Archive for June, 2008
Join Paper Shampoo: Travel With Clean Hair
Flight restrictions have made it impossible to bring any sort of liquid as carry-on onto a plane. Sure, sure, we understand. It’s for our security and they don’t know if we’ve replaced the shampoo with some sort of volatile liquid. But I can assure you. If I were a terrorist, the last thing I would do right now is bring liquid on a plane, knowing how thoroughly security checks through bottles.
And even so. What am I going to do? Lather the pilot’s hair into submission? With that said, there is no way you’re going to be able to bring a bottle of shampoo on a plane with you. So for those situations, here is a cool idea. Paper Shampoo which comes stored in solid sheets.
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Video Game Screens Made From Lego Bricks
Lego is no stranger to the world of video gaming. They have formed their own niche in the gaming market with their Star Wars and Indiana Jones titles. And while the look of Lego still remains intact in their games, we’ve never seen something quite like this.
A clever Flickr user by the name of skinny coder has put together a collection of video game screen renditions using nothing but Lego bricks and his imagination. His Lego creations include Duck Hunt (NES, pictured), Contra (NES), Castlevania (NES), Shadow of the Colossus (PS2), Mortal Kombat (Arcade), Excitebike (NES), Bionic Commando (NES), and Metal Gear (NES).
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USB Fairy Lights Add A Touch Of Twilight
You have to be pretty festive, pretty nerdy, pretty girly, or all of the above to want to add stary USB lights to the design of your office space. Luckily for you festively girly fabulous nerd readers, we have just the ticket with these USB Fairy Lights, which add a touch of Christmas light ascetic to your boring old notebook.
If there was ever a word which isn’t associated with brute manliness, it’s got to be the word fairy. Forget it’s mildly homoerotic overtones. The word itself just sounds, well, girly. For the sake of argument, let’s just say this gadget is a little confused about it’s title. The USB Fairy Lights are not so much fairies, as they are cute little illuminated stars.
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DXG-567V HD Camcorder
Yesterday, DXG released their newest video camera, the DXG-567V HD, to the general market. This portable camcorder is designed to capture high definition video, and is very user-friendly.
The DXG-567 HD is apparently designed for everyone. In fact, the company claims that even an older person can do it. The company claims that the controls are “intuitive”, and the front bears a strong resemblance to an iPod. Younger people ought to be able to operate this camcorder with ease.
Another feature is the Rapid Blog Manager software, which allows videos to be easily uploaded to the Internet on sites like YouTube. All you need to do is connect it to a computer with the flip-out USB connector, and follow a simple, three-step process. This is very similar to the Casio EX-Z9 camera.
The user also has the option of connecting the DXG-567V to any plasma or HDTV so he or she can view his or her footage from anywhere.
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The Indoor/Outdoor Sentry Wireless Speaker and Transmitter
Most people that enjoy their music a lot like to keep it with them and on cleaning day having a speaker that can move with you would be great. Especially in a home with multiple iPods and kids this little Sentry Wirelesss Speaker would come in handy. The iPod works wirelessly so you could leave it one place and take the speaker with you. Even more convenient is that the speaker itself is water resistant. Granted you don’t go dipping it in the pool, but if it gets splashed on or even gets rained on a bit before you can rush it indoors would be okay.
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The Future of Video Games?
In case you are wondering what the next step is for video game consoles, a British magazine known as T3 has some idea of where the future is headed. I believe that these visions are simply ideas, and nothing that is presently under development by the big video game developers.
The first concept is a different type of remote for the Nintendo Wii. This type of Wiimote is still a stick, but it only has one button. It is apparently hooked up to some sort of headset accessory that uses brainwaves to control, and has in-ear headphones. Brainwave technology has been under development for a while now, and if Nintendo gets the first mind interface, they could seriously corner the video game market.
The second concept is a version of the Xbox that is completely portable. Not only is it a game player with 64 GB of memory, but it has built-in Zune capability and can even act as a mobile phone.
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A lamp made of plates
With the population growing and the amount of trash piling up from it, we’ve started finding a need to reuse old items. One new way to do so is to take old discarded plates and create something like this cute little lamp. This particular design was done by Denis Belenko and Dmitriy Nkolaenko and posted on their site this month. They created two different styles, one is extremely contemporary and the other much more childlike and playful. Which just goes to show with these little lamps you can create any style you like.
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Win $50 by voting in CGOTW #2
It’s time for coolest gadget of the week. To be entered into the $50 Amazon voucher draw be sure to leave a comment explaining why you voted for whom. Thanks and good luck, now onto the entries.
Gevalia Stir Mug
The perfect cup for the lazy coffee drinker: you don’t have to find a teaspoon because it stirs itself, and even keeps your coffee warm!
The full post can be found at S2999.
Old School Dial Telephone Watch
The Zihotch Retro Phone Watch resembles an old school rotary telephone on your wrist. There are no numbers, hands, or screens to tell you the time. You have to dial 117 and a voice speaks the time to you. If you dial wrong it says that number is not in service. If you forget which number to dial, you end up with an expensive rotary telephone bracelet.
The full post can be found at Craziest Gadgets.
VTS Camera Car: No Height Restrictions Required!
The VTS Camera Car is the ultimate remote control car giving the driver the ability to see from the perspective of the cockpit using a pair of LCD goggles. The goggles respond to the driver, turning their head left, right, up and down.
The full post can be found at Gaj-It.
Auto Remote Truck Starter
Now this is a very useful gadget for your truck, specially on those frozen days at winter. You can remotely start your car, turn on the air-conditioning, the radio, whatever!
The full post can be found at 4×4 Trucks and Trailers.
Scrolling Led License Plate Flash Frames
Pretty cool gadget for your car. With this frame you can add personalized texts to your car license plate so that the car behinds you reads it. Imagine the usefulness… saying “Hi” to that lovely lady behind you or even tell that ugly guy “horning” to get lost!
The full post can be found at Car Tuning Central.
Digital camera of the deep
If you’ve ever tried to take pictures underwater and failed miserably, this is the perfect gadget. This 5MP digital camera mask switches easily between photo and video mode and has a built-in memory and additional microSD slot.
The full post can be found at Decide What to Buy.
Concept Pool PC
The Pool PC, aka PC of the Swim-Rings, is a waterproof computer that has a small place so you can attach a swim ring. Then all you need to do is lay back in the ring, let your body float, and you are free to check email, surf the web, or anything else you want to do on your computer
The full post can be found at here.
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