Philips just announced their upcoming Power2Charge and Power2Go chargers as part of their Power4Life line, a naming convention that’s a Little2Precious. In any case, the USB chargers, including the flagship SCM7880 (pictured), holds up to 60 hours of juice inside and then charges up your phone, MP3 player, or whatever else you have that needs charging. It’s got an LED indicator on the front that’ll let you know how much juice is left, and it has six connector tips to hook up to your various toys. It’s due to hit Europe this December, with no word on a Stateside release.
Posted on 2007 under Design, Toys, Aero, Miscellaneous |
30
Aug
The CopterBox is a disposable air-drop box, designed to safely drop cargo from a plane. Using parachutes is more expensive, and requires that you go back at some point to pick them up. With this system you can just throw a package out and forget about it. Unless it’s raining. Check out a video after the jump. Read more… »
Posted on 2007 under Design, Gadget, Smart phone, Mobile phone |
29
Aug
The guys over at Yankodesign bring us another cool concept idea. This time it is the Brix phone in which the whole surface acts as a screen. To make it even better, the brix phones are capable of being connected together to make larger screens as pictured above. When connecting them together, one of them acts as the media hub for all devices. According to the designers there will be no limit to how many can be connected together and the restriction is only based on how many people you actually know who have them. Seems like a good idea although I think flexible displays will move quicker then this.
Posted on 2007 under Science, Gadget, Toys, Musical Gadgets |
29
Aug
By modifying a laser pen and using a detector you are able to play music over distances that could reach half a mile. To do this the laser needs to be modified by using amplitude modulation. This is then pointed at the sensor which picks up the changes, converts it in to a signal that can be used as music. As with anything with a laser in, be careful when you try anything and do not look at the laser as it could damage your eyes.
To build the device you need to gather together a few components such as a potentiometer, toggle switch and a phototransistor to name a few and then follow the instructions over at Instructables.
Posted on 2007 under Security, Hardware, Miscellaneous |
28
Aug
There’s been a lot in the news lately about China’s penchant for putting cancer-causing lead paint on children’s toys that they then ship to the States. If you’re worried that the pacifier you’re about to stick into Nerd Jr’s mouth is hazardous, just grab one of these intimidating-looking X-MET3000TXR+ (now that’s a gadget name) from Oxford Instruments. It’ll scan for lead as well as arsenic, cadmium, mercury, chrome, nickel and other hazardous metals, ensuring that the only thing going in your kid’s mouth is good old-fashion American plastic.
Posted on 2007 under Aero, Miscellaneous |
27
Aug
Behold the Corpulent Stump, a rocket launched by a couple of crazy Scottish enthusiasts. Weighing 110 pounds, the home-made projectile, built from scratch by 39-year-old IT worker Richard Brown, reached speeds of 469 mph for its minute-long flight, became the most powerful non-commercial rocket to be launched in the UK before, alas, it crashed into the Scottish heather just two miles from its launch. More pics below. Read more… »
Posted on 2007 under Design, Gadget, Miscellaneous |
26
Aug
When you are out for a long drive and suddenly crave a cheese toasted sandwich then this one built for a car could come to the rescue. It plugs in to your lighter socket on your car and can create some seriously nice sandwiches anywhere you are parked. Although its a real bizarre idea, I could actually see a good use when you are parked up somewhere on a long day out in the cold and you just want something warm to keep you going.
The sandwich maker for your car will cost you $18 in the sale over at skingcompany.
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