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Thursday, November 13th, 2008 |
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Here it is a device that is aimed at two marginalized categories of people: the blind and the chronically rude. As far as the blind folks are concerned, the benefit is obvious, as all of the clock’s major functions are controlled with simple verbal commands. This includes alarm deactivation, but not necessarily the way you’d expect. I mean, a simple “shut up” won’t do the job for you; you’ve got to greet Moshi to initiate voice commands then politely ask it to turn off the alarm. It’s something like talking to a human that has the bad custom to hover by your bed and play a plastic recorder into your ear every morning at 7:00 A.M.
The Moshi IVR Alarm is the first fully functional responsive alarm clock that can set both time and alarm by voice. Initiate commands by saying “Hello Moshi” and the clock will respond, “Command please”. Say one of 12 Voice Activated Commands and clock Moshi will carry out your instructions.
The Moshi IVR Alarm Clock is aimed to anyone who is looking for the added convenience of interacting with their clock. I don’t know how many would like such a thing, but I suppose that there are many people out there who’d love to tell the alarm to shut the hell up after pushing it off the table to a place they couldn’t reach, in their desperate attempt to snooze the alarm clock. In addition, you can ask Moshi to tell you the time when you’re busy getting ready for a meeting you’re already late to, set the alarm or turn off the alarm without moving from the comfort of your bed and know the current temperature all the way from the closet.
It’s no surprise that the World Blind Union officially endorses the Moshi IVR Alarm Clock because of its ease of use through verbal commands, which is to bring some spectacular benefits to the blind community.
If you’re interested in purchasing the device, then you can visit the product’s website, and the Moshi it will be all yours for $49.99.
(Source: gizmodo.com)
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 |
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You don’t get to see a watch that features the face of Leonardo da Vinci everyday. People know who this guy is and often associate him with Mona Lisa, the best known piece of art of this great painter and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived, as he was a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. Ok, you can now raise your eyebrow! This really is too much for one person and I wonder if he ever had the time to, I don’t know, breathe?
But if you want to see Leonardo da Vinci’s mug all day long, you can always purchase this Backwards Watch, which will remind you that geniuses are not born with the frequency that you’re surfing the Web and that you have to do a little bit more than just reading some blogs and RSS feeds in order to be considered a human being whose seemingly infinite curiosity is equaled only by your powers of invention.
So, you can wear this Leonardo da Vinci watch on your wrist and hope that some of his knowledge will somehow transfer from the hands of your timepiece to your brain. The watch is inspired by his backwards writing or “mirror writing”, which some believe to be a code. Others think that he was just punking people in the future. However, the most likely reason for the backwards writing is that Leonardo was left handed and preferred to pull a pen as opposed to pushing it across the page (to prevent smudging).
Like the writing in his notebooks, this watch does everything backwards – the numbers on the faceplate are written and listed backwards, and the hour and minute hands move counter-clockwise as well. That should make it a real pain to tell what time it is.
If you want to purchase this device you can do it from philosophersguild.com and it will cost you $35.95, with one year warranty.
(Source: Gizmodo.com)
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 |
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When you see something like this indoor, child-sized train set that can move young lads around, the only thing you can think about is that this kid’s dad must be a very wealthy, not to mention generous, man. Alright, people love their children, this is the human nature, and they all want to give them the best things in the world. But only the fortunate ones succeed to reach this purpose. This is why regular kids have to settle for tiny, toy train sets that they have to move around with their hands. But not rich kids!
If you have a home large enough to accommodate this Hand Crank Locomotive, chances are pretty good your kid will want this in his bedroom. Of course, those who could never afford such a thing would consider you nuts to splash $4,100 on the train set just for your kid in these times of economic crisis. But your children’s happiness has no price, isn’t it?
This is the heirloom locomotive reminiscent of the ones encountered at carnivals and fairs in the 1940s that uses simple pushing and pulling of a child’s arms on a hand-crank to propel it around an outdoor track. There are two included locomotives and each of them is made from cast aluminum with stainless steel crank handles, supporting a single child up to 100 lbs. Children are forced to make minimal efforts, as they crank, so each train glides easily on precision-crafted, cast-iron wheels with a familiar “click-clack” sound with no slipping.
The 30’ diameter 12-gauge circular track is made of welded steel and sets up in under one hour with the included fasteners and wrenches; it fits into its own 45 ¼ L x 19 W x 9 ¾ D inches rolling storage cases. The package includes two locomotives and the track, plus two nylon covers that are meant to protect the locomotives.
Each locomotive measures 47 x 25 x 23 inches and weighs 83 lbs, while the track weighs 32 lbs and can be purchased from Hammacher Schlemmer. This must be an awesome gift for kids, but due to the large size, I don’t think that many children will find this under the tree on Christmas morning. Not to mention the $4,100 price tag, and that to have it shipped to your door it will cost you $500. You couldn’t call this a bargain, could you? I’m sure you’ll have to confine yourself to buy your kid some Legos, like regular parents, right?
(Source: Dvice)
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 |
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If you ask me, it’s a little bit early to become Christmas spirited, as Santa doesn’t usually show his face in November. Come on, guys, he is still resting his bones after the long and exhausting trip he had last year. Not to mention the fact that he needs to prepare the gifts you’ve all asked for and it’s a lot for only one man, that’s for sure!
In the meanwhile, you can relief your eagerness with the cool new Snowball Blaster that gives you the chance to annihilate everyone that crosses your path and dominate every snowball fight this winter. The Snowball Blaster combines slingshot technology with a trio of special forming chambers, and the result is a snowball weapon that might upset the balance of power in your neighborhood. This amazing snowball blaster launches huge softball-sized snowballs up to 50 feet away for long-range attacks or it can also be used for devastating close encounters. The launch is rapid and as the blaster compacts the snow in to spherical shapes the accuracy is also good.
The only thing you need to do is to simply place snow in the forming chamber and close the lid, where are packed three perfectly spherical snowballs. To blast your mark, place one snowball in the muzzle, aim the launcher and pull back the slingshot mechanism. You can enjoy an uninterrupted, fast-action play, as the blaster is powered by elastomers instead of batteries. The device is made of durable, cold-resistant plastic and has an ergonomic power-wrist support handle.
Get two of this, one for each arm, to double your icey assault and increase the neighborhood carnage levels. This way, victory is surely within your reach with devastating arctic weaponry this advanced. More than that, your hands won’t freeze and your arms won’t tire.
The package includes targets for shooting practice and measures 17 ½ L x 5 ½ W x 12 H inches. You can purchase it from Hammacher Schlemmer for an amount of $29.95.
(Source: Dvice)
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Saturday, November 8th, 2008 |
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If there weren’t already enough alarm clocks on the market to choose from, in order to adorn somehow you bedside table, here’s another novelty. The clock looks like a retro TV. Actually, the alarm clock is housed in a retro-style television and has a couple of different ways to make sure you wake up in the morning. More precisely, the device plays back some old game show themes and sounds that are meant to open your eyes after too many hours of sleep.
Ok, I agree, you must be a fan of modern retro gadgets in order to enjoy and love this alarm clock, but come on, this thing has a remote control to shut it off whenever you please. However, it could be dangerous for heavy sleepers, as it would make it way too easy to lazily open your eyes and flip off the alarm without even thinking about it.
The TV has four different alarms, three are game shows and the other is the TV test signal background. In addition, there are an LCD that displays hour and minute, in a 12 hour format, a month and date display button, three function buttons: Mood light ON / OFF button, Mode button and Set button, a remote control mood light ON / OFF up to 2 meters, a colorful flash mood light and a handle on the top for easy to carry.
The clock measures approximately 9.4 x 8.3 x 7.4 centimeters and weighs 263 grams, while the remote’s dimensions are 6.0 x 3.5 x 1.0 centimeters. The Alarm Clock is powered by 3 x AAA batteries or 4.5V DC adaptor (which are not included).
The package consists of the Retro TV Alarm Clock and the remote control, while instructions are available on the package, the device being easy to set and operate. If you want to add one more alarm clock to your collection you like to ignore in the mornings, then you can purchase the Retro TV Game Show Alarm Clock from SourcingMap.com for an amount of only $19.99.
(Thanks for the tip, William)
(Source: coolestgadgets.com)
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