Audio/Video Gadgets
Hi-Fido Limited Edition Speaker
I never thought that I could own a speaker that I felt like I could pet, but now there is something out there that’s looking a bit like a dog. Not in the dog ugly sort of manner, but it actually has four legs and a tail. It’s even called Hi-Fido in honor of the dog-like appearance. All around making for a very cute speaker to have in your home.
PC Gadgets
Lian Li T1 Spider spotted in the Taiwanese wild
Normally I don’t report on things like casing or housing for computers, but I found this video and thought that it was the most ingenious piece of advertising that I have ever seen.
At first I thought that the Lian Li T1 Pitstop was one of those robot devices that we report on from time to time, but it is not. You can watch the nature mock-umentary in the YouTube video that I included here.
Audio/Video Gadgets, iPod gadgets
Another Heart Shaped Gadget For Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is coming up quick and in light of that here’s one more cheesy heart-shaped gadget to go along with the lovey little holiday. This tiny heart will hold onto your iPod and play your favorite music for everyone to hear. Whether they like it or not. They even come in other colors besides pinks and reds. Alright, so it’s only one other color, but it’s something other than pink.
Site News
We Have a New Look (finally)
We are now in our fifth year of finding and reporting on all the latest and greatest cool gadgets. In that time technology has certainly moved forward and we’ve had a chance to play with some very cool gear. However the look and feel of the site has stayed pretty much the same and to be honest was looking a bit dated; well that changes today.
Welcome to the new and improved Coolest Gadgets, if you are reading this via a news reader please hop on over to the site and let us know what you think. We have plenty of new features and more reader interaction planned over the coming weeks.
Massive thanks to Gary AKA The Floating Frog for creating the new design and not moaning too much at my ever changing requirements.
Please do leave a comment telling us what you think, and if you have a gravatar you’re picture will be on CG. Cheers.
Gadget Thumbs
Gadget Thumbnails for 08-Feb-2010
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Sportpong puts pong on the floor -
InCharge Battery Station sorts and charges batteries -
Nubrella: The umbrella of the future? -
Cordies manage your unruly cables -
Chatman your friendly kid-friendly internet supervisor -
And now, R2 would like to introduce…robot astronauts! -
Fujifilm introduces JZ compact camera -
Nikon unveils Coolpix S8000 -
RC Hoverpod brings out the kid in you -
Lace-amatic solves age old conundrum
Gaming Gadgets, Sport
Sportpong puts pong on the floor
Two weeks ago, we reported on how electronic projections and digital technology was taking traditional board games to a whole new level. Now, old-school video games are being taken to a whole new level with Sportpong.
Yes, you can’t get any more old school with video games than the classic Pong game with the paddles and squared ball. This Sportpong is definitely a more active game than Dance Dance Revolution and WiiSports put together.
You can check out the video after the jump to see how it works, but it has people strapping “paddles” onto their feet that are equipped with special reflectors. From above, projectors beam the image of the bouncing ball, and users must block the ball from hitting the opposite wall, with their feet.
Conceptual Gadgets
InCharge Battery Station sorts and charges batteries
Recharging batteries makes it possible to live without constantly shopping for batteries. However, in reality those dinky chargers are inconvenient and hog precious outlet space. Which is a serious crime in my house that seems to have a single outlet per room. Well this design will only cover up one outlet and it will work with multiple battery sizes.
Miscellaneous Gadgets
Nubrella: The umbrella of the future?
You know, umbrellas have probably been around for over one hundred years, and in all that time, they have not changed all that much.
As the Nubrella slogan says: “You’ve Waited Long Enough! Someone has finally changed the design”. Best of all, they added hands free. It isn’t hard to open and close the umbrella either, as you can see from the video after the jump.
Man, who hasn’t had their arm aching from a long walk home from carrying an umbrella. If you could have your hands free, then that means something, especially in the age where we are constantly talking on our mobile phones.
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