Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
A while back we mentioned the virtual bubble wrap toy which was being built. Soon, you will be able to get your hands/fingers on to these as they are being released on the 29th October 2007. For $59 you will get 5 of these PuchiPuchi virtual bubble wrap toy sets. They are built by Bandai and give out a random sound every 100 pops.
Via: kilian-nakamura
This paper model took almost a month to design and build. Instructions were made which is good news for those origami experts. The model is 13 inches tall and has 2100 faces with about 800 faces on the gun. 42 pieces make up the gun. If you fancy taking on the challenge to make one of these then full instructions can be found over at Deviantart.
Found Via: WonderlandBlog
This purse is made of a bunch of keys from a keyboard. They are available in black and white, but unfortunately I am not sure where you can get one from. The purse measures 300 x 170 x 70 mm.
Via: BoingBoing
This is a train from Russia built in the early 70s. With the jets attached to the top it could reach 180mph which is very fast. The jets came from a Yak-40 passenger plane. Another test they did was attach jet engines to a boat which could force the boat to travel up to 60mph on water.
Via: EnglishRussia
Chairs are needed in most places. They come in many shapes and sizes. The latest I came across is the hanging chair which opens flat and can be hung on the wall like a piece of art work. Put in the words of the creator…
intertwines the emotion of art with the single poetics of form following function.
Yeah… its a chair that folds flat and hangs on a wall. Thats my English translation of the above quote.
Via: InventorSpot
The iPod generally has a screen just 1 – 2 inches in size. The Meridian iRIS iPod dock claims that it can offer iPod video in full HD at 1080p. The dock costs less then $400 and can connect to a HDTV through HDMI. I am unsure if that is upsized to fit 1080p or if thats playing true 1080p content from the iPod. If the latter is the case then you need to pick up one of the highest capacity iPods around.
Via: Weebly
Waking up is often a difficult task for some people. Maybe having a Darth Vader alarm clock next to you might solve that problem. This one can project the time on to a wall or ceiling and is visible night and day. The snooze button doubles as a night light so you can read under a glowing lightsabre (its not real ;)). The Darth Vader clock will set you back $29.99.
Via: huhwow
This crazy thing is called the WheelSurf which is a large wheel you sit in and roll around. There is no steering or braking and it works on gravity. Just find a hill and you are rolling. The video is quite funny towards the end when one of them kind of wipes out.
Via: RJ3SP
You may or may not be familiar with the number 1.6180339877. It is the golden ratio or Phi and all related in some way to Fibonacci who calculated this ratio. A lot of things around you use this ratio such as a credit card and even your own body. Anyway, the point of this post isnt to explain what the golden ratio is.
This device pictured above uses the ratio of 1.6180339877. It is built of stainless steel, measures 175mm x 78mm and is adjustable. It will allow you to make the perfect or golden ration sized objects.
Via: here
SNiF Tags are designed to be attached to your dog and then they allow you to monitor your dogs activity, who they meet, who his friends are, who he meets of your own friends and what not. There is an online interface which allows you to track the dogs exercise routines and the data is kept so you can analyze and see if your dog is getting lazy. When the dog meets another dog with a tag it then shares the info with you.
Also details of the owners are exchanged when the dogs are in range and this allows you to contact the dogs owner, share info and make new friends. It does this all with the custom built radio communications protocol.
Via: SnifLabs
The Audio Shaker is a device which captures noise such as your voice, claps, dog barks or anything else. You then shake up the container and pour out the jumbled up sound. You can choose to pour out just a few words too, or even add more to them to create a different sound. I guess the point of it all is that you pour out the sound and then interpret what the meaning of life is or something :S I have no clue to be honest.
Via: Nurons
If you want to spruce up your laptop a bit and done care about the warranty being made void then a custom spray job might be in order. Gen-x-pc offer full custom paint jobs such as the one above. For a 1 colour paint job you are looking at $185 for the lid stepping up if you want extras doing such as the bezel or around the keyboard. The full details can be found over on X-gen-pcs site over here.
