February, 2008
Geeky Gadgets – USB Aromatherapy Oil Burner
Check out this USB Aromatherapy Oil Burner. Step one, add one drop of the included aromatherapy oil onto the little X. Step two, insert into a USB drive (horizontal drives preferred to prevent drips). There is no software to run, no drivers to install, as the USB Aromatherapy Oil Burner just needs to get warm. [...]
Video – Epoch PC Dart Game in action
Check out this fun PC Darts Game, from Epoch. It comes with a dart board, that plugs into your PC via USB. There is also software which keeps score. The guys over at Akihabara News have made a video of it in action, check it out. Epoch PC Dart – Test by AkihabaranewsUploaded by AkihabaraNews [...]
Apple launches a 16GB iPhone
Apple has launched a new 16GB iPhone, exactly the same as the existing iPhone, no new updates or 3G, just 16GB of storage. The new iPhone is available to buy online now from the Apple Store for $499, and the 8GB remains the same at $399
Fun Gadgets – The Artificial Venus Fly Trap
Check out this fun gadget, the Artificial venus Fly Trap. Now you can catch flys and bugs with this motion activated gadget. Here’s the specs You set the trap, and it catches the bugs Motion activated sensor detects when a bug has entered the chamber, and snaps the mouth shut Bait your trap to attract [...]
Turn off your neighbours TV with this homemade TV-B-Gone Gun
Check out this homemade TV-b-gone gun from modder Ferry over at Hacked Gadgets Forum. I took 30 IR leds and wired them up, a SMD FET switches them on and off and is wired up with a pinheader connector to the tv-b-gone. Internally the FET is connected to the output pin of the controller, which [...]
Sony Launches a new Extended PSP Battery Pack for 11 hours of gaming
Not happy with the battery life of your PSP? well Sony has a new battery pack which will give you up to 11 hours of continuous gaming. This new battery pack has almost double the capacity of the standard one than comes with the PSP, and it will give from between 7 to 11 hours [...]
Cool Concepts – The MCube wireless charger and speaker for mobiles
Check out this cool concept from designers Sohui Won, Seung-Hoon Kwak & Yeong-Kyu Yoo, the MCube. When you come home just place your mobile near the MCube. Using short range induction technology, your phone gets juiced up while all basic information like date/time, messages, and caller ID are transfered to the MCubes built-in display. Whats [...]
Wireless 7 Day Weather Forecaster
Check out this Wireless 7 Day Weather Forecaster. This handy wireless weather forecaster gives you important data where and when you need it. Running on a free wireless network spanning the continental USA it works virtually anywhere and requires no set-up. Here’s the specs Provides 7-Days Worth of Weather Forecasts from AccuWeather.com Pollen and air [...]
Geeky Gadgets – The Autobot USB Flash Drive
Fancy a Transformers USB drive? then check out the Autobot Flash USB Drive. It comes in the form of an Autobot insignia, which conceals a 1GB USB drive. Unfortunately it looks like it is only available to trade customers for the pricey sum of £19.99 each, about $40. Product Page via Coolest Gadgets
Strange Gadgets – The Halitosis Detector tells you if you need a mint
Check out the Halitosis Detector, which tells you if you have bad breath. Don’t rely on brutally honest little kids and loved ones to tell you when you have bad breath ¢â‚¬ let technology do it for you! The Halitosis Detector is available to buy online from Resoration Hardware for $10.99. via Geek Sugar
Tiny Gadgets – The Swissbit Mini 8GB Hard Drive
Check out this tiny external hard drive, the Swissbit Mini 8GB Hard Drive. Not much bigger than a matchbox this mini hard drive has 8GB of storage,that’s enough room for an entire DVD, 11 full CDs, 1440 MP3 files, 5544 floppies or almost 16 million Atari cartridges. This amazingly compact and lightweight drive works with [...]
Fun Gadgets – The Hamburger Phone
Here’s a fun gadget, a phone shaped like a hamburger. The Hamburger Phone measures 10.5 cm in diameter and is 6 cm tall, it doesn’t have any fancy functions and is just a regular tone/pulse phone. If you fancy one of these fun Hamburger Phones, they are available to buy online for $19 from Brando.
