Archive for March, 2009
Mouse like a Wheel: The USB Wheel Optical Mouse
Love cars and computers? This may be the ideal gift for such a rare creature: a mouse shaped like a wheel? Brando makes just such a device for sale right now. Brando is selling this odd-shaped pointing device for a computer, and it claims to be fully ergonomic. Eh, looking at it i’m not too [...]
Keep it Cool and Simple: The Elecom USB Fan
Gadgets are getting more and more complicated these days. We ourselves love convergence and combo gadgets, but every once in awhile we just want something simple. This USB Fan from Elecom is anything but complicated; it’s a simple gadget that does a very simple thing elegantly. All you do is unwrap it, and plug it [...]
Cool Gadget of the Day that isn’t $400: Turtle USB Hub with Tray
We love our multi-functional devices, and this one is one the cooler ones we’ve seen. It’s a turtle USB Hub + it includes a hidden “tray” where you can store coin, paperclips, etc. Not to mention its adorable in a slightly nerdy sort of way. The “shell” flips up to reveal the tray (via a [...]
The Cool Gadget of the Day: The Infrared Flashlight Video Recorder
Once again, with morbid curiosity, we explore an overpriced gadget that you never knew you needed, until now. This time its a (wait for it): Infrared Flashlight Video Recorder. See, you knew you needed one. This gizmo claims to be the only existing Infrared Video Recorder with flashlight for general consumer use. It probably is, [...]
A Garden Journal: The Timelapse Garden Camera
Sometimes we don’t realize we need certain gadgets until we look hard enough. Haven’t you ever loved your garden enough to actually want to watch it grow? Now you can with this very unique new gadget: The Timelapse Garden Video Camera. You can set the camera up to showa single plant and track its growth [...]
Pretty and useful: Jewel Necklace USB Flash Drive
We always like to cover interesting flash drive designs, and this one hits the mark in a rather unusual market. This may be the perfect gift for the girl-geek in your life…a jewel necklace with a flash drive built in. Hey, who says beautiful and useful can’t meld together in one attractive package? The Jewel [...]
Fireplace without the Hassle: The Vidro Fireplace
Many people like having a fireplace, but dislike all the upkeep and nasty byproducts of having one. This new gadget delivers much of the atmosphere of having a fireplace minus all the negative points. This glass and stainless steel crafted fireplace uses very similar technology to chaffing dishes (only increased by quite a bit) by [...]
Security for a New Age: The Darim Vision Portable Security Camera
Darim Vision has unveiled a wearable and very portable security camera – the PVE400 portable video encoder/streamer that can go anywhere (or at least anywhere that isn’t 400 degree below zero). The PVE400 provides full black-box wireless/IP transmission of video, audio, and can be tracked via GPS too. It can record to a memory card [...]
This Must be “Mini” Theme Day: The Fingertip Mini-USB Trackball
Useful things in small packages are always a good thing, and this gadget is a very nice example of this in action: The Fingertip Mini-USB Trackball. It’s the tiniest trackball we’ve seen yet, set in a small square design with a few buttons too, which serve as left click/right click buttons, and comes with an [...]
Wireless in the Palm of your Hand: The Logitec Pocket Wireless Router
No, this isn’t Logitech, the company that makes mouses and various other gadgetry. This is a Japanese company called Logitec, but this is something that the other company would be proud to put out: a router that’s small enough to fit in someone’s pocket that has all the security features of a larger model, the [...]










