Ditty No More

It’s been less than a year since Dell happily announced the release of their very own mp3 player, the DJ Ditty and they have no very, very quietly pulled the plug on it, showing once again that Apple’s iPod continues to be the top dog in media players.

There are lots of different mp3 players to choose from and many are much cheaper but consumers just keep flocking to the iPod. It seems to be the little player that could and that doesn’t look to be changing any time soon.

Unique Bamboo Headphones

If your looking to stand out from the crowd then you can try these bamboo headphones. I think your almost guaranteed to be the only one on the block who has them first. Created by designer Shuwa Tei and available at MoMAstore for $125.00, these headphones are very pleasing to the eye and they are light weight just like regular headphones. As of right now, we don’t really know how they impact the sound differently from the hard plastic headphones.

Doggy Torture Purse

I’m beginning to wonder if people hate their pets. Simply because they are willing to buy things like this little carrier that is supposed to be a luxury purse?

If you are out power walking why not let lassie walk beside you? They need exercise as well, unless you like an 200 pound poodle.

Glamour Dog

Cell Phones Tell Time

At the end of the 19th century Patek Philippe created the first wristwatch and it soon might go the way of the pocket watch. With millions of americans carrying a variety of portable devices many are simply looking to them to find out the time.

This is especially true of the cell phone users. One is more likely to pull their cell out of their pocket to find out what time it is than buy a watch. I personally haven’t owned a watch in five or six years because they break so easily.

Sales of US watches have slumped since 2001 and fell another 4.9 percent in 2005. Back at the creation of wristwatches men were the last to use them but in this century they seem to be the first to discard them. Of the 69 million who bought watches last year 40.3 million were women.

Swiss Army Knife… and MP3 player?

This new Swiss Army Knife can play 1 gig of MP3s and the radio, which should make roughing it in the woods a lot more enjoyable. No report on battery life, so I don’t know how long you can listen to your music while trying to survive in the wilderness.

Perpetual Motion Machine

I remember all those crazy things people invented about a century ago trying to make a perpetual motion machine. Most of them did keep moving for a while before succombing to those pesky laws of physics. Apparently these guys are still trying — and they’ve been pretty successful too!

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/gizmos/0,71626-0.html?tw=rss.index

Standing Wheelchair

I usually post here about remote controls or new sunglasses and then I get all excited about how technology is improving our lives. But this article, about a standing wheelchair, really in improving quality of life.

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/index.blog?entry_id=1540788

 Have to agree with guys from Wired — it does look like a new Segwey.

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