Hide your iPod in your Tie
This tie features a small pocket behind it so you can hide your iPod while walking around. I cant say its the best of ideas I have come across.
Via: Gadgets
EZ Bake Drive – Make Cakes in your PC
July 27, 2007 by Leave a Comment
PC with Built in Oven
In most PCs you will find a spare 5 1/4 inch drive bay that is empty. The EX-Bake Oven is set to fill that hole with a device that can cook small cakes by using power from your PC. The power comes right off your PSU on the PC just like any other device would. Also sensors inside allow you to use the supplied software to monitor how hot the oven is and when the cake will be ready. More details after the jump.
Electricity Generated when Walking
July 26, 2007 by 1 Comment
Stomp your feet to generate electricity
The idea of underground generators for making electricity has been thought up by 2 students named James Graham and Thaddeus Jusczyk. The idea works by using small dynamos under the floor which when walked on the movement is converted to electricity. As can be expected, there isnt a huge amount of energy created by doing this, but just 1 step can power a 60 watt light bulb for a second. Mix this with thousands of people walking and you could generate a nice amount of energy that would save other sources.
No word yet on if this will go any where, but I do like the idea and by putting something like this in a busy city where there is lots of movement could help shave off a few % of the electricity needed to be generated from a power station.
Now they just need to put it in the roads too so that busy roads can also generate power.
Via: News
Nissan Makes an In Car Breathalyzer
July 26, 2007 by Leave a Comment
In Car Breathalyzer will not allow the car to start if intoxicated
Nissan have created an in car breathalyzer which prevents the car from being started if the person driving is over the limit. The sensor is required to be used before the car starts and will not start until a person under the limit is tested. This is a nice step forwards and helps those driving know if they should drive, and prevents them if they shouldnt. Of course it could be bypassed by having someone else use the breathalyzer… but hopefully all those under the limit would be smart enough to say no to a request like that from a drunk person.
Toyota have also been working on a system, but this time it uses sweat sensors on the steering wheel which take blood alcohol reading while driving. Using this information with a mixture of steering patterns and a test on your pupils while driving it could be set to immobilise the car while driving.
These systems should be available over the next couple of years and might one day become standard in cars to help prevent dangerous driving while intoxicated.
Via: MotorTrend
Ambient Umbrella tells you the Weather
July 25, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Umbrella tells you if you need to use it
With the weather not knowing what it is doing most of the time, it is handy to have one of these ambient umbrellas. On the handle is a ring of LEDs which glow according to the weather. The umbrella picks up the weather reports via a wireless network, GSM I believe, and just a glance at the handle of the umbrella can indicate if you should think about taking it with you for the day. Its not a bad idea, although predicting the weather is still questionable… so I guess they have preventions in place to stop you taking legal action when you get soaked when it told you it would be dry.
Via: Engadget
PocketSurfer 2 from DataWind
July 25, 2007 by Leave a Comment
DataWind PocketSurfer 2 – Worlds Fastest Handheld Internet Device?
The PocketSurfer 2 is produced by DataWind and measures 152x75x15mm and weighs just 174 grams. Full internet access is available on the large 640 x 240 colour VGA screen. Pages will fully load in 7 to 9 seconds. As well as having a nice screen, fast speeds and being quite small, the PocketSurfer2 has a full QWERTY keyboard along with bluetooth connectivity. Battery life will keep the device going for 5 hours. The price of the device will be $379 and should be available today on Amazon.
Via: DeGadget
iPhone Bluetooth Headset
July 25, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Apple iPhone Bluetooth Headset Unboxed
As can be seen in the picture above, the iPhone Bluetooth Headset has been unboxed. It also looks quite cool too. On the iPhones screen you will see the charging level of both the iPhone and the bluetooth headset which is quite a handy feature. Also there is a charging cable for when traveling which uses a MagSafe connector. Apple are starting to stock the headsets around the US in their stores and they are selling for $129 with the charging base. Thats about 4 times what I would expect to pay for a bluetooth headset.
Via: TheMacWizard
Secure your car with the Violent Steering Wheel
July 25, 2007 by Leave a Comment
WORLD’S MOST VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL !!! – video powered by Metacafe
Thieves will have no chance with the violent steering wheel
A guy from Ohio has created a secure steering wheel which when touched it violently spins around making the car impossible to drive away. I am guessing it could also break your wrist depending on how powerful the motor that controls it is. With it being custom built there is no information if any of the car companies would use or want something like this in their cars.
Via: Daily Gadgets
Buffalo 56GB SSD
July 24, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Buffalo 56GB SSD drive is quite small
Buffalo have created a nice 56GB solid state drive. It measures just 57x89x14mm which is quite small. This is a great step forwards for solid state media although at this capacity it does come at a price. It will set you back $828 which is a tad higher then I would want to spend, but no doubt prices will drop as capacity increases further.
Product Page Via: Gizmodo
USB Hamburger Flash Drive
July 23, 2007 by 2 Comments
USB Flash Drives come in many shapes and sizes these days. The latest one I came across today was the Hamburger version which has a 2GB storage capacity and can transfer data at 8MBps. It supports USB 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 2.0, so however old your PC is you should be ok. The drive has at least 10 years of data retention and it can be written to 1 million times. I think that will suffice as in 10 years 2GB will be laughed at just like my PSION 128K flash disk 10 years ago. It is named Freshly Baked and looks quite cool.
The freshly baked (not really) drive will cost you $59.99 from Vavolo.
Via: TodayGadgets
Trimble Nomad Rugged PDA
July 23, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Super Strong PDA for the outdoors
Trimble have introduced the Nomad which is a rugged PDA with an 806 MHz Processor. The Nomad has more protection then your average PDA which allows it to go under water for 30 minutes with out getting damaged. Also it can experience drops (extreme drops), vibrations and temperature changes.
As well as having all that protection, there is a fair bit crammed inside this casing. It runs Windows Mobile 6 which can be run constantly for 15 hours on its battery. 1GB of flash memory can also be included. Connectivity wise the Nomad has Bluetooth 2.0, wifi running on 802.11b/g. Also GPS is included and also a digital camera. The screen is a 3.5 inch VGA which has an LED backlight and a transreflective screen. The specs look great and is definately worth looking in to should you be out looking for a rugged PDA. Prices range from between $1699 – $2499.
Via: JKOnTheRun
Flying Car Spotted
July 23, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Back at the Paris motor show of 2006 a flying car was on display. As the car is unveiled it starts to float in the air and circle around the audience. No doubt you will guess how this is done, but if you are feeling a little slow today then after the jump is the explanation as given on Top Gear.
