Archive for February, 2008
Join P.L.E.A.S.E. gives a shot without the needle
Anyone remember those scenes on Star Trek when the doctor would walk up to crew members and give them a shot, but there was no needle? It was just a little puff of air and that was enough to cure them of the alien disease or whatever medical emergency plagued them that week. I even remember episodes where the doctors would “inject” right through the uniform.
Well, it would appear that life imitates art once again with the development of the P.L.E.A.S.E. My source does not reveal to me what P.L.E.A.S.E stands for, but the device delivers a painless laser epidermal system to administer drugs, medications and other vaccinations without the pain of a needle.
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Vegas PS3 Case Mod
Now this is definitely one of the cooler case mods to have graced our pages, especially one that does not involve a PC of any sort but Sony’s PS3 console instead. This case mo was inspired by the Rainbow Six Vegas game, disguised to be a casino tower that one might actually mistake it to be the Wynn. I wonder whether anyone is going to come up a different variation considering that the Wynn’s second tower is nearly complete. This PS3 comes with colorful, bright LEDs along with a tiny Eiffel Tower to signify Paris, a pyramid for Luxor, and little folk to complete the setup.
Source: Technabob
Guitar Rising could kick Guitar Hero’s Axe
I recently purchased Guitar Hero III for the Wii the other day, and it is now my number one distraction. It isn’t hard to see why this game has swept the nation. Something happens when I pick up that Guitar Axe, and I’m hypnotized once the notes start flowing. Of course, I cannot play a real guitar, but it feels like I can do. Not only that, I feel like I can play so well that I am a rock god.
A company called Game Tank wants to take the Guitar Hero concept to the next level with a game appropriately titled Guitar Rising. Guitar Rising doesn’t need any special Axe to work, but uses a real guitar. All a user has to do is connect the audio input to their PC using direct audio in, microphone, or even the ¼ inch-to-USB adapter.
From there, the player must match their strumming and chords to the Guitar Hero-like streaming music sequences. Guitar Rising has many tunes, as well as beginner and experienced difficulty levels.
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Race Car Chime Wall Clock
Now this is definitely one interesting wall clock that will definitely get everyone talking the moment they lay eyes on it while in your home.
Take a moment at the top of every hour to enjoy a quick spin around the super-speedway with these two built-for-speed cars, with horn and revved engine sound effects. Volume settings low, high and off; light sensor deactivates sound effects after dark. Uses 3 C and 1 AA battery (not included). Plastic. 13½ diameter.
The Race Car Chime Wall Clock retails for $44.95 a pop.
SATA to USB adapter is a must-have for any technician
Back when I used to work on computers for a living I always kept an IDE to USB converter in my tool kit. It was smaller than an external enclosure, and came in handy on many occasions, since no one ever makes backups of their data. These days and adapter like that is still handy, but many newer computers are going to have SATA drives, rather than IDE, so another adapter is required. That’s where this simple USB to eSATA Adapter comes in.
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LifeVibes MusicPlayer for Samsung SGH-F250
NXP Software has just announced that it will be throwing in its LifeVibes MusicPlayer to accompany Samsung’s new SGH-F250 cell phone. The LifeVibes MusicPlayer concept is known to be a unique, cost effective software mobile music solution which brings high end MP3 functionality on baseband platforms to the pockets and hands of end users, all without the help of a media co-processor.
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d20 Necklace for Portable Nerdery
You’re in a darkened basement, huddled over your bag of dice waiting for your turn in Shadowrun. Sweat beads across your forehead as you roll your lucky d20 between your fingers, awaiting that all important saving roll that you so desperately need.
That’s a feeling that a lot of tabletop gamers have when they’re in the moment. These same gamers have an obsessive compulsion over their dice: nobody else can touch them, they use certain ones in certain situations and they are most always stored in a special bag. These gamers love their dice, especially the de facto standard d20 dice.
So what better gift for that gamer than the Continue reading » d20 Spiral Necklace? The pendant is a nifty, wire spiral design that holds a random colored d20 die on a 24″ adjustable cord strap. From Think Geek: d20 Necklace for Portable Nerdery
