Portable Gadget

Archive for October, 2007

Math Homework and Staring at your Crotch: the Calculator Belt Buckle

Since it’s Halloween and everything, I thought I’d resurrect the MP4 Skull Buckle from the dead, in case you missed it the first time around. If that gets you all gouged up and bloody ready for another waist-watching piece of gadgetry, then you’ll love this calculator belt buckle.

Switch it up a little, geeks. Wear the […]

Killer Notebooks’ Uchigatana Laptop

Oh my God! It’s a bunch of computer programmers from Japan dressed up for Halloween as Medieval Warriors! Actually, it’s not, but maybe somewhere in the world tonight you’ll catch a glimpse of one of these killers and be shocked and surprised when they take your candy, just like anybody else would. These guys are […]

Proof that Dorks can’t Dance - Even the Ones in the Music Industry

In this video below, you can watch with astounding pride and feel the utmost admiration for the day of all things scary. Halloween is certainly in full swing in suburban America. These unrelenting dorks had the moxie to dress up like iPhones and parade around like mentally challenged robots hailing taxis. I guess they think […]

Non-electronic Halloween Fun: You’ll Poke her Bloody Eye Out

Awww….ain’t she a real looker? And just in time for Halloween, too! This sweet little eye-poke loving girl is named Sadie and she’s a Living Dead Doll Pencil Sharpener. She’s even got a sister named Posey, who goes in for the same profession, namely, sharpening pencils with her bloody eye and regurgitating the shavings out […]

Fast Cars and Fancy Phones: The Porsche P’9521

More and more car companies are getting their hands dirty by manufacturing personal electronic devices. We’ve seen the Ferrari laptop, the Hummer mobile phone, the Ducati USB memory drive and even Hyundai makes a watch/phone combo. Not to be outdone by competitors, Porsche Design has created a clamshell mobile phone, hoping to appeal to aficionados […]

$100 OLPC Now Selling as $200 Laptop

Remember the $100 One Laptop per Child Foundation? These little lime green notebooks intended for children less fortunate than their first world brothers and sisters are now being sold for $200 a pop.

Since the beginning of the OLPC program, the price of “the $100 laptop” has been a rising issue. The initial figure rose to […]

Dumb Idea: USB Blender Alarm Clock Annoys you out of Dreamland

Let’s see, we’ve got the Chumby to keep us updated on the latest news, the Boynq Modern style alarm clock to blast out of bed via remote, the Barbie iPod docking station alarm clock in all her pink plastic flowered glory who sweetly wakes us up. There really is no limit to the myriad ways […]

Dyson DC07 Pink!

As regular readers will know, I am somewhat obsessed with finding everyday gadgets that come in pink and Girlie colours; well recently I’ve stumbled across this great Dyson Hoover, it’s pink and silver (see pic below) and as well as being seriously cute; you wouldn’t keep it tucked away at the back of a cupboard […]

Alcatel and Mandarina Duck Purple Mobile Phone

Purple is very in fashion this winter, throw away those dowdy blacks and greys and spruce up your winter wardrobe with funky purple accessories like this Purple Alcatel and Mandarina Duck mobile phone…

It has a cute charm and clip and is exclusive to Carphone Warehouse. Other features include a VGA Camera, Photoburst, 3GP/MP4 video recorder […]

The Shadow Knows: HTC’s old Juno is new again

T-Mobile’s Shadow is stepping out of the darkness and revealing itself to the public on October 31st. The Shadow, née Juno, is a snazzy slider cellphone powered by Windows Mobile 6 that looks good and tastes even better.
The Shadow emerges on Wednesday in copper or sage for $149.99 with a 2-year T-Mobile contract. […]