Archives for August 2005
Algrea Electronic Wine Chiller & Warmer
Juniper Foo | Aug 23, 2005
If you loved the movie Sideways, you'd probably want to rush out for a bottle of vintage. Nothing, of course, beats the old ice bucket and water for that special occasion. But let's get real. There's not just the hassle of getting the ice, you also have to watch out that you don't end up with a frozen white. Which is where a wine chiller makes practical sense. All that's needed is to insert a bottle of white ambrosia or even sake, hit the switch, and the LED light will illuminate when the right temperature setting is reached. If you're wondering what the warmer is for, it's to bring chilled red wines down to serving temperature. Bottoms up to that.
Price: S$168 (US$100.70)
Availability: Spotted at CK Tang
Device: Wine chiller
Basic specs: 21.4 x 15.3 x 20.9cm, 10 temperature selections (min, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 50°C), CPU-controlled constant temperature, suitable for wine bottles with diameter up to 90mm, AC 120V or 240V, 3m cord and plug, silver color
Vodophone's funky phone covers
Juniper Foo | Aug 19, 2005
Who cares if these aren't all that practical to hold? Or something you'll never ever plonk down in front of your big boss? For mobile casings that say "you ain't seen nothin' yet, sistah", these silicon costume covers for Vodophone's Kigurumi Keitai V501T are not just funky, they're intriguingly textured. Who says anything about getting one? Get all 12 if you can! Just too bad they're made only for the V501T. Though it's never stopped any determined mobile owner in this corner of the world.
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Via wireless.3yen.com
Price: N.A.
Availability: Vodophone Japan
Device: Phone covers
Basic specs: N.A.
Eye Jewelry
Juniper Foo | Aug 18, 2005
If artist James Sooy's pierced eyeglasses aren't enough to make a spectacle of yourself, check out Amsterdam-based designer Eric Klarenbeek's eye jewelry. Presumably safer than the fashion trend which caught the eye of Dutch women last year, in which surgeons implanted tiny pieces of jewelry called Eye Jewel into the eye's mucous membrane, fellow countryman Klarenbeek has opted for a less invasive option. His eye jewelry uses contact lenses to hang funky stuff from, and claims to have no effect whatsoever on your sight. Nor do you even feel it. Seeing, of course, is believing.
Via We-Make-Money-Not-Art
Price: N.A.
Availability: Amsterdam
Device: Jewelry
Basic specs: N.A.
Pee-powered battery
Juniper Foo | Aug 17, 2005
Doc Brown from Back to the Future would probably love to add this to his garbage-powered time-traveling DeLorean. Incredibly, scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore have produced what could be the first paper battery to be powered by biofluids. Yes, we're talking urine and blood. For now, it's unlikely to power a DeLorean or even an iPod, but as Marty would know, the future could bring anything. Meanwhile, the credit card-sized unit is good enough as an emergency power source to juice up cheap healthcare test kits and even your cell phone. One drop of pee (about 0.2ml) is said to generate about 1.5 volts with a corresponding power of 1.5 micro-watts. A second droplet added after 15 hours will replenish the charge. Talk about an unlimited supply here, though hopefully someone's thought to build in an odor eliminator.
Via New Scientist; unfortunately no images were available of the prototype cell
Price: N.A.
Availability: In development
Device: Battery
Basic specs: N.A.
AquaPoint Waterproof Optical Mouse
Juniper Foo | Aug 16, 2005
iKey has been making a splash in the news recently with its new industrial-grade waterproof mouse, the AquaPoint, which simply loves water. Which is all well and good, save that it's rather fruitless without a waterproof laptop to go with this. But for those with ultra sweaty palms or who desire a rodent that's able to take on all kinds of Chinese water torture, this mouse will assuredly never squeal. The AquaPoint is said to be impervious to splashing, spraying, corrosive liquids and a flat-out soak in the tub. Now that's what we call a Mighty Mouse.
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Price: N.A.
Availability: Check out the Web site
Device: Mouse
Basic specs: Sealed silicone overlay, polycarbonate frame, choice of USB or PS/2 cable mode, optical tracking technology, smooth-surface buttons, 6ft cable, 180g
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