Archive for the ‘Office Gadgets’ Category
Sunday, January 4th, 2009 |
The personal computer can easily turn into the worst nightmare for someone who is constrained by its work, for example, to use it all day long. And if you don’t believe me, which is a pity, as I’m talking from my personal experience, you can always try to find relevant examples in your surrounding.
If you don’t have the means to buy yourself a comfortable working chair, provided with arm rests, meant to replace the plastic or the wooden stool you sit on for more than eight hours per day, then take into consideration the idea of investing your money ($19.99 only, less expensive than a chair) in the Arm-Rest Table Pad. I’m sure you don’t need additional information, as the name says it all. The pad is aimed at attaching to almost any kind of work tables, trying to prevent usual stuff like arm fatigue and all sorts of injuries.
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Made of sturdy metal construction, the Arm-Rest Table Pad allows you to move as much as you like in total comfort, reducing the muscle tension in the neck, shoulders and arms. There are a couple of problems that you can avoid by using the pad, such as the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (the CTS), the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (the TOS) and any other Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) that might occur.
Made of durable plastic and measuring 140 x 290 millimeters, the Arm-Rest Table Pad can be attached to computer desks that are thicker than 5 centimeters. This is very easy to assembly and requires no tools, being perfect for your working place, even it it’s your home or your office.
The pad comes in three different colors, including grey (the default color which is to be shipped), yellow and black, and the package consists of an arm pad, a screw and a mount.
(Source: coolest-gadgets.com)
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 |
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I won’t put you through the nightmare of trying to guess what this device is, because I could bet all my money on the fact that you won’t be able to give me the right answer no matter how hard you try. It’s odd, it’s colorful, and maybe you don’t need to know what this wacky device is meant to do, in the first place.
Still, this vibrantly colored tube is a clock and the designers called it the Chronochrome. I know it seems impossible for this unusual mix of colors to tell the time, but apparently it does. It’s something like a puzzle, if you ask me, a never-ending one, exhausting and nerve-racking.
But if you’d like to go to the trouble of taking into consideration the challenge implied by the deciphering the time, you’ll have to be patient. Not to mention the fact that your memory must be prepared for the supreme test, while your brain should prove himself very perspicacious and fast in making connections. If most clocks feature hands or digits that indicate the time, the Chronochrome has nothing to do with regular timepieces, as it based on colors to represent hours, minutes and seconds. Therefore, the clock has six luminous rings that color themselves as time passes by. They represent the digits that one can find on any other clock, starting from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59.
The Chronochrome is based on a color code that associates colors with numbers. So, the pairs the designers of this wacky device came up with are as follows: 0 – black (unlit), 1 – pink, 2 – red, 3 – orange, 4 – yellow, 5 – green, 6 – blue, 7 – purple, 8 – cyan and 9 – white. In the designer’s opinion, the last two digits are what fascinatemore, as they change with every second that passes by.
This might sound quite complicated, and if it does, you can always make the clock show time with regular numerals. The Chronochrome is available now on the product’s official website and it can be yours for $75. This is too much for something that brings nothing but some cudgeling of the brain.
(Source: Dvice)
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Sunday, December 7th, 2008 |
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I remember the accounting courses I’ve had in the past years when having a calculator was imperatively necessary, as difficult operations couldn’t be done in mind. I also remember the despair resulted from crashed calculations, when there wasn’t any solution at our disposal to help us repair the bad thing that unexpectedly happened.
This is why I don’t understand why someone would buy a device that is specifically designed to crash itself whenever if feels like it. It’s outrageous, if you ask me, as I can’t find a logical reason for someone to enjoy repeating never-ending reckonings. More than this, I wonder why a brilliant mind would decide to design and develop such a device, hoping for people to consider the invention as a useful one. Beats me!
Anyway, Takumi Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer, came up with the strangest calculator of them all, called the Crash Calculator. Let’s assume that, by some miracle, you could ignore the unusual keyboard that is far from being a standard and user-friendly one, as it looks rather like an unsuccessful Tetris game than like what is supposed to be, and that you can even succeed to navigate the keys. Still, I’m sure you won’t resist the personality crisis of the keyboard, eager to show you who the boss is. You’re so wrong if a crazy thought like you’re the one who’s being in charge has dared to cross your mind.
The point is the keyboard has indeed too much personality and crashes all of a sudden, making you lose your numbers and repeat the whole thing once again. Once, if you’re lucky, I guess. But listen to what the manufacturer has to say about the Crash Calculator and the reasons that led to such a device: “Everybody has an impulse to CRASH! We seek for the excitement of crashing in this calculator. You will be driven to crashing with the unpredictable action it makes. Calculate to crash, get an answer to crash… Enjoy yourself by operating this uncontrollâ€. It still doesn’t make sense to me.
Anyway, if you want to enjoy free pain and tons of tantrums, then go grab this crazy calculator from Idea Frames. You’ll find it in three different colors, black, orange and light grey and you might be surprised that it costs more than the “obedient†version, less insane, of course. $60. Expensive?
(Source: gadgets.boingboing.net)
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008 |
Pink gadgets are driving me crazy. I don’t know about you, but as far as I’m concerned, they’re something like the most ironic manifest aimed at women and establish the weirdest connection between pink and the fair sex.
And when I read an article about a wacky gadget, the “pinkiest†I’ve ever seen in my whole life, called the “Keyboard for Blondesâ€, it really made me scream at the top of my lungs. If you ask me, this is nothing but a joke made manifest in pink plastic. The name isn’t cynical slur on the fairer haired members of the community, at least this is what the guys who came up with this idea say.
I wouldn’t buy such a thing, not in a million years! The all-pink computer keyboard swaps out standard keys with funnier, dumber key names. Several of the keycaps have jokes silkscreened on top – the Enter key, for example, is “Yes! I want it!â€, the Backspace is “Oops!â€, while the Tab is an “Useless keyâ€. Not to mention the Caps Lock which says “WARNING! Size XXL lettersâ€.
Though this fully functional keyboard might seem a great gift in order to make fun of your blonde friends, regular computer users may find it a bit challenging. Not to mention the fact that the Keyboard for Blondes might help poor typists improve their skills, since the keys are a distracting pink and no longer have the standard labels.
But wait to hear this: the keyboard comes with proprietary software that adds functionality, fun and trendy new features to traditional keys. It talks, it takes text messaging to a totally new level and it allows you to access cool, constantly changing sites with a push of a button. The interactivity is made possible by downloadable proprietary software that was specifically created for this product.
Here’s a quote from the site: “something about it will remind you of the Reese Witherspoon’s characterâ€. This is one relevant argument, isn’t it?
According to the manufacturer, European Trends, the keyboard has already been released in the UK to some success, and at $49.95, probably only a true blonde would purchase this pink computer keyboard which is compatible with Mac, Windows and Linux.
(Source: gadgets.boingboing.net)
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 |
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I’ve realized that working so much with the keyboard has some consequences as far as my fingers are concerned. After a long day of switching between control + v or control + c, enter, space, and all sorts of letters, in order to form words and sentences, well, the only thing my fingers could use is a massage. It would be not only invigorating, but also a very pleasant way for them to end the day. For my fingers, that is.
What you are seeing here is not some kind of electrically powered bowling ball, but the Danball Finger Massaging Robot. This is what I need, alright! Of course, this product is not a “robot†by any stretch of the imagination, unless you can roll it down a bowling alley and make it knock over more pins.
The Danball from Ekbo is the latest technological breakthrough in health and relaxation therapy. Even more precisely, the device is meant for finger relaxation. Designed for home use, this compact, convenient device applies shiatsu massage therapy to the pressure points in your fingertips. Simply slip your fingers into the provided holes and the Danball automatically switches on for a one minute intensive massaging session.
Shiatsu massage therapy is designed to balance automatic and sympathetic nerves and treatment of pressure points in the fingertips, and has been linked to an improvement in the immune system and relief from insomnia, headaches and irritability. In addition, as if that weren’t enough, you get infrared fingernail treatment, to improve growth, while a soothing melody and LED light show enhance relaxation.
The Danball Finger Massaging Robot is designed for home use, but I can easily see it being used in most offices too. Maybe this could help treat the plague of carpel tunnel or repeated wrist syndrome.
The device comes in three colors: purple, clear and grey, measuring 12 centimeters in diameter and 670 grams. The external material is polycarbonate, while the internal is silicon gum. After charging the robot for 3 hours, you can use it approximately 50 times (based on 1 minute usage).
As far as I’m concerned, anything that could make the fingers feel better after a long day of work is worth the investment. And if you’re interested in the Danball, you can have it for $1991.00. Oh my God, this is too much! Even for my precious fingers!
(Source: gadgets.boingboing.net)
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