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This year Interactive Toy Concepts (ITC) is unveiling the world’s smallest, most stable and lightest indoor helicopter, the Micro Mosquito. In the vein of our aforementioned miniature flying helicopter, the Micro Mosquito is the world’s smallest, lightest and most stable indoor helicopter. Only inches long, its packed with high-tech ingenuity as this flying wonder fits in the palm of your hand. Based on award-winning coaxial rotor design, the Micro Mosquito flies in all directions with 3 channel digital control going up, down, forward, reverse, turning left and right and it even hovers. Its open structure design combined with glowing green eyes lets you see the inner workings while you watch in awe at its total control flight performance. A great gadget toy for the home or office.
Planon DocuPen RC800 Launching At CES
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: CES, CES 2006, Misc. Tech, Peripherals,
Planon will launch at CES the smallest full-page portable color scanner, the DocuPen RC800. This new DocuPen will be the same size as a pen scanning an entire page of text and graphics in just four seconds. It stores up to 100 pages in its two megabytes of flash memory, weighs just two ounces, and is only eight inches long. The RC800 includes a rechargeable feature which allows users to recharge the scanner’s batteries as the DocuPen is downloading scanned information through the USB port. It will also include the ScanSoft PaperPort OCR software.
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Neverlate 7-Day Alarm Clock Review
Posted by Chris Cardinal Categories: Features, Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Product Reviews,
I recently purchased the $34.99 Neverlate 7-day Alarm Clock by American Innovative. After a good month or so spent with the alarm clock, I thought I’d detail my experiences and let you know my results. My review, after the jump.
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Perfect for bar-hoppers who love to put a number on everything, (Dude, I drank 22 shots. Just now.) these earrings let you check at a glance just how hot it really is. While the thermometers do actually show the ambient temperature, they’re not necessarily indicative of how “hot” their wearer is, lest one’s self esteem take the blow on a 40 degree day. They’re available for $40 from Elsewheres, perhaps for a belated Christmas gift.
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Okay, Christmas has come and gone for most, and instead of holiday wish lists people are starting to narrow down their New Year’s resolutions. One of the largest each year is to give up smoking. Now, if you need another excuse to pick up yet another gadget, why not grab one that tries to guilt you straight to smoking cessation? The Cigarette Counter is a simple iTop-ish device that hooks to the top of your cigarette pack which you use to track the number of cigarettes you are smoking. After a while, you look at the number on the LCD and begin to feel so horrible that you quit. Does it work? We dunno - but you can pick one up for $5.25.
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Okay, we really are dying to know - what did you get for the holidays (be it Christmas, Hanukah, birthday, whatever)? Any surprises? Any disappointments? Were you hoping for an Xbox 360, only to walk away with new socks and underwear? Whatever the deal, let us know - we are the curious type. Don’t forget, no matter what you got, we will be adding a bit more to the spoils of a few lucky people in our Holiday Giveaway. Happy Holidays.
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William Shakespeare Bat Cave Power Switch
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smart Home, Misc. Tech,
Now, we know that everyone who has seen the original Webster
Batman television series has wanted a cool secret passage in their home. When Adam West tilted back the head of his Shakespeare bust, you knew good times were ahead. Now you can own a fully-functional replica of that same statuette. Standing 21.5-inches tall, you can plug any AC-powered device into it, and the hidden power switch will fire up the device of your choose. Now that’s cool. You can pick up the Shakespeare Remote Control Bust for $295 USD.
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Stainless Steel Playing Cards
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Design, Home Entertainment, Misc. Tech,
You know, there are some items that you can expect will just be relegated to the famous and the uber-collectors as far as ownership is concerned. Case in point, these stainless steel playing cards. The card designs are etched into the metal, and arrive at your door in sheets of metal rather than in a deck of cards. The sheets can be displayed on a wall, which would be great for a poker room, or you can press the cards out of the metal sheet which will leave you with a $313.95 USD deck of standard-sized playing cards.
(Thanks, munkyxtc!)
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There have been many arguments over the years about those who spend a fair amount of time “with” technology, for lack of a better term. I’m sure we’ve all heard from our mothers at some point or another that video games “rot your brain.” Then, of course, there is the rebuttal that video games improve hand-eye coordination as well as problem solving skills. Some argue that we rely too heavily on technology, while others view technology simply as another of man’s tools that should be used to it’s fullest extent. These arguments go back an forth, and sometimes even get so extreme as to claim that certain video games are “murder simulators.” If you keep up with Penny-Arcade you might recognize that term as one coined by the infamous Jack Thompson.
We now live in world where global communication of an idea is only a few keystrokes away. Our military and law enforcement are utilizing technology for virtual training as well as enhanced protection in hostile situations. Instant communication via cell phones and text messaging has come to be expected in many of the world’s societies. At any rate, these are just a couple examples, and the topic certainly extends far beyond that of video games and gadgets.
So, I pose the question: Can one person get too much tech? If so, when and where is the line drawn? If not, how do you feel about being looked down upon as one of those who live a more “tech” lifestyle? In the case of video games, can we chalk up the recent negativity as a response to our generation’s “rock and roll?”
Personally, I finished a six day coding binge this morning, and later tried to unlock my bike lock with the key-less entry to my car (and I’ll admit that I was frustrated for a split second before I realized what I was trying to do). Too much tech, or just episodic-idiocy? I vote for the latter.
