Triforce for your PDA

Avid gamers will know about the Triforce, a symbol from Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series of video games. Now, without having to don a green costume and funny hat, you, too, will be able to wield the power of the Triforce. Pictured here is the Triforce pointer, a handy Swedish invention which replaces your stylus.

This plastic contraption at the end of a lanyard is an excellent idea. It's tied to your device so you can't lose it and looks pretty comfortable to use. We don't know where you can buy one, but it looks like something companies give out as swag during exhibitions. So start scouring those tech conventions if you really want one.

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Get TurnON for tiny spaces

We've heard of the rat race, but this one brings it literally closer to home. Looking like a giant hamster/mouse wheel, this rodent-like contraption proposes to be very space economical. The idea is that you roll the wheel into position when you need a particular room setting or function. Spin it for a lounger, and when you're done, spin it again, and it's a table for two… Get the drift?

Too bad this isn't automated for a one-button spin, so expect to get a jolly good workout just moving from the kitchen to the bedroom, to the study, and back. More interesting is the Wet Cell, which is the module housing the commode, shower, and bath. Would the water from the loo defy gravity when you're on the opposite end taking a bath? Can you shower upside time and save time rotating the wheel? Fortunately, the ceilings of public housing in Asia are generally too low to accommodate the TurnON. So we'll never have to find out.



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Mirror, mirror, on the wall

Leonardo da Vinci called the mirror the "master of painters". Snow White's wicked stepmum had a talking mirror to reaffirm her beauty everyday. The Chinese geomancers use mirrors as the aspirin of feng shui. Whatever the role of the ubiquitous looking glass down the ages, we just can't live without one in the home. So why not jazz it up with something that doubles as wall art as well? Just because it's T.G.I.F. and we've been overwhelmed this whole week by a deluge of tech, from the Windows Mobile 6.1 buzz to the CTIA wireless tradeshow in Sin City, Las Vegas, here's something a little off the beaten track for Crave Asia. If I had my own hall of mirrors, these would be my favorites to deck the walls with.

Razorblade Mirror

Glass act: Designer Phil Sims' "perfect shaving mirror" takes its job both figuratively and literally. Watch out for it at Suck UK, though you'll have to lather up 75 pounds (US$150) to get ownership rights.
The face in the mirror: Sweeny Todd, demon barber of Fleet Street.

SkateMirror

Glass act: An ice-cool Purves UK offering for those who like to walk--or skate--on the quirky side of life. Might be cheaper to D.I.Y. your own mirror-skateboard combo if the 110 pound (US$220) tab is a little too upperty for the bohemian in you. Helps if you've oodles of confidence in your home improvement skills.
The face in the mirror: Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), who made skateboarding hip again after the Back to the Future movies.
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Musical waterbed: Perfect for 1970s disco

So maybe that iPod stool wasn't such a dumb idea after all. That, at least, is what we thought after seeing this musical waterbed.

Believe it or not, it's actually not the first of its kind we've seen, though there are far more traditional non-aquatic iPod beds, of course. But the Akva Sound Music Waterbed stays focused on its main purpose of delivering audio, resisting the temptation to build in every other known form of media and technology.

Rather than some cheesy glued-on portable speakers, according to Slippery Brick, it has a dedicated place for loudspeakers that's strategically positioned for "the utilization of the water's unique properties as a carrier of sound and oscillation". But if you insist on enjoying music in the water and want to save some money, you can get an even more direct effect by going for a swim with the SwiMP3 headphones.

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easySafe gets doubly secure

Information security, or lack of, may have been actor Edison Chen's downfall when his bedroom antics hit the Internet circuit. But for companies dealing in data security tools, it's been one satisfying ride (pun intended) since it's, ahem, exposed a vulnerable issue that strikes fear into the hearts--and in Edison's case, the lower extremities--of PC users.

In the worst case scenario, failure to secure your personal or critical information on your computer can result in serious fallout not only for yourself, but involved parties, as we've witnessed in a very public way. While companies know it's plain good business to safeguard their sensitive data, the Average Joe is less primed against data theft or loss. So easySafe has been, as its name implies, attempting to make it easy and safe for the home user. Its computer data security USB key has been upgraded with drivers to allow the user the option to duplicate file security onto a second key, since this sells in a dual set, or pass the other key to a trusted party.
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