‘Just Gadget Stuff’ Archives
Wasabi smoke alarm raises a stink in Japan | Crave – CNET
Japanese companies Air Water Safety Service and Seems, "a bioventure in Tokyo", have teamed up to create a stinky fire alarm for the deaf and hearing impaired. Controlled tests involving deaf, hard-of-hearing, and normal hearing proved effective as the alarm woke sleeping test subjects all within two minutes after the alarm is tripped. The [...]
Potato Chip Grabbing Gadget Keeps Fingers, Keyboards Clean
Potato Chip Grabbing Gadget Keeps Fingers, Keyboards Clean. I don't care whether it's useful or not, this toy is fun and can only be a product of Japan.
iTrust iPhone App Catches Snooping Spouses in the Act – Itrust – Gizmodo
Ever have a snooping snooper go through your phone, looking for text messages, and emails? iTrust catches them in the act while they are trying to catch you, by actually recording touches like video. I'm not sure what this really accomplishes, but it's still pretty cool. Demo video below. iTrust iPhone App Catches Snooping Spouses in the [...]
MagicJack’s Making Cell Phone Fees Disappear
MagicJack's new version of the device allows free calls from cellphones in the home and cellular carriers are not happy about it. The company behind the MagicJack, the cheap Internet phone gadget that’s been heavily promoted on TV, has made a new version of the device that allows free calls from cell phones in the home, in a fashion that’s [...]
Fun Synthesizer! – ThinkGeek.com
ThinkGeek.com never disappoints when it comes to fun toys and products. I was checking out their website when I came across this little gem. An 80's retro beat machine with 8 different Casio-esc tones to choose from, you can create your very own Knight Rider theme. What's ever cool about this machine, is that you can connect it with an [...]
FloTV: Mobile TV & How to get it.
You've seen the commercials and probably are thinking to yourself, "Mobile TV just isn't worth that much to me." Well, for $15/month and the price of a new gadget, you're probably right. Besides, isn't the purpose of getting out of the house mean getting away from sitting around watching TV? However, I sure could have used this while on the [...]
Chinese Knock-off Market – Knock-off Iphone, Blackberry, & Google?
The Chinese Love American products, and I love how the Chinese rip-off American products. Like iPhones with external keyboards which is just visually offensive. As if I want my iPhone to match my Wolverine work boots. I imagine seeing this in one of those Mexican market stands nestled between the roasted corn and fruit cups. How [...]
Worlds Coolest Cheap Chinese Toy
Fancy spinning top from Mark Frauenfelder on Vimeo.
Touch Screen Phones for All: Palm Pre, DROID, & Cliq
Motorola DROID - Verizon Network If the name DROID sounds familiar, it may be a reminiscence of the Google Android phone that was released in 2007. Of course, since then, Google has made improvements to the Android OS (Operating System) dubbed Android 2.0 Eclair (earlier versions are the 1.6 Donut & 1.5 Cupcake; both delicious) and [...]
Netbooks: Three Reasons to Think Before You Buy
With the netbook's small size, light weight, and WI-FI support, these sleek miniature notebooks offer maximum portability. So it is no surprise they are becoming all the rage in an ever growing market for mobile computing products. The heyday of the PDA device showed consumers that mobility is convenient, thus spawning the Blackberry and touch [...]
