Posts Filed Under — Gadgets

[ November 20th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Alestrukov’s Exotic Wood Mice

Each one of AlestRukov’s exotic wooden mice is handcrafted and finishedwith linseed oil and carnuba wax. They feature high-grade components and are a respectably fast 1600 dpi. There is also the neat little trick of being able to control system volume via the scroll wheel. The cord is flexible, but stiff enough that it can [...]

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[ November 20th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Pisa Tower Shelving Unit Doesn’t Lean But is Kinda Cool

The Pisa Tower shelving unit gets its name after the famous tower and borrows some of the aesthetics, but leaves the wonky design at the door. The unit is made up of nesting boxes that sit on top of each other when they are skewed. A bit of extra stability is provided by way of [...]

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[ November 16th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Tempo Tags: Clip-on Time-telling Tags

As the title suggests, Tempo Tags are little tags that you can clip onto clothing or bags so that you can check the time without wearing a watch or fumbling in your pocket for a cell phone. They are stainless steel and the battery is replaceable.
Me, I’ll stick with my watch an my cell [...]

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[ November 13th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Eye-Fi Card Offers FTP Support

The Eye-Fi card makes it possible for people to wirelessly upload to their own computer, or if they have Internet access either at home or in a hotspot, to the bigger photo sharing sites. Now they have gone one step further and extended the support to FTP and FTPS servers.
What does that mean? It is [...]

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[ November 9th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Touch Stick: A Stylus For Germophobes

If you are the sort of person that is scared about putting your fingers where others have been before, rejoice, as thanks to an inexpensive prophylactic pointer, you no longer have to touch things with your own skin.
According to the manufacturer:
Great for keypads/point-of-sale terminals in stores, ATMs, elevator buttons, gas station pump buttons, courier scanners, [...]

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