Tube Map Mirror

December 13, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Tube Map Mirror
The London Underground has been around for a lot of years. Most of you will have seen an underground map with the different colours for each line showing you what goes where. If you cannot bare to not see a map first thing in the morning then a tube map mirror could save you. It measures 75cm x 52cm and has 6mm thick glass. Behind that glass is a fully fledged underground map which allows you to plan the quickest route to work while brushing your teeth.

The Tube Map Mirror costs £59.95 from alt-gifts.

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World of Warcraft 3D Characters Printed

December 12, 2007 by 1 Comment

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WoW (Blizzard Entertainment) have joined forces with Ed Fries (former MS game studios VP) to create 3D statues of individual characters from the popular game World of Warcraft. The service is named FigurePrints and costs around $100 to create professional looking 3D statues of your favourite character. When ordering you go through the step by step process and can choose anything from clothing to what they are standing on. Once built it will be delivered in a glass dome to where ever you wish.

The cool part of the system is that they use 3D printing to create the characters. 3D printers have been around for a few years, but still haven’t gained too much popularity due to high costs. The 3D printers can replicate any WoW model you wish and mixed with custom painting you have one seriously cool looking 3D model.

Product Page Via: SlipperyBrick

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ASUS Eee PC Can run Vista – Just

December 12, 2007 by 2 Comments

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The ASUS Eee PC is a small computer which comes with either Linux or Windows XP installed. Many have commented that Vista will not fit on it. Paul over at MoDaCo managed to squeeze vista on there and has provided instructions on how to do it. He used an Eee PC (unmodified) with 4GB of storage and 512MB RAM. An SD card was needed as well as a Vista DVD and a 1GB USB stick. For full instructions on how to get Vista on your Eee PC check out the full instructions over at MoDaCo.

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Retro SatLess-Nav

December 12, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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Back in the early 80’s GPS satellites were around, but they did not become open to public use till 1994. Honda created this navigation system which did not use GPS and instead, used gas gyroscopes to track where you were driving to. All you had to do was slide in a transparent map of where you were and mark on the screen where your current location is and then drive around. The gyroscopes updated your position on screen so you would “never?” get lost.

Costing a hefty $2-$3k when it was launched in 1981 it was probably out of reach for most car owners.

Via: GPSMagazine

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88 MPH Speedometer

December 12, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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For those of you who remember the classic 80’s films named Back to the Future, you will already know that 88MPH was required to make the DeLorean travel through time. Once the car hit 88MPH you saw the flux capacitor light up and a number of sparks around the car formed which then whisked it in to another period of time.

You can get your own 88MPH speedometer which costs $150 as well as another number of replica 1:1 scale parts to build your own time machine looking DeLorean. Check out bttfdelorean for more details.

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Ana-Digi E Ink Watch from Phosphor

December 11, 2007 by 1 Comment

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The Ana-Digi watch is excellent as it sports an E-Ink display behind the regular analogue hands. This allows you to make changes to the style of watch face at the push of a button. With the display being E-Ink, it is very low powered allowing the watch to carry on functioning with out any major battery issues. I have to admit that it is a great looking watch and with the option of changing style from black to white, and adding numbers makes the watch more attractive. Prices are $250 for either of the 2 versions which feature a leather band or Polyurethane band.

Product Page Via: FreshPilot

Filed Under: Displays, Gadget Clocks

Dell Tablet PC to be Launched

December 11, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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Dell have released information today on their first Tablet PC. It is named the Latitude XT and has some great specs too. The feature that stands out most is the touch screen display. The touch screen is very sensitive and does not require pressure from a finger or pen. What you do is just gently glide your finger across the screen. The touch screen is also multi-touch ready which will be made use of at a later date. The pen has an erase and the ability to right click, but does not require batteries to function. These features are what steps it up a notch in my opinion. The Latitude XT weighs just 3.5 pounds and the screen is 12.1 inches which can be viewed outdoors.

On the insides it has 1Gb of memory, a 1.06Ghz Intel Core 2 Solo ULV processor and a 40Gb hard drive. Of course wi-fi is standard too. Battery life is an impressive 9 hours which I assume is with wi-fi switched off. Unfortunately the price tag adds weight to this tablet PC as it will sell for $2499. Ouch.

Via: SlipperyBrick

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets, Tech News

Hydrodynamic Building Set

December 11, 2007 by Leave a Comment

hydrodynamic Building Set
The Hydrodynamic Building Set contains 300 pieces and just enough instructions to tell you how to start building. The idea with this kit is that you put all the 300 pieces together and then hope that you get it right and keep the water flowing around the system and not all over yourself. It builds up from the bottom which is the actual case that double up as a water reserve.

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Sony Cybershot DSC-H3

December 11, 2007 by 1 Comment

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The DSC-H3 is Sony’s latest Cybershot camera to be made available. The camera has an ample 8.1 mega pixel CCD and a Carl Zeiss lens. What makes the lens interest me is that it is a 10x optical zoom lens. Having that much optical zoom is far better then digital zoom that is quite common in cameras.

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Nokia Eco Sensor Phone

December 11, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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Nokia have come up with some interesting concept ideas over the last few years. With “green” being the subject being discussed by many, a number of electronics creators are pushing this theme in to their creations. The Nokia Eco Sensor Phone is one such phone which Nokia want to have that green theme. The concept is that the phone comes with a separate wearable sensor unit which monitors the environment, your health and reports the weather. These features are optional and you can use the ones which suit you.

How is the Nokia Eco Sensor Phone Green?

This is the question I was asking at first. With this phone having environmental sensors built in to the wrist strap it can transmit information back to the phone via NFC (near field communication) and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). Information about the environment is displayed on the screen which makes you more aware of the pollution around you. If you constantly see high levels of carbon monoxide, ozone problems and such, then you are more likely to take action to reduce these outputs in your own life. This part of the Eco friendly phone seems more psychological. Luckily the green theme doesn’t stop there. This phone will be built on what is called the three Rs. That means reduce, reuse and recycle.

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Filed Under: Cell Phones, Concept Gadgets

Football Remote to boot around

December 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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Available in the UK is this fantastic football remote control. According to Gizmodo it can even be used as a football too. It is compatible with all brands and has a range of 7.6 meters. It would make for a rather random way of changing the channel on your PC.

Via: Crave

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Tube Lamp

December 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Tube Lamp
This Tube Lamp is designed as a tribute to high end audio amplifiers. It uses a series of 9 tubes with fairly low watt (25W) lamps inside. The tubes are built of glass and slightly glow when switched on. The tubes are encased in a bakelite black box and it has a toggle switch, mirror top and dimmer knob.

Currently they are out of stock but there are a few other places you might be able to pick one up from.

Via: WithoutStyle

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets