Archive for January, 2009
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Great news for those of you who have a thing for computer accessories inspired by a certain japanese cat, like this webcam, the USB fan and this small speaker. You will now be able to expand your collection with this brand new Hello Kitty keyboard.
The keyboard comes in the traditional red and white colors and features the well-known bow tie on the Shift key. Kitty’s head can be found on the Enter key and as an ornament at the very top of this playful Sanrio style keyboard.
Product Description
- Size: 44.2 x 14.8 x 2.5 cm
- PC Interface USB, PC/AT compatible
- OS: Windows XP / VISTA
- Japanese QWERTY 108 key
The Hello Kitty Keyboard is available from the Geek Stuff 4 U website for $106.
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Let’s stay on the tiny gadgets topic with the brand new Grandmax Pull-n-Play Tweakers – a pair of portable mini speakers that show “sound can come in small packages”.
The design and the way they work is quite similar to the USB Spring Speaker.
Give it a twist and the top portion expands, giving you extra air space which brings out the bass. You’d have to hear it to believe it. For speakers this size, it sure packs a punch.
With built in lithium batteries, you can have hours and hours of listening. And with the built-in retractable audio and charge cables, there are no extra cables to bring around and no cable mess. When you need to charge your tweakers, just pull the charge cable out, and connect it to a mini USB, or use the included USB charge adapter to connect to a USB port. The speakers come in dual speaker configuration with stereo sound. They come in crimson red and black.
The Grandmax Pull-n-Play Tweakers mini speakers are available for $44.95.
(Via Coolest Gadgets)
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Last month we covered the Spyfire R/C Blaster here at GeekAlerts and now yet another follow-up to the original USB missile launcher has been announced. This time it’s Marvel who has come up with a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man model.
Features:
- Powered by USB with 4 feet of cable
- Contains 3 foam missiles and a Target
- Includes 3 feet of USB cable
- Moves left right up and down
- Prerecorded sound effects
- Shoots up to 15 feet at a extremely fast rate
- Compatible with Windows XP/2000/Vista
Requirements:
- PC with Intel Pentium 4 or compatible processor that operates at 2.4GHz or faster
- 128MB or more RAM
- 100MB of available hard drive space
- Any Windows compatible soundcard using WDM, ASIO or DirectSound drivers
- CD-ROM Drive
- One available USB 1.1 port on your computer to plug to the missile launcher
- Display adapter capable of 800*600 in 16 bit color
- Microsoft Windows XP with Internet connection
The Spider-Man USB Missile Launcher is available from Dream Cheeky (price unknown).
(Via Nerd Approved)
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Tags: amp, car, computer, Geek, hp, Intel, Micro, Microsoft, nec, neighborhood, opera, processor, RAM, USB, Vista, Windows
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
It’s not the first time this tin can astromech droid gets filled with water. Last year we could see R2-D2 as an aquarium with a built-in periscope, and now the design of the popular Star Wars robot has been used for a water bottle.
You simply tilt R2-D2’s head back to take a sip from your plastic science fiction inspired bottle, or to fill it up with water – or anything else you would like to drink.
The Star Wars R2-D2 Water Bottle will be available in April 2009 from the Japanese company Tanomi for ¥3,300 yen (about $37 USD).
(Via Technabob)
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
It seems as if this will be a day of mini gadgets here at GeekAlerts. First we had the Tiny Personal Alarm, then the Mini Airplane Mouse and now a small USB card reader.
USB MicroSD/T-Flash + M2 Card Reader is a slim and tiny mobile card reader which direct read and write MicroSD/T-Flash or M2 memory card. It turns your memory card into a Pen Drive! This super mini Micro Drive goes with your mobile life.
Features:
- Compatible with MicroSDHC/MicroSD/T-Flash & M2
- With cap and wrist-loop
- Memory capacity depends on inserted memory card
- Fully compliant with USB v1.1/v2.0 specification
- Easy plug and play installation device
- USB bus powered, no external power is required
- Support MicroSDHC
- Support Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS 9.0 or above
- Dimension: 18 x 39 x 7mm (approx.)
- Weight: 4g
The Mini USB MicroSD/T-Flash + M2 Card Reader is available from the USB Brando website for $12. There are two colors to choose from: black or white.
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Tags: alarm, arm, car, cat, Gadget, Geek, hp, memory, Micro, plug and play, USB, Vista, Windows
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
If you’re looking for a small and travel-friendly alternative to the Aircraft LED Mouse, this new mini airplane mouse with a retractable USB cable might be just the ticket.
Product Specifications:
- Resolution: 800dpi
- Cutie airplane design
- Capable to be lengthened and shortened on 4 levels
- Cable length: Min. length: 7cm, Max. length: 72cm
- Size: 80*80*30mm
- Weight: 45g
The USB Retractable Mini Airplane Mouse is yours for $14 from gadget4all.com.
(Via Geeky Gadgets)
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Tags: cat, Gadget, Geek, hp, solution, USB, Windows
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
If you happen to get caught up in an emergency situation, simply pull the string to detach the metal pin and activate the 120 decibel signal for this tiny personal alarm.
When the key ring metal pin is inserted back into the alarm, it will stop sounding. Ideal for Night shift workers, elderly, disabled, joggers, traveling alone…
Features:
- Handy and Neck strap
- Super Light Weight
- Battery: AG13 x 3 pieces
- Dimension: 2.4 x 3.8 x 1.5 cm
The Tiny Personal Guard Alarm (120 db) is available from Gadgets Brando for $9.
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
This “cyber fox” USB flash drive is another example of a cute looking memory device – cute until you rip its head off, that is. Just like the Koala Bear USB Card Reader.
He looks quite web browser Firefox-ish with his blue hair, don’t you think?
Features:
- Capacity: 2GB
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified
- Plug and Play, Hot-Swapped capability
- Mass Storage Device class compatible
- Support: Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and Mac OS
- Dimensions: 7cm x 10cm tall (approx.)
- Weight: 18g
The Cyber Fox USB Flash Drive is available from the USB Geek website for $20.
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Fans of the Transformers robots will soon be able to get their hands on a new edition of Takara Tomy’s classic Transformers wristwatch that was first released in the 80s.
The LCD on the watch features 170 LEDs to display rudimentary graphics which depict a smiley face, sleepy face, or the Autobots symbol. The watch also displays the time and various letters on the LCD.
Here’s a video of the original watch from 1983:
Two versions of the Chrono Label will be released – a Cybertron Autoceptor version and a Destron Time Limit watch which displays the same dot graphics.
The Transformers Chrono Label watch can be pre-ordered from the NCSX shop. The product will ship in mid-late August 2009 and the price is set to $290.90.
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Have you ever wondered what’s on Darth Vaders dark mind? Well, it turns out that it’s exactly the same thing as for so many other arch villains out there: money.
Make saving money fun with this new Talking Darth Vader Money Bank. Features phrases from Vader. Requires two AA batteries (not included).
The Talking Darth Vader Money Bank is estimated to arrive in March 2009 and the product can now be pre-ordered for $24.99 from the official Star Wars webshop.
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