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Monday, September 1, 2008

Fragile Candy by Wooteik Lim





Creative idea but not safe for kids. Designer Wooteik Lim has come out with the Fragile Candy, a candy that shaped like a broken piece of glass.



[via Yanko Design]

Hidden Radio by John.vdn


Australian Designer, John Van Den Nieuwenhuizen, has come out with the Hidden Radio concept which is completely comes without a button. It only requires you to twist, lift or push instead to manipulate the volume. An LED light is equipped to indicate the signal strength by glowing brightly or dimmer.

[via TechFresh]

3-in1 Mini Digital Camera


This small 3-in-1 digital camera is small enough to hang on a keyring and you can use it for taking pictures, shooting video or as a webcam when chatting with your friends.

Always be ready to snap a photo with this colorful, 3-in1 digital mini camera! It conveniently clips to your keychain and lets you take up to 20 high-res still pictures or record a few seconds of video.

Connect it to your PC…the included software lets you edit and manage photos, create greeting cards and calendars – even use it as a webcam!

Features:

  • Three in one mini digital camera with key chain
  • Still camera, video camera and a web cam in one
  • Still camera stores up to 243 photos (depending on resolution and if in compressed mode)
  • Video camera captures several seconds of action
  • Web cam connects to your PC
  • Silver snap button on top of camera
  • View finder and mode button on back of camera
  • LCD screen on back of camera
  • USB port on side of camera
  • Requires one AAA battery (included)
  • Removable keychain on side of camera
  • USB cable included
  • Carrying case with hook and loop closure
  • Belt loop on back of carrying case
  • One bonus mini LED key ring flashlight
  • Camera measures approx 2½ L X ¾ W X 1¾ H inches
  • Minimum system requirements: Microsoft windows 98/ME/2000/XP; Pentium processor; 64MB RAM; 50MB Free hard disk space; USB port and CD drive
  • Instructions and software CD included
The 3-in-1 Mini Digital Camera is available these four colors: blue, purple, green or orange. You can get the product from the Solutions website for $19.95

iPod Laser Light Show Speaker


This spherical speaker allows you to project safe, vibrant laser patterns onto your wall or ceiling while playing music from your iPod or any other MP3 player.

The red laser light patterns flash and move in sync with the beat of the music and you can decrease or increase the size of the swirling laser patterns by adjusting the volume on the speaker.

The adjustable stand allows you to quickly change the projection angle, and the laser turns off for use as a traditional iPod speaker. Plugs into AC or uses four AA batteries (not included).

The iPod Laser Light Show Speaker measures 8 1/4(H) x 8 1/4(D) inches and the product is available from the Hammacher Schlemmer website for $64.95

USB LED Message Badge

This USB LED message badge does not only support scrolling text, you also have the option to display an animated message on the 101 x 33 x 6mm large badge.

Features:

* 12 x 48 pixels
* Store up to 6 messages, each message 250 characters long
* Store 2 bmp images message (max. 384 x 12 pixels)
* 11 twinkled animations embedded and a brightness font
* Running sequence control
* Speed control: 1 to 5
* Action: Scroll, Twinkle, Snow and Hold actions
* Brightness control (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%)
* Message select button
* On/Off switch
* Built-in rechargeable Poly-Lion battery with 240mAh
* Support Language: English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
* Support Windows Vista/XP/2000
* Dimensions: 101 x 33 x 6mm(approx.)
* Weight: 26g

The USB LED Message Badge is available two different colors; red and blue. The product is yours for $42 from the USB Brando website

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Geeky Doorbell


Doorbells are normally pretty ordinary but designer Li Jianye has different ideas with the ‘Enter’ doorbell. Doesn’t really words to describe it, it’s just a cool idea.

Enterbell via designzen via Home Tone.

ASUS Revealed Its Latest Bamboo-Clad Green Laptop Series

ASUS boasts Bamboo series to be truly green from its conception, production, to its eventual recycling and disposal. The notebook uses Super Hybrid Engine that can extend battery life between 35% and 70% as compared to notebooks with the same specifications but without the technology, and yet enable users to boost their systems’ performance by up to 23%. ASUS explains bamboo, which has a renewal rate that no other plant can match, is the perfect choice of material that symbolizes the company’s green policy. The ultra slim ASUS Bamboo Series notebook is currently available in two versions: a 12.1″ model that weighs 1.57kg and an 11.1″ model that weighs a mere 1.25kg. Both house Intel® Core™2 Duo processors and are fitted with DDRII RAM. The pricing and availability is yet to be disclosed, we’ll keep you posted! [ASUS VIA Laptop Notebooks News]

Wood Computer Case




Chris Cook (aka cc3d) has designed a cool wooden computer case. The cool factor for this Wood Computer Case is that it comes with unique side panels that slide up to open. The case is also constructed from different types of wood. See more pictures after the jump.[bit-tech]

Bullet USB Flash Drives


Here is a series of cool looking flash drives from the collaboration between Crooks & Castles and Hellz with branding & strategic consulting firm Mojo Laboratories. The drives offers 1GB of storage capacity and comes in a machine gun bullet design. [CrazySteezyo]

Harmon Kardon ice-cool see-through speakers perfect for the Fortress of Solitude

At the IFA 2008 Harmon Kardon has unveiled the GLA-55 see through speakers which are 'arguably the best 2.0 speaker system available today' claims the company. The speakers offer 100-watt bi-amplified digital amplifier coupled with DSP equalization along with proprietary tech such as Atlas AL drivers and woofers and a CMMD tweeter as well as optimization for digital sound. The touch sensitive controls and the uber cool looks surely make a style statement. The GLA-55 system will be available in autumn 2008 worldwide with no pricing revealed.

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