Desktop Catapult

September 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Desk Catapult
All of you have probably been through a phase of flicking elastic bands at others in the office as well as chucking paper planes also. If you fall in to that category then a metal desktop catapult would be perfect for you. It measures 5 x 4 x 5.5 inches and is built of metal except for the small rope that is included. To use it you lock it down in to place, load it up, aim and fire. The cool thing about it is that it looks like just a random desk object that most probably wont even realise it actually works.

Defend your desk in style with this catapult. It will cost you $34.99 from ThinkGeek.

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Office Gadgets

The Matrix Goggles

September 5, 2007 by 1 Comment

Matrix Goggles
These goggles are quite cool. They dont serve much of a purpose except for showing you whats around in matrix or other computer type vision. They are built by a Russian designer and were displayed in London recently. I recommend you watch the video and check out the part where they turn matrixified.

Via: EnglishRussia

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets, Cool Gadgets

Zune Phone maybe Coming

September 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment

the zune phone
The Apple iPhone has been very successful which has led Microsoft to rethink their stance on the possibility of a Zune phone. Recently they stated that it is not unreasonable for them to create a phone based on the Zune music platform. Sounds good to me although if Steve Ballmer has input it must have a keyboard. This along with the Google Phone could lead to some nice competition over the years to come.

Via: CellPhoneDigest

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Braille CDRs – Great Idea

September 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment

braille_cds
The Braille CD-R is a great idea from Mitsubishi. It allows blind people to know which CD they are holding and in turn, makes it easier to find the music that is wanted. The Braille bumps are created from high viscosity ink which has a height of 0.1mm from the surface of the CD. This is small enough to not get jammed in the drive, but large enough to be able to feel the Braille marks on the disc. The technology is currently compatible on CDRs and it shouldnt be a problem to port the bumps to DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs also.

I am surprised that this wasnt thought of long ago with CD just hitting its 25th birthday recently.

Via: Gizmodo

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Mickey Mouse MP3 Player from iRiver

September 4, 2007 by 1 Comment

iriver_mPlayer-pink
This MP3 player is a concept idea that is based on a Mickey Mouse design. It is built in Korea and is 3cm in diameter and weighs 17 grams. Compatible formats are all the regular ones such as MP3, 1, 2, WMA, ASF, WMA. A unique feature of this MP3 player is the twist mode which allows you to change volume by twisting the mouses left ear. By twisting the other ear you can skip tracks. To skip through a track you can twist and hold the ear.

Its kind of a bizarre MP3 player that if sold at a good price it would be great for kids.

Via: ngadgeti

Filed Under: Concept Gadgets, Cool Gadgets

Harmonica has Trumpets

September 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment

trumpet-harmonica
Made by Hohner, this harmonica is fitted with 5 brass bells which produce the sound. The huge trumpets, or bells on the end should crank up the volume of it too to frighten the life out of you. The harmonica is taken from a 1907 design and is built from solid pear wood which does not swell.

For a few more details on what it is made of and how it works, go and check out Random Good Stuff.

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Cool Office Slide

September 3, 2007 by 5 Comments

Office Slide
This is a picture of a cool office slide at a company I believe is called Infosys. It sure does beat using the lift or stairs. 2 more pictures after the jump.

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Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Office Gadgets

USB Plasma Ball

September 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment

USB Plasma Ball
The Plasma ball has been around for years. They used to cost an arm and a leg if I remember correctly and then they dropped in price quite a bit. For those who need their plasma ball fix you can now get a USB version which works just like a regular plasma ball that is plugged in. The USB port can provide sufficient power to light up the gasses inside and create a dazzling display of plasma type stuff.

The USB plasma ball stands about 6 inches tall and can be switched on and off by either unplugging it or by the switch located on the base. All we need now is the USB Plasma Ball Flash Drive with cosmic data fragments floating around inside.

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Rugged Mobile Keyboard

September 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Rugged Mobile Keyboard
The rugged mobile keyboard comes from iKey Inc and is designed for mounting in vehicles. It has full travel keystrokes and has universal mounting holes. It was specifically designed for mounting in police cars, emergency vehicles and marine vehicles. The shape of the keyboard is designed so that it can be easily swung around in a small space. For night time use the keyboard is LED backlit and there is also an integrated touchpad in there too. The keyboard is also sealed so that drinks can be dropped on it and not cause any problems.

Product Page Via: MobilitySite

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Digital Pen

September 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment

digipen
This digital pen was created by a company in Israel and comes with a USB flash drive and receiver which stores the image and pen movements on to it. The pen eliminates the use of paper copies of text. The pen has sensors in which can work out what you are writing and then duplicate and transmit the data. The pen is set to cost $79.

Via: Crave

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Cool Receipt Scanner

September 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Receipt Scanner
NeatReceipts.com is showing off a cool little scanner which keeps all of your shopping receipts safe. If you are like me then you have a wallet and filing cabinet full of receipts, but when something breaks you can never find the one receipt you are looking for. This portable receipt scanner allows you to scan the receipts and file them safely on your computer. I would just add 1 recommendation which is that you should also back up the data. No doubt you will aware of the risk when loosing a hard drive.

The NearReceipts is capable of cropping, sizing and rotating the images scanned. It can scan in grayscale or colour if needed. It doesnt look like a bad idea to be honest and could be a great way of keeping organised.

Product Page Via: NeatReceipts

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets, Cool Gadgets

How a Bus is Made

September 2, 2007 by Leave a Comment


If you want to know how a bus is made then watch the short video above. It doesnt cover too much detail, but what it does cover is the main structure and why they choose the particular materials so that they can get up to 20 years out of the bus with low maintenance.

Via: TechTreak

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets