Archive for May, 2008
Join Asus New Controllers have a design Wii are all familiar with
I couldn’t resist reporting on this one. After all, I love the Wii, and everyone loves Asus.
Asus recently demonstrated a pair of controllers at a recent tech fair in Taipei, and it caused a stir amongst gadget blogs everywhere. The purpose of these remotes appear to be advanced gaming controllers. I have included a video of it in action at the end of this article.
The controllers bear a strong resemblance to a certain Nunchuck belonging to a certain console system whose last name rhymes with Mii. I suppose that there could be material for a lawsuit here from Nintendo. Yet unlike the controller for the Wii, the Asus controller uses two Nunchucks, and they are not wired together. Not only that, but these Asus controllers are bright orange instead of Wii white.
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Dualit’s retro Home Range Kitchen Radio
If you can’t handle having a radio in the kitchen that stands out a bit too much, you might want to check out these Dualit radios. Looking very much like a retro toaster and made solely for your kitchen it keeps you entertained while stuck washing the dishes. The radio features both FM reception and DAB and with each mode it has 5 different presets. Even though it is a kitchen radio, it features an alarm and a snooze. I don’t know, in case you fall asleep waiting for the water to boil. That or, you could take the kitchen radio outside of the kitchen. I know, that’s just crazy talk, no one would ever do that.
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Surf Chair Workstation
I don’t know about you, but sitting in the same position all day is really a pain, literally. It’s almost as if our backs have become accustomed to being in that one position, and are slowly evolving into a stiff curvature which keeps us in the seated position at all times.
And we can’t stay in that position ALL of the time, no matter how nerdy we might be. Though there might be a solution to staying with your computer in a much more comfortable and lounge-like atmosphere. The Surf Chair looks like a total dream to use for gaming, or darn near any sort of long-term computer session.
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WowWee’s New Tri-Bot
For fans of all things robotic, you’re probably no stranger to the name WowWee. Those of you who have been reading CG for a while might remember WowWee’s name mentioned numerous times in our Robot Toys Gift Guide from last year’s holiday season.
If you couldn’t get enough of the WowWee Robosapien, Roboreptile, or Flytech Dragonfly, they’ve got a whole new bot coming out this summer. And lucky for you, we’re giving you an early look at what to expect from WowWee during the dog days of the sunshine season. The summer of 2008 might very well be the summer of Tri-Bot.
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Three different DIY solar mowers to save you cash
With gas prices climbing even mowing the lawn has started to break the bank. So unless you have the world’s smallest lawn getting an electric mower is kind of obnoxious. Besides that, if you have a solar lawn mower you can seem eco-friendly and much more cool than your neighbors. Hopefully you’re good at small DIY projects though, because that is exactly what this is. That or you could slide this website under the nose of someone that is and try to con them into giving it a try. If I actually had a lawn to mow I’m sure I’d consider trying to coerce someone else into doing this for me. Me trying to alter a lawn mower in anyway would likely end up in a small explosion.
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Corsair Dominator DDR3 memory kit
Corsair, a leading name when it comes to computer memory, has just announced that it will be rolling out its new 4GB Dominator DDR3 memory kit at Computex 2008 which will be held early next month. This new memory kit will run at speeds of up to 2,000MHz, making it the perfect fodder for folks who demand nothing but the best when it comes to computing performance. So far, the brains at Corsair have tested and guaranteed for operation at the lightning fast overclocked speed of 2,000MHz, so gamers ought to know what they should be doing as they read this news – start saving already in order to get your hands on this when it finally hits the retail market!
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Orb pries iPhones open
The iPhone is one stunning device to use, as you surely cannot argue against the sales numbers which doesn’t seem to abate even after being out in the market for approximately one year now? With news of an impending 3G iPhone ready to roll out this summer, the hype train is even going to pick up more speed. With Steve Jobs being the control freak that he is, it is no surprise the iPhone is a pretty locked down device and will take some jailbreaking before it can be unlocked, leaving many people being stuck in iTunes jail. Forget about being in iTunes jail – Orb Networks has a “Get out of jail free” card with their new OrbLive iPhone application. What does this do, exactly? Read on after the jump to find out more.
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USB Storage Carousel
If you have not yet moved on to the world of MP3s fully with your music collection, chances are you will still have a bunch of CDs stacked away somewhere, neglected and unloved. Why not take some time off to store all of them properly in this USB Storage Carousel?
This carousel is a CD storage system which can hold 150 discs. It can store all kinds of discs in 12cm size, such as CDs, DVDs, game CDs, or music CDs. The unit can be connected to your PC via USB cable and the shape of the USB Storage Carousel for CD/DVD means it’s stackable, thus conserving your desk spaces. You can manage the CD database with the included software and you can locate the CD/DVDs by CD title, CD contents, category, remarks, etc. After searching with the software, simply double click the desired disc and the USB Storage Carousel will spin and pull out the CD. You can also use USB Storage Carousel as a stand alone unit (without a PC). Just directly input the slot number from the key pad, which is located at the right hand side of the unit. After you press the enter key, the machine will spin to the specific slot and pull out the CD for you. With the stand alone option, the product comes with a form for users to index the discs.
ThinkGeek is currently offering this nifty piece of retro media management technology for $129.99.
