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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.
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Gallery: Altoids Tin Makes Solar-Powered Xmas Lights
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Want people to think you are checking them out even though you can’t afford a pricey system? The Dummy Security Camera with blinking LED is just the thing to fool your friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Five times smaller than most of these types of cams, it is only 6 x 21/4 x 2 1/2-inches and housed in anodized aluminum so it won’t rust. The camera pans and tilts, and will run for about 2 years on 2AA batteries at a price of only $14.99. Makes you wonder about all the other security cams out there, doesn’t it?
Read More | ThinkGeek
Gallery: The Dummy Security Camera
2007 Holiday Gift Guide: Hamilton Beach Ensemble 12-Cup
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Smart Home, Family, Women, Men,
If you are looking for a great gift for the coffee fan in your life that isn’t terribly expensive, you should consider the Hamilton Beach Ensemble 12-Cup. This is a product that might make even those who have switched to lattes give drip coffee another look. Don’t let the shiny exterior and low price fool you - the Ensemble 12-Cup hits you with rich, smooth brew. It it also compatible with an optional water filter, which costs $10, for those who want to make sure their water is clean. It’s available in both black and red. These retail for $49.99, but you can find them cheaper by shopping around.
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Read More | Hamilton Beach Ensemble on Amazon
Gallery: 2007 Holiday Gift Guide: Hamilton Beach Ensemble 12-Cup
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
Cyclone cocktail shaker swirls your drinks to perfection
Posted by Sparky Categories: Smart Home, Misc. Tech,
Similar to the Automatic Martini Shaker we recently wrote about the Cyclone Cocktail Shaker promises to provide some flashy automation for the mixing of your favorite drink. The Cyclone Cocktail Shaker creates a maelstrom of ingredients as it blends your drink of choice in it’s clear mixing container. Mixing up to 16-ounces at a time this acrylic and stainless steel device combines form and function into a single sleek package. At the $15 price point the motor can’t possibly be up for properly blending with ice so liquors and mixers should be pre-chilled, but that aside this looks to be a great conversation piece for any geeks wet bar.
Read More | Amazon zShops via Random Good Stuff
Gallery: Cyclone cocktail shaker swirls your drinks to perfection
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
Can’t teach your new bird to talk? Let the Talk ’N Play do the work for you. It will teach basic phrases such as “Calling all birds” when your avian friend triggers the lights. Each button supplies a new phrase that transmits out of the built-in speakers. Made of a durable plastic, the device also features a mirror in case your cockatoo wants to preen. In sizes of 2 x 4 and 3 x 5.5-inches, you can attach with a zinc-free chain and link. Battery is included in the $9.99 and $11.99 prices.
Read More | Doctors Foster and Smith
Gallery: Let Your Bird Talk to Itself
Circuit Board Tree Ornaments
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Accessories, Smart Home, Misc. Tech,
So after we told you about the circuit board photo album and cigar, cigarette and money holders, we thought that would be it for awhile. But nooooo. Apparently the circuit board is way more hell-bent upon world domination than we originally thought, as it is now tackling Christmas. Witness this ornament set of a tree, star and bell, perfect for geek-ifying any Christmas spruce. They even come packaged in a gift box! So you know that friend you always call when your computer’s on the fritz—because you know they’re too nice to charge you for their services? Here’s a way to show him or her some love. Available for $20 USD.
Read More | Acorn Studios via Chip Chick
Gallery: Circuit Board Tree Ornaments
This would be a nice gift to give your buds who boast that they can drink you under the table. The Shot Caller is a timer that will set off a loud buzzer every 60 or 100 minutes. When it goes off, chug a shot of tequilla or down a brew. It also features red, yellow, and green LEDs if you are too dizzy to see the numbers. For those who drink before it issues the signal, this is a good indication that it is not the gift for her/him. With free shipping, the Shot Caller’s creators claim the reason to buy it at $14.99 is because it is less than the cost of one case of beer.
Read More | The Shot Caller Product Page
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Check back to some of those early videos on 60’s shows such as “Shindig” and “Hullabaloo” and look at the far out backgrounds. Now you can have that again with Mathmos Design Studio’s Space Projector. At a size of 9.75 x 9.5-inches, it consists of the gadget itself with a 12V 35mm closed dichroic spot, a 20W Bulb, and one gel. At a price of $129.00 we think it is safe to tell you that we achieved the same effect with a small lamp, and a petri dish filled with water, oil, and food coloring.
Read More | Generate
