Fishfinding Wristwatch, anyone?

A fish finder for your wrist — not a brand-new gadget, but still an impressive one (…and possibly a good holiday gift for the fishing freak in your family).

The Humminbird Smartcast series consists of watches that watch the fishies, via Advanced Remote Sonar Sensors (aka that neon green thing in the picture). The display is 1.25″ along the diagonal and the watch has a 75′ remote operating range and a 100′ depth capability. It monitors water surface temperature, water depth, and (of course) time and date.

Want more info? Check out the product page.

Lookie here: LED candles!

On the left is the Metaphys Hono electric candle, and on the right are Philips Aurelle LED candles:

The Hono mimics an actual candle, believe it or not. Hold that match thingie near the candle to light it, then blow out the candle with an actual puff of air. (If you don’t blow hard enough, though, the candle will just flicker a bit… mockingly, you might say.)

The Aurelles aren’t as much fun, but they do hold a charge for 6 hours.

And, unlike genuine wick-n-wax candles, these babies are rechargeable. Yay technology.

Source: Engadget

Xbox News: How to Fix Your Overheating PSU

Ah! As a follow-up to yesterday’s post on the overheating Xbox PSUs, I’ve collected solutions people have posted online:

1. Suspend your PSU in the air with some string (attached to a piece of furniture or something)

2. Balance the PSU on the opposite edges of a cardboard box with no cover (so that the bulk of the PSU is just floating there, above the empty space)

3. Aim a fan at the PSU

“4″. Another idea was to put a half-filled bottle of frozen water up against the PSU, but I have doubts about this idea — the outside of the water bottle will gather condensation at some point, water and electronics aren’t a great combination…

So basically, do whatever you can to allow the heat to quickly dissipate — because once your PSU cools down, your console should stop crashing.

Sources: Gizmodo, Gamespot, TechWeb.

Nooka – a New(ka) Way to Tell Time

These newest Nooka watches rock. Below are models Zot-V2, Zen-V, Zen-H and Zan-35:

The Nooka line is the brainchild of artist/designer Matthew Waldman. Each of the above models goes for $250, and can be found at various locations worldwide.

Portable speaker for iPod Shuffle

A portable speaker for the iPod Shuffle? Cute idea (from Japan, of course).

The GH-SP-125W speaker is light (under 3 ounces), streamlined (won’t add too much bulk to your Shuffle), and made by Evergreen (of Japan, of course).

It’ll be available in mid-December for $25 (in Japan, of course).

Sources: Engadget and MP3 Player Guide

Xbox 360 glitches — already!

Elizabeth Millard of Newsfactor Network is reporting that Xbox 360 glitches are already being reported:

In an informal online poll, some Xbox 360 users have noted that they are seeing glitches in their gaming consoles.

On the Teamxbox.com site, run by Fox Interactive unit IGN Entertainment, a poll on the forums indicated that between 14 and 16 percent of respondents are having problems with their machines.

Microsoft has not reported any major issues and has noted that any difficulties are only in a very small number of the consoles.

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In the Teamxbox.com forum, about 100 users have reported issues with their consoles. Problems related to possible overheating seem to be the most common issue, with machine shutdowns as a result.

Users have reported that their machines shut down after only about a half hour of play, and troubleshooting efforts uncovered heating issues.

The results of the poll are unscientific, and are not being seen on other parts of the Web. Some observers have pointed out that users experiencing problems would be more likely to report them on the site than users who are happy with their Xbox 360 experience, which would skew the poll’s results.

Also, there are a number of satisfied users also weighing in on the Xbox 360. Currently, about 600 respondents not only have reported no trouble, but also have praised the console for its interface and controller functions.

Trying to quit? Try the locking cigarette case.

Who needs the patch when you can get one of these?

This device is set to open at timed intervals, to help you quit gradually. Just costs $35.

(Though, there’s really nothing preventing you from taking more than one cig at a time when the box magically opens, is there? Hmm, back to the drawing board…)

Sources: Gizmodo and The Red Ferret Journal.

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