Archives for June 2005
Pocket Mice
Juniper Foo | Jun 29, 2005
Nearly everyone with a notebook's packing one of these portable mice with retractable cables these days. But the pocket rodents here go one step further, retracting turtle-style into the bottom half of their housing. Only in Japan, folks.
Do your mousercise with: The Cool Fan Mouse | Perific Wireless Dual Mouse
Via Akihabara
Price: N.A.
Availability: Japan
Device: Notebook mouse
Basic specs: N.A.
Smart Goggles
Juniper Foo | Jun 28, 2005
Talk about your power goggles. Apparently one Katie Williams, a Welsh design student at London's Brunel University, has developed a pair of goggles that do more than just protect your eyes from the chlorine in pools. In a Minority Report takeoff, the lenses reflect information off tiny mirrors that allow the swimmer to read data like number of laps completed, speed clocked and total time taken. The power pack, which also houses a compass, sits at the back of the headstrap. A tap of a button sets up the mechanism, while the compass takes note of when the swimmer changes directions. Now all that's needed is to fabricate bifocals into the lens so some of us can see the display and watch our lanes.
See other eyewear with a twist: Motorola-Oakley RAZRWire | Oakley Thump | Finis SwiMP3
Via CNN.com
Price: N.A.
Availability: Concept
Device: Swimming goggles
Basic specs: N.A.
Fun Ironing Board Covers
Juniper Foo | Jun 27, 2005
Depending on your point of view, these naughty ironing board covers certainly show plenty of cheek. Literally. Just iron the towel or bikini on the picture, and now you don't see it, now you do. All thanks to a special heat-sensitive ink utilized for the image. Still, it's more flash than flesh, and ought to liven up what's typically a boring chore. Should go matchingly well with bikini idol Misako Yasuda's bedsheet prints, though there won't be any peekaboos in her case.
Take a peek at: Richard | Mark | Jordan | Kelly
Price: 14.95 pounds (US$27)
Availability: Prezzybox
Device: Ironing board covers
Basic specs: Fits all boards up to 1,200 x 370mm, actual cover size 1,320 x 480mm, felt backed, 100 percent cotton, elasticated for a quick and easy fit
Tactile Designer iPod Socks
Juniper Foo | Jun 24, 2005
Hot off HotROMZ's online inventory is a line of fluffy, fun Tactile cases for iPods that just beg to be picked up. As promised by its designer, your Apple player will be anything but boring (not that it was to begin with). HotROMZ owner Debbie Ann carries a wide enough range to please everyone, from the wild, furry Exotica Ipodica sleeves to the Tribble collection inspired by Star Trek Episode #42's The Trouble with Tribbles. Bet you can even stuff a Creative or iRiver in one of these. Even the tiny shuffle gets its own coat of many colors. Just remember to keep this away from your jealous pooch or tabby, if you don't want your Tactile to end up as Exotica Exterminus.
Click for sample casing: OrangeiPod
Price: US$14.95 to US$24.95
Availability: HotROMZ
Device: iPod casing
Basic specs: Poly fiber, handmade, machine washable, Certificate of Authenticity , gift box
Hannspree Themed LCD TVs
Juniper Foo | Jun 23, 2005
Taiwan-based company Hannspree believes it has an LCD TV out there with your name on it. No quibble there from this reporter, since once you set eyes on its stable of themed goggle boxes, you're liable to want to rush out and get one. Hannspree apparently hired four design teams to knock heads and come out with a line of LCD TVs that would appeal to whimsy. The collection currently ranges from Cinderella carriages to Granny Smith Apples, to even French Fries and--a hot favorite--a sheep TV.
Click to see samples: 1 | 2 | 3 | more images at its Taiwan site
Price: US$449 to US$1,399
Availability: San Francisco, Beverly Hills
Device: LCD TVs with mojo
Basic specs: N.A.
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