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We have found that during a power outage, we have as much trouble finding a working flashlight as we do rounding up stray candles to find the flashlight. David Weeks of Kikkerland has designed a combo candle holder for almost any emergency. At a size of 11 4 x 4.5 x 4.5-inches, the bottom of the Castlight features an LED flashlight that uses 3AA batteries. Available in moss, stone, and brick colors, its cost is $40.00. Perhaps now all we will have to do is use this to find the extra batteries in the dark.
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Gallery: Castlight Turns on Two Ways
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Buddy Hangs On
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Design, Handhelds, Misc. Tech, Portable Audio / Video,
Now that you have a whole slew of new gadgets to play with, you are going to need something to hold them on your desk or in your car besides your pockets. The Bendable Buddy can hold cell phones, MP3 players, mini-cams, even glasses and cans. Peel and stick tape allows it to stick to any surface that may not be totally stable, such as a dashboard. The Buddy is only $4.98 and the company offers discounts if you want to buy some for the entire office.
Read More | Stocking Stufferz
Gallery: Buddy Hangs On
Keep The Kids Amused Online Today
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Hot Deals, Internet,
You have just realized that your buds are do anytime and you just had to finish “testing” their new electronic toys before wrapping them. You know that not only do you not have any wrapping paper left, your kids are bugging you that they don’t have anything to do after you spent your last cent on them. Combine both projects and send the kidlets to Paper Snowflakes. They can download wrapping paper, create gift tags, make snowflakes out of coffee filters, and even play a few games.
Read More | Paper Snowflakes
Gallery: Keep The Kids Amused Online Today
Altoids Tin Makes Solar-Powered Xmas Lights
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Smart Home, Misc. Tech,
We have shown you other stuff made with Altoids tins, and for those of you who have a few mints, some LED Christmas tree lights, and a solar garden light, you can come up with a string of lights just in case your power goes off today. Costing about $10.00, Wheelgirl placed the photo sensor of the garden light into the Altoids box and attached the lights. By the way, the device is intelligent enough to store power in its rechargeable battery when not needed.
Read More | Wheelgirl
Gallery: Altoids Tin Makes Solar-Powered Xmas Lights
GH Controller is Encased in Legos
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Misc. Tech, Music, Video Games,
This Guitar Hero controller for Playstation 2 made out of Legos is not only very kewl looking, it is actually functional. Created by David McNeely (aka Blue Star Legos,) it is the third guitar he has made and is modeled after a Fender Geddy Lee Jazz 4-string bass. Its innards come out of a standard GH guitar and the strum bar was made out of Technic parts. It took four days to make and we just hope he had sense enough to add some heavy-duty glue to the instrument, in case he gets carried away. You can see all the details on his Flickr page.
Read More | David McNeely
Gallery: GH Controller is Encased in Legos
Things we need: Saeco Etienne Louis Espresso Machine
Posted by Sparky Categories: Design, Smart Home,
Looking like a mix between an old school water mine and a sports implement from a science fiction movie, the Saeco Etienne Louis Espresso Machine leaves both coffee lovers and industrial designers alike weak at the knees. Constructed of polished aluminum this glorious gadget provides a caffeine-slinging presencein your kitchen that few appliances can. While this product is not yet showing up on Saeco’s website expect it soon, followed by a virtual mob of buyers looking to scoop up their own copy of this truly unique piece of functional art.
Read More | Boing Boing Gadgets
Gallery: Things we need: Saeco Etienne Louis Espresso Machine
Japan’s Robots of the Year are Fanuc Ltd.’s robotic assembly line arms that are already present in pharmaceutical and food plants. The three arms feature suction cups that pick up items on at the speed of 120 pieces per minute. During the competition, they also lined up items in rows inside boxes. The winners were chosen for its practicality and beat out a dancing humanoid, a bot that can toss water on a fire three times as far as a human can, and Eve, a transparent torso for medical practice that complains verbally if the user tugs a little too much on a catheter.
Read More | Examiner
Gallery: Japan Selects Robot of the Year
Turbo Toaster Designed Out of Frustration
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Smart Home, Misc. Tech,
Oliver Newberry, a graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in London, got perturbed when his beans, one of his fave meals, wouldn’t stay hot while he was making his toast. His prototype Turbo Toaster was born, apparently impressive enough to allow funding from Heinz. We admire ingenuity here at Gear Live but wonder if he could just keep the legumes on the burner while making his toast or perhaps make the toast first and the beans will reheat it. The thought of that breakfast may not get our taste buds excited, but it certainly helped Newberry land a gig.
Read More | Daily Mail
Gallery: Turbo Toaster Designed Out of Frustration
Zwinktopia has followed in the path of Armani in Second Life now that Shoebuy has decided to sell its products through the site. Paying with her/his ZCard, an avatar will receive an “exclusive” pair that will allow the “wearer” to perform a specific action for each brand. While this particular gimmick will probably wear off quickly in the typical Zwink user, the company is smart enough to make it a tie-in so that the two of you can click over to the Shoebuy site and select similar wearing apparel. That obviously means real $$ for the shoe conglomerate.
Read More | Zwinky Blog
Gallery: Zwinky Goes for the Hard Cash
There is nothing like spending an afternoon at the beach and then getting inro your car to drive into the ocean. Designed after the Lotus Esprit from the movie “The Spy Who Loved Me,” the sQuba can do that in a depth of up to 33 feet. Rinspeed’s Frank Rinderknecht is excited that he finally made his dream a reality. The vehicle features an electric motor for rear wheel drive and 2 propellers in the stern for when it is in the water with zero polluting emissions. Carbon Nano Tubes supply air inside in a self-contained system. The sQuba will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show this March, but unfortunately it will not become available to the rest of us for quite some time.
Read More | Rinspeed
