A company named Greenhouse have created the Junk Food memory sticks which come in the form of a cheeseburger (pictured above), hotdog, slice of pizza and a sandwich. I guess they are designed for those who have cravings and are trying to quit. Capacities of the flash drives will be up to 1GB and they will be released in Japan. Unfortunately there is no price available yet. Three more pictures of the flash drives can be found after the jump.
Junk Food Memory Stick
September 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Streetwise Small Fry Stun Gun
September 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The streetwise small fry stun gun allows you to carry 1 million volts in your pocket. Sounds a tad scary to me. It is small and can be concealed easily and fit in the palm of your hand. When using the device it makes an intimidating electrical sound which I am sure will make those attacked fear even before they get hit by it. When it touches an attacker for a few seconds the high voltage causes a loss of muscle control and balance making them fall to the floor. Give them 10 minutes and they will be fine. There is a safety button on the device to prevent you zapping your leg while walking around.
I have no idea what the legal advice is on carrying one of these around. Maybe you will need to read a disclaimer to the attacker and have them sign it before you can zap them 😉 The stun gun is rechargeable and costs $79.95.
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iPod Touch in Bits
September 17, 2007 by Leave a Comment
I knew someone was going to do it, and that was iFixit who just took apart an iPod Touch. The series of pictures starts off with comparisons with the iPhone and they the dismantling gets going by removing the back panel, battery, main boards and what ever else is tucked inside the iPod touch. For a full set of images check out iFixit.
Be The Bike
September 17, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This Bike patent (I believe it is still just a patent) is powered by gravity which means you need a good sized hill to use it. Your legs are strapped to the back wheel and you brake by squeezing your legs together like a ThighMaster. Quite crazy it seems! Body armor is recommended as you are strapped to the wheel and if you catch the floor on a tight turn then its going to hurt. From the picture above you can see why it is named, be the bike.
Via: TotallyAbsurd
Indian Tycoon wants to build Antila
September 17, 2007 by Leave a Comment
I came across this cool picture today of what a new house of an Indian Tycoon might look like. Mikesh Ambani is Indias richest man and wants to build a house thats 60 floors high, houses 6 people and 600 staff. As well as all those people it will have a helipad, health club, six floors of parking. It will be named Antila. I do not know if it will house just 6 people and 600 workers, or if it will be a block of apartments for many people. Probably the first 😉
Via: Guardian
Amazing Weave Mirror
September 17, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The weave mirror is probably something that you have not seen before. It has 768 motors in it which attach to laminated prints which are put together make a large surface. It acts as a mirror by turning each C-shaped laminate piece when it can see you. It works almost instantly with only a slight delay on your so called reflection. Around the back you can see all the gears working as it shifts around all the laminate C-rings.
Via: We Make Money Not Art
Stupidly Priced Metal Chair
September 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This chair is made of aluminium or fluid aluminium as the creators call it. It is set to sell for 1.6 – 2.4 million dollars and is supposed to be quite comfortable being named a million pounds of comfort. For some reason I dont see the comfy side to it though.
Waseda-Docomo Face Robot Version 2
September 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This has to be the freakiest looking face type robot I have seen. It is made by Takanishi and will be showing up at Wired Nextfest. This particular robotic face can shift its whole look by using DC motors, pulleys and slide screws. It tugs on various parts of the face pulling it in to different shapes. This allows various facial expressions. A video demonstration is after the jump.
First Home Video Conference Set Up
September 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
AT&T introduced Picture Phones back in 1964. The problem was that if you got one of these phones, would you actually know someone with one who you could call and see them? With it being back in 64 I have no idea what it actually did, or if it was just displaying a static picture. Surely this is one of the first video type phones available.
Via: La2Day
F-22 RC Raptor
September 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Here we have a seriously cool RC F-22 Raptor taking off, flying and landing. The plane does look great and must have taken a while to build with the jet engines and under carriage that also moves.
Optimus Keyboard – Real – Maybe
September 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Optimus keyboard which has been promised for maybe over a year has possibly been spotted. Apparently this one pictured above was taken in Moscow and probably cost a bomb. There is no other evidence of this keyboard being real yet. Maybe one day the cool OLED key keyboard might make a real appearance.
Via: Gizmodo
Where in the World is the Cheapest iPod Touch
September 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The iPod Touch looks great and from what we see, it also acts great too. It does make you curious how much you pay compared to other countries in the world. TechLogg decided to create a list to see who is paying more then others based on a dollar price and the current conversion rate. At the bottom of the list we have South Africa who pay $476.68 currently for their iPod Touch. Check out the full list over at Techlogg to see who comes out on top with the cheapest iPod Touch.
Via: TechLogg
