Okay, now I’ve seen everything. Bringing everyone a bit closer to being a real life Inspector Gadget, Neutrano has just announced their Nutec WristFone which combines the features of a watch and a cell phone for handy time-checking and communication fun.
I’m a sucker for cute little office gadgets. They’re often cheap and supremely cheesy, but I just can’t help myself. Take this Turtle USB 2.0 Hub, for instance. Sure, it’s a pretty standard USB hub on one hand, but on the other, it’s a cute little turtle. I mean, come on. Who can resist that?
Well this is pretty nifty. During this recession, many people are looking for ways to cut back on costs, so you might be paying extra close attention to your electric bill. But knowing how much energy you’re using can be hard to track. That’s why there’s the Tweet-a-Watt.
Who doesn’t like an excessive gadget every now and again? If you’ve been itching to get your hands on something stylish and high-tech, you’ll definitely want to check out The Chairman phone from Ulysse Nardin.
The aptly named “Chairman” is a phone for those seeking luxury in every aspect of their lives. Ulysse Nardin is a watchmaker and along with SCI Innovations, they have come up with this elite handset. So, what makes this phone stand out? Besides the fancy title, it also has a functional watch rotor. Kinetic energy is used to power the watch and it provides additional power to the rechargeable battery inside the phone.
What’s cool is you can see the rotor turning inside the phone. No word on pricing just yet, but you know what they say about these luxury items: if you have to ask the price, you can’t afford it! The Chairman will be available in the fall in steel/gold, solid gold and solid steel versions.
[via Slippery Brick]
Okay, so I have an iPhone and use the earbuds that came with it. The problem is that first, the earbuds constantly fall out of my ears and second, people I’m talking to often have trouble hearing me through the built-in mic. But you might just be able to remedy that problem with the Sanwa Throat Microphone.
This microphone wraps around your neck like some weird futuristic necklace. But it doesn’t work by picking up the sound from your mouth. Rather, it works by picking up the vibrations as you speak at your throat. This transmits very clearly through the mic, making it easy for those you’re talking with to hear you.
So, you might look a little weird, but at least it works pretty good. There’s no information on when the Sanwa Throat Microphone will be available or how much it will cost yet, but we’ll keep you posted.
[via Coolest Gadgets]
The Elgato Turbo.264 USB video conversion dongle has been around for awhile now. But today the company announced they would be adding 1080p compatibility to the device, making way for the Turbo.264 HD. It’s a small difference with a big impact.
If all this time you’ve thought the one thing missing from your iPod is a small and convenient microphone, you’re in luck. The ThumbTack Mic from SwitchEasy is small, useable and affordable. And those are three things we here at SlashGear can get behind.
With TO gone North for Buffalo Bill, I got good feeling about ‘em Cowboys winning this year, and guess what would be the coolest gear for tailgating? (if I manage to pay for Jones’s new stadium) The one-of-the-kind fully mobile sound system built entirely on a wheeled chest cooler – a 700-watt BoomCooler — with built-in Sony’s Xplod goodies.
If imitation is the greatest form of flattery, then Apple must be one of the most flattered company’s to date. Latest to “borrow” some of the Cupertino industrial design is Korean firm Hanuribiz, whose nurian X40 may only be an electronic dictionary and part-time PMP, but does it all in a slick little MacBook Air suit.
Universal chargers usually look like complicated octopus creatures, with multiple proprietary tips dangling off a cluster of cables, or maybe a single box and a bag of easy-to-lose adapters, but IDAPT’s solution is bit more sturdy. Saying that, the i2 and i3 Universal Chargers also require a bit more room, being intended for table-top rather than travel use. Interchangeable plugs slot into the base plate, letting you centralise your commonly-used gadgets.
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