Digital photo frames and fridge magnets don’t tend to end up in the same sentence. That is until now. A company named ThumbsUp have created a digital photo frame fridge magnet. [Read more…]
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Fridge Magnets turn High Tech
April 9, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Network through you AC Outlets
March 18, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Although not a new gadget, I still wanted to mention the Panasonic BL-PA100KTA network adapter which uses your electrical wires to create a network around your home. [Read more…]
Wireless Networking for Hardcore Gamers
February 12, 2008 by 1 Comment
Gamers hate to see lag on their networks. Lag lowers their chances of becoming champion of their chosen game. To fix this problem, Linksys have created an out of the box Wireless Gaming Router named the WRT330N which is optimised specifically for gamers. Built-in wireless runs up to IEEE 802.11n (draft) speeds and the 4 wired switch ports will allow up to Gigabit Ethernet speeds. These alone should sort out your home network problems. It doesn’t stop there though and Linksys has also added QoS (Quality of Service) which is pre configured to prioritize traffic on ports that are needed for online gaming. This setup ensures that no problems are present on your home network. All you need to then worry about is making sure you have a good enough broadband connection to not get a bottle neck as it leaves the router.
The price tag is a little higher then your average wireless router, but for $159.99 you are getting a top quality wireless gaming router which should see your online gaming experience improved.
Product Page Via: GearCrave
Recycled Circuit Board Fridge Magnet
December 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment
By making use of an old recycled circuit board this fridge magnet is a perfect present for any geek. It has the circuit board, 2 keyboard keys and a couple of electrical diodes. The magnet is strong enough to not let it slip when attached to a fridge door and is a geeky way of leaving notes for your loved ones.
You can pick one of the circuit board fridge magnets for $8.00 from Etsy.
Could a Kinetic Cell Phone Battery arrive soon?
November 24, 2007 by 1 Comment
A company named M2E power specialises in kinetic energy for army type products. By using movement, a battery can be charged and provide longer amounts of power. For day to day users this would mean your cell phone battery could last 5 – 7 times longer on a single charge. Where there is movement there is a slight increase in charge. Repeat this movement over and over and your battery can power your device for longer. For the army, this converts in to carrying less equipment around as they often carry many batteries around to keep communications equipment active.
The material that is needed to create the batteries is nothing new and unique. It is readily available and costs a little more then a regular battery. However, the battery is also lighter then the average battery.
If these types of batteries hit main stream then I believe they will do well. The power sucking 3G phones with all video and always on 3G connections would be a perfect fit for kinetic energy to get them charged up to a decent level. In the future we could be charging our phones weekly rather then daily.
Product Page Via: TechLivez
Magnetix I-Coaster
November 23, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The I-Coaster is a cool toy which allows you to build up the iCoaster and watch the magnetic power throw the ball around loops, corkscrews and levitations. Sound effects can be used also which make it play noises when passing certain points.
In the box you get…
17 Magnetix iCoaster tracks, 2 light-up sensors, 6 stunt pieces, 10 adjustable towers, 10 15-millimeter magnetic metallic rider balls, magnetic elevator, and Sound FX Music Studio.
Not bad at all for a bit of fun although it does cost $154 currently at Amazon.
Via: UberReview
SNiF Tags – Social Networking for Dogs
September 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment
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
Ball and Magnet Watch – The 900 Abacus
August 28, 2007 by 1 Comment
Watches are getting very interesting over the last few years which LED watches becoming quite popular from Tokyo Flash. Often they are made from slightly different materials to get a sleek look. The latest I came across was the 900 Abacus watch which uses a ball and magnet to tell the time. There are no hands or numbers on the watch. To tell the time you take a look at the magnetic sphere which moves around the face. The sphere is not fastened down and when you walk around the sphere moves around freely under the glass till you hold the watch flat. At this point the sphere rolls to the correct time. As it only has 1 sphere, it only tells time by hours which means you need to roughly estimate how many minutes past the hour it is.
The watch is also water resistant down to 30 meters.
The watch prices will start just short of $150 with more information available at Questodesign.
Concept Magnetic Levitating Keys on Keyboard
July 27, 2007 by 2 Comments
Concept Keyboard with Floating Keys
The idea behind the concept Magnetic Keyboard is to make for a better natural and constant typing feeling by the use of magnets making each key levitate. The magnets are opposing each other forcing the key to float just above. When pressing the key, it makes contact and records it on screen. According to Embotec who are behind this idea, it is ideal for both typing and gaming. The good news is that it is due out in the second half of this year, so it wont be concept for too long.
More pictures available over at Aving.
Via: Aving
Tetris Fridge Magnets
May 23, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Tetris was a classic game in its time and still is if you have some spare time on your hands to play it. These tetris fridge magnets are built in the same 4 block set up as the original tetris. They dont fall down your fridge though and cannot be played, but they are a cool reminder of what types of games you might have grown up around. For $9.95 you get the 7 blocks that the game was originally played with.
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Belkin Network USB Hub
April 26, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Belkin is set to release a network USB hub which allows you to connect to USB devices wirelessly. The hub makes it appear that the USB device is right there connected to your machine. This type of hub is very handy for those networked type of devices like printers as the built in Linux software allows certain readouts from the printer to be passed to the machine connected wirelessly. The hub features 5 USB 2.0 ports with 2 of them mounted on the front and 3 on the back of the device.
The Belkin Network USB Hub will be on sale in the US in June for $130 with the UK version following a little later.
Via: RegHardware
Custom Built Arcade Cabinet
April 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Most people like me will take a trip to the arcades while on holiday to catch up on the old games like Double Dragon, Street Fighter and Daytona. Arcade games are cool, but it still sucks having to feed them with money. This guy decided to build his own arcade machine which resembles a Japanese head to head game.
As can be seen it does look quite cool and a good laugh to play. It is tempting to build my own for the basement but I think I will pass and concentrate on my own cinema room 🙂
Via: SlashGear
