Eclectic junk from the four corners of the ‘Net. And pictures too!
I’m not sure if this is an ultra low power LCD display or if it’s doing the same trick that ePaper/eInk can do. That’s consume no power to keep an image on the screen. If so this is going to be one hell of a handy device for portable electronics.
[via Fosfor Gadgets]
I like a radio that you have to build parts just to get it to work. It makes the sounds sweeter when you know exactly how much work you put into it. I used to have a crystal radio that I listened to when I was working in my garage that I made from a paper towel tube. It was great! This kit isn’t a crystal radio but it does have a vacuum tube in it. Oh yeah, nothing says cool more than a glowing valve! This kit will make any home tinkerer happy, heck it will make tech bloggers happy too (hint hint, oh brother of mine!).
[via red ferret]
I like this a lot. What more could you need while out on the town? Ok, your ID would be handy but in this post 9/11 world your never without it anyway, right? You have credit for the dinner and cash for the tip. Classy.
[via Core77 Design]
(The link is a Flash site so you have to dig for the goods. Silly designer, you think they would know better.)
Now, this could be used for things like R/C airplanes, model rockets, and just to have in your backpack in case your buddy makes an ass of himself while your out drinking. Its got a 300K pixel CMOS sensor and 2MB of built in memory but you can stick a 64 MB SD/MMC card in it. It can only do 20 min of 20 fps video at 320×240 but if you want better quality at a lower frame rate (12fps) you can shoot at 640×480. Ok, it’s not going to replace your camcorder but you have to admit, it darn small. Looks cool!
[via red ferret]
I can’t see these as being street legal here in the US, or even terribly economical as they only seat one person. However, they would make the commute to work pretty fun. I wonder if you can drive them on the sidewalk. In case your wondering, I have some other photos of cars from Japan here.
[via red ferret and core77]
