This cushion has the old familiar to most, DOS command prompt running the DIR command. It’s unique and cool for anyone who wants a reminder of the good old days of computing.
Via: Fosfor
DOS Cushion
December 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Pizza Box PC Mod
December 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This Pizza box (from Little Caesar) contains a fully working PC inside. Of course there is no pizza in there ;). When the lid is flipped it reveals the motherboard, PSU, hard drive and DVD player. None of the actual equipment seems to be secured down too well as you can see the sticky tape holding various parts in place. However, how often do you really need to shift your PC around for that to be a problem? More pictures of the mod are found after the jump. However, the trash can computer is my favourite PC mod at the moment.
Plantarium Vial Garden
December 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment
These glass tubes contain an interesting gel made by NASA scientists. The gel allows seeds to be grown inside the tubes and as the gel is transparent, you can also see the plant growing below the service. The glass tubes are 7 inches tall and there are 5 different varieties available which are basil, melon, marigold, pepper, sunflower or tomato.
Each plantarium vial garden costs $9.95 from brooklyn5and10.
Via: FreshPilot
A-Team Style Christmas Decorations
December 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If the A-Team celebrate Christmas then they would use these camouflage Christmas tree decorations. They are built from glass and designed by Alexander Malinovsky. They also come packed in a crate type looking box to keep them safe while shipping them. Costing around $25 you get 6 in a box.
Product Page Via: 7Gadgets
Power Button Earrings
December 21, 2007 by Leave a Comment
For those who like to wear geek type jewellery, these earrings might be for you. They have power button symbols on them and are handmade and moulded from actual Apple power buttons.
Would anyone actually wear these? They should come out with some cuff link versions if they haven’t already.
Via: GeekSugar
iPhone Remote Control for the Home
December 21, 2007 by 1 Comment
Mainlobby is a cool device which allows you to control various items around your home. Controllable things include lighting, heating, TV and other video equipment, audio and anything else that you could probably think of. The Mainlobby system is a touch screen which sits on your wall and interfaces with all your equipment.
Now there appears to be a cool web interface which will allow your iPhone or Touch to integrate with Mainlobby and use the iPhone/Touch as a remote control. It works by using Mainlobby’s built in web server and Safari’s AJAX support.
With the iPhone and Touch having great touch screens I can see this particular item doing well for controlling your home from wherever you are.
Via: EngadgetMobile
3D Pictures for All with Loreo
December 21, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Loreo have created a unique lens cap which captures 2 images at the same time on to the same photo. Each lens is a few inches apart which allows it to create a 3D effect. To view the images you will need a 3D viewer. The idea is quite good although I can see it warring off soon after buying it. The contraption isn’t too expensive at $100.
Via: UberGizmo
Inkel 7 Inch Sat Nav
December 21, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Wide Touch 7″ sat nav (W-700) comes from Inkel who are based in Korea. As the name suggests, it has a touch screen which is 800×400 WVGA. Inside you will find a Dual Core CPU running at 360MHz+300MHz as well as a SiRF III chipset for the GPS. On the memory side it has 128MB DDR SDRAM and has a text viewer as well as digital photo frame functions. The sat nav software installed is Mappy United map software.
The price will be $506 when released.
Via: TechFresh
Luquid Lenses Around the Corner
December 21, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Fluid type optics could be making their way to your digital camera and phone camera with in the next few years. A company in Japan has invested money in a small US firm which will be working on this type of fluid lens technology. The company is named Holochip and they use the lens under pressure which can change the shape as needed and give a long or short focal length. With the lens being liquid, some have mentioned a worry about them freezing over. According to Holochip they can operate down to -20 degrees C which is a tad colder then the average freezer.
Via: Digitalworldtokyo
BTTF Hoverboards – Are they Real?
December 21, 2007 by 3 Comments
Back in the 80’s the cool Back to the Future films were launched. In BTTF 2 we saw Marty floating around on a hoverboard while being chased by Griff and the gang. This video looks to be an old attempt to re-enact that scene. Check it out below 🙂
Hoverboards Being Used ! Rarely Seen Footage ! – The best bloopers are here
Dattoos – Concept DNA Based Technology
December 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Dattoo is a DNA based personal technology that uses the skin of your body as an interface. Yep, it’s concept and one I don’t see coming out any time soon. It is designed by Hartmut Esslinger
To achieve absolute personal identification, the hardware would capture DNA from the user’s body, enabling direct participation in the political and cultural landscape. The technology would link remote users through engagement with their areas of interest…
Users view, test-drive, and select their product from a variety of options, both functional and aesthetic. They also set the life cycle of the product, to be utilized for a few hours or a much longer amount of time. Once users are satisfied with their specific configurations, they have this fully-functioning circuitry – including all UI-interactive and display functions – ‘printed onto recommended areas of their skin. Energy would be pulled from the human body to run the programs. At the end of the day, users would simply wash the Dattoos off, beginning anew the following day.
The idea does seem a little crazy, but I guess it could have it’s uses such as quickly accessing information that you know you will definitely have attached to you (literally). Also IBM a few years back tested using living skin to transmit data across. This could mean you transfer music from a camera in your left hand to the PC you are touching with your right hand. I’d prefer to stick to BlueTooth.
It all sounds too freaky to me and I’d be scared to see a BSOD on my arm.
Via: Technovelgy
TimeFlex – Stick on Watch Concept
December 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment
TimeFlex is a unique concept idea which uses a “self-gumming” sticker like watch which can stick on to any surface such as your hand, arm or clothing. The idea behind it is that sometimes you need a watch on you but it’s not always a good time to do so, such as when swimming. This watch could literally be stuck to your wrist or swimwear and not create any drag.
It’s not a concept I expect to see happen too soon though.
Via: Solovyovdesign
