Switch glasses play Jekyll And Hyde

Unless you've gone for Lasik and have done with a life-time of spectacles, those of us who are myopic still have to live with the cost of changing glasses every so often. It gets worse over the years. Progressive lenses, along with prescription, multicoating, even Transitions, can empty your pocket of as much as S$700. That's not counting the frame yet which, depending on how fashionably branded you want to go, requires you to cough up to S$1,000. So we can certainly relate to the Switch concept by designer Hyo-Jong Kim who, surprise, surprise, appears to have an unadorned mug. Regardless, his idea adds pivots and hinges to the arms and lens of a pair of eyewear, where flipping them around lets you take advantage of two different frame colors. Too bad you can't do that with colored contact lenses. For now, Kim's design is a concept, and one we're rooting for someone to pick up soon.

Via Yanko Design

Automated teller machine waxes lyrical

Pop quiz:
When you are at an ATM, what do you do during the interval when the machine is counting out your cash? Do you…

A) Keep a lookout for possible snatch thieves?
B) Steal a sneak peek at the hot chick in the next ATM line?
C) Ponder the mysteries of the universe?

If your option is the last, you should consider opening an account with Singapore-based United Overseas Bank because its ATMs now come equipped with a treasure of philosophical quotes as well as banknotes. When yours truly tried withdrawing some money last week, Aristotle took center stage on the screen for 5 seconds to a captive audience.

According to a UOB spokesperson, the bank hopes to engage its customers by making their day with an inspirational saying and providing them with a pleasant experience during their banking transactions.

Yes, now you can not only stand enriched in the wallet, but in the mind as well.

The Iron Man of sports watches

As much as those indecipherable LED watches make us want to poke out our eyes, we're not sure this one is much better.

Timberland's HT2 looks like a watch that Picasso might have painted after an evening of debauchery, minus a misplaced eyeball or two. Then again, we're not exactly what you'd call outdoors enthusiasts, so our appreciation is somewhat diluted.

This steroidal sports watch has any number of functions that we'd never use, including an altimeter, thermometer, barometer, chronometer, tachymeter, and digital magnetic compasses (analog and digital), according to Technabob. And you can keep track of four time zones simultaneously while diving up to 100ft under water. Just what everyone needs.

Via Crave CNET

Knight Rider R/C Car rides again

Seems America's Got Talent has given old KITT or Knight Industries Two Thousand, once the crimefighting sidekick of the Hoff, new life. For nostalgia's sake (at least those old enough to remember that cool TV series in the 1980s), KITT wasn't just any car. It was an advanced smart car with artificial intelligence in a sleek, customized Pontiac Trans-Am body that had a molecular bonded shell. It was impervious to attack, could cruise at 300mph, and was armed to the teeth with hi-tech arsenal. It not only talked, it had a campy sense of humor to match David Hasselhoff's tight jeans. So for those who'd like to evoke a piece of television's greatest, Firebox now has a radio-controlled version (US$61.90) complete with familiar whooshing sound and working red sensor on the hood. And if you hit a button on the transmitter, this 1980s legend will even intone: "I am KITT, whom you may regard as the voice of the Knight 2000." Unfortunately for the girls, the Hoff's not included.

Nabaztag gets defaced, looks ugly

Who thinks French graffiti artist Andre's take on the Nabaztag looks, erm, amazing? Being one of the early owners of a Nabaztag (a smart Wi-Fi-enabled rabbit that can connect to the Internet and download information such as weather data or read its owner's emails), it breaks our hearts to see our digital hare, lovingly named Nellie, being defaced with a cross on one eye, a circle with a dot in the center on the other, a squiggly line across its body and a tattooed ear. It's just wrong! The Nabaztag is supposed to be a pet, not a pirate. Nabaztag brothers and sisters unite! Or maybe we have a different definition of beauty. At US$300 a piece for the limited-edition design, it's going to take more than graffiti on a bunny to convince any buyer to part with cash.

Via CNET Crave

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