Archive for March, 2007
Join $600 Gadget Draw, The Winner Is….
We had 10 entries in all to win our $600 gadget goody bag, bit of a low turn out but at least it means each has a 10% chance of winning. So the entrants are:
- 1 – Jeff with his promotional photo
- 2 – Arthur with his review of the TI-84 Review
- 3 – Erik a and his bargain LCD monitor review.
- 4 – Andrew with his cheeky reused post on the self stirring mug
- 5 – Mark who showed us how to make a digital picture frame
- 6 – Andi for sharing his experiences with Silverline headphones
- 7 – Jani for showing us his DIY skills with the LCD mouse
- 8 – Oscar for showing us how to keep fit with the Nike sports kit
- 9 – Kyle and his remote control watch review
- 10 – Jabbran with his comprhensive Bluetrek G2 review
Thanks everybody for taking part, we had some really good reviews and pictures. Now the winner is…. Continue reading » 0 Gadget Draw, The Winner Is….
ImCoSys Presents a Linux Smartphone with Integrated GPS
The Swiss company ImCoSys presents its smartphone at CeBIT 2007 with a special module designed to be used by the government’s inspection department, with an integrated SiRF III GPS chip with an internal antenna. I’m not sure how appealing this quadband smartphone will be to regular people, but since it runs on Linux, it may be successful with its hardcore fans.
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Apple TV Unpacking Photos
Guess what showed up in the mail today? You can see more Apple TV unpacking photos here.
BeSocial: flickr | methodshop | digg story
USB Heating Knee Pads
I can’t say I’ve ever suffered from cold knees whilst working but it’s good to know that if I ever do get struck down with such an ailment there is a USB solution, Warmmi USB Heating Knee Pads.
I’m guessing that the Warmmi would also work on cold elbows, another occupational hazard of all bloggers.
Further info and available to buy from vavolo for ~$20, thanks Cassily.
The Aerial and Normal Mouse
Even optical mice don’t work particularly well on a shag pile carpet (I often “work” whilst lying down). So here’s an answer the aerial mouse, works as both a regular mouse but can also be turned upside own and used in the air.
The mouse detects which mode it is being used in and adjusts itself accordingly otherwise your cursor would move in the opposite direction to what you were expecting (now that would take some getting used to).
You can get the USB Wireless Space Mouse EZ (phrew) for Rare Mono for $35.67.
Fold your own furniture
If you’ve ever fancied making your kids their own designer furniture now you can and what’s better is it’s completely free (and a great excuse to buy a new plasma purely for the box).
The furniture has been designed by some Swiss architect known as Nicola Enrico Stäubli. There are three differenet pieces to make:
- Stool
- Chair
- Rocker
Each piece looks pretty sturdy and should take anything from 3.5 hours to make (looks like my Saturday afternoon is taken care of). You can download the full PDF plans over here for free (which is just really cool though they do require an email address). Which you’ll need to print out and then follow the instructions.
Fold School found via Inhabitat thanks Emily.
I want my WiFi, and I want it now!
For those of us gadgetheads who have long lived in peaceful co-existence with our Internet connections, we have sometimes become so attached to it that we tend to check our e-mail every 5 minutes only to find nothing but spam on physical enlargement programs and financial schemes. This is possible if you have an EV-DO connection, but the poorer folk who cannot afford the exorbitant monthly fee, they will just have to settle for free WiFi that is generously provided by Starbucks and other commercial establishments. If you ever need to find that crucial WiFi hotspot, there is no better device to do so than the Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter with Wi-Fi Finder.
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Frag like a man on the PS3 with the FragFX
Home consoles aren’t exactly the most conducive environment to play a first person shooter, no thanks to clunky controls despite having two analog sticks to thumb around with. Until today, there is no thing more natural to playing a FPS than using a keyboard and the mouse, but SplitFish GameWare aims to level the playing field by offering the patent pending FragFX controller which consists of a separate right hand mouse controller and a detachable left hand grip controller. Granted, this solution isn’t as comfortable as the computer’s setup, but at least it offers a greater degree of freedom to the discerning gamer and makes those of us who fumble with analog sticks smile.
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