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Water Powered Clock

May 8, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Gadgets at 1:15 pm | Comments off

Here it is- the just add water clock!  For those of you who have just about everything, go ahead and jazz up your collection with a water powered clock, actually you can add just about any electrolytic fluid like soda, beer or coffee.

The clock will display the time and date just seconds after you fill the liquid reservoirs in the back with the liquid of your choice.  How does it work, you ask?  An internal converter extracts electrons from water (or liquid of your choice) molecules and produces a steady stream of electrical current which acts as a fuel cell to generate power to the clock.

Cost, $10.

Celebrate Mother’s Day with a Phone Purse

May 8, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as For Her, Gadgets, Luxury Gifts at 10:49 am | (2) Comments »

Thinking about what to get mom this year for Mother’s Day?  Forget the tired bunch of roses & greeting card and grab hold of this funky phone purse.

You’re thinking it’s just another recycled product idea, right?  But this new phone purse gadget has a trick up its sleeve.  The darn thing actually works as a telephone, though sadly not as a cell phone.

This handy bag can be plugged into a landline and used as a normal phone, forget asking your friend if you can use their phone, just plug in & away you go. Purse comes in red & black & measures 11″h x 10″w. Cost, $295.

Basket Locker Anyone?

May 5, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Furniture at 12:00 pm | Comments off

I need some help figuring out why this Basket Locker is priced at $550.  Is it an error?  Was it owned by Elvis?  Does it in some way help notify law enforcement that a hooker is in trouble?  Is it made of fairy dust & gasoline?

I’m afraid the locker is not made out of fairy dust & gasoline.  Four refurbished vintage locker baskets were used in the making of the Basket Locker- red, orange, blue & green- and fitted into a steel frame for tuck-away use.  Stash old love letters and anything else incriminating in this back-to-junior-high-school creation.  Although I think it would be a little incriminating to actually spend $550, plus shipping, on this lovely piece of thing.  You decide.

Radio Control X-UFO

May 5, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Gadgets, Tremendous Toys at 9:41 am | (1) Comment »

Need a radio-controlled gadget to entertain you while you’re watching X-Files reruns?  I have just the thing for you.  The Radio Control X-UFO should solve all your flying saucer needs unless you like to play for more than five minutes.

I’ll admit this is a pretty innovative piece of thing, but you only have five minutes to enjoy the three-dimensional gadget.  Using four electric motors, two propellers and an electronic gyroscope, the makers of the X-UFO were unable to give us more flying time without a 25-minute battery boost.

The X-UFO is made of carbon fiber & EPP foam & can be flown indoors our out, for five minutes.  You also get red & blue flashing LED lights, four-channel radio control and a range of up to 320 feet. 

So, this is what I’ve got.  A light-weight red & blue LED light flashing radio-control flying saucer that will provide me up to five minutes of fun and lead me to a 25-minute battery recharge until I can play again.  Hmmm.  I think I’m going to have to pass.  Although it’s pretty handsome.  Cost, $130.

 

iDiamond Earphones for Your iPod iExperience

May 4, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Gadgets at 1:52 pm | Comments off

Give yourself a little ’i” boost with iDiamond embellished earphones for your iPod.  You’ve probably been needing some bling for your tunes and here’s just the thing to get your bling on.

These bright, shiny earphones were designed by Italian company Mac@Work.  You have your choice of colored diamonds in the shape of a heart, moon or lightning.  Cost to liven up your iexperience, $800-1,000.

Via:  BornRich

 

James Bond L’espion S Pocket Digital Spy Camera

May 4, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Gadgets, Tremendous Toys at 10:23 am | (4) Comments »

Looking like it just came out of Q’s laboratory, the L’espion S is here to make any ordinary citizen into a mysterious spy.  It looks like a Zippo but it’s really a .3MP digital camera.  With no ’ON’ button, all you have to do is but just flip the top, click the button, close the case and get you spy on!

The L’espion S has an internal memory capable of holding 150 spy-quality photos at 640 x 480 as well as the ability to record 12 minutes of secretive, mysterious spy talk.  What more could you ask for?  Just get in that Bugatti Veryon of yours and let the spy times begin.  Cost, $100.

Chill-Out Inflatable Room

May 3, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Gadgets at 1:25 pm | (1) Comment »

Need to just get away from it all?  Love looking at the night stars, but hate the biting mosquitoes? Then step into the Chill-Out room inflatable that would make NASA proud.

Making use of 31 interconnected hexagonal pillows, this comfy pod inflates to seven feet which should be enough room for you & your sweetie to snuggle hive-like under the evening sky.  

A large entry portal gives you access, white PVC walls cocoon you soundly & a clear overhead panel offers you mosquito-biting-free views.  I think of this inflatable as more of an escape pod.  If the in-laws or kids are getting you down, climb aboard and roll your cares away.  That’s what I would do, find a good hill and start rolling.  I would never have been found if this was available to me in my childhood, for me it was just cardboard boxes and digging up rocks. 

The Chill-Out inflatable was originally priced at $400 last year, but I found a goodie on eBay for a starting bid of $31.  I mean, come on, those guys look like they’re having a good time, right?

Safety Aphrodite Platform Shoes for Sex Workers & Prostitutes

May 3, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Gadgets at 10:52 am | (9) Comments »

Are you saying to yourself, “Safety Aphrodite platform shoes for sex workers & prostitutes?  What the heck is she talking about?”  There is a new kid in town to protect our local sex workers & prostitutes, the prototype Aphrodite platform shoe. 

The shoes will have a built-in alarm system, which emits a piercing noise to scare off attackers; a GPS receiver; an LCD screen with video & scrolling print; an emergency button that relays the worker’s location & a silent alarm signal to public emergency services.  If  there problems with law enforcement, the shoes will send a signal to sex workers’ rights groups.

Wow.  And I thought my shoes were fancy.  Sadly, this is only a prototype and I can’t buy a pair in pink immediately.  Not that I walk the streets, but it seems pretty fun to have shoes with GPS and silent alarms, don’t you think?

Life Size LEGO Hans Solo Frozen in Carbonite

May 2, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Artsy Fartsy, Gadgets at 11:28 am | (3) Comments »

First off, I know this is the second Star Wars-related post this week and it’s only Tuesday.  I’m not a fanatic, even though I can sometimes be spotted kicking the Leia hairdo, it’s just worked out that way.  And you just can’t pass up a 10,000-piece LEGO life size Hans Solo frozen in carbonite, can you?  I think not.

Nathan Sawaya, a professional LEGO artist- yes there does appear to be such a thing, & former LEGO Master Model Builder spent 3 months constructing this 10,000 piece, 6-foot tall replica of ‘Han Solo in Carbonite’.

Wow.  And I though my LEGO creations were better than the other kids’ projects. 

 

Sawaya explains the piece on his wesbite saying, ”Wanting do a Star Wars model, and also wanting to do something never been done before (to my knowledge), I decided to make Han Solo frozen in carbonite. Life size. It took about 10,000 bricks, almost all dark gray, and about three months of on and off building. I built the sculpture so it can break down easily into smaller parts, thus making it mobile. Because, like most people, I like to take large sculptures of people frozen in carbonite with me whenever I travel.”

I feel you, mate.  I don’t go anywhere without my Tom Cruise frozen in carbonite, we all thought it was the safest thing for everyone.

More pics here.

Sanyo Roborior: Everything You Need in a Robot?

May 2, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Gadgets, How the Rich Survive at 10:29 am | Comments off

Have every imaginable robot but still feel like you’re missing something?  Well, maybe the Japanese Roborior is the next new thing for you.  The Sanyo Roborior is basically a house-sitter equipped with digital camera, infrared sensors and a videophone.

Not only can the Roborior sense break-ins using infrared and notify homeowners by calling their cell phones & sending over video from the digital camera, it is a pleasant interior accessory that glows purple, blue & orange.  What more could you want?

“We’ve had robots before that were just toys, but the Roborior can actually be put to practical use in the home,” said Takako Sakata, a spokeswoman for the department store chain Takashimaya.

“We received a lot of inquiries after the demonstrations,” Sakata said. “Our initial plan is to sell 2,000 robots.”

At $2,600 each, the robot is going to have to make me breakfast, wash my laundry & tell me a goodnight story before I dish out that kind of cash. 

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