The folks at NEC Electronics (NECEL), a subsidiary of NEC, are working on something interesting; a remote control that powers itself and doesn’t need batteries.

How does it work? There are no magical manipulations here, just pure science, of the sort that has been powering upmarket watches for years. The power for the remote comes from electricity that is generated by vibrations from the wielder’s movements when he/she picks it up and presses buttons.

Folks in the future will probably laugh at how quaint the good ol’ days were when I tell them that, “when I was a boy, remote controls had batteries”.

The first consumer models should be out some time in the next couple of years. [NECEL via OhGizmo]

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It looks like Velma decided she was not content to pull masks off faces anymore and decided to become a badass. It’s a shame about the rest of the gang, whose fate can only be guessed at from the “RIP S-F-D” on the side of the updated van.

Price: $18 [Fashionably Geek]

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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]

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With a stunning Russian-made vacuum tube as its centerpiece, the Ice Cube Clock Kit from the Maker Shed looks like a fun project for the holiday season. There are only 25 in stock, but the folks at the shed do aim on getting some more in, so if you miss out it is not the end of the world.

• Cool glowing blue tube with 8 digits, PM dot and alarm on/off indicator
• Adjustable brightness
• Alarm with volume adjust
• Precision watch crystal keeps time with under 20ppm (0.0002%) error (less than 2 seconds a day)
• Clear acrylic enclosure protects clock from you and you from clock
• Battery backup will let the clock keep the time for up to 2 weeks without power
• Selectable 12h or 24h display
• Displays day and date on button press
• 10 minute snooze
• Integrated boost converter so it can run off of standard DC wall adapters, works in any country regardless of mains power
• Great for desk or night table use, the clock measures 4.9″ x 2.9″ x 1.3″ (12.5cm x 7.4cm x 3.3cm)
• Completely open source hardware and software, ready to be hacked and modded!

Price: $75

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Thanko has built a GPS watch that doesn’t look like a GPS watch, which is pretty cool if you ever wanted to automatically track your own wanderings. The watch connects to Vista and XP PCs via USB and from there you are only a hop, step and a jump away from logging all of those lovely coordinates on Google Earth.

Price: $197 (but if you wait for the dollar to pick up a bit, it could be a whole lot cheaper) [DVICE]

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