Technabob » periscope http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:42:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 “Who Is Out There?” Peephole Periscope Lets Kids See What’s on the Other Side of the Door http://technabob.com/blog/2011/10/21/who-is-out-there-peephole-periscope/ http://technabob.com/blog/2011/10/21/who-is-out-there-peephole-periscope/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:00:45 +0000 Hazel Chua http://technabob.com/blog/?p=71002 When I was a kid, and barely three feet tall, I remember answering the door once (it was the pizza delivery guy) and getting a long sermon from my mom after that. It wasn’t because I gobbled a slice down before she told me we didn’t order the pizza; it also wasn’t because she was the one who had to go tell our neighbors that we got their pizza (and that I ate a slice) by mistake. It was because I opened the door without checking who was on the other side of it first.

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I didn’t have the mind to reason with her then that it was because the peephole was way up there and I way way down here. So that was the last day I answered our door (until I grew tall enough), which wasn’t much of a problem for me because it’s not like I wanted to stop what I was doing every time someone would knock or ring the bell.

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But with this premise in mind, designer Hyun-june Yang has come up with the “Who Is Out There?” peephole that’s designed for kids and elderly adults who can’t reach the regular old peephole anymore.

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Aside from being a normal peephole, “Who Is Out There?” also integrates a periscope to create a child-friendly peephole. What results is an extended peephole that looks a bit like some pipes welded together, but it could prove to be really useful.

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[via Yanko Design]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2011/10/21/who-is-out-there-peephole-periscope/feed/ 0 Cubicle Periscope Lets You Spy on Coworkers http://technabob.com/blog/2007/06/19/cubicle-periscope-lets-you-spy-on-coworkers/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/06/19/cubicle-periscope-lets-you-spy-on-coworkers/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:02:54 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/06/19/cubicle-periscope-lets-you-spy-on-coworkers/ This wacky spy gadget from ThinkGeek lets you peer over the walls of your cubicle and look out over the wall to see what else is going on around you.

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The Sportscope Cubicle Periscope was originally designed for viewing sporting events, but is ideally suited for snooping around your office to check up on your office-mates. The periscope can magnify up to 5x, and is adjustable in height from 15″ to 22″. It’ll even work around corners, so you can check out what’s going on down the hallway.

The scope costs $59.99 and includes a carrying bag, as well as a removable carrying handle and belt clip.

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