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Alestrukov’s Exotic Wood Mice

C. S. Magor — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:22:51 +0000

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 be bent into shape to keep out of the w

The mice are constructed from sustainably harvested bubinga, makor, sapele, and ebony, with prices that may make you regret your pro-Earth convictions. They start just shy of $1000 and finish just short of $1300. But they do look good, don’t they?

[Technabob]

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

C. S. Magor — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:05 +0000

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 an elastic rope.

If you don’t need a shelf, it functions as a perfectly good side table. Pretty cool, especially if you are the sort that moves house a lot.

[Industrial Design (Serbian) via Craziest Gadgets]

Tempo Tags: Clip-on Time-telling Tags

C. S. Magor — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:13:56 +0000

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 phone, both of which are large enough not to get lost.

Price: Time and temperature versions of the Time Tags are priced at $18 and $15, respectively. [Red Ferret]

Eye-Fi Card Offers FTP Support

C. S. Magor — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:35:57 +0000

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 painfully easy to turn a home computer into an FTP server, with a bit of hacking it is also possible to turn an Apple Time Machine into one; so with not too much work, it should be possible for people to be able to directly upload pictures to their own computers from anywhere.

If you want to set up your Eye-Fi card for FTP usage, follow these instructions.

[Crunchgear]

Touch Stick: A Stylus For Germophobes

C. S. Magor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:48:02 +0000

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, and more # Wide, flat round end for pushing mechanical buttons # Integrated stylus tip for tapping electronic buttons and for signing # Mounts on key ring for ready availability # Made of strong high quality polycarbonate ABS.

This silly product is presumably marketed at people deathly afraid of H1N1.

Price: $2.99 [Red Ferret]