A song was made using Apple’s Mac OS X operating system’s sound effects. The song was composed using GarageBand (of course).
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Via: Core77
Archive for February 20th, 2008
The Samsung PSP100 is a USB powered set of speakers with a whopping 0.6 Watt RMS. It also sports a mini-jack so you can connect it to your audio devices.
For 16.90 Euros (or $25), don’t expect the PSP100 to blow your socks off.
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Via: Akihabara News
The Razer Mako 2.1 Speaker System is the first to be blessed with THX’s Ground Plane and THX Slot Speaker technologies to eliminate sound distortion. So, this puppy is THX certified. Its 300W RMS of total system power is managed by its ClassHD digital amplifier. It also sports a 3.5mm auxiliary input minijack, 3.5mm headphone minijack, and RCA audio inputs.
For $400, the Razer Mako should sound as good as it looks.
Engadget did a review of the Razer Mako and they seem to like it.
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Via: Uncrate
The Momenta, an entry in Microsoft’s Next-Gen PC Design competition, is a device that is worn around the neck. It is similar to the Dew Life Recording Interface in that it is constantly “recording” your every moment. However, the Momenta isn’t actually recording every moment, instead it monitors your pulse and when it senses your pulse rise it automatically saves the last 5 minutes of video it has buffered. The idea is that the wearer can go back later and view the video that got him/her excited.
Cool idea.
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Via: GEARFUSE
One of the worse things a parent can do is to lose track of their kids, say in a shopping mall. The Kiddo KidKeeper from Smart Target ensures the safety of a child and the peace of mind for the parent. The Kiddo is essentially a proximity alarm that will alert the parent through audio cues that their child is leaving their “range”. Sporting two modes, the Kiddo allows the parent to set a maximum range of either 4 or 8 meters. In the event that the child wanders beyond the set range, an alarm will sound alerting the parent. The device also has a visual alarm that aids in easy retrieval of the child.
The Kiddo KidKeeper is designed for the parent to wear the receiver and the child to wear the transmitter. The transmitter can be attached to a child either by using the included bracelet or the snap hook.
No idea on pricing, but it has been released in Portugal.
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Via: Gizmag
Nope, look again. That’s not the Nintendo Wii’s “Wiimote”.
The Wedisk (from SolarMemo) is actually a flash drive in the shape of the Wii’s remote. The USB connector seems to be spring loaded, so to eject the connector you have to press the “A” button. To retract the USB connector, simply hold “A” and push the connector back in until it locks.
The Wedisk comes in 1, 2 ,4, or 8GB flavors in either white or black. No idea about pricing.
Check out the video demo…
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Via: Engadget
Got food crumbs all over you keyboard and desk? Need a new mouse as well? Check out the Cleaner Mouse from Thanko. It’s a vacuum and mouse all-in-one. Simply hook it up to an open USB port and start sucking away. The mouse itself is an 800 dpi optical mouse and the vacuum can be turned on or off by a simple flick of a switch. It even has its own tiny dust/crumb compartment for easy emptying.
The Cleaner Mouse costs 1,980 Yen (about $18 USD).
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Via: Everything USB
The problem with ordinary alarm clocks is that it is too easy to turn off. This results in the “wakee” going back to sleep as soon as the “off” button is pressed. There have been some solutions, such as the Alarm Clock Carpet and Clocky which forces you to get out of bed to shut it off. These alarm clocks ensure that you are awake. Well, here’s another one to add to the list.
This alarm clock makes you do math to turn it off. The video explains it all, but seriously, I don’t think I can do multiplication that “difficult” as soon as I wake up.
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Via: MAKE
