Sonastand is a new amplifier dock which has been created for the iPhone that uses no batteries or electronics to amplify the smartphones audio. Instead the Sonastand aluminium amplifier captures the sound from the speaker, and re-directs it outwards with enhanced clarity and volume. The Sonastand … [Read more...] about Sonastand Aluminium iPhone Amplifier Dock (video)
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AIRE Mask Uses Your Breath To Charge Your iOS Device
A new concept called the AIRE Mask has been created by João Paulo Lammoglia, and has been designed to convert wind energy created by your breath into energy to recharge your iOS devices. The AIRE Mask is equipped with small wind turbines that covert the users breath in to energy, and pass this on to … [Read more...] about AIRE Mask Uses Your Breath To Charge Your iOS Device
Laser AppTag Transforms Your Smartphones Into a Real-life FPS Game (video)
A new style of laser tag called AppTag has been designed for iOS devices and smartphones by Jon Atherton. The AppTag consists of a plastic gun to which you mount your iPod, iPhone or Android smartphone. Bringing first person shooter console gameplay to smartphones in the real world. Watch the video … [Read more...] about Laser AppTag Transforms Your Smartphones Into a Real-life FPS Game (video)
Guiding Light System Makes Brings Gaming Navigation To Life (video)
MIT Media Lab Research Assistant Jaewoo Chung has brought the navigation system from the game Dead Space to life. Recreating the in-game navigation system using projected arrows and magnetic positioning. The new system called Guiding Light combines a smartphone with a mini-projector and magnetic … [Read more...] about Guiding Light System Makes Brings Gaming Navigation To Life (video)
Smartphone Scanner Designed To Detect Harmful E. Coli Bacteria
Researchers have developed a small scanner which can be fitted to a smartphone to help detect the presence of E. Coli bacteria. The research team at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have created a prototype device that uses the smartphones camera to detect the … [Read more...] about Smartphone Scanner Designed To Detect Harmful E. Coli Bacteria
iPUP iPhone Credit Card Case
There are a number of different case designs currently available on the market for the iPhone, that also enable you to easily carry your credit cards. But this new innovative case designed by Yun Seong Kim provides a simple yet innovative solution for carrying both your iPhone 4/4S and a credit … [Read more...] about iPUP iPhone Credit Card Case
Ultra-minimalistic Bottle Humidifier Fuses Function and Design
Function and design meet halfway in this one-of-a-kind Bottle Humidifier from a Seoul-based design group, who thought of having fun with boring gadgets through design. For a device that is usually present on one's desk for long periods of time, "design needs to be more considered," according to … [Read more...] about Ultra-minimalistic Bottle Humidifier Fuses Function and Design
Case Logic Movie-R Kickstand Smartphone Case Unveiled
A new smartphone kickstand case has been created by Case Logic, that has been designed to provide smartphone owners with an easy way to be able to view their displays while watching films or completing other tasks on the move. The Case Logic Movie-R case has been designed by Andrea Ponti and is … [Read more...] about Case Logic Movie-R Kickstand Smartphone Case Unveiled
Mu Folding Plug Arrives In UK Stores This Month
A new space-saving folding plug, designed by South Korea-born Min-Kyu Choi, who studied product design at London's Royal College of Art, will be arriving in stores later this month. The new Mu Folding Plug solves the problem which the 3-pronged UK plug has always suffered with, a large and awkward … [Read more...] about Mu Folding Plug Arrives In UK Stores This Month
Lumus OE-31 Optical Engine Unveiled (video)
You might remember the Lumus DK-32 wearable display that was being showcased at CES earlier this year by Lumus. Now Lumus have revealed a little more information about their Lumus OE-31 Optical Engine which is used to create the heads-up-display (HUD) within the glasses. The Lumus OE-31 Optical … [Read more...] about Lumus OE-31 Optical Engine Unveiled (video)
iPocket Watch, Nano Multitouch Pocket Watch
We have featured a multitude of designs here on Geeky Gadgets which have been created to transform Apple's iPod nano device into a watch that you can wear on your wrist. However this new iPocket Watch design created by Edwin Conan provides an innovative solution for carrying your iPod nano, not … [Read more...] about iPocket Watch, Nano Multitouch Pocket Watch
Magnic Bike Lights Create Energy Using Magnet Powered Dynamos (video)
A new type of bike light is currently on Kickstarter that is looking to make the jump from concept to production. However this bike light requires no batteries of any kind. Instead it is powered by a magnetic dynamo, that generates energy as the wheel on the bike revolves. The innovative Magnic … [Read more...] about Magnic Bike Lights Create Energy Using Magnet Powered Dynamos (video)
