25 February 2010, 2:08 pm
Rubik’s Slide
Puzzle-Solving Game
Link: Rubik’s Slide
Techno Source made the Rubik’s TouchCube (Episode 776) last year. This year at Toy Fair, they have a new product, Rubik’s Slide. Instead of having 6 faces, the Slide has only one, and you have to solve puzzles using the coloured squares. It also has a voice that [...]
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10 February 2010, 8:55 am
Maplock
Anti-Theft Device for Car GPS
Link: GPS Maplock
According to Just Stolen, 2.6 million car GPS devices will be stolen in the next two years. The Maplock from Australia is designed as a theft deterrent, with a stainless steel cable that goes round the steering wheel and the main unit that locks itself over the GPS. Not [...]
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10 November 2009, 2:37 pm
Ford SYNC
Voice-Activated Automation for Car Accessories
Link: SyncMyRide
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SYNC is a technology developed by Microsoft, first announced a few years ago at CES, and now comes with most of Ford’s 2010 models. It’s a voice activated system that operates many of the accessories or tasks that one commonly finds necessary in a motor car. It gives you [...]
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14 September 2009, 4:00 pm
Gorillatorch
Hands-Free Flashlight
Link: Joby
Joby has extended the application of the flexible legs of the Gorillapod to other products, including the Gorillatorch. It houses a 65 lumens CREE LED flashlight (working on 3 AA batteries) set upon Joby’s famous legs at the ends of which are powerful neodymium magnets for attachment to metallic surfaces. Dimmer [...]
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21 July 2009, 4:38 pm
Altec Lansing T612
iPhone-Certified Speakers
Link: Altec Lansing
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The T612 from Altec Lansing is a set of stereo speakers (60 Watts RMS) with an iPhone/iPod dock, certifed for use with iPhones, which shields the speakers from radio interference from the GSM phone. Henry Laporte has been using a radio clock as speakers which Jennifer got from Crate [...]
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