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Vertical Chess Set designed for long games
I don’t know about you, but something like this just screams “gift item” to me, and I don’t even know anyone who is really into chess. Perhaps it is just Black Friday getting to me.
Yes, this Vertical Chess Set is even cooler than those Tri-level chess sets that you used to see on Star Trek, the original series. As you can see, it takes chess off the table and onto the wall, with a nicely decorated frame as an added plus.
This comes in handy for situations when extended games are played. Now you don’t have to worry about someone stumbling and knocking over your pieces, as each one is on safely on the picture frame on eight transparent acrylic shelves.
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Early Black Friday Apple Offers for MacMall
There are some cool savings to be had on Apple products over at Mac Mall, 35%+ savings on MacBook Airs plus much more:
Apple 11.6″ MacBook Air$999.99$939.94
Apple 17″ MacBook Pro$2499.00$2,348.94
Apple 21.5″ iMac Desktop$1,199.00$1,120.43
Apple Mac mini$599.00$568.95
Apple Mac Pro One$2,499.00$2,305.35
Apple 17″ MacBook Pro$2,499.00$2,189.99
MacBook Air Closeout$999.00$799.99
Selk’bag 4G Lite, a human-shaped sleeping bag
You would think that sleeping bag technology has never changed, but for those that don’t like the “mummy bags” you might want to look into the Selk’bag.
You might not be able to tell by looking, but the Selk’bag is designed to give you the comfort of a sleeping bag, but you wear it like a one-piece outfit. You might not be able to tell from the picture, but the Selk’bag separates the legs as well as the arms.
I suppose what the Snuggie is to blankets, the Selk’bag is to sleeping bags. That is probably the best description that I can give, but the Selk’bag can keep you warmer than a Snuggie.
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Kimtech Touchscreen Cleaning Wipes are true smudge-busters
Now that I have a new Kindle Fire, I also have a new smudge-magnet. I really should have bought some screen protectors, but I couldn’t wait to use it.
Fortunately, I got a chance to try out Kimtech’s Touchscreen Cleaning Wipes, and I was able to get rid of all those unsightly fingerprints. With a few wipes, I was able to bring the Kindle Fire’s screen back into its (dare I say it?) virginal state. (Yeah, I said it.)
The Kimtech Touchscreen Cleaning Wipes are lint-free and are designed to remove all sorts of residue like grease, dust, and make-up. I can honestly say that I have been using my Kindle Fire for about a week, and I was amazed at how well the Kimtech’s wipes cleaned it up. As for my Droid X, which I have had for about a year, this didn’t clean up as well. However, I will say that the smudges that wouldn’t rub out looked like they were dried on.
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MASSIVE Sale on Toys and Gadgets at Amazon.co.uk
Amazon are starting the Christmas shopping season off with a week long “Black Friday” sale. There’ll be different offers throughout each day (9am to 9pm) and there will certainly be zoom bargains to be had (last year you could pickup a Nintendo Wii for £50).
If we see any great gadget savings we’ll be sure to let you know or you can check the current offers yourself over on the Amazon Black Friday page.
Casio WK-6500 Workstation Keyboard
I remember having a Casio keyboard when I was ninth grade, and it was about the size of my forearm with about 8 rhythms and instruments. That tiny white keyboard would like like a wimp compared to the Casio WK-6500 Workstation Keyboard.
The WK-6500 has a 76-key full size with 670 tones and programs. It has a song sequencer, tone editor, multiple digital effects, mixer, performance registration memory, USB MIDI interface, SD card storage, as well as hundreds of editable tones.
The specs are pretty impressive. It has a rhythm editor that can turn individual instrumental portions on or off and adjust volume, pan reverb and other parameters for personal rhythms, storing up to 10 original rhythms at a time. It also has a 16 track song sequencer plus 1 system to support recording of up to 5 songs or 30,000 notes, with a chance of editing all of them in between. Also included are a wide range of built-in effects like 10 reverbs, 5 choruses, 100 DSP types. All this plus a high-output 2-way bass reflex sound system.
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Casio G’zOne Ravine 2 arrives on Verizon Wireless
Phones these days are rather fragile things – especially those of the smartphone variety, Gorilla Glass or not. I know for sure, because when my HTC Desire S dropped on the floor from waist height, the screen just cracked (apart from my heart, of course). Well, if you are like me and tend to have this invisible layer of butter around your fingers that seem to “activate” itself whenever you are holding something valuable, perhaps it is time you start to look for something more durable. Verizon Wireless has just the thing in their bag of tricks with the Casio G’zOne Ravine 2.
Not only is this clamshell handset compact, but it is really durable to boot. For starters, it was designed and developed with outdoor enthusiasts and field workers in mind, where it will also support global roaming so that you can virtually use it in over 200 countries world wide.
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Facebook’s Server Farm is Arctic Cool
What you are seeing here is not the villainous lair of Mr. Freeze, but Facebook’s Arctic Server farm.
As I have learned from such films like Live Free or Die Hard, servers require a lot of cooling or they will overheat. Considering that air-conditioning is pretty expensive, Facebook has found that it is less expensive to simply move their servers to a place where it stays cold, constantly.
The server farm will be built in Lulea, Sweden. It is at 65 degrees latitude, which is not far from the Arctic Circle. It is the same distance from the north pole as Greenland, Siberia, Alaska, and any other place up north known for being extremely cold.
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