This is a good thing for parents to ask themselves now that the holiday season is here… Luckily, AP writer Michael Hill recently wrote an article about this very question: It’s a 21st century twist to age-old kid-parent tensions. Parents are used to judging when the time is right to buy junior a 10-speed or…
Monthly Archives: November 2005
SolarCap tiles: For that underfoot rainbow-effect
Want a psychadelic walkway? Sure, we all do. So here are SolarCap Light Emitting Tiles, distributed by Blackson Lighting: The tiles come in six colors (red, amber, yellow, white, green, blue) and two sizes (8″ x 8″ and 8″ x 4″). They collect energy during the day and emit a soft glow (via built-in LEDs)…
The EnterTrainer, for all you lazy people
Want to force yourself to really work out? Me neither. Still, there’s this: It’s the EnterTrainer, by PowerUp Fitness. You strap on a heartrate monitor and start running (or stepping, or cycling, or whatever). If you aren’t meeting your heartrate goals, the EnterTrainer starts lowering your TV volume — but that’s just the warning. If…
Retro phone handset – bulky, but beautiful
I’ve seen retro handsets before, but this is the first time I’ve seen them being sold to the masses: A true classic — down to the curlicue cord. Now you can have that ‘old phone’ feel anywhere — on the subway, in your car, at the grocery store. This bakelite beauty comes with a 2.5mm…
Timepiece a la Atari: the Pong Clock
This is soooo cool: Made by Buro Vormkrijgers, this unique timepiece plays one (long) game of Pong daily: every minute the right side wins, and every hour the left side wins. Hence, the score is the time. Sources: Engadget and MoCo Loco.
Movement-sensing cell phones
The SPH-S4000 and SCH-S400 from Samsung come equipped with movement recognition. For example, the MP3 player will skip songs (either forward or backward) when you shake the phone a certain way from side to side. Or, you can play games (e.g., Bobsleigh, Shooting) controlled via user gesture. The phones also come with a pedometer, thermometer,…
Skype for on-the-go types
Everyone loves Skype. Now, Elecom has made Skype both simpler and more secure: The BT-MG1 and BT-MG2 from Elecom are both 32MB USB drives pre-loaded with Skype software. (The only difference between the models is that the BT-MG2 has Bluetooth connectivity.) You can store profiles, usernames and passwords on these babies — making them easy…