Gizmodo: crocodile

Triangle Keys May Be Ideal for LCD Keyboards But Look Vaguely Klingon

Wilson Rothman — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:40:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.A Brit named David Baker wants you to believe that his Crocodile Keyboard concept—for which he's submitted a patent application—is the best way for big fat fingers to type on LCDs, because there's more dead space to absorb accidental taps. Good idea, secret Trek shoutout or both? [Register]

Cyborg Crocodile Would Make Captain Hook Pee His Pirate Panties

matt buchanan — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:20:00 EDT

Holy ashfjksahfkdfhja. This is Robo-Croc.

He's built with a pair of metal rods that run down his face, and over forty screws are bolted to his head holding his jaw and skull together.

Surgeons were forced to construct the biotechnological terror now known as Robo-Croc after a car crushed his formerly ordinary-but-endangered crocodile head last year. He's not eaten in three months. They're hoping that by reinforcing his snout and reconstructing his head and face with a similar texture, they can get him to eat again.

Perhaps they should start with one-handed pirates that have cybernetic limbs. I wonder if he's still going to get his brains scrambled by magnets, though? [Telegraph]

$6100 Croc-Skinned Tag Heuer Meridiist Phone: Nothing But a Pretty Face

Wilson Rothman — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:20:00 EDT

Watchmaker Tag Heuer today announced its Vertu wannabe, the Meridiist. Like others in its class, its high price doesn't seem to justify the goods, unless you count a choice of crocodile, leather or rubber, a sapphire crystal main screen and a famous name. The specs are almost entirely unimpressive: 1.9" QVGA main screen, monochrome OLED on its outer rim, 2-megapixel camera, MP3/AAC/MPEG-4 playback. There's no mention of 3G functionality, so I'm going to guess it can only do GSM/GPRS, and though the 7-hour talk time is pleasantly above average, it had better have something to brag about besides style for the price, which will range from about $5300 to $6100. [Le Journal Du Geek via Reg Hardware]

Remote Controlled Croc, Steve Irwin RIP

Brian Lam — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:32:42 EDT

We know, we know. You're just as sad as we are to hear that our favorite croc-wrangling Aussie passed away. Here's a remote controlled Crocodile that we post in his honor. The infrared controlled croc sways its tail and head as it swaggers across your poolside deck. It's not waterproof, but its jaws snap. And the remote, its a croc, too.

A solar-powered croc pool light, and croc usb key, after the jump.–Brian Lam

Croc Hunter Bio [Sydney Morning Herald]
Remote Controlled Croc [Amazon]
Solar Powered Croc Pool Lamp [MAKE]
Furry USB Keys [Akihabara News]