Cool Gadgets - Mini Remote Controlled Cars
Check out these mini remote controlled cars from ThinkGeek.
Normally tiny R/C cars are hard to drive and control like crap. They zip off your desk and land in the trash the minute you hit the gas. Not these precision ChoroQ Qsteer Mini R/C Racers imported from japan.
Amazingly we were able to zoom these mini cars all over our desk with nary a fender bender. Hit the turbo button on the top of the remote for even more speed. Choose from cute versions of the Nissan 350Z or the Mazda RX-8. Independent channels mean you can pit these mini sports cars against each other in a desktop duel to your stapler.
Here is a video of them in action.
These mini R/C cars are available to buy online for $14.99 (about £7.50) from ThinkGeek.com
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Nintendo DS to get video downloads in Japan with DSVision
Nintendo are launching a video and TV download for their popular DS handheld gaming console.
The service will launch in Japan around March 2008, and you will need to buy a starter kit for around $40 (about £20).
Initially 300 movies, TV shows, e-books and comics will be available when the service launches, and you will need a PC to download the movies.
The content is then transferred to a Micro-SD card which clots into a special cartridge.
No word on when this will be released in the US and Europe as yet.
via SlashGear
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Spy Gadgets - Spy Pen with built in wireless camera
Check out this Wireless Spy Camera Pen.
It comes with a solar charger and a 2.5 inch LCD screen, twist the pen cap and the camera starts transmitting.
Here’s the specs
- Power Source: Built in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
- Dimension:n120×68×25mm (LxWxD)
- AV OUT/IN (NTSC/PAL)
- Memory: 64MB
- External Memory: SD/MMC Card (max 2GB)
- Display: 2.5 Inch TFT LCD
- Video Format: MPEG-1/4, AVI/ASF/ADPCM
- Video Resolution: 882×240
- FPS (Frames per Second): 30fps
- Music Format: MP3
- Picture Format: JPG, JPEG
- Earphone Jack: 3.5mm
- USB: 2.0
- System: Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP
The Wireless Spy Camera Pen is available to buy online from Chinavasion for $331 (about £165).
via Geek Alerts
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Asus Launches the NOVA P22 Mini PC
Asus has launched a new mini PC the Asus NOVA P22.
It is a small PC about the size of a Mac Mini and comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 processor, 1GB of Ram, a DVD Multi Recorder and a 160GB hard drive.
It will go on sale in Taiwan initially for about $1,020 (about £510), no word on availability for the US or Europe as yet.
I wonder if the Nova P22 will be as great a sucess for Asus as their Asus Eee PC.
via Akihabara News
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The Worlds Smallest Personal Media Player
Check out this mini personal media player, about the size of a credit card.
It may be small, but it comes with a 2.4 inch LCD screen, or a 2.8 inch LCD screen and 2GB of storage, there is a built in FM tuner and a speaker.
It features a microSD card slot and they controls are heat sensitive and glow when touched, there is also a built in speaker.
Here’s the specs
- Built in Storage: 2 GB
- Support USB mass-storage mode for easy transfer of videos on any OS
- Expandable Memory Slot - ICE (TransFlash/MicroSD), Neon M3 (T-Flash)
- Video: AVI, MPEG
- Voice Record: WAV
- Image Viewer: JPEG
- Video Playing Time: 3-4 hours
- Audio Playing Time: 6-8 hours
- Charges Via USB
- FM Radio, Text Viewer, Picture Viewer, Game
- Built-in External Speaker
- 3.5mm Stereo Earphone Output
This credit card sized PMPis available to buy online for $99 (about £50) from ThinkGeek.com
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Cool Gadgets - RiData EZ Yego USB Drive
Check out the Yego USB Drive.
It comes in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB and it is also a 2 port USB hub as well as a thumb drive.
via ComNetSlash
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Cool Gadgets - The USB Cup Warmer Hub
Check out this USB Cup Warmer Hub from Brando.
It features a cup warmer, a clock, and four USB ports.
Here’s the specs.
- USB Cup Warmer With 4 USB ports and clock (USB 1.1)
- Keep coffee/tea/drink cup warm at 40° - 60°
- LCD display of the clock with alarm, powered by AG13 battery.
- LCD display of the temperature of the metal hot plate
- USB powered with ON/OFF power switch
- Size: 96×104x22
- Weight: 128g
The USB Cup Warmer is available to buy online from Brando for $24 (about £12).
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Tiny Linux PC uses just 8 watts of power, can be solar powered - The Aleutia E1
Check out the Aleutia E1 mini Linux PC.
This mini PC uses just 8 watts of power which is a quarter of the power used by the average laptop.
It comes in a tough aluminium case and has no moving parts, it is also completely silent, and comes with everything you need including office compatible software, it runs Puppy Linux.
You can also add on an optional solar panel to power the device and an optional 10.4 inch LCD screen which uses just 10 watts of power.
Updated 30/11/07
Here’s the specs for the people that asked.
- Processor: 200MHz x86 CPU, Memory: 128MB SDRAM, Storage: 2GB (included Compact Flash card), Power Supply (US, UK, or EU).
- 3 x USB 2.0 ports (12Mbps transfer rate), 1 x 10/100 Ethernet port, VGA port to connect LCD display (supports resolutions up to 1280×1024).
- Power consumption of 8W with CPU and SDRAM running at full speed. With external devices (USB 2.0 CD Rewriter, USB-powered hard drive) power consumption rises to 11W.
- Dimensions: 11.5cm (Width) x 11.5cm (Lenght) x 3.5cm (Height).
- Puppy Linux Operating System (version 2.14) - similar in appearance to MS Windows, stable, and pre-installed.
- Excel-compatible spreadsheet software (Gnumeric), Word-compatible word processor (Abiword)
The Aleutia E1 is available to buy online form Aleutia from £199 (about $400).
via Dvice and geeky-gadgets
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Add some style to your desk with these Desktop Designer Chairs
Check out these miniture designer chairs for your Desktop.
These miniture design icons are 1/12 scale and are inspired by some of the greatest chairs ever created.
There are chairs from some famous designers, the cool thing is that when you order one you don’t know what you will get as they are sent blind boxed.
This could be a cool Christmas gift, or you could start your own collection.
The desktop designer chairs are available to buy online from Firebox from £7.95 (about $16)
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Monitor your energy usage with this concept electric meter
Check out this concept electric meter from designer Delroy Dennisur.
It’s a simple device that gives you up to the minute stats on your energy usage and calculates your current electric bill. Designer Delroy Dennisur could have stopped right there but he decided to take it a step further and give you a purdy visual cue. The front panel is laden with LEDs forming a floral pattern. The more energy you use, the more light is emitted as if the florals are growing.
via Yanko Design
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Cool Gadgets - The orbiTouch Keyless Keyboard
Check out this cool gadget, the orbiTouch Keyless Keyboard.
The orbiTouch is a keyboard and mouse combination device with no keys, it features two round domes that control all mouse and keyboard functions.
The orbiTouch® is a revolutionary keyless ergonomic keyboard solution that removes the barrier posed by the traditional keyboard/mouse combination. Persons who benefit include those with repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome , other hand and finger injuries, limited fine motor skills, reduced finger function and other cognitive and physical challenges. The comfortable design of the orbiTouch® keyless ergonomic keyboard makes it the ideal tool for computing and accessing the Internet.
This is a great looking device, I am not sure how easy it would be to use, I suspect it would take some time to learn how to use it.
The orbiTouch Keyless keyboard is available to buy online from Keybowl.com for $400 (about £200).
via Coolest Gadgets
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Geeky Recycled Decorations For Your Christmas Tree
Check out these geeky decorations for your Christmas tree.
They are made from old CD’s and circuit boards and come in a variety of styles.
These geeky Christmas decorations are available to buy online from nigels eco store from £2.99 (about $6.00)
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Cool Gadgets - The Retro Multi Game Tabletop Arcade
Check out the Retro Multi Game Tabletop Arcade.
It comes with 48 games, including favourites like Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Frogger, has a 20 inch screen built in, and has arcade controllers and even a coin-op mechanism.
It is available to buy online from Voyager Arcade for £1,295 (about $2,600).
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Mouse Computer Launches the Easy Cube 40 Series Mini PC
Check out the Easy Cube 40 Series PC from Japan’s Mouse Computer.
It comes in a small shuttle like case, a choice of either Intel Core Duo E4500 or Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 processors, 160GB or 250 GB hard drives, a 845G chipset video card or a GeForce 8500 GT 256 MB GFX card, Vista Home premium and 2GB of Ram.
The Easy Cube 40 series will retail for about $740 (about £390), which isn’t a bad price, it is available in Japan at the moment, no word on when it will be available elsewhere.
via Akihabara News
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The World’s Smallest Precision Electric Guitar
Check out the World’s smallest precision electric guitar.
It is just 26.5 inches long and it is 1/6th the size of a standard guitar, it has 20 frets and a 1 3/4 inch wide fret board with a 12 inch fret radius.
It is available to buy online from Hammacher for $800 (about £400).
via SlashGear
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