Gadget Magazine

Gadgets For Valentine’s Day Gifts

farellcolins — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:34:39 +0000

Just a few more days to Valentine’s day. Have you get ready with your Valentine gift yet? If you are going to give flowers, teddy bears, chocolates, or any other stuff like that, we suggest you to give something different this year — electronic gadgets. If you think that electronic gadgets are for guys, you are wrong. Girls love iPod, digital camera, netbook, etc. more than flowers and chocolates. That’s why electronic device that’s targeting female user, such as pink laptop, is starting to get popular. So look for ideas here on this blog, and give her a surprise on this Valentine’s day.. Also, here’s another blog that focus on gadgets for girl.

Happy valentine’s day everyone!

Speak-er: The Speech Bubble Speaker

farellcolins — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:32:15 +0000

Speak-er is a high-qualtiy multimedia speaker which designed to look like a speech bubble which you see often in comics. Just plug it directly into your computer or MP3 player, and start enjoying high quality sound from this unique looking speaker.

At a price of $120, you can pre-order the Speak-er by sending an email to speaker@thinkofthe.com.

i-Turtle: A Cute Turtle Speaker

farellcolins — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:12:51 +0000

Check out this cute little turtle-shaped speaker. You can use it as a speaker, or put it next to another speaker and waith it dance!

“Whether your music is jumpin’, pumpin’ or thumpin’, this turtle can handle it! Meet I-TURTLE – the performing reptile! This electronic friend that loves to groove. Connect your portable music player (not included) to I-TURTLE and he plays your music through his built-in speaker. Or, just put I-TURTLE wherever music is play and watch him tap his foot along, bob his head and raise his shell with synchronized lights that flash to the rhythm! I-TURTLE communicates his moods through musical riffs, movement and tons of blinking light patterns on his shell! He even whines when he’s hungry for more music or attention! I-TURTLE loves to move and groove to your music, but watch out – flick its tail, and it won’t be happy! He may have a little shell, but he has a big sound! “

The i-Turtle is available from the Hasbro Toy Shop for $19.99.

Lego Gadgets

farellcolins — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:08:08 +0000

The digital camera and walkie talkie in the picture may look like toys built from some colorful plastic building blocks, but they are real, fully functional gadgets!

Lego and Digital Blue are working together to create these gadgets which looks like Lego bricks but are actually made from a solid piece of plastic. With prices ranging from $19 to $60, these gadgets are mainly targeted at kids, but I suspect some grown adults (like me) will be interested to get one of these cool gadgets as well.

create some cool Lego styled gadgets. The first mentioned is a Lego Digital Camera that has that Lego brick look but is actually a solid piece of plastic to prevent it falling apart. These Lego gadgets are aimed at kids although I can see myself wanting one or two of these new Lego gadgets. Other Lego gadgets to be built are a PMP and a walkie talkie. Prices will range from $19 to $60 when launched.

WowWee Spyball Camera

farellcolins — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:02:33 +0000

The WowWee Spyball is a cool little remote controlled robotic ball, which is capable of rolling around and recording action in a full 360 degrees. It can transform from a ball to a camera and back within seconds, and it goes about its job quietly.

The Spyball also features built-in Wi-Fi connectivity which allows you to connect to it via the internet and keep track on your home while you are away. A super cool toy!

SteamBot – A Robot Powered by Steam

farellcolins — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:11:48 +0000

Steambot is a robot that powered by steam.. no electricity is needed. What you need to make this thing move, to put water inside the robot by taking it’s head off, then slide in a tiny Esbit fire in to it’s belly which warms the water up. When steam is eventually created you spin the red wheel on it’s back which then sets the robot walking.

Watch the Steambot in action in these videos:

The movement for the Steambot is really slow.. but I love to see this type of geeky stuff!

Mouse With Microphone And Speaker

farellcolins — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:08:30 +0000

This mouse is obviously targeting at those who use Skype, MSN or other online communnication services frequently to chat with friends. It comes with a built-in speaker and a detachable microphone .

Features:

Optical sensor 800dpi

USB interface

Built-in Speaker

Detachable microphone design

Support Window 98/ME/2000/XP

Dimension: 70 x 116 x 36mm (approx.)

Weight: 132g

This multipurpose mouse is available on USB.BRANDO.COM for $19.

Hacked And Frayed Spy Flash Drive

farellcolins — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:16:51 +0000

Here’s just another creatively designed USB flash drive — the Hacked And Frayed Spy Flash Drive. Designed to look like a frayed and torn cable, it will surely have everyone asking you if you lost something, perhaps a printer or an external hard drive.

Features:

2GB flash drive cleverly disguised as a frayed and broken USB cable
Easily transfer and store files, photos and music
USB 2.0 with 1.1 backwards compatibility
Mac, Windows and Linux compatible, of course

Available for $29.99 on ThinkGeek.

Attack of the Clones Clone Captain Helmet

farellcolins — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:41:19 +0000

Are you a Star War fan? If you are, this Star Wars Clone Trooper Captain Helmet should get you excited.

StarWarsShop is pleased to offer their first exclusive 1:1 prop replica from eFX: the red-deco Clone Captain Helmet with slight weathering as it appears in Attack of the Clones!

The eFX Clone Captain helmet has been recreated directly from digital files supplied by the Lucasfilm archives and features -

Exclusive red Clone Captain deco with “slight weathering”

Worldwide Edition: 400

Fiberglass Construction

See through visor with mirrored lens

Fully Padded interior

LED reflector on back of the “Mohawk” that requires two AAA batteries (not included)

Numbered Plaque

eFX Display Stand

Certificate of Authenticity

Available at the official Star Wars Shop for $429.99.

USB Cow Speaker

farellcolins — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:21:29 +0000

The USB Cow speaker is sooo cute!

Product Specifications:

Lovely cow design speaker

Mini in size and portable

Can be connected to computer, iPods, MP3 and MP4 players

Environmental-friendly gadget which embedded a rechargeable Li-ion battery

Li-ion battery is recharged by USB power

Battery should be charged at least 2 hours

Green LED indicator

On / Off switch

Volumn control switch

Size: 85*73*58mm

Weight: 60g

The USB Cow Speaker is available for $14 on gadget4all.com.