4, Dec 2008
Spyfire R/C Blaster

The geek’s at ThinkGeek are slinging more office warfare items… the latest is the Spyfire R/C blaster… think of it as a nerf gun on steroids.  The gun allows you to shoot it with the trigger/handle… or remove the handle and shoot it via remote control. The SpyFire is a…

3, Dec 2008
Hawaii Unveils Better Place Battery Swap Stations

Hawaii’s Governor Linda Lingle announced a partnership with Better Place to install electric car battery swapping stations across Hawaii. Better Place stations, similar in concept to gas stations, offer drivers with electric vehicles an automated system that swaps out exhausted lithium ion car batteries for fully-charged ones. The swapping system…

3, Dec 2008
Sonic Nausea Prankster Gadget

The sadistic side of me (the larger side) loves to prank friends, family, and co-workers.  So, as payment for those close to me who don’t regularly read this gadget blog… they will soon be nauseous.  Sonic Nausea is a small gadget that runs off of a 9-volt battery and produces…

25, Nov 2008
Emoticon Keyboard And Jewelry?

  Tired of typing emoticons the old fashioned way? ;)  Well the Italians created a goofy little emoticon keyboard with removable keys that turn in to jewelry.  Seriously… I can’t make this stuff up.  The Bajca keyboard plugs in via USB and will save you hours minutes barely seconds of…

24, Nov 2008
Remote Control Car – Paintball Assault Vehicle

A crafty fellow named Chris Roger’s converted an RC car into a paintball shooting assault vehicle named WROMP.  His description is most likely better than mine… “this is a weaponized version of the Remotely Operated Mobile Platform. It is wirelessly controlled from a safe zone using a color wireless Audio-Visual…

21, Nov 2008
Atomic Floyd AirJax Titanium2 Headphones

Atomic Floyd has released a pair of in-ear headphones – the AirJax Titanium2.  the headphones look cool if nothing else and include some tech they are calling AcousticSteel and SoundProof.  Expect to see them early next year… price tbd.

20, Nov 2008
New Lotus Evora – Finally A Lotus For Normal Sized People

Lotus apparently realized that they might gain more customers if you didn’t have to be under 5-foot tall to get into their car… I mean honestly have you ever tried to get into a Lotus Exige or Elise?  I am 6′ 3" tall and even if I wanted to buy…

13, Nov 2008
WTF Stamp – Perfect For Most Corp Jobs

How often have you read a note or report from a colleague and thought… WTF?  Time to stamp it and send it back with the WTF stamp for only $6.99.  Would be perfect for teachers too but we Americans are a bit too uptight for that.  I would run out…

13, Nov 2008
Spam A$$hole Shut Down In San Jose, California

San Jose California was the home to McColo, a ISP/hosting company that apparently was a major source of the world’s spam email. The company was shut down after investigations by the Washington Post’s Security Fix Blog fingered McColo as a major spammer.   The good news… spam volumes dropped immediately by…

12, Nov 2008
Less Than 9 Pennies Per Gigabyte – 1TB Hard Drive For Only $89.99

This has to be the cheapest storage I have seen to date.  Less than $0.09 per gigabyte… gotta love it.  For only $89.99 you can have a full 1TB (terabyte) hard drive… not to mention a Western Digital WD10EACS new drive with a full 3-year warranty.  Get yours while they…