If your boss has decided to save on heating costs of office, but all employees’ teeth chatter from cold, continuing to operate the computers, Mouse Hand Warmer will warm up even the most important organ of any computer wizard – the hand that controls the mouse.
The developer of this gadget Anna Miller herself spent many cold days and nights before the computer and knows well that there is nothing worse for the work than a frozen hand on the mouse. That is why she has developed a special mouse pad, which saves the heat and does not require hands with no power source, which is quite important in these days of world economic crisis.
Spies always conceal their names. They have a general image of very secretive people. Spy things must be absolutely invisible. Perhaps this stereotype is just the vulnerable point of any of us?
Today we have a new spy gadget, created by Chinese craftsmen, integrated in a simple ID card. Honestly and openly, it tells the name of any member of meetings / conferences, and do not forget to shoot and record everything with the help of the camera and the microphone.
4 GB memory is enough for 3 hours of recording high quality video with sound. When there is no more space in the memory the gadget can provide live broadcast of signal on the computer.
Coffee is a divine drink. And although scientists have not still decided what it makes more – harm or benefit, we all know that there is nothing better than a refreshing cup of coffee in the morning. And at lunch, when it is a sleepy time in the office, coffee will help to waken up. And some people drink it all day, following the example of Balzac, who drank 40 cups of coffee a day.
But this article, of course, is not just about coffee, but about a gadget which will help you make your favorite drink without leaving your computer. Miniature coffeepot can be placed on the desk. Thus it may provide you with fresh coffee.
Unfortunately, coffee makers have to find a power outlet, as power from the USB is not provided. The rest, the gadget is able to fully satisfy the demands of coffee lover, who do not like to move away from the computer.
This gadget together with 2 cups costs 20 pounds.
Designer Apostol Tnokovski decided think how the future computer will look like. I do not know how long he had been thinking about this problem, but the result is the concept of E-Ball.
This computer is a ball of 15 centimeters in diameter with retractable legs and a projection screen. The keyboard will also be projected onto any surface, where it will be equipped with a computer. The mouse will be separated from the shell. And ahead even has a special “arm”, capable of supporting a sheet of paper, which will be projected on the screen.
The filling of such a computer, according to the developer, will be completely standard.
Of course, laser keyboard is very compact, but working with it is not the greatest pleasure. If you want imagine it – knock half an hour with your fingers on the table (after all, it’s how it will look like).
Petrol prices are increasing every day and are not going to fall. And if your budget is not growing along with prices, it is necessary to devise a way to reduce fuel consumption. There are two most obvious ways: to give up cars altogether, or buy more economical one. Thanks to the gadget, which will be discussed today, there is a third way.
PLX Kiwi is connected to the onboard diagnostic port of your computer and is actually watching your habits. One logs periods of driving with the same speed, braking, acceleration, skidding, etc. After observing the gadget will issue recommendations what should be changed and improved.
The manufacturer promises up to 20% savings. You can save on petrol paying $299.
USB, of course, is the most frequently used port on your computer. But the length of a USB cable does not always satisfy: the flash does not work through the extender of a half meters in length, the printer does not hold out and you have to do the next reshuffle, clearing the way closer to the system unit. What can we say about the desire to connect to devices that are installed much further and require a serious effort to move.
As it turned out, this problem is insurmountable. Company Icron offers a gadget that allows you to increase the distance of the USB port on … 100 meters.
Ranger 2101/2104 allows you to connect any device to the USB port on your computer at a distance of 100 meters. This cable is used as a common standard twisted-pair CAT5 Ethernet.
Extension consists of two blocks. One of them is connected to a computer, and is equipped with a 8P8C plug (which is popular as RJ45), transmits the signal further. Second block receives the signal in the same slot and accordingly transmits it to the input (or inputs, depending on configuration) of the USB. Manufacturer claims that the devices work as connected to the connectors of the PC.
This gadget’s price is $349 (one USB exit) or $389 (4 USB ports).
Everyone knows that diamonds are a girl’s best friends. And the producers of this gadget have decided to create a special computer mouse for girls.
Diamante is an ordinary computer mouse with two buttons and scrolling, but it is decorated with diamonds. These diamonds, of course, are not real, but look nice.
The price of Diamante is $50. It should be connected to the PC via USB.
There are people who use computer for other purposes such as playing games, listening to music and watching movies. Now these people do not need a computer! All these functions can perform a new gadget – Touchscreen MP4 Player: announced recently in China. This device is made according to the latest technology, designed for touch control. Games, videos and movies, photos and pictures, radio, voice recorder – all this is in the MP4 player with 2 GB memory.
Some characteristics:
- Memory: 2 GB
- Memory card: TF Card
- Display: Full Touch Screen 3 Inch LTPS TFT LCD (16:9)
- Video format: MPEG-4 AVI
- Video Resolution: 320 × 240
- The formats of music files: MP3, WMA, WAV
- Bit rate: 5-384Kbps
- Image Format: JPEG, GIF, BMP
- Format recording with the recorder: WAV
- FM radio: 87.0 ~ 108.0MHz (USA / Europe) 76.0 ~ 90.0MHz (Japan)
- Power: 4 AA batteries
- Connecting to the computer: via USB
- Languages: English, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Danish
- System: Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS 10, Linux 2.4.2
- Supported games: 8bit NES / FC (Nintendo), GB / GBC (Game Boy), SMD (Sega Genesis).
This gadget costs only $76.34. Its advantages are: the latest technologies, multilingual interface and reasonable price.
Many of us sit in front of the computer at night, when the lights in the room are switched off. And it is often difficult to type when the keyboard is black, because the letters are not visible. The light from the monitor is not enough. Now there is a solution to this problem!
Everglide ™ DKTBoard is a shining keyboard. The gadget is designed especially for gamers, but it can be used as a “night-light” (for those who sit in front of the computer at night). Each button has a blue light, which does not cut the eye in the dark, but it is enough to see the letters. The compact shape allows placing the keyboard anywhere on your computer desk.
Printing with such a keyboard in the dark can be easier and faster.
The gadget was designed by Everglide. It is suitable for the operating system Windows 2000/XP/x64/Vista. It should be connected to USB port. The keyboard is available in two versions: gray and black. Its price is $69.99. You can buy it at the official website of the manufacturer.
Every day inventors work trying to make the usage of the computer more convenient. They invented a lot of different types of computer mice. Everyone can choose the one that is convenient for him.
Silent Mouse makes absolutely no sound. This mouse will be an excellent addition to the silent keyboard (this is also available) and will be very useful for fans of games in the genre of RPG. Silent also helps you not to bring inconvenience to those who are in the room where you are working at the computer, and who do not like clicks and sounds of pressing buttons on the keyboard.
Another interesting mouse is produced by the Elecom company. At first sight it might seem that this is a normal mouse, and it can not be considered a gadget. The universality of this computer mouse is that there is a small switch, which swaps the buttons (left to right and vice versa). Elecom is also useful to those who travel a lot – it can become small and flat. The price of his mouse is $22. It is available in different colors.
The next mouse – Elecom M-D13UR has no wheel to scroll. Instead, it has touch panel, through which you can scroll. Such control is much more convenient for some applications. The price of the gadget is $68 and it is available in three colors: black, red and silver.
SpaceNavigator, manufactured by 3Dconnexion, is made especially for easy control and work with 3D applications. This gadget is perfect as a 3D-controller. This is a joystick, which can be rotated, moved in different directions. But at the same time SpaceNavigator can be used as a normal mouse. Its price is $59.
Today a lot of different types and variations of computer mice are produced and everyone can choose the most convenient for himself/herself.
