Archives for December 2005
Reevu rear view helmet
Juniper Foo | Dec 30, 2005
It's taken 10 long years to find a way to plant a rear-view mirror in a helmet, but UK company Reevu is finally ready to rock and roll with its MSX1 helmet. For bikers like a team mate who recently had a harrowing close encounter with a road hog cabbie, this is good news. Though one suspects that having 180-degree peripheral vision at a glance will take some getting used to, much like wearing bifocals for the first time. Reevu claims the patented multiple mirror system is made of unbreakable reflective polycarbonate rather than glass, and that pillion riders won't block the view; though unless your passenger is a Hobbit, we're not too sure how that works out. Still, with an Italian touch behind the helmet's design, you're at least assured of looking seriously cool.
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Via CNET News.com
Price: US$399
Availability: Early 2006, see Reevu
Device: Motorbike helmet
Basic specs: N.A.
Spruce up your input
Michelle Thatcher | Dec 29, 2005
The Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 set combines a mouse, a keyboard, and a media remote for PC users who are as likely to play music or watch DVDs as they are to use Word. The low-profile keyboard, the well-shaped mouse, and the narrow remote have a stylish black-and-silver look, though the remote suffers from an awkward scrollwheel and poorly placed buttons. The keyboard and the mouse, however, feel good in the hand and provide enough programmability to please casual users. Still, real media enthusiasts will have better luck with the comparably priced Microsoft Remote Keyboard; users more interested in straightforward functionality will be well served by the Logitech Cordless Desktop MX3100. 
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Erasable shower note
Juniper Foo | Dec 29, 2005
Some people do their best thinking in the loo. Usually it's while sitting down. But just in case you're having a major brainstorm while under the shower, the Erasable Shower Note acts as a waterproof tablet for you to jot down that great idea. Alternatively, doodle a reminder to your roommate to clean up the bathroom after he or she's done.
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Via OhGizmo!
Price: US$15.99
Availability: eTraveler Gear
Device: Toilet accessory
Basic specs: 9 x 10 inches, waterproof crayons, crayon caddy, suction cups
iBuzz
Juniper Foo | Dec 28, 2005
The infamous British stiff upper lip ("No sex please, we're British'') is really just blarney. From out of the land whence came Pride and Prejudice also, ahem, comes iBuzz, an addon to your iPod or MP3 player which advertises itself as a "music-activated vibrating bullet" that works for him and her, all to the beat of music. There's tongue-firmly-in-cheek Brit humor, too, with iBuzz posing the question: "Which song pushes your buttons?" We in the tropics will never know, coz it's sold only in Europe.
Via CNET News.com
Price: 29.99 pounds (US$53.17)
Availability: iBuzz Web site
Device: MP3 player accessory
Basic specs: N.A.
Shoot to kill
Rich Brown | Dec 27, 2005
If you're a gamer with a particularly sensitive trigger finger, the S$120 (US$70.45) Logitech G5 Laser Mouse may be exactly what you need to improve your game. Even if you don't play games or aren't that picky about how your mouse feels in your hand, the G5 has some useful customization options and performs better than most.
Like last year's Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse, the G5 Laser Mouse features Agilent's LaserStream laser sensor. However, the G5's sensor is newer and twice as sensitive as the MX1000's (2,000 dots per inch (dpi) compared to 800dpi). Logitech's exclusive deal with Agilent expired this year, so expect to see plenty of other laser mice hit the market soon. Still, few will be designed as well as the G5. Read more
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