05. 9.2008
Was that meant to be a tongue (cord) twister ? Probably. And I must confess that I it was extremely difficult for me to pronounce it straight even once.
But that doesn’t have any bearing on what the product called Knit Komputer Kord Kozy can do for your computer’s power cable. Because, the designer of this brilliant product seems to have gotten it right. Completely. The hand-knit Knit Komputer Kord Kozy can shield the power cable within and gently guide it to the power slot. And if that’s not appealing enough, this cover (made from high quality ribbon-style yarn) can also be custom ordered in any color or length you need. A wonderful idea to deck out the power cord. Get yours from Etsy. Shipped at $4 within the U.S. and $10 for other countries.
Via DVICE.com.
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04.28.2008
Impress the heck out of your friends in the car pool with the Aura Mobile BT, a Bluetooth enabled product that turns your mobile phone, PC or Mac (for VoIP calls), or cordless home phone into a conference phone. It easily picks up conversation in the backseat (so be careful) and has surprisingly good sound quality. The 3 watt amp and dual speakers ensure enough volume to fill a car or conference room. (With hands-free law in effect, I'm keeping mine in my car.)
There's no software to install and everything you'll need is included in the package, even the car charger. Echo and noise cancellation help keep the calls clear -- even better than on my cell phone. My only quibble is that it's clunky; even though it comes with a visor clip, it kept sliding off, so now I have it balanced in the cupholder.
Sells for $129 at Spracht, and is also available at Amazon.
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04.22.2008
Tight living quarters? Are your cables a conundrum of craziness? Or, do you simply wonder if your pooches or pesky cat might chew through a few precious items while you’re away? We’ve featured a number of cable and phone charger organizers, but this one is perfect for your computer and a few of its precious parts.
While I won’t recommend a lot of things from Ikea (for some reason nearly everything I’ve purchased combusted early on – likely a personal problem) I do recommend Ikea’s PS Laptop Workstation.
The sorkstation allows you easy access to your modem, router, and cables, while providing you with a small workspace and a place to lock up your laptop (up to 17”) as it charges. Couple of things to keep in mind:
1. Workstation is about as secure as your high school diary ever was.
2. Don’t put too much pressure on the sorkstation, because it’s not so much a workstation as it is a charging/changing station.
Price: $39.99 at Ikea (I recommend making it a day and having meatballs and lingenberry juice while you're there).
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04.20.2008
Mimoco, maker of the popular Mimobot designer USB flash drives, has partnered with tokidoki, the brand created by pop fashion designer Simone Legno, to create the tokidoki for MIMOBOT series. This newest group of flash drives is part of Mimoco's MMOBOT Artist Series, and comes in three different characters, each priced at $39.95: Pirate Nero, Pistaio, and Meletta.
Mimoco has released tokidoki for MIMOBOT preloaded with the second issue if its mimoZine, the first digital magazine delivered via flash drive. This pop culture magazine features interviews with Japanese pop-rock artists, videos of art events, and musical videos.
See a preview of the mimoZine after the jump.
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04.18.2008
Did you know that the electricity required to keep a PC running overnight generates up to 51 lbs of CO2 every month, and the combined energy wasted by consumer electronics in standby mode is as high as 10% of all residential power consumption in developed countries*?
Of course you did. So join up and take the Give Your Computer a Rest challenge presented by DeviceVM and Carbon Rally, which gives people a place to sign up, spread the word and learn new ways to reduce their carbon footprint (CO2 emissions).
Carbon Rally harnesses the power of Internet communities and on-line gaming to "engage people in environmental action on a massive scale." Some of the challenges are a small as encouraging people to drink tap water vs. bottled water and avoiding disposable coffee cups The site regularly poses challenges entailing small lifestyle changes but ties it into hard science by publishing studies on the effect on greenhouse gas emissions. (So, for the doubters in your group, send them to the site for the data.)
Why is DeviceVM involved? Because their Splashtop software lets users access the Internet and key applications seconds after turning on their computers, so you can resist the temptation to keep your computer on because the next morning you have to wait for a traditional OS to boot up, cursing the entire time. (Splashtop is bundled with motherboards, desktops and notebooks by their manufacturers and is currently available on ASUS Motherboard.)
So far with this challenge 427 people have reduced CO2 emissions by 9.59 tons by completing this challenge. That's equal to turning off the electricity of 5 homes for about 1 month!
Come on, do your bit and take the challenge. It won't hurt a bit.
*according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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04.18.2008
It really bums me out to see a nice idea being implemented on a piece of outdated technology.
Take this palm-fit adjustable optical USB mouse from USB Fever, for example. It's got a pretty ingenious "lengthening" component that allows the mouse to become up to 16 mm (0.63 inches) longer. This ability to "grow" makes the mouse a compelling choice for travelers who have previously shied away from travel mice because of their diminutive size.
But why a USB mouse? Yeah, it's great that the USB cable is retractable and adjustable "to fit your application" and all that, but it's not 1990 anymore. Cut the cords, people.
Via GeekAlerts.
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04.16.2008
If our recent Laptop bag bonanza - Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 - has left you dizzy with choices, here's a suggestion: check out Career Bags. With the exception of the Zegari, they sell all the bags we've previewed, including Abbi New York, Casauri, Diane Von Furstenburg, and McKlein, and have the best stock of anyone on the web, including this beautiful red GOLLA bag from Finland.
The self-made executive and owner of Career Bags, Ellen Hart, echoed the other women we talked to when she told us, "I originally designed business cases for women in 1989 because they didn't exist." The modest entrepreneur doesn't volunteer at first that she designed the Veronica London, a very popular handbag design that she sold to Hartman luggage and still sells on her site.
"I thought about three different archetypes as far as personal style: classic; funky, chic and cool; and casual. My goal: to help every woman bring out her personal style in her business life."
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04. 8.2008
It looks like the modest pc mouse has finally decided to join the “rat” race. Well, what else could it be, especially when continued “innovation” in the pc peripheral market has produced a mouse with – hold your breath – 11 buttons!
With the 11-button optical mouse, most of your frequent operations can be accomplished with a single click. Volume up/down, page forward/backward, play/pause, 4-levels of speed adjustment, launching your browser, plus the normal right/left click functions have been integrated into this unique fella. The greatest achievement of the mouse is perhaps that it manages to retain a sleek look while sporting all this added fuctionality, with buttons placed quite cleverly. However, for simpleton users like me (who cannot use one extra button even on the keyboard), the buttons only make it bottom heavy. Taking the risk of sounding conservative, I must say that I can find better use for $15.
Via The Red Ferret Journal.
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04. 3.2008
What would you do if you had to copy a couple of hundred megs of data to 20 USB drives in under 5 minutes? That’s easy, right? But look at the constraint – you have only one PC. Now, that’s a toughie.
The Nexcopy USB duplicator allows you to copy as much as 250MB of data to 20 USB drives in one shot. In under 4 minutes. Now, who can beat that? For companies, this device can save much time and effort, for example, when duplicating official data on USB drives for distribution among employees. Or for a company marketing a new product during a promotional campaign.
This giant USB duplicator with equally giant possibilities sells at a pricey $1299.
Via OhGizmo.
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