Archive for May, 2008
Join USB Moody Star Hub
I don’t know about you, but glowing USB gadgets seem to be all the rage these days. Well, why not join in the fray with the USB Moody Star Hub? This features a quartet of USB 2.0 ports in different direction, ensuring none of those ports will go to waste. It will rotate through all seven colors, and since it draws power from your USB port, there is no need to lug around a heavy and ugly power adapter. The USB Moody Star Hub measures 75mm x 75mm x 18mm and weighs a pocket-friendly 45 grams. It will retail for $12 a pop.
Shocking Pen
April 1st might be done and over with, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have to put up a sour demeanor for the rest of the year. With this Shocking Pen, you can definitely get a few laughs in as you see curious colleagues pick up a pen that doesn’t belong to them only to receive a shock of their life!
The victim will then pick up the pen, and, without even a nub of conscious motion, their thumb will immediately migrate to depress the top of the pen in hopes of discovering a fine new writing instrument. Instead, as they depress, they will complete a circuit that creates a small magnetic field, which then simulates an alternating current and provides relatively high voltage to the depression point on the thumb. It all happens in a split second, as will the screech and instant profanity, but the office memories will last a lifetime…
It would be cooler if this pen actually contained some ink to write, but nevertheless it is the perfect “welcoming” trick for any new person to the office. $5.99 for some quick laughs (at other people’s expense) sounds like a pretty good bargain.
Outdoor Gnome Bowling
And I thought that the best kind of bowling were the ones confined to an air-conditioned place with rows of lanes in a comfortable setting, and not in your garden. With the Outdoor Gnome Bowling, you can take out your frustration at home on half a dozen of these gnomes if the missus has slapped a restraining order on you from heading down to the alley to spend time with your buddies.
Possibly the best garden game invented since ‘leap through the lawn sprinkler’, Outdoor Gnome Bowling is about as much fun as you can have short of finding some real gnomes to bowl over. The set comes with six ten inch, nervous looking fellas and two lightweight (so they won’t crush small children) bowling balls. Simply rack ‘em up and strike fear into the hearts of gnomes everywhere. If you die laughing it’s not our fault.
The entire set will retail for £29.99 which is pretty pricey for some slapstick fun if you ask me. I’d rather save that money towards a Wii and play Wii Bowling instead.
Callpod Chargepod gets discount
Remember the Chargepod that we covered slightly more than one year ago? Well, the device is still great to use and makes for the perfect traveling companion if you’re one who has plenty of gizmos to charge on your travels, but Callpod has decided to make it even more affordable by introducing a price cut. The Chargepod will now retail for a mere $39.95 while the bundle pack is going for $79.95 – a pretty good bargain considering how low the dollar stacks up against other currencies these days with no signs of stopping its downward spiral. To know more about the Chargepod, read on after the jump.
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Iomega eGo hits 1TB mark
Iomega’s eGo desktop hard drive has come in stylish variations in the past, but somehow storage space has always been limited until today. The leader in data protection and security has finally rolled out a 1TB version of its eGo desktop hard drive, dubbing it the “Super eGo“. Just how much more bloated do you think it will get in the future, and will other names feature even more astounding superlatives such as “Extreme eGo” or “Ultra eGo”? I’ll leave that to your imagination, but for now we’ll have to be content with the Super eGo being available in ruby red, midnight blue and jet black colors. It too, will take after a similar design as found on the hugely popular eGo portable hard drive, one of Iomega’s best sellers to date. To know more about the Super eGo, read on after the jump.
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Hand Wrench: A Creepy Novelty Tool
If you’re a true handyman, you most likely have no room for novelty tools in your prized collection of ratchets and drivers. But aside from the real living-breathing handymen, you know there is someone out there who collects tools just so they can look like they’re proficient with a hammer.
The Hand Wrench probably won’t be making its way into any construction worker’s tool set, but for the wannabe crafter who knows what it takes to look cool, it could be a hell of an addition. Or at least a great way to creep out the neighborhood, leaving you socially lonesome.
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Japanese Dekotora Trucks
Outside of Asia, Japan is known for two things; blisteringly cool technology and awesomely tacky gadgetry. In a perfect merger of both of these factors, the people of Japan have whipped out yet another awesome combination of large flashy toys and kitschy art.
Dekotora Trucks are highly customized trucks which the cult Japanese community decks out to look like artsy monsters. You could easily confuse one of these Dekotora trucks as something other than an automotive, yet the brute power behind these pieces is enough to cause geeks to wet themselves with envy.
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REDI MP3 Player
I don’t know about you, but I’m all thumbs when it comes to MP3 Player technology. I know that most MP3 players have some iTunes-like program to make music downloading and syncing easy, but I’m just not down with that.
So wouldn’t it be easier if I was to buy my MP3 Player with tunes already programmed into it? This is the idea behind the REDI, a 1GB MP3 Player that comes preloaded with about 250 tracks, or six hours worth of music.
For example, one of the REDI models comes ready for exercise with the “Ultimate Workout Mix”. I’m not certain what songs are on this model, but I’m thinking that “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John has to be there somewhere.
You can also get the REDI in eight other editions, including the Golden Classics, Rock N’ Roll, and R&B Collections. Every one of these editions come with a USB mini jack, so you can still upload, erase, and download tunes as much as you like. There is also an FM tuner, as well as an LCD display.
Now, if only they would make MP3 players that come preloaded with music that you get to choose. Perhaps that is another brand. You can still purchase any of these versions of the REDI at Best Buy or off of the company website for about $39.99.
