Archive for the 'Special Gifts' Category

Batman would definitely approve of this beast of a car

By Sorinu on August 25, 2010

This is the precisely named “Automotive Concept” by John Villarreal. It’s designed to be fast despite its bulk, but the real highlight here is the canopy-style door and lack of a windshield.
With the canopy closed, the driver and passenger are completely cut off from the outside world. So, how do you see? Well, just [...]

Tocky Touch Rolling Alarm Clock

By Sorinu on August 16, 2010

Remember Clocky? It was the alarm clock with a set of rubber tires that allowed it to drive off when the alarm sounded, forcing you out of bed in order to hunt it down and silence it. Well Tocky here is billed as its “tech savvy” younger brother, and instead of driving away on [...]

The Necktie Fan

By Sorinu on August 12, 2010

The necktie fan is another creation from Thanko, and as you can see this new version has had a bit of a redesign over the previous model, as it features a smaller portable charger.
If you want one, the Necktie fan is available from Thanko for about $35, and it can be recharged b y [...]

USB Retro Headset

By Sorinu on August 2, 2010

The guys over at Brando have released another fun USB gadget, the USB Retro Headset. The USB Retro Headset connects to your computer via USB and it can be used with a number of VoIP software like Skype, MSN and AIM.
It features a built in answer call button as well as some up and [...]

Award Winning Skatecycle for you to sweat it out

By Sorinu on August 2, 2010

Want to look for a different form of recreational activity? You won’t go too far off the mark with the award winning Skatecycle, where this is a next generation recreational vehicle which picked up an International Design Excellence Award as well as a permanent place in the Henry Ford Museum. Merging the magic of [...]

Panasonic Gets A Gold Star For Earphone Packaging Design

By Sorinu on July 29, 2010

I can’t attest to the sound quality of these Panasonic RP-HJE 130 earbuds, but even I’ll admit that this brilliant packaging, designed by Berlin-based Scholz & Friends, would make them hard to pass up. It’s another case where a simple visual idea can outdo even the most elaborately designed graphics, and the fact that [...]

ChouChou Electric Butterfly flutters to life inside a jar

By Sorinu on July 28, 2010

Most robot pets may not be easily mistaken for the real thing, but that’s not likely to be the case with the ChouChou Electric Butterfly, which might even have a few people reaching to free it from its jar. Unfortunately, it’s the jar that keeps the butterfly “alive” — it has some AA batteries [...]

Waterproof Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA100 HD camcorder splashes down

By Sorinu on July 26, 2010

If you happen to be a mermaid or merman and fancy yourself as a bit of a budding Spielberg, then you might be interested in Sanyo’s latest HD camcorder, the Xacti VPC-CA100.
Billed as their “most powerful” camcorder ever, the Xacti VPC-CA100’s headline feature is its ability to work at depths of up to 3M [...]

Huge Capacity Solar Charger and Battery

By Sorinu on July 26, 2010

Strong enough to power up a laptop: 20,000 mAh!
We have some pretty nice solar chargers in our arsenal. But they’re mostly smaller chargers, designed to power up your phone or other smallish gizmo in an emergency or while out in the wild. Solar charger manufacturers apparently assumed people don’t bring laptops out into the [...]

Multi-Color Animated LED Art Cube

By Sorinu on July 24, 2010

Want a little something to spruce up your home, be it in the bedroom or living room? The Multi-Color Animated LED Art Cube might just do the trick, considering this handy home decorative device will keep you interested for at least a couple of minutes. Of course, it might also have a relaxing side [...]

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