Gizmodo: Gear

Pac-Man Hoodie Has Everything You Wanted Save 100% Natural Fibers

AddyDugdale — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:00:14 EST

Nothing better in the run-up to Christmas to have a Jesus lookalike modelling a Pac-Man hoodie from Hot Topic. It's a steal at $45, but why is it only 80% cotton? Nylon just makes me come out in hives, guys. [Oh!Gizmo]

Life Saver Portable Water Filter Cleans the Crap Out of Your Water...Literally

Adrian Covert — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:30:31 EDT

The Life Saver water bottle is a military grade water sanitizer that can make the dirtiest of water drinkable in seconds. The bottle not only filters out bacteria, but also takes care of viruses and water that has been contaminated by fecal matter. The creator, Michael Pritchard, initially came up with the idea after watching victims of Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 tsunami in Asia go for days without receiving clean water. There are others, however, that are interested in Pritchard's invention.

After showing the bottle off at a defense conference in the UK, Pritchard sold all 1,000 of his $385 bottles in under four hours. Defense experts were impressed with the fact that it could filter 4,000 or 6,000 liters before the filter had to be replaced. An innovation such as this could have a significant impact if it ever reached the consumer market, not only being used as emergency gear, but for camping and travel as well. [The Register]

Ghosts Chase Pac Man Across My Chest

AddyDugdale — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:26:47 EDT

Okay, short and sweet. Textile Interfaces designed the jacket, while the Lumalive light-up plate came courtesy of Philips. It's old promo-wear from Philips, but we got hold of one that plays Pac Man. On your chest &mdash well, mine, actually.

Hands-On and Slot Exploration with the Sexy Samsung Printers (Verdict: NeXT Flashback)

AddyDugdale — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:30:56 EDT

Last week we gave you the specs of Samsung's new Windows-, Linux- and Mac-compatible printers &mdash the ML-1630 is a monochrome laser printer, the SCX-4500 a 16 page-per-minute multi-function printer &mdash and yesterday we got to see them for ourselves. Glossy, smooth, they're the kind of printers that make you want to kick off your heels, sprawl on the top and start crooning "Makin' Whoopie." But first of all we wanted to know what the slot at the front of the ML-1630 was, so we beckoned over a Samsung gal... Updated after the jump

Normally, she told us, the slot houses a little plastic arm that prevents the paper from dropping onto the floor. But it's a fragile little piece, so the bods at Samsung decided to remove it just in case any clumsy IFA-goers (ie me) snapped it off. Not that interesting, really because, given the looks, the peephole should hide microscopic laser guns that go "Pew-Pew-Pew-Pew" if they spot a typo. Just a thought.

UPDATE: I've got you some prices for you to get you some printer love. Most of the numbers at IFA are given to us in Euros, but Samsung told us to expect virtually the same price stateside as in Europe. The ML-1630 will cost 229 ($312) and the SCX-4500 349 , or $476.

Trinity Digital Audio Workstation Makes Portable Production Easier

Adrian Covert — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:49:10 EDT

Hate having to bring an unnecessary amount of hardware when you want to produce your next musical opus on the go? Need more than a Boss 303 drum machine? The Trinity Audio Group may have what you're looking for with their linux-powered digital audio workstation.

Powered by a custom version of Linux named Transmission, a 500MHz processor, and 256MB of RAM the Trinity DAW comes loaded with a variety of soft synths, sequencers, and audio editing programs. The workstation has 802.11g Wi-Fi, a 40GB hard drive, and is controlled by a touchpad and two buttons. It also has an USB input for controlling the soft synths and a set of XLR (big, three-pronged connector) and TRS (big headphone connector) inputs and outputs for interfacing external gear.

Sure, you wont be running 15 pieces of equipment at once, but that's what all the software is for, right? No price or release date has been set.
[Create Digital Music]

The Gear Clock

Jason Chen — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:30:29 EDT

If your clock's going to be made out of gears, why not just expose all the gears and make it part of the design? That's exactly what these folks did, which makes for a quite sexy clock design that gives your bedroom that much more of an industrial look. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Contemporary Heaven via Coolest Gadgets via Oh Gizmo via Boing Boing]

What's in Jack Bauer's Gear Closet?

Travis Hudson — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:30:38 EST

Jack Bauer is definitely a badass. No getting around that fact, but he actually uses a lot of gadgets and gear that can be purchased by any average joe. Everything from a Brunton Echo Pocket Scope Monocular, Motorola i880, military-style messenger bag and special ops watch can all be owned so you can attempt to emulate the greatness of Jack Bauer. Hit the link to get details on everything, including information where to buy it all. –Travis Hudson

Jack Bauer Gear [uncrate]

Bag of Holding: +20 to Geekiness

Travis Hudson — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:33:24 EDT

Don't be fooled by this four or five slot bag, it can hold much more than four potions or your epic fire-resis gear. This bag will conveniently hold all of your goods but disappear on your body while wandering throughout the barren lands killing Wild Boars. This Bag of Holding will set you back 27.99 gold pieces at the nearest vendor or at the auction house.

Now go forth, artisan. Roll 1D0 for your chance of getting a girlfriend with this Bag of Holding. – Travis Hudson

Product Page [ThinkGeek]

Audiophile Snake Oil

johnb — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 15:11:39 EST

I've always loved high-end audio and I've never really known anyone who owns any. I've seen the $100,000 CD player and $30,000 turntable needles, but I thought they were designed for mad potentates waiting who drink the blood of young boys to stay supple. However, these things exist and are available and it literally boggles the mind. What are these people doing? Turning the sand on a remote Tahitian beach into silicon? Wrapping these cables on the thighs of Korean virgins? BoingBoing found a great site highlighting some of the best and most insane audiophile gear. Take those cables in the picture there. How much would you pay? $500? They're sexy, so let's say $600. Nope. $30 grand. Get outta town.

Audiophile [ilikejam - Get ready to slam this poor guy's DSL line via BoingBoing via BackupBrain]