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fuji instax camera prints tiny pics for $1 each, will really make you treasure your captured memories

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Remember the PoGo? That’s Polaroid’s modern-day take on their classic instant cameras. The PoGo lets users edit pics before printing them, or you could save the pics and upload them to a computer later on. Fuji’s Instax instant camera has half of the functionality of the PoGo at half the price, which seems like a…

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November 18th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets mobile tech retro technology

bazookas for sale: perfect for larping and cosplays

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I wish I had some extra cash right now, because I’d really like to have my own freakin’ rocket launcher – vintage Spanish bazookas are being sold right this instant at Centerfire Systems (store tagline: “Save Money. Shoot More”). The bazookas have been deactivated so I guess it’s okay to let kids play with it.…

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November 17th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys retro strange + wonderful

frolicat bolt entertains your pets with laser, not lightning bolts

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So pet owners, you don’t have to worry – the FroliCat BOLT is basically a laser pointer for lazy people. Simply turn it on and projects a red dot and moves it in random patterns for 15 minutes, or until your cat (or dog, or baby) realizes what’s going on and attacks the gadget itself.…

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November 16th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys gadgets just plain fun

10 key calculator is also a numpad-ator

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USB numpads are nothing new, but IDEA Japan’s 10 Key also functions as a calculator, so it’s… lemme calculate that… yep, twice as useful.

Those who want their peripherals to blend in with the rest of their computer will be glad to know that the 10 Key also comes in black and white.

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November 12th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing design gadgets

utah school selling its old spaceship simulator. wait, schools have spaceship simulators now?

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You lucky Alpine School District students and your Space Education Center with its spaceship simulators. I hate you. All I had when I was a kid were teachers who liked to gossip and humiliate students who didn’t go to church. I hope you never find a buyer for your fancy schmancy USS Galileo, which has…

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November 11th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft interactive just plain fun retro strange + wonderful technology

tissue box sleuthgear recluse hidden camera is also an actual tissue box

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Unlike some of the hidden cameras we’ve featured here, the KJB SleuthGear Recluse hidden camera is not only extra hidden because it doesn’t have a wire or pinhole to give it away, it’s container is also a legit tissue box. So you’ll still have some use for it even if you’re not spying on anyone.…

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November 11th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful technology video

bodum bistro flatbed toaster: the ipod nano of toasters

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Bodum’s Bistro flatbed toaster is a versatile device. Thanks to its design, the 700 w toaster can heat, toast or defrost almost any size or shape of bread.

The design has its drawbacks of course, like being able to toast only one side at a time, so that may be a deal breaker for some…

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November 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design gadgets technology

space hotel to open in 2012, will let rich people have an excellent view of the apocalypse

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“The birth of the Homo Spaciens.” That’s how Spanish-based Galactic Suite Ltd. describes its vision of a hotel in space, one that enables guests to literally go around the world in just 80 minutes and see 15 sunrises and sunsets in a day, and of course marvel at a breathtaking view of our planet. Best…

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November 6th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design future tech strange + wonderful technology

twitterpeek can only send and receive tweets: fail whale?

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I’m not a Twitter addict – although I do have an account – so I might be wrong on this one, but will a device that only sends and receives tweets be worth buying? That’s what Peek is counting on as is launches the TwitterPeek. Much like their one-trick ponies Peek & Peek Pronto, which…

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November 4th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets mobile tech strange + wonderful technology

tele scouter translator will literally let you see what someone is saying

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NEC aims to overcome language barriers with the Tele Scouter, a system that will process spoken language and display a translation on a retinal display. To maintain the portability of the gadget, NEC split the Tele Scouter into three parts: an eyepiece, a small computer and a remote server.

Aside from the display, the microphone…

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November 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech gadgets interactive mobile tech technology

air board: the rich man’s segway

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If you think that the Segway is too expensive, you’ll probably be disgusted with the Air Board, a $14,000 (USD) personal hovercraft. Then again, it’s a personal hovercraft! The product page clarifies for us peasants that “hovercrafts are not just very unique and unusual gifts, they are actually available.” So we’re clear on that okay? Hovercrafts…

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October 28th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun strange + wonderful technology

d*light pillow is probably made of unicorn and care bear essence

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Ladies and gentlemen: World Peace is within our reach, thanks to d*light. Designed by Diana Lin, d*light is a “combination of ambient lighting and cushion”, a benevolent matrimony of woven polyester and SMD LEDs. It provides a soft light and just the right amount of warmth, such that even the Devil himself will repent and…

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October 20th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design gadgets just plain fun strange + wonderful technology

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