Strange but Neat: More Tech Stuff

Source: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/diy-hard-drive-clock-217947.php What do you do when your hard drive fails. Make lemonaide (or a clock) out of that lemon. As a bonus, constantly staring at that clock should certaintly remind you of what happened the last time you failed to back it up.

Source: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/nec-tag-cellphone-concept-malleable-smart-rubber-217923.php Conceptual designs can be cool, if not terribly practical. NEC is proposing a cell phone made from malleable rubber so it can be shaped into a wrist band, arm-band, or even a headband... don't those pulses of EM energy feel SO refreshing. Well, maybe not if your the British author who claims that she feels 802.11-compliant transmissons. Apparently WiFi signals feel like "being prodded by a thousand fingers". Hey, if she really can detect WiFi signals, she could make a fortune.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/30/panasonics-bucking-bronco-fitness-equipment-no-were-not-kidd/ Panasonic has joined the exercise bandwagon with... your own personal bucking broncho seat. Stirrups and and handles are optional extras (I kid you not). Even has a place to store an oxygen tank. Right, we ALL need those as part of our exercise equipment. Yours for just $2,500. Of course, this device is probably MUCH safer than the Wii. Apparently there are dozens of reports of Wii controllers damaging property (often the most expensive). Not only that, Wii users are complaining of health problems... shortness of breath, aching muscles, sweating... the sort of symptoms associated with physical exhertion. Nintendo's response to the "injuries"? "[Wii] was not meant to be a Jenny Craig supplement; if people are finding themselves sore, they may need to exercise more." They also offer a non-skid glove for sale to combat Wii-remotes slipping from sweaty palms.

Source: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/sprayon-condom-from-liquid-rubber-to-sweet-love-in-mere-seconds-217933.php Love is in the air, or maybe that's just the smell of silicon spray. a German group (the Institute for Condom Consultancy) is developing a spray-on condom so that you can get the perfect fit every time. Easy to use: when you get that "lovin' feeling", stick it into the device that looks amazingly like a thick vibrator and aerosolized silicon coats your member. In a few seconds, you're sealed for freshness. Says group spokesperson Jan Vinzenz Krause, "It works by spraying on latex from nozzles on all sides. We call it the '360 degree procedure' -- once round and from top to bottom. It's a bit like a car wash." The process is not quite ready for market... According to a Reuters news report "before the new condom can be sold in shops, the firm must ensure that the latex is evenly spread when sprayed, as well as optimise the vulcanisation process.". Vulcanization, just the thing I want associated with a sensitive body part.

Source: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/breville-ikon-ct75xl-toaster-lifty-looky-and-its-right-tidy-218128.php Roller-toaster. 'nough said.

Source: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/light-up-the-night-with-lumigram-maam-218670.php Also: http://www.lumigram.com/catalog/page1.php?osCsid=b401aefd2af03f21ada56a5ff86fc131 Next time you go out on the town, stand out from the crowd with your own luminescent top. Apparently the only make this product for women so guys are out of luck. The company also sells glowing handbags, pillowcovers, table cloths, even hairpiece extensions that can be woven into your own tresses.

Source: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/pupa-fur-lamp-heavy-petting-turns-it-on-218778.php When I say that heavy petting is a turn-on, I should not be referring to the living room light. The Pupa Fur Lamp switches state when you stroke the hair inside the... thing. I really, really don't want to get that intimate with a light source. This device is just wrong on SO many levels.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/30/diy-rc-floor-sweeper/ Yes, this is just a swiffer mop strapped to radio-controlled car. But if it gets someone to do the housework (personally I find housework relaxing), then, hey, go have fun. Maybe a RC 'copter to do the windows... hmmm....