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Brookstone Technology-Enabled Fleece Jacket

December 1, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Apparel, Gadgets, Holiday Gift Ideas at 10:00 am | Comments »

 

You can always rely upon Brookstone to come out with some great holiday gift ideas for the season, and this year is no exception.  Their Technology-Enabled Fleece Jacket is just the thing for any gadget junkie on the shopping list.

This handy dandy fleece jacket features 12 hidden pockets, as well as a “patented routing system” for earphones.  The jacket also comes with their new shoulder design that “promotes even distribution of weight” so you’re not out of sync with all those stashed gadgets.

But you thought that was it, didn’t you.  Just a fleece jacket with 12 hidden pockets, big deal.  Well, does this jacket have a surprise for you!  There is an extra pocket built in just for your trusty water bottle; the sleeves of this gadgety jacket can be removed so you can sport a vest; and lastly, this jacket has reflective piping so you’re safe on the night roads as you test out your holiday gadget gifts.

So, how much would you pay for this sporting Brookstone Technology-Enabled Fleece Jacket?  $500?  $300?  What about a cool $140.  I knew I had you at Brookstone, I knew it.

Via:  OhZGizmo!

USB Keyboard Vacuum for the Messy Folks

December 1, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Gadgets at 9:00 am | Comments »

I have a friend who likes to eat while they type, and to make matters worse, they are one of the sloppiest, most messy people you will ever meet.  So, naturally, their keyboard sees the likes of Pop Tart crumbles, crunched chips and pieces of popcorn which leads to a very nasty, dirty keyboard. 

But now their detritus situation is solved (no, they have not managed a life change toward cleanliness), I have found them the perfect holiday gift- the USB Keyboard Vacuum for the Messy Folks.  Yes, I have the answer friend!!!!

For only $4 I can give my friend & his (yeah, who would have guessed my pal was a guy?) keyboard the gift of a clean keyboard.  This USB-charged mini vacuum from the Container Store comes with two attachments & plugs right on up with your USB port, how handy.  And now you too can take advantage of this handy dandy mini vacuum for all your messy pals!

Via:  PopGadget

Linutop, a Mini PC

November 30, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Gadgets, Holiday Gift Ideas at 9:09 am | Comments »

Say hello to Linutop, a Linux-based mini PC.  This small guy is a diskless computer that features completely silent, low-power operation in a very small package. 

The main purpose of the Linutop is to surf the Web.  The small design has encouraged many libraries, universities & hospitals to drop their old, bulky PCs & replace them with this handy dandy Linutop.

Beyond surfing the Internet, this small PC can be used as a Point of Sale terminal for that up & coming small business of yours.  What I’m thinking, is embedding this bad boy into our JetBike!

 

Xerox Canada Creates Erasable Paper

November 29, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Gadgets at 1:22 pm | (1) Comment »

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Xerox Canada has created “a way to create temporary images on paper that would self-erase in 24 hours or less.”  Wow, that would be fantastic, almost spy-like fun, and you know I’m game for that!

“The special pages could theoretically be used again and again — as much as 50 times — to give the office recycling bins a rest. Xerox is now trying patent the technology. The Canadian team designed paper covered with special chemicals. Once the paper goes through the printer, the chemicals are exposed to a light source that causes the text on the paper to gradually fade. It disappears completely in 16 to 24 hours, but can be quickly erased by running it through the printer again.”

Via:  TechEBlog
 

Soothing Glowing Spa Lights

November 29, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Gadgets, Holiday Gift Ideas at 8:00 am | Comments »

Wherever there is a soothing bath, I’m usually in it.  So when nifty little gadgets come around, my wallet gets a little skinner.  It’s an obsession, it can’t be helped.

And these Glowing Spa Lights might just have to be a Christmas gift to myself!  Why, I think I’ll pour myself a glass of wine, light a few of those Melting Candles & away I go.  These Spa Lights are a very handy dandy thing to have about.  The lights feature a sucker on the bottom that sticks right on to the side of your bath, encasing you in a beautiful, mellow glow.  And what’s better than that?  Cost for two, $14.

Via:  ChipChick
 
 

Credit Card Alarm Clock

November 27, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Gadgets, Holiday Gift Ideas at 10:00 am | Comments »

Ahhh, I can now finish the holiday shopping for my dear husband as I have found the perfect last gift.  Do you know one of those people that amaze you when they actually remember things?  Yep, I’ve got one of those too.  With him, it’s always forgetting to grab the credit card after paying at our favorite local restaurant.  I think they only know us there as the-people-who-always-leave-their-credit-card-folks.

Well, today is a different day, my friend.  The Credit Card Alarm Clock is here to save the day & our friend’s memories.  All you have to do, or all they have to do, is place their credit card in this sleek credit card case.  When the opportunity comes & they need to pay for something, they will take out the card & listen to the case beep every twenty seconds that it remains empty.  Genius!

Don’t worry, the beeping isn’t an annoying, loud sound, it’s rather discreet yet still warns the wearer that he better grab that credit card or else he’ll be listening to the beeping till he finds something to stuff down its hatch.  I love it & it’s going on the holiday / Christmas gift idea list permanently!  Cost, $55 & worth every penny!

Via:  BimBamBanana

LiteCubes Make Your Drinks Sit Up & Be Noticed

November 27, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Gadgets at 9:34 am | (1) Comment »

 

Are your drinks a little boring?  Need to add some spice to your White Russian?  Well the, try these LiteCubes on for size, they make your drinks sit up & be noticed! 

LiteCubes are flashing cubes of light that are freezable just like regular ice cubes that turn off & on with the push of a button.  Each LiteCube will bring you lightning fast fun for up to 12 hours.  These little babies are available in red, orange, yellow, blue, white, green, pink & rainbow my personal favorite).  Why restrain your drinks from the fun life?  Let them go hog-wild with the LiteCubes & never look back!  Careful not to swallow!

Via:  ChipChick

Aurora Rocket Alarm Clock

November 22, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Gadgets, Holiday Gift Ideas at 9:36 am | (5) Comments »

I have a friend that I give a different alarm clock to every year.  Why, you ask?  Well, because this one (male) individual cannot seem to wake up in the mornings, despite his job as a trusty banker, without many alarm clocks waking his sleeping head up.  So, each year I gift him with a new one to add to his get-out-of-bed! collection and each year he wakes up a little quicker & a little easier.

So, when I saw this Aurora Rocket Alarm Clock I knew what I had to do- buy 12 & call it a day!  These crazy little, glowing alarm clocks glow a different color each hour through a 12-hour period.  Feel like Flash Gordon himself as you go to sleep & wake up with your new glowing pal.  Cost, $54.

Via:  ChipChick

The First & Only Stone Mouse

November 20, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Gadgets at 9:47 am | (2) Comments »

 

Well, today is a day of firsts.  First we had the first temperature-controlled butter dish & now we have the First & Only Stone Mouse.  Maybe the rest of the day should be an afternoon of seconds.

Feast your eyes, ladies & gentlemen, on the very first Stone Mouse.  Even during the Stone Age, never has a beauty such as this been witnessed.  A Russian designer has created this first in the mice frontier.  It looks as if the designer has taken several stone parts, polished them & glued them onto a mouse skeleton.

It’s a nice mouse, as far as mice go, but I’m thinking it’s a rather cold feeling you receive when navigating the Web.

Via:  TechEBlog

Never Have to Leave Your Go-Kart Behind, Suitcase Go-Kart Track

November 17, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Gadgets at 11:21 am | Comments »

This Limited Edition Briefcase Go-Kart Track is a hilarious invention. If I ever had to go to fancy business meetings, I would carry this baby around & look quite the professional for a while, but then I would open her up & they would know, oh yes, they would know that I meant business, go-kart business!

The Go-Kart Track Briefcase features two carts, a 2 meter track, two controllers, a stop watch & a 9-V battery block for five fierce hours of gaming fun.  Cost, just a mere $800.