Posts Tagged ‘Oddities’

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

New iPad accessory for people who think real books are better   ipadbookend 01

This idea for an iPad accessory called the iBookend found over at Variations on normal might never be picked up, but creator Dominic Wilcox is definitely on to something. (Full photo after the jump.)

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Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Stick this in your port and smoke it: Thanko’s USB cigarette   Thanko USB cigarette 01Good news for smokers who want to quit for health reasons: Japanese gadget-maker Thanko has just come out with this USB-powered “e-cigarette” that’ll let you skip on the tar and nicotine by-products that you get from traditional rolls of tobacco, but you still get the good old “me-blow-smoke, me-feel-good” feeling that no amount of nicotine gum or patch can provide.

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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Oddball gadget for loners: a glove that plays rock paper scissors    Rock paper scissors glove

How’s this for “personal technology”? A glove with sensors, a screen, and its own brand of playground logic that’ll let you play rock-paper-scissors… with yourself. Perfect for those times when you just need to decide something and you don’t have anyone around to roshambo with. (By the way, we meant “rochambeau” as in the French way of saying “rock-paper-scissors” and not the more awesome “roshambo” game that involves kicking someone in the nuts to establish dibs).

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