Keyboard Light Switch
Keyboard is the new line of plates that replaces the classic switches with the best-known and most widespread interface: the computer keyboard, which invites users to interact and regulate the lighting of their own homes. Talk about cool creativity; like staring at our keyboards ain’t enough! SOURCE
INKLING BY WACOM
Wacom has announced a pretty amazing product, the Inkling. This so-called Digital Sketch Pen allows you to capture whatever you draw or write on a sketchbook or any kind of paper in digital form, “stroke by stroke”. Just insert a sheet of paper or a notebook into the receiver, use the Inkling Digital Pen and transfer [...]
Experiment No. 11: C6O REDUX
“A simple music player interaction. Just keep track of cards. No mouse, no screen. Antidote to point and click. Facilitates cooperative interaction. A three year old can use it,” said Bob Hartmann, engineer, musician and ‘master tweaker of all things resistive and transmissive’ check it out HERE.
iPAD STUDIO DOCK
If you ever doubted the power of the iPad or the democratization of media, this is just a sign of what’s to come. Alesis is so smart to make this. Via Notcot.org and all over the web now! The StudioDock is the first device that enables anyone with an iPad to create, produce, and perform music with [...]
iCADE
Looking for a use for your recently replaced original iPad? You could do a lot worse than theiCade ($100). Yet another ThinkGeek April Fools product made real, the iCade lets you slide your iPad down into a retro arcade cabinet dock, connect over Bluetooth, and play a large number of classic arcade games — including [...]
SNEAKER SPEAKERS
We’ve seen homemade speakers crafted from all sorts of unusual objects, but these new sneaker speakers built for a design competition by professional sneaker customizer Nashmoney might just be the new king in town. As you can see, they started out as a regular pair of Nike Air Force 1s, and all of the speaker components [...]
GRAFFITI ANALYSIS
DustTag is an iPhone application designed for graffiti writers that visualizes the motion involved in the creation of a tag. Motion data is recorded, analyzed and archived in a free and open database,000000book.com, where writers can share 3-D animated representations of their hand styles. All tags created in DustTag are saved as Graffiti Markup Language [...]
THODIO iBOX
Custom audio equipment is all over the net. So what (we ask) makes this iPod dock and amplifier stand out? Well, it looks like something your great uncle from Bulgaria made after the war for his ham radio club. But that’s not why. Amsterdam’s Thodio brand builds these mini HI-FI units by hand. The iBox [...]
BEST ANDROID APPS
Finding stellar Android apps isn’t the easiest task, but that certainly doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Here’s the cream of the crop. Social Twitter: The official Twitter app is good enough for almost everyone. Along with giving you a clean, easy way to keep track of your timeline and updating your status, Twitter for Android [...]
BEST IPAD APPS
You’ve seen the commercials; Apps are what makes an iPad come to life. Here are the very best ones for work, play, creation, consumption and everything in between. Social Twitter: The official Twitter app for iPad packs in the features, giving you a full Tweet-and-browse experience. It can be a little bit overwhelming at first, [...]
ANCIENT-INSPIRED ALARM CLOCK
Inspired by Thomas Edison, designer David Krawczyk created an ancient-looking alarm clock (ten points to the man in the back, well done!) with light bulbs that glow when stuck into the desired wake-up time. Tremendously nerdy “fun.” [Coroflot via Walyou]
TECH PAIRINGS
If there’s any theme to the newsworthy items found at CES this year, it’s the concept of the add-on gadget. From tweeting from a camera to printing mobile pictures and avoiding speeding tickets with phones, here are a few new things you can do when devices start talking to each other. Polaroid Grey Label Printer [...]
ROBO-RAINBOW
Instrument of mass destruction. (complicated technical solution to aide in simple acts of vandalism) robo-rainbow from mudlevel on Vimeo.
HOUSE OF MARLEY AUDIO
Audiophiles were all over the place at CES sampling and enjoying a wide range of new, high-end headphones and earbuds, many of which were endorsed or developed in collaboration with celebrities in the music, entertainment and luxury markets. With Ludacris, 50 Cent and Miles Davis-endorsed products in the ring, the line that seemed to stand [...]
ICADE
‘iCade’ is an iPad scale arcade cabinet/cradle with authentic, full-sized joystick and buttons for a genuine arcade experience. source
THE SPACE BAR
Are you a plug-in-every-port type of guy? Well, here’s an easy way to get more USB action out of your desktop. This little doinklet holds your monitor up top, fits your keyboard underneath and features six USB ports for you to plug your whole life into. There’s even a mini-USB port and an AC adapter [...]
DOPE IPHONE GAMING ACCESSORIES
With thousands of great games in the App Store, there’s no doubt that the iPhone is a pretty nifty handheld gaming device in its own right. But that’s not to say the fun levels can’t be upped with some ace accessories. Whether you want the feel of a real wheel for driving games, improved grip [...]
TRANSCEND GOGGLES
For backcountry trailblazers, Recon Instruments‘ new Transcend goggles introduce advanced technology for carving your own path while providing essential protection from sun and snow. The GPS-enabled goggles “require minimal interaction” yet boast an impressive amount of features, including a full-color micro LCD display, Google Maps overlay, real-time statistics (speed, altitude, vertical, run-counter, temperature and more), and keep [...]
THE FINEPIX X100
While companies have been busy cramming megapixels into their digital cameras for the last few odd years, the one thing that got left by the wayside has been style. Fujifilm seems to be the first company to realize this outside of brands like Leica. The FinePix X100 from Fujifilm combines modern technology with the old school [...]
CASIO TRYX CAMERA
The design of the “variable frame” allows it to act as a sort of tripod, giving you steadier shots for video or low-light exposure and giving you one less thing to carry. Another odd feature is that the lens is not a zoom, but instead a fixed wide-angle. The model on display at CES is [...]
SAMSUNG SERIES 9 LAPTOP
Despite its sophisticated styling, this laptop is more durable than dainty. The Samsung Series 9 Laptop ($TBA) is made of Duralumin, a material usually used in aircrafts, offering construction quality that’s twice as durable as aluminum, but still keeping the weight under 3 lbs. The Samsung laptop sports a 13.3-inch (1366×768) HD LED-backlit SuperBright Plus display, [...]
MOTOROLA XOOM TABLET
The just-announced Motorola Xoom Tablet ($TBA) goes high end to compete with the iPad. Running Google’s new Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system and getting data from Verizon, the Xoom features a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display, dual-core processing, HDMI out, a front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chats, and a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera that captures video in 720p [...]
SONY XPERIA ARC
The onslaught of Android-powered smartphones continues with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc($TBA). This slim, ergonomically-shaped phone sports an extra-wide 4.2-inch multi-touch Reality Display with Mobile Bravia Engine, an 8.1-megapixel camera with Sony Exmor R sensor with f/2.4 lens and HD video recording capability, in addition to all the standard apps and web stuff.
BLIND CC
The Credit Card for the Blind looks complicated but is quite simple to use. It uses the cardholder’s fingerprint (using fingerprint recognition software) as their signature and the Braille on the display for transaction details. An inbuilt speaker rattles-off the kind of products being paid for, thus giving the blind a complete account of the [...]
