fun & gadgets

The mouse is dead - long live the fish.

Michael — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:08:38 +0000

The mouse is dead - long live the fish.

The Fish is a revolutionary new hand held mouse that will change the way we use computers.

With no complicated set up or software, The Fish simply plugs into any available USB port and is ready to use. Being hand held, surfing the Internet, playing games, designing or editing becomes a pain free pleasure. Without the need for a flat surface, The Fish is ideal for use with a laptop computer on trains or planes, where room is restricted. The Fish is also the perfect computer controller for business presentations.

You can get one here: http://www.kleargear.com/1795.html

LED Binary Clock - not so good in the middle of the night!

Michael — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:03:23 +0000

It’s easy for any self-respecting geek to figure out how to read this clock in a few minutes. Check out the image below for the details. Still don’t get it? Then you probably shouldn’t buy one, should you? Sure you could wing it and ‘approximate’ the time based on the position of the sun and act like you can read this clock, but you should probably go get one of these instead.

Computers use on/off switches to tell the time, now you can too! Get one of these puppies and you are on your way to truly becoming one with the binary…

A binary time-piece

Michael — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:41:44 +0000

This watch displays time in binary format. It uses LED lights to display the time. The watch face contains 10 red LEDs that are used to indicate the numbers of the binary sequence (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32) and the values of the lighted LEDs are added to determine the time. There are two rows of LEDs - the top row for the hours and the bottom row for the minutes. With a little practice you can learn to read this time format easily. Won’t it be fun the next time someone asks you “what time is it?” and you can enjoy their bewildered expression when you flash your wrist emblazoned with glowing binary? Yes it will, you quietly smirk to yourself.This watch also has a soft leather band, a circuitboard watch face, and stainless steel back and casing. It is water resistant to 3 atmospheres and comes with batteries.

You can get one from: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/6a17/

iPhone launch date revealed

Michael — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:42:35 +0000

Apple has confirmed that its much-anticipated iPhone product will launch on 29 June in the US. The date was given in a series of TV adverts broadcast on Sunday, and was later confirmed by a spokesman for the California-based company.

The device, which combines the features of a mobile phone and personal digital assistant, will sell for $499 (£251) and $599, depending on configuration.

The adverts on sunday showed off several of the gadget’s features, including surfing the net, watching videos and scrolling through e-mails using a finger as a pointer.

They ended with the news that the phone would be available “Only on the new AT&T” and “Coming June 29″.

The iPhone is so much more than a mobile phone …

Michael — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:57:49 +0000

The iPhone is so much more than a mobile phone … check out this ad for details

The Pong Dress

Michael — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:11:58 +0000

The Pong Dress is the creation of artists Max Moswitzer and Magarete Jahrmann of the Ludic Society.

The classic video game Pong is implemented on a 5×7 LED screen worked into the front of the dress. Two pixels on the right and left borders form the paddles; a single pixel is the “ball” moving back and forth.

At hip level, two retro-style game console controllers are plugged in to play the game. Every time a point is scored, the green score display at chest level blinks.

Binary ring

Michael — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:45:27 +0000

This is the sweetest binary gadget I’ve ever seen, the binary wedding ring.

On the Binary rings, there are 5 parallel tracks running around the ring, each track representing a digit in the binary lexicon. The track is engraved for 1 and left blank for 0. In this way, the five lines of engraving which progress around the ring spell out, in combination, your personalized message.

The message on the ring above reads “A Marriage of Values”. Your message may contain up to 20 characters. Cast in either recycled gold or recycled platinum.

You can get your binary ring from greenKarat or $1750 for the platinum version.

ZapTag - USB wristband

Michael — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:03:03 +0000

The ZapTag USB wristband, as well as being a cool portable data storage device, allows you to store key personal and medical details.

The device comes with free software so you can key in important medical information such as blood group, allergies and medical conditions.

Should the unthinkable happen whilst you are on the slopes, medics can plug the device into their computer so they can know what treatments they can, or possibly more importantly, can’t use.

The ZapTag comes in two data sizes: 256 and 512 mega byte, giving plenty room for carrying photos and music files, and for added security, the data can be encrypted with blowfish data encryption.

The ZapTag is made of rubber, so is robust and water resistant, suitable for most sports and adrenalin junkies.

Available from ZapTag.

T-Qualiser Graphic Equaliser T-Shirt

Michael — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:41:12 +0000

Stand out in the crowd with this great T-Shirt. As the music beats the shirt’s sound-sensitive graphic bars move up and down just like a graphic equaliser. Different frequencies of music will effect the different bars, just like the graphic equaliser on your home music system.

Great for parties, clubs, discos, gigs, concerts and anywhere else you go to listen to music.

Dynamo powered torch and charger

Michael — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:00:10 +0000

With all the summer music festival on the way and the difficulty keeping in touch with your buddies as the weekend progresses and the batteries in your mobile phone starts to die, this little gadget may well be the answer … featuring a dynamo that can either power internal batteries that power the torch or can re-charge your mobile phone.

The charger comes with adaptors to fit most leading models of mobile phone including Nokia, Motorola, SonyEricsson and Siemens.

See you at Glastonbury!