As I’ve mentioned before, when I was little I always wanted a doorbell. It’s a long story. Anyway, imagine my childlike glee at these bizarre wireless bird doorbells: press the button, and be serenaded by a whole load of tweeting, chirping and generally bird-like sounds.
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Pardon my ignorance, but I’m just not seeing the practical purpose of this gizmo. The Sonic Nausea device is an electronic gadget that can actually make people around it feel sick to their stomachs out of the blue.
The device is meant to be placed in a specific location and then it will send out high-frequency signals of all sorts, which can apparently make people that get within range feel nauseous. All of the varied soundwaves this thing outputs makes it difficult for a person to process directional source information, resulting in sweating, nausea, vomiting, headaches and irritability. Well, that’s just lovely. I mean, is it supposed to be a gag (pardon the pun) device, or what?
We’re thinking crowd control or something like that. Perhaps a Tazer alternative? Regardless of this thing’s purpose, the Sonic Nausea device will cost $29 and runs on a single 9-volt battery.
[via The Red Ferret Journal]
If you’re like most people these days, you have trouble finding enough USB ports for all of your gadgets. But this USB Kitty Hub can help put that problem in the past. In fact, it offers up plenty of ports for your peripherals.
If you have any interest at all in the device known as Peek, then you had better get moving! Apparently, for today only you can get the handheld for just $49.95. That’s a pretty good deal, which is about $30 off of its previous asking price.
I never exactly saw the appeal of this device, especially since its one and only feature is email access. Is it trying to be an old school BlackBerry? I guess no one can really know. But if you need email and you need it now, the Peek might be for you.
The only catch here is that you’ll have to shell out $20 a month for the network access. Other than that, though, this is a pretty good deal. Again, if email is your one and only means of communication.
[via Gadget Review]
When it’s time to get up in the morning, I’m one of those people that hits snooze a million times. I just can’t help it. I like my sleep. But when you absolutely must get up, one of the best ways to force yourself out of bed is to place the alarm clock across the room. But for those that don’t feel like tripping over shoes while stumbling to shut the thing off, there’s the Hanging Alarm Clock.
Apparently, the alarm clock hangs to your ceiling by a cable, and when it’s goes off, it will wind up the cable like a yo-yo and continue to wail. It will actually sit up at your ceiling and continue beeping until you stand up and grab it.
Call me crazy, but isn’t this going to require a step-stool or something? That’s just what people need to do: climb on furniture while in the haze of sleep. But in all seriousness, you can hit snooze by pressing the button on the top before it reaches the ceiling. However, you will have to shut the device off all the way or else it will start its ascent once more. The alarm apparently is in the sound of a siren and shines a bright white light. Fun? You can get the Hanging Alarm Clock now for $29.50.
We talked about the Epoc Neuroheadset from Emotiv Systems before, and while it was slated to be released in time for the holidays, it seems to have now hit a roadblock. In fact, the gadget just doesn’t seem to work properly.
Originally announced at the Intel Developer’s Forum, the Epoc headset was supposed to be able to read your brainwaves and then you could think about moving an item on screen and it would move. Sounds pretty cool, right? But now, the device isn’t working as it should.
This is an even bigger problem now for Emotiv because competing devices are expected to make an appearance very soon. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens when this one finally makes it to market at an expected retail price of about $300.
One thing I think a lot of people run into during the holidays is trying to find enough power outlets for all of their decorations. With a couple of strings of lights on my Christmas tree and other light-up decor, I need a compact solution to power it all up.
The ezGear ezSpace UFO Power Extender is the perfect way to keep all of your lights lit without A) causing a fire and B) using all of your outlets. This thing is extremely versatile, apparently. The patented design makes it so a power transformer can fit on every plug in a very compact way. The slanted angle, makes for more space saving, I guess.
With up to 1050 Joules of surge protection and six outlets this thing has you covered. The built-in switch makes turning on your lights in a snap easy. You can get the ezGear ezSpace UFO Power Extender now for $24.99.
[via Gearlog]
Well, this is pretty crafty. Jump Lab announced their EDG video player today, which is no larger than the size of a credit card. It sports a thicker body than plastic money, but can fit in your hand and was designed with the intention of being used as a promotional device.
Wow. This thing is tiny. The Cube Speaker is made by Landport, a Japanese company, and apparently the tiny audio output device can fit within the palm of your hand. So for those that want audio on the go, but want to limit the bulk by as much as possible, this may very well be the way to go.
If you’re like me, you’re always running out of battery life on your various gadgets during the day. Whether it’s your cell phone, MP3 player or laptop, we all could use more battery life at some point. That’s why the Powergorilla Battery Charger is nifty to have around.
This unit is portable and resembles a brick of sorts. It can be used to charge up your portable media devices or your laptop, if you wish. Specs for this battery charger include the ability to amp up your laptop for an extra 2-5 hours and other portable devices up to 20 hours.
There are adjustable voltage options as well, letting you specify just how much power you want. And LCD screen always keeps you in the know when it comes to how much power is left and its status. The Powergorilla Battery Charger works with devices charged by means of USB. You can expect to pay $299 for this gizmo. The added battery life is certainly worth it, almost $300 is a lot of money for some people.
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