Archive for July, 2007

CNet:
GPS on a watch?
Been there, done that.
Just check out Timex and Suunto with their extensive stable of GPS watches. Casio used to have one, but this was apparently discontinued.
However, like the enigmatic James Bond, the Japanese never say die. So back to the drawing board Casio went, and the result was the [...]

PopGadget:
If you, or more likely, your parents, are having trouble reading the computer keyboard, get one of these Large Print Keyboards, which feature extra large keys and USB and PS2 connections.
US $49.95.
Photo by FirstStreetOnline.

PopGadget:
Looks like the convergence bug bit someone in the USB hub community. It’s too soon to tell, as the first shipments aren’t expected until mid-July, but so far being optimistic about a full recovery seems pretty futile.
Obviously not content with creating a simple hub that adds another 4 USB 2.0 ports to a computer, the [...]

PopGadget:
Balanced. Simple. Stunning. There’s nary another word needed to describe the 9-Volt light from designer Richard Lawson.
Elegantly balanced against its power source, the 9-Volt light is an exact replica of a 9-Volt battery, but instead of a copper top, this ‘battery’ boasts high-powered LEDs to light up the night. A perfect replacement (or modern alternative) [...]

PopGadget:
Concerns about protecting your PC from prying eyes could be quite valid. In which case, the Security Ring by designer Yang Hai could perhaps let you wander in peace.
Essentially, this strange-looking device (still a design concept) consists of a base station which is connected to the PC and a ring which you wear on your [...]

PopGadget:
As anyone with Blackberry Thumb can attest, after 8 hours on your favorite gadget, you’re dying for a full-sized keyboard. I was never interested until there was Bluetooth wireless technology. (We’ve written about foldable keyboards before, but none this small and convenient.)
With its unique folding design you can put this puppy in your purse or [...]

Red Ferret:
The Kaito MP3 Radio Recorder has a removable MP3 player that allows you to record AM, FM, and shortwave radio broadcasts for future playback as digital files.
The MP3 can be programmed to record a radio station at a specific time, it has 256 MB of internal memory (enough for 10 hours of recording), [...]

Red Ferret:
Well it had to happen didn’t it? The marriage of the fortune cookie and the Mystic 8 Ball. The offspring is a plastic fortune cookie which you shake to obtain your answer. Be warned, iChing it’s not.
“Future sweet like cookie!� That is what Smart Cookie says and Smart Cookie knows everything! The classic “Mystic [...]

Red Ferret:
The Memole Pad seems to be a kind of re-writable message pad which is based around the venerable Etch-a-Sketch technology. Of course, since this is a Korean site we could be completely wrong, but we’re willing to take a risk. Could this type of retro tech find other uses, like note takers and the [...]

Think Geek:
Kind of like the moon appearing after the sun goes down, these Solar LED Address Numbers illuminate at night making the numbers easy to read. The unit turns on automatically and lights up using two bright white LEDs. Mounting is simple (no wiring or timers) with the included hardware.
The number plate itself is [...]