Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Timex have created the Ironman watch which has the ability to control your iPod. It works by using a 2.4GHz dongle attached to the iPod. With the watch you can perform various features including skip, play and pause. Engadget unboxed one recently.
I think the watch actually looks quite impressive and I do hope it will perform well.
Via: tuaw
Inspired by Clayton Bailey, someone has built about 15 or so ray guns out of spare parts such as BMX stunt pegs, stove hot plate handles and a ton of other bits and bobs around the house. The pictures of these home made ray guns can be found at Flikr and are worth checking out.
Via:Flikr
The thunder horn was designed to help the cyclist be heard when you are getting in his way. It gives out a noise at 115 decibels which is louder then the average car horn and just slightly quieter then a Jet Plane. The recommended specs say that you shouldnt use this with in half a meter of someones ear due to it causing damage.
The thunder horn costs $12 from Brando.
Via: GadgetGurus
The container ship power supply is a prototype which measures 20 x 3.5 x 5 inches and has a metal chassis covered in rubber. The reason it was built was to show what is done each time a container ship goes over to another country full of 9000 40ft containers. As can be seen, the different PSUs plugged in to it form the towers on the ship with the trailing cords showing the wake.
Via: giffintermeer
Sliding around a smooth floor can be quite cool when you just have your socks on. However, when you get to carpet it just doesnt work. The Carpet Skates from ThinkGeek are set to tackle this problem. The pair of skates strap around your shoes and in under a minute you can be skating around the office at high speed. Ridges are built in to the front under your toes to allow you to have some friction while gaining speed for the ultimate slides. Carpet skates can accommodate shoe sizes up to 14 US mens and work on various carpets. For a video demonstration follow the jump below.
If you own an iPhone then the cool gorilla is something you might want to check out should you be travelling in to Europe. Cool Gorilla is a web based app which is very simple and provides translations into six languages for popular phrases which you might need while travelling. To use the application you just need to browse to www.coolgorilla.com/iphone on your iPhones browser and tap away through the menus. When you select the language, category and phrase you want you have the option to tap on the screen and have the iPhone speak the phrase for you.
It would be cool if they could eventually translate your voice on the fly while talking, but thats a fair few years off yet. For now, you will need to make do with the cool gorilla translator to help you out of tough situations.
Via: CoolGorilla
These scissors are different to your average type in that they have a laser built in to the handle which projects a beam on to the fabric or paper you are cutting. The beam gives you a path to follow to help you cut in a straight line. Costing $13 they seem to be at a reasonable price. My only concern would be if you are following a dot or a line… because with a dot you could go way off course thinking you are going straight when you are actually not.
C-17 In Action – These bloopers are hilarious
This RC plane uses 4 small jet engines and can be seen taking off, flying around and then landing on the grass succesfully at the end. Flying an RC plane with precision can be difficult because when looking up it is often hard to see which direction the plane is going due to shadows and the bright sky behind it. The controller did a very good job of landing it.
The shocking pen is ideal to lend to someone who keeps bugging you because they forgot their pen. They certainly wont ask you to borrow another pen after witnessing the shocking pen. As the name suggests, the pen sends out a small electric shock which is enough to make the user jump, but not dangerous. It sound cool to be honest 🙂
Unfortunately the source of the article doesnt mention where the pen is available from… but when I find the link I will post it right away.
The flexible keyboard isnt new, but it seems like Yahoo are now branding some, making them purple and selling them from the online Yahoo store. You can pick up one of these full rubberized QWERTY keyboards, which also has a keypad, for $52. It measures 13.75 x 5.25 inches and can easily stow away when not needed. Yahoo doesnt mention how it connects up though, so I am unsure if it is USB, Bluetooth or Wireless. It looks quite cool, but lets hope the keyboard is responsive when typing.
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The Font Clock has 12 different font with which it can tell the time. The inside mechanisms are set to display random, mixed up displays of time in different fonts. I wonder if they have windings in there… that would make for a cool excuse why you were late for work (not being able to tell the time).
Three sizes of the clock are available which are the G270 which measures 47.6 x 16.2 x 56.6 CM and this one displays the time, date and day of the week. The next size is the G225 which is slightly smaller measuring 42.2 x 11.8 x 31.8 CM and shows just the time and date. The smallest clock is the G100 which measures 29 x 11 x 14 CM and displays the time only.
Costing a hefty 810 GBP (about $1600) for the large version, I think I will be giving this one a miss. The clocks are available from thorstenvanelten.
Swiss Army Knifes have been around a long time and come with a number of knifes, gadgets and other items. The Giant Swiss Army knife is built by wenger and has over 100 functions. It measures nearly 9 inches wide and has knifes, tweezers, laser pointer, saws, wrenches, screwdrivers and more. For a larger list of features you need to check out firebox.
Who knows how you are supposed to cart this knife around… but I am sure it will make some happy that they have all the tools they ever need on a pocket knife.
