Author Archive: Paul Strauss

It seems like I can’t go a week without running across some ridiculous flash memory drives inspired by something completely unrelated to computing. Today’s special: these Freshly Baked USB Drives, featuring enough…

These retro/mod LED clocks use an array of individual LEDs to form each digit on their display. Available from Japan’s ZakkaShop, the Metro LED DOT clock series comes in red, green or…

These new USB flash memory drives from Kingmax are just a tiny bit larger than a paper clip. Measuring just 34 x 12.4 x 2.2mm and weighing in just 1 gram, the…

This alarm clock radio hides a dirty little secret beneath its innocent exterior. The clock has a tiny little wireless camera hidden in its face. Available for about $64 from wholesale importer…

Here’s what looks like a very cool portable casemod for the Nintendo GameCube. The so-called “GameCube Advance” handheld opens up to reveal access to a large LCD screen and complete gaming controls.…

These speakers out of England let you run your own desktop disco when you connect your portable media player or computer. These color-changing speakers have a set of LEDs that can be…

Sure, you could go spend hundreds of dollars on one of those fancy robot kits, or you could be a cheap bastard like me, and pick up one of these. At just…

This new MP3 player out of Korea features one special capability that makes it truly stand out from the crowd – it plays emulated video games. The Plezo PMG-250 media player features…

This clip features the real life story of the famous plumber’s addiction to those little magic mushrooms… The video, by P0YKPAC is a sad, sad tale, but the (mildly NSFW) clip is…

Creative today announced their latest MP3 player, the ZEN Stone. Aimed squarely between the eyes of Apple’s iPod Shuffle, the Stone is a small, flash-based player designed for the low-end of the…

Like Art Lebedev’s (vaporware) Verbarius clock, this unique timepiece uses words to describe the current time, rather than using numbers. Time is displayed on the Tubular Time Clock in phrases such as…

This desktop aquarium lets you enjoy the beauty of some of earth’s most mysterious creatures from the comfort of your own home. The Banpresto Aquapict Jellyfish Aquarium features three amazingly real looking…

How would you like a single device that combines a still camera, camcorder, mp3 player, FM radio, voice recorder, e-book viewer, webcam and a DVR? Oh yeah… and what if it was…

Sure, we’ve seen toast with images of Elvis, Jesus and other famous cultural icons, but this device lets you create any image you’d like, in toast form. The computer controlled toast burner…

Japanese game accessory maker Hori has revealed their upcoming racing controller for the PlayStation 3. The Zero Tech 3 controller features a trigger-grip design with a sideways mounted analog steering control. The…

With all of the buzz about “user created content” these days, it was only a matter of time before hardware manufacturers started to create devices with that use specifically in mind. This…