Archive for January 2008
Cue Acoustics to Offer Stylish iPod Tabletop Radio
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This new tabletop radio from upstart Cue Acoustics certainly has a winning look. The Cue Radio features a minimal, modern industrial design and a bright, easy-to-read backlit display. The Cue Radio will offer a digital AM/FM tuner with RDS track and station display, dual alarms, and a built-in iPod dock… |
January 5th, 2008
Ambient Puts Baseball Scores on Any Desktop
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With Spring training just a couple of months away, here’s a great gift idea for the baseball fan in your life. This new wireless device sits anywhere in your home or office, and provides baseball scores without a computer. The new Ambient Devices Baseball ScoreCast receives a digital radio-frequency broadcast… |
January 5th, 2008
Titi Mp3 Player: Cool Design, Unfortunate Name
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These cute little clip-on MP3 players from Korea come in a seven candy-like colors (one for each day of the week) sure to appeal to teenage girls around the globe. The minuscule Titi MP3 Player by Floral Mobile definitely has its sights set on Apple’s iPod Shuffle, offering a simple… |
January 5th, 2008
NES Controller Pouch Keeps Your Gold Coins Safe
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Looking for a place to keep all those gold coins you collected from punching at question blocks? Why not keep them in this crafty NES controller coin purse? These zippered pouches are made from soft and fuzzy appliquéd felt. Measuring in at 2-1/4″ x 4-1/4″, they’re perfect for carrying coins,… |
January 4th, 2008
Lazy Man’s Holiday Lights Stay Up All Year Long
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Christmas is behind us, but if you’re like me, your lights probably stay up until some time in April (or until all the ice has melted). I actually pray each year that everything but the purple, green and gold bulbs will burn out so I could say we had decorated… |
January 4th, 2008
Garmin Forerunner 405 Gps Watch Really Looks Like a Watch
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While there have been several past attempts to create wrist-worn GPS sport devices, up until now they’ve been quite bulky and certainly wouldn’t pass as an ordinary wristwatch. Enter Garmin’s forthcoming Forerunner 405, a GPS-enabled watch that actually looks like a watch, and that’s lightweight enough to be worn all… |
January 4th, 2008
Knitted Companion Cube Sure Ain’t Weighted
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Here’s another fun Portal…-inspired craft goody — it’s a plush, knit version of the game’s Weighted Companion Cube. Now you may ask, how can something so soft and fuzzy qualify as “weighted”? I guess we just have to allow some artistic license to the creator of this handstitched wool |
January 3rd, 2008
Apple Cinema Display Dock Patent Surfaces
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The guys over at Gizmodo dug up this brand new patent filing from Apple, showing off another true innovation from the design masters at the company. The patent application describes a modified Apple Cinema Display with a docking slot in the side for a portable computer (presumably a new, slimmed… |
January 3rd, 2008
Archos Tv+ Media Hub/Dvr Takes Aim at Apple Tv
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In anticipation of the upcoming 2008 CES show, Archos has revealed complete specs and images for their highly-anticipated media hub, the Archos TV+. The compact device may be about the same size as an Apple TV, but it packs in a number of additional features. For starters, the Archos comes… |
January 3rd, 2008
Play 8-Bit Classics for Free
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AMOG has compiled a massive list of NES and arcade games that will surely bring back memories of cartridge-blowing and hypnotic synth music. There are a whopping 95 games on the list; their titles are linked to websites where you can play them for free. There’s a whole range of… |
January 3rd, 2008
