Girl Tech Voice Protected Journal, Foiling Little Brothers Daily
How many sitcom episodes are centered around a teenage girl trying to protect her inner most secrets found in her diary from her pesky brother? Well, just like cellphones have made “we don’t know where our friends are” episodes unbelievable, this voice-protected journal may cause Hollywood writers to retire yet another plot device. The journal…
Inflatable Cloud Meeting Room
“If you need me, I’ll be up in the clouds” is how comedian Brian Regan ends one of his better jokes. It turns out that now everyone can be up in the clouds thanks to designer Monica Forster and her portable inflatable cloud room. It’s designed to be a place where you can get away…
Pixel Magic HD Media Box
Pixel Magic has released the HD Media Box, a hard drive-based device that plays back pretty much any format of digital media you throw at it, including 1080p video, the current Holy Grail of high definition displays. The HD Media Box supports HDMI connections (which, hopefully, you’re not paying artificially high prices for) as well…
eBay Deal of the Day: Kraftwerk’s Vocoder
While Cher, Britney, and Kid Rock have twiddled the Vocoder in their day, Kraftwerk was probably the first band to really remind us of the techno-hell we’re descending into by opened Autobahn with the magic of a voice distorted with custom electronics. It’s stuck at $3,800 right now, so head on over and bid. eBay…
K-NFB, Helping the Blind Read Again
Inventor Raymond Kurzweil has worked for many years trying to improve the quality of life of the visually impaired and his latest creation, the K-NFB combination PDA+digital camera, finally does so affordably. What the K-NFB does it take pictures of objects—menus, signs, gadget blogs, etc.—and then reads aloud the captured text. Once the user takes…
Bluetrek Serenity
Ever lose a favorite gadget or something that you can’t live without? Try the Bluetrek Serenity. This gadget is a tracking device that can fit into your wallet, purse or even on/in your kid. The base unit is about the size of a PDA and will help to locate your lost object by emitting a…
Linde Werdelin Watch Hands-On
Got a chance to fondle the Linde Werdelin Biformeter and I have a much better idea of what’s up now. Essentially, this is a really fancy watch with a strange attachment that covers the mechanical part and adds a number of digital functions. The wristwatch itself costs about $4,000 for a steel model and the…