Lighted Door Handle July 23, 2006
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Install this lighted door handle and your roommate will know when the coast is clear, or when you're doing the bouncy bouncy with that babe from across the quad. The handle glows red or green, which you select using a small lever underneath.
Too bad it requires a power outlet to operate, and doesn't use a highly efficient combination of long-lasting batteries and low-voltage light. But this is no cheap thing, nor is it easy to install; its £250 price tag probably will confine its use to luxo-sport cribs or the bathroom just off the boss's corner office. – Charlie White
Door handle [Bim Bam Banana, via Gadget Candy]
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Wow-Pen Mouse Helps Ease Old Man Pains July 23, 2006
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People with repetitive stress disorders, also known as wimps, might like the Wow Pen Eco. Its name is a bit of a misnomer, since it has very little to do with a pen (well, it does offer hand recognition with the right software) and doesn't really echo or anything.
That said, its design is such that it's supposed to help people with things like carpal tunnel syndrome by easing pain. The vertical orientation of the mouse may look odd, but it functions just the same as your trusty two button mouse, complete with scroll wheel on the side.
By aligning the buttons vertically, the company argues, "you don't feel almost any pains and fatigue over the regular mouse." That's the kind of language you can trust. The spacing of the buttons was also taken into account, and are supposedly located at just the right spot so that you "never feel any inconvenience" during use. Just combine this with other ergonomic nonsense and you're well on your way to believing you're more comfortable than you really are. – Nicholas Deleon
Product Page [Waawoo Tech via Everything USB]
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Fish n' Flush Toilet Aquarium: Flushing Nemo July 23, 2006
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Some ingenious plumber cum marine biologist thought up a way to make double use of the flush tank in your standard crapper.
This aquarium comes with some fake plants, a filtration system, and a seat with an "Under the Sea" motif. One thing to note before you drop £250 bills on this bit of porcelain: It uses half of its reservoir to hold your goldfish, meaning it probably has reduced ability to flush your home grown sea cucumbers.
But note the LEDs - doubly useful for nightime fish gazing and peeing. And when your goldfish turn into floaters, this'll make it easier than ever to give them a burial at sea. – Brian Lam
Fish N' Flush Toilet Aquarium [ Fish N' Flush via Thrillist]
Alloy Wheel Case Mod July 23, 2006
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Every once in a while we will stumble upon a case mod that has a pretty big wow factor. This does it. Unique, beautiful, stylish and done very nicely.
This mod is the work of Micke Gustafsson. His original idea housed all of the computer components inside the rim and looked like a traditional case. After finishing the mod he was somewhat disappointed and decided to scrap it and start over. His final mod looks nothing like a computer. From the front, no computer components are visible. He used an EPIA mini ITX motherboard and pico power supply to make sure everything stays hidden nicely. Hit the link for the full worklog complete with pictures. – Travis Hudson
EPIA Alloy Mod [bit-tech.net]
Lexon Tykho Fan: Cool and Quiet July 23, 2006
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This Lexon Tykho fan designed by Marc Berthier is so chic, it's been chosen by the Centre Georges Pompidou for the permanent collection there. Now that is one snooty museum in Paris, so this must be one extraordinary fan.
With a two-speed motor and rubber blades, it'll keep you cool at your desk on those days that are hotter than a two-dollar pistol. Sure would be nice to have one here in the United States, where we're having a record-hot summer so far. Thankfully those in the UK can get if for £26. – Charlie White
Product Page [Skripta]
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Motorola Z Silver Slider Launched July 23, 2006
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The successor to the Motorola Z, or MX600, has been launched in South Korea.
The Motorola Z Silver is a slider phone that is a tad thicker than the RAZR V3, includes a 2.2-inch colour screen, 1.3-megapixel camera, mp3 player and all of the other standard—Bluetooth, phonebook, calculator, etc. Keep drooling, citizens. This phone is only available in South Korea through SK Telecom. – Travis Hudson
Motorola Z Silver Slider Phone Launched [MobileWhack]
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Pimp Your MacBook, If You Dare July 23, 2006
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I've just been informed that, yes, people still "pimp" things out, no matter how silly the term seems. Uncrate put together a list of 10 items that will make your MacBook, um, really pimp, I guess. There's the usual assortment of software, like Windows XP, which may or may not have more street cred than Mac OS X, and Parallels Desktop, the VMware-like software that lets you run Windows alongside Mac OS X; the ubiquitous RAM upgrade; various carrying bags and cases also populate the list.
The most eye-catching, thereby the most "pimp," however, is the Colorware custom paint job. Just like in that MTV show about turning old piece of junk cars into painted over old piece of junk cars, Colorware will paint your MacBook for £250 with one of 28 different colours. If you want, they'll even mix paints for an extra £60. While you're at it, send 'em your Mighty Mouse or battery and for £15 they'll paint it for you.
There you go, pimp'd out MacBook. How proud you must feel. – Nicholas Deleon
Pimp Your MacBook [Uncrate]
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Sentavi Solarium: Tan and Shower, Too July 23, 2006
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Now you can take a shower and conveniently boost your chances of skin cancer at the same time. The Sentavi Solarium is said by its maker to be easy to install in most bathrooms, where its UV light bulbs are hidden behind a seven-inch deep panel.
The idea is that instead of giving yourself a gigantic dose of ultraviolet rays every two weeks in a tanning bed, you can gradually burn your skin with this unit that simulates sunlight. Either way, by age 60 you're sure to have that leathery cowboy-looking skin of trophy wives from the Hamptons to Malibu. On the plus side, shining that light on yourself is a great source of vitamin D, so there's that.
By the way, we've covered a shower 'n' tanning device from another manufacturer before, but none with pictures this provocative. Trying to keep our blog safe for work, apologies for that bit of Photoshoppage there, edited for American audiences under the watchful eye of The Man. Ahh, prior restraint, the worst kind of censorship. – Charlie White
Product page, NSFW [Sentavi] (Thanks, Marianne!)
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