Archive for August, 2007
Join USB RC Car now comes with garage
Solid Alliance, long the purveyor of quirky USB gadgets, has now unveiled a garage that hooks up to your USB port. Inside the garage contains a car that can be controlled, albeit not with your everyday remote control. Instead, it uses a special desktop program where your arrow keys are the primary mode of navigation. Whenever the car runs out of juice, it can be placed back in the garage for charging (it takes 10 minutes to achieve a full charge). There is a 1 meter radius in terms of range, and this nifty gadget definitely helps kill off the afternoon boredom at the office. The USB RC Car with garage will retail for $30 when it is released this September in Japan.
Source: New Launches
DJ Robot gets makeover, now known as TPR-Robina
Same old package, but brand new name. Toyota’s TPR-Robina (the artiste formerly known as DJ Robot) now plays the role as a guide, and has received an aesthetics upgrade with a more professional look. The droid has also seen Toyota engineers make improvements such as obstacle avoidance and the ability to operate autonomously. Heck, even the TPR-Robina’s fingers are agile enough to grasp writing instruments in order to hand out some autographs, although I’m not sure how much those autographed items would go for on eBay. This is no dumb machine since it features an image recognition system that reads and understands visitors’ name tags, giving specific directions accordingly. You can check out the TPR-Robina in its new role as a receptionist/guide at the Toyota Kaikan Exhibition Hall on August 27.
Source: Pink Tentacle
Legnoart Enoteca Wall Wine Rack
If you’re running out of space to stash your booze (either you’ve been drinking too much lately or there isn’t much room left in your cramped apartment), why not consider the Legnoart Enoteca Wall Wine Rack? This unique wall rack is made from natural bamboo (which is strong and flexible) and anodized aluminum, making it capable of holding up to ten bottles at a go. Don’t worry about having one of these slip off accidentally as they are held securely despite sloping downwards. This £49.99 addition to your home measures 77.5cm x 6cm x 9cm.
LED Party Bottle Chiller
Want to keep your drinks constantly chilled during a party while looking good doing it? The LED Party Bottle Chiller could be the answer to your prayers.
This LED Party Bottle Chiller constantly pushes cooling water to keep your drinks chilled. All you need to do is set the time, turn it on and your drinks will get chilled in double-quick time! To add that extra special spark, the LED Party Bottle Chiller features 9 LED lights (3 red, 3 yellow, 3 green) which cycle through a random display of colour. This creates a great atmosphere for parties or nighttime barbeques!
Pick up this nifty device for £39.99 and you are guaranteed to impress people whenever you throw a party.
Product Page via 7Gadgets
Largest Hand in the World
Lui Hua can’t play the Nintendo Wii or Guitar Hero. He wants to but he physically can’t…. at least not yet. Why? Hua suffers from a rare condition known as macrodactyly. When he was hospitalized in Shanghai last month, his left thumb measured 10.2 inches and his index finger measured close to 12.
From The Shanghai Daily:
“It was the biggest hand in the world,” said Chen Zuliang, a hospital official. “Liu’s fingers stopped growing in recent years so plastic surgery was at last possible to correct the malformation.”
On July 20 surgeons undertook a seven-hour operation to reduce the size of Liu’s fingers and thumb. Doctors removed 11 pounds of flesh and bone in the procedure. A second surgery is scheduled to take place. Enlarged limbs can be caused by a number of medical conditions. Lymphedema is perhaps the most common cause and results in some extraordinarily enlarged limbs.
BeSocial: methodshop | digg story | flickr
Hitachi Presents a Pocket Sized 3D Screen
Hitachi proudly presented their new three-dimensional display. The prototype shown at Hitachi’s headquarters in Japan is still in development, but it’s already in an advanced stage. The display is both small and portable in size, but the model weighs about 2,20 pounds.
Continue reading » Hitachi Presents a Pocket Sized 3D Screen
Nutty LED Lights
Ever fancied having nuts that light up? Well now you can thanks to the Peanut Emergency Lights.
Each Peanut Emergency Light measures 5 x 2.5 x 2.5cm and can be attached just about anywhere (Velcro strip included). So if you fancy having a light in your wardrobe but can’t be bothered with the wiring here’s a nifty solution (though just grabbing anything out works for me). The LED bulb has a lifetime guarantee and each set of batteries should last 12 hours.
Available from IWOOT, found via Gizmo Diva, tip courtesy of LED Bulbs, thanks.
LivingColour
Set the mood in your living room, bedroom or whichever room you choose with the Philips LivingColour light. Comprising a transparent surround, with a flat bottom to ensure it doesn’t roll around, and 4 LED’s (2 red, 1 blue and 1 green), you can choose any one of over 16 million different colour settings.
It comes with a remote control to adjust the “white balance” which changes the amount of white light to create either a softer or deeper colour tone. The remote also controls the brightness and colour saturation (a nifty MP3 player type wheel) so enabling you to go through all 16 million colour options. Continue reading » LivingColour
