Technabob » takara http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:30:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Turn Your Desktop Into a Top Secret Base http://technabob.com/blog/2007/03/05/turn-your-desktop-into-a-top-secret-base/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/03/05/turn-your-desktop-into-a-top-secret-base/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:06:29 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/03/05/turn-your-desktop-into-a-top-secret-base/ Japanese toy and electronics maker TakaraTomy is now offering this set of crazy USB gadgets that will make your desktop look like some sort of top secret military base.

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Start off with the Big Red Emergency Button (¥3990/$34 USD), which looks pretty ominous, but merely shuts down your Windows PC. Then, hook up the Glitter Panel (¥5985/$51 USD), a 16×16 LED grid which provides you with remote access to desktop widgets such as CPU usage, e-mail notification, a clock and a scrolling message board.

If you want to see how these gadgets look in action, TakaraTomy has posted video clips of them here. If you speak fluent Japanese, or are feeling adventurous, electronics retailer Bic has them for sale.

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