Gizmodo: Calculator

CO2 Pocket Calculator Does The New Hippie Math

Sean Fallon — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:30:00 EDT

There are plenty of carbon footprint calculators online, but now treehugging mathematicians can easily calculate how much damage they are doing to mother Earth using this handy pocket-sized CO2 calculator. Electricity use, water, trash and gas can all be managed from this simple, portable device (although I don't see a button on there to calculate the impact all of your calculating has on the environment). Obviously, the CO2Calc is only available in Japan, but I'm sure it won't be long until a similar product makes its way stateside. And yes, it is solar powered if you were wondering—which is too bad. It would be funnier if it wasn't. [CO2Calc via Kilian Nakamura]

Test Drive a Solar Array's Wattage Before You Build With RoofRay Google Maps Calculator

John Mahoney — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Thinking of camping out at Ikea once they start selling those solar panels? While you're waiting, RoofRay will help you plan exactly how many SUNGLYÄSS units you'll need, and how much you'll save. Draw the shape of a prospective solar array on Google Maps' satellite image of your roof, enter its slope angle, and watch RoofRay calculate how much DC juice your panels will generate. It doesn't take into account exactly what kind of panels you'll be using, so of course it's an estimate, but an interesting tool for getting the general idea of how much you could knock off the electric bill. See it in action in a demo video below.

[RoofRay via Treehugger]

Mouse-Calculator-Numeric Keypad Mashup is From Canon, Confusingly

Kit Eaton — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:40:00 EDT

Forget DSLRs: Canon has a new gizmo for us. The "industry's first" mouse with a calculator and numeric keypad is a 1000dpi optical USB mouse that flips open to a full keypad and 10-digit LCD screen. And yes, you read that correctly: the LS-100TKM is from Canon, not Brando. Strange... but if you're an accounting type who needs a calculator and keypad for your notebook, this might be the ticket. Available in Japan at first for around $32, in early July. [Impress]

DIY Scientific Calculator Watch: Wrist Candy For Mega Nerds

Sean Fallon — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:30:14 EDT

If you thought the original calculator watch was nerdy, get a load of this DIY gem from designer David Jones. According to his website, the "uWatch" is the "world's most powerful programmable RPN/Algebraic scientific calculator watch." Unfortunately, the project site is still under construction, so a step-by-step tutorial has yet to be developed. However, there are a bunch of photos that should give you geniuses a basic idea on how to build one yourself. In the meantime, I'm going to up the ante and attach a watchband to my old TI-86. [uWatch via EMSL via MAKE]

Piano Calculator Makes for Musical Math

Sean Fallon — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:40:33 EST

If math wasn't already annoying enough, this unique piano shaped calculator plays a tune with each key pressed. In the right hands, crunching numbers could become a tiny concerto. But in your hands, it will undoubtedly result in a swift and brutal retaliation by your fellow co-workers. Let's just hope Phillip Glass doesn't get wind of this. Available for 1000 Yen or around $9 [Product Page via TFTS]

Calculator Belt Buckle Makes Us Chuckle

Haroon Malik — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:00:00 EDT

How much of a douche nozzle must you be to replace your standard belt buckle with one that doubles up as a calculator? Apparently, a market exists for such persons, as indicated by the Calculator Belt Buckle. Yes, for $10 you can do away with your dignity and simultaneously purchase a chrome calculator/belt buckle. If we did have this monstrosity wedged to our belt regions, we imagine ladies would stop us all the time, asking; "What the hell is that?" Which, coincidently, is the exact same reaction we get when whenever we take our pants off. Shocking. [Forever Geek]

Takumi Calculator Features Computer Style Keypad and USB Connectivity

Sean Fallon — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:50:53 EDT

When it comes to pressing buttons, nothing beats the sweet tactile feedback a computer keyboard can provide. Now you can experience the same joy whist crunching numbers on the go. As you can see, the Takumi calculator features a computer style keypad, but it is also interesting to note that it can connect to your PC via USB and function as a traditional numerical keypad —which could be extremely useful to laptop owners. Available for around $46 [Product site via TFTS]

Stanley Brings out a Pair of Watches, One of them Strange

AddyDugdale — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:09:40 EDT

Ah, Brando. The soft "ping" in my inbox that heralds yet another slice of pedestrian weirdness from everyone's favorite purveyor of odds 'n' sods. And today's offering was no different: a pair of watches from toolmaker Stanley. One sports a 16-position compass, but it's the other one that got me all excited—a calculator watch with 6" ruler. Full specs for both after the jump.

Ruler/Calculator Watch
Calculator function with eight digits, "E"(Error)-signs, and decimal point.
24 hour Alarm
6 inch ruler
Automatic calendar for the month and date (it adjusts for 28, 29, 30 and 31 day months automatically)
Quartz crystal time source for high accuracy and reliability.
Sensitive, easy-to-use keyboard for setting the time, date, alarm, calculator operation and changing the mode.

Compass Watch
16 Position electronic compass in English characters display
Digital direction indication in degrees with 1 degree intervals
Displays hour, minute, second, month, date & weekday
12/24 hour display format
3 Daily alarms
Hourly chime signal
1/100S resolution choronograph with 24 hours working range
Chronograph with split function & bargraph animation
Dual time (TM2) with hour and minute
Water resistant to 100FT/30M
Night light electroluminescent (EL) backlighting

Both watches come in a nice toolbox, if you like that sort of thing. [Brando and Brando]

ThinkGeek's Calculator Bot May Love You

Haroon Malik — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:55:00 EDT

When you are having difficulty with your arithmetic, would it not be great to have a small, robotic calculator at your beck and call? Thanks to ThinkGeek, now you can!

The Robot Calculator will not only confirm parts of multiplication tables you are unsure of, it will also hold down your spare paper clips on its magnetic back, illuminate your face with an LED light it comes randomly supplied with and store your rather short memos on the back of its small, calculating head. If that was not enough for $14.99, it may also cuddle up to you in bed...if you forced it to. [Retro to Go]

Chocolate Calculator Counts Calories

Jason Chen — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:20:54 EDT

We're not really sure what's going on with this chocolate calculator, or Chocolator, but we're pretty sure it's not edible. Well, probably more edible than the LG Chocolate, but less edible than say, an actual chocolate bar without electronics inside. Now I can do my taxes and make a big mess all at the same time. [AVING]

Is that a Braun ET44 in Your iPhone?

blongo3 — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:00:48 EDT

Does this 1970's Braun ET44 calculator look familiar? Well for you iPhone users it should, it seems to bear more than a striking resemblance to your calculator application, no? [Wired]

Room Sized K'NEX Calculator

blongo3 — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:05:35 EDT

The best thing that I can remember making with K'NEX was a ferris wheel, and I followed a set of directions. However, a couple of engineering-crazed kids from Olin College have devised a gigantic K'NEX Binary calculator that can add or subtract numbers as high as 15 (That's way more impressive than it sounds).

It works by utilizing 9 little balls that you drop down from the top, think Plinko on the Price is Right. As they fall certain levers are flipped that in turn move a flag that shows you what number is being entered. The first four balls (remember they're using binary) tell the machine what the first number is, the fifth ball says whether you're adding or subtracting, and the last four indicate the other number.

Here's a very confusing video of the calculator in motion. I will never under-appreciate the free little calculators that my bank sends me ever again.

The K'NEX Computer [Make]
The K'NEX Computer [Product Page]

Chinese Mousepad Does It All...Badly

Jason Chen — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:00:45 EDT

I have an old lousy mousepad made in China that has a lousy calculator on it that I thought was pretty ridiculous. I was wrong. This; this here is ridiculous. No, it's ricockulous.

Not only does this mousepad have a calculator, it has a thermometer, a wrist rest, it's a USB Hub, and it's even got card readers for your picture-transferring convenience. As if that weren't enough, the product page also claims that it's good for "outgoing or traveling use." Isn't that obvious? Who doesn't take their USB-connected mousepads to the outdoors? – Jason Chen

Product Page [Sunday CN via Red Ferret via Sci Fi]

Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling's Own Line of Calculators

Jason Chen — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:20:31 EST

As if Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling hasn't sold out enough in the years subsequent to him being let go from the Howard Stern Show, he's now put his name and likeness on a series of household gadgets.

Among them, Jackie's Talking Comedy Calculator (pictured above), which is apparently designed to keep you entertained while you figure out how screwed you are in taxes this year. So when are we going to officially take out the "Man" from his name and just call him Jackie "The Joke" Martling? – Jason Chen

Excalibur Delivers Line of "Joke Man" Products: Inner Clown Dies [Crunchgear]

Weird Combo of the Day: Free Calculator with Purchase of Socks

Jason Chen — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:00:56 EST

Meggghhaaannnn Marco of the Consumerist stumbled upon this weird combo at her local Meijer. Free calculator with purchase of 2 pairs of socks makes as much sense as free ice cream scooper with purchase of two boxer-briefs. Or free lawnmower with purchase of a used 1992 Honda Civic. – Jason Chen

Meijer: 2 Pair Men's Socks With Free Calculator [Consumerist]

Memory Card Reader, Calculator

Travis Hudson — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:33:06 EDT

Efficiency is the name of the game with this gadget. I don't know how many times I have been desperately trying to transfer photos from a memory card while balancing my checkbook at the same time, but this could solve that problem. This memory card reader supports a kajillion different memory types and includes a basic calculator. Even if you don't have any calculations to do, you could kill time while transferring by spelling out BOOBS on the calculator.

It also has a calendar, timer and alarm. Damn, MacGyver eat your heart out. – Travis Hudson

Product Page [Via Red Ferret]

Paul Frank Calculates 1980s Watches

Noah R — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:15:29 EST

Here is the timepiece for the Gary Wallace, Brian Ralph Johnson, or Farmer Ted inside of us all. Forget stainless steel, let's talk about that waterproof plastic wristband—comes in black or white!—and those rubbery little buttons that are perfect for cheating on math tests. Now on sale from Paul Frank for $75.

Paul Frank Calculator Watch [Uncrate]

Purchasing options for Paul Frank Calculator Watch [Amazon]