ThinkGeek are now selling BUGLabs. BUG’s are various items which can either secure things, track things with GPS, read barcodes, draw pictures, update Twitter and control robots. The BUGS snap together in a modular type way and once connected you create some simple JAVA to control the devices. The system is open-source meaning you also get access to a bunch of enthusiastic developers.

Because BUG is open-source, it doesn’t impede your creativity. If you’ve got an idea for a gadget, it’s easy to throw it together. For example, your garden is being chomped on by some unseen entity. Snap a motion-detector and a camera onto the BUGbase, write some Java, and you’ve got gadget that’ll catch the family of deer that roams through your yard. Unhappy with Google maps street view? Snap on the GPS module and the camera, and code your BUG to take geotagged photos at specific intervals and roll your own. Got an RC helicopter? Snap on the vonHippel breakout-board module and the touch-screen module and code an interface to fly your helicopter on your BUG. Are you a cartographer? Snap the GPS and the touch-screen modules on, a smidgen of Java, walk to the corners of your property, and bang zoom, you’ve got a map.

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The Original Tricorder is now available to purchase. It measures 8″ x 4″ x 2″ and runs on 4 AA sized batteries. It has been made available at about the same time the new Star Trek movie was launched last week. The Tricorder makes the original noises and a removable scanner to wave around the subjects head is also available. Blinking lights also simulate that it is functioning correctly.

Available from Amazon now at a cost of $49.99.

Star Trek Original Tricorder Features

* A Diamond Select release
* Features silver highlights over a black finish
* Working lights and sound effects
* Includes removable scanner accessory
* Window box packaging

Via: Coolest-Gadgets

Amazon have just released details of a new ebook reader named the Kindle DX. The Kindle DX comes soon after the launch of the Kindle 2 just a few months ago. The DX features a larger screen measuring 9.7″ which has 16 shades of gray providing very clear and sharp images.

The Kindle DX measures just over 1/3 of an inch in thickness and has storage enough to carry 3500 books, periodicals and documents around with you at all times.

The screen on the DX is auto-rotating like found in many phones. Should you want to read a book in landscape mode you simply rotate it and the screen changes orientation. This makes it handy for viewing maps, graphs and other data more suited to a wider display.

A PDF reader can be found inside allowing you to easily view PDF documents that you download to it from your computer. With wireless 3G built in you can access books from almost anywhere and 3G provides quick access allowing books to be downloaded in under 60 seconds. [Read more…]

This bike is an RC motorcycle built to look just like a Ducati at a scale of 1:12. It features auto stabilization to prevent it from falling over, has a fully proportional digital control with working suspension.

The interesting thing with this bike is the rider. He actually turns his head and leans in to every turn. It’s not just a cosmetic function though and the leaning motion actually helps the bike while going through turns. [Read more…]

ThinkGeek have revealed that a baby is 4.65 Terabytes in size and that on a T1 it takes about 40 weeks to download. This t-shirt shows that progress to the world.

Course, we didn’t figure in latency or protocol headers or jitter (Ed. note: never jitter the baby), so it could be a little longer. And if you get an early EOF, the NICU’s there for any recovery and whatnot that needs to be done. All joking aside, we wish you and your little one a happy and uneventful pregnancy, and your future geek all the best. And don’t sit your tiny wailing banshee next to us at the restaurant. thx.

These are maternity shirts, a 100% cotton combed ringspun jersey in black with the words Loading… Please Wait and a progress bar in white across the belly. See below for sizing details.

Available at ThinkGeek costing $22.99. The maternity t-shirt comes in several sizes. Check out the site for details.

The FliPhone is a program which allows you to use the accelerometers on the iPhone to fly a model helicopter. By tilting the phone you can control how the blades and whatnot are moved around. However, there is one problem in that the iPhone doesn’t have a transmitter compatible with a regular RC helicopter. To solve this problem wi-fi on the phone was used which connected up to a Linksys router to get an IP address. Along with using SSH and various other nerdy type stuff the RC helicopter can now be controlled by the iPhone wirelessly. [Read more…]

The Asus Eee PC 1008HA is now available for Pre-order on a few websites in the UK. The 1008HA is Asus’s latest Eee to hit the market. [Read more…]

Energizer have created a new charger for the Nintendo Wii. Normally you need to connect the Wiimote up to the charging station. This charger is different though. [Read more…]

This name badge features a scrolling LED message that can be fully customised. [Read more…]

Nintendo are about to launch a new DS bundle. This time they are changing the colour to Lime Green. [Read more…]

Ever wondered what Nintendo envisioned the Wii Remote to look like when the Wii was being designed a few years ago? Me neither, but it’s still interesting to dig up patents to see what it could have looked like. [Read more…]

If you never got the chance to buy a Dreamcast 10 years ago when they were first launched then for a limited time you might be able to get your hands on one from the guys over at ThinkGeek. [Read more…]