Archive for July, 2008

Floating Ping Pong

Posted in Outdoors by Conner Flynn on July 22nd, 2008

Floating Ping Pong
Why didn’t anyone think of this before? A Ping Pong table that floats in your pool. It saves you the trouble of getting liquored up and thinking it’s a good idea to throw your non-floating Ping Pong table into the pool. Yeah, that wasn’t your best moment.

Think of all the fun you could have. Spectators can make waves and make your game extra challenging. Or you and your opponent might have to swim for the entire game, keeping the table in motion. Bottom line: This summer is a hot mofo. Spend the $69.99 and take the game to the pool. Then when the weather cools, go inside for some modular Ping Pong.

ZTC ZT598 dual input phone

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on July 22nd, 2008

ZTC ZT598 dual input phoneZTC released the ZT598, a dual input phone with the touch display hiding behind the number pad, which flips open. Another strange but interesting feature are the 7 LEDs on both sides, which blink along with your music, attracting you like shiny bright consumer bait.

The ZT598 features a 2.8-inch display, 0.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, dual SIM slots, microSD slot and integrated music player and is available for $134. It also has a very moving message on it’s face, “Enjoy your life”. Maybe I don’t want to enjoy my life. Maybe, just maybe, I was enjoying my life, but don’t like to be told what to do. Maybe I only enjoy Life cereal. What’s it to ya?

Magic Tricycle can transform into a two wheeler

Posted in Concepts by Conner Flynn on July 22nd, 2008

Magic Tricycle can transform into a two wheeler
The Magic Tricycle is aptly named because it’s capable of switching from three wheels to just two, becoming a motorbike for those tight spaces. On the highway it uses all three wheels, but when you have need just well, transform. I thought the Proxima concept car was cool until I saw this beauty.

The entire passenger cabin rotates as the third wheel is lifted into the air, which sprouts some kind of foil that keeps the chassis stable.Yes, it looks like a Transformer from the upcoming sequel and we’d all love to see it do battle. Alas, it’s a design concept by student Seyyed Javad Ghaffarian, created for Car Design News’ 2008 design contest. I think Michael Bay should give this guy a call don’t you?

iPod Swing speaker hits the Korean market

Posted in iPod Accessories by Conner Flynn on July 22nd, 2008

iPod Swing speaker hits the Korean marketNeoneco has the new iPod Swing Speaker for your iPod. It will hit the Korean market first. It’s a rechargeable stereo speaker that’s hooked up to the rear of a crystal case, supposedly giving you about 10 hours of continuous audio when fully charged.

The device will come in three models, fitting your iPod nano 3G, iPod Classic and iPod touch. Each version of the iPod Swing Speaker will cost you $30, $32 and $35. Kinda gives your iPod that Prince Charles, taxi with the doors open look you’ve been hoping for.

USB Pole Dancer keeps dollars in your pocket

Posted in USB by Conner Flynn on July 22nd, 2008

USB Pole Dancer keeps dollars in your pocket
You know how it is, you can’t always get to the strip clubs as often as you’d like. So you wish and wish, and yet somehow a pole dancer has never appeared in your workspace to shake her stuff at you. Until now.

Just plug this baby into your USB port and watch her twirl as you type faster and faster. She’s awesome because she’ll shake her money maker and never ask for a single dollar bill in her G-String. Lonely nerds everywhere will be abusing their keyboards and buying replacements in no time. It’s almost too much fun for $29.25. The only way it gets better is if she stopped to windex the pole so another girl could begin.

Comcast offering Wiis to new subscribers

Posted in Comcast by Conner Flynn on July 22nd, 2008

Comcast offering Wiis to new subscribersFor those of you who haven’t jumped on the Wii bandwagon yet and don’t have Comcast, The Consumerist found out about a new deal in the works by Comcast where they will be giving away Wiis to new subscribers. The deal is apparently good from July 28 to August 17 in the Miami, SF, Houston, Denver, Chicago, Philly, Boston Detroit and other areas.

It’s a limited supply kind of thing so if you want a Wii and want to change over to Comcast, call them on July 28 and ask about it. We’ll probably begin seeing the ads soon. I can’t help but wonder though, if they will promise more Wiis then then have and start a fuss about some kind of Comcast/Wii shortage.

SIM2 projects budget 1080p home theater projector

Posted in Projectors by Nino Marchetti on July 22nd, 2008

SIM2 Domino D60

SIM2 is showing off this week a new home theater projector for those who are a little more on a budget. It is still a little expensive, but if you have around $5,000 to spare the new Domino D60 can be yours.

The SIM2 Domino D60 is a single-chip DLP projection system is based upon the latest 1080p DarkChip3 0.95-inch DMD chipset from TI. It does all video resolutions up to 1080p and includes on-board processing for handling aspect ratios. The contrast ratio is said to be greater than 10,000 to 1.

New Nextar digital frames offer up scary fairy tale looks

Posted in Digital Photo Frames by Nino Marchetti on July 22nd, 2008

Nextar Castle and Carriage Frames

Nextar is introducing a couple of unusual digital frame designs for those seeking something unique, or scary, to share with their loved ones. The new Nextar Castle and Carriage frames price at around $50 each.

The Nextar Castle and Carriage frames sport 3.5-inch TFT LCD displays framed by either a storybook castle or a pumpkin carriage. Beyond the cutesy looks, these frames function much the same way other typical frames do. They sport a flash media card slot for SD, MMC or Memory Stick cards of up to 2GB capacity and support most types of JPEG files.

Sony Ericsson parties with new Walkman phones, accessories

Posted in Mobile Phones by Nino Marchetti on July 22nd, 2008

Sony Ericsson New Walkman MobilesSony Ericsson is celebrating the Walkman phone’s third anniversary by adding three new mobiles to the family as well as a small army of new accessories. All of these products will be available by the end of the year.

The mobile phone company is specifically debuting the W302, W902 and W595 Walkman cell phones to select markets around the world. It is also rolling out wireless and regular speakers as well as wireless and noise canceling headphones. More details on all of this and more can be found after the jump.

New Fujitsu tablet PCs offer up Intel Centrino 2

Posted in Tablet PC by Nino Marchetti on July 22nd, 2008

Fujitsu LifeBook T5010

Fujitsu’s got a couple of new tablet-style Windows PCs it is showcasing related to the recent Intel Centrino 2 processor. These are the LifeBook T5010 and LifeBook T1010 tablet PCs, with pricing beginning around $1,770 and $1,300, respectively.

Both the LifeBook T5010 and LifeBook T1010 tablet PCs sport 13.3-inch displays, a convertible form factor and touchscreen interfaces. You can read more about these after the jump via Fujitsu’s full press release.

Getting iRotic with your iPhone

Posted in iPhone by Nino Marchetti on July 22nd, 2008

iRoticNET.com

Need a little extra something to keep you from being lonely at night in your hotel room? How about a little porn on your iPhone? If you’re into that, iRoticNET.com is a new place to apparently go to take care of that extra special itch.

iRoticNET.com, charging around $10 a month, is stated as being specifically designed for the iPhone and iPhone 3G. Your money translates into “unlimited access to hundreds of full length movies and over a thousand clips.” The Web site adds you can access wherever you have 3G or Wi-Fi connectivity and that the site features “over 200 titles, all separated into individual scenes, allowing viewers to immediately watch any part of a film.”

New D-Link network camera security focused

Posted in Digital Cameras by Nino Marchetti on July 22nd, 2008

D-Link SecuriCam Pan/Tilt/Zoom Network Camera (DCS-5610)D-Link recently was showing off a new network camera which can move around in different directions for better security usage. It is called the D-Link SecuriCam Pan/Tilt/Zoom Network Camera (DCS-5610) and pricing is around $770.

The D-Link SecuriCam Pan/Tilt/Zoom Network Camera (DCS-5610) is designed to let you pan and tilt with it so you can view a wider area. It is IP-based, offers an auto-start motion detector that can be configured to send an email alert when triggered and is capable of streaming live feeds to an Internet-ready mobile phone or PDA.

Limited Edition Simpsons iPods

Posted in iPod by Conner Flynn on July 22nd, 2008

Limited Edition Simpsons iPods
Crazy about the Simpsons, aren’t you? Your wife probably has a tall blue beehive and your youngest can’t stop sucking on her pacifier, right? You tell your religious neighbor to shut up all the time. Well, I’ve got something that will fit right into your life that you probably don’t have. A limited edition Simpsons iPod.

They come in several sizes with your choice of three different custom engravings on the back. You can get the Bart Sk8 logo, Homer saying D’Oh! and a Homer Tested insignia. They come in iPod Classic in 160 or 80GB, iPod Nano in 8 or 4GB, iPod Shuffle in 2 or 1GB and the iPod Touch in 32, 16 or 8GB. Each is limited to only 2000 units and are numbered. I’m a little disappointed that there’s no comic book guy.

Optimus Pultius with 15 keys

Posted in Keyboards by Conner Flynn on July 22nd, 2008

Optimus Pultius with 15 keys
The folks behind the Optimus keyboard never sleep do they? This time around it’s the Optimus Pultius with just 15 keys. It’s designed to be a peripheral that enhances your keyboard setup rather then a keyboard all by itself.

The Pultius will have tiny OLEDs on each key which will depict small logos to go with the key function and an extra usb port on back. It’s slated to be released at the end of this year or early 2009. No word on pricing yet.

Guy recreates Nintendo classics with Lego

Posted in Nintendo by Conner Flynn on July 22nd, 2008

Guys recreates Nintendo classics with Lego
What’s a guy to do for a hobby when he has a love for both NES and Lego? Combine them of course. More specifically recreate all kinds of classic NES awesomeness using Legos. Scenes from such games as Metal Gear, Duck Hunt, Excitebike, Bionic Commando, Contra, Mortal Combat, Castlevania and more.

These aren’t just slapped together scenes either, but highly detailed snapshots of the game. It’s like a walk down memory lane using Lego vision. It must have taken him hours to do all the work. And a lot of game pausing.