wrist more comfortable.
– Silica Gel Filled for resting your wrist
– Ergonomic, streamline shape
– Precise, using optical technology
– Plug and play
– PS/2 and USB
– Wrist Pad Mouse x 1
– PS/2 to USB Adaptor x 1
The Wrist Pad mouse costs $19.99 at USB Fever.
Via: GeekAlerts
