Archive for June, 2007
Audio/Video Gadgets, Electronic Gadgets, iPod gadgets
Gourds are actually iPod speakers
Gourds aren’t exactly the most common type of shape you see everyday, hence the surprise when you come face to face with thi spair of Gourd Speakers from Bird Electron of Japan. Made from natural materials (that means a real, hollowed out gourd), each speaker contains a 2.3″ diameter full-rnge driver that is sealed tightly within the body of the gourd. Word has it that the type of sound produced is soft and easy, so your heavy metal collection will just have to sit this one out. A pair of these Gourd Speakers and an amplified stereo breakout box retails for $146.
Source: Technabob
Gadget Gift Ideas, Gaming Gadgets
8-bit Belmont is 2-bit toy
Castlevania has been a fan favorite for many over the years, and to commemorate the launch of the Castlevania line of figures, NECA’s booth at the Comic Con in San Diego this year will be putting up this 3″ tall Belmont as an exclusive promotion. There will only be a thousand of these pieces available, so you can be sure that supply will be scarce. For those who cannot make it to San Diego, there is always eBay. You just gotta love 8-bit figures as the imagination is much more involved compared to today’s real life graphics that do nothing other than spoonfeed the player with preconceived ideas.
Source: Kotaku
Home Gadgets
Finger Hooks look eerie
Who here has a morbid fascination for body parts? For those who answered ‘aye’, the Finger Hooks are definitely a must-have item. They not only work great as coat hooks, but hangs just about any other item you can think off. Putting a row of these together will definitely freak anyone who first lays eyes on them. Each finger measures 3.5″, and a pack of four will set you back by $3.95. It would’ve been nice to see them throw in a thumb hook for that more authentic look.
Electronic Gadgets, USB Gadgets
Your card reader has been canned
Thanks to gadget maestros Brando, the humble memory card reader now comes in the shape of a can while throwing in a trio of USB 2.0 ports for your convenience as well. Supported formats include SD, xD, Memory Stick, miniSD, and microSD (sans adapter), so Compact Flash folks are out of luck. This tiny device measures a mere 59mm x 59mm x 49mm and weighs 60 grams. You can pick one up today for $17. This makes a great traveling companion, as you can never have too many USB ports. Now I’m hungry for a tin of minestrone soup.
Electronic Gadgets, Mobile Phones
Openmoko phone is open source
Sure, plenty of folks have gone home extremely happy that they have an iPhone in their hands, but for the rest of us who didn’t snag one, the world goes on. Granted, there will always be a better phone just around the horizon but you can’t deny the fact that the iPhone has roused much more interested than expected – something unprecedented for a cellphone. Openmoko has word on their new “free” phone, the Neo 1973. What makes this phone free? For starters, it ain’t the price that stands at $0, but rather the ability to tweak around with its open source platform.
Electronic Gadgets, Mobile Phones, Tech News, iPod gadgets
iPhone: the Launch, the first impressions, the rumors
The iPhone is out! Already saturated with the reports and interviews and pictures, I really think I should share some of the hype and some of the rants with everyone.
I won’t flame, I won’t let my personal opinions shine too much trough the text, but I’ll try to be as explicit and as impartial as possible.
Apple’s remarkable marketing machine kept on ‘leaking’ hype, rumors and details until the very last seconds. The advertising part – as with all their products – worked like a dream. People have been queuing and debating and sweating for days, waiting for their ‘Jesusphone’.
The queues themselves have become real shows, with press and promotions and everything. Read on for a brief compilation of what happened and what has been unveiled.
Electronic Gadgets, Office Gadgets
Jasper Keynote, the ultimate Presentation Laser
Ah, presentations. Nearly everyone has gone through a corporate event before, where some guy standing in front is rambling on and on without any sign of stopping while you try to combat a strange feeling of sleepiness that has suddenly enveloped you for no reason. Other than fancy animation and sound, the only way a presentation can really catch your attention would be: – the upcoming tea break where they serve mouth watering savories as well as beer, or a laser pointer that is totally different from any other models in the market. We’ll leave the cakes and coffee for a later article, as today we shall concentrate on the Jasper Keynote laser device.
DIY Gadgets, Gaming Gadgets
Create your own 8-bit games
For you to think the Hydra Console Game Dev Kit is incredibly awesome (which it is), you have to be real geek. The reason I say you need to be a geek is because this dev kit lets you create your very own 8-Bit video games, and by create I don’t mean make a little hello word program that flashes different colors, you do all sorts of programming stuff.
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